Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1954

Part 3-A. Ohio River Basin Except 

Cumberland and Tennessee River Basins

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1335

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, 

Pennsylvania, Virginia, and ff^est 

Virginia, and with other agencies

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

Fred A. Seaton, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

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

Washington 25, D. C. - Price $2 (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the States of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, 

North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia, 

and with other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources Division, 

C. G. Paulsen, chief, under the general direction of J. V. B. Wells, 

chief, Surface Water Branch, and B. J. Peterson, chief, Annual 

Reports Section.

The data were computed under supervision of district engineers, 

Surface Water Branch, as follows:

D. M. Corbett_________________________Indianapolis, Ind. 

L. C. Crawford_________________________Columbus, Ohio 

A. A. Fischback, Jr_____________________Charleston, W. Va. 

F. F. LeFever_________________________College Park, Md. 

A. W. Harrington__________________________Albany, N. Y. 

J. W. Mangan__________________________Harrisburg, Pa. 

J. H. Morgan___________________________Champaign, 111. 

E. B. Rice______________________________Raleigh, N. C. 

F. F. Schrader__________________________Louisville, Ky. 

D. S. Wallace________________________Charlottesville, Va.
CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1954

OCTOBER 1953 NOVEMBER 1953 DECEMBER 1953

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11 12

18 19

25 26

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13 14

20 21

27 28

JANUARY

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10 11

17 18

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31

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11 12

18 19

25 26

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12 13

19 20

26 27

APRIL

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15 16

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29 30

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FEBRUARY

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23

30

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21 22

28

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26 27

1954

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MARCH 1954

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MAY 1954

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9 10

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JUNE 1954

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IV
CONTENTS

Page 

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

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

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

Definition of terms and abbreviations................................................ 3

Downstream order of listing gaging stations.......................................... 5

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

Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 8

Publications......................................................................... 9

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 13

Hydrologic conditions................................................................ 13

Gaging-station records............................................................... 15

Allegheny River (head of Ohio River) at Eldred, Pa................................. 15

Great Valley Creek basin:

Great Valley Creek near Salamanca, N. Y.......................................... 16

Allegheny River at Red House, N. H................................................. 17

Allegheny River near Kinzua, Pa.................................................... 18

Conewango Creek basin:

Conewango Creek at Waterboro, N. Y............................................... 19

Chautauqua Lake near Mayville, N. Y............................................ 20

Chadakoin River at Falconer, N. Y.............................................. 21

Conewango Creek at Russell, Pa ................................................... 22

Brokenstraw Creek basin:

Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville, Pa ............................................. 23

Allegheny River at West Hickory, Pa................................................ 24

Tionesta Creek basin:

Tionesta Creek at Lynch, Pa...................................................... 25

Tionesta Creek at Tionesta Creek Dam, Pa......................................... 26

Oil Creek basin:

Oil Creek at Rouseville, Pa...................................................... 27

French Creek basin:

French Creek at Carters Corners, Pa.............................................. 28

French Creek at Utica, Pa........................................................ 29

Sugar Creek at Sugarcreek, Pa .................................................. 30

Allegheny River at Franklin, Pa.................................................... 33

Clarion River basin:

East Branch Clarion River:

Sevenmile Run near Rasselas, Pa................................................ 34

East Branch Clarion River at East Branch Clarion River Dam, Pa................... 35

West Branch Clarion River at Wilcox, Pa........................................ 36

Clarion River at Johnsonburg, Pa ................................................. 37

Clarion River at Cooksburg, Pa................................................... 38

Clarion River near Piney, Pa..................................................... 39

Allegheny River at Parkers Landing, Pa............................................. 40

Redbank Creek basin:

Redbank Creek at St. Charles, Pa ................................................. 41

Mahoning Creek basin:

Mahoning Creek at Punxsutawney, Pa............................................... 42

Little Mahoning Creek at McCormick, Pa......................................... 43

Mahoning Creek at Mahoning Creek Dam, Pa......................................... 44

Allegheny River at Kittanning, Pa.................................................. 45

Crooked Creek basin:

Crooked Creek at Idaho, Pa....................................................... 46

Crooked Creek at Crooked Creek Dam, Pa........................................... 47

Kiskiminetas River basin:

Stony Creek (head of Kiskiminetas River) at Ferndale, Pa......................... 48

Little Conemaugh River at East Conemaugh, Pa................................... 49

Conemaugh River (continuation of Stony Creek) at Seward, Pa...................... 50

Blacklick Creek at Josephine, Pa............................................... 51

Two Lick Creek at Graceton, Pa ............................................... 52

Conemaugh River at Tunnelton, Pa ................................................. 53

Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston, Pa............................................... 54

Loyalhanna Creek at Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Pa................................... 55

Kiskiminetas River at Vandergrift, Pa............................................ 56

Buffalo Creek basin:

Buffalo Creek near Freeport, Pa .................................................. 57

Allegheny River at Natrona, Pa..................................................... 58

Reservoirs in Allegheny River basin, Pa ............................................ 59

Monongahela River basin:

Tygart River (head of Monongahela River) near Dailey, W. Va...................... 61

Tygart River near Elkins, W. Va.................................................. 62

Tygart River at Belington, W. Va................................................. 63

Middle Fork River at Audra, W. Va.............................................. 65

Buckhannon River:

Sand Run near Buckhannon, W. Va.............................................. 66

Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va................................................ 67

Tygart River at Philippi, W. Va.................................................. 68

Tygart River at Tygart Dam, near Grafton, Va..................................... 69

Tygart River at Colfax, W. Va.................................................... 70

West Fork River:

Skin Creek near Brownsville, W. Va........................................... 71

West Fork River at Brownsville, W. Va.......................................... 72

West Fork River at Butcherville, W. Va......................................... 73

West Fork River at Clarksburg, W. Va........................................... 74

Elk Creek at Quiet Dell, W. Va............................................... 75

Tenmile Creek:

Salem Fork at Salem, W. Va................................................. 76

V
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Allegheny River Continued

Monongahela River basin Continued Page 

West Fork River at Enterprise, W. Va........................................... 77

Monongahela River:

Buffalo Creek at Barrackville, W. Va........................................... 79

Monongahela River at lock 15, at Hoult, W. Va.................................... 81

Deckers Creek at Morgantown, W. Va............................................. 82

Monongahela River at lock 8, at Point Marion, Pa................................. 83

Dry Fork (head of Cheat River) at Hendricks, W. Va............................. 84

Blackwater River at Davis, W. Va............................................. 85

Shavers Fork at Parsons, W. Va............................................... 86

Cheat River near Parsons, W. Va................................................ 88

Cheat River at Rowlesburg, W. Va............................................... 89

Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, W. Va.......................................... 90

Cheat River near Pisgah, W. Va................................................. 93

Dunkard Creek at Shannopin, Pa ...........................................'...... 94

Monongahela River at Greensboro, Pa .............................................. 95

South Fork Tenmile Creek at Jefferson, Pa...................................... 96

Redstone Creek at Waltersburg, Pa .............................................. 97

Monongahela River at Charleroi, Pa ............................................... 98

Youghiogheny River near Oakland, Md............................................ 99

Youghiogheny River at Friendsville, Md......................................... 100

Youghiogheny River at Youghiogheny River Dam, Pa............................... 101

Casselman River at Grantsville, Md........................................... 102

Big Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa ........................................... 103

Casselman River at Markleton, Pa ............................................. 104

Laurel Hill Creek at Ursina, Pa............................................ 105

Youghiogheny River below Confluence, Pa ........................................ 106

Youghiogheny River at Connellsville, Pa........................................ 107

Jacobs Creek:

Green Lick Run at Green Lick Reservoir, Pa................................. 108

Youghiogheny River at Sutersville, Pa .......................................... 109

Turtle Creek:

Abers Creek near Murrysville, Pa ............................................. 110

Monongahela River at Braddock, Pa................................................ Ill

Reservoirs in Monongahela River basin............................................ 112

Ohio River:

Chartiers Creek basin:

Chartiers Creek at Carnegie, Pa.................................................. 113

Ohio River at Sewickley, Pa ........................................................ 114

Beaver River basin:

Mahoning River (head of Beaver River) at Alliance, Ohio.......................... 115

Mill Creek near Berlin Center, Ohio............................................ 116

Mahoning River below Berlin Dam, near Berlin Center, Ohio........................ 117

Mahoning River at Pricetown, Ohio ................................................ 118

Kale Creek near Pricetown, Ohio ................................................ 119

West Branch Mahoning River near Newton Falls , Ohio............................. 120

Eagle Creek at Phalanx Station, Ohio........................................... 121

Low-flow investigation, Mahoning River basin, Portage County, Ohio............... 122

Mahoning River at Leavittsburg, Ohio ............................................. 123

Mosquito Creek below Mosquito Creek Dam, near Cortland, Ohio................... 124

Mahoning River at Youngstown, Ohio ............................................... 125

Mill Creek at Youngstown, Ohio................................................. 126

Mahoning River at Lowellville, Ohio .............................................. 127

Shenango River:

Sugar Run at Pymatuning Dam, Pa.............................................. 128

Shenango River at Pymatuning Dam, Pa........................................... 129

Little Shenango River at Greenville, Pa...................................... 130

Pymatuning Creek near Orangeville, Pa ........................................ 131

Shenango River at Sharpsville, Pa .............................................. 133

Beaver River at Wampum, Pa ....................................................... 134

Connoquenessing Creek at Hazen, Pa ............................................. 135

Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg, Pa ........................................ 137

Beaver River at Beaver Falls, Pa ................................................. 138

Reservoirs in Beaver River basin................................................. 139

Raccoon Creek basin:

Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill, Pa ............................................... 141

Little Beaver Creek basin: 

Middle Fork Little Beaver Creek:

Lisbon Creek at Lisbon, Ohio ................................................... 142

Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool, Ohio.................................... 143

Yellow Creek basin:

Yellow Creek near Hatranondsville, Ohio ............................................ 144

Short Creek basin:

Short Creek near Dillonvale, Ohio ................................................ 145

Wheeling Creek basin:

Wheeling Creek at Elm Grove, W. Va............................................... 146

Ohio River at Bellaire, Ohio ....................................................... 147

Middle Island Creek basin:

Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va............................................. 148

Ohio River at St. Marys, W. Va..................................................... 149

Muskingum River basin;

Tuscarawas River (head of Muskingum River) at Clinton, Ohio...................... 150

Tuscarawas River at Massillon, Ohio .............................................. 151

Sandy Creek at Waynesburg, Ohio................................................ 152

Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek at Canton, Ohio.............................. 153

Nimishillen Creek at North Industry, Ohio.................................... 154

Conotton Creek: 

McGuire Creek below Leesville Dam, near Leesville, Ohio...................... 155

Indian Fork below Atwood Dam, near New Cumberland, Ohio...................... 156
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued 

Ohio River Continued

Muskingum River basin--Continued Page 

Tuscarawas River below Dover Dam, near Dover, Ohio............................... 157

Sugar Creek above Beach City Dam, at Beach City, Ohio.......................... 158

Sugar Creek below Beach City Dam, near Beach City, Ohio........................ 159

Beaver Dam Creek:

Home Creek near New Philadelphia, Ohio ....................................... 160

Stillwater Creek at Piedmont, Ohio............................................. 161

Stillwater Creek at Tippecanoe, Ohio ........................................... 162

Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville, Ohio......................................... 163

Little Stillwater Creek below Tappan Dam, at Tappan, Ohio.................... 164

Tuscarawas River at Newcomerstown, Ohio.......................................... 165

Black Fork below Charles Mill Dam, near Mifflin, Ohio.......................... 166

Rocky Fork:

Touby Run at Mansfield, Ohio ............................................... 167

Black Fork at Loudonville, Ohio ................................................ 168

Clear Fork at Butler, Ohio................................................... 169

Clear Fork below Pleasant Hill Dam, near Perrysville, Ohio................... 170

Lake Fork below Mohicanville Dam, near Mohicanville, Ohio.................... 171

Mohican River at Greer, Ohio ................................................... 172

Kokosing River at Mount Vernon, Ohio......................................... 173

Kokosing River at Millwood, Ohio ............................................. 174

Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam, at Nellie, Ohio............................. 175

Killbuck Creek at Killbuck, Ohio ............................................. 176

Mill Creek near Coshocton, Ohio.............................................. 177

Muskingum River near Coshocton, Ohio............................................. 178

Seneca Fork below Senecaville Dam, near Senecaville, Ohio...................... 179

Wills Creek at Cambridge, Ohio ................................................. 180

Wills Creek below Wills Creek Dam, at Wills Creek, Ohio........................ 181

Wakatomika Creek near Frazeysburg, Ohio ........................................ 182

Muskingum River at Dresden, Ohio ................................................. 183

Licking River near Newark, Ohio ................................................ 184

Licking River at Toboso , Ohio.................................................. 185

Licking River at Dillon, Ohio .................................................. 186

Muskingum River at Zanesville, Ohio.............................................. 187

Muskingum River at McConnelsville, Ohio .......................................... 188

Reservoirs in Muskingum River basin, Ohio ........................................ 189

Ohio River at Parkersburg, W. Va................................................... 193

Little Kanawha River basin:

Little Kanawha River near Burnsville, W. Va...................................... 194

Little Kanawha River at Glenville, W. Va......................................... 195

Steer Creek near Grantsville, W. Va............................................ 196

Little Kanawha River at Grantsville, W. Va....................................... 197

West Fork Little Kanawha River at Rocksdale, W. Va............................. 198

Reedy Creek near Reedy, W. Va.................................................. 199

Little Kanawha River at Palestine, W. Va......................................... 200

Hughes River at Cisko, W. Va................................................... 201

Hocking River basin: 

Hocking River:

Clear Creek near Rockbridge, Ohio.............................................. 202

Hocking River at Enterprise, Ohio ................................................ 203

East Branch Sunday Creek:

Tom Jenkins Reservoir at Burr Oak, Ohio........................................ 204

Sunday Creek at Glouster, Ohio................................................. 205

Hocking River at Athens, Ohio .................................................... 206

Ohio River at Pomeroy, Ohio........................................................ 207

Kanawha River basin:

South Fork New River (head of Kanawha River) near Jefferson, N. C................ 208

North Fork New River at Grumpier, N. C......................................... 209

New River near Galax, Va......................................................... 210

New River at Ivanhoe, Va......................................................... 211

Reed Creek:

South Fork Reed Creek:

Neff-Litz Spring near Rural Retreat, Va.................................... 212

Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, Va................................................ 213

Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia, Va....................................... 214

New River at Allisonia, Va....................................................... 215

Peak Creek at Pulaski, Va...................................................... 216

Little River at Graysonton, Va................................................. 217

New River at Radford, Va......................................................... 218

New River at Eggleston, Va....................................................... 219

Walker Creek at Bane, Va....................................................... 220

Francis Spring near Bane, Va................................................. 220

New River at Glenlyn, Va......................................................... 221

Bluestone River:

Camp Creek near Camp Creek, W. Va............................................ 222

Bluestone River near Pipestem, W. Va........................................... 223

New River at Bluestone Dam, W. Va................................................ 224

Greenbrier River at Durbin, W. Va.............................................. 225

Stony Creek: 

Dry Creek: 

McLaughlin Spring at Edray, W. Va........................................ 226

Knapp Creek at Marlinton, W. Va.............................................. 227

Greenbrier River at Buckeye, W. Va............................................. 228

Second Creek near Second Creek, W. Va........................................ 229

Greenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va............................................ 230

Greenbrier River at Hilldale, W. Va............................................ 231

New River at Hinton, W. Va....................................................... 232

Piney Creek at Raleigh, W. Va.................................................. 233
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Ohio River--Continued

Kanawha River basin Continued Page 

New River at Caperton, W. Va..................................................... 234

Gauley River:

Williams River at Dyer, W. Va................................................ 235

Gauley River at Caraden on Gauley, W. Va........................................ 236

Cherry River at Fenwick, W. Va............................................... 237

Gauley River near Summersville, W. Va.......................................... 238

Meadow River at Nallen, W. Va................................................ 239

Peters Creek near Lockwood, W. Va............................................ 240

Elk River at Centralia , W. Va.................................................. 243

Elk River at Sutton, W. Va........................................ ............ 244

Elk River at Queen Shoals, W. Va............................................... 245

Kanawha River at Charleston, W. Va............................................... 247

Coal River at Ashford, W. Va................................................... 248

Little Coal River at Danville, W. Va......................................... 249

Pocatalico River at Sissonville, W. Va......................................... 250

Ohio River at Point Pleasant, W. Va................................................ 252

Raccoon Creek basin:

Raccoon Creek at Adarasville, Ohio ................................................ 253

Guyandot River basin:

Guyandot River at Man, W. Va..................................................... 254

Guyandot River at Branchland, W. Va.............................................. 255

Mud River near Milton, W. Va................................................... 257

Ohio River at Huntington, W. Va.................................................... 258

Twelvepole Creek basin:

Twelvepole Creek at Wayne, W. Va................................................. 259

Big Sandy River basin:

Levisa Fork (head of Big Sandy River) near Grundy, Va............................ 260

Levisa Fork at Fishtrap, Ky....................................................... 261

Russell Fork at Haysi, Va...................................................... 263

Pound River near Haysi, Va................................................... 265

Levisa Fork at Pikeville, Ky..................................................... 266

Johns Creek near Meta, Ky...................................................... 267

Dewey Reservoir near Van Lear, Ky.............................................. 268

Johns Creek near Van Lear, Ky.................................................. 269

Paint Creek at Staffordsville, Ky.............................................. 270

Levisa Fork at Paintsville, Ky................................................... 271

Tug Fork at Litwar, W. Va...................................................... 272

Panther Creek near Panther, W. Va............................................ 274

Tug Fork near Kerrait, W. Va.................................................... 275

Big Sandy River at Louisa, Ky.................................................... 276

Blaine Creek at Yatesville, Ky................................................. 277

Ohio River at Ashland, Ky.......................................................... 278

Little Sandy giver basin:

Little Sandy River near Grayson, Ky.............................................. 279

Tygarts Creek basin:

Tygarts Creek near Greenup, Ky................................................... 280

Scioto giver basin: 

Scioto River:

Little Scioto River above Marion, Ohio......................................... 281

Scioto River near Prospect, Ohio................................................. 282

Mill Creek near Bellepoint, Ohio ............................................... 283

Scioto River below 0'Shaughnessy Dam, near Dublin, Ohio.......................... 284

Olentangy River at Claridon, Ohio .............................................. 285

Whetstone Creek near Shawtown, Ohio. ......................................... 286

Shaw Creek at Shawtown, Ohio............................................... 287

Olentangy River near Delaware, Ohio............................................ 288

Olentangy River at Stratford, Ohio............................................. 289

Scioto River at Columbus, Ohio................................................... 290

Scioto Big Run at Briggsdale, Ohio............................................. 291

Big Walnut Creek at Central College, Ohio...................................... 294

Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio................................................. 295

Big Walnut Creek at Rees, Ohio................................................. 296

Scioto River near Circleville, Ohio .............................................. 297

Darby Creek at Darbyville, Ohio ................................................ 298

Deer Creek at Williamsport, Ohio............................................... 299

Scioto River at Chillicothe, Ohio................................................ 300

Paint Creek near Greenfield, Ohio .............................................. 301

Rocky Fork near Barretts Mills, Ohio......................................... 302

Paint Creek near Bourneville, Ohio............................................. 303

Scioto River at Higby, Ohio...................................................... 304

Salt Creek at Tarlton, Ohio.................................................... 305

Pike Run:

Tar Hollow Creek at Tar Hollow State Park, Ohio............................ 306

Reservoirs in Scioto River basin, Ohio........................................... 307

Low-flow investigation, Scioto River basin, Pickaway and Ross Counties, and

vicinity , Ohio............................................................. 308

Ohio Brush Creek basin:

Ohio Brush Creek near West Dnion, Ohio ........................................... 310

Ohio River near Maysville, Ky...................................................... 311

Whiteoak Creek basin:

Whiteoak Creek near Georgetown, Ohio............................................. 312

Little Miami River basin:

Little Miami River near Selma, Ohio.............................................. 313

North Fork Little Miami River near Pitchin, Ohio................................ 314

Little Miami River near Oldtown, Ohio............................................ 315

Massie Creek at Wilberforce, Ohio.............................................. 316

Todd Fork near Roachester, Ohio ................................................ 317
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records Continued 

Ohio River Continued

Little Miami River basin Continued Page

Little Miami River at Milford, Ohio.............................................. 318

East Fork Little Miami River at Perintown, Ohio................................ 319

Licking River basin:

Licking River near Salyersville, Ky.............................................. 320

Licking River at Farmers, Ky..................................................... 321

Triplett. Creek at Morehead, Ky................................................. 322

Licking River at Blue Lick Springs, Ky........................................... 323

North Fork Licking River near Lewisburg, Ky.................................... 324

Licking River at McKInneysburg, Ky............................................... 325

South Fork Licking River at Cynthiana, Ky...................................... 326

Stoner Creek at Paris, Ky.................................................... 327

Licking River at Catawba, Ky..................................................... 328

Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio ..................................................... 329

Mill Creek basin:

riill Creek at Reading, Ohio...................................................... 330

West Fork Mill Creek Reservoir near Greenhills, Ohio........................... 331

West Fork Mill Creek at Woodlawn, Ohio......................................... 332

West Fork Mill Creek at Lockland, Ohio......................................... 333

Mill Creek at Carthage, Ohio..................................................... 334

Miami River basin:

Indian Lake at Russells Point, Ohio.............................................. 335

Miami River at Sidney, Ohio...................................................... 336

Loramie Creek at Lockington, Ohio .............................................. 337

Miami River at Taylorsville, Ohio................................................ 338

Stillwater River:

Greenville Creek near Bradford, Ohio ......................................... 339

Stillwater River at Pleasant Hill, Ohio........................................ 340

Stillwater River at Englewood, Ohio.....:...................................... 341

Mad River at Zanesfield, Ohio.................................................. 342

Mad River near Urbana, Ohio .................................................... 343

Buck Creek at New Moorefield, Ohio........................................... 344

Beaver Creek near Springfield, Ohio ........................................ 345

Mad River near Springfield, Ohio ............................................... 347

Mad River near Dayton, Ohio.................................................... 348

Miami River at Dayton, Ohio...................................................... 349

Miami River at Miamisburg, Ohio.................................................. 350

Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio ............................................... 352

Talawanda Creek near Hamilton, Ohio ............................................ 353

Miami River at Hamilton, Ohio .................................................... 354

 Whitewater River near Alpine, Ind............'.................................. 355

East Fork Whitewater River at Richmond, Ind.................................. 358

East Fork Whitewater River at Brookville, Ind................................ 359

Whitewater River at Brookville, Ind............................................ 360

Laughery Creek basin:

Laughery Creek near Farmers Retreat, Ind......................................... 363

Kentucky River basin:

North Fork Kentucky River at Hazard, Ky.......................................... 364

Troublesome Creek at Noble, Ky................................................. 365

North Fork Kentucky River at Jackson, Ky......................................... 366

Middle Fork Kentucky River at Tallega, Ky...................................... 367

Kentucky River:

South Fork Kentucky River at Booneville, Ky..................................... 368

Kentucky River at lock 14, at Heidelberg, Ky..................................... 370

Red River near Hazel Green, Ky................................................. 371

Red River at Clay City, Ky..................................................... 372

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky................................... 373

Kentucky River at lock 8, near Camp Nelson, Ky................................... 374

DIx River near Danville, Ky.................................................... 375

Herrington Lake near Burgin, Ky................................................ 376

Kentucky River at lock 6, near Salvisa, Ky....................................... 377

Kentucky River at lock 4, at Frankfort, Ky....................................... 378

North Elkhorn Creek near Georgetown, Ky........................................ 379

South Elkhorn Creek:

Cave Creek near Fort Spring, Ky............................................ 380

South Elkhorn Creek at Fort Spring, Ky....................................... 382

Elkhorn Creek near Frankfort, Ky............................................... 383

Flat Creek near Frankfort, Ky.................................................. 384

Kentucky River at lock 2, at Lockport, Ky........................................ 386

Eagle Creek at Sadieville, Ky.................................................. 387

Eagle Creek at Glencoe, Ky..................................................... 388

Beargrass Creek basin:

South Fork Beargrass Creek:

Middle Fork Beargrass Creek at Cannons Lane, at Louisville, Ky................. 389

Ohio River at Louisville, Ky....................................................... 390

Salt River basin:

Salt River near Harrodsburg, Ky.................................................. 391

Salt River near Van Buren, Ky..................................................... 392

Floyds Fork at Fisherville, Ky................................................. 393

Salt River at Shepherdsville, Ky................................................. 394

Rolling Fork near Lebanon, Ky.................................................. 395

Beech Fork at Bardstown, Ky.................................................. 396

Beach Fork near Springfield, Ky.............................................. 397

Rolling Fork near Boston, Ky................................................... 398

Pond Creek near Louisville, Ky................................................. 399

Big Indian Creek basi-n:

Big Indian Creek near Corydon, Ind............................................... 400

Blue River basin:

Blue River near White Cloud, Ind................................................. 401

Ohio River at Owensboro, Ky........................................................ 403
X CONTENTS

Gaging-station records--Continued 

Ohio River--Continued

Green giver basin: Page

Green River near McKinney, Ky.................................................... 404

Green River near Mount Salem, Ky................................................. 405

McGills Creek near McKinney, Ky................................................ 406

Green River at Greensburg, Ky.................................................... 407

Russell Creek near Columbia, Ky................................................ 408

South Fork Little Barren River at Edmonton, Ky................................. 409

Green River at Munfordville, Ky.................................................. 410

North Fork Nolin River:

McDougal Creek near Hodgenville, Ky.......................................... 411

North Fork Nolin River at Hodgenville, Ky...................................... 412

Nolin River at Wax, Ky......................................................... 413

Green River at lock 6, at Brownsville, Ky........................................ 414

Bear Creek near Leitchfield, Ky................................................ 415

Barren River near Pageville, Ky................................................ 416

West Bays Fork at Scottsville, Ky............................................ 417

Drakes Creek near Alvaton, Ky................................................ 418

Barren River at Bowling Green, Ky.............................................. 419

Green River at lock 4, at Woodbury, Ky........................................... 420

Mud River near Lewisburg, Ky................................................... 421

Rough River near Madrid, Ky.................................................... 422

North Fork Rough River near Westview, Ky..................................... 423

Rough River near Falls of Rough, Ky............................................ 423

Rough River at Falls of Rough, Ky.............................................. 424

Rough River near Dundee, Ky.................................................... 425

Green River at Livermore, Ky..................................................... 426

East Fork Pond River near Apex, Ky............................................. 427

Ohio River at Evansville, Ind...................................................... 428

Wabash giver basin:

Wabash River near New Corydon, Ind............................................... 429

Wabash River at Bluffton, Ind .................................................... 430

Wabash River at Huntington, Ind .................................................. 431

Little River near Huntington, Ind.............................................. 432

Salamonie River at Dora, Ind................................................... 433

Wabash River at Wabash, Ind...................................................... 434

Mississinewa River near Ridgeville, Ind........................................ 435

Mississinewa River near Eaton, Ind............................................. 437

Mississinewa River at Marion, Ind.............................................. 438

Mississinewa River at Peoria, Ind.............................................. 439

Wabash River at Peru, Ind........................................................ 440

Eel River at North Manchester, Ind............................................. 441

Eel River near Logansport, Ind.................................................. 442

Wabash River at Logansport, Ind.................................................. 443

Wabash River at Delphi, Ind...................................................... 446

Deer Creek near Delphi, Ind.................................................... 447

Tippecanoe River at Oswego, Ind................................................ 448

Tippecanoe River near Ora, Ind................................................. 449

Tippecanoe River near Monticello, Ind.......................................... 450

Tippecanoe River near Delphi, Ind.............................................. 451

Wildcat Creek at Greentown, Ind................................................ 453

Wildcat Creek at Owasco, Ind................................................... 454

South Fork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette, Ind................................. 455

Waba'sh River at Lafayette, Ind ................................................... 456

Wabash River at Covington, Ind................................................... 458

Vermilion River:

Bluegrass Creek at Potomac, 111.............................................. 459

Salt Fork Vermilion River: 

West Branch Salt Fork:

Boneyard Creek at Urbana, 111............................................ 460

West Branch S?lt Fork at Urbana, 111....................................... 461

Salt Fork Vermilion River near Homer, 111.................................... 462

Vermilion River near Catlin, 111............................................... 463

Vermilion River near Danville, 111............................................. 464

Sugar Creek at Crawfordsville, Ind............................................. 465

Sugar Creek near Byron, Ind.................................................... 467

Wabash River at Montezuma, Ind................................................... 468

Raccoon Creek at Mansfield, Ind................................................ 470

Wabash River at Terre Haute, Ind................................................. 474

Wabash River at Riverton, Ind.................................................... 475

Busseron Creek near Carlisle, Ind.............................................. 477

Wabash River at Vincennes, Ind................................................... 478

Embarrass River at Ste . Marie, 111............................................. 480

North Fork Embarrass River near Oblong, 111.................................. 481

White River at Muncie, Ind....;................................................ 482

White River at Anderson, Ind................................................... 484

White River near Noblesville, Ind.............................................. 487

White River at Noblesville, Ind................................................ 490

Cicero Creek near Cicero, Ind................................................ 491

Cicero Creek at Noblesville, Ind............................................. 493

White River near Nora, Ind..................................................... 494

Fall Creek near Fortville, Ind............................................... 496

Lawrence Creek at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind.............................. 497

Fall Creek at Millersville, Ind.............................................. 498

White River at Indianapolis, Ind............................................... 501

Eagle Creek at Indianapolis, Ind............................................. 503

White River near Centerton, Ind................................................ 504

Bean Blossom Creek at Bean Blossom, Ind...................................... 506

Pear Creek near Trevlac , Ind............................................... 507

Bean Blossom Creek below Bloomington Reservoir, near Bloomington, Ind........ 508

Bean Blossom Creek at Dolan, Ind............................................. 510
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Gaging-station records--Continued 

Ohio River Continued

Wabash River basin Continued Page 

White River at Spencer, Ind.................................................... 511

Eel River near Reelsville, Ind............................................... 513

Mill Creek near Cataract, Ind.............................................. 515

Mill Creek near Manhattan, Ind............................................. 516

Eel River at Bowling Green, Ind.............................................. 517

White -River at Newberry, Ind................................................... 518

Blue River (head of East Fork White River) at Carthage, Ind. ................. 519

Blue River at Shelbyville, Ind............................................... 520

Sugar Creek:

Youngs Creek near Edinburg, Ind.......................................... 521

Sugar Creek near Edinburg, Ind............................................. 522

Driftwood River (continuation of Blue River) near Edinburg, Ind.............. 523

Flatrock Creek at St. Paul, Ind............................................ 524

East Fork White River (continuation of Driftwood River) at Columbus, Ind..... 526

Clifty Creek at Hartsville, Ind............................................ 528

Sand Creek near Brewersville, Ind.......................................... 530

East Fork White River at Seymour, Ind........................................ 532

Muscatatuck River near Deputy, Ind......................................... 534

North Fork of Vernon Fork near Butlerville, Ind............................ 536

Vernon Fork at Vernon, Ind................................................. 537

East Fork White River near Bedford, Ind...................................... 539

Salt Creek:

North Fork Salt Creek near Belmont, Ind.................................. 540

East Fork White River at Shoals, Ind......................................... 542

White River at Petersburg, Ind................................................. 545

Patoka River at Jasper, Ind.................................................... 546

Patoka River near Prlnceton, Ind............................................... 547

Wabash River at Mount Carmel, Ind................................................ 550

Bonpas Creek at Browns, 111.................................................... 551

Little Wabash River at Wilcox, 111............................................. 552

Skillet Fork at Wayne City, 111.............................................. 556

Little Wabash River at Car-mi, 111.............................................. 561

Saline River basin:

Saline River near Junction, 111.................................................. 562

Tradewater River basin:

Tradewater River at Olney, Ky.................................................... 563

Clear Creek: 

Weirs Creek:

Rose Creek at Nebo, Ky..................................................... 564

Ohio River at Golconda, 111........................................................ 565

Bay Creek basin: 

Bay Creek:

Hayes Creek at Glendale, 111................................................... 566

Sugar Creek near Dixon Springs, 111............................................ 567

Ohio River at Metropolis, 111...................................................... 568

Cache River basin:

Cache River at Forman, 111....................................................... 569

Records available on lakes in Indiana.............................................. 572

Revisions of records for discontinued stations

Middle Fork at Midvale, W. Va...................................................... 573

Tygart River at Fetterman, W. Va................................................... 574

Bluestone River at Lilly, W. Va................. ................ ............ .... 575

Tug Fork at Kermit, W. Va.......................................................... 576

Embarass River at.Lawrenceville, 111............................................... 577

Middle Fork Saline River near Harrisburg, 111...................................... 578

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................ 580

Index................................................................................ 595

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, Stillwater River at Pleasant Hill, Ohio;

B, Cave Creek near Fort Spring, Ky.; C_, Wabash River at Delphi, Ind..... 4

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

surface-water supply.................................................... 11

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

year with median discharge for 25-year period........................... 14

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF OHIO RIVER BASIN EXCEPT CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE RIVER BASINS, 1954

SCOPE OF WORK

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

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

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

made at more than 13,050 gaging stations in the 48 States and at many others in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1953, the Geological Survey and cooperating 

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

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

which are published at the end of this report.

COOPERATION

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

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

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

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

Illinois: State Department of Public Works and Buildings, E. A. Rosenstone, 

director, through Division of Waterways, T. B. Casey, chief engineer; State Department of Registration and Education, V. M. Binks, director, through Division 

of Water Survey, A. M. Buswell, chief.

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

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

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

C. E. Vogelgesang, chief engineer; State Board of Health, L. E. Burney, commissioner, 

succeeded by A. C. Offutt, and B. A. Poole, director, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering; Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission, Anton Hulman, Jr., 

chairman, J. I. Perrey, chief engineer.

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

Jr., director, succeeded by Joseph Taylor; and University of Kentucky, H. L. Donovan, 

president, F. D. Peterson, comptroller.

Maryland and one station in Pennsylvania near the Maryland State line, namely 

Big Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa.: State Board of Natural Resources through Department of Geology, Mines, and Water Resources, J. T. Singewald, Jr., director.

New York: State Department of Public Works, B. D. Tallamy, superintendent.

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

director. /

Ohio: State Department of Highways, S. 0. Linzell, director; State Department 

of Natural Resources, A. W. Marion, director; Miami Conservancy District, B. M. 

Jones, chief engineer and general manager; city of Columbus, Department of Public

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Service, F. C. Redick, director; and city of Springfield, R. M. Hoisington, 

city manager, succeeded by H. R. Cheek.

Pennsylvania: State Department of Forests and Waters, S. S. Lewis, secretary, 

through the Water and Power Resources Board, Thomas Mathews, director.

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

director; and State Department of Highways, J. A. Anderson, commissioner.

West Virginia: State Public Service Commission, H. W. Hanna, Jr., chairman; 

State Water Commission, L. M. Kenna, chairman, succeeded by D. B. Fleming; State 

Conservation Commission, C. J. Johnson, director; Clarksburg Water Board, T. A. 

Stout, secretary and general manager; West Virginia University Engineering Experiment Station, W. S. Koehler, director.

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

Department of the Army, in collecting records published herein for 325 gaging stations, of 

which 11 were in Illinois, 27 in Indiana, 43 in Kentucky, 2 in Maryland, 4 in New York, 

108 in Ohio, 62 in Pennsylvania, 13 in Virginia, and 55 in West Virginia.

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

Commerce.

The following organizations aided in collecting records: 

Illinois: Urbana and Champaign Sanitary District.

Indiana: City of Indianapolis, through its Board of Public Works and Sanitation and its Flood Control Board; cities of Bloomington, North Vernon, Wabash, and 

Anderson; Indianapolis Water Co.; Indianapolis Power & Light Co.; Public Service 

Co. of Indiana; and Container Corporation of America. 

Kentucky: Kentucky Utilities Co. 

New York: City of Jamestown. 

North Carolina: Appalachian Electric Power Co.

Pennsylvania: Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County; Municipal Authority 

of the Borough of Latrobe; Pennsylvania Electric Co.; Manufacturers Water Co.; 

Salt Lick Water Co.; Johnson Water Co.; and West Perm Power Co. 

Virginia: City of Radford; Appalachian Electric Power Co.

West Virginia: City of Fairmont Water Department; Electro-Metallurgical Co.; 

Huntington Water Corp.; Kanawha Valley Power Co.; and West Virginia Water Service 

Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

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

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

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

listed in the following table.

State District office Address

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

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

Kentucky c/ .............. Louisville ............... 830 West Broadway.

Maryland a/ .............. College Park............. 106 Engineering Building, University

of Maryland.

a/ Except for Ohio River at Goloonda and at Metropolis, and Wabash River at Mount Carrael. 

b/ Except for Ohio River at Evansvllle.

c/ Including Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio, at Evansvllle, Ind., at Golconda and at Metropolis, 

111., and Wabash River at Mount Carrael, HI. 

d/ Including Big Plney Run near Salisbury, Pa.
DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

Data for stations in the several States collected and prepared for publication in the 

district offices Continued.

State District office Address

NPW York Albany. ................ 526 Federal Building.

North Carolina! '. \ \ !! \ \ \'.' Raleilh................. Federal Building.

Ohio e/ ........... Columbus................ 1509 Hess Street

pprmsvLvania f/ Harrisburg ............. 490 Education Building.

Virginia " ChSlottetviile......... Natural Resources Building, Univer- v ^ ............... glty of vlrglnla .

West Virginia g/ ......... Charleston.............. Ill United States Court House.

e/ Except for Ohio River at Bellalre, Cincinnati, and Pomerpy.

_ Except for Big Plney Run near Salisbury and Monongahela River at lock 8, at Point Marion but including Ohio River at Bellalre, Ohio.

g/ Including Ohio River at Pomeroy, Ohio, and Monongahela River at lock 8, at Point Marion, Pa.

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

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

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

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

as follows:

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

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

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

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

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

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

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

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

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

irrigation.

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

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

represents a runoff of 0.0372 inch from 1 square mile.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

precipitation normally would drain by gravity into the river above the specified point.
A. Stillwater River at Pleasant Hill, Ohio. B. Cave Creek near Fort Spring, Ky. C. Wabash River at Delphi, Ind.

FIGURE 1. GAGING STATION STRUCTURES
EXPLANATION OF DATA 5

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

within the area unless otherwise noted.

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

published reports.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER OF LISTING GAGING STATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

tributary on which each gaging station is situated.

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

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

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

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

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

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

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

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

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

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

stations are shown in figure 1.

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

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

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

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

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

tables gives the daily mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge are computed. If the stage-discharge relation is subject to change because of 

frequent or continual change in the physical features that form the control, the daily 

mean discharge Is determined by the shifting-control method, in which correction factors 

based on individual discharge measurements .and notes by engineers and observers are used

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in applying the gage heights to the rating tables. If the stage-discharge relation for a 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

daily records is not changed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

periods for which there are published records generally equivalent to those at present 

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

present gage above mean sea level, and a condensed history of the types, locations, and 

daturas of previous gages used during the period of records available. Under "Average 

discharge" is given the average discharge for the number of years indicated. It is not 

given for stations having fewer than five complete years of record or for stations where 

changes in water development during the period of record cause the figure to have little 

significance. Under "Extremes" are given the maximum, discharge and gage height; the minimum discharge if there is little or no regulation; the minimum daily discharge if there 

is extensive regulation (also the minimum discharge if useful); and the minimum gage 

height (unless it is of no importance). In the first paragraph, the data given are for 

the complete current water year unless otherwise specified. In the second paragraph, the 

data given are for the periods of record within the calendar year dates in the heading
EXPLANATION OF DATA 7

(not necessarily those for the complete years indicated by the heading dates). Reliable 

information concerning major floods that have occurred outside the period of record are 

given in the third or last paragraph under "Extremes." Unless otherwise qualified, the 

.maximum discharge corresponds to the crest stage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-stage indicator, or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. 

If the maximum gage height did not occur at the same time as the maximum discharge, it is 

given separately. Information pertaining to the accuracy of the records and conditions 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

series of reports.

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

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

not published for stations on canals.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

readings. For periods of rapidly changing stage, the daily mean discharge is determined
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from gage-height graphs based on gage readings, the frequency of which is stated in the 

station description.

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

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

day of its occurrence.

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

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

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

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

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

per square mile and runoff in inches are omitted if the drainage area includes large noncontributing areas, or if the average annual rainfall over the drainage basin is usually 

less than 20 inches.

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

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

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

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

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

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

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

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

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

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

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

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

given stages is usually given in the first report in which data for the reservoir are 

published, but it is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

The station description states the degree of accuracy of the records. "Excellent" indicates that, in general, the error in the daily records is believed to be less than 

5 percent; "good," less than 10 percent; "fair," less than 15 percent; and "poor," probably more than 15 percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean discharge and runoff 

are, in general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.
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Runoff at some stations, as indicated by the monthly mean, may vary widely from natural 

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

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

cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches are not published unless storage or diversion records are included to indicate the extent of the regulation or diversion, or unless satisfactory adjustments can be made for changes in contents of reservoirs or for other changes incident to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir is 

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

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

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

comparison with the observed discharge.

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

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

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

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

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

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

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

to Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basin, in two volumes:

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

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

the United States.

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

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

given on pages 2 and 3.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 3-A

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

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

have been Included for some streams.

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

(A " Annual Report; B Bulletin)

Report

10th A, pt. 2

13th A, pt. 3

14th A, pt. 2

B 131.... .... 

16th A, pt. 2

18th A, pt. 4

19th A, pt. 4

WSP 35 to 39.

WSP 47 to 52.

WSP 65, 66...

WSP 75.......

Character of data

Descriptive Information only.

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

Descriptive Information only.

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements ratings, and monthly discharge..

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

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge..

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries.

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

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

Year

1884-92.

1888-93.

1893-94.

1895-96.

1897.

1899.

1899.

1900.

1901.

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

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

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

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements In Ohio River basin except 

Cumberland and Tennessee River basins, 1898-1954

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

WSP

36

48,3^9

65, 75

83

98

128

169

205

243

263

283

Year

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

WSP

303

323

353

383

403

433

453

473

503

523

543

Year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

WSP

563

583

603

623

643

663

683

698

713

728

743

Year

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

WSP

758

783

803

823

853

873

893

923

953

973

1003

Year [ WSP

1945 1033

1946 1053

1947 1083

1948 1113

1949 1143

1950 1173

1951 1205

1952 1235

1953 1275

1954 1335

a Olentangy and Scloto Rivers only.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

873 for the Ohio River basin) contains, for the area included in that report, a summary of 

yearly discharge at gaging stations at which 10 or more complete years of record has been 

collected. These summaries were reprinted separately.
PUBLICATIONS

11
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 3-A

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

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

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

covered by this report Is Water-Supply Paper 536, "Surface water supply of New-Kanawha 

River basin (N. C., Va., W. Va.), 1895-1920."

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

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

these reports for the area covered by this report.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Illinois......

Kentucky. ..... 

Maryland. .....

Do.........

North Carolina 

Do. ........

Do ..... .

Pennsylvania. .

Virginia......

Period

1908-11

1923-27

1927-3O

1910-20 

1892-1943

 1889-1923

169O-1911

1895-1927

1942 50

Report

Water resources of Illinois. ..............

Surface waters of Kentucky. ...............

Bull. 1, Summary of records of surface 

waters of Maryland and the Potomac River 

basin.

Garrett County. 

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North Carolina streams.

Una streams, a/

flow-duration tables.

records of Ohio.

Report of Water Supply Commission of Pennsylvania.

Bull. 3j., Water resources of Virginia.....

(New, Tennessee, and Big Sandy River 

bas ins ) .

(New, Tennessee, and Big Sandy River 

bas ins ) .

Issued by

Rivers and Lake Commission.

Kentucky Geological Survey. 

Department of Geology, Mines, 

and Water Resources.

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

tion, Ohio State University.

Division of Conservation 

and Natural Resources. 

Water Supply Commission of 

 Pennsylvania.

Waters . 

Virginia Geological Survey.

mission.

a/ Contains records of maximum and minimum daily, weekly and monthly discharge and yearly mean 

discharge.

Note. In addition to the records contained in the reports listed above, the following States have 

issued annual or biennial reports in which are contained records of discharge: Indiana, New York, 

and Pennsylvania.

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

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

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

recent of these special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologlc Information and 

analyses and compilations of data relating to earlier notable floods. The following Is a 

list of these reports:

Report Issued by

WSP 147: Destructive floods In the United States In 1904.

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

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

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

WSP 773-E: The New York State flood of July 1935.

WSP 800: The floods of March 1936, part 3, Potomac, James, 

and upper Ohio Rivers.

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

WSP 847: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations 

through September 1938.

WSP 869: Flood of August 1935 In Muskingum River basin, Ohio.

WSP 967-B: Flood of July 5, 1939, In eastern Kentucky.

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

U. S. Geological Survey. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 13 

Special reports on floods published by the Geological Survey and other agencies--Continued

Report Issued by

WSP 1134-A: Floods of August 4-5, 1943, in Central West U. S. Geological Survey.

Virginia. 

WSP 1134-B: Floods of July 18, 1942, in North Central Do.

Pennsylvania.

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

Bull 7- Floods in Ohio, magnitude and frequency. Ohio Water Resources

Board. 

Bull. 9: The flood of June 1946 in Wayne and Holmes Counties, Do.

Ohio.

Bull. 14: Local floods in Ohio during 1947. Do. 

Cir. 204: Floods in Youghiogheny and Kiskiminetas River U. S. Geological Survey, 

basins, Pennsylvania and Maryland, frequency and 

magnitude. 

The Miami Valley and the 1913 flood. The Miami Conservancy

District. 

The floods of May 1943 in Illinois. Illinois Division of

Waterways.

Floods in Illinois, magnitude and frequency. Do. 

The Crooksville area flood of June 16-17, 1950. Ohio Division of Water.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The Corps of Engineers has been collecting records of daily discharge of Licking River 

near Butler, Ohio, beginning in 1946 and the Agricultural Research Service of the United 

States Department of Agriculture has been collecting records of runoff from selected 

areas in the Ohio River basin as follows: near Blacksburg, Va., beginning in 1939, 

4 areas of less than 20 acres each; near Coshocton, Ohio, beginning in 1937, 4 areas of 

500 to 5,000 acres each, 5 areas of 100 to 500 acres each, 2 areas of 50 to 100 acres 

each, 2 areas of 20 to 50 acres each, and 22 areas of less than 10 acres each.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

The water year 1954 was characterized by deficient runoff over most of the area c.overed 

by this report. Throughout Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois drought conditions existed most 

of the water year with only partial relief during April and June. Record-low flows were 

recorded at many gaging station sites throughout the water year. A severe flash flood 

occurred July 19 on Cherry River in West Virginia resulting in the town of Richwood and 

vicinity being declared an emergency area. For three key gaging stations in the area 

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

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

figure 3 on the following page.
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 3-A

4000

6000

5000

1 '"-4000

I 3000 

2000 

1000

Scioto River at Chillicothe, Ohio 

Drainage area, 3,847 sq mi.

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

year

East Fork White River at Shoals, Ind 

Drainage area, 4,954 sq mi.

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

Explanation

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

Monthly mean discharge during water year 1954

Figure 3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1954 water year with median discharge for 25-year period.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS 15

OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Allegheny River at Eldred, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°57'50", long 78°23'10", on right bank at site of former highway bridge, 

600 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 346, 1,000 ft upstream from Knapp Creek, 

and half a mile north of Eldred, McKean County.

Drainage area. 550 sq mi.

Records available. July 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,416.20 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 15 years, 988 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,590 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 14.48 ft); minimum, 28 cfs Sept. 9, 10 (gage height, 1.37 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 55,000 cfs July 19, 1942 (gage height, 27.6 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 28 cfs Sept. 14, 15, 1952, Sept. 9, 10, 1954; minimum 

gage height, 1.37 ft Sept. 9, 10, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 21 Dec. 22 to Sept. 30

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

7.0

46

82

148

239

500

1,620

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

23

39

96

260

520

7.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

1,620

3,100

4,300

7,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Day

1

2

5

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

78

76 

75

71 

67

78

129

122

95

85

84

 71

81

75

65

62

64

68

66

63

70

59

5"6~

58

66

74

66

63

72 

79

2,293

74.0

0.135

0.16

Nov.

69

59 

67

61 

56

5568"

72

95

107

*124

145

155

179

229

514

294

275

254

253

196

196

855 852"

605

655

530

442

386

342

7,960

265

0.482

0.54

Dec.

318

296 

269

252 

414

545

836

778

690

1,180

1,420

1,140

1,000

900

1,020

848

640

540

490

600

740

1,140

1.540

1,220

1,100

1,140

925

785

715

*645 

580

24,706

797

1.45

1.67

Jan.

475

500 

500

460 

405

592

555

290

510

540

520

300

250

230

290

290

250

230

240

280

1,030

1,460

1,200

1,000

1,000

900

2,200

2.940

2,490

1,990 

1,540

24,457

789

1.43

1.65

Feb.

1,300

*1,260 

995

890 

768

680

580

475

520

490

445

360

300

300

620

1,180

1,700

1,790

1,580

1,460

2,020

5,040

2,990

2,490

*2,140

1,740

1,500

1,300

-

34,913

1,247

2.27

2.36

Mar.

2,040

4,410 

6.550

5,270 

5,940

2,540

1,740

1,500

1,540

>1,500

1,140

995

925

960

960

838

768

715

680

785

872

768

820

785

1,070

2,040

1,790

1,660

1,740

1,660 

1,540

53,941

1,740

5.16

3.65

Apr.

*1,420

1,300 

1,340

1,140 

1.060

1,250

2,040

1,990

1,940

1,700

1,620

1,740

1,500

1,340

1,260

1,500

2,890

5.280

5,280

3,040

2,490

1,990

2,040

1,840

1,580

1,420

1,660

2,890

5,100

2,790

58,430

1,948

5.54

3.95

May

2,540

2.590 

*2 , 440

2,590 

2,590

2,090

1,790

2,240

2,290

2,090

1,840

1,620

1,420

1,180

995

872

768

680

610

550

490

445

405

380

355

342

305

292

471

752 

460

38,062

1,228

2.25

2.57

June

418

1,070 

1,260

1,420 

1,500

1,140

960

785

645

*550

475

418

556

498

405

592

542

302

268

256

217

215

266

260

201

185

167

151

145

142

15,567

512

0.931

1.04

July

155

124 

118

123 

175

153

117

161

174

121

102

86

90

*79

84

163

102

77

75

75

69

63

56

53

57

85

93

69

57

63 

76

3,053

98.5

0.179

0.21

Aug.

81

75 

67

60 

61

59

52

47

43

42

44

47

51

50

46

*44

46

46

45

40

37

34

32

SZ

98

132

95

67

55

47 

47

1,736

56.0

0.102

0.12

Sept.

55

54 

49

44 

36

31

29

31

29

55

38

40

43

57

*56

48

91

70

56

66

84

79

109

81

63

51

45

45

44

40

1,557

51.9

0.094

0.11

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,230 Mln 45 Mean 861 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.25

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,350 Mln 29 Mean 730 Cfsm 1.53 In. 18.03

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Mar. 3 (11 a.m.) 6,590 cfs (14.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 17-21, Jan. 2, 3, 8-20, 23-27, Feb,
16 GREAT VALLEY CREEK BASIN 

Great Valley Creek near Salamanca, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°10'40", long 78°41'40", on left bank 0.3 mile upstream from highway 

bridge, 1 mile downstream from Hungry Hollow, if miles northeast of Salamanca, 

Cattaraugus County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 142 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,720 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 7.27 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Oct. 13 to 

Nov. 10, Aug. 22 to Sept. 1, Sept. 4-10, 15.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 4,850 cfs Jan. 4, 1951 (gage height, 7.92 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for several 

days in 1952-54.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, 

doubtful gage-height record, or those below 1 cfs, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of loe effect or 

backwater from debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

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

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.3

0.0

.9

5.3

15

28

47

125

3.6

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

233

413

693

1,060

2,000

3,310

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

0.0

.2

1.6

6.6

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

69

183

397

1,040

2,000

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

cl.4

cl.2

c.9

c.7

c.6

c.5

*c.5

c.4

0.4

c.3

c.2

C.I

CO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.Z

0.23

0.0016

0.002

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.7

7.2 

11

24

49

63

42

30

22

17

14

17

425

187

155

126

90

72

58

51

1,460.9

48.7

0.343

0.38

Dec.

49

47

42

45

188

138

172

165

113

620

361

271 

214

194

214

*b!60

b!20

b!04

bllO

b!25

blSO

b880

866

458

b360

258

206

180

162

148

113

7,263

234

1.65

1.90

Jan.

b!20

b!40

125

125

107

98

b84

b72

b!06

blOO

b6 6

b60 

*b43

b4f

b47

b47

b43

b45

b47

b280

1,660

563

b310

b280

217

349

2.210

1,060

b540

421

b270

9,680

312

2.20

2.54

Feb.

262

254

210

180

*148

132

b!04

b96

blOO

95

87

b76 

b!08

142

bl,12o

1,820

2.440

1,080

626

478

665

522

382

343

311

259

215

227

-

12,482

446

3.14

3.27

Mar.

911

1.240

733

*445

b350

b290

b250

b225

b!95

208

180

Ml302

b225

205

190

190

205

522

434

342

320

263

976

1,180

646

617

844

572

*456

13,893

448

3.15

3.64

Apr.

363

342

377

298

401

1,200

1,160

833

538

402

1,170

947 

580

429

363

456

1,140

623

560

413

325

294

347

251

223

197

1,050

'1,830

797

494

18,403

613

4.32

4.82

May

563

653

604

642

*434

348

293

445

311

263

227

215 

190

153

129

112

96

83

76

67

58

52

45

41

42

37

33

31

36

31

26

6,336

204

1.44

1.66

June

30

67

56

81

86

174

115

81

*d61

d48

d43

d36 

d!24

d86

d81

d58

d41

d32

d29

d23

20

19

60

48

30

23

16

15

13

11.

1,607

53.6

0.377

0.42

July

^187£

9.9

9.9

9.0

7.8

8.6

7.8

6.2

5.8

5.2

4.6 

*4.0

4.0

4.6

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

2.8

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1 

1.0

139.5

4.50

0.032

0.04

Aug.

0.9

1.0

1.5

1.8

*I74

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

15.5

0.50

0.0035

0.004

Sept.

0

1.2

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

1.3

3.1 

1.1

.1

0

1.4

2.6

2.6

2.0

.8

1.5

55

45

27

18

13

13

11

7.8

6.0

213.8

7.13

0.050

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,190 Mln 0 Mean 181 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.31

Water year 1953-54: Max Z,440 Mln 0 Mean 196 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.74

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 efs). Jan. 21 (6:30 a.m.) 2,340 cfs (6.29 ft); Jan. 27 (9 a.m.) 2,840 

cfs (6.67 ft)j Feb. 17 (8:15 a.m.) 3,720 cfs (7.27 ft)j Mar. 1 (8:45 p.m.) 2,820 cfs (6.66 ft); Apr. 

27 (9 p.m.) 3,320 cfs (7.01 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

c Backwater from debris.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

existing record.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 17

Allegheny River at Red House, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°06'50", long 78°48'15", on left bank at site of old highway bridge in 

Red House, Cattaraugus County, 0.7 mile upstream from Meetinghouse Run and at mile 

227.7

Drainage area. 1,690 sq mi.

Records available. September 1903 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,327.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Sept. 3, 1917, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 49 years (1905-54), 2,783 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,600 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 9.35 ft); minimum, 132 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 3.23 ft).

1903-54: Maximum discharge, 45,300 cfs July 20, 1942 (gage height, 14.55 ft); minimum, 84 cfs Sept. 7, 1934 (gage height, 2.82 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in 

WSP 1350.

Revisions.--WSP 758: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 2 Mar. 5 to Sept. 30

3.3 

3.5 

3.8 

4.0

163

295

560

790

4.5

6.0

8.0

10.0

1,510

4,500

10,800

19,700

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

114

315

800

1,480

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

2,290

4,480

10,800

19,700

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

253

232

213

206

200

206

*22S

253

281

253

225

219

213

206

213

206

200

188

188

188

194

188

194

188

182

182

194

206

206

246

6,548

211

0.125

0.14

Nov.

260

295

267

288

274

232

260

267

267

*295

374

418

427

462

552

788

894

829

706

648

604

560

1,580

2.700

1,900

1,730

1,500

1,230

1,050

920

22,577

753

0.446

0.50

Dec.

855

803

754

706

1,080

1,460

1,850

2,110

1,770

3,190

4,120

3,070

2,610

2,360

2,510

2,380

1,760

' bl,250

bl,140

bl,300

bl,700

*3,460

6,560

b4,600

b3,600

b3,100

b2,800

2,270

2,040

1,900

1,680

70.588

2,277

1.35

1.55

Jan.

1,400

1,340

1,450

1,400

1,290

1,170

948

829

894

1,050

990

b940

b800

b740

b900

b900

b800

b720

b760

b920

b4,900

5,260

2,840

2,400

2,420

2,350

8,380

11.400

7,280

5,730

4,150

77,351

2,495

1.48

1.70

Feb.

3,470

3,220

2,840

2,480

*2,180

1,930

1,660

bl,500

1,410

1,430

1,300

1,080

982

W.,000

2,600

7,930

11.900

10,500

6,550

5,210

5,790

8,510

7,280

6,220

5,440

4,640

3,950

3,540

_

116,542

4,162

2.46

2.57

Mar.

4,580

15.500

14,200

12,700

*9,470

6,670

4,650

3,920

3,430

3,250

3,030

2,620

2,470

2,680

2,680

2,400

2,190

2,090

2.040

2,550

3,180

2,620

2,560

2,420

3,430

7,450

6,050

4,910

5,760

5,470 

*4,630

151,400

4,884

2.89

3.35

Apr.

4,130

3,820

4,160

3,640

5.450

5,900

9,120

7,810

6,750

5,380

6,250

7,420

5,550

4,480

3,940

4,480

10,200

10,600

9,160

7,970

6,510

5,330

5,600

5,200

4,280

3,750

4,670

12.700

10,900

7,810

190,960

6,365

3.77

4.20

May

6,530

8.270

7,740

8,240

*7,260

5,960

5,040

5,440

5,850

5,070

4,530

4,060

3,570

5,010

2,550

2,220

1,980

1,770

1,600

1,460

1,550

1,220

1,110

1,010

972

933

860

800

976

1,520

1,360

104,021

5,556

1.99

2.29

June

1,090

1,790

2,660

5,180

5.560

3,200

2,700

2,190

*1,810

1,560

1,380

1,250

1,560

1,650

1,550

1,300

1,090

935

800

699

656

605

944

1,200

848

667

555

497

469

442

42,375

1,412

0.836

0.93

July

424

415

597

381

372

589

415

406

415

424

356

323

*293

285

308

315

331

308

263

248

241

234

221

208

195

188

195

228

228

241

263

9,510

307

0.182

0.21

Aug.

285

508

278

*256

241

228

215

208

188

175

188

195

195

195

201

195

195

195

195

188

182

169

157

151

273

340

597

555

256

221

228

7,021

226

0.154

0.15

Sept.

241

256

228

201

182

163

157

144

144

*151

144

163

157

157

163

195

221

228

228

215

215

282

372

540

285

241

221

208

195

188

6,285

210

0.124

0.14

Calendar year 1953: Max 18,000 Mln 169 Mean 2,447 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.64

Water year 1953-54: Max 15,300 Mln 144 Mean 2,206 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.71

Peak discharge (base. 17.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
18 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Allegheny River near Klnzua, Pa.

Location. Lat 41 0 50'50", long 78°59'30", on left bank at Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, 

half a mile upstream from Bent Run, 2 miles southwest of Kinzua, Warren County,- and 

2.3 miles downstream from Kinzua Creek.

Drainage area. 2,179 sq mi.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,200.00 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 19 years, 3,848 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,200 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 11.81 ft); maximum gage height, 12.44 ft Jan. 21 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 219 cfs Sept. 10 

(gage height, 4.43 ft).

1935-54: Maximum discharge, 50,800 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 18.52 ft); minimum, 149 cfs Sept. 15, 1936; minimum gage height, 4.31 ft Sept. 14, 15, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: 1936-37.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 16 to Dec. 17)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 22 Dec. 23 to Sept. 30

4.5 

4.9 

5.4

231

381

721

4.4 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

210

430

770

1,250

6.5

7.0

9.0

12.0

1,930

2,950

8,160

20,100

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

3^9" 372

327

316

308

319

555

351

349

365

340

316

304

295

282

286

282

272

265

262

262

262

259 

259

265

256

255

*276

276

265

9,169

296

0.156

0.16

Nov.

505

316

344

323

349

325

340

365

367

381

430

511

545

558

618

796

981

990

878

780

746

697

1,400 

2.910 

2,420

2,050

1,820

1,530 

1,320

1,180

26,569

886

0.407

0.45

Dec.

1,090

*1,040

981

952

1,260

1,720

2,120

2,440

2,160

3,590

5,100

4,020

3,260

2,940

3,050

3,050

2,640

2,100

1,600

1,700

2,200

4,000

7.590 

6,270 

4,350

3,870

3,640

*3,060 

2,690

2,470

2,200

89,155

2,876

1.32

1.52

Jan.

2,000

1,800

1,800

1,750

1,600

1,550

1,500

1,300

1,200

1,300

1,300

1,200

1,100

920

1,100

1,100

1,000

900

Wo

1,200

5,000

8,000

6,360 

5,100 

5,220

4,230

11,900

15.000 

9,720

7,840

5,730

110,680

3,570

1.64

1.89

Feb.

4,480

4,350

3,990

*3,410

2,950

2,620

2,250

2,170

2,000

1,970

1,790

1,600

1.500

1,300

2,800

9,460

15.600

14,200

9,210

7,080

7,340

10,300

9,180 

7,840 

7,080

6,120

5,220

4,600

_____--

------

152,210

5,436

2.49

2.60

Mar.

7,700

17,700

17,100

15,000

11,800

8,590

6,540

5,350

4,720

4,350

4,110

*3,640

3,410

3,760

3,760

3,410

3,060

2,930

2.820

3,460

4,480

3,870

3,640 

3,520 

4,530

9,180

8,350

6,520 

6,940

7,230

6,120

197,590

6,374

2.93

3.57

Apr.

5,480

4,980

5,100

4,850

4.480

6,710

11,800

10,600

9,180

7,230

7,830

10,300

*7,840

6,260

5,480

5,800

12,700

14,100

12,200

10,600

8,660

7,080

7,080 

6,800 

5,730

5,100

6,500

15.500 

14,160

10,500

250,170

8,539

3.85

4.27

May

8,320

9,910

9,910

10.500

9,540

7,680

6,660

6,660

7,080

6,260

5,730

5,220

4,720

4,110

3,520

3,060

2,770

2,470

2,190

*2,000

1,830

1,690

1,550 

1,440 

1,350

1,270

1,210

1.190 

1,470

1,740

1,870

134,720

4,346

1.99

2.30

June

1,860

3,060

3,640

4,350

4.720

4,350

3,870

3,060

2,530

2,130

1,830

1,620

1,850

1,950

1,770

1,640

1,710

1,640

1,320

1,150

1,020

*950

1,070 

1,490 

1,300

1,030

869

738

676

627

59,820

1,994

0.915

1.02

July

599

571

550

550

526

496

556

606

544

526

508

442

405

403

657

442

415

430

400

364

352

340

326 

312 

302

294

288

191 

*316

348

344

13,485

435

0.200

0.23

Aug.

395

380

385

360

335

326

298

284

277

264

274

277

280

270

277

280

274

261

261

261

246

237

m562

400

410

456 

36T

522

516

9,577

509

0.142

0.16

Sept.

544

*522

522

502

274

260

250

240

IIB" 254

500

246

246

245

255

508

502

516

555

526

521

410

450 

454 

415

576

336

308 

294

288

9,295

310

0.142

0.16

Calendar year 1953: Max 22,700 Mln 243 Mean 3,254 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.27

Water year 1953-54: Max 17,700 Mln 231 Mean 2,911 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.13

Peak discharge (base, 25.000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18-22, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, Jan. 4-22, Feb. 9,
CONEWANGO CREEK BASIN 19

Conewango Creek at Waterboro, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°10'15", long 79°04'10", on right bank 300 ft downstream from concrete 

viaduct at Waterboro, Chautauqua County, 900 ft downstream from Davis Brook, and 2? 

miles upstream from Kennedy.

Drainage area. 290 sq mi.

Records available . September 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,255.30 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Nov. 7, 1939, staff gages at site 1,300 ft upstream at 

various daturas. Nov. 7, 1939, to Nov. 4, 1940, staff gage at site 1,100 ft upstream at 

datum 0.79 ft higher. Nov. 5, 1940, to May 28, 1948, staff gage at site 700 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 502 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,000 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 8.13 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Oct. 23; minimum gage height, 1.38 ft Oct. 23, Aug. 25.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 8,600 cfs Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 11.35 ft, from 

high-water mark at gage); minimum observed, 22 cfs Aug. 18, 1940, Sept. 27, 29, 1941.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, 

and doubtful or no gage-height record, which are good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect and 

backwater from debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

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

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

23

58

120

218

3.0 

5.0 

8.1

363

1,120

2,980

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

38

123

227

3.0 364

5.0 1,120

8.0 2,910

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

37

35

37

34

34

39

*44

44

43

39

38

35

34

34

34

33

34

37

35

35

34

35

31

33

37

37

37

39

i5

41

40

1,144

36.9

0.127

0.15

Nov.

39

38

39

39

40

41

45

54

66

78

*90

95

93

93

95

92

86

76

71

66

68

72

150

164

144

166

141

118

106 

103

2,568

85.6

0.295

0.33

Dec.

106

108

106

103

98

100

130

144

125

317

459

310

218

193

283

243

*a!97

a!60

a!70

a210

a330

al,300

al.600

al,300

a760

a520

a420

a370

a340 

a323

270

11,313

365

1.26

1.45

Jan.

233

225

271

316

283

243

206

182

195

265

b!95

197

*148

151

155

157

141

142

144

409

dl,760

dl,820

1,420

791

547

625

dl,780

dl.970

dl,840 

1,400

828

19,039

614

2.12

2.44

Feb.

575

523

476

433

*395

357

310

271

283

271

260

204

b200

209

1,110

2,120

2,740

2.970

2,830

2,260

1,740

1,430

1,020

695

653

601

516

579

26,031

930

3.21

3.34

Mar.

1,040

1,710

1,710

1,280

*878

680

579

568

544

597

627

601

700

1,150

875

668

608

590

593

1,140

1,290

982

902

758

dl,290

dl,950

dl,860

dl,600

1,550 

1,370

*1,200

31,870

1,028

3.54

4.09

Apr.

946

774

806

715

862

1,520

1,840

1,870

1,510

1,100

1,340

1,840

1,690

1,250

866

867

1,810

1,940

1,700

1,400

1,040

688

590

533

462

430

¥54

2,090

2.200 

1,940

37,473

1,249

4.31

4.81

May

1,360

896

616

946

*850

653

565

688

634

519

443

421

408

355

297

255

222

197

180

167

155

143

136

128

125

121

116

114

120 

113

106

12,049

389

1.34

1.55

June

101

113

125

193

216

286

234

*167

132

116

103

96

491

512 29~9

265

176

137

120

106

98

109

187

237

165

127

108

95

87 

II

5,282

176

0.607

0.68

July

8076-

78

80

76

74

74

76

71

65

62

60

*64

58

58

60

55

51

52

51

50

50

47

48

46

44

42

41

42 

47

45

1,823

58.8

0.203

0.23

Aug.

44

42

42

*46

46

55

56

48

44

43

45

47

47

44

46

46

44

42

42

47

48

48

42

40

38

42

46

43

40 

42

52

1,397

45.1

0.156

0.18

Sept.

84

86

69

57

50

46

44

48

45

*44

47

44

41

42

44

52

52

48

46

44

48

80

82

72

62

56

54

51

48 

46

1,632

54.4

0.188

0.21

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,270 Min 31 Mean 381 Cfsm 1,31 In. 17.80

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,970 Min 31 Mean 415 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.46

Peak discharge (base, 2.500 efs). Feb. 18 (7 p.m.) 3,000 cfs (8.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations in the Allegheny River basin.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record) discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

weather records and records for other stations in the Allegheny River basin.

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 11.
20 CONEWANGO CREEK BASIN

Chautauqua Lake near_ Mayville, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 42°15i35", long 79°28'45", on left bank of Big Inlet, 250 ft from mouth 

and l| miles east of Mayville, Chautauqua County.

Drainage area.--189 sq mi.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,300.00 ft above mean sea level, 

3atum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 8.84 ft Apr. 29, 30; minimum,6.29 ft

1949-54: Maximum gage height observed, 10.01 ft Dec. 4, 5, 1950; minimum, that of 

Nov. 17, 1953.

Remarks.--Lake regulated at outlet by Warner Dam. Capacity of lake not determined; area 

of water surface, 20.9 sq mi. Figures of change in contents computed from surface 

area multiplied by change in stage.

Uage height, in feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean

(t)

Oct.

7.65

7753

7.53

7.47

7.45

.39

.33

.35

.31

.25

.23

.13

7.11

7.07

7.05

6.99

6.99

6.93

6.89

6.85

6.85

6.81

6.79

6.75

6.73

6.69

6.65

6.69

6.57

S755

6 * 57

7.04

-237

Nov.

6.53

6.53

6.53

6.43

6.39

6.39

6.39

6.43

6.43

6.41

6.45

6.37

6.37

6.37

6.33

6.31

6.29

F73T

6.33

6.31

6.35

6.37

6.51

6.47

6.41

6.59

6745

6.39

6.43

6.47

6.41

-20.2

Dec.

6.45

6.47

6.49

6.55

6.51

6.59

6.53

6.55

6.51

6.75

6.75

6.67

6.73

6.73

6.77

6.79

6.77

6.83

6.85

6.83

6.75

6.97

7.07

.15

.11

.07

.07

.07

.05

.05

.01

6.79

+124

Jan.

7.05

7.03

7.01

6.99

6.97

6.97

6.95

6.95

6.95

6.95

6.93

6.89

6.89

6.87

6.85

6.83

6.85

6.85

6.85

6.85

7.65

7.47

7.47

7.48

7.47

7.51

8.07

8.17

8.17

8.21

eTTT

7.24

+248

Feb.

8.17

8.15

8.13

8.09

8.07

8.03

8.01

.99

.97

.97

.89

.89

.77

" 7TT

.77

8.07

8.49

8.57

8750"

8.44

8.42

8.36

8.30

8.20

8.16

8.10

8.06

8.02

_

8.12

-38.5

Mar.

8.00

8.40

8.46

FT2S

8.36

8.32

8.28

8.22

8.16

8.08

8.04

8.02

7.90

8.06

8.04

.96

.96

.96

.92

.94

7.98

8.04

8.02

7.98

8.14

8.36

8.38

8.32

8.36

8.42

8.40

8.15

+74.0

Apr.

8.32

8.30

8.22

8.12

8.10

8.22

8.36

8.34

8.30

8.32

8.32

8.46

8.50

8.44

8.34

8.48

8.68

8.66

8.62

8.66

8.58

8.48

8.38

8.36

8.30

8.24

8.22

8.78

8.84

8.84

8.43

+98.9

May

8.77

8.75

8.71

8.73

8.73

8.59

8.63

8.45

8.41

8.31

8.19

8.11

8.09

8.07

8.03

8.03

8.01

7.99

.99

.97

.95

.95

.93

.97

.93

7.91

7733

7.99

8.01

7.99

8.01

8.20

-170

June

8.01

5703"

8.03

8.07

8.03

8.05

8.09

8.11

8.13

8.11

8.11

8.13

8.27

8.31

8.29

8.33

8.37

1735

8.29

8.33

8.33

8.35

8.31

8.33

8.35

8.35

8.23

8.21

8.25

8.25

8.21

+51.7

July

8.23

8.21

8.25

8723"

8.21

8.21

8.19

8.21

8.21

8.21

8.19

8.17

8.21

8.15

8.15

8.15

8.15

8.15

8.13

8.15

8.11

8.11

8.09

8.07

8.05

8.05

8.03

8703"

8.03

8.03

8.07

8.14

-52.2

Aug.

7.97

8.03

7.99

.97

.97

.97

.95

.95

.95

.97

.87

.89

7.87

7.87

7.87

7.89

7.85

7.87

7.87

7.85

7.85

7.85

7.85

7.85

7.83

7.81

7.83

7.81

7.83

7.79

T77?

7.89

-43.5

Sept.

7.81

7.83

T777

.79

.79

.77

.79

.77

.77

.77

.69

.67

.65

.63

.65

.65

.65

.67

.67

.63

.69

.63

.65

.69

.69

7.67

7.65

7.61

7763"

7.63

7.70

-36.0

Calendar year 1953: Max 9.05 Min 6.29 Mean 7.67 (t) -4.80

Water year 1953-54: Max 8.84 Min 6.29 Mean 7.69 (t) 0.00

t Change in contents in Chautauqua Lake, equivalent in cubic feet per second.
CONEWANGO CREEK BASIN 

Chadakoin River at Falconer, N. Y.

21

Location.--Lat 42"06'45", long 79°12'15", on left bank 10 ft downstream from South Dow 

Street Bridge in Falconer, Chautauqua County, if miles upstream from month, and 6 miles 

downstream from Chautauqua Lake.

Drainage area. 194 sq mi.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datura of gage is 1,256.41 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 19 years (1935-54), 337 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,130 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 3.34 ft); minimum, 5.0 cfs July 1 (gage height, 0.285 ft); minimum daily, 5.9 cfs Aug. 5, 7, 21, 22. 

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 2,050 cfs Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 4.56 ft); minimum, 

that of July 1, 1954; minimum daily, that of Aug. 5, 7, 21, 22, 1954.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from debris or aquatic 

vegetation, which are good. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake (see preceding page). 

Diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater 

from debris or aquatic vegetation (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

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

0.4

.5

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

104

269

488

0.3 

.4

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

103

262

462

943

1,600

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

Day

1

2

Z

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

212

222

31

30

129

*166

241

297

293

289

285

261

206

206

206

206

203

203

203

203

203

203

203

203

203

171

135

132

135 

135

135

5,950

192

-237

Nov.

132

I3T

129

129

129

129

132

132

132

129

*126

126

126

121

115

87

25

25

26

25

27

27

24

19

21

17

IT

17

17 

17

2,310

77.0

-20.2

Dec.

17

17

17

16

16

19

17

15

T6

22

15

15

15

21

61

141

138

*188

270

280

280

260

310

TT5

270

270

270

185

118 

150

250

3,949

127

+124

Jan.

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

*280

280

245

135

135

135

130

155

150

140

135

135

135

140

320

390" 390

380

380

7,670

247

+248

Feb.

380

380

380

*380

570

370

370

370

370

450

520

500

500

500

540

580

740

820 'SSO"

809

814

809

789

758

738

718

654

536

-

15,965

570

-38.5

Mar.

675

809

820

674

*605

612

612

635

640

640

645

635

626

635

631

622

617

612

603

631

640

626

622

617

708

881

BZ5

794

809 

814

*799

21,107

681

+74.0

Apr.

794

774

779

728

713

769

789

835

784

748

820

840

830

799

753

824

974

974

969

943

891

845

804

635

471

359 "JOT

567

617

635

 

22,665

756

+98.9

Hay

789

789

784

789

850

*830

794

804

784

789

683

617

478

351

223

130

127

109

93

93

61

26

24

23

24

23

22

28

22

IS- 17 

ll, 195

361

-170

June

25

2T

25

23

17

14

13

*13

14

14

14

20

16

12

23

14

14

13

12

12

13

22

13

12

11

11

13

10

10 9.4 

__- 

453.4

15.1

+51.7

July

11

07.2

09.4

08.4

08.0

C8.4

Cl5

C9.2

C8.4

08.2

08.0

C8.0

C8.6

*c!3

8.7

6.9

6.3

.1

.6

.6

.8

.6

.6

.6

.4

7.6

8.1

8.1

11

3.6

3.6

265.0

8.55

-52.2

Aug.

7.4

6.3

6.9

*6.5

5.9

6.9

5.9

6.1

6.9

7.6

9.4

7.8

7.6

7.8

8.4

7.8

7.8

7.6

10

T.3

5.9

5.9

7.1

7.6

7.8

8.8

7.6

7.4

7.6 

8.6

9.4

230.6

7.44

-43.5

Sept.

9.1

8.1

8.1

7.6

6.9

2?~~ 6.5

44

44

*43

94

72

93

67

23

26

18

17

17

16

22

18

15

13

70

~60 116

19

17 

32

1,024.3

34.1

-36.0

Adjusted for change in contents in Chautauqua Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

-45.2 

-0.233 

-0.27

56.6 

0.292 

0.32

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

251 

1.29 

1.49

495 

2.55 

2.94

532 

2.74 

2.85

755 

3.89 

4.49

Observed

854 

4.40 

4.91

191 

0.985 

1.14

Max 931 Min 14 Mean 243 

Max 974 Min 5.9 Mean 254

66.8 

0.344 

0.38

-43.6 

-0.225 

-0.26

-36.1 

-0.186 

-0.21

-1.82 

-0.009 

-0.01

Adjusted

Mean 238 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.68 

Mean 254 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.78

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, in Chautauqua Lake, equivalent in cubic feet per second, 

c Backwater from aquatic vegetation and/ or debris.

Note. Backwater from debris Dec. 19 to Feb. 18, Aug. 24, 25. Negative figures of adjusted 

monthly discharge or runoff indicate that losses from Chautauqua Lake exceeded Inflow.

388926 O -56 -3
22 CONEWANGO CREEK BASIN

Conewango Creek at Russell, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°56'20", long 79°07 I 55", on left bank at highway bridge in Russell, 

Warren County, 0.4 mile upstream from Ackley Run and 8.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 816 sq ml.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,222.18 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Apr. 10, 1941, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years; (1940-54), 1,444 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,890 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 7.02 ft); minimum, 74 cfs Aug. 30, 31 (gage height, 1.95 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 14,400 cfs Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 10.69 ft); minimum not determined; minimum daily, 58 cfs Oct. 1,2, 1941.

Flood in March 1936 reached a stage of 10.9 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 14,600 

cfs) .

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, or those 

for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Flow regulated by Chautauqua 

Lake (see p. 20). Some diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water .years) . WSP 1083: 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

1.9 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

60

148

320

580

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

1,570

2,810

5,890

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Ttital

Mean

(t)

Oct.

315

295

285

193

158

a!50

a210

a250

a300

a38o

a380

a380

a360

a330

3290

285

285

285

280

280

280

275

275

275

275

270

256

250 

*217 

217

213

8,454

273

-237

Nov.

209

204

204

204

204

204

215

213

225

238

256

280

290

285

280

275

256

209

177

159

155

T59

192

256

295

305

350

295 

256 

230

7,078

256

-20.2

Dec.

221

*217

217

213

215

213

230

261

270

342

602

687

566

489

531

620

628

566

596

687

772

1,800

2,810

2,7i6

2,290

1,800

1,320

*1,080 

920

813

25,500

823

+124

Jan.

786

768

831

890

920

870

786

714

696

777

b760

b700

b640

b620

612

559

b480

b420

42?

674

3,080

3,090

2,880

2,550

1,800

1,280

3,28O

5,960 

5, 810

3 , 960 

3,090

46,705

1,507

+248

Feb.

1,980

1,570

1,450

*1,320

1,210

1,140

1,050

970

950

950

1,030

1,000

920

b960~

2,080

3,810

5,050

5,550

5,890

5,720

5,380

4,730

3,960

2,950

2,360

2,160

1,920

1,800

 ___

69,840

2,494

-38.5

Mar.

2,800

4,260

4,260

4,110

3,440

2,550

2,100

1,980

1,860

1,980

*2,040

2,040

2,100

2,740

2,740

2,360

2,100

1,980

1,920

2,480

3,160

2,950

2,680

2,420

2,830

3,960

4,260

4,410 

4,410

4,110 

3,810

90,840

2,930

+74.0

Apr.

3,370

2,880

2,680

2,420

2,360

3,030

4,110

4,410

4,410

4,110

3,960

4,260

*4,260

4,260

3,580

3,090

4,730

4,570

4,730

4,570

4,110

3,230

2,480

2,160

1,800

1,520

2,150

4,110 

4,410

4,570

106,330

3,544

+98.9

May

4.410

3,8iO

2,810

3,020

2,810

2,550

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,040

1,860

1,620

1,520

1,320

1,100

822

660

588

510

*461

422

368

315

290

280

266

252

248 

261 

261

234

41,768

1,347

-170

June

221

238

268

440

496

496

503

428

350

300

252

225

319

782

723

546

440

356

280

238

*209

204

238

320

344

280

230

192 

173

159

10,250

342

+51.7

July

148" 152

145

142

142

135

135

145

142

132

126

119

119

119

122

119

116

107

107

104

104

102

99

96

93

90

87

84 

*84 

87

93

3,595

116

-52.2

Aug.

96

e7

84

84

84

87

90

90

87

82

84

82

84

82

82

82

82

79

79

79

82

79

79

79

82

82

79

79 

76 

76

76

2,555

82.4

-43.5

Sept.

87

*107

119

110

99

90

82

82

102

116

119

142

142

152

145

122

113

107

102

99

102

116

135

135

129

140

184

TS7 

116 

107

3,563

119

-36.0

Adjusted for change in contents in Chautauqua Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

36.0 

0.044 

0.05

216 

0.265 

0.30

Calendar year 1953 ; 

Water year 1953-54:

947 

1.16 

1.34

:,755 

2.15 

2.48

2,456 

3.01 

3.13

3,OO4 

3.68 

4.24

3,643

4.46 

4.98

1,177 

1.44 

1.66

Observed

Max 4,410 Min 110 Mean. 1,094 

Max 5,890 Min 76 Mean 1,141

394 

0.483 

0.54

63.8 

0.078 

0.09

38.9 

0.048 

0.06

83.0 

0.102 

0.11

Adjusted

Mean 1,089 cfsm 1.33 In. 18.13 

Mean 1,141 Cfsra 1.40 In. 18.98

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Chautauqua Lake, equivalent in cubic feet per second.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Waterboro, N. Y., 

and Chadakoin River at Falconer, N. Y.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BROKENSTRAW CREEK BASIN 23

Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°51'10", long 79°19'05", on right bank 150 ft downstream from bridge on 

U.S.' Highway 6 at Youngsville, Warren County, 500 ft upstream from Mathews Run, and 

3.7 miles upstream from mouth. Records include flow of Mathews Run.

Drainage area. 321 sq mi, including that of Mathews Run.

Records available. October 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1954 in 

reports of Geological Survey. October 1909 to September 1915 and October 1919 to 

September 1941 (gage heights and discharge measurements only, October 1915 to September 

1919) in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. (Flow of Mathews 

Run included in records since October 1938).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,187.92 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to Jan. 17, 1916, staff gage and Jan. 17, 1916, to Sept. 30, 

1933, chain gage, at site 150 ft upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1933, 

to June 15, 1939, chain gage at site 150 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 40 years (1910-15, 1919-54), 567 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,380 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 7.10 ft); minimum, 34 cfs Sept. 21, 30 (gage height, 0.13 ft).

1909-54: Maximum discharge, about 18,000 cfs Mar. 25, 1913 (gage height, 13.2 ft, 

present datum); minimum observed, 19 cfs Oct. 14, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and shifting control, which 

are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1083: 1913(M) , WSP 1275: 1920, 

1932, 1936.

Rating table, water year 1955-54, except periods of Ice effect and 

shifting control (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

0.1 

.3 

.6

1.0

32

70

153

295

2.0 

4.0 

7.0

830

2,190

5,240

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

51

4?

47

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

44

44

44

44

44

44 

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

*44

46

46

46

1,401

45.2

0.141

0.16

Nov.

44

4T

44

44

44

44

47

55

62

70

80

80

72

68

62

60

55 

53

53

51

64

98

190

ITS

150

159

144

117

101

95

2,426

80.9

0.252

0.28

Dec.

*95

92

92

90

5S

110

142

147

132

219

351

252

199

195

287

b240

b!90 

b!70

b!70

188

204

875

1.560

1,310

691

445

340

291

*267

271

238

9,951

321

1.00

1.15

Jan.

213

209

224

255

b230

216

182

152

181

220

b200

b200

b!50

b!50

b!60

159

b!50 

b!40

147

347

2,320

1,950

1,110

568

455

479

5,280

3,050

1,830

1,120

622

20,669

667

2.08

2.39

Feb.

450

485

405

*354

308

283

244

202

241

248

b220

b!80

blsa^

b200

910

2,600

4,550 

3,190

1,730 V

980

920

920

674

578

578

556

465

435A - ~

23,086

824

2.57

2.67

Mar.

2,030

5,050

2,400

1,350

830

754

644

622

568

659

*659

606

680

1,500

1,260

850

704 

656

662

1,400

1,800

1,260

920

758

1,610

2,550

v, 1,970

1,060

950

980

860

56,102

1,165

5.63

4.18

Apr.

728

674

704

612

600_

1,210

2,110

2,450

1,720

1,080

1,900

*2,780

1,840

1,100

890 ^

1,400

5.840 

2,960

2,190

1,570

1,070

850

950

890

722

654

1,190

5,050

2,680

1,470

45,824

1,527

4.76

5.51

May

920

1,280

1,540

1,660

1,510

920

746

764

692

556

496

480

455

400

549

515

287 

267

248

258

*224

213

199

188

192

188

179

rra

217

248 

206

15,954

515

1.60

1.85

June

196

418

595

659

334

529

595

287

555

540

238

185

251

216

251

196

169 

166

150

129

*115

146

275

179

158

117

112

98

90

82

7,599

247

0.769

0.86

July

82

78

75

75

75

68

77

101

82

72

68

64

62

104

185

105

80 

70

68

64

62

60

57

55

51

49

49

49

*47

49 

55

2,250

71.9

0.224

0.26

Aug.

55

49

49

55

51

47

46

44

44

44

47

51

49

47

46

47

49 

49

46

46

46

44

42

49

64

49

47

44

42

42 

51

1,477

47.6

0.148

0.17

Sept.

*55

51

46

42

40

59

57

40

59

57

55

33

55

55

57

40

42 

40

40

59

58

52

60

49

42

59

57

57

55

57

1,250

41.0

0.128

0.14

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,630 Min 40 Mean 475 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.08

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,550 Min 35 Mean 460 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.42

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). Feb. 17 (9 a.m.) 5,380 cfs (7.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Nov. 23.
24 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Allegheny River at West Hickory, Pa.

Location. Lat 41 "34'15", long 79°24'30", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

 State Highway 127 at West Hickory, Forest County, 0.6 mile upstream from Siggins Run 

and 0.8 mile downstream from East Hickory Creek.

Drainage area. 3,660 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,060.15 ft above mean sea-level, unad- 

"justed. Prior to Dec. 12, 1941, tape gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 6,683 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,000 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 9.68 ft); 

minimum, 357 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 2.24 ft).

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 84,300 cfs Apr. 6. 1947 (gage height, 15.97 ft); maximum gage height, 17.51 ft Feb. 23, 1945 (ice Jam); minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

regulated by Chautauqua Lake.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

325

595

1,240

2,100

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

3,220

6,620

15,100

26,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

789

755

717

705

606

556" 545

60S

650

741

765

741

729

694 

650

617

617

617 

606

606

606

606

617

617

628

606

606

*606

585

575

565

19,938

643

-237

Nov.

' 555

555

595

617

606

606

617

661

705

717

753

825

903

916 

929

955

1,140

1,290 

1,230

1,100

1,040

1,040

1,480

2,580

5.390

2,860

2,520

2,280

1,920

1 , 690

37,085

1,236

-20.2

Dec.

1,550

1,440

*1,370

1.540

1,520

1,920

2,500

2,740

2,890

3,370

6,430

6,240

4,980

4,290 

4,460

4,430

3,900

b3,000 

b2,100

2,360

5,060

5,260

11,900

12,500

9,760

7,960

6,620

4,980

*4,320

5,860

5,470

156,520

4,597

+124

Jan.

b5,200

b2,800

2,790

3,010

2,890

2,890

2,570

2,360

1,970

2,220

b2,200

bl,900

bl,700

bl,400 

1,790

2,100

bl.800

bl,400 

bl,500

1,920

10,400

15,100

10,200

7,380

6,810

5,700

15,300

24 , 900

18,600

14,600

11,500

184, 900

5,965

+248

Feb.

8,560

7,570

*6,810

5,880

5,160

4,460

3,930

3,560

5,500

b5,500

5,170

2,790

b2,100

bg.OOO 

3,490

14,000

26,000

26,100 

19,100

15, 100

14, 200

16,100

15,100

12,800

11,500

10,200

8,760

7,760

_

 

262,800

9,386

-58.5

Mar.

11,300

26,100

26,100

21,900

18,100

13, 700

11,000

8,960

7,960

*7,760

7,570

7,000

6,620

7,960 

8,560

7,570

6,620

6,240 

5,860

7,195

9,760

9,360

8,160

7,570

8,800

15,600

16,100

13,300

12,800

13,300 

11,900

350,740

11,310

+74.0

Apr.

10,600

9,560

9,160

8,960

8,160

9,360

17,100

18,600

17,100

14,200

13,700

18,600

16,600

*15,300 

11,500

11,500

22,200

24,500 

21,300

19,100

16,100

15,500

11,500

11,000

9,760

8,560

9,600

23, 700

24,300

18,600

441,120

14, 700

+98.9

May

15, 600

15,600

15,600

16.600

IS, 660

13,300

11,000

10,400

11,000

10,200

9,160

8,360

7,570

6,810 

5,880

4,980

4,220

5,710 

*5,560

5,040

2,770

2,570

2,540

2,160

2,050

1,940

1,850

1,850

2,300

2,590 

2,720

217,110

7,004

-170

June

2,980

5,700

5,520

7.570

7,570

7,000

6,240

4,980

4,430

3,990

3,190

2,700

2,630

5,040 

5,220

2,820

2,480

2,590 

2,100

1,790

1,570

1,440

*1,640

1,780

2,100

1,780

1,470

1,240

1,100

1.020

97,680

5,256

+51.7

July

955

905

864

864

851

801

838

955

942

851

813

777

705

707 

1,470

1,050

765

705 

705

672

617

585

565

555

515

486

468 *46"8~

468

495

565

22,960

741

-52.2

Aug.

595

617

555

617

575

515

505

468

450

441

450

450

441

441 

450

459

468

441 

425

425

405

389

375

375

450

565

545

585

606

565

515

15,195

490

-45.5

Sept.

*515

515

525

515

495

450

405

414

589

575

397

486

452

441 

486

505

525

515 

515

515

525

585

661

672

685

628

595

595

555

505

15,417

514

-56.0

Adjusted for change In contents In Chautauqua Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

406 

0.111 

0.13

1,216 

0.352 

0.37

4,521 

1.24 

1.43

6,215 

1.70 

1.96

9,548 

2.55 

2.66

11,580 

3.11 

5.59

14,800 

4.04 

4.51

6,834 

1.87 

2.16

Observed

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

Max 30,300 Mln 474 Mean 5,323 

Max 26,100 Mln 375 Mean 4,955

5,508 

0.904 

1.01

689 

0.188 

0.22

446 

0.122 

0.14

478 

0.151 

0.15

Adjusted

Mean 5,518 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.74 

Mean 4,955 Cfsm 1.55 In. 18.55

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Chautauqua Lake, equivalent In cubic feet per second.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
TIONESTA CREEK BASIN 25

Tionesta Creek at Lynch, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°36'05", long 79°03'00", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Lynch, Forest County, 500 ft upstream from Bluejay Creek and 7 miles south 

of Sheffield.

Drainage area.--233 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,252.43 ft above mean sea level, unad- 

^Justed.

Average discharge. 16 years, 431 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,110 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 7.37 ft); mlnImum, 20 cfs Sept. 6-8 (gage height, 0.78 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 9,520 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 10.26 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 15, 1952 (gage height, 0.71 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 923: 1939-40.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

.9 

1.1 

1.5

56

74

184

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

400

990

1,660

3,510

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

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

41

37 

34

33

33

44

54

45

37

36

34

33

31

30

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

26

25

26

27

27

28

*30

30

27

988

31.9

0.137

0.16

Nov.

26

24 

24

24

25

23

24

33

47

56

60

54

47

41

36

34

31 

28

27

26

26

37

228

156

140

174

126

107

92

88

1,862

62.1

0.267

0.30

Dec.

88

88 *9i

81

204

196

305

213

189

576

430

318

269

263

360

269

203 

190

1BO

180

190

392

640

420

350

350

300

252

*232

224

200

8,232

266

1.14

1.31

Jan.

200

190 

184

160

150

143

138

*105

140

143

125

110

100

100

110

100

96 

90

100

120

800

608

380

400

385

362

2,150

1,580

1,090

860

640

11,839

382

1.64

1.89

Feb.

540

535 

430

565

*518

282

230

220

220

220

190

150

?20~ 150

320

628

1,500 

1,126

854

694

1,120

1,020

795

743

718

646

558

485

-

15,009

556

2.50

2.40

Mar.

2,150

5,440 

1,840

1,520

990

788

640

572

511

500

445

*400

585

445

415

570

546 

528

328

460

445

375

580

350

837

1,070

782

694

682

640

566

25,494

758

5.25

5.75

Apr.

506

460 

460

395

575

532

821

892

782

670

866

990

*788

712

670

950

2,420 

1,660

1,770

1,580

1,120

925

892

743

646

566

780

2,700

1,6.20

1,220

29,291

976

4.19

4.68

May

990

1,020 

892

990

782

712

634

718

599

528

490

465

425

365

323

296

278 

248

228

209

*188

174

158

146

146

135

123

T5S

260

238

155

15,041

421

1.81

2.08

June

175

889 

?48

664

495

415

525

264

224

216

181

158

512

188

468

568

560 

680

455

556

264

*224

232

188

155

138

123

115

102

a95

9,551

518

1.56

1.52

July

a92

a88

a86

a94

alOO

a90

a!20

a!60

a70

a 60

a56

a52

48

248

1,160

275

168 

155

123

105

92

81

74

66

60

54

50

48

5T

*107

75

4,090

132

0.567

0.65

Aug.

98

68 

56

54

52

45

59

56

34

36

47

56

48

37

41

45

52 

45

54

55

51

27

24

25

4T

48

55

27

25

51

39

1,302

42.0

0.180

0.21

Sept.

43

*41 

31

26

23

21

20

25

40

28

95

54

35

27

40

68

53 

39

41

50

50

~95 124

60

45

59

39

36

33

34

1,355

45.1

0.194

0.22

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,000 Min 20 Mean 399 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.27

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,440 Min 20 Mean 329 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.17

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 efa).--Mar. 1 (11:50 p.m.) 5,110 cfs (7.37 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18-21, 24-27, Dec. 51 to Jan. 2, Jan. 4, 5, 

9, 11-21, 25, 24, Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, Feb. 7-15, Mar. 7.
TIONESTA CREEK BASIN

Tionesta Creek at Tionesta Creek Dam,

Location.--Lat 41°28'45", long 79°26'45", on left bank 100 ft downstream from outlet 

tunnel at Tionesta Creek Dam, Forest County, 0.3 mile southeast of Tionesta and 0.9 

mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 479 sq mi.

Records available. June 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,044.93 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. June 15 to Aug. 9, 1940, staff gage, and Aug. 10, 1940, to Mar. 17, 1945, 

water-stage recorder, at site 200 ft downstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. Mar. 18, 

1945, to June 30, 1954, staff gage at present site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage 

recorders 0.3 and 0.7 mile downstream at datum 5.49 ft lower.

Average discharge . 14 years, 879 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1942).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,940 cfs Apr. 28; minimum daily, 19 cfs

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 10,300 cfs June 6, 1946; minimum daily, 6 cfs Aug. 10, 

Sept. 6,7, 1941.

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

which are fair. Plow completely regulated since 1941 by Tionesta Creek Reservoir 

(see p. 59).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ototal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

77 7oO~

46

48 

48

50

50

48

48

48

48

50

48

46

47

48

48

48

48

43

38

36

38

40

38

36

*36

36

38

36

^

1,404

45.3

+0.1

Nov.

36

36

36

40

38

35

35

333-3

33

33

35

33

35

35

35

35

35

42

50

53

50

64

81

120

185

200

200

200

196

2,072

69.1

+27.9

Dec.

196

196

196

*192 

192

192

196

196

196

559

930

922

900

878

641

88

86

86

86

86

86

88

490

930

930

920

908

885

862

*650

203

13,966

451

-23.6

Jan.

196

192

200

200 

200

203

203

200

200

200

200

203

200

196

196

196

200

196

196

196

195

540

940

940

920

915

920

2,360

3.290

l) 960

19,643

634

+21.2

Feb.

1,140

*862

862

862 

855

841

520

220 2^2"

226

234

243

234

230

230

230

709

1,720

2,740

2,570

1,200

2,070

2,030

2,010

1,960

1,880

1,400

827

_

29,127

1,040

-27.0

Mar.

640

560

3,280

5,650 

4,230

2,850

2,110

2,040

1,730

*1,050

1,050

986

827

930

1,050

1,010

743

176

207

567

1,010

806

*145

*598

711

1,050

2,260

2,180

2,120

2,040

1,590

46,176

1,490

+20.6

Apr.

1,090

1,050

1,050

1,050 

765

200

560

1,420

2,060

1,520

1,060

1,560

2,040

*1,960

1,660

1,070

1,230

1,610

*3,490

*5,280

4,090

2,480

1,680

1,480

2,110

2,010

2,260

5,420

*4,610

1,060

58,925

1,964

-37.1

May

788

1,450

2,040

2,090 

1,950

1,570

1,020

1,430

2,010

1,240

848

855

300

320

885

878

621

263

*24

149

211

584

892

285

19

81

139

207

595

892

427

25,063

803

+36.5

June

207

772

1,170

1,520 

1,720

1,130

1,090

598

207

482

885

511

207

489

922

908

642

194

497

954

930

813

*495

203

203

203

200

200

200

200

18,752

625

-11.3

July

216

161

111

111 

111

113

113

113

113

114

114

114

113

113

1,060

1,360

435

109

109

109

109

109

111

111

111

101

*89

81

7070-

71

5,945

192

+1.5

Aug.

71

73

*71

71 

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

76

SO- 80

so

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

*61

2,304

74.3

-9.2

Sept.

48

48

40

40 

40

40

40

40

*50

37.

38

38

38

38

37

37

38

38

39

39

109

213 210-

210

161

109

107

90

52

52

2,116

70.5

-1.4

Adjusted for change in contents in Tionesta Creek Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In. .

45.4

0.095 

0.11

97.0 

0.203 

0.23

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

427

0.891 

1.03

655 

1.37 

1.58

1,013 

2.11 

2.20

1,511 

3.15 

3.63

1,927 

4.02 

4.49

844 

1.76 

2.03

Observed

Max 6,790 Mln 33 Mean 788 

Max 5,630 Min 19 Mean 618

614 

1.28 

1.43

194 

0.405 

0.47

65.1 

0.136 

0.16

69.1 

0.144 

0.16

Adjusted

Mean 787 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.29 

Mean 618 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.52

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Tionesta Creek Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Dec. 22-26, Jan. 21-25, 27, Feb. 7, 8, 16, Mar. 1, 2, 

23, 26, Apr. 6, 7, May 13, 14, June 27-30, Sept. 3; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and record of reservoir releases. Discharge prior to July 1 computed on basis of gageheight records at auxiliary gages.
OIL CREEK BASIN 27

Oil Creek at Rouseville, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°28 T 55", long 79°41'40", on right bank 200 ft downstream from bridge on

 State Highway 8, 200 ft upstream from Cherrytree Run, and 1 mile upstream from Rouseville, Venango County. Records include flow of Cherrytree Run.

Drainage area.--300 sq mi, includes that of Cherrytree Run. 

Records available. June 1932 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,028.33 ft above mean sea level, unad-

 justed. Prior to June 9, 1941, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 515 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,860 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 7.64 ft); mini-

 mum, 26 cfs Sept. 13, 14 (gage height, 1.85 ft).

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 16,800 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 11.29 ft); minimum observed, 22 cfs July 29, Sept. 5, 7, 1934 (gage height, 1.76 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage height record,

 SHTch are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1053 : 1936-37(M), 1943(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

3.0

168

365

3.5

4.0 

5.0

6.0 

8.0

660

1,040

2,010

3,200

6,620

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

43

42

40

39

39

42

42

42

42

42

42

40

39

3838-

38

39

39

38

39

39

38

39

39

39

39

40

43

48

45 

42

1,254

40.5

0.135

0.16

Nov.

40

39

39

*38

3¥

39

39

45

60

*72

66

60

54

48

45

45

43

42

42

40

59

105

211

T74

133

158

130

107

92

*84

2,188

72.9

0.243

0.27

Dec.

87

87

87

"8T 82

94

127

122

104

181

260

196

162

165

302

b240

b!70

b!40

b!40

b!80

196

667

1,590

584

360

320

279

240

207

214 

b200

7,665

247

0.823

0.95

Jan.

b!90

178

182

200

186

168

*152

124

164

175

150

b!50

b!20

bl20"

b!50

b!40

b!30

b!20

b!40

b300

2,450

1,420

552

415

375

353

3,550

2,800

1,120

886

576

17,716

571

1.90

2.20

Feb.

429

488

390

338

308

283

236

b200

263

260

b200

*b!20

bT20"

b!80

614

2,570

3,700

2,400

1,180

824

793

800

582

512

530

518

437

390

-

19,665

702

2.34

2.44

Mar.

2,180

4,190

1,960

1,260

920

751

628

602

595

751

895

634

640

680

*765

608

569

562

550

1,260

1,220

758

779

667

1,500

2,300

1,220

664

832

864

816

32,820

1,059

3.53

4.07

Apr.

695

647

674

543

488

563

1,610

1,560

1,410

824

1,510

3,980

1,310

920

786

1,550

5,040

2,530

2,660

1,800

1,220

*920

1,100

1,020

824

772

1,350

3,970

2,080

1,260

45,616

1,521

5.07

5.65

May

1,030

2,040

1,520

2.410

1,380

1,080

896

920

765

640

556

556

506

432

~ 375

338

308

279

263

248

225

210

192

*182

186

178

Tea" 162

240

240

172

18,697

603

2.01

2.32

June

190

490

433

920

eTfT

562

395

295

293

403

291

225

263

229

182

162

172

178

168

139

119

110

294

222

152

122

104

87

82

78

8,041

268

0.893

1.00

July

76

72

68

76

72

66

94

152

*100

76

70

64

59

68

274

130

82

68

62

60

57

52

49

46

43

42

ID- 40

42

45

50

2,295

74.0

0.247

0.28

Aug.

59

*46

42

40

39

39

35

32

32

32

37

40

42

40

45

48

54

48

43

42

39

35

31

3050-

54

42

36

32

30

34

1,248

40.3

0.134

0.15

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,940 Min 32 Mean 473 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.42

Sept.

72

70

52

42

36

33

31

*33

*43

38

32

30

27

2T

35

43

42

42

52

49

48

a58

68

54

46

42

a40

a40

a38

a40

1,303

43.4

0.145

0.16

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,040 Min 27 Mean 434 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.65

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Mar. 1 (11:30 p.m.) 5,670 cfs (7.47 ft); Apr. 17 (8:30 a.m.) 

5,860 cfs (7.64 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
28 FRENCH CREEK BASIN 

French Creek at Carters Corners, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°57'20", long 79°52'40", on left bank 400 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Carters Corners, Erie County, 4 miles northwest of Union City, and 5 miles 

upstream from South Branch.

Drainage area. 208 sq mi.

Records available. October 1919 to September 1920 and October 1932 to September 1954 in 

reports of Geological Survey. May 1910 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,235.7 ft above mean sea level. Prior 

to Dec. 22, 1948, chain gage at site 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge . 38 years (1910-16, 1919-29, 1932-54), 420 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,530 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 8.33 ft); minimum, 6.9 cfs Sept. 12-15 (gage height, 1.22 ft).

1910-54: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 13.50 ft), by 

slope-area determination of peak flow; maximum gage height observed, 16.0 ft Feb. 20, 

1918, site then in use (ice Jam); minimum discharge observed, 3.9 cfs Aug. 15, 18-21, 

1930; minimum gage height observed, 0.35 ft Aug. 23, 1931, site then in use.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions. WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1275: 1934, 1936(M), 1937(M), 1939(M), 1942(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

6.0

11

26

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

5.0 

8.0

195

340

795

1,470

4,170

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22

20

18

16

16

24

22

20

18

20

18

16

16

16

15

14

IS 

25

27

33

32

30

29

25

25

24

24

*24

24

34

48

710

22.9

0.110

0.13

Nov.

39

36

35

34

33

32

33

37

44

59

78

80

71

64

57

52

52

46

43

42

56

86

156

170

146

185

157

118

95

86

2,222

74.1

0.356

0.40

Dec.

*86 53

101

101

114

120

170

157

122

418

488

313

313

205

281

210

200 

190

190

210

251

1,280

*2,150

1,240

855

580

400

305

284

281

238

11,855

382

1.84

2.12

Jan.

240

240

269

372

330

254

215

200

210

312

300

210

150

150

160

160

150 

140

150

920

5,650

2,050

1,050

560.

368.

602

3,560

2,320

1,200

655

440

21,587

696

3.35

3.86

Feb.

420

361

*322"

296

266

251

230

200

200

220

215

170

170 200*

1,580

5,750

3,550

1,780

915

615

605

610

443

, 372

372

368

305

368

19,154

684

3.29

3.42

Mar.

1,760

. 2,750

1,360

620

520

480

491

443

411

IFe

*540

527

' 801

1,320

738

545

491

491

554

1,560

1,320 ** 768

715

590

1,980

2,930

1,210

625

768

795

665

29,304

945

4.54

5.24

Apr.

509

447

473

407

500

1,210

1,540

1,180

728

482

1,900

*2,290

1,050

572

481

1,200

5,170 

1,780

1,110

855

586

460

504

451

372

322

i,I5o"

3,170

1,830

790

31,549

1,052

5.06

5.64

May

627

1,180

885

1,110

795

586

482

615

536

387

326

302

316

275

218

188

161 

141

126

116

*104

95

88

82

78

75

69

66

82

82

69

10,262

331

1.59

1.83

June

66

119

200

242

272

275

2T4

141

104

80

68

61

91

212

149

94

68 

78

90

66

*54

57

58

51

46

42

37

36

32

30

3,133

104

0,500

0.56

July

29

27

26

27

24

24

28

3128-

25

24

21

20

21

30

24

21 

20

19

17

17

17

15

15

14

13

12 *12"

12

14

13

640

20.6

0.099

0.11

Aug.

14

14

14

12

12

12

9.9

8.8

8.8

7.8

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

12

13

12 

10

11

12

10

9.4

9.4

8.3

7.8

9.4

9.9

9.4

10

21

17

344.5

11.1

0.053

0.06

Sept.

*22

17

16

14

19

14

11

9.4

8.3

7.8

7.8

7.4

771

7.4

*8.8

10

10 

9.9

9.9

9.4

11

20

21

22

20

16

16

14

12

13

391.5

13.0

0.062

0.07

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,360 Min 8.3 Mean 320 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.90

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,750 Min .7.4 Mean 359 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.44

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 efs). Jan. 27 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice De 

24, 31, Feb. 1, 7-10, 12-14, Mar. 4-6.

p.m.) 4,530 cfs (8.33 ft),

16-20, 26, 27, Jan. 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11-20, 23,
FRENCH CREEK BASIN 29

French Creek at Utica, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41"26'15", long 79°57'20", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 964 at Utica, Venango County, a third of a mile upstream from Mill 

Creek.

Drainage area. 1,028 sq mi.

Records available. August 1932 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,019.54 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to Nov. 27, 1933, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 1,688 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 8.87 ft); min- 

 imum, 58 cfs Sept. 13-15 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

1932-54: Maximum discharge. 20,700 cfs Mar. 23, 24, 1948 (gage height, 12.32 ft); 

minimum, 43 cfs July 30, 1934 (gage height, 1.03 ft).

Maximum stage known, 15.7 ft during flood in March 1913 (discharge, 35,600 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 823: 1936(M). WSP 1275: 1933, 

1936.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

150

310

530

3.0 830

4.0 1,710

5.0 3,000

7.0 6,400

1.0 46

1.2 80

1.5 154

2.0 314

2.5 539

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

845

1,790

3,040

6,400

10,800

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

150" 105

96

93

91

89

89

89

89

91

91

87

85

85

85

82

82

82 

80

*W

82

91

96

98

98

98

98

105

105

102

100

2,844

91.7

0.089

0.10

Nov.

100

100

117

117

*110

107

107

117

129

*134

147

164

175

178

170

164

150

145

140

134

156

170

208

247

350

358

346

358

314

282

5,494

183

0.178

0.20

Dec.

*268

258

258

258

254

261

292

322

354

399

632

900

730

618

652

742

596

b400 

b420

b500

640

1,320

4,000

4,600

3,080

2,500

1,820

1,280

1,060

996

932

31 , 342

1,011

0.983

1.13

Jan.

809

767

802

932

1,060

956

*730

585

b600

748

b760

b640

b480

*b4W

b520

b560

b500

b480 

b500

720

4,710

6,400

6,400

3,730

2,160

1,660

5,380

7,820

8,040

5,160

3,120

68,209

2,200

2.14

2.47

Feb.

2,130

1,840

1,630

1,420

1,260

1,130

992

852

782

875

*905

719

b660

b720

2,000

5,870

8,700

9,620

8,280

4,640

3,040

2,560

2,250

1,840

1,680

1,680

1,520

1,370

_

70,965

2,534

2.46

2.57

Mar.

4,350

9,380

10, 50Q

 7 860

4)500

3,330

2,700

2,560

2,500

2,700

2,760

2,560

2,370

3,060

3,630

*2,7SO

2,250

2,150 

2,130

5,130

4,780

4,110

3,260

2,900

3,780

6,400

7,000

5,060

3,180

3,110

3,110

123,650

3,989

3.88

4.47

Apr.

2,760

2,370

2,250

2,070

1,790

1,790

4,010

5,320

5,140

3,630

3,840

6,600

6,800

4,880

3,110

3,520

8,150

9,580

7^000

4,780

*3,400

5,180

5,180

2,700

2,510

2,480

5,850

7,200

6 , 620

135,470

4,516

4.39

4.90

May

3,950

4,110

4,610

5,140

4,610

3,400

2,630

2,560

2,560

2,250

1,840

1,630

1,470

1,320

1,180

1,050

868

768 

686

627

582

529

493

*454

450

431

408

404

478

418

404

52,290

1,687

1.64

1.89

June

400

445

488

650

762

860

545

749

610

566

464

391

404

454

445

488

498

464

587

341

310

282

566

445

578

289

247

209

191

179

15,607

454

0.442

0.49

July

171

160

151

157

149

158

*162

212

190

170

150

140

132

152

555

322

282

209 

171

146

138

124

112

104

98

95

87

84

87

89

95

4,326

156

0.152

0.17

Aug.

98

35

*87

82

78

76

76

72

70

69

65

67

76

76

84

84

93

87 

87

89

82

74

72

70

70

82

76

70

70

67

67

2,411

77.8

0.076

0.09

Sept.

69

91

107

102

91

80

72

70

*70

67

65

60

5858"

65

69

69

70 

89

87

82

95

91

95

102

102

95

87

80

81

2,411

80.4

0.078

0.09

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,860 Min 68 Mean 1,411 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.61

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,300 Min 58 Mean 1,407 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.57

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
30 FRENCH CREEK BASIN

Sugar Creek at Sugarcreek, Pa.

Location. Lat 41"25'45", long 79°52'45", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge three-quarters of a mile north of Sugarcreek, Venango County, three-quarters of 

a mile upstream from mouth, and 3 miles northwest of Franklin.

Drainage area. 166 sq mi.

Records available. August 1932 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,014.03 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Aug. 20, 1932, to Dec. 7, 1939, chain gage, and Dec. 8, 1939, to Aug. 31, 

1948, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 2.00 ft higher. Sept. 1, 1948 to 

Nov. 11, 1952, water-stage recorder at same site at datum 1.20 ft higher.

Average discharge. 22 years, 261 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharges for the water year 1933-34, 1938, 1949, and 1954, 

some of which have been revised superseding those published in the water-supply papers 

indicated, are contained in the following table:

WSP

758

758

853

1143

-

year

1933

1934

1938

1949

1954

Maximum

Date

Mar. 14, 1933

Jan. 1, 1934

-

Jan. 6, 1949

Apr. 17, 1954

Discharge 

(cfs)

*3,630

*3,630

-

*2,610

3,640

Gage height 

(feet)

5.96

6.03

-

5.19

6.58

Minimum

Date

_

-

Oct. 2, 1937

Oc^. 5,6, 1948

Sept. 13, 14, 1954

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

*23

t27

*15

Gage height 

(feet)

-

-

-

0.77

-

* Revised

t May have been less during period-of no gage-height record.

* Minimum daily.

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 10.49 ft, present 

datum); maximum gage height, 10.5 ft Jan. 25, 1937, present datum, from graph based on 

gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 9.2 cfs Oct. 22, 1935.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions. WSP 758: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per

second, for periods in the water years 1937-39, 1948, and for complete water year 1949, 

superseding those published in WSP 823, 853, 873, 1113, and 1145, are given herein.

Date

1937

Aug. 28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Oct. 1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Discharge

82

72

63

54

55

52

50

69

88

76

72

58

55

55

52

43

46

49

38

46

32

28

31

34

30

28

30

28

31

27

24

59

27

37

49

37

25

25

37

37

36

43

37

37

34

34

79

Date

1938

May 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Discharge

188

171

161

247

210

198

169

157

142

149

142

133

125

125

188

146

131

124

151

173

142

124

122

177

1S3

129

122

111

104

92

83

78

88

109

75

76

75

71

71

65

63

61

70

71

61

54

53

58

Date

1938-Con.

June 18

19

20

21

22

26

27

28

29

30

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Discharge

54

49

45

48

45

152

306

124

92

78

376

178

131

109

97

103

444

138

127

107

92

75

75

60

58

53

46

51

51

45

41

38

37

35

35

37

35

35

34

29

32

29

29

29

29

26

26

24

Date

1938-Con.

Sept. 9

10

11

12

13

14

16

17

18

19

22

23

24

25

26

28

29

30

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

28

28

35

87

88

104

182

82

68

127

201

321

276

152

122

95

97

70

61

56

54

54

54

61

58

54

51

45

45

41

41

54

53

51

38

49

46

45

51

51

45

48

49

48

51

68

58

48

Date

1938-Con.

Oct. 31

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1948

Mar. 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Apr. 1

2

3

4

6

7

8

9

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

46

41

38

40

40

49

61

53

49

4,870

1,860

1,070

700

526

662

595

450

386

354

815

526

410

330

346

326

434

350

638

2,060

1,020

1,830

1,360

880

605

459

382

334

430

334

368

569

410

371

598

434

354
FRENCH CREEK BASIN 31

Sugar Creek at Sugarcreek, Pa. Continued

Revised figures of monthly discharge, In cubic feet

Month

Water year 1936-37 ....

Calendar year 1937 ....

Water year 1937-38....

Calendar year 1938.... 

Water year 1938-39....

Water year 1947-48....

Cfs-days

3,597 

1,978 

141,808

3,359 

147,690

4,599 

2,315 

2,878 

2,956 

106,116

1,574 

5,373 

96,673 

88,890

22,792 

17,846 

86,757

Maximum

261 

248 

6,030

444 

6,030

247 

306 

444 

321 

3,740

68 

1,100 

3,230 

2,280

4,870 

2,060 

4,870

Minimum

63 

28 

24

24 

24

83 

41 

29 

24 

24

38 

38 

41 

20

179 

289 

25

per second, 1937-39, 1948

Mean

116 

65.9 

389

108 

405

148 

77.2 

92.8 

98.5 

291

50.8 

179 

265 

244

735 

595 

237

Per 

square 

mile

0.699 

.397 

2.34

.651 

2.44

.892 

.465 

.559 

.593 

1.75

.306 

1.08 

1.60 

1.47

4.43 

3.58 

1.43

Runoff In 

Inches

0.81 

.44 

31.78

.75 

33.10

1.03 

.52 

.64 

.66 

23.78

.35 

1.20 

21.65 

19.92

5.11 

4.00 

19.44

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

37

31

30

28

27

28

29

48

50

36

34

36

36

*56

48

41

89

229

136

128

113

94

77

66

59

54

50

46

42

41

40

1,859

60.0

0.361

0.42

Nov.

57

62

54

56

56

73

103

83

73

81

150

123

139

202

158

134

123

113

118

368

271

217

*190

161

136

120

540

415

400

361

5,137

171

1.03

1.15

Dec.

295

241

214

187

167

169

155

142

128

115

108

163

421

292

325

619

477

370

325

280

253

250

217

190

158

123

131

139

428

756 

477

8,315

268

1.61

1.86

Jan.

348

333

2VS>

249,

*1,090

1,650

955

776

710

664

550

439

360

310

268

J

333

485

413

585

422

348

535

426

990

1,030

1,090

990

1,530

955

615

490

20,217

652

3.93

4.53

Feb.

405

340

280

t 303

278

244

262

233

252

230

205

191

282

417

^ 1,020

788

*545

396

337

300

259

344

485

368

475

396

329

306

-

10,270

367

2.21

2.30

Mar.

262

236

233

223

249

352

286

245

230

245

289

259

239

233

226

205

200

203

178

160

245

740

1,100

664

500

413

692

520

396

333

681

11,037

356

2.14

2.47

Apr.

890

647

485

380

321

384

422

462

360

292

255

230

252

252

239

268

242

239

255

236

205

203

2BT

306

275

245

975

580

413 

321

10,886

363

2.19

2.44

May

282

252

217

189

173

157

147

135

124

118

107

105

*100

98

96

92

88

84

131

634

286

793

924

63(5

555

384

300

239

203 

170

152

7,965

257

1.55

1.78

June

139

120

108

101

96

90

86

79

75

71

71

70

68

64

62

66

64

70

64

74

99

*73

61

56

M

106

120

108

81 

77

2,505

83.5

0.503

0.56

July

71

64

59

56

54

67

131

75

59

130

135

80

64

56

52

50

35

54

62

100

84

170

180

110

160

250

150

100

78 

70

140

2,961

95.5

0.575

0.66

Aug.

100

*70

62

68

57

51

44

40

38

35

34

51

100

70

50

42

45

600 370"

283

211

164

128

106

90

79

71

68

147 

101

94

3,469

112

0.675

0.78

Sept.

155

107

81

90

94

77

68

108

94

77

68

62

59

59

57

56

54

77

*125

81

75

75

75

86

81

73

68

79

92 

79

2,428

80.9

0.487

0.54

Calendar year 1948: Max 4,870 Mln 27 Mean 253 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.78

Water year 1948-49: Max 1,650 Mln 27 Mean 238 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19. 49^

Calendar year 1949: Max 1,650 Mln 34 Mean 235 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.17

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 efs). No peak above base.

Note. No gage-height record July 10-14, July 16 to Aug. 2, Aug. 7-11, 13-18; discharge estimated 

on basis of recorded range In stage and records for Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville and Oil Creek 

at Rousevllle.
32 FRENCH CREEK BASIN 

Sugar Creek at Sugarcreek, Pa. Continued

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

103

170

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

320

540

1,160

1,940

2,920

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

23

22

21

2T

22

23

23

21

31

21

21

21

21

21

22

22 

22

22

*21

21

21

21

21

21

21

23

26

28

30 

2?

696

22.5

0.136

0.16

Nov.

25

23

21

*2T

21

22

23

26

*32

33

30

28

27

26

25

25

25 

24

24

24

40

50

75

50

48

55

47

42

38

*38

988

32.9

0.198

0.22

Dec.

39

39

38

38

37.

40

49

42

42

59

63

54

49

56

92

66

57 

57

55

57

60

223

283

14T

134

116

103

94

86

82

71

2,422

78.1

0.470

0.54

Jan.

70

62

70

71

63

63

*58

43

55

70

54

58

46

45

52

57

b52 

b44

b50

186

727

258

194

178

153

159

1,680

775

456

370

257

6,476

209

1.26

1.45

Feb.

198

216

183

163

148

142

a!20

alOO

a!30

a!30

*a!20

a78

71

94

464

628

~728 1,190 

472

343

343

306

245

233

233

230

199

188

-

7,695

275

1.66

1.72

Mar.

1,460

*1,350

885

580

445

362

317

310

331

396

335

303

286

293

264

*236

224 

227

233

530

396

317

317

273

681

624

440

354

343

358

347

13,817

446

2.69

3.10

Apr.

300

270

251

213

202

207

260

336

306

264

738

771

515

392

35j

798

2,260 

985

1,100

712

530

a450

*a52CT

454

396

358

602

1,070

670

490

16,774

559

3.37

3.76

May

533

933

856

1.150

712

575

476

472

383

328

289

270

239

210

191

178

165 

151

142

133

A 124

*> 118

109

*103

103

97

90

95

164

124

99

9,612

310

1.87

2.15

June

130

*280

210

374

248

202

158

135

223

198

142

120

148

114

99

95

92 

95

82

73

68

63

68

61

55

52

48

46

44

42

3,765

126

0.759

0.84

July

42

40

38

44

43

39

58

*74

47

43

39

38

36

54

131

55

42 

37

37

35

33

32

30

29

28

27

25

24

2T

25

28

1,277

41.2

0.248

0.29

Aug.

38

30

*27

26

24

24

21

20

20

20

21

22

22

22

24

24

28 

23

22

22

21

20

18

17

19

22

20

19

18

17

19

690

22.3

0.134

0.15

Sept.

22

22

18

17

17

16

16

*16

*16

16

16

16

a!5

a!5

a!9

a21

a22 

a22

a26

23

21

28

24

21

19

19

19

19

18

17

576

19.2

0.116

0.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,360 Min 18 Mean 232 Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.99

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,260 Min 15 Mean 178 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.51

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). --Mar. 1 (7 D.m.) 3,510 cfs (6.51 ft): Apr. 17 (3:30 a.m.) 3.640

cfs (6.58 ft) .

Discharge measurement made on this day.

= No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records for 

Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsvllle and Oil Creek at Rouseville. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Doubtful gage-height record Nov. 1-7, June 1-3, Aug. 7-11, 21-25, 28-30, Sept. 3-7; dislarge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph, 2 discharge measurements, and records for 

>arbv stations.

charge comp 

nearby stations
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 33

Allegheny River at Franklin, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°23'25", long 79°49'10", on right bank at downstream side of Eighth

Street Bridge on U. S. Highway 62 at Franklin, Venango County, 1,000 ft downstream from 

French Creek.

Drainage area.--5,982 sq mi.

Kecoras available.--October 1918 to September 1921 and October 193.1 to September 1954 in 

reports or Geological Survey. June 1915 to September 1941 (prior to October 1918, gage 

heights only) in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. Gage-height 

records collected at same site since April 1905 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 955.92 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Aug. 12, 1919, staff gage, Aug. 12, 1919, to Sept. 15, 1932, chain gage, and 

Sept. 16-30, 1932, water-stage recorder, all at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--36 years (1918-54), 10,150 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1941).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 48,700 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 12.04 ft); minimum, 528 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 1.72 ft).

1918-54: Maximum discharge, 138,000 cfs Mar. 13, 1920 (gage height, 20.65 ft, present datum); maximum gage height observed, 26.0 ft Feb. 26, 1926, present datum (ice 

jam); minimum discharge, 334 cfs July 30, 1934 (gage height, 1.63 ft).

Maximum free-flow stage known, 25.0 ft Mar. 17, 1865, present datum (discharge, 

196,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 120,000 cfs). Flood of Mar. 26, 1913, 

reached a stage of 24.6 ft, present datum, from graph based on gage readings (discharge, 

191,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 120,000 cfs). Flood of Feb. 27, 1917 

(ice jam), equalled that of Feb. 26, 1926.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those computed from oncedaily tape-gage readings, which are fair. Flow'regulated by Chautauqua Lake and since 

1940 by Tionesta Creek Reservoir (see p.59-60).

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 783: 1913(M). WSP 1003: 1920(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

785

1,460

2,400

4.0 4,880

6.0 12,100

9.0 28,000

1.7 

2 . 0 

2.5 

3.0

510

800

1,490

2,400

4.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

5,000

12,100

28,000

48,700

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

32

23

34 

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,030

1,070

1,020

972

960

900

842

820

877

924

1,010

1,030

1,010

984

960

924

900

888

888

877

866

854

866

877 

877

888

900

924 

924

0-7T 877

28,639

924

-237

Nov.

877

866

877

912

*936

924

948

1,010

1,070

*1,110

1,120

1,160

1,240

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,380

1,560

1,670

1,600

1,580

1,630

1,980

2,530 

4,100

4,180

3,660

3,410 

3,040

2,700

____ ___

52,120

1,737

+ 7.7

Dec.

g2,480

g2,320

2,220

2,160

2,200

2,480

3,180

3,530

3,910

4,040

6,890

8,750

7,280

6,430

6,600

5,940

5,170

b3,800

2,830

2,970

4,250

6,130

15,500

19,800

12,500

10,500

8,560 

7,100

6,430

5,320

196,470

6,338

+100

Jan.

5,020

4,590

4,450

4,590

4,740

4,590

4,180

3,410

3,410

3,410

3,530

3,010

2,400

2,420

2,560

3,180

2,970

b2,400

2,380

3,120

14,300

24,400

20,300

13,800 

11,300

9,510

22,700

41.200 

35,600

27,400

19 , 800

310,470

10,020

+269

Feb.

13,400

11,300

10,500

9,300

*8,420

7,550

6,680

5,600

5,150

5,300

5,300

b4,300

b3,400

5,550

6,190

19,800

39,000

45.000

36 , 300

27,400

20,800

23,200

22,600

19,200 

17,200

15,600

13,800

11,700

417,340

14,900

-65.5

Mar.

18,000

42 , 700

46,400

42,000

32,900

25,000

18,600

16,200

14,800

13,400

13,400

12,500

11,700

12,500

15,200

*13,400

11,700

10.100

9,700

12,100

17,200

17,200

13 , 800

12,500 

14,800

25,600

29,800

25,000 

20,800

21,400

19, 800

610,200

19,680

+94.6

Apr.

17,200

15,200

13,800

13,800

12 , 100

12,100

22,200

29,200

29,200

23,200

21,400

31,600

30,400

24,400

19,800

19,200

39,900

43 , 400

42,000

37,700

30,400

23,800

*19,800

18,600 

17,200

15,200

16,200

38,400 

45,700

g33,600

_______

756,700

25,220

+61.8

May

g25,600

g25,600

g27,400

g29.800

g26,800

g22,600

18,200

16,600

17,600

16,600

13,800

12,500

11,300

9,700

9,300

8,250

7,200

6,350

5,300

4,850

4,550

4,250

4,550

*4,100 

3,200

3,020

2,950

2.900 

3,720

4,850

4,550

357,990

11,550

-134

June

4,250

7,260

8,780

10 , 900

12.100

10,500

9,500

8,250

6,500

6,850

6,050

5,150

4,250

4,250

5,450

5,300

4,850

4,100

3,720

3,720

3,480

3,120

3,020

2,900 

2,920

2,900

2,400

2,070 

1,870

1.700

_______

158,110

5,270

+40.4

July

1,600

1,510

1,380

1,390

1.330

1,260

1,360

 1,620

1,520

1,410

1,300

1,230

1,160

1,240

2,070

5.720

2,300

1,380

1,150

1,120

1,050

975

925

888 

850

825

780

750 

750

750

770

40,363

1,302

-50.7

Aug.

888

*862

850

825

825

800

750

730

710

680

660

680

690

700

740

770

770

740

710

590

680

660

640

640 

650

740

780

760 

790

800

770

22,980

741

-52.7

Sept.

770

780

790

780

740

710

*650

610

600

591

546

546

620

610

630

700

710

740

812

750

760

900

1,020

1.060 

1,060

1,010

950

888 

862

800

22,995

766

-37.4

Adjusted for change in contents in Chatauqua Lake and Tionesta Creek Reservior

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

687 

0.115 

0.15

1.74E 

0.292

o.s:

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1955-54:

> 6,438 

1.08 

1.25

10,290 

1.72 

1.98

14,830 

2.48 

2.58

19,770 

3.30 

3.80

25,280 

4.25 

4.72

11,420 

1.91 

2.20

Observed

Max 58,300 Min 697 Mean 8,902 

Max 46,400 Mln 546 Mean 8,149

5,310 

0.888 

0.99

1,251 

0.209 

0.24

688 

0.115 

0.13

729 

0.122 

0.14

Adjusted

Mean 8,896 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.20 

Mean 8,149 Cfsm 1.56 In. 18.49

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Chautauqua Lake and Tionesta Creek Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per 

second.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

g Computed from once-daily tape-gage readings.
34 CLARION RIVER BASIN 

Sevenmile Run near Rasselas, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°37 I 52", long 78°34'37", on right bank 300 ft upstream from highway 

bridge, 600 ft upstream from Fivemile Run, and 3.2 miles northeast of Rasselas, Elk 

County.

Drainage area.--7.84 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 1,700 ft (from 

topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 263 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 3.82 ft); minimum, 

0.23 cfs Sept. 6-8 (gage height, 1.75 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 1,590 cfs Aug. 9, 1953 (gage height, 4.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 200 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 0.18 cfs Sept. 13-15, 1952 (gage height, 1.72 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 cfs and those for periods of ice effect or no 

gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ioe effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

1.85

1.9

2.0

2.1

0.98

1.74

3.64

5.9

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0

1.75

1.8

1.85

1.9

2.0

0.23

.57

1.14

1.94

4.00

2.2

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 172

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.24

3.04

2.84

2.84

3.24

5.2

4.04

3.44

3.04

2.84

*2.65

2.45

2.26

2.08

2.08

2.08

1.91

1.91

1.74

1.74

1.74

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.42

TAZ

1.74

1.74

1 . 58

1.42

72.03

2.32

0.296

0.34

Nov.

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.11

TTlT

1.11

1.38

1.42

1.58

1.74

*2.45

2.84

3.64

4.25

5.4

5.2

4.70

4.25

3.84

3.64

3.64

4.12

39

22

23

20

15.5

13

11

10

214.70

7.16

0.913

1.02

Dee.

8.9

8.2

7.4

875

17

17.5

22

17.5

18

48_

31

26

21

20

19

15

*12.5

12

10.5

9.3

9.3

27

34

24

20

17.5

15

13

12

10.5

8.9

540.5

17.4

2.22

2.56

Jan.

8.5

7.6

7.4

6.8

6.5

5.9

5.6

4.80

5.4

5.1

b5.0

b4.5

b4.0

b4.0

b5.2

5.2

b4.o

b4.0

b4.2

b7.0

b36

a!5

alO

a!2

a!3

a!4

a70

a50

*a37

28

22

417.70

13.5

1.72

1.98

Feb.

19

16

14

12

10.5

9.3

8.2

7.4

6.8

6.5

5.6

4.95

b5.0

b6.0

b!2

20

30

25

22

20

42

34

27

26

*24

22

19

17.5"*"

471.75

16.8

2.14

2.24

Mar.

Ill

93

60

41

32

25

21

18.5

17.5

17.5^

15.5

14

14

15

13

12

12

11

11

13.5

12.5

11.5

12

11

30

31

24

24

23

20

*19

785.5

25.3

3.23

3.73

Apr.

17.5

15.5

15

13

IS.

18.5

24

21

S 18.5

17

22

23

19

17.5

17.5

28

77

47

55

38

31

26

32

24

21

18

31

81

49

36

865.0

28.8

3.67

4.10

May

32

30

30

*34

27

24

23

32

24

21

19

17.5

15.5

13

12

10.5

9.5

8.2

7.5

6.6

6.0

5.7

5.2

4.70

4.46

4.00

3.78

4.17

11

6.0

4.46

455.77

14.7

1.88

2.16

June

9.9

24

14

21

15

13.5

10.5

8.8

*7.5

6.9

6.0

5.8

10.5

6.3

5.7

5.2

4.95

4.70

4.00

3.56

3.13

4.70

6.3

4.00

3.34

3.13

2.72

2.52

2.32

 ' 

222.10

7.40

0.944

1.05

July

2.13

1.76

1.76

3.15

2.13

1.76

2.95

3.36

1.94

1.59

1.43

1.28

*1.14 *Trr~

15.5

4.00

2.72

2.32

2.52

1.94

1.76

1.59

1.45

1.45

1.40

1.45

1.14

1.14

1.49

2.07

1 . 28

76.44

2.47

0.515

0.56

Aug.

1.59

T7T4"

1.14

1.14

1.01

.89

.89

.77

.77

.77

.89

1.01

.77

.67

.89

*.77

.77

.57

.57

.57

.49

.34

754

.56

1.08

.77

.49

.34

.54

. 82

.67

23.65

0.762

0.097

0.11

Sept.

0.77

.57

.41

.54

.54

725" .23

.55

.54

*.48

1.45

.57

.54

.54

1.15

1.14

.67

.49

1.52

1.14

*1.10

2.15

1.43

.89

.77

.67

.57

.49

.49

.49

21.90

0.750

0.095

0.10

Calendar year 1953: Max 231 Mln 0.68 Mean 16.4 Cfsm 2.09 In. 28.34

Water year 1953-54: Max 111 Mln 0.23 Mean 11.4 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.75

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Mar. 1 (3 p.m.) 263 efs (3.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for

West Branch Clarion River at Wllcox.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
CLARION RIVER BASIN 

East Branch Clarion River at East Branch Clarion River Dam, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°33'10", long 78°35'50", on left bank 700 ft upstream from Middle Pork, 

0.5 mile downstream from East Branch Clarion River Dam, Elk County, and 1-5- miles 

northeast of Glen Hazel.

Drainage area. 73.2 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,517.58 ft above mean sea level, datum 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 6 years, 142 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1952).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 488 cfs Apr. 29, 30 (gage height, 3.64 ft); 

minimum not determined; minimum daily, 14 cfs Feb. 7-11, Mar. 19, 20.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 2,350 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 7.04 ft); minimum, 1.5 cfs Feb. 26, 1952 (gage height, 1.00 ft); minimum daily, 6.7 cfs Sept. 21, 

22, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good above 80 cfs, fair between 30 and 80 cfs, and poor below 30 cfs. 

Flow completely regulated since June 1952 by East Branch Clarion River Reservoir (see 

pp. 59-60).

Cooperation.--Pour discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions.--WSP 1235: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater 

from Middle Fork (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

195

316

636

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Ttf

Oct.

200

200

200

200

191

177

175

162

152

152

*150

150

150

150

150

150

150

148

148

148

148

148

148

136

125

125

125

125

125 

125

123

4,756

153 

-137

Nov.

123

127

123

108

98

98

98

98

98

*86

74

74

74

67

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

30

22

22

22

22

22

22

32

2,004

66.8 

-19.9

Dec.

20

20

20

20

20

20

IB- 15

26

27

27

27

27

27

27

67

*108

108

103

98

59

39

150

195

154

73

45

124

87 

22

23

1,793

57.8 

+80.2

Jan.

45

78

68

48

22

21

21

21

19

16

19

23

28

33

24

16

17

28

27

18

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15 

*15

15

757

24.4 

+96.0

Feb.

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

27

43

30

15

15

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

18

*18

18

18

18

-

495

17.7 

+146

Mar.

18

54

 110

70

70

70

70

68

53

38

35

31

23

23

23

23

23

17

14

14

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

25

*42

1,057

34.1 

+223

Apr.

35

28

26

26

25

25

22

20

19

19

19

32

46

42

20

20

20

20

20

*58

136

134

134

188

249

249

209

100

420

*°°

2,849

95.0 

+161

May

472

357

254

*254

254

252

252

254

254

252

249

206

132

130

130

109

89

78

70

70

70

68

67

65

62

56

56

63

62

48

46_

4,781

154

-17.5

June

61

48

28

?B

31

39

46

60

*67

80

86

94

83

92

123

114

106

96

95

100

112

144

132

121

136

152

152

152

152

152

2,883

96.1 

-56.1

July

152

152

152

152

152

152

154

154

154

154

154

154

*182

*185

*80

100

138

150

152

156

165

171

160

154

154

154

160

171

175

160

182

4,785

154 

-133

Aug.

175

T§2" 173

193

193

193

193

193

195

209

209

209

209

213

218

218

*223

2lT

216

220

220

223

223

223

223

223

220

220

220

220

220

6,480

209 

-203

Sept.

218

ZlS

218

218

218

218

218

211

202

*197

197

197

197

195

195

195

195

195

195

*213

195

173

TT3

173

173

173

173

173

173

180

5,869

196 

-185

Adjusted for change In contents In East Branch Clarion River Reservoir

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

16.0 

0.219 

0.25

46.9 

0.641 

0.72

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

138 

1.89 

2.18

120 

1.64 

1.89

164 

2.24 

2.33

257 

3.51 

4.05

256 

3.50 

3.90

136 

1.86 

2.14

Observed

Max 1,350 Mln 11 Mean 120 

Max 488 Mln 14 Mean 106

40.0 

0.546 

0.61

21.0 

0.287 

0.33

6.00 

0.082 

0.09

11.0 

0.150 

0.17

Adjusted

Mean 150 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.74 

Mean 101 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.66

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In East Branch Clarion River Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second. 

Note.--Backwater from Middle Pork Nov. 23-26, Dec. 5-8, 10-13, 15, Jan. 20, 21, Jan. 26 to Feb. 4, 

Feb. 15 to Mar. 7, Mar. 18, 20, 21, 25-30, Apr. 6, 7, 11, 12, 15-20, 28, July 14, 15.
36 CLARION RIVER BASIN

West Branch Clarion River at Wilcox, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°34'30", long 78°41'35", on right bank 20 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Wilcox, Elk County, 100 ft downstream from Wilson Run, and 0.1 mile upstream 

from Pennsylvania Railroad bridge.

Drainage area.--63.0 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1953 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,502.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Nov. 18, 1953, wire-weight gage at 

site 20 ft upstream at same datum. Nov. 18 to Dec. 8, 1953, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year not determined, occurred Mar. 1 (gage height, 

6.30 ft); minimum, 9.3 cfs Sept. 7, 8 (gage height, 1.41 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those prior to Dec. 8, and those for periods of ice effect, 

no gage-height record, or indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are fair.

Cooperation. C 

Engineers.

3-height record for period Oct. 1 to Nov. 17 furnished by Corps of

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17

1.95 18

2.0 20

2.2 35

Nov. 18 to Jan. 26 Jan. 27 to Sept. 30

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

2.5 146

3.0 300

3.5 500

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

2.0

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

121

169

330

740

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

22

22

a23

30

35

29

25

25

23

22

25

22

22

21

21

20

a20

20

21

20

20

19

19

a!9

19

18

2T

20

20

19

685

22.1

0.351

0.40

Nov.

a!9

19

18

18

18

18

19

a20

21

*23

21

25

23

a22

a21

21

22

*23

23

22

a22

a26

~86 168

128

allO

93

88

a82

*73

1,292

43.1

0.684

0.76

Dec.

69

66

63

64

a84

a98

161

146

156

570

262

230

193

196

179

*142

118

bllO

blOO

blOO

100

213

230

193

185

166

144

128

118

108

92

4,584

148

2.35

2.71

Jan.

90

81

80

72

66

64

b58

b50

b54

b54

b50

b45

b40

b40

b52

b52

b40

b40

b45

b64

*b!90

b!20

b90

b!05

b!05

119

590

*374

296

247

188

3,561

115

1.83

2.10

Feb.

166

156

130

115

102

93

78

b66

b70

69

64

b50~ b50

b62

124

159

247

202

202

188

388

322

278

264

235

*213

177

164

-

4,434

158

2.51

2.62

Mar.

el, OOP

*799

*570

402

300

235

199

174

159

154

132

119

121

137

123

113

108

106" 104

135

119

109

113

104

254

238

210

210

219

196

*177

7,139

230

3.65

4.21

Apr.

164

149

142

121

115

169

190

180

166

156

209

202

180

174

174

252

628

466

482

362

300

261

293

228

210

188

289

580

454

362

7,846

262

4.16

4.63

May

304

280

264

*267

225

208

200

276

216

205

191

169

146

126

113

100

91

80

74

68

60

56

52

49

53

43

36

44

88

54

42

4,180

135

2.14

2.47

June

68

121

82

148

102

95

80

71

*63

59

52

50

104

53

62

52

67

67

48

44

40

68

80

55

48

43

38

35

32

30

1,957

65.2

1.03

1.16

July

28

25

23

36

27

21

43

43

27

22

21

19

17

*131

172

51

43

35

34

29

26

23

21

20

22

24

17

17

21

27

20

1,085

35.0

0.556

0.64

Aug.

26

18

17

17

16

15

12

12

12

12

16

16

14

12

17

*15

17

13

12

12

12

11

1?T~ 9.9

19

16

12

11

10

19

16

446.9

14.4

0.229

0.26

Sept.

16

12

12

11

10

9.6

9.3

17

12

*11

32

14

10

10

22

22

15

12

24

18

*24

36

a23

a!9

a!7

14

13

12

12

11

479.9

16.0

0.254

0.28

Calendar year 1953: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,000 Mln 9.3 Mean 103 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.24

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Mar. 1 (6:30 p.m.) discharge not determined (6.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Sevenmile Run near Rasselas.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite} discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations.
CLARION RIVER BASIN 37

Clarion River at Johnsonburg, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°29'10", long 78°40'43", on right bank at downstream side of highway

 b'r'idge in Johnsonburg, Elk County, 0.1 mile downstream from Johnson Run and 0.4 mile 

downstream from confluence of East and West Branches.

Drainage area. 204 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,422.98 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Nov. 8, 1951, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 396 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,750 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 6.48 ft in gage

 well, 6.77 ft from outside gage); minimum, 48 cfs Jan. 11 (gage height, 1.22 ft); minimum daily, 86 cfs Jan. 17, 18.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 9.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 9.25 ft Nov. 25, 1950, from floodmarks; minimum discharge, 6 cfs Sept. 18, 1952 (gage height, 0.68 ft), result of regulation above station; minimum daily, 20 cfs Oct. 5, 1948, Nov. 6, 1951.

Flood in July 1942 reached a stage of 16.7 ft, from floodmark.

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

 wEToh are fair. Flow regulated since June 1952 by East Branch Clarion River Reservoir 

(see pp. 59-60) and at low flow by industrial plants above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1235: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 21 to Sept. 30)

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

125

200

395

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

670

1,500

2,500

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

256 

252

252

249

246

263

242

214

191

188

*185

182

179

176

176

176

176

173

173

173

173

170

170

162

150

150

148

155

150

148. 

145

5,843

188

-137

Nov.

145

145

143

135

119

119

123

127

131

*135

121

119

119

115

103

102

98

96

93

93

93

100

366

158

220

214

179

162

148

141

4,192

140

-19.9

Dec.

135 

129

119

12T

220

261

350

278

302

668

490

440

382

386

382

*330

322

298

290

282

252

400

586

552

500

402

302

359

329

218 

182

10,270

331

+80.2

Jan.

184 

218

204

181

135

133

125

103

121

122

87

102

94

102

113

100

86

86

106

129

437

215

181

236

238

248

1.190

*789

607

515

408

7,594

245

+96.0

Feb.

321 

322

270

242

210

185

160

138

160

139

129

98

103

145

206

318

535

440

418

390

697

614

535

*515

475

445

372

338

-

8,920

319

+146

Mar.

*Bi 1,280

858

656

530

460

422

377

346

302

266

266

310

278

252

246

228

224

290

260

227

238

221

477

510

445

436

485

*450

426

15,916

513

+223

Apr.

382 

334

318

278

260

325

404

368

342

322

450

485

436

418

400

520

1,080

826

914

719

705

621

656

600

628

588

739

*1,230

1,280

1,230

17,858

595

+161

May

1.050 

906

*775

775

670

628

614

754

649

621

600

540

418

377

346

310

260

235

204

191

176

165

158

150

158

133

123

130

255

158

129

12,658

408

-17.5

June

292"

176

300

221

210

179

*179

176

185

179

173

252

176

237

214

200

214

168

170

170

234

297

207

210

214

207

194

194

188

6,173

206

-56.1

July

188 

182

182

200

191

188

227

241

194

179

179

176

200

351

*520

197

221

218

207

204

204

207

188

179

176

185

182

188

207

200

210

6,571

212

-133

Aug.

210 

194

204

218

214

214

207

207

210

228

235

235

228

228

252

e240

e260

e260

e205

e250

242

238

238

246

260

252

246

246

246

249

249

7,256

234

-203

Sept.

249 

246

*238

235

235

235

232

256

238

*232

242

228

224

221

238

235

228

224

252

249

235

*246

221

210

207

207

207

204

200

20T

6,881

229

-185

Adjusted for change in contents in East Branch Clarion River Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

51.0 

0.250 

0.29

120 

0.588 

0.66

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54 :

411 

2.01 

2.32

341 

1.67 

1.93

465 

2.28 

2.37

736 

3.61 

4.16

756 

3.71 

4.14

390 

1.91 

2.20

Observed

Max 3,820 Mln 86 Mean 383 

Max 2,190 Mln 86 Mean 302

150 

0.735 

0.82

79.0 

0.387 

0.45

31.0 

0.152 

0.18

44.0 

0.216 

0.24

Adjusted

Mean 413 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.48 

Mean 297 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.76

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in East Branch Clarion River Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second, 

e Stage-discharge relation indefinitej discharge computed on basis of recorder graph and records 

>r nearbv stat-.1nns_

e Stage-dischargL 

for nearby stations

388926 O -56 -4
38 CLARION RIVER BASIN

Clarion River at Cooksburg, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°19'50", long 79°18'35", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 36 at Cooksburg, Forest County, 300 ft downstream from Toms Run and 

5 miles upstream from Canther Run.

Drainage area.--8Q7 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,146.48 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to May 17, 1939, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1939-54), 1,465 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,000 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 12.27 ft); minimum, 213 cfs Nov. 21, 22 (gage height, 1.87 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 32,700 cfs July 19, 1942 (gage height, 14.96 ft); minimum, 41 cfs Aug. 30, 1939 (gage height, 1.22 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 19 ft Mar. 17, 193G, from floodmarks (discharge, 56,000 

cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

regulated since June 1952 by East Branch Clarion River Reservoir (see pp. 59-60) and 

at low flow by industrial plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 12-17)

2,700

5,860

2.5 500 9.0 10,500

3.0 810 11.0 16,300

4.0 1,630

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2B

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

449

416

395

390

395

454

614

518

432

376

356

352

342

329

312

308

308

299

295

291

287

287

280

280

280

268

*256

260

291 

303

280

10,705

345

-137

Nov.

260

256

253

245

242

223

220

234

249

264

303

316

308

295

283

264

249

242

227

216

213

216

433

1,060

764

880

BIO

680

608 

554

11,367

379

-19.9

Dec.

524

506

4B3

*449 602"

950

1,550

1,480

1,180

1,970

2.650

1,930

1,680

1,530

1,880

1,630

bl,200

bl,100

bl,000

1,060

1,020

1,290

2,200

bl,800

b 1,600

bl,500

bl,300

1,180

1,140

*1,100

yio

40,379

1,303

+80.2

Jan.

817

784

797

790

745

662

638

b500

b520

650

b580

b480

b400

b400

b560

b560

bSOO

b400

b400

b600

bl,800

2,130

1,350

1,220

1,260

1,140

4,300

4.970

3,150

2,760

2 250

38,113

1,229

+96.0

Feb.

1,830

*1,680

1,480

1,300

1,180

1,020

915

824

790

804

726

555

b400

b500

845

1,310

2,050

3,040

2,250

2,030

2,640

5.840

2,820

2,520

2,5BO

2,360

2,250

1,950

-

46,469

1,660

+146

Mar.

5,780

15.100

7 260

4,940

3,650

2,820

2,420

2,200

2,030

*1,980

1,850

1,580

1,480

1,630

1,730

1,550

1,440

1,550

1.260

1,400

1,730

1,440

1,350

1,500

1,580

5,280

2,580

2,500

2,470

2,470

2,420

86,530

2,785

+223

Apr.

2,080

1,880

1,730

1,530

1.550

1,350

1,750

1,750

1,630

1,400

1,400

2,160

1,780

*1,580

1,480

1,950

5,340

4,280

4,280

3,500

2,880

2,580

2,470

2,470

2,250

2,200

5,200

B.OOO

5,480

4,440

80,130

2,671

+161

May

5.580

5,290

2,760

2,950

2,5BO

2,250

2,030

2,420

2,470

2,140

1,980

1,8BO

1,6BO

1,400

1,260

1,140

1,020

*950

852

778

706

656

608

566

556

556

477

458

605

1,020

686

46,242

1,492

-17.5

June

560

875

1,140

1,100

1.500

985

866

752

6B6

662

632

578

632

778

590

764

700

845

778

590

530

494

*752

841

590

524

483

443

411

40 j.

21,280

709

-56.1

July

590

576

556

376

443

401

395

641

614

427

366

342

325

343

937

904

472

401

385

371

542

533

325

508

287

280

*2BO

272

29T 

380

380

12,743

411

-153

Aug.

342

556

529

308

329

312

505

295

291

29T

508

520

329

316

325

352

356

352

355

376

356

333

316

520

566

590

571

338

316 

508

*320

10,257

331

-203

Sept.

342

329

329

520

512

503

299

329

556

329

312

342

316

299

291

316

558

320

333

485

422

406

472

416

333

303

295

299

283 

272

10,099

537

-185

Adjusted for change In contents in East Branch Clarion River Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

208 

0.258 

0.30

359 

0.445 

0.50

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54 :

1,385 

1.71 

1.97

1,525 

1.64 

1.89

1,806 

2.24 

2.55

5,008 

5.75 

4.50

2,832 

5.51 

5.92

1,474 

1.83 

2.11

Observed

Max 15,300 Min 215 Mean 1,404 

Max 15,100 Min 213 Mean 1,155

653 

0.809 

0.90

278 

0.344 

0.40

128 

0.159 

0.18

152 

0.188 

0.21

Adjusted

Mean 1,434 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.13 

Mean 1,130 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.01

Peak discharge (base. 10,000 efs).--Map. 2 (3:50 a.m.) 21,000 cfs (12.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in East Branch Clarion River Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CLARION RIVER BASIN

Clarion River near Piney, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°11 T 33", long 79°26'25", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from hydroelectric plant of Pennsylvania Electric Co., 2^ miles northeast of Piney, 

Clarion County, 2.4 miles upstream from Piney Creek, and 3 miles southwest of Clarion.

Drainage area.--951 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1954 (monthly discharge only, October 1944 

to September 1947) in reports of Geological Survey. October 1924 to September 1941 in 

reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. rfater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,002.06 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania Electric Co. benchmark). Prior to Dec. 23, 1947, records from hydroelectric 

plant a quarter of a mile upstream.

Average discharge. 30 years, 1,621 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,600 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 15.05 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 28, 29; minimum gage height, 1.18 ft Nov. 28, Jan. 19, Sept. 28, 

29.

1924-54: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936, determined by Pennsylvania 

Electric Co. (elevation, 1,028.5 ft, at lower pool of dam); minimum not determined.

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

Flow regulated since June 1952 by East Branch Clarion River Reservoir (see p. 59) and 

since 1924 by hydroelectric plant at Piney Dam (combined reservoir capacity, 113,200 

acre-ft).

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 26

1.2 24

1.3 35

1.5 64

Note. Same as

following table

above 1.5 ft.

Jan. 27 to Sept. 30

2.5

22

33

64

136

206

436

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0 

13.0

740

1,540

2,660

7,660

18,300

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

181

364

144

110

526

788

582

1.020

564

25

25

468

366

358

426

266

24

25

350

398

473

297

304

143

26

398

495

326

542

240

10,512

339

-130

Nov.

77

220

58

229

514

27

278

28

728

498

255

548

150

25

25

534

131

258

*169

228

136

25

1,090

811

974

284

1.610

413

24

870

11,217

374

-14.0

Dec.

547

496

654

583

369

758

1,280

1,880

1,250

2,160

3.050

2,450

1,050

2,100

1,630

1,780

1,420

1,380

964

464

1,240

1,630

2,340

2,340

1,390

1,560

1,320

1,410

1,290

1,510 

858

43,153

1,392

+61.8

Jan.

566

554

507

858

747

504

576

721

412

229

902

493

546

506

484

717

25

799

190

412

1,570

2,520

1,130

737

1,510

1,300

a3,900

a5,600

4,330

3,360

2,510

39,215

1,265

+98.3

Feb.

1,790

*1,440

1,620

1,520

1,150

1,080

710

1,110

710

676

824

545

517

24

904

1,480

3,360

3,550

2,150

2,740

3,160

4,250

3,500

3,280

2,830

3,200

2,350

1,710

_

 

52,180

1,864

+150

Mar.

5,140

17.000

9,000

6,200

4,990

3,790

2,570

2,330

*2,190

2,370

2,500

2,230

1,880

1.150

1,990

1,490

1,350

1,680

2,160

1,880

1,300

1,560

1,580

1,460

2,850

4,120

3,380

2,400

2,790

3,050

3,320

101,680

3,280

+218

Apr.

3,210

3,350

1,370

489

1,640

1,600

2,060

3,320

2,710

777

373

2,600

2,060

2,180

*2,340

3,020

6,200

6,200

5,820

5,370

3,690

3,540

3,460

3,200

1,220

2,640

3,770

9.410

6,740

5,820

100,179

3,339

+ 186

May

5.100

3,910

3,570

3,310

2,940

2,730

2,810

*2,580

2,580

2,230

2,430

1,850

1,590

1,670

1,840

654

1,610

*1,150

690

1,260

920

326

24

720

820

786

764

791

24

724

602

53,O05

1,710

-11.1

June

815

948

1,720

2.760

970

24

1,170

1,140

1,050

686

1,220

26

152

687

919

732

1,330

2,190

26

24

346

408

478

*1,370

669

282

24

805

752

316

24,039

801

-80.2

July

804

361

254

26

26

357

574

512

863

470

26

420

214

321

1, 720

1,440

26

26

403

145

122

669

511

26

122

382

*314

402

539

801

432

13,308

429

-134

Aug.

29

336

236

196

614

399

26

26

403

443

516

515

452

26

27

367

348

559

640

476

26

26

615

408

528

482

306

24

24

916

*544

10,533

340

-200

Sept.

348

379

379

26

26

28

446

462

704

609

333

24

348

375

374

451

485

24

164

430

910

843

632

534

24

24

384

213

496

494

10,969

366

-193

Adjusted, for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sra 

In.

209 

0.220 

0.25

360 

0.379 

0.42

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54 :

1,454 

1.53 

1.76

1,363 

1.43 

1.65

2,014 

2.12 

2.21

3,498 

3.68 

4.24

3,525

3.71 

4.14

1,699 

1.79 

2.06

Observed

Max 14,700 Min 23 Mean 1,590 

Max 17,000 Min 24 Mean 1,288

721 

0.758 

0.85

295

0.310 

0.36^

140 

0.147 

0.17

173 

0.182 

0.20

Adjusted

Mean 1,619 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23. 1O 

Mean 1,283 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.31
40 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Allegheny River at Barkers Landing, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°06'05", long 79°40'45", on right bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 368 at Barkers Landing, Armstrong County, and 1.1 miles downstream from 

Clarion River.

Drainage area. 7,671 sq mi.

Records available. October 1932 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1885 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 845.14 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1907. Prior to Oct. 1, 1932, U. S. Weather Bureau gages at different datums. 

Oct. 1-28, 1932, staff gage at datum 27.00 ft lower.

Average discharge. 22 years, 12,950 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1941).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 67,400 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 12.88 ft); minimum, 584 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 0.89 ft).

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 157,000 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 21.80 ft); maximum gage height, 27.85 ft Mar. 5, 1934 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 409 cfs July 30, 

1934 (gage height, 0.67 ft).

Maximum stage known, 29.4 ft Mar. 17, 1865 (discharge, 250,000 cfs, from rating 

curve extended above 125,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake (see p. 20), since 1940 by Tio'iesta 

Creek Reservoir, since 1952 by East Branch Clarion River Reservoir (see p. 59), and 

since 1924 by Piney Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per

effect (gage 

econd)

0.9 

2.0 

3.0

605

3,050

5,830

5.0

10.0

15.0

14,000

45,300

85,800

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1.990

1,290

1,490

1,230

1,340

1,660

1,800

1,620

1,730

1,490

1,040

1,170

1,600

1,360

1,420

1,470

1,250

999

978

1,360

1,420

1,290

1,210

1,230

1,060

*1,080

1,380

1,360

1,360

1,510

1,170

42,357

1,366

-367

Nov.

1,170

978

1,150

936

1,150

1,490

999

1,270

1,250

1,820

1,700

1,680

1,730

1,440

1,440

1,420

1,950

1,600

*1,900

1,900

1,920

1,880

2,270

3,320

4,230

5.540

4,940

4,980

3,960

3,430

65,443

2,181

-6.3

Dec.

3,500

3,270

3,030

3,070

3,010

2.920

4,120

5,630

5,220

6,210

8,230

11,300

9,890

9,380

9,000

8,580

7,410

6,260

4,490

4,090

4,480

7,360

13,800

22.000

18,700

14,900

12,600

11,000

9,350

*8,620

7,630

249,050

8,034

+162

Jan.

5,930

5,800

5,520

5,370

5,830

5,680

5,220

b4,500

b4,200

b4,300

b4,100

b4,000

b3,300

b3,300

b3,100

b3,600

1)4,100

b3.000

b3,600

b3,500

bll,000

b26,000

b24,000

b20,000

blS.OOO

b!4,000

b24,000

48,800

43, 900

34,800

27,000

376,450

12,140

+367

Feb.

18,800

14,500

13,100

12 , 400

*10,600

9,560

8,140

7,520

6,760

6,150

6,320

5,880

b4,300

b5,800

5,480

17,400

39,400

52.500

43,200

34,100

28,200

28,900

28,900

25,600

22,600

20,800

18,900

15,700

-

 

509,510

18,200

+84.5

Mar.

21,500

61.800

58,600

52,500

42,500

32,800-

25,000

21,400

*19,100

18,000

17 , 500

16,000

15,500

15,000

17,500

17,000

14,500

13,100

12 . 600

14,500

19,100

20,800

18,000

15,500

18,200

30,200

35,500

32,200

26,300

27,000

26,300

775,500

25,020

+313

Apr.

23,200

20,800

18,000

16,000

15,000

14.500

20,800

32,200

34,100

28,200

23,800

34,100

36,200

30 , 800

24,400

*24,400

49,500

54,000

51,800

48,100

39,700

31,500

26,300

23,800

22,000

19,600

21,500

42,500

55.500

44,600

926,900

30,900

+248

May

34,100

31,500

32,800

35,500

34,100

28,900

23,800

21,400

21,400

21,400

18,000

16,500

15,000

12,600

12,200

10,400

*9,980

8,330

6,830

6,320

5,990

5,520

5,080

4,930

4,780

4,360

4.090

4,090

4,090

4,640

5,760

454,390

14,660

-145

June

5,220

7,400

11,300

13,600

14,500

12,600

11,300

10,600

8,730

8,530

7,940

6,660

5,520

5,220

5,830

6,660

7,750

8,080

5,940

4,220

4,220

4,220

3,960

*4,420

4,300

3,690

3,250

3,010

3,020

2.490

204,180

6,806

-39.8

July

2,380

2,560

1,970

1,990

1,750

1,600

2,010

2,310

2,540

2,630

1,840

1,640

1,620

1,620

2,960

4.660

4,260

2,350

1,660

1,570

1,380

1,540

1,570

1,360

1.020

*1,180

al,200

al,200

al,200

al,400

al,400

60,370

1,947

-185

Aug.

al,400

al,200

al,200

1,150

1,320

1,480

1,220

873

957

1,210

1,180

1,280

1,210

1,150

894

1,030

1,320

1,370

1,420

1,510

1,120

810

831

1,380

1,150

1,390

1,230

1,120

894

*1,150

1.690

37,139

1,198

-253

Sept.

1,320

1,230

1,360

1,150

915

831

894

1,290

1,380

1,320

1,230

915

687

1,040

1,080

1,170

1,270

1,040

915

1,360

1,370

1,860

1,810

1,810

1,700

1,250

1,250

1,380

1,210

1,420

37,457

1,249

-230

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

999

0.130 

0.15

2,175 

0.284 

0.32

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

8,196 

1.07 

1.23

12,510 

1.63 

1.88

18,280 

2.38 

2.48

25,330 

3.30 

3.80

31,150 

4.06 

4.53

14,520 

1.89 

2.18

Observed

Max 84,500 Mln 936 Mean 11,520 

Max 61,800 Mln 687 Mean 10,240

6,766 

0.882 

0.98

1,762 

0.230 

0.27

945 

0.123 

0.14

1,019 

0.133 

0.15

Adjusted

Mean 11,540 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.42 

Mean 10,230 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.11

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Chautauqua Lake and Tionesta Creek, East Branch Clarion River, and Plney 

Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic feet per second. Records of contents In Plney Reservoir furnished 

by Pennsylvania Electric Co.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Klttannlng.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
REDBANK CREEK BASIN 41

Redbank Creek at St. Charles, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°59'40", long 79°23'40", on left bank 500 ft downstream from Industrial 

railroad bridge at St. Charles, Clarion County, 0.3 mile downstream from Leatherwood 

Creek, and 3 miles west of New Bethlehem.

Drainage area.--528 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1954 in 

reports of Geological Survey. October 1909 to September 1941 (gage heights and discharge measurements only, October 1916 to September 1918) in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 973.14 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1907. Prior to July 10, 1940, chain gage at site 500 ft upstream at datum 3.10 ft 

higher.

Average discharge. 41 years (1910-14, 1915-16, 1918-54), 874 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 12.36 ft); minimum, 52 cfs July 28 (gage height, 1.90 ft).

1909-54; Maximum discharge, 35,200 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 18.60 ft, from 

floodmarks, site and datum then in use), by slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 10 cfs Aug. 9, 1910.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some 

regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions. WSP 743: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

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

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

139

273

465

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

11.0

710

1,350

2,230

4,600

9,200

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.5

52

89

143

273

465

1,010

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

88

78

71

69

101

196

264

237

174

*135

117

105

103

98

89

83

80

76

73

71

68

65

63

63

63

62

65

83

105

117

114

3,176

102

0.193

0.22

Nov.

92

81

74

73

67

63

66

68

72

76

77

82

86

*83

80

76

73

*71

67

66

65

67

199

272

243

273

267

214

180

157

3,430

114

0.216

0.24

Dee.

146

139

129

125

172

298

830

685

525

1,250

1.520

1,040

800

875

1,280

1,040

770

535

434

496

535

751

*860

575

392

b460

b430

442

452

400 

340

18,726

604

1.14

1.32

Jan.

258

272

325

b320

b280

b260

b250

b200

195

426

b380

b350

b250

b210

276

368

b350

b270

279

*607

1,970

1,680

950

800

890

740

3,200

5.260

2,130

1,630

1,240

24,616

794

1.50

1.73

Feb.

860

890

860

710

625

550

474

348

376

412

376

b260

b!60

b230

419

740

1,630

2,280

1,720

1,350

2,090

2.600

*2,030

1,720

1,630

1,670

1,760

1,510

-

30,280

1,081

2.05

2.13

Mar.

4,540

7.960

5,750

3,830

2,600

1,850

1,470

1,320

1,210

1,140

1,070

920

830

920

1,040

920

830

770

740

J20

1,140

980

890

830

1,640

3,050

2,330

1,800

*1,850

2,030

1,800

58,970

1,902

3.60

4.15

Apr.

1,510

1,280

1,140

950

830

770

770

770

710

635

677

1,140

1,070

950

920

1,420

4.080

3,050

2,650

2,030

1,630

1,320

1,240

1,280

1,100

950

1,190

3,670

2,540

1,900

44,172

1,472

2.79

3.11

May

1.470

1,240

1,100

1,430

1,240

1,040

950

1,180

1,240

1,040

920

860

770

655

570

510

465

412

368

336

312

283

258

237

226

214

200

187

768

501

483

20,965

676

1.28

1.48

June

344

*444

575

580

660

580

*452

368

308

267

279

286

252

279

252

249

742

980

770

520

384

319

491

492

360

264

218

179

154

i_l

12,185

406

0.769

0.86

July

129

121

112

446

710

560

420

336

302

240

187

*156

137

118

189

341

242

158

127

110

102

92

82

74

69

64

60

54

67 

152

114

6,071

196

0.371

0.43

Aug.

107

86

99

92

86

91

82

74

68

65

 60

59

56

54

59

81

74

*80

92

90

83

71

63

56

61

85

142

139

97 

75

2,450

79.0

0.150

0.17

Sept.

60

59

80

69

67

63

59

64

61

67

758

324

179

123

106

156

131

114

148

184

156

187

202

170

131

110

*107

102

91

4,213

140

0.265

0.30

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,800 Mln 41 Mean 760 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.52

Water year 1953-54: Max 7,960 Mln 54 Mean 628 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.14

Peak discharge (base. 7.000 efs). Mar. 1 (12 p.m.) 11,400 cfs (12.36 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
42 MAHONING CREEK BASIN

Mahoning Creek at Punxsutawney, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°56'21", long 79°00'31", on right bank 75 ft downstream from Williams 

Run, a quarter of a mile west of Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, and 1.9 miles downstream from Sawmill Run.

Drainage area.--158 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,206.14 ft above mean sea le.vel (Corps 

of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1946, at site 2.9 miles upstream at datum 

13.30 ft higher.

Average discharge. 16 years, 256 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,190 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 8.85 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Nov. 6, 7; minimum gage height, 0.80 ft Sept. 6, 7, 8, 10.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 6,490 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 10.12 ft, but 

may have been higher Dec. 30, 1942); minimum, 2.6 cfs Sept 26, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 15.6 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmark, site and datum in use 

1938-46 (discharge, 12,500 cfs, from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some 

regulation at low flow by mine pumpage above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.8 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

112

230

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

7.0

398

619

1,190

3,470

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

26

25

25

29

11

45

36

31

29

28

28

*27

28

27

27

28

27

28

26

27

27

25

27

27

28

28

48

37 

29

25

932

30.1

0.191

0.22

Nov.

24

24

23

24

23

22

24

25

28

28

28

*26

*25

24

24

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

39

35

41

44

39

35

32 

32

838

27.9

0.177

0.20

Dec.

30

31

28

32

45

64

124

94

77

185

159

122

105

155

*214

159

122

100

86

90

94

112

110

78

90

80

75

74

77

74

65

2,951

95.2

0.603

0.69

Jan.

62

64

68

69

56

56

50 ia60

111

105

70

64

60

70

88

74

64

*68

144

587

370

250

230

198

183

805

659 '

434

383

290

5,841

188

1.19

1.37

Feb.

230

230

219

200

176

161

136

110

120

120

112

80

60

74

116

176

572

592

426

356

611

639

502

480

480

493

*472,

422,

-

8,365

299

1.89

1.97

Mar.

2,450

2.960

1,480

950

670

511

426,

383

335

331

287

256

250

278

268

236

222

208

206

259

253

211

222

206

684

1,070

750

619

778

834

696

19,289

622

3.94

4.54

Apr.

*580

489

426

342

304

328

r 314

304

274

247

281

368

317

300

293

463

896

750

639

498

406

342

331

324

274

253

273

886

629

489

12,620

421

2.66

2.97

May

394

331

328

499

353

324

*317

430

356

328

297

278

244

214

193

178

164

147

136

126

118

108

99

94

91

86

81

77

124

103

6,776

219

1.39

1.59

June

92

150

125

316

214

168

136

118

103

*101

147

105

122

96

148

188

241

346

214

161

132

208

1.150

432

284

216

173

139

120

107

6,232

208

1.32

1.47

July

101

88

78

24i

161

112

101

107

86

74

66

61

57

56

92

*65

54

51

50

48

47

44

40

38

36

35

34

33

46

52

39

2,196

70.8

0.448

0.52

Aug.

39

37

83

48

48

SO

40

35

40

47

42

39

34

31

32

36

44

*39

47

44

36

32

29

29

32

36

34

28

27 

26

26

1,190

38.4

0.243

0.28

Sept.

26

25

30

27

24

23

23

29

28

*36

98

44

34

31

34

37

33

30

44

53

56

83

61

*46

41

37

40

38

34

31

1,176

39.2

0.248

0.28

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,230 Min 22 Mean 243 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.89

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,960 Mln 22 Mean 187 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.10

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfs). Mar. 1 (9:30 p.m.) 5,190 cfs (8.85 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18-20, 25, 26, Jan. 1, 2, 5-9, 11-15, 17-19, 

22-24, Feb. 1, 2, 8-10, 12-14,
MAHONING CREEK BASIN 43

Little Mahoning Creek at McCormick, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°50'10", long 79°06'35", on left bank 200 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at McCormick, Indiana County, 1 mile west of Georgeville, 1.7 miles upstream 

from Ross Run, and 4 miles southeast of Smicksburg.

Drainage area. 87.4 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,164.88 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to May 10, 1940, chain gage at site 200 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 147 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 3,550 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 9.84 ft); minimum, 

2.4 cfs July 29 (gage height, 1.73 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 5,300 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 11.42 ft); maximum gage height, 11.94 ft Mar. 4, 1941 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.5 cfs Sept. 14, 

15, 1952; minimum gage height, 1.53 ft Aug. 26-28, 1949.

Remarks .--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.75 2.8 2.7 76

1.8 4.0 3.0 123

1.9 7.3 3.5 225

2.0 12 4,0 350

2.2 24 5.0 665

2.4 41 7.0 1,500

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.7

6.6

6.2

6.9

10

11

34

*18

13

11

9.9

9.4

8.1

*7.7

7.3

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

C Q D - a

5.9

6.2

6.2

6.6

7.3

25

24

15

11

344.6

11.1

0.127

0.15

Nov.

9.4

8.6

8.6

7.7

7.7

6.9

6.9

8.1

9.9

11

12

11

*9.4

8.6

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.3

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.9

12

19

20

33

25

20

18

16

346.6

11.6

0.133

0.15

Dec.

17

17

16

17

29

46

112

82

60

100

95

73

66

*154

219

134

84

66

50

52

60

80

79

45

54

50

46

44

57

63 

50

2,117

68.3

0.781

0.90

Jan.

45

44

47

46

34

38

32

*24

32

140

120

80

58

62

70

90

110

62

*66

180

880

444

240

180

149

128

734

456

292

230

162

5,275

170

1.95

2.24

Feb.

124

128

114

106

87

77

56

40

60

60

56

45

29

40

62

93

442

409

269

207

344

328

242

232

245

260

*259

216

4,630

165

1.89

 1.97

Mar.

1,480

*1,450

682

410

285

211

168

150

127

121

101

89

87

118

127

101

95

92

89

156

160

128

127

114

548

723

455

345

836

735

515

10,825

349

3.99

4.61

Apr.

356

*268

211

156

132

145

143

128

109

9_8

118

236

172

152

145

378

677

485

328

232

176

141

146

182

134

121

145

332

240

189

6,475

216

2.47

2.76

May

150

125

149

391

238

*191

170

278

209

176

152

147

116

95

83

73

66

57

52

46

42

37

32

30

30

29

25

22

54

84

43

3,392

109

1.25

1.44

June

34

53

47

113

73

55

42

34

29

26

*43

33

30

26

20.

34

35

66

36

24

20

49

465

134

84

61

47

35

29

24

1,801

60.0

0.686

0.77

July

22

20

16

28

39

84

37

72

43

29

24

20

16

13

24

*22

13

11

9.4

8.6

8.1

7.3

6.2

4.9

4.3

3.5

3.0

2.8

3.9

20

14

629.0

20.3

0.232

0.27

Aug.

14

18

*826

200

178

264

116

77

95

106

86

61

47

37

35

34

39

*28

25

23

20

16

14

14

18

20

18

13

11

9.4

9.0

2,471.4

79.7

0.912

1.05

Sept.

8.6

8.1

18

17

9.4

7.3

6.2

779

15

*10

27

22

13

10

12

18

14

12

62

93.

49

52

36

28

24

20

18

*17

15

13

662.5

22.1

0.253

0.28

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,770 Mln 4.6 Mean 131 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.26

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,480 Mln 2.8 Mean 107 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.59

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs).--Mar. 1 (10 p.m.) 3,550 ofs (9.84 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 17-22, 24-28, Dec. 31 to Jan. 21, Jan. 23, 

24, Feb. 7-15.
44 MAHONING CREEK BASIN

Mahoning Creek at Mahoning Creek Dam, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°55'40", long 79°17'30", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at McCrea Furnace, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Mahoning Creek 

Dam, Armstrong County, 1 mile southwest of Eddyville, and 2 miles upstream from 

Pine Run.

Drainage area.--344 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,003.39 ft above mean sea level (Corps 

of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 1, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 572 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,360 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 6.64 ft);

minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 2, 3-10 (gage height, 1.32 ft); minimum daily, 18 cfs Sept. 2, 4-9.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs Mar. 8, 1942 (gage height, 8.10 ft); minimum, 2.5 cfs Oct. 13, 1947; minimum daily, 16 cfs Oct. 15-17, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow completely regulated since 1941 by Mahoning Creek 

Reservoir (see pp. 59-60).

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

16

26

70

135

300

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

535

1,300

2,300

3,960

6,200

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

?9

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

44

IT

44

46

47

50

66

92

*9Z

92

92

70

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

47

47

46

46

1,655

53.4

+5.2

Nov.

46

4T

46

46

46

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

*50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

52

70

95

95

125

166

T4S

1,908

63.6

-8.2

Dec.

50

5TT

50

50

50

108

250

328

328

414

480

T7T

397

332

336

407

480

427

324

271

169

251

*332

284

169

169

169

169

248

244

8,139

263

+1.3

Jan.

142

92 55-

92

129

172

169

169

169

172

221

332

332

252

169

247

328

276

172

*184

277

868

1,570

1,280

823

480

524

1,190

1,660

1,430

1,020

15,036

485

+36.0

Feb.

841

491

491

486

480

475

424

324

271

166^

166

170

170

169

169

242

409

777

1,330

1,390

1,O3O

1,300

*1,570

17550

992

992

992

992

18,659

666

-13.3

Mar.

905

980

3,700

5,130

4,010

2,500

1,350

992

960

936

556

324

32S

402

559

583

470

470

399

336

408

565

647

577

465

911

1,710

1,710

*1,710

1,760

2,480

38,833

1,253

+80.9

Apr.

3,020

2,360

1,150

480

553

647

647

730

737

541

460 5~53~

647

647

647

660

737

972

2,230

2,340

1,160

960

786

638

690

480

586

501

1,060

1,570

29,189

973

-67.1

May

 576- 1,320

960

952

960

*778

491

676

1,120

1,040

751

634

541

418

328

328

328

328

324

239

169

IB?

169

169

169

169

169

169

172

172

248

15,436

498

-31.0

June

274

228

328

328

332

332

*332

278

175

172

172

172

178

256

249

172

235

411

480

402

276

175

475

912

5DT

880

840

464

270

166

10,868

362

-3.9

July

166

166

166

169

169

250

328 2~6~8~

157

157

122

*88

88

90

92

92

92

92

92

90

86

86

84

61

42

42

41

41

44

40

4T

3,542

114

-1.4

Aug.

60

79

265

475

4TS

328

328

262

169

169

169

169

169

131

95

92

92

*111

121

92

92

92

92

92

95

95

71

47

47

47

34

4,593

148

-4.1

Sept.

19

18

2U

18

18

18

18

18

18

*20

94

169

169

131

95

92

92

92

92

92

97

95

134

169

130

95

*95

82

48

48

2,296

76.5

+3.1

Adjusted for change In contents In Mahoning Creek Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

58.6 

0.170 

0.20

55.4

0.161 

0.18

264 

0.767 

0.88

521 

1.51 

1.74

653 

1.90 

1.98

1,334 

3.88 

4.47

906 

2.63 

2.93

467 

1.36 

1.57

Observed

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

Max 5,980 Min 20 Mean 527 

Max 5,130 Min 18 Mean 411

358 

1.04 

1.16

113 

0.328 

0.38

144 

0.419 

0.48

79.6 

0.231 

0.26

Adjusted

Mean 526 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.74 

Mean 411 Cfam 1.19 In. 16.23

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change In contents In Mahoning Creek Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 45

Allegheny River at Kittannlng, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°49'15", long 79°31'55", on right bank 600 ft upstream from dam at

 lock 7 at Kittanning, Armstrong County, 5| miles upstream from Cracked Creek, 10

miles downstream from Mahoning Creek, and at mile 45.7. 

Drainage area. 8,973 sq mi. 

Records available. August 1904 to September 1913, October 1918 to September 1921, and

 October 1934 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. August 1904 to 

September 1928 and October 1934 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam control. Datum of gage is 771.32 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1928, chain gage at site 

4,000 ft downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1934, to Apr. 19, 1939, staff gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--42 years (1905-21, 1922-28, 1934-54), 15,890 cfs (adjusted for 

storage since 1941).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 78,000 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 18.53 ft);

 minimum, 840 cfs Sept. 6, 7 (gage height, 11.23 ft).

1904-28, 1934-54: Maximum discharge, 269,000 cfs Mar. 26, 1913 (gage height,

30.7 ft, from floodmark, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 570 cfs

Sept. 15-17, 1913. 

Remarks. Records good except those for period computed from twice-daily tape-gage

 readings, which are fair. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake (see p. 20), since 

1940 by Tionesta Creek Reservoir, since 1952 by East Branch Clarion River Reservoir, 

since 1924 by Piney Reservoir, and since 1941 by Mahoning Creek Reservoir 

(see pp. 59-60).

Revisions. WSP 873: Drainage area.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

11.2

11.5

12.0

13.0

750

1,730

3,870

10,000

14.0

16.0

18.0

18,700

41,700

70,200

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2,320 

1,590

1,590

1,480

1,450

1,880

2,230

1,960

2,250

1,840

1,480

1,280

1,420

1,770

1,560

1,620

1,520

1,310

1,150

1,250

1,450

1,560

1,350

1,310

1,250

*1,180

1,320

1,520 

1,520 

1,620

1,450

48,480

1,564

-362

Nov.

gl,280 

gl,220

gl,180

gl,050

gl,150

gl,420

gl,480

81,150

61,420

61,920

gl,920

gl,480

1,920

1,700

1,660

1,660

1,920

1,880

1,880

2,000

2,030

2,050

2,350

3,400

4,000

5,670

5,120

5,880 

4,530 

3,680

70,000

2,333

-14.5

Dec.

3,820

3,440

3,210

3,160

3,260

3,260

4,580

6,080

6,770

7,250

9,360

12,300

12,600

9,650

11,300

10,500

9,290

7,770

5,800

5,180

4,900

7,220

11,700

20,600

20,300

15,700

13,200

12,400 

10,700 

9,650

9,200

274,150

8,844

+163

Jan.

6,880 

6,030

6,090

5,740

*6,150

6,150

5,800

5,010

4,580

4,790

4,070

5,010

3,730

3,490

5,440

4,070

4,790

3,920

4,020

4,460

9,880

25,500

27,300

22,400

17,200

15,900

20,600

54,600 

49,900 

39,100

30,600

411,200

13,260

+403

Feb.

*22,400 

17,200

15,400

14,600

12,800

11,600

10,400

8,670

8,110

7,380

7,320

6,940

5,180

4,220

5,570

12,300

35,000

58,300

48,500

39,100

34,200

33,000

33,000

30,600

26,800

24,600

23,400

20,200

576,790

20,600

+71.2

Mar.

23,800 

68,700

70,200

64,200

52,700

40,400

30,600

24,600

22,400

*20,700

19,700

18,200

17,200

16,400

18,200

19,700

16,800

15,000

14,100

15,400

19,700

22,400

20,700

17,700

20,300

33,000

39,100

36,600 

31,800 

31,800

31,800

893,900

28,840

+394

Apr.

29,500 

26,200

22,400

18,700

16,800

16,400

19,200

31,800

36,600

31,800

25,600

33,000

39,100

34,200

27,800

27,300

53,700

61,200

58,300

54,100

44,300

35,400

29,500

26,800

25,100

21,800

22,900

43,200 

59,700 

51,300

f 1,023 . 7

34,120

+181

May

59,100 

33,000

34,200

36,600

36,600

31,800

27,300

24,600

24,000

24,000

20,700

18,700

16,800

14,600

13,200

12,400

*10,400

9,880

8,530

7,060

7,000

6,450

5,510

5,450

5,510

4,790

4,530

4,420 

4,740 

4,960

6,45O

503,280

16,230

-176

June

6,150 

7,190

10,800

13,200

15,900

14,600

11,600

11,600

10,000

8,950

8,600

7,900

6,630

5,570

6,030

7,250

8,800

11,100

9,170

5,970

5,230

5,010

5,120

5,400

*5,910

5,340

4,580

3,730 

3,580 

3,260

234,170

7,806

-43.7

July

2,640 

2,810

2,510

2,510

2,720

2,430

2,550

2,900

2,850

3,030

2,640

1,840

2,000

1,810

2,030

4,230

5,510

3,180

2,110

1,840

1,700

1,480

1,810

1,620

1,310

#1,050

1,310

1,310 

1,380 

1,620

1,770

70,500

2,274

-186

Aug.

1,730 

1,380

1,660

1,730

1,810

2,030

1,840

1,450

,180

,380

,480

,450

,480

,480

1,220

1,080

1,380

1,480

1,730

1,730

1,620

1,180

960

1,230"

1,590

1,480

1,620

1,450 

1,180 

*990

1,590

45,610

1,471

-257

Sept.

1,660 

1,420

1,590

1,520

1,150

930

900

1,250"

1,380

1,520

2,130

1,840

1,280

1,280

1,450

1,450

1,480

1,620

1,730

1,620

1,840

2,030

2,250

2,230

2,110

1,730

1,480

1,660 

1,560 

1,520

47,590

1,586

-227

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,202

0.134 

0.15

2,318 

0.258 

0.29

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

9,007 

1.00 

1.15

13,660 

1.52 

1.75

20,670 

2.30 

2.40

29,230 

3.26 

3.76

34,300 

3.82 

4.26

16,050 

1.79 

2.06

Observed

Max 92,700 Min 1,050 Mean 13,120 

Max 70,200 Min 900 Mean 11,510

7,762 

0.865 

0.97

2,088 

0.233 

0.27

1,214 

0.135 

0.16

1,359 

0.151 

0.17

Adjusted

Mean 13,140 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.85 

Mean 11,500 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.39

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Chautauqua Lake and Tionesta Creek, East Branch Clarion River, Piney, and 

Mahoning Creek Reservoirs, equivalent in cubic feet per second. Records of contents in Piney Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.

g Computed from twice-daily tape-gage readings.
46 CROOKED CREEK BASIN

Crooked Creek at Idaho, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°39'15", long 79°21'00", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Idaho, Armstrong County, l\ miles downstream from Plum Creek and 2-| miles 

west of Shelocta.

Drainage area. 191 sq mi.

Records available. February 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 961.04 ft bove mean sea level (Buffalo,

Rochester & Pittsburgh RR. benchmark).

Average discharge. 16 years, 279 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,610 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 8.87 ft, from 

recorded range in stage); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 19, July 26, and possibly during period 

of no gage-height record Oct. 17, 18; minimum gage height, 0.32 ft July 26.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 8,030 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 12.66 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs Oct. 8, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.31 ft Sept. 14, 15, 1952. 

Maximum stage known, 18.6 ft March 1936, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control or no 

gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect and shifting 

control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1

0.45

.6

.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

6.0

13

26

38

98

222

370

755

2,410

Mar. 2 to June 22

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

46

81

123

248

402

775

1,810

3,090

June 23 to Sept. 30

0.35

.5

.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

13

27

56

118

248

402

775

1,810

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

Day

1

Z 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

18 

16

*14

19

57

60

*Z8

22

22

20

20

19

17

16

16

a 15

a!3

12

TS

*14

16

16

16

17

17

18

6349- 

29

22

714

23.0

0.120

0.14

Nov.

19

18 

17

*17

16

15

T£

22

28

27

22

20

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

29

40

42

60

4T

38

34 

33

714

23.8

0.125

0.14

Dec.

36

37 

36

38

63

93

222

161

125

175

*156

134

122

245

334

242

150

120

100

110

120

144

137

90

100

96

94

91

102 

98

80

3,852

124

0.649

0.75

Jan.

64

70 

80

70

48

54

50

*48

60

200

180

*110

100

100

100

240

280

190

*190

370

1,270

8T52"

458

352

274

228

1,050

800

530 

433

310

9,111

294

1.54

1.77

Feb.

240

239

197

173

149

132

100

80

94

90

80

60

56

SJ

80

98

*456

590

412

325

584

630

457

a400

a420

a410

a390

a360

-

7,365

263

1.38

1.43

Mar.

a2 , 100

a2,900 

1,280

820

558

435

363

283

234

226

188

165

163

218

237

190

168

T50" 160

226

221

178

*190

165

836

1,280

798

615

1,440 

1,460

1,000

19,237

621

3.25

3.75

Apr.

695

505 

402

301

257

245

229

208

175

151

163

224

185

175

192

521

1,510 9~55~-

615

438

338

268

308

338

260

226

*290

796

575

425

11,970

399

2.09

2.33

May

338

277 

338

718 ITS'

395

354

522

425

363

307

277

224

185

158

141

125

110

97

91

85

75

68

60

*64

57

54

49

5T

97

59

6,692

216

1.13

1.30

June

54

*75 

60

120

80

60

50

43

a33

a46

a70

49

a43

a37

32

*29

57

108

54

37

32

83

*736

?T4

123

86

66

48

40

33

2,b9fl

86.6

0.453

0.51

July

45

38 

29

63

199

152

83

96

64

48

39

31

26

23

50

*36

24

21

20

*19

21

20

17

16

15

14

T4

14

18

24

25

1,304

42.1

0.220

0.25

Aug.

36

46 

*1,490

*a350

a370

*592

310

187

415

*787

592

332

222

156

158

196

354

192

144

114

98

75

62

134

248

179

130

96

75

71

62

8,273

267

1.40

1.61

Sept.

54

48

104

71

50

42

37

42

45

37

78

56

37

33

IT

48

36

*37

688

640

329

254

169

132

114

96

81

73

62

53

3,587

120

0.628

0.70

Calendar year 1953 : Max 3,760 Min 12 Mean 246 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.51

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,900 Min 12 Mean 207 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14,68

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Mar. 1 (about 10 p.m.) 4,610 cfs (8.87 ft); Aug. 3 (6:30 a.n 

2,530 ofs (6.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 1 discharge 

measurement, and records for nearby stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dee. 17-21, 24-26, Jan. 1, 2, 4-20, 31, Feb. 1, 

7-14. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 9.
CROOKED CREEK BASIN 47

Crooked Creek at Crooked Creek Dam, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°43 I 10", long 79°30'45", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Crooked Creek Dam, Armstrong County, 3| miles south of Ford City, and 6-| miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 278 sq ml.

Records available . October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1954 In 

reports of Geological Survey. October 1909 to September 1941 In reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 799.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 3, 1910, staff gage, and Feb. 3, 

1910, to July 31, 1933, chain gage, at site 2 miles downstream at different daturas. 

July 31, 1933, to Dec. 5, 1939, chain gage at site l£ miles downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 43 years (1910-13, 1914-54), 429 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,820 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 7.24 ft); minimum, 4.4 cfs July 23-26 (gage height, 0.51 ft); minimum dally, 4.4 cfs July 23-25.

1909-54: Maximum discharge, 21,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 17.86 ft, from 

floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs on 

basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 0.1 cfs 

Sept. 8, 11, 20, 25, 26, 1932.

Remarks. Records good. Flow completely regulated since 1940 by Crooked Creek Reservoir 

("see" pp. 59-60).

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.6

.7

4.2

7.0

11

17

27

70

2.0' 1.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

130

278

740

1,990

3,640

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

48

41

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

24

12 T2"

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

823

26.5

+2.1

Nov.

1212-

12

12

*13

13

13

13

13

*13

13

13

13

12

12

22

29

25

25

25

25

25

30

46

56

56

56

57

57

57

780

Z6.0

+4.2

Dec.

57

57

57

57

57

57

86

115

115

172

*227

227

227

227

227

530" 230

230

230

230

230

227

227

227

227

221

221

217

Z17

217 

214

5,560

179

-2.7

Jan.

157

106

106

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

*106

1O6

106

106

160

211

214

221

224

240

548

827

958

1,050

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020 

990

12,368

399

+33.6

Feb.

960 459"

254

25O

254

250

250

2 SO

246

190

138

138

138

135 135"

135

191

*254

502

740

740

856

960

960

932

905

675

282

12,209

436

-28.8

Mar.

305

541

2,510

3,640

2,560

1,520

960

905

427

159

185

188

188

439

514

205

205

205

205

205

205

208

*211

211

224

867

1,850

1,510

1,280

1,850 

1,850

26,312

849

+56.0

Apr.

1,850

1,460

905

650

202

205

205

211

211

211

211

530

508

179

2TT

224

243

450

2,030

2,720

1,370

715

541

462

517

221

*221

401

850

932

19,646

655

-48.0

May

850 S9"0"

514

492

715

715

715

690

690

690

690

513

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

163

110

100

100

79

*65

65

65

56

4848" 

48

10,409

336

-17.1

June

48

*48

48

50

60

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

70

72

70

89

104

104

66

41SB446

550

110

110

110

110

110

3,106

104

+7.9

July

110

108

92

79

79

96

112

TTtf

110

110

94

85

46

5.7

5.4

*5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.7

4.4

4T4

4.4

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.5

25 

51

1,592.7

44.9

+7.9

Aug.

69 79"

584

*932

9T55"

905

905

614

179

*442

775

878

595

125

119

404

850

448

152

128

125

125

123

115

121

132

132

132

135

135 

135

11,270

564

+2.5

Sept.

155

128

108

125

152

152

152

152

119

112

108

108

108

108

108

108

*112

1O4

TOT

479

749 730"

556

246

235

177

115

115

115

112

5,860

195

-23.8

Adjusted for change in contents in Crooked Creek Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

28.6 

0.103 

0.12

30.2 

0.109 

0.12

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1955-54:

176 

0.633 

0.73

433 

1.56 

1.80

407 

1.46 

1.52

905 

3.26 

3.76

607 

2.18 

2.43

319 

1.15 

1.33

Observed

Max 3,520 Min 9.4 Mean 360 

Max 3,640 Min 4.4 Mean 301

112 

0.403 

0.45

52.8 

0.190 

0.22

366 

1.32 

1.52

171 

0.615 

O.69

Adjusted

Mean 360 Cfsm 1.29 in. 17.60 

Mean 301 Cfsm 1.08 in. 14.69

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Crooked Creek Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second.
48 KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN

Stony Creek at Ferndale, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°17'10", long 78°55'10", on right bank 50 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Ferndale, Cambria County, 0.4 mile downstream from Bens Creek, 1.2 mile 

upstream from Johnstown city limit, and 5.2 miles upstream from confluence with 

Little Conemaugh River.

Drainage area. 451 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1938 to September 1954.

Gaze. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,183.84 ft above mean sea level, city of 

Johnstown datum. Prior to Jan. 31, 1940, chain gage at site 50 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1939-54), 740 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,100 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 10.14 ft); 

minimum, 16 cfs Oct. 3, Nov. 4, 5 (gage height, 1.57 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 23,900 cfs Mar. 31, 1940 (gage height, 13.3 ft, from 

high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 10, 11, 1944; minimum gage height observed, 1.55-ft Sept. 24, 

1939.

Maximum discharge known, 58,600 cfs Mar. 17, 1936, by slope-area and contractedopening determinations.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Regulation by mine pumpage and by reservoirs and diversion above station; the five 

largest reservoirs have a combined capacity of 1,721,000,000 cu ft. Figures of daily 

discharge do not include diversion from Stony Creek intake and Quemahonlng Creek 

Reservoir to plants of Bethleham Steel Co., and from Mill Creek, Dalton Run, and 

North Fork Bens Creek Reservoirs for water supply of city of Johnstown.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ioe effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

26

46

93

168

316

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

595

950

1,960

3,410

7,360

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

75

143

345

3.5 630

4.0 1,020

5.0 2,110

7.0 5,530

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

19

19

18 19"

20

20

*20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

19

19

18

19

18

19

*19

20

20

19

20

2o~ 24

19

19

597

19.3

+36.2

Nov.

18 *T9~

19

18

18

18

19

20

20

20

19

18

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

32

28

51

30

23

22

19

18

612

20.4

+36.7

Dec.

20

20

19 T9"

24

28

55

38

30

32

27

30

39

126

174

96

50

*43

32

36

44

64

122

67

b52

43

34

28

37

39

33

1,501

48.4

+59.1

Jan.

28

27

32

27

21

21

21

*b23

b24

b58

b56

b52

b46

*b46

b56

blOO

bllO

bSO

bSO

blOO

bl,100

SBTT

437

323

294

317

973

706

394

367

250

7,119

230

+170

Feb.

207

254

220

199

174

168

146

bllO

b!60

160

165

102

b84

blTtT

*196

363

614

555

379

312

638

765

32T

442

415

389

363

325

8,539

305

+181

Mar.

6,540

4,320

2,220

1,420

1,040

876

735

735

652

638

542

506 5"5B~

1,030

812

623

554

574

554

912

836

623

638

548

*729

1,080

804

682

645

595

542

33,593

1,084

+332

Apr.

484

430

551

476

415

405

512

462

400

350

340

350

311

288

33T

897

1,700

1,120

812

668

609

574

768

836

675

693

1,380

2,260

1,510

*1,130

21,737

725

+186

May

~TS5 924

712

630

524

462

449

660

512

450

450

478

430

370

326

302

293

288

257

249

326

257

216

197

194

182

*169

153

201

175

143

11,767

380

+83.7

June

149

232

215

284

241

201

162

138

124

184

-&G 927

253

201

156

140

173

224

175

127

107

99

333

216

124

101

88

72

70

65

6,007

200

+76.1

July

72

79

61

65

73

94

93

119

91

64

48

*43

41

51

851

323

137

88

72

64

61

61

56

46

40

37

34

30

35

88

62

3,079

99.3

+43.6

Aug.

51

46

ST

58

88

159

104

63

112

197

190

129

*79

62

115

309

428

240

149

194

341

774- 546

172

140

119

109

98

86

130

153

5,008

162

+81.6

Sept.

109

105

90

62

52

46

42

40

41

41

56

64

49

3915"

82

112

72

110

124

*150

359

1ST

112

83

67

59

52

47

43

2,548

84.9

+41.1

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

55.5 

0.123 

0.14

57.1 

0.127 

0.14

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

108 

0.239 

0.28

400 

0.887 

1.02

486 

1.08 

1.12

1,416 

3.14 

3.62

911 

2.02 

2.25

464 

1.03 

1.19

Observed

Max 9,400 Min 18 Mean 557 

Max 6,540 Min 18 Mean 280

276 

0.612 

0.68

143 

0.317 

0.37

244 

0.541 

0.62

126 

0.279 

0.31

Adjusted

Mean 674 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.29 

Mean 390 Cfsm 0.865 In. 11.74

Water Co. and Johnstown Water Co.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN 49

Little Conemaugh River at East Conemaugh, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°20'35", long 78°53'05", on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at East Conemaugh, Cambria County, 0.3 mile downstream from Clapboard Run, and 

2.5 miles upstream from confluence with Stony Creek.

Drainage area. 183 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1954.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,207.92 ft above mean sea level (Corps 

of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 1, 1940, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 316 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,730 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 7.94 ft); minimum, 5.2 cfs Oct. 17, 18 (gage height, 1.26 ft); minimum daily, 5.8 cfs Oct. 18.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs Mar. 30, 1940 (gage height, 8.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 3.6 

cfs Sept. 24, 1939.

Maximum discharge known, 28,800 cfs Mar. 17, 18, 1936, by slope-area determination.

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

Flow regulated by reservoirs and diversion above station; the two most effective reservoirs have a combined capacity of 245,700,000 cu ft (corrected). Figures of daily 

discharge do not include diversion at South Fork intake to Cambria plant of Bethlehem 

Steel Co., from Saltlick Run Reservoir to city of Johnstown, and from Wilmore Reservoir (capcity, 137,000,000 cu ft; average diversion, about 2.6 cfs) to Pennsylvania 

Railroad.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

1.25

1.4

1.5

1 6

1.7

1.9

2.2

5.0

8.5

12

18

29

68

157

2.5

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

265

510

875

1,420

2,870

4,970

1.3 

1.35

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

5.0

195

320

560

900

1,420

2,870

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

total

Mean

<t)

Oct.

7.3

7.0

7.7

6.6

7.6

12

 11

8.1

7.5

8.5

6.8

7.4

7.5

7.0

7.7

7.9

6.4

5.8

wrs

7.3

7.2

7.3

*7.5

7.0

6.8

7.2

8.4

10

13 ~9~.6

8.0

245.4

7.92

+34.0

Nov.

7.0

*T75

8.8

9.3

8.8

9.1

9.4

9.7

10

13

11

9.7

9.1

8.3

7.5

8.2

9.1 

9.1

8.2

8.5

8.2

8.5

2222"

16

13

10

8.3

7.2

8.0

304.8

10.2

+32.1

Dec.

8.6

8.3

570- 8.0

8.4

16

39

36

17

13

12

10

17

93

117

56

28 

 18

15

22

28

38

65

27

b30

b27

26

22

31

31 

26

901.3

29.1

+40.8

Jan.

19

21

23

23

17

13

14

21

19

75

b72

b58

b29

*b45

b48

b68

b70 

b36

b56

b64

b880 '556"

282

214

197

189

694

499

288

265 

197

5,092

164

+57.5

Feb.

155

180

157

138

119

116

90

58

89

82

90

b46

b40 b8B"

*74

131

254 

221

167

151

352

411 2"ST

270

274

249

218

200

4,710

168

+54.8

Mar.

4.940

2,770

1,250

806

614

515

440

425

370

370

316

280

263

316

298

243

223 

227

227

421

378

306

311

271

*543

739

530

465

495

455 

396

20,203

652

+49.5

Apr.

356

316

380

302

275

275

338

288

239

207

203

227

181

222" 167

654

1,000 

687

530

440

374

329

483

487

392

360

586

715

560

*490

12,063

402

+48.7

May

425

T7T

356

329

271

239

237

356

267

227

211

227

188

184

188

159

119 

109

88

85

97

77

71

71

71

69

*66

64 134"

169

77

5,625

181

+42.5

June

84

415

266

451 25B"

199

134

99

80

150

110

80

122

98

71

69

70 

alSO

allO

a80

a60

a90

a350

alSO

a70

a60

a56

a46

a36

a28

4,094

136

+41.5

July

a35

a42

23

46

72

66

56

61

56

34

21

*18

13

14

225

79

54 

35

26

25

20

25

16

10

8.7

8.2

10

ZT~7.9

109 

46

1,282.8

41.4

+25.7

Aug.

20

12

3?

*49

35

85

50

21

51

156

257

T9

 69

61

59

67

153

*71

64

64

61

59

48

41

39

34

33

22

16

59 

66

1,946

62.8

+25.5

Sept.

49

28

41

40

19

14

12

12

13

10

14

15

7.3

573

33

54

41

20

64

*103

117

"54 211

77

64

48

35

30

22

18

1,313.6

43.8

+33.0

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

41.9 

0.229 

0.26

42.3

0.231 

0.26

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

69.9 

0.382 

0.44

222 

1.21 

1.40

223 

1.22 

1.27

702 

3.84 

4.43

451 

2.46 

2.74

224 

1.22 

1.41

Observed

Max .2,900 Min 5.8 Mean 240 

Max 4,940 Mln 5.8 Mean 158

178 

0.973 

1.09

67.1 

0.367 

0.42

88.3 

0.483 

0.56

76.8 

0.420 

0.47

Adjusted

Mean 288 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.28 

Mean 199 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.75

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Mar. 1 (3:30 p.m.) 9,730 ofs (7.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from and change in contents in Saltlick Run Reservoir, and diversion from South Fork 

Intake, equivalent in cubic feet per second. Records of diversion and reservoir contents furnished 

by Saltlick Water Co., and Manufactures Water Co.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
su KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN

Conemaugh River at Seward, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°25'10", long 79°01'40", on left bank at highway bridge on State Highway 56 at Seward, Westmoreland County, 2 miles downstream from Pindley Run and 

9 miles northwest of Johnstown.

Drainage area. 715 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1954.

Gage . 

ju

--Water-stage recorder. 

justed.

Datum of gage is 1,075.64 ft above mean sea level, unadAverage discharge. --16 years, 1,223 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,500 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 13.33 ft); 

minimum, 155 cfs Nov. 30 (gage height, 2.49 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Mar. 31, 1940 (gage height, 15.22 ft); 

minimum not determined; minimum daily, 105 cfs Dec. 28, 29, 31, 1938.

Maximum stage known, 26.4 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmarks (discharge, 90,000 cfs, 

by contracted-opening method).

Remarks. --Re cords good except those for periods of no gage-height record or those computed from once-daily tape-gage readings, which are fair. Plow regulated by steel 

mills and by reservoirs above station, the nine most effective of which have a combined 

capacity of 2,130,000,000 cu ft.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

160

270

475

1,000

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

1,820

3,920

9,160

14,900

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

210 

198

198

198

220

220

220

*220

215

210

204

204

215

204

210

210

204

198

204

204

210

204

210

198

204

198

198

240

210 

198

193

6,429

207

-110

Nov.

176 

176

*182

182

182

182

193

198

188

198

198

188

188

188

176

176

188

182

182

176

182

176

720" 252

236

220

193

193

182 

166

5,719

191

-78.7

Dec.

176 

176

171

TTT

210

198

276

264

220

220

210

210

220

381

475

372

*270

226

204

210

232

259

351

294

226

226

226

220

232 

237

237

7,600

245

-19.6

Jan.

200 

198

210

220

198

198

T98" 188

224

318

324

312

*259

264

288

372

379

312

337

369

2,510

2,430

1,180

852

772

718

2,020

1,880

1,030

724

20,434

659

+119

Feb.

560 

655

617

560

509

484

438

358

422

430

452

351

282

35T

*430

644

942

1,200

829

728

1,080

1.760

1,230

1,060

1,040

950

900

806

-

 __-_

20,068

717

+96.5

Mar.

12,500 

*10,100

4,500

3,060

2,210

1,780

1,460

1,440

1,260

1,230

1,080

988

950 1,'SBO"

1,410

1,100

988

1,000

975

1,550

1,580

1,200

1,200 *l'070

1,570

2,450

1,860

1,530

1,530

1,390 

1,250

67,571

2,180

+249

Apr.

1,110 

988

1,190

1,060

938

912

1,070

1,010

888

783

739

783

728

666

787

2,020

3,370

2,660

1,900

1,500

1,310

1,170

1,500

1,730

1,360

1,230

2,210

3,590

2,770

*2,170

44,142

1,471

+74.4

May

1,780 

1,510

1,360

1,260

1,060

938

900

1,260

1,060

925

900

938

864

772

728

686

636

626

579

552

626

579

500

468

460

452

*430

"570" 422

460

24,899

803

-20.4

June

494 

872

729

1,030

806

676

579

500

460

518

-84T 1,530

626

570

475

438

g475

g646

g552

g460

g386

g572

g912

g708

g475

400

358

324

318 

506

17,659

588

-24.9

July

g306 

g259

g232

g259

g330

g393

g365

g422

g372

g300

g270

a250

*a250

248

1,280

714

415

330

294

282

282

288

264

237

220

215

22T

220

309 

386

294

10, 512

339

-52.3

Aug.

254 

"597 242

*306

370

g460

g386

g306

g430

g708

g760

g579

*400

344

393

635

875

$26

g445

g475

g588

g852

579

452

415

593

365

351

318 

467

468

14,639

472

-17.4

Sept.

393 

358

386

330

300

276

270

276

276

276

276

306

282

264 376"

337

586

351

*420

g518

541

840

6T7

460

386

358

550

318

306 

294

11,107

370

-68.4

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfstn 

In.

97.0 

0.136 

0.16

112 

0.157 

0.18

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

225 

0.515 

0.36

778 

1.09 

1.26

814 

1.14

1.19

2,429 

3.40 

5.92

1,545 

2.16 

2.41

783

1.10 

1.27

Observed

Max 13,900 Min 166 Mean 1,168 

Max 12,300 Min 166 Mean 687

563 

0.787 

0.88

287 

0.401 

0.46

455 

0.636 

0.73

302 

0.422 

0.47

Adjusted

Mean 1,147 Cfsrn 1.60 In. 21.80 

Mean 699 Cfsm 0.978 In. 13.29

Johnstown Water Co.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records for 

nearby stations.

g Computed from once-daily tape-gage readings.
KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN 51

Blacklick Creek at Josephine, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°28'25", long 79°11'00", on right bank on upstream side of old concrete 

dam at Josephine, Indiana County, 0.9 mile upstream from Two Lick Creek.

Drainage area. 192 sq mi.

Records available. January 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 980 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Aug. 25, 1953, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 10.15 ft Mar. 1 (discharge not determined); 

maximum daily discharge, 3,100 cfs Mar. 1; minimum, 19 cfs Nov. 4 (gage height 3.54 ft).

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 8,720 cfs Jan. 27, 1952. May 31, 1953 (gage height, 

11.3 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 14, 1952, Nov. 4, 1953 (gage height, 3.54 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record or indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are fair, and those for periods of ice effect, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 22 June 23 to Sept. 30

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

81

200

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

8.0

405

720

1,130

3,290

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

94

235

440

5.5 

6.0 

8.0

740

1,130

3,290

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

29

31

28

27 *3T

44

IT

34

31

31

29

31

28

28

31

30

29

28

29

29

28

28

27

28

30

30

31

41

43

36 

32

976

31.5

0.164

0.19

Nov.

29

29

*31

25

25

25

29

34

37

37

32

33

32

29

29

29

29

27

27

28

28

28

40

48

47

54

15

41

36

38

1,005

33.5

0.174

0.19

Dec.

44

43

42

41

6F

73

147

126

87

87

85

78

86

194

275

*180

100

84

76

90

110

140

160

100

120

120

100

100

120

110 

90

3,276

106

0.552

0.63

Jan.

82

84

100

100

64

72

58SBgo

250

230

150

*120

140

170

270

240

160

160

300

1,400

1,050

521

405

346

298

926

808

476

432 

326

9,886

319

1.66

1.91

Feb.

252

274

244

226

194

179

150

120

160

130

120

110

90 100"

130

*194

272

365

270

240

433

652

£W

405

438

400

375

324

-

7,296

261

1.36

1.41

Mar.

65.100

*2,670

1,550

984

705

563

482

449

380

365

328

286

259

266

286

244

223

213

207 259"

375

d280

d260

*d240

660

1,220

800

624

752

728 

617

20,405

658

3.43

3.95

Apr.

515

449

395

324

286

266

278

252

216

185

188

244

210

188

194

453

1,010

768

557

449

365

314

347

460

355

310

464

880

*624

510

12,056

402

2.09

2.34

May

427

365

355

405

319

270

271

355- 485

337

298

310

259

226

200

182

173

173

154

137

130

116

107

99

101

*97

88

85

177

255 

146

7,139

230

1.20

1.38

June

555" 116

317

552

385

282

213

173

149

132

193

167

262

215

154

132

260

407

226

165

134

153

*2,560 ~^m

475

350

270

217

184 

155

10,282

343

1.79

1.99

July

218

171

127

166

308

252

187

220

184

141

122

109

94

*86

555

208

135

109

96

90

83

81

70

62

61

55

50

47

5?

67

63

4,069

131

0.682

0.79

Aug.

55

50

280

194

149

323

175

120

179

686

762

*395

286

226

208

331

941

*405

298

270

235

196

158

146

143

146

135

104

99

117 

146

7,958

257

1.54

1.54

Sept.

110

90

148

132

99

81

72

70

68

68

85

76

61

59m

138

118

*94

188

330

230

350 24ir

190

160

138

122

114

99 

92

3,922

131

0.682

0.76

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,000 Min 25 Mean 319 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.52

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,100 Min 25 Mean 242 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.08

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfa).--Mar. 1 (4 p.m.) discharge not determined (10.15 ft); June 23 

(5 a.m.) 4,580 cfs (8.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

recorded graph, 1 discharge measurement, and records for nearby stations.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed by special method.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17 to Jan. 21, Feb. 7-15.
52 KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN 

Two Lick Creek at Graceton, Pa.

Location. Lat 40 "31 "05", long 79 "10 '15", on right bank three-quarters of a mile upstream 

 from highway bridge on road leading west from Graceton, Indiana County, 1 mile downstream from Tearing Run, and l£ miles upstream from Cherry Run.

Drainage area.--171 sq mi.

Records available. September 1951 to September 1954.

. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,020 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 5,290 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 9.26 ft); mini-

 mum, 7.6 cfs Oct. 3, 22 (gage height, 1.46 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Oct. 3.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 6,600 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 10.42 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 14, 15, 1952 (gage height, 1.27 ft); minimum daily, 8.7 cfs 

Sept. 14, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

 wETch are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by mine pumpage and by sewage disposal 

plant above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar 2 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

18

62

163

299

4.0 

5.0

680

1,220

1,940

2,870

1.55 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

28

64

164

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

305

720

1,340

2,930

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

1-6

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

16

15

12

17

*21

30

32

26

20

22

24

18

15

16

18

18

21

18

17

15

16

16

19

21

21

19

22

34

37 30"

26

648

20.9

0.122

0.14

Nov.

23

21

*18

19

19

18

19

23

25

27

27

24

22

21

20

22

17

17

17

15

18

16

30

30

36

38

39

33

28

26

708

23.6

0.138

0.15

Dec.

27

??

28

32

45

60

171

114

72

78

88

70

70

207

282

*170

110

80

70

78

98

147

145

74

88

90

82

73

88

88

71

2,925

94.4

0.552

0.64

Jan.

54

56

77

72

48

46

44

4T

66

222

170

120

*74

74

110

210

234

150

120

200

1,090

6S2

390

330

259

217

926

662

438

379

277

7,813

252

1.47

1.70

Feb.

223

231

202

182

156

142

114

78

110

110

100

70

T5- 54

105

*125

323

393

287

242

403

450

347

324

348

344

337

293^

6,160

220

1.29

1.34

Mar.

2,340

2.42Q

1,210

778

552

410

340

296-

251

242

209

185

172

223

242

193

172

164

157

234

242

190

201

*180

804

1,100

695

^ 530

931

890

695

17,248

556

3.25

3.75

Apr.

530

422

358

284

251

242

237

204

167

147

152

209

164

147

150

511

1,040

736

514

386

316

269

292

372

299

269

373

775

*530

403

10, 749

358

2.09

2.34

May

322

269

396

729

450

354

320

478

375

326

284

272

225

193

164

145

131

120

108

100

91

82

77

74

78

*69

59

55

86

91

64

6,587

212

1.24

1.43

June

55

104

100

193

125

93

77

67

59

58

112

78

81

66

54

46

88

139

74

53

45

137

1,770

474

263

177

129

96

77

64

5,014

167

0.977

1.09

July

104

80

60

106

108

~54 130

112

81

62

54

48

40

*38

98

56

37

32

28

*28

27

24

21

18

18

16

15

14

15

19

25

1,598

51.5

0.301

0.35

Aug.

26

32

*586

170

263

371

174

116

222

848

446

*251

182

136

133

212

432

212

162

140

116

94

80

77

94

85

78

64

58

60

67

5,987

193

1.13

1.30

Sept.

54

48

66

59

49

41

36

36

37

36

52

52

39

35

35

44

38

37

*214

566

alSO

a200

a!25

allO

a90

a74

a66

862

a56 

a48

2,385

79.5

0.465

0.52'

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,800 Min 11 Mean 228 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.07

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,420 Min 12 Mean 186 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.75

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Mar. 1 (10 p.m.) 5,290 cfs (9.26 ft); June 23 (6:30 a.m.; 

2,750 cfs (6.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Crooked Creek at Idaho.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17-21, 24, 26, Jan. 1, 2, 5-9, 12-16, 18- 

23, 24, Feb. 8-14.

 20,
KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN 53

Conemaugh River at Tunnelton, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°27'15", long 79°23'30", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Tunnelton, Indiana County, 0.9 mile downstream from Boatyard Run, 2 miles 

downstream from Conemaugh River Dam, 3f miles southeast of Saltsburg, and 5.5 miles 

upstream from confluence with Loyalhanna Creek.

Drainage area.--1.358 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 844.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 2,337 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,000 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 10.60 ft); 

minimum, 1 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 1.20 ft); minimum daily, 1 cfs Sept. 10.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 59,200 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 21.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, that of Sept. 10, 1954; minimum daily, that 

of Sept. 10, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are poor. Flow regulated by 

Conemaugh River Reservoir since 1952 (see pages 59-60) and by other reservoirs above 

station, the nine most effective of which have a combined capacity of 2,130,000,000 cu ft.

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 23 June 24 to Sept. 30

1.8 111

2.0 217

2.5 596

3.0 1,180

4.0 2,650

6.0 6,520

11.0 20,300

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9

60

130

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

295

525

1,020

1,580

2,330

6,400

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ttotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

211

2T7

217

217

249

*344

344

337

323

316

302

295

288

281

275

249 

217

217

217

217

217

217

217 

217

278

358

337

330

316

309

8,431

272

-111

Nov.

288

281

268

*236

*154

177

217

217

268

323

268

217

217

217

217

211 

211

211

211

244

337

288

223 

275

337

337

330

323

275

211

7,589

253

-76.3

Dec.

211 265"

316

302

295

302

388

552

560

525

491

466

450

*483

1,120

1,520 

813

507

475

475

499

516

578 

616

587

534

525

507

499

499 

499

16,372

528

-11.4

Jan.

466

442

442

434

434

404

396

356

396

483

726

826

770

694

*674

780 

1,410

1,610

1,320

1,310

2,900

5,680

5,310 

3,030

2,190

1,560

1,G90

3,080

4,520

3,670

2,730

50,773

1,638

+131

Feb.

1,930

1,310

1,420

1,420

1,350

1,220

815

543

53S

694

770

791

716

645

665

1,140 

*1,560

1,820

1,890

1,890

1,880

3,050

3,850 

2,840

1,800

1,960

2,550

2,890

_

 

44,005

1,572

+86.2

Bar.

2,370

4,710

14,200

17,700

12,100

5,760

3,760

3,400

2,180

1,800

1,890

1,960

1,960

2,450

3,400

2,000 

1,590

1,630

1,660

1,700

2,480

2,910

1,710

1,740

1,890

*4,310

6,740

4,990

3,670

4,720

4,120

127,500

4,113

+251

Apr.

3,220

2,370

1,800

2,510

2,770

1,640

1,710

2,120

2,040

1,570

1,530

1,520

1,530

1,290

1,170

2,280 

4,140

5,440

6.520

4,660

2,760

2,190

2,120 

2,800

3,580

2,810

2,590

*3,650

6,250

6,300

-------

86,880

2,896

+114

May

4,570

3,220

2,540

3,080

3,310

2,300

2,120

2,340

2,970

2,640

1,960

1,960

2,040

1,630

1,240

1,330 

1,330

1,320

1,260

1,180

1,100

1,080

825 

483

WS

921

1,030

*507

843

1,350

1,220

54,105

1,745

-71.9

June

643

1,010

1,530

1,630

1,830

1,740

1,530

1,320

908

507

655

1,510

1,760

1,520

1,310

876 

1,4~40" 483

1,740

1,500

998

619

4,650 

*4,830

2,630

1,430

1,280

908

508

563

 __-_ -

43,858

1,462

-8.7

July

601

658

648

620

648

667

815

805

815

775

686

610

544

508

*1,030

1,540 

1,380

910

410

440

448

448

440 

425

395

372

351

337

330 330"

410

19,396

626

-64.1

Aug.

425

418

1,U50~

*1,400

1,230

1,320

1,320

925

491

2,020

*5.1QQ

1,890

1,360

1,210

847

712 

2,730

2,660

1,400

1,080

1,100

877

662 

897

1,440

985

572

620

620

610

686

36,657

1,182

+2.8

Sept.

681

715

891

1,030

915

696

209

*8

3

1

253

805

668

563

516

563 

572

572

620

907

*1,350

1,690

1,610 

1,400

962

525

563

572

563

544

20,967

699

-81.9

Adjusted for change In reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

161 

0.119 

0.14

177 

0.130 

0.15

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54 :

517 

0.381 

0.44

1,769 

1.30 

1.50

1,658 

1.22 

1.27

4,364 

3.21 

3.70

3,010 

2.22 

2.48

1,673 

1.23 

1.42

Observed

Max 17,700 Bin 154 Bean 2,065 

Bax 17,700 Min 1 Bean 1,415

1,453 

1.07 

1.19

562 

0.414 

0.48

1,185 

0.873 

1.01

617 

0.454 

0.51

Adjusted

Bean 2,048 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.49 

Bean 1,428 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.29

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Quemahoning Creek, North Fork Bens Creek, Dalton Run, Mill Creek No. 1, 

Mill Creek No. 2, Hinckston, Saltlick, Laurel Run, and Conemaugh River Reservoirs, equivalent in 

cubic feet per second. Records of reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water Co., Saltlick 

Water Co., and Johnstown Water Co.

388926 O -56 -5
54 KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN

Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°17'35", long 79°20'25", on right bank 60 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 680, at Kingston, Westmorland County, 100 ft downstream from Millers 

Run (relocated), 1.9 miles upstream from Ninemile Run, and 3 miles southeast of 

Latrobe.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi (revised to include Millers Run formerly 150 ft downstream from 

site).

Records available.--December 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,014.16 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge.--14 years, 293 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,350 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 6'.39 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 23, 24 (gage height, 1.17 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs June 28, 1951 (gage height, 10.73 ft); 

minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 4, 1953 (gage height, 1.13 ft).

Flood of Mar. 17 or 18, 1936, reached a stage of about 14.5 ft, from information 

by local residents (discharge, 21,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 8,200 cfs 

by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 cfs or those for periods of ice effect, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by Trout Run Reservoir (capacity, 49,460,000 cu ft), 

and diversion works at Kingston. Figures of daily discharge do not include diversion 

from reservoir and at Kingston intake to Borough of Latrobe.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 18 to June 15)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

2.4

1.9

2.2

4.7

8.1

13

27

64

2.5 117

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

250

450

720

1,450

2,460

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.4

16

31

56

115

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

303

540

870

1,770

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

?9

30

31

Itotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

0.7

.5

.4

.5

2.5

2.2

2.8

5.3

8.6

6.8

4.6

*.8

1.8

1.4 *1.2

1.0

2.6 

2.1

.5

.6

1.9

.3

*.2

72

.7

1.9

1.2

10

11

 b F ? . c.

5.0

85.5

2.76

+5.5

Nov.

4.4

2.5

1.1

.8

.4

4.0

5.8

4.9

3.2

5.0

5.7

2.8

2.7

4.6

4.7

*4.0

2.6 

2.1

2.2

2.1

3.3

4.9

6.1

10

11

12

12

10

8.6

9.2

152.7

5.09

+6.0

Dec.

22

20

TB- 16

28

36

76

52

30

29

29

29

46

125

155

64

50 

44

38

42

56

84

103

60

62

50

45

40

52

52

41

1,572

50.7

+2.6

Jan.

36

38

46

*37

23

37

35

*34

37

210

120

98

70

70

120

280

220 

110

130

280

980

512

360

300

*229

205

414

320

24O

220

180

6,091

196

+8.9

Feb.

150

170

150

135

115

110

92

74

96

100

110

80

64

1013

168

175

213 

214

196

180

470

480

m

316

274

285

260

241

5,392

193

+7.6

Mar.

*1,600

1,240

910

660

486

380

318

292

261

278

248

228

212

26T

261

228

*222 

222

222

359

348

310

310

278

403

648

470

400

400

360

310

13,128

423

+9.5

Apr.

272

238

278

228

209

209

303

*265

225

199

205

218

183

"2"5B~ 171

759

1,290 

842

588

435

340

286

390

465

380

383

690

1,010

709

12,587

420

+5.2

May

460 3~6§"

336

380

307

268

252

296

258

*245

238

258

222

199

180

165

165 

156

134

123

113

84

73

73

71

68

66

68

185

128

77

6,016

194

+4.8

June

84

184

128

2OO

171

154

123

115

152

110

104

90

131

104

*166

358

648 

766

3B6

248

177

150

*621

254

171

128

131

79

61

53

6,247

208

+5.4

July

53

50

42

48

50

50

44

92

49

39

34

31

27

25

140

49

33 

28

*26

25

25

28

25

21

19

19

20

1718-

28

31

1,186

38.3

+2.8

Aug.

26

2?

*130

*55

148

*231

75

50

120

133

148

70

50

46

83

161

505 

TSEf

180

349

248

188

*123

143

131

99

86

66

59

176

152

4,258

137

+5.1

Sept.

90

*66

64

55

53

46

40

39

41

35

32

32

29

28

43

52

38 

41

108

94

67

117 -SB49

49

48

38

34

32

25

1,543

51.4

+6.O

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cf sm

In.

8.26

O.O48

0.06

11.1

0.065

O.07

Calendar year 1953 :

Water year 1953-54 :

53.3

0.310

0.36

205

1.19

1.37

201

1.17

1.22

432

2.51

2.89

425

2.47

2.76

199

1.16

1.34

Observed

Max 2,430 Mln 0,2 Mean 231

Max 1,600 Mln 0.2 Mean 160

213

1.24

1.38

41.1

0.239

0.28

142

0.826

0.95

57.4

0.334

0.37

Adjusted

Mean 238 Cfsm 1.38 In. 19.16

Mean 166 Cfsm O.965 In. 13. O5

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Mo peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from and change In contents In Trout Run Reservoir and diversion from Kingston Intake, equivalent In cubic feet per second; furnished by Municipal Authority of the Borough of 

Latrobe.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16-2O, 24-29, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, Jan. 4-20, 

23, 24, Jan. 29 to Feb. 1, Feb. 5-14.
KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN 55

Loyalhanna Creek at Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°27'50", long 79°27'05", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 0.7 mile downstream from Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Westmoreland County, l|- miles 

south of Saltsburg, and 4.0 miles upstream from confluence with Conemaugh River.

Drainage area. 292 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 861.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 14 years, 475 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,920 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 6.19 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Oct. 1-4, Sept. 5-7; minimum daily, 14 cfs Oct. 1-4, Sept. 6; minimum 

gage height, 0.33 ft Sept. 5-7.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs June 5, 1941 (gage height, 10.30 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 9, 10, 15, 16, 22-24, 1947, Sept. 16, 17, 1948 (gage height, -0.06 

ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Oct. 23, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those for Sept. 5-7, which are fair. Plow completely regulated since 1942 by Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir (see p. 60 ) and Trout Run Reservoir 

(combined capacity, 96,400 acre-ft).

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 4 Mar. 5 to Sept. 30

0.3 

.4 

.6

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

246

436

946

1,660

3,680

0.3 

.4

.6

73

119

1.5 269

2.0 469

3.0 1,020

5.0 2,710

1.0 109 6.0 3,680 1.0 

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

14" 14

14

14

15

*15

15

15

15

15

15

26

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

890

28.7

+1.2

Nov.

37

37

37

*37

37

37

37

36

36

*31

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

31

42

49_

49

49

49

49

48

1,041

34.7

-4.4

Dec.

48

45

48

48

48

49

74

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

*104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

102

102

102

102

102

2,849

91.9

-4.6

Jan.

102

102

99

99

76

32

15

15

15

31

67

109

109

136

*200

291

489

530

378

374

398

646

888

1.110

1,070

462

390

646

650

484

310

10,323

333

+0.6

Feb.

188

188

191

194

194

194

191

188

146

99

102

102

102

102

102

*152

292

386

378

374

374

471

572

5TZ

563

558

548

545

_

7,977

285

H-4.6

Mar.

337

374

2,260

5.680

2,290

658

565

560

474

396

391

328

206

304

412

408

396

338

209

304

496

514

400

400

341

*615

1,120

985

792

792

710

22,055

711

+8.5

Apr.

574

514

408

404

387

383

383

387

387

330

209

209

213

216

306

417

469

758

1,610

1.890

1,600

1,120

850

759

885

579

684

589

*1,040

1,480

20,040

668

+32.1

May

1.180

792

792

764

563

400

408

412

408

408

323

209

213

213

216

216

216

329

408

294

159

117

117

117

117

117

117

*83

54

85

167

10,014

323

-25.3

June

222

219

219

219

219

219

219

219

164

117

117

117

119

170

292

417

528

737

850

820

603

334

783

*1.220

737

397

216

216

159

109

10,977

366

-6.8

July

109

109

80

50

78

107

107

105

105

105

105

105

105

107

*164

213

135

47

47

47

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

2,569

82.9

-3.3

Aug.

49

52

87

164

213

309

330

209

209

209

209

*206

159

80

54

62

394

523

307

329

417

295

209

226

219

175

114

114

81

54

85

6,143

198

+10.8

Sept.

151

216

179

79

33

14

113

*159

156

156

137

75

49

49

49

49

49

50

85

170

329

*417

306

153

78

52

52

52

52

52

3,561

119

-15.1

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

29.9 

0.102 

0.12

30.3 

0.104 

0.12

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

87.3 

0.299 

0.34

334 

1.14

1.31

290 

0.993 

1.03

720 

2.47 

2.85

700 

2.40 

2.68

298 

1.02 

1.18

Observed

Max 3,130 Min 13 Mean 381 

Max 3,680 Min 14 Mean 270

359 

1.23 

1.37

79.6 

0.273 

0.31

209 

0.716 

0.83

104 

0.356 

0.40

Adjusted

Mean 381 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.70 

Mean 270 Cfsm 0.925 In. 12.54

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Loyalhanna Creek and Trout Run Reservoirs, equivalent in cubic feet per 

second. Records of contents in Trout Run Reservoir furnished by the Municipal Authority of the 

Borough of Latrobe.
56 KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN

Kiskiminetas River at Vandergrift, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°36'20", long 79°33'15", on left bank a third of a mile upstream from 

bridge on State Highway 56 at Vandergrift, Westmoreland County, and 2 miles upstream 

from Pine Run.

Drainage area.--1,825 sq mi.

Records available. August 1937 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1920 to September 1932 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) in reports 

of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 769.40 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Oct. 1, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1930, float gage and Oct. 1, 1930, 

to Sept. 30, 1932, water-stage recorder, at site two-thirds of a mile downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 2,999 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,300 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 14.74 ft); minImum, 149 cfs Nov. 6 (gage height, 2.57 ft); minimum daily, 176 cfs Nov. 6.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 71,900 cfs Mar. 31, 1940 (gage height, 25.70 ft); minimum, 56 cfs Oct. 15, 16, 1952; minimum daily, 60 cfs Oct. 15, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 41.64 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmark at present site (discharge, 185,000 cfo, by slope-area determination).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulaTed since 1952 by Conemaugh River Reservoir (see pages 59-60), since 1942 by Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir (see p. 60), and other reservoirs above station, the 11 most 

effective of which have a combined capacity of 3,425,000,000 cu ft. Figures of daily 

discharge do not include diversion from Beaver Run Reservoir to plants and communities 

downstream, nor into the Monongahela River basin.

Hating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect ( 

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

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

155

260

450

725

1,620

6.0

8.0

11.0

15.0

2,830

6,100

13,000

24,200

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Mean

Cfsrn

In.

Oct.

242

2^5

*245

248

260

349

385

365

353

345

333

322

325

325

318

311

275

266

269

266

266

266

266

269

269

388

414

460

389

373

365

9,772

315

-114

Nov.

353

337

318

308

*257

176 24~5

278

272

357

365

278

257

257

257

254

251

251

248

245

324

377

333

278

392

414

405

401

389

329

-

9,206

307

-77.4

Dec.

297

297

377

397

397

401

465

676

748

732

671

647

611

*665

920

1,680

1,320

665

b660

647

659

695

725

b720

b800

b740

b680

677

671

659

653

20,952

676

-12.3

Jan.

641

611

594

583

578

520

455

446" 441

510

746

*1,010

bl,100

b940

1,090

bl,200

bl,600

b2,500

1,950

1,840

3,020

5,710

6,920

4,320

3,550

2,390

2,260

3,130

5,340

4,480

3,250

63,725

2,056

+169

Feb.

2,500

1,620

1,680

1,680

1,620

1,570

1,380

a"8o 785

856

944

b940

b940

b880

864

1,020

1,900

*2,250

2,380

2,380

2,500

3,100

4,640

4,050

2,500

2,640

2,790

4,020

_

-

-

55,309

1,975

+116

Mar.

3,690

4,540

14,500

22.400

17,300

7,230

4,480

4,000

3,200

2,250

2,310

2,380

2,190

2,250

3,850

2,920

2,010

2,070

1,950

2,010

2,380

4,000

*2,250

2,250

2,770

4,040

8,200

6,800

4,800

5,520

5,660

156,200

5,039

+351

Apr.

4,000

3,490

2,310

2,500

3,700

2,130

2,130

2,310

2,700

2,010

1,840

1,840

1,780

1,730

1,520

2,230

5,160

5,820

8,200

7,100

4,640

3,250

3,320

2,970

4,640

3,700

3,110

*4,820

6,340

7,980

-

109,270

3,642

+226

May

6.200

4,000

3,620

3,620

4,160

3,110

2,570

2,760

3,250

3,480

2,440

2,250

2,310

2,130

1,520

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,730

1,570

1,320

1,230

1,180

638 *7T3i

800

1,400

701

683

1,330

1,420

66,995

2,161

-62.3

June

1,230

882

1,730

1,780

2,010

1,950

1,780

1,620

1,420

669

707

1,170

1,900

1,680

1,620

1,620

1,110

1,850

2,570

2,310

1,950

1,070

4,540

6,660

*4,120

2,130

1,680

1,470

785

713

-

56,726

1,891

+9.2

July

755

785

808

725

725

840

900

960

960

928

848

755

683

641

*896

1,900

1,780

1,320

564

510

540

525

515

500

480

446

423

405

397

3971

455

23,366

754

-70.3

Aug.

535

552

1,610

*1,780

1,730

1,730

1,900

1,520

877

1,400

*5,780

2,570

1,730

1,520

1,280

771

2,570

3,710

2,220

1,420

1,620

1,570

902

1,410

2,480

1,840

921

856

840

778

792

49,214

1,588

+48.3

Sept.

864

1,020

1,140

1,390

1,100

872

644

*260

202

198

248

789

824

695

665

659

677

*725

848

1,180

1,590

2.580

2,190

1,840

1,470

696

665

677

665

647

-

27,820

927

-84.6

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

201

0.110

0.13

230

0.126

0.14

Calendar year 1953:

Water year 1953-54:

664

0.364

0.42

2,225

1.22

1.41

2,091

1.15

1.20

5,390

2.95

3.40

3,868

2.12

2.37

2,099

1.15

1.33

1,900

1.04

1.16

684

0.375

0.43

1,636

0.896

1.03

842

0.461

0.51

Observed Adjusted

lax 23,000 Min 176 Mean 2,619 Mean 2,624 Cfsrn 1.44 In. 19.53

flax 22,400 Min 176 Mean 1,777 Mean 1,818 Cfsm 0.996 In. 13.53

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Quemahonlng Creek, North Pork Bens Creek, Dalton Hun, Mill Creek No. 1, 

Mill Creek No. 2, Hinckston Run, Saltlick Hun, Laurel Hun, Loyalhanna Creek, Trout Run, and Beaver 

Run Reservoirs, and diversion from Beaver Hun Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second. Records of diversion and reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water Co., Saltlick Water Co., 

Johnstown Water Co., Municipal Authority of the Borough of Latrobe, and Municipal Authority of 

Westmoreland County.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BUFFALO CREEK BASIN 

Buffalo Creek near Freeport , Pa.

Location. --Lat 40°43'00", long 79°42'00", on right bank 0.5 mile upstream from Little 

Buffalo Creek and 3 miles north of Freeport, Armstrong County.

Drainage area. 137 sq mi.

Records available. November 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Staff-gage and crest-stage indicator; read twice daily. Altitude of gage is

800 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--13 years (1941-54), 192 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,810 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 6.58 ft); minimum, 5.7 cfs Oct. 2-5; minimum gage height, 0.82 ft Oct. 2-5, July 28-30, Sept. 2. 

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 7,170 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 9.3 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 2.0 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 7, 8, 1945- minimum gage height observed, 0.70 ft Sept. 14, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair except these for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of iee effect (gage 

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

1.1

1.2

1.3

4.6 

6.0 

9.5

42

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

74

119

215

430

690

1,370

3,190

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.3

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.0

28

40

17

11

9.1

8.4

8.0

.6

.6

.6

.6

.3

.0

.0

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

7.3

7.6

7.6

9.5

9.9

10

9.9

300.9

9.71

0.071

0.08

Nov.

8.0

7.6

7.3

7.3

*7.3

7.3

7.3

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.0

9.2

28

31

22

22

18

15

12

11

329.5

11.0

0.080

O.O9

Dee.

11

10

To

10

15

23

36

28

23

*44

47

33

28

67

114

70

60

40

32

30

40

61

67

38

44

37

34

32

39

38

29

1,190

38.4

0.280

0.32

Jan.

23

25

29

24

11

20

18

*17

19

30

29

20

20

20

25

40

40

28

28

150

700

350

250

170

140

125

696

480

316

234

200

4,283

133

1.01

1.16

Feb.

170

120

110

100

76

64

54

44

50

58

52

40

30

40

72

144

290

*287

246

223

855

662

406

338

291

279

231

211

-

5,543

198

1.45

1.50

Mar.

1,360

1 , 540

865

580

406

338

262

219

183

173

144

127

117

139

127

100

91

91

91

172

163

*136

144

136

869

972

608

480

805

1,000

718

13,156

424

3.09

3.57

Apr.

505

383

316

231

197

176

166

179

147

127

183

291

227

211,

227

546

2,480

ltl40

b90

455

338

262

262

234

193,

*163

395

805

555

406

12,490

416

3.04

3.39

May

316

262

223

254

186

166

147

160

127

117

109

109

_* 93

,» 82

74

70

65

58

53

49

47

42

39

34

S 36

34

29

31

121

87

49

3,269

105

0.766

0.89

June

47

*205

117

214

136

105

78

69

93

82

100

70

63

50

73

85

181

406

201

130

93

78

156

82

63

52

46

36

29

25

3,165

106

0.774

0.86

July

25

23

19

32

43

23

20

37

*28

18

15

14

13

14

74_

30

15

13

11

10

10

9.5

8.7

8.4

8.0

. ^

7.0

6.6

&7S

7.0

566.0

18.3

0.134

0.15

Aug.

26

30

16

*20

17

31

18

11

*10

13

14

13

9.1

8.7

11

18

25

18

12

11

10

13

12

12

30

33

18

13

9.5

8.7

8.0

499.0

16.1

0.118

0.14

Sept.

7.3

6.6

9.8

17

11

8.4

7.3

8.4

7.6

7.3

20

17

11

8.7

8.4

9.5

*12

15

309

165

70

63

42

28

21

19

18

17

14

13

971.3

32.4

0.236

0.26

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,880 Min 5.2 Mean 152 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.11

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,480 Min 5.7 Mean 125 Cfsm 0.912 In. 12.41

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Mar. 1 (about 7 p.m.) 2,890 efs (5.73 ft); Apr. 17 (about 

10 a.m.) 3,810 cfs (6.58 ftJT

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dee. 17-21, Dee. 24 to Jan. 25, Jan. 31 to Feb. 15.
58 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Allegheny River at Natrona, Pa.

Location --Lat 40°36'55", long 79°43'10", on right bank 550 ft upstream from darn at

 lock 4 at Natrona, Allegheny County, 6 miles downstream from Klsklminetas River, and

at mile 24.2.

Drainage area.--11,410 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1954. _ Gage --Water-stage recorder and concrete dam control. Datum of gage is 736.74 ft above 

"mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Apr. 14,

1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 19,230 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1941). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 100,000 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 17.44 ft); min-

 ImumT 1,480 cfs Oct. 19, Nov. 3, 5 (gage height, 9.05 ft); minimum daily, 1,510 cfs

°V i938-54- Maximum discharge, 238,000 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 27.46 ft); minimum, 1,030 cfs Sept. 14, 1952 (gage height, 8.90 ft). _ Maximum stage known, 32.06 ft Mar. 18, 1936 (discharge, 365,000 cfs, determined by 

Corps of Engineers). 

Remarks --Records good above 3,000 cfs and fair below except those for period computed

 from staff-gage readings, which are fair. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake (see 

p 20) since 1940 by Tionesta Creek, since 1952 by East Branch Clarion River, since 

1941 by Mahoning Creek, since 1940 by Crooked Creek, since 1952 by Conemaugh River, 

since 1942 by Loyalhanna Creek Reservoirs (see p. 60) and by 12 smaller reservoirs 

(combined capacity, excluding that of Chautauqua Lake, 862,100 acre-ft). Some diversion from Beaver Run Reservoir into the Monongahela River basin.

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

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

4,080

3,860

3,530

5,490

3,690

3,640 

4,730 

6,780 

7,870 

*8,220

10,500

12,800

14,000

11,600

12,800

7,870

8,150

*12,000

15,400

18,200

16,700

14,000

13,600

12,400

10,100

3,530

3,530

4,130

4,130

4,190

11,600

20,700

22,400

17,200

14,900

14,000

12,400

10,800

10,500

5,190 

*5,960 

5,070 

4,510 

4,530

5,430

6,650

6,710

6,450

7,050

13,000

29,400

35,800

28,600

23,400

20,200

22,800

57,100

57,400

47,500

37,000

43,500

8,580

7,050

6,190

4,940

4,360

*5, 490

7,550

5,200

3,230

2,590

2,550

*2,100 

2,170 

2,170 

1,930

1,600

1,630

1,760

1,760

1,960

2,120

3,740

2,900

2,240

2,280

2,280

2,100

Total 

Mean 

(t)

62,160

2,005

-490

80,570

2,686

-103

307,690 

9,925 

+155

497,090

16,040

+592

649,290

25,190

+149

* 1,112.9

55,900

+788

*1,181.7

59,390

+345

513,360

10,450

-40.6

98,700

3,184

-261

105,560

3,405

-220

80,400

2,680

-350

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

1,515 

0.133 

0.15

2,585 

0.226 

0.25

Calendar year 1955: 

Water year 1955-54:

10,060 

0.882 

1.02

16,630 

1.46 

1.68

25,540 

2.05 

2.13

36,690 

5.22 

3.71

59,740 

5.48 

3.88

19,170 

1.68 

1.94

Observed

Max 109,000 Min 1,510 Mean 16,500 

Max 95,400 Min 1,510 Mean 15,950

10,410 

0.912 

1.02

2,925 

0.256 

0.50

3,185 

0.279 

0.32

2,330 

0.204 

0.23

Adjusted

Mean 16,510 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.65 

Mean 15,970 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.63

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Chautauqua Lake and Tionesta Creek, East Branch Clarion River, Mahoning 

Creek, Crooked Creek, Conemaugh River, and Loyalhanna Creek Reservoirs, and in 12 smaller reservoirs and diversion from Beaver Run Reservoir to Monongahela River basin, equivalent in cubic feet 

per second. Records of smaller reservoir contents furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co., Manufacturers Water Co., Saltlick Water Co., Johnstown Water Co., Municipal Authority of the Borough 

of Latrobe, and Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County.

t Expressed in thousands.

g Computed from staff-gage readings made 4 times daily.
ALLEGHENY RIVER BASIN 59 

Reservoirs in Allegheny River basin, Pa.

Tionesta Creek Reservoir.--Lat 41°28'25", long 79°26 I 20", at control tower 0.8 mile upstream from Tionesta Creek Dam on Tionesta Creek, Forest County, 1.8 miles upstream 

from mouth, and 2 miles southeast of Tionesta. Drainage area, 478 sq mi. Records 

available, December 1940 to September 1954. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 

at mean sea level, datum of Corps of Engineers, which is 0.08 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Maximum contents during year, 30,683 acre-ft Mar. 3 (elevation, 

1,114.53 ft); minimum, 4,020 acre-ft Apr. 29 (elevation, 1,076.00 ft). Maximum 

contents during period 1940-54, 88,496 acre-ft Jan. 21, 1952 (elevation, 1,151.60 ft); 

minimum, 1,912 acre-ft Dec. 5, 1940 (elevation, 1,069.30 ft).

Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam, rock faced; storage began in 1940 during 

construction. Dam completed Jan. 9, 1941. Capacity, 133,400 acre-ft between elevations 1,052.00 ft (sill of outlet gates) and 1,170.00 ft (full pool). Minimum pool 

elevation, 1,085.00 ft (capacity, 7,780 acre-ft). Reservoir is used for flood control. 

Figures given herein represent total contents. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

East Branch Clarion River Reservoir.--Lat 41°33'35", long 78°35'40", at control tower at 

East Branch Clarion River Dam, on East Branch Clarion River, Elk County, if miles 

northeast of Glen Hazel and 7.5 miles upstream from confluence with West Branch Clarion 

River. Drainage area, 72.4 sq mi. Records available, June 1952 to September 1954. 

Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Maximum contents during year, 67,089 acre-ft Apr. 29 (elevation, 

1,671.52 ft); minimum, 23,019 acre-ft Nov. 22 (elevation, 1,621.23 ft). Maximum contents during period 1952-54, 72,398 acre-ft June 1, 1953 (elevation, 1,675.91 ft); 

minimum, 159 acre-ft Nov. 9, 1952 (elevation, 1,541.07 ft).

Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam, rock faced. Dam completed in 1952. Controlled storage began in June 1952. Capacity, 83.300 acre-ft between elevations 1,555 

ft (sill of outlet gates) and 1,685 ft (full pool). Minimum pool elevation, 1,555 ft 

(capacity, 1,000 acre-ft). Winter low-water pool elevation, 1,651 ft (capacity, 

45,600 acre-ft). Summer low-water pool elevation, 1,670 ft (capacity, 65,300 acre-ft). 

Storage to summer pool normally occurs during period Mar-. 1 to Apr. 30. Depletion of 

low-water storage for augmenting flow in Clarion River occurs normally during period 

June to October. Figures given herein represent total contents. Reservoir is designated multiple purpose. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Mahoning Creek Reservoir.--Lat 40°55'18", long 79°16'41", at control house at Mahoning 

Creek Dam on Mahoning Creek, Armstrong County, 0.7 mile upstream from Camp Run, 1.5 

miles south of Eddyville, and 3.0 miles upstream from Pine Run. Drainage area, 340 

sq mi. Records available, June 1941 to September 1954. Water-stage recorder. Datum 

of gage is at mean sea level, datum of Corps of Engineers, which is 0.64 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum contents during year, 24,468 acre-ft Mar. 3 (elevation, 1,127.59 ft); minimum, 4,355 acre-ft Mar. 11 (elevation, 1,074.32 ft). Maximum 

contents during period 1941-54, 59,893 acre-ft Mar. 8, 1945 (elevation, 1,155.54 ft); 

minimum, 330 acre-ft July 2, 3, 1944 (elevation, 1,026.80 ft).

Reservoir is formed by a concrete dam; storage began during construction sometime 

prior to June 15,1941. Capacity, 74,100 acre-ft between elevations 1,015.00 ft (sill 

of outlet gates) and 1,162.00 ft (full pool); dead storage, 100 acre-ft. Minimum 

pool elevation, 1,075.00 ft (capacity, 4,475 acre-ft). Reservoir is used for flood 

control. Figures given herein represent total contents. Records furnished by Corps 

of Engineers.

Crooked Creek Reservoir.--Lat 40°42'50", long 79°30'30", at control tower at Crooked 

Creek Dam on Crooked Creek, Armstrong County, 4 miles south of Ford City and 7 miles 

upstream from mouth. Drainage area, 277 sq mi. Records available, May 1940 to 

September 1954. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 

Corps of Engineers, which is 2.07 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum 

contents during year, 18,838 acre-ft Mar. 3 (elevation, 864.45 ft); minimum, 4,521 

acre-ft Mar. 9 (elevation, 840.03 ft). Maximum contents during period 1940-54, 58,020 

acre-ft Apr. 16, 1948 (elevation, 899.02 ft); minimum, 1,728 acre-ft Aug. 17, 1940 

(elevation, 830.39 ft).

Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam, rock faced; storage began in May 1940. 

Capacity, 93,900 acre-ft between elevations 809.00 ft (sill of outlet gates) and 

920.00 ft (full pool). Minimum pool elevation, 840.00 ft (capacity, 4,510 acre-ft). 

Reservoir is used for flood control. Figures given herein represent total contents. 

Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Conemaugn River Reservoir.--Lat 40°28'11", long 79°22'07", at face of dam on right bank 

at Conemaugh River Dam on Conemaugh River, Indiana County, 2 miles upstream from highway bridge at Tunnelton and 7-j miles upstream from Loyalhanna Creek. Drainage area, 

1,351 sq mi. Records available, October 1951 to September 1954. Water-stage recorder. 

Prior to Dec. 18, 1952, staff gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(Corps of Engineers benchmark). Maximum contents during; year, 63,580 acre-ft Mar. 3 

(elevation, 928.85 ft); minimum, 2,702 acre-ft Sept. 7 (elevation, 875.21 ft). Maximum contents during period 1951-54, that of Mar. 3, 1954; minimum, 570 acre-ft Oct. 26, 

1952.

Reservoir is formed by a concrete gravity dam with earth embankment on the right 

end. Fully-controlled storage began November 1953. Capacity, 270,000 acre-ft between 

elevations 880.00 ft (minimum pool, capacity 4,000 acre-ft) and 975.00 ft (full pool). 

Dead storage is 400 acre-ft (elevation, 860.00 ft, sill of sluice gates). Reservoir 

is used for flood control. Partly-controlled storage maintained October 1951 to 

October 1953 when conduits were fully open and reservoir functioned as a detention 

basin, or operations for flood control were made when damaging floods became imminent 

at downstream points. Figures given herein represent total contents. Records furnished 

by Corps of Engineers.
60 ALLEGHENY RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Allegheny River basin, Pa. --Continued

Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir. Lat 40°27'25", long 79°27 1 08", at control house at Loyalhanna Creek Dam on Loyalhanna Creek, Westmoreland County, 2 miles south of Saltsburg 

and 4.7 miles upstream from mouth. Drainage area, 290 sq mi. Records available, June 

1942 to September 1954 (fragmentary October 1943 to March 1946). Water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Maximum contents during year, 12,253 acre-ft Mar. 3 (elevation, 931.26 ft); minimum, 2,148 

acre-ft Jan. 6 (elevation, 910.52 ft). Maximum contents during period 1942-54, 47,914 

acre-ft Apr. 16, 1948 (elevation, 956.82 ft); little or no contents at times.

Reservoir is formed by a concrete gravity dam with a gated spillway; storage began 

in June 1942. Capacity, 95,300 acre-ft between elevations 878.00 ft [sill of outlet 

gates) and 975.00 ft (full pool). Minimum pool elevation, 910.00 ft (capacity, 2,035 

acre-ft). Reservoir is used for flood control. Figures given herein represent total 

contents. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Dec. 31. ................

Calendar year 1953....

Water year 1953-54. . . .

Date

Calendar year 1953....

Aug 31

Water year 1953-54....

Date

Calendar year 1953....

Aug 31

Water year 1953-54....

Tlonesta Creek Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,086.20 

1,086.21 

1,089.33 

1,086.62

-

,089.06 

,086.24 

, 088 . 63 

,084.37 

,088.69 

,087.44 

,087.61 

,086.53 

,086.37

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

8,394 

8,399 

10,062 

8,612

-

9,913 

8,415 

9,680 

7,471 

9,713 

9,043 

9,133 

8,566 

8,482

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+5 

+1,663 

-1,450

-993

+1,301 

-1,498 

+1,265 

-2,209 

+2,242 

-670 

+90 

-567 

-84

+88

Mahoning Creek Reservoir

1,076.95 

1,O78.66 

1,076.03 

1,076.47

-

1,087.55 

1,084.09 

1,103.46 

1,088.67 

1,079.45 

1,078.24 

1,077.78 

1,076.40 

1,077.40

-

4,821 

5,141 

4,655 

4,735

-

6,951 

6,214 

11,191 

7,201 

5,293 

5,061 

4,974 

4,722 

4,904

-

+320 

-486 

+80

-381

+2,216 

-737 

+4,977 

-3,990 

-1,908 

-232 

-87 

-252 

+ 182

+83

Coneraaugh River Reservoir

881.10 

880.92 

881.36 

882.87

-

884.86 

883.29 

883.62 

889.27 

881.21 

884.00 

881.93 

885.40 

883 .22

-

4,333 

4,274 

4,419 

4,926

-

5,648 

5,074 

5,193 

7,538 

4,369 

5,330 

4,607 

5,852 

5,049

-

-59

+145 

+507

+2,990

+722 

-574 

+ 119 

+2,345 

-3,169 

+961 

-723 

+1,245 

-803

+716

East Branch Clarion River Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

,637.26 

,625.29 

,623.43 

,630.85

-

,638.83 

,648.55 

,662.56 

,671.12 

,670.20 

,667.28 

,659.65 

,646.48 

,632.52

-

Contents 

(aorefeet)

33,994 

25,558 

24,375 

29,305

-

35,206 

43,334 

57,040 

66,617 

65,541 

62,202 

53,995 

41,510 

30,490

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre -feet)

-8,436 

-1,183 

+4,930

+21,960

+5,901 

+8,128 

+13,706 

+9,577 

-1,076 

-3,339 

-8,207 

-12,485 

-11,020

-3,504

Crooked Creek Reservoir

841.68 

842.03 

842.69 

842.25

-

847 . 10 

843.45 

850.55 

844.87 

842.24 

843.46 

844.64 

845. OO 

841.42

-

5,132 

5,261 

5,512 

5,344

-

7,410 

5,810 

9,254 

6,395 

5,341 

5,814 

6,299 

6,450 

5,035

-

+129 

+251 

-168

+83

+2,066 

-1,6OO 

+3,444 

-2,859 

-1,054 

+473 

+485 

+151 

+1,415

-97

Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir

913.23 

913.64 

912.71 

912.41

-

911.73 

912.41 

913.52 

919.03 

914.83 

913.49 

913.35 

915.75 

912.75

-

2,811 

2,926 

2,672 

2,595

-

2,426 

2,595 

2,892 

4,799 

3,276 

2,884 

2,845 

3,571 

2,683

-

+115 

-254 

-77

-222

-169 

+169 

+297 

+1,907 

-1,523 

-392 

-39 

+726 

-888

-128

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 61

Tygart River near Dailey, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°48'35", long 79°52'55", on right bank 50 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 1,000 ft upstream from Stalnaker Run, 1 mile northeast of Dailey, Randolph 

County, and 2-| miles south of Beverly.

Drainage area. 187 sq ml.

Records available. April 1915 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,940.09 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Sept. 27, 1928, staff gage a few feet upstream at same datum. 

Sept. 27, 1928, to Dec. 2, 1939, chain gage and Dec. 3, 1939, to Dec. 16, 1941, wireweight gage, at site 50 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 343 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,800 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 11.03 ft); no flow 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 5.

1915-54: Maximum discharge, 13,100 cfs Feb. 4, 1932 (gage height, 17.2 ft, from 

floodmarks); from rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs; no flow Sept. 12 to Nov. 30, 

1930, Sept. 29 to Nov. 5, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 873: 1932(M). WSP 1053: 1919(M) , 

1928(M) , 1932, 1934-38.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 9-13)

0.04 

.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.6

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

6.0 

9.0

53

116

224

520

1,800

3,850

25

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.7

.7

*.6

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

1.0

2.1

10

18

15

14

12

10

83.9

3.00

0.016

0.02

Dec.

10

8.8

7.7

14 7.3

19

30

63

42

53

*90

57

74

157

214

124

84

b60

b55

b50

b50

69

219

I5T

98

b80

b65

b55

50

49

51

2,144.8

69.2

0.370

0.43

Jan.

52

43

43

56

66

68

63

57

56

244

365

226

139

151

692

2,500

1,430

556

436

706

1,020

*931

806

538

420

380

371

356

270

224

177

13,242

427

2.28

2.63

Feb.

141

147

137

126

111

100

84

*70

98

107

179

157

109

162

223

353

606

648

452

350

881

1,150

592

404

319

278

294

278

-

8,536

30.5

1.63

1.70

Mar.

3,070

2,310

1,160

745

502

383

322

356

417

610

629

1,520

2,500

1,860

1,420

745

502

420

392

629

648

468

386

324

288

492

538

417

327

362

414

25,156

811

4.34

5.00

Apr.

*389

420

436

398

371

556

610

520

411

322

278

267

224

200

205

242

1,250

1,160

646

420

310

252

214

210

186

159

155

193

166

135

11,287

376

2.01

2.24

May

120

156

297

294

242

195

177

420

452

404

389

598

547

294

283

280

246

205

195

168

155

129

112

96

*83

76

159

143

127

112

93

6,827

220

1.18

1.36

June

75

93

88

75

72

68

57

50

56

69

566

410

224

385

177

137

383

520

302

193

133

100

120

129

81

61

117

S5S

249

157

6,103

205

1.09

1.21

July

114

81

62

70

286

486

236

1,040

706

342

219

155

114

86

1,220

1,690

452

259

198

157

229

544

286

188

155

100

76

60

50

*44

i?.

9,527

507

1.64

1.89

Aug.

45

55

76

74

80

918

571

195

143

214

151

107

81

65

63

58

91

105

95

84

182

159

98

74

62

578

468

547

239

166

164

5,402

174

0.93C

1.07

Sept.

126

91

72

56

46

38

32

27

27

252

288

95

57

41

33

*27

22

20

28

54

102

88

60

42

33

27

23

20

18

16_

1,861

62.0

0.332

0.37

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,630 Min 0 Mean 249 Cfam 1.33 In. 18.11

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,070 Min 0 Mean 247 Cfam 1.32 In. 17.92

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 efs). Mar. 1 (8:30 p.m.) 5,800 cfs (11.03 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Tygart River near Elkins, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°55'30", long 79°52'45", on left bank 1.4 miles upstream from Leading 

Creek and 1.5 miles west of Elkins, Randolph County.

Drainage area.--272 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,893.95 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Nov. 16, 1944, staff gage, and Nov. 16, 1944, to Sept. 30, 

1951, water-stage recorder, at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 473 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,240 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 10.58 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Oct. 26; minimum gage height, 1.19 ft Nov. 24-27.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 8,810 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 14.13 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 36, 1953.

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

regulation by flood-control dam above station.

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

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

Some

1.05

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.9

209

349

1,180

3,060

4,700

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.4

4.0

4.0

3.4

4.0

5.4

4.0

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.2

1.7

*1.7

2.2

1.7

1.2

1.7

1.7

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.7

1.7

1.7

4.0

4.7

6.8

3.4

87.3

2.82

0.010

0.01

Nov.

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.2

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.2

*1. 7

l!2

1.2

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.2

1.2

2.2

5 4

T77

2.2

1.7

1.2

2.8

2.2

2.2

57.8

1.93

0.0071

0.008

Dec.

2.8

4.7

9.6

11

8.2

15

53

70

74

70

*82

102

105

232

506

209

110

74

71

74

67

95

234

209

129

110

99

74

70

66

67

2,903.3

93.7

0.344

0.40

Jan.

78

63

B6

80

99

103

92

91

97

365

563

334

192

216

948

3,090

2 '915 650

686

1,040

1,360

1.230

1,180

793

644

583

544

505

398

330

268

19,603

632

S.32

2.68

Feb.

212

*204

204

197

150

142

131

109

104

118

251

247

178

216

296

505

858

1,040

707

544

751

1,620

860

603

*468

411

438

414

_

------

11,978

428

1.57

1.64

Mar.

1,960

4,010

1,740

1,180

793

603

486

544

624

860

950

1,730

3,450

2,640

2,100

1,130

771

624

563

815

950

707

563

471

414

624

750

603

475

544

707

34,381

1,109

4.08

4.70

Apr.

624

603

624

583

544

665

*860

793

603

471

398

381

324

291

285

330

1,580

1,920

995

644

464

365

312

285

260

224

222

404

*365

277

16,696

557

2.05

2.28

May

226

204

388

468

414

318

277

524

707 624"

563

563

486

411

375

365

324

30O

274

242

224

204

148

134

*123

112

127

178

163

138

125

9,729

314

1.15

1.33

June

114

88

114

97

94

88

78

68

70

78

298

603

330

435

280

183

311

583

401

257

190

116

119

152

114

92

338

*872

337

212

7,112

237

0.871

0.97

July

134

102

94

102

131

653

334

665

1,100

486

288

209

161

109

1,590

2,470

754

388

266

229

232

544

446

288

209

157

80

82

73

*53

46

12,475

402

1.48

1.71

Aug.

56

61

167

185

205

1,250

678

318

222

252

226

185

104

68

95

92

100

156

157

506

402

456

244

187

124

504

665

486

337

239

199

8,484

274

1.01

1.16

Sept.

190

129

88

82

67

40

50

37

54

74

618

2T4

108

42

44

*42

39

51

55

104

98

155

115

52

45

44

58

27

25

25

2,668

88.9

0.527

0.36

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,540 Min 1.2 Mean 366 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.30

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,010 Min 1.2 Mean 346 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.25

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs).--Mar. 2 

 * Discharge measurement made on this "

3:30 a.m.) 5,240 cfs (10.58 ft).

Note.--Shifting-control method used 0=t. 1 to Dec. 6.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN g;

Tygart River at Belington, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°01'45", long 79°56'10", on left bank opposite mouth of Mill Creek, 

a quarter of a mile downstream from highway bridge at Belington, Barbour County.

Drainage area. 408 sq mi, excluding that of Mill Creek.

Records available.--June 1907 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,679.49 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Apr. 25, 1939, staff or chain gage at site a quarter of a mile 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--47 years, 800 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,930 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 10.61 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Oct. 6; minimum gage height, 1.80 ft Oct. 4.

1907-54: Maximum discharge, 18,400 cfs (revised) July 25, 1912 (gage height, 20.3 

ft, from floodmarks, site then in use), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs; 

minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 13, 1930 (gage height, 1.56 ft, site then in use).

Maximum stage known, 21.7 ft in July 1888, from floodmar^s, site in use June 1907 

to April 1939 (discharge, 21,200 cfs,revised).

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

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

paper indicated.

WSP

-

-

-

-

953

-

-

-

473

523

543

603

Water 

year

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1921

1922

1925

Date

Feb. 15,

Apr. 15,

June 17,

Jan. 30,

July 25,

May 27,

Nov. 14,

Dec. 21,

Jan. 12,

May 30,

Jan. 20,

Mar. 20,

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1913

1914

1916

1921

1922

1925

Discharge 

(cfs)

19,580

t4,550

t 10, 700

til, 900

18,400

T7.910

T9.940

t7,000

10,700

10,700

8,300

7,000

Gage height 

(feet)

t!4.0

U9.9

*15.0 tie.o

20.3

U2.7

tl4.3

t!2.0

t!5.0 ti5.o

t!3.0

t!2.0

t Not previously published, 

i From graph based on gage readings. 

ti Maximum observed. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, ice effect, or

shifting-control method, which are poor.

Revisions Twater years ). --WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 953: 1918(M), 1924(M), 1933(M), 

1934, 1938, 1941(M). WSP 1053: 1932. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet 

per second, for the water years 1912, 1914-15, 1928, 1933, superseding those published 

in WSP 323, 433, 663 and 743 are given herein:

Date

1912

Aug. 26

1913

Dec. 2

1914

Feb. 13

14

15

16

17

May 23

June 29

30

1915

Feb. 20

Discharge

219

590

350

350

395

310

318

179

198

149

640

Date

1915-Con.

Feb. 21

22

23

25

26

27

28

Mar. 1

2

3

4

May 23

24

25

July 10

11

12

Discharge

470

390

372

290

166

182

198

216

166

270

233

570

455

334

58

58

59

Date

1915-Con.

July 13

14

28

Aug. 6

11

20

28

29

30

1928

July 20

31

1932

Oct. 7

8

Discharge

58

55

45

84

48

252

500

413

274

172

155

300

228

Month

Calendar year 1912 .................

Calendar year 1913. ................

Calendar year 1914. ................

Maximum

14,760

10,600

8,700

8.700

Minimum

84

350

47

310

3

Mean

843

883

1,000

735

Per square 

mile

2.57

2.07

2.16

2.45

3. SO

1.80

Runoff In 

Inches

0.71

34.96

28.13

2.49

33.31

3.64

1.33

.38

31.55

24.45
64 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Tygart River at Belington, W. Va. Continued

Revised figures of monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1912, 1914-15, 

1928, 1935 Continued

Month

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

Water year 1914-15. ...............

Calendar year 1915. ...............

July 1928 ...........................

Calendar year 1928 ................

Water year 1932-55. ...............

Maximum

1 540

233

7,620

8,100

10/200

6,980

Minimum

152

3

22

40

4.0

5.5

Mean

255

542

666

904

140

912

Per square 

' mile

1.65

1 59

2.22

2.24

Runoff in 

inches

22

18.05

22.15

50.15

30.34

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect and shifting 

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

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

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

2.8 

6.3

2.6 

2.9 

6.0 

9.0 

10.0

97

195

1,960

4,270

5,270

2.2 29

2.4 59

2.7 130

3.0 231

3.5 453

7.0 2,630

10.0 5,270

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

*3.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5 

3.2

3.2

3.2

4.2

4.6

4.2

3.8

4.6

5.0

5.0

5.8

5.8

11

18 

Tef La

152.0

4.90

0.012

0.01

Nov.

14

TS

8.4

6.8

5.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

370" 3.0 

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.8

5.4

6.8

11

10

7.8

7.8

9.0

10

172.2

5.74

0.014

0.02

Dec.

11

9.6

*1Q 8.4

a20

a50

alOO

145

88

88

90

114

169

640

754

418 

,b230

b!60

b!30

b!20

b!40

250

512

412

250

220

188

148

142

135

142

5,894.0

190

0.466

0.54

Jan.

132 T48"

138

155

165

191

145

195

195

922

1,180

693

478

704

1,760

4.850 

4,360

1,600

1,110

1,620

2,000

1,740

1,620

1,140

*990

960

841

783

601

489

395

32,300

1,042

2.55

2.94

Feb.

321

312

308

291

266

213

202

b!70

blSO 220"

348

380

334

352

414

651 

1,140

1,800

1,170

870

841

2,140

1,360

870

679

568

612

590

17,572

628

1.54

1.60

Mar.

1,900

5,070

2, tOO

1,930

1,290

930

719

812

990

1,350

1,500

2,480

4,770

3,820

3,240

1,860 

*1,230

960

841

1,020

1,380

1,080

812

668

568

890

1,170

900

696

754

1,110

49,440

1,595

3.91

4.51

Apr.

990

841

870

783

754

812

1,110

1,050

870

657

562

546

484

433

428

530 

2,210

5,570

1,760

1,080

725

557

509

455

414

562

334

667

783

557

25,501

850

2.08

2.52

May

433

362

445

606

625

489

419

646

1,020

960

870

841

754

625

536

489

443

453

*662

509

428

562

512

254

255

209

"zSz 192

258

251

202

15,126

488

1.20

1.38

June

178

168

146

158

146

142

127

116

122

li

326

812

463

419

576

250 

258

562

484

516

235

199

136

181

161

127

171

4U9" 955

247

8,481

283

0.694

0.77

July

195

114

114

178

155

606

428

1,320

1,650

657

366

262

215

149

3,080

3.580 

1,170

536

357

287

291

1,070

812

445

299

227

*146

119

106

91

69

19,090

616

1.51

1.74

Aug.

61 56

215

352

469

2,560

1,290

515

357

534

321

247

206

108

161

357 

646

566

287

1,220

1,560

1,540

625

580

291

1,010

1,420

754

494

557

590

18,807

607

1.49

1.71

Sept.

521

250

158

136

114

91

59

50

57

69

638

544

213

108

*73

67 

61

56

57

170

278

262

262

159

98

84

75

63

45

59

4,455

148

0.563

0.40

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,870 Mln 2.8 Mean 617 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.55

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,070 Mln 2.8 Mean 540 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.94

Peak discharge (base, 6,200 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 5 to Dec. 4, Dec. 8-14.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 65

Middle Fork River at Audra, ¥. Va.

Location. Lat 39°02'25", long 80°04'10", on right bank at Audra, Barbour County, 600 ft 

upstream from highway bridge and 2.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 149 sq mi.

Records available. February 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,670 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 12 years, 338 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,170 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 7.25 ft); mini- 

 mum", 0.2 cfs Oct. 11-27; minimum gage height, 1.10 ft Oct. 20-24.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 7,740 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 11.26 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 11-27, 1953; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 20-24, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9-29; backwater from 

ice Dec. 19, 26, 27)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

0.2

.6

1.2

2.0

3.4

6.4

11

18

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

48

121

245

434

695

2,120

2,990

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

*72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.6

1.0 

1.5

12.0

0.387

0.0026

0.003

Nov.

1.1

173

1.4

1.3

4.6

3.4

2.8

2.7

2.4

*2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

2.6

4.6

7.8

8.7

72.1

2.40

0.016

0.02

Dec.

8.2

7.3

6.9

679

6.9

18

78

95

55

46

66

65

82

316

526

164

98

80

70

72

70

*110

258

169

109

90

80

76

79

86 

89

2,883.2

93.0

0.624

0.72

Jan.

92

90

90

105

105

110

95

101

107

494

602

382

212

230

955

2,640

1,640

785

580

701

815

701

530

434

425

448

450

582

311

267 

215

15,048

485

5.26

3.76

Feb.

156

175

156

145

127

116

97

75

98

105

155

137

151

168

195

*550

468

585

505

421

494

624

485

599

558

294

511

291

-

7,551

270

1.81

1.88

Mar.

1,120

1,220

945

719

520

405

330

345

399

634

713

1,200

1,570

1,570

1,520

848

580

471

416

485

510

454

382

338

501

505

525

448

561

420 

568

20,598

664

4.46

5.14

Apr.

510

448

412

365

341

541

582

594

565

515

274

304

284

*264

261

330

1,170

1.400

848

552

399

311

267

242

202

175

161

330

557 

504

12,506

410

2.75

5.07

May

245

202

196

271

239

204

196

350

570

425

462

448

582

519

271

221

183

180

239

202

191

165

145

125

110

97

92

135

123 

97

77

6,958

224

1.50

1.73

June

64

58

50

46

46

45

42

3436"

50

195

284

rss

121

*105

85

114

155

121

90

68

52

54

95

54

41

76

151

80 

60

2,584

86.1

0.578

0.64

July

47

58

52

56

65

254

117

450

TlZ

145

100

74

59

47

591

351

166

110

92

90

92

350

262

156

108

77

*58

44

35 

30

25

4,173

135

0.906

1.04

Aug.

29

39

83

114

209

656

334

176

139

148

119

90

68

55

63

93

153

112

185

542

558

612

585

297

191

475

425

277

218 

154

148

7,545

237

1.59

1.83

Sept.

127

97

77

60

47

38

32

27

35

62

352- 964

183

121

87

*66

50

41

46

139

155

148

112

85

64

55

44

56

51 

27

5,584

115

0.758

0.84

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,880 Min 0.2 Mean 265 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.14

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,640 Min 0.2 Mean 227 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.67

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Jan. 16 (5:50 p.m.) 3,170 cfs (7.25 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
66 MOKONGAHELA RIVKR BASIN

Sand Run near Buckhannon, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°57'50", long 80°09'10", on right bank 300 ft downstream f-rom Left 

Fork, 4.5 miles southeast of Buckhannon, Upshur County, and 6 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--14.5 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1953 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,530 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 273 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 3.08 ft); no flow

° Maximum stage known, 5.39 ft Mar. 24, 1948 (discharge, 1,510 cfs by contractedopening and slope-area determinations of peak flow).

Remarks.--Records good except those fo periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect 

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

0

.01

.3 

1.0 

2.0 

3.8

0.9 

1.3

2.4 

2.8

55

141

213

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.01

.01

.04

.06

.2

.08

0.41

0.013

0.00089

0.001

Nov.

0.04

.02

.01 *7oT

.01

.01

.01

.04

.04

.04

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.04

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

1.80

0.060

0.0041

0.005

Dec.

~0.3

.3

.3

.3

1.8

13

4.6

3.1

4.1

4.1

5.6

27

39

18

b!2

bS.O

b6.0

bS.O

b6.0

*7.5

20

18

bll

b7.0

bS.O

4.1

5.4

6.2

6.5

7.1

256.6

8.28

0.571

0.66

Jan.

7.5

6.2

6.5

5.7

577

6.5

6.0

6.2

18

34

24

b!6

b!2

b20

99

~82 209

41

*36

40

31

26

23

a21

a20

*34

32

28

23

20

a!7

956.3

30.8

2.12

2.45

Feb.

a!5

al3

a!5

a!5

a 13

a 13

a 11

a 10

a9.0

*blO

blO

b9.0

b7.0

a7.0

a8.0

a 10

a 15

a!2

a 12

a!5

a50

a 40

a33

27

20

20

19

19

-

457.0

16.3

1.12

1.17

Calendar year 1953: Max - Mln -

Mar.

11383"

80

61

42

32

28

30

36

38

43

86

88

95

68

42

32

26

*23

29

28

24

21

17

ii

28

28

24

20

29 

35.

1,344

43.4

2.99

3.45

Apr.

31

26

23

20

19

19

23

25

20

18

19

16

14

*14

20

39

"87 151

45

30

23

18

16

14

10

8.5

is'

16

14

805.0

26.8

1.85

2.06

May

11

9.5

13

28

23

18

20

24

19

29

26" 30

19

15

12

9.0

7.5

13

18

16

12

10

7.1

6.0

4.9

4.1

3.4

3.3

2.7

2.2

1.7

417.4

13.5

0.931

1.07

June

 1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.6

3.6

2.2

13

4.9

2.5

1.7

8.2

6.2

3.8

2.5

1.6

1.1

.8

1.0

.8

.5

.6

2.2

1.1

.6

.4

71.7

2.39

0.165

0.18

July

0.3

.2

275

7.3

18

12

4.9

35

17

7.5

4.3

3.1

2.0

*1.5

31

13

6.8

4.1

12

4.6

22

45

2T

11

6.5

3.8

2.7

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.1

304.7

9.83

0.678

0.78

Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Aug.

4.2

4.4

22

9.5

48

68

2?

12

12

8.5

6.2

4.1

3.1

2.5

STff

6.2

7.5

6.8

11

30

39

47

*40

20

14

67

40

23

13

8.5

6.8

613.1

19.8

1.37

1.57

Sept.

5.7

3.6

2.9

2.2

1.4

1.2

1.1

T74

1.2

17

14

5.2

3.3

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.4

23

T9

20

16

10

6.2

4.6

3.6

3.1

*2.5

2.0

1.8

180.8

6.03

0.416

0.46

Water year 1953-54: Max 209 Mln o Mean 14.8 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.86

- Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 67

Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°03'05", long 80°06'50", on right bank a quarter of a mile upstream from 

highway bridge at Hall, Barbour County, and 1 mile upstream from Pecks Run.

Drainage area.--277 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1907 to May 1909 ge heights only), April 1915 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,369.15 ft above mean sea level (Baltimore 

& Ohio RR. datum). June 1907 to May 25, 1909, chain gage at site a quarter of a mile 

downstream at datum 4.12 ft lower. Apr. 15, 1915, to June 8, 1939, staff gage at site 

500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--39 years (1915-54), 592 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,390 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 8.94 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Oct. 24 (gage height, 3.36 ft).

1915-54: Maximum discharge observed, 12,200 cfs Mar. 14, 1918, Oct. 29, 1937 (gage 

height, 14.7 ft, site then in use), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs; minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 23, 27, 1930 (gage height, 1.30 ft, site then in use).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 783: 1918(M).

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from Ice Dec. 19, 21, 25, 26)

3.34 0.5 4.1 45

3.4 .8 4.4 99

3.5 2.0 4.9 241

3.6 4.6 5,5 535

3.7 8.6 6.5 1,360

3.8 14 8.5 3,830

3.9 21

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

*1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

. 6

.7

1.0

1.5

1.3

44.8

1.45

0.0052

0.006

Nov.

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.9

1.0

1.3

2.0

2.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.8

375

3.3

42.3

1.41

0.0051

0.006

Dec.

3.5

5.8

10

12

11

13

112

189

155

118

160

180

171

445

,809

464

288

200

150

155

150

207

410

385

250

200

180

163

157

177

186

6,116.3

197

0.711

0.82

Jan.

201

192

180

180

189

195

201

183

198

558

1,100

753

470

458

1,280

3,550

3,830

1,700

*1,050

1,020

1,080

1,080

905

761

785

809

745

700

561

453

370

25,737

830

3.00

3.46

Feb.

288

260

252

260

241

224

207

171

163

189

201

249

279

234

231

300

420

663

621

554

628

1,220

678

554

475

475

442

11,401

407

1.47

1.53

Mar.

1,070

2,840

2,080

1,680

1,140

809

621

607

670

841

990

1,520

2,680

2,620

2,380

1,520

*1,030

111

642

692

849

730

614

548

470

607

825

708

574

568

905

34,607

1,116

4.03

4.65

Apr.

857

708

628

548

487

487

561

621

587

481

426

442

464

410

405

809

1,890

2,740

1,680

990

670

499

395

360

322

260

227

395

415

305

20,069

669

2.42

2.69

May

252

221

201

322

346

288

264

431

587

607

692

663

548

442

365

309

264

238

*356

322

275

234

198

171

149

128

111

101

104

95

78

9,362

302

1.09

1.26

June

69

57

48

42

4O

40

38

38

46

69

101

214

166

116

163

166

512

554

436

279

192

141

131

163

136

99

146

649

336

221

5,408

180

0.650

0.73

July

160

123

95

118

136

436

341

935

973

475

300

214

163

*123

4O8

1,160

568

327

264

360

552

2,080

1,810

790

431

279

195

146

113

91

li

14,240

459

1.66

1.91

Aug.

76

95

177

360

430

1,670

1,320

594

400

336

300

234

177

144

144

169

249

300

312

849

1,140

1,440

1,260

548

365

1,180

1,120

642

517

415

341

17,304

558

2.01

2.32

Sept.

300

227

177

146

118

95

80

74

78

71

417

364

180

123

95

74

62

51

54

214

249

309

245

166

121

93

76

*60

52

45_

4,416

147

0.531

0.59

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,550 Mln 0.5 Mean 438 cfsm 1.58 in. 21.45

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,830 Mln 0.5 Mean 408 cfsm 1.47 In. 19.97

Peak discharge (base, 4.500 cfs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Tygart River at Philippi, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°09'00", long 80°02'25", on right bank in Philippi, Harbour County, 0.2 

mile downstream from Anglins Run and 5 miles downstream from Buckhannon River.

Drainage area.--916 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1940 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,280.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 23, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,793 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,500 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 13.37 ft); minimum, 4.9 cfs Oct. 10-12, 21; minimum gage height, 1.08 ft Oct. 10-12.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 30,900 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 22.72 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 10-12, 21, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 27.3 ft July 25, 1912, read on U. S. Weather Bureau gage a 

quarter of a mile downstream, or about 26 ft, present site and datum (discharge, about 

37,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 28 to Dec. 7)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

3.9

128

2.5

3.0

3.5

5.0

11.0

12.0

286

563

940

2,630

10,500

12,100

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

8.2

7.2

6.5

5.9

*6.2

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.2

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.6

5.6

6.2

6.9

8.6

9.6

182.4

5.88

0.0064

0.007

Nov.

14

16

16

15

12

11

11

11

10

*8.6

7.7

7.2

7.2

'679 6.9

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.2

10

11

13

13

17

22

22

24

341.4

11.4

0.012

0.01

Dec.

26

26

25

28

35

42

184

518

436

335

335

455

473

1,270

2.240

1,400

831

530

436

461

448

596

1,230

1,220

775

610

576

461

425

448

467

17,342

559

0.610

0.70

Jan.

467

498

492

486

530

576

550

524

590

1,770

3,140

2,240

1,310

1,550

3,620

11,500

11,700

*5,180

3,140

3,470

4,030

3,810

3,400

2,630

2,370

2,370

2,240

2,120

1,770

1,500

1 250

80,823

2,607

2.85

3.28

Feb.

976

898

880

855

799

686

630

467

492

524

672

940

722

783

932

1,330

1,880

3,210

2,560

2,120

2,060

5,960

3,210

2,240

1,880

1,600

1,600

1,600

-

40,506

1,447

1.58

1.64

Mar.

3,690

10,200

6,520

4,840

3,470

2,440

2,000

1,940

2,240

2,840

3,340

4,950

9,860

8,940

7,820

4,840

3,210

2,440

*2,120

2,240

2,840

2,500

2,060

1,820

1.600

2,000

2,700

2,300

1,940

1, 880

2,700

114,280

3,686

4.02

4.64

Apr.

2,560

2,240

2,120

1,940

1,820

1,770

2,180

2,240

2,060

1,720

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,330

1,290

1,880

4,900

8.580

4,840

2,980

2', 060

1,660

1,400

1,280

1,140

967

855

1,460

1,940

1,440

64,952

2,165

2.36

2.64

May

1,160

958

898

1,350

1,440

1,190

1,040

1,500

2,180

2,180

2.240

2,180

1,940

1,600

1,370

1,200

*1,050

976

1,360

1,240

1,070

898

775

623

550

473

414

486

530

473

402

35,726

1,152

1.26

1.45

June

330

295

259

255

236

226

216

196

193

212

462

1,410

1,040

679

807

563

795

1,260

1,330

864

576

419

355

365

397

278

308

1.480

1,120

658

17,584

586

0.640

0.71

July

455

330

244

274

345

1,010

1,190

2,630

3,540

1,750

994

*672

498

375

3,600

6.040

2,550

1,250

855

831

855

3,320

3,470

1,720

1,040

686

492

526

270

219

178

42,009

1,355

1.48

1.71

Aug.

167

200

324

872

1,030

5.290

5,780

1,660

1,100

932

889

679

511

375

335

617

1,290

1,040

823

2,630

3,590

3,700

3,090

1,550

1,050

2,820

5,590

2,000

1,500

1,210

1,070

49,714

1,604

1.75

2.02

Sept.

949

700

492

370

295

240

196

164

159

173

1,_600

1,470

*730

455

295

230

190

159

164

394

752

815

785

511

330

259

212

181

153

12_6

13,547

452

0.493

0.55

Calendar year 1953; Max 11,300 Mln 4.9 Mean 1,424 cfsm 1.55 in . 21.09

Water year 1953-54: Max 11,700 Min 4.9 Mean 1,307 Cfsm 1.43 in. 19.36

Peak discharge (base. 12,000 cfs). Jan. 16 (9 p.m.) 14,500 cfs (13.57 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MONONGHAELA RIVER BASIN 69

Tygart River at Tygart Dam, near Grafton, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°18'50", long 80°02'00", at Tygart Dam, 2.2 miles upstream from Threefork Creek and 2.4 miles upstream from Grafton, Taylor County.

Drainage area. 1,184 sq mi.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 16 years, 2,245 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs Mar. 16; minimum daily, 167 cfs 

June 6:

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Feb. 2, 1939; no flow Aug. 2, 1938.

Remarks.--Discharge computed from records of flow through gates and valves in dam. Plow 

regulated by Tygart Reservoir (see p. 112).

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

479

476

473

470

468

466

464

462 

459

456

453

450

434

418

413

410

406

403

399

396

393

384

372

372

369

366

364

361

359 

357

354

12,906

416

-425

Nov.

350

349

348

347

346

350

359

358 

356

355

353

352

350

349

347

345

343

342

340

338

336

334

332

330

327

324

322

319

316 

515

10,230

341

-350

Dec.

510

307

304

501

298

295

292

289 

305

322

522

323

325

500

1,130

1,980

2,280

1,780

1,350

950

625

625

857

1,310

1,090

653

654

653

647 

640

470

22,165

715

-72

Jan.

304

308

490

662

658

658

658

657 

658

680

1,160

2,070

2,460

2,330

2,300

5,780

7,210

10.500

9,870

5,690

5,630

4,340

4,760

5,490

4,510

2,500

2,550

3,060

2,960

2,360

2 ,280

91,523

2,946

+77

Feb.

2,180

2,050

1,610

1,250

1,220

1,190

1,150

835 

5M

554

560

575

595

604

620

645

1,030

1,470

1,600

1,670

1,720

1,810

1,950

1,990

2,010

2,020

2,010

2,000

-

37,449

1,337

+311

Mar.

2,020

4,140

7,480

8,970

8,840

8,070

7,130

5,780 

5,650

3,010

3,450

3,170

2,780

3,740

7,090

10.700

10,200

8,910

5,450

1.080

3,140

4,910

4,500

3,610

1,910

1,590

2,780

2,830

2,810

2,710

2,710

149,140

4,811

-322

Apr.

2,800

2,590

2,160

2,190

1,470

775

819

869 

904

683

451

466

357

244

249

257

276

1,740

5,560

6.180

5,560

4,120

1,920

1,280

1,060

600

605

607

617 

62 6

47,855

1,594

+1,058

May

631

636

658

479

322

325

328

331 

507

1,030

1,390

1,400

1,460

1,550

1,550

1,560

1,550

1,310

1,060

1,250

1,420

1,370

982

623

452

500

545

545

577 

609

609

27,539

888

+517

June

608

529

401

503

211

167

219

256 

256

256

256

256

489

719

720

721

900

1,260

1,440

1,440

1,310

892

534

355

555

554

554

553

556 

540

16,806

560

+81

July

722

721

719

586

455

455

589

1,080 

2,550

5,200

2,500

1,080

544

457

546

2,270

4.550

3,760

2,650

1,290

962

1,450

2,880

4,250

2,570

1,060

456

456

455 

455

455

45,553

1,469

-55

Aug.

500

545

545

545

546

888

2,660

4,880 

3,210

1,590

1,590

1,580

1,290

684

614

665

,070

,450

,440

,440

,550

,050

,800

,960

,090

,650

,800

,250

,570

.,580

2,110

62,702

2,023

+42

Sept.

2.620

1,560

1,130

711

681

652

650

649 

647

645

645

651

682

711

710

1,010

705

703

701

700

701

704

705

707

706

940

1,400

1,590

1,380

1,370

27,166

906

-274

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

-9 

-0.0076 

-0.009

11 

0.0093 

0.01

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54 :

643 

0.543 

0.65

3,023 

2.55 

2.94

1,648 

1.39

1.45

4,489 

5.79 

4.37

2,652 

2.24 

2.50

1,405 

1.19 

1.37

Observed

Max 10,700 Min 254 Mean 1,760 

Max 10,700 Min 167 Mean 1,509

641 

0.541 

0.60

1,414 

1.19 

1.37

2,065 

1.74 

2.01

632

0.534 

0.60

Adjusted

Mean 1,764 Cfsm 1.49 in. 20.24 

Mean 1,557 Cfsm 1.32 in. 17.84

of Engineers.

Note. Negative figure of adjusted discharge and runoff indicate that evaporation and seepa 

reservoir exceeded inflow.

Corps 

te from

388926 O -56 -6
70 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Tygart River at Coifax, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°26'15", long 80°07'55" (revised), on right bank at highway bridge at

 Coifax, Marion County, 300 ft upstream from Guyses Run and 6 miles upstream from confluence with West Pork River. Records include flow of Guyses Run.

Drainage area.--1,366 sq mi, includes that of Guyses Run.

Records available.--May 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 855.49 ft above mean sea level (Baltimore 

& Ohio R. R. datum). Since Jan. 19, 1945, auxiliary water-stage recorder 5.7 miles 

downstream at Pairmont waterworks.

Average discharge.--15 years, 2,554 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 11.84 ft); 

minimum discharge, 178 cfs June 7 (gage height, 3.27 ft); minimum daily, 188 cfs 

June 7.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 22,500 cfs Peb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 16.86 ft); maximum gage height, 16.95 ft Peb. 14, 1948 (backwater from West Pork River); minimum 

discharge, 94 cfs July 3, 1946; minimum daily, 129 cfs May 5-7, 1941.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from West Pork River, 

which are good. Plow regulated by Tygart Reservoir (see p. 112).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1083: 1942(M). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic 

feet per second, for 1940, superseding those published in WSP 893, are given herewith:

Month

November 1940. ...... 

Calendar year 1940 

Water year 1940-41

Observed

Cfs-days

71,920 

967,730 

713,382

Maximum

6,570 

14,400 

9,330

Minimum

1,130 

165 

129

Mean

2,397 

2,644 

1,954

Change in contents in 

Tygart Reservoir 

(equivalent 

in cfs)

-95.5 

+ 12.6 

-28.7

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

2,302 

2,657 

1,925

Per square 

mile

1.69 

1.95 

1.41

Runoff in 

inches

1.89 

26.48 

19.11

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater from West Pork River 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.3

4.0

188

490

1,200

6.0 

8.0

12.0

2,190

4,90O

12,600

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27 

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

479

47?

474

474

474

474

469

464

464

458

458 

469

458

417

417

412

412 

412

408

408

403

403 

374

370

370

370 

370 

374

366

361

356

13,097

422

-425

Nov.

356

370 35~2"

348

343

343

361

361

356

356

356

361

352

348

343

*339

339 

339

335

330

330

326

330

318

326

318 

309 

309

305

501

-

10,160

339

-330

Dee.

297

293

*285

285

285

285'

297

293

293

348

348 

348

348

443

991

1,770

2,240 

1,970

1,340

1,160

638

631 

726

1,290

1,240

677 

650 

650

650

644

605

22,320

720

-72

Jan.

348

335

374

657

670

670

664

657

657

803

1,030 

1,870

2,410

2,360

2,360

4,040

7,270 

*10,50g

10, 500

7,320

3,840

4,430 

4,900

5,220

5,260

2,530 

2,530 

2,960

3,160

2,410

2,300

95,035

3,066

+77

Feb.

2,190

2,080

1,770

1,290

1,240

1,200

1,160

1,020

563

545

557 

575

612

599

618

638

789 

1,420

1,570

1,670

2,020

2,560 

2,190

2,140

2,140

2,080 

2,080 

2,020

_

-

-

39,136

1,398

+311

Mar.

02,480

c3,850

8,250

9,880

9,460

8,450

7,400

6,210

4,280

3,160

3,700 

3,700

c3,330

c4,520

06,870

11,400

11,200 

9,460

7,080

1,460

2,510

*5,060 

4,740

3,980

2,540

1,410 

2,960 

2,960

2,900

2,840

2,840

160,880

5,190

-322

Apr.

2,840

2,770

2,190

2,240

1,960

862

892

952

1,000

938

575 

848

810

534 BoB"

1,720

c2,150 

c 1,900

5,540

6,720

5,540

4,740 

2,390

1,420

1,380

726 

705 

892

952

862

-

57,653

1,922

+1,058

May

803

768

754

740

479

458

474

740

900

1,420

1,870 

1,770

1,670

1,720

1,670

1,620

*1,620 

1,520

1,160

1,240

1,420

1,420 

1,160

733

490

479 

545 

545

587

650

624

32,049

1,034

+517

June

612

593

453

374

289

195

188

269

277

277

314 

335

369

754

761

789

862 

1,200

1,420

1,420

1,380

992 

657

370

352

356 

356 

352

352

398

-

17,316

577

-tSl

July

733

726

705

650

437

432 4~5¥

832

1,720

3,100

2,530 

*1,200

612

442

485

1,290

4,430 

3,530"

2,840

1,520

870

1,520 

2,160

4,430

2,530

1,350 

464 

453

464

469

464

43,852

1,415

-55

Aug.

518

53T

587

581

c896

cl,620

2,090

4,90O

4,000

1,770

1,670 

1,620

1,520

754

705

1,000

1,920 

1,720

1,570

1,670

c2,570

4,280 

5,060

4,280

2,590

c5,260 

c5,850 

4,740

2,840

1,770

2.240

73,125

2,359

+42

Sept.

5,030

1,670

1,420

768

740

691

677

684

570" 670

768 

712

691

705

698

955

733 

684

726

825

810

870 

782

74O

719

740 

1,340 

1,340

1,340

1,340

28,538

951

-274

Adjusted for change in contents in Tygart Reservoir

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

-3 

-0.0022 

-0.002

9 

0.0066 

0.007

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

648

0.474 

0.55

3,143 

2.30 

2.65

1,709 

1.25 

1.30

4,868 

3.56

4.10

2,980 

2.18 

2.43

1,551 

1.14 

1.31

Observed

Max 11,400 Mln 242 Mean 1,938 

Max 11,400 Mln 188 Mean 1,625

658 

0.482 

0.54

1,360 

0.996 

1.15

2,401 

1.76 

2.03

677 

0.496 

0.55

Adjusted

Mean 1,942 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.30 

Mean 1,673 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.62

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Tygart Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second, furnished by Corps 

of Engineers.

c Backwater from West Fork River; discharge computed by using stage at auxiliary gage as a factor.

Note. Negative figures of adjusted discharge and runoff Indicate that evaporation and seepage 

from reservoir exceeded inflow.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN /L 

Skin Creek near Brownsville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°58'30", long 80°26'40", on right bank 0.6 mile upstream from Glady Fork 

2.6 miles southeast of Brownsville, Lewis County, 3.0 miles upstream from mouth, and 

4.7 miles southeast of Weston.

Drainage area.--25.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1954. Prior to October 1947, published as 

"near Weston."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,030 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

TO Feb. 5, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 41.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 760 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 4.22 ft); no flow 

Oct. 1 to Dec. 10.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 2,110 cfs June 25, 1950 (gage height, 8.64 ft); no flow 

at times during 1951-54.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1948 hav been revised to 1,400 

cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 5.84), superseding figure published in WSP 1173.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1173: 1948-49(P).

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

CT

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

1.8

2.3

36

28

11

6.7

4.5

3.2

3.2

5.4

20

16

7.6

4.2

3.2

2.9

2.6

4.5

'6.2 

6.7

176.1

5.68

0.221

0.25

Jan.

5.8

4.5

4.2

*3.8

3.8

6.2

7.2

7.6

15

61

37

25

20

20

171

356

119

48

45

52

36-

34

33

41

53

45

37

36

25

20 

13

1,385.1

44.7

1.74

2.00

Feb.

*9.4

9.4

12

25

22

20

15

13

15

12

11

8.5

5.8

672

6.7

5.8

8.0

13

13

13

137

78

36

26

19

17

22

20

.

------

598.8

21.4

0.833

0.87

Mar.

371

T5S

178

114

54

37

30

*38

41

38

46

180

213

146

82

51

36

29

24

40

37

27

24

19

17.

53

38

29

22

54

56

2,272

73.3

2.85

3.29

Apr.

37

28

23

17

*17

20

23

23

18

15

15

26

22

18

38

106

302

116

47

27

19

13

11

11

8.0

6.7

F75

49

28

17

1,109.5

37.0

1.44

1.61

May

11

8.5

7.6

11

7.2

5.8

15

49

3¥

*44

38

27

17

13

9.4

7.6

6.2

8.5

10

8.5

6.2

3.8

2.9

2.3

1.8

1.2

1.2

.9

1.2

1.1

jT_

359.6

11.6

0.451

0.52

June

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3 *71

3.8

16

4.2

13

6.2

3.5

4.9

2.6

8.0

4.5

2.6

1.8

1.2

.8

.5

.9

.5

.3

.3

22

4.2

2.0

1.2

107.7

3.59

0.140

0.16

July

0.9

.5

179

7.2

30

*18

11

193

33

13

6.2

4.2

2.9

2.3

8.8

4.9

2.6

1.8

144

93

481

?3T

43

20

11

6.2

4.2

3.2

2.3

2.3 1 . 8

1,391.2

44.9

1.75

2.01

Aug.

11

6.4

43

15

64

 12331

15

15

*11

17

7.6

4.9

'5~i 3.2

5.8

7.6

11

25

82

64

30

16

9.4

7.2

26

17

24

32

113 

62

904.5

29.2

1.14

1.31

Sept.

23

12

8.0

4.9

3.2

2.6

3.8

7.6

3.8

37

34

9.4

*5.8

3.8

3.2

2.6

2.0

270

9.0

30

52

56

2T

11

7.2

5.4

4.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

373.5

12.4

0.482

0.54

Calendar year 1953: Max 471 Min 0 Mean 26.8 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.11

Water year 1953-54: Max 481 Min 0 Mean 23.8 Cfsm 0.926 In. 12.56

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs).--Mar. 1 (11 a.m.) 760 cfs (4.22 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
72 MOMONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

West Pork River at Brownsville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°00'10", long 80°28'35", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Brownsville, Lewis County, 0.4 mile downstream from Skin Creek and 2.5 miles 

south of Weston.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,010.85 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 15, 1949, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 170 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,360 cfs July 22 (gage height, 10.42 ft); no 

flow Nov. 29, Dec. 2-5, 7-9, 11, 13, June 5-8.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 6,420 cfs June 25, 1950 (gage height, 17.20 ft); no 

flow for several days during 1951-54.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.0

1.0

1.0

.5

*.4

.9

~1.1

.5

.6

.3

75

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3 

.4

.6

.6

.7

.3

.6

.5

.5 

.4

16.1

0.519

0.0051

0.006

Nov.

0.3

*.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.4

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3 

.3

.4

.5

.3

1.3 ~7I o'

~. 8

10.4

0.347

0.0034

0.004

Dec.

0.6

0

aO

aO

aO

4.0

0

0

0

3.5

0

.1

0

*30

105

65

36

a21

17

15

15

35 

48

42

25

18

16

14

14

16 

20

560.2

18.1

0.177

0.20

Jan.

22

21

19

*17

ii

19

22

24

30

a!60

a200

99

60

59

282

1,040

BUTT

252

187

216

176

138 

135

150

199

226

176

159

121

81

5,054

163

1.60

1.84

Feb.

*44

38

40

62

111

105

81

58

54

54

46

51

4O

34

30

28

3?

36

45

60

300

450 230"

130

100

95

95

95

-------

2,564

91.6

0.898

0.93

Mar.

1,100

S45

740

587

314

187

136

*143

172

172

177

546

862

758

494

299

197

155

123

159

217

155 

117

96

79

154

175

131

100

166 

249

9,805

316

3.10

3.57

Apr.

180

127

101

81

*70

73

96

148

121

94

91

142

146

111

161

374

897 775"

331

182

121

91 

77

73

62

49

46

167

146

94

5,227

174

1.71

1.91

May

67

54

50

50

45

40

45

179

169

*179

159

120

90

70

55

45

35

40

50

70

60

35

26

21

17

12

9.0

7.0 12"

9.0 

7.0

1,827.0

58.9

0.577

0.67

June

6.0

5.5

5.0

2.0

0

0

0

0

3.0

34

52

72

56

33

18

*15

25

20

15

12

10

9.0 

7.0

5.0

3.5

3.5

33

40

26

15

505.5

16.8

0.165

0.18

July

10

7.0

g .0

15

68

*140

72

409

140

59

32

24

20

18

28

121

45

27

71

448

1,530

1,680 

487

140

67

43

3026'

21

20 

18

5,825.0

188

1.84

2.12

Aug.

38

48

269

197

197

390" 868

113

78

*62

59

41

28

26

2T

33

133

150

427

600

424

168 

86

54

43

81

72

57

72

126 

122

5,089

164

1.61

1.86

Sept.

57

36

28

24

21

19

5B" 18

24

49

169

50

*28

22

20

19

19

18

27

75

157

172

43

30

27

22

21

19

19

1,333

44.4

0.435

0.49

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,320 Min o Mean ill Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.78

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,680 Min 0 Mean 104 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.78

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs).--July 22 (1:30 a.m.) 2,360 efs (10.42 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Nov. 27 to Dee. 2, Dec. 6-13, Feb. 15 to Mar. 1, May 

3-7, 12-21, Hay 26 to June 9, June 17-26, June 30 to July 3; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records and records for nearby stations.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 73

West Fork River at Butcherville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°05'25", long 80°28'05", on right bank at Butcherville, Lewis County,

 (h5 mile upstream from Freemans Creek, 3,500 ft downstream from bridge on WestonClarksburg interurban electric railway, and 3 miles north of Weston.

Drainage area. 181 sq mi.

Records available. April 1915 to September 1954.

Gage_ water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 993.0 ft above mean sea level (State Road

"tTommission benchmark). Prior to Feb. 17, 1937, chain gage at interurban bridge 3,500 

ft upstream. Feb. 17, 1937, to Apr. 7, 1939, staff gage at site 2,500 ft upstream. 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, at datum 10.0 ft lower.

Average discharge.--39 years, 305 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,070 efs July 21 (gage height, 6.60 ft); mini-

 muni 'daily, 0.4 cfs Oct. 4, 21, 22, Nov. 10-12.

1915-54: Maximum discharge, 18,000 cfs June 25, 1950 (gage height, 16.81 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

no flow at times during October 1919, September, October, December 1922 caused by either 

diversion or pondage at small dam upstream.

Maximum stage known, 17 ft in 1888 at site 3,500 ft upstream, present datum, from 

information by local residents. The stage on that day may have been affected by backwater from a dam which has since been washed out.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years].--WSP 1053: 1935. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet

 per second, the water years 1918 and 1923, superseding those published in WSP 473 and 

563 are given herewith:

Nov. 20, 1917.......... 12

Aug. 30, 1923.......... 17

Aug. 31, 1923.......... 15

Month

Calendar year 1917 ....... 

Water year 1917-18. ......

Calendar year 1923. ......

Maximum

188

5,870 

6,460

2,930

4,690

4,100

Minimum

11

2.0 

.7

14

0

6.0

Mean

' 423

288 

303

273

286

336

Per square 

mile

0.234

1.59 

1.67

1.51

1.58

1.86

Runoff in 

Inches

0.26

21.55 

22.68

1.74

21.47

25.23

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.6

.6

.5

.4

*75

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.5

*.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

1.1

.9

.9

.6

17.8

0.574

0.0032

0.004

Nov.

0.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.2

2.2

270

2.2

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.1

26.2

0.873

0.0048

0.005

Dec.

1.2

1.2

1.1

3.0

5.0

5.0

*5.0

1.0

370

4.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

*54

225

157

74

44

31

24

24

65

114

81

49

32

25

22

22

26

29

1,143.5

36.9

0.204

0.23

Jan.

31

33

32

*28

28

32

39

41

53

247

312

228

146

129

572

1.850

1,230

414

278

315

268

223

197

207

248

298

250

233

192

146

108

8,408

271

1.50

1.73

Feb.

*76

65

68

89

131

131

114

112

89

85

78

70

63

52

44

38

47

53

71

87

474

690

315

202

153

133

133

135

-

3,798

136

0.751

0.78

Mar.

1,580

1,250

1,070

890

477

294

223

*233

272

288

275

910

1,640

1,320

765

447

288

228

190

225

284

225

187

156

155

231

265

210

170

258

382

15,368

496

2.74

3.16

Apr.

284

212

175

144

*127

129

153

207

182

149

151

278

248

202

216

785

1,550

1,250

517

272

190

142

120

127

110

87

76

280

250

170

8,783

293

1.62

1.80

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,350 Min 0.4 Mean 198

May

120

90

78

87

81

71

84

359

315

*413

326

225

160

118

92

73

60

66

85

116

100

66

50

38

29

23

18

12

21

19

15

3,410

110

0.608

0.70

June

13

11

9.5

10

5.6

3.2

*3.6

4.2

153

90

236

165

96

127

50

51

80

37

32

24

18

14

14

10

5.1

5.1

47

53

45

24

1,436.3

47.9

0.265

0.30

Cfsm 1.09

July

15

1112"

40

69

*178

97

819

270

118

61

39

27

20

63

137

78

37

763

641

2.550

2,250

684

196

100

60

42

30

24

22

18

9,271

299

1.65

1.90

Aug.

59

65

223

263

219

1.040

468

174

140

*97

91

60

40

30

35

48

117

192

416

836

711

294

156

113

78

348

195

124

165

123

232

7,152

231

1.28

1.47

Sept.

98

61

43

53

26

22

18

41

36

29

103

81

*49

52

25

20

17

14

55

187

258

352

156

86

55

43

35

29

24

20

2,028

67.6

0.373

0.42

In. 14.80

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,350 Min 0.4 Mean 167 Cfsm 0.923 in. 12.50

Peak discharge (base. 5,600 cfs). No peak 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

West Fork River at Clarksburg, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°16'05", long 80°21'25", on right bank at dam at Clarksburg waterworks 

three-quarters of a mile south of Clarksburg, Harrlson County, and 1 mile upstream 

from Elk Creek.

Drainage area. 384 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1923 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 931.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

19~29, Parkersburg-Unlontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Since Sept. 5, 1944, 

auxiliary staff gage read several times daily during high-water periods, 100 ft downstream from gage. Since June 12, 1954, supplementary water-stage recorder 500 ft 

downstream at datum 10 ft lower.

Average discharge. 31 years, 595 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,440 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 3.89 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1 to Dec. 15.

1923-54: Maximum discharge, 16,900 cfs June 25, 1950 (gage height, 11.5 ft in gage 

well, 11.8 ft, from floodmark referred to outside gage); no flow during parts of 

several years.

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

which are poor. Records of daily discharge include only flow over dam. Some water 

diverted for supply of city of Clarksburg. There are four storage reservoirs above 

station between Weston and Clarksburg.

Revisions [water years). WSP 1113: 1924, 1927, 1929(M), 1930, 1933-35(M), 1936-39, 

1940 (P), 1944(M), 1945.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.01 

.1 

.2

0.7 

1.5 

2.5 

3.5

Discharge, in cubic feet

220

780

1,800

3,600

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

0

0

+6.6

Nov.

0

o

+6.1

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

~88 141

64

54

44

51

81

128

96

70

54

44

44 

44

44

1,066

34.4

+5.1

Jan.

44

47

51

54

51

*54

54

60

74

166

390

319

205

157

337

2,160

5.260

1,160

602

515

494 

417

338

286

306

358

390

378

319 

250

195

13,491

435

+5.7

Feb.

149

120

*108

108

128

153

149

128

116

112

108

96

85

81

70

67

64

67

70

88

174 

1.050

648

371

268

215

195

200

-

5,168

185

+5.8

Mar.

1,760

3.200

*2,250

1,870

1,060

648

480

445

508

522

452

842

2,250

3,100

1,620

950

602

445

378

404

565 

494

384

312

262

326

459

404

326 

364

716

28,398

916

+5.7

Apr.

610

445

338

280

215

195

*195

226

256

200

175

317

445

345

300

1,210

2,290

5.100

1,340

678

410 

286

232

244

274

220

170

627

815 

438

16,876

563

+6.3

May

280

205

162

170

157

136

136

628

788

986

874

*572

378

262

205

162

136

120

112

124

141 

120

100

74

40

12~ 3.0

20

30 

30

25

7,188.0

232

+ 6.4

June

22

20

18

20

23

20

17

15

14

*50

400

362

204

114

137

80

162

210

96

72

19 

.9

.9

1.3

1.9

1.3

364

100

66 

16

2,627.3

87.6

+7.1

July

2.1

.9

.5

.1

1.3

25

182

*923

932

224

133

75

28

.5

683

222

55

92

614

965

1,680 

5.580

1,800

528

248

63

80

29

1.9

1.3

.9

13,170.5

425

+ 7.6

Aug.

5.3

2.3

77

532

622

1,600

1,320

479

344

334

134

*157

72

57

80

19

426

334

293

932

1.720 

775

385

245

195

1,200

965

370

233 

184

201

14,292.6

461

+7.4

Sept.

230

112

82

61

50

31

4.2

1.3

1.3

. 9

1.4

300

128

80

*40

31

17

12

132

169

355

671

420

201

101

76

22

29

17 

46

3,422.1

114

+7.1

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

6.6 

0.017 

0.02

6.1 

0.016 

0.02

Calendar year 1953; 

Water year 1953-54;

39.5

0.103 

0.12

441 

1.15 

1.33

191 

0.497 

0.52

922 

2.40 

2.77

569 

1.48 

1.65

238

0.621 

0.72

Observed

Max 4,700 Mln 0 Mean 387 

Max 3,580 Min 0 Mean 290

94.7 

0.247 

0.28

433 

1.13 

1.30

468 

1.22

1.41

121 

0.315 

0.35

Adjusted

Mean 394 cfsm 1.03 in. 13.90 

Mean 296 Cfsm 0.771 In. 10.49

Peak discharge ("base. 6.700 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion by city of Clarksburg, equivalent in cubic feet per second; records furnished by 

Clarksburg Water Board.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite May 25 to June llj discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records, 1 discharge measurement, and records for nearby stations.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 75

Elk Creek at Quiet Dell, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°13'40", long 80°17'50", near center of span on downstream side of highway 

bridge at Quiet Dell, Harrison County, 0.9 mile upstream from Brushy Fork.

Drainage area, 84.6 sq mi.

Records available. September 1943 to September 1954.

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

is 960.72 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (State Road Commission benchmark).

Average discharge.--11 years, 122 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 926 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 6.14 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 8-10, minimum gage height observed, 1.83 ft Oct. 8. 

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 6,550 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 15.46 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 0.2 cfs Sept. 14, 1952; minimum gage height observed, 

1.79 ft Sept. 10, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except for period of backwater from debris, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of backwater 

from debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second]

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

2.4 5.0

113

210

510

2.2 

2.4

1.7 

2.8 

5.9

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

59

114

220

530

890

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.9

1.0

2.0

T74

1.2

1.1

19.5

0.629

0.0074

0.01

Nov.

1.2

1.0

.8

*1.1

1.1

.9

.8

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

2.2

2.5

4.1

2.9

3.2

3.1

2.8

2.9

50.5

1.68

0.020

0.02

Dec.

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.5

2.9

8.7

12

*7.4

6.1

6.6

6.6

7.0

18

54

28

16

12

9.8

10

11

20

31

16

9.8

8.7

8.7

8.7

10

12

12

365.7

11.8

0.139

0.16

Jan.

9.8

9.3

97S

12

15

*16

18

16

27

88

74

44

31

31

200

510

380

142

104

92

84

80

69

65

64

63

69

69

57

49

37

2,534.7

81.8

0.967

1.11

Feb.

27

26

*27

29

25

23

21

18

17

15

16

14

11

TT

12

13

13

15

13

13

39

~90 173

66

51

44

44

54

-

920

32.9

0.389

0.40

Mar.

296

495

*461

334

173

114

90

95

95

90

88

208

530

602

246

173

114

84

71

74

142

104

87

71

64

87

90

76

66

88

132

5,440

175

2.07

2.39

Apr.

101

80

69

57

52

46

*45

41

34

30

29

81

70

59

95

380

746

530

208

108

79

66

63

80

59

47

44

106

123

81

3,609

120

1.42

1.59

May

59

44

40

45

34

27

40

142

132

208

184

142

*101

76

59

47

39

37

31

30

30

23

18

14

13

12

11

9.8

13

11

9.0

1,680.8

54.2

0.641

0.74

June

7.2

6.6

6.3

7.7

7.2

6.8

5.9

5.6

6.6

*13

46

66

25

16

12

16

37

19

14

10

7.4

5.6

6.3

7.7

5.4

4.2

7.2

12

5.6

3 9

402.2

13.4

0.158

0.18

July

3.4

3.1

2.8

^6" 2.7

6.8

5.9

*4.9

18

9.0

5.6

3.9

3.1

2.9

200

99

27

16

15

22

38

112

45

24

14

10

7.7

6.3

5.2

4.7

4.1

728.7

23.5

0.278

0.32

Aug.

8.1

10

7.7

7.4

138

334

83

37

52

87

44

*27

16

12

14

46

247

94

102

184

142

87

61

81

48

532

233

97

57

54

90

3,032.2

97.8

1.16

1.33

Sept.

55

33

23

18

14

12

9.8

12

14

26

104

35

18

13

*12

9.3

7.4

3 6.8

142

104

123

57

33

24

18

13

12

10

8,7

998.0

33.3

0.394

0.44

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,720 Min 0.3 Mean 86.2 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.84

Water year 1953-54: Max 746 Min 0.3 Mean 54.2 Cfsm 0.641 In. 8.69

Peak discharge (base. 980 eta). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Dec. 15.
76 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Salem Fork at Salem, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°17'10", long 80°32'35", on left bank 0.2 mile downstream from Dog Run, 

0.8 mile upstream from Cherrycamp Run, and 0.9 mile northeast of Salem, Harrison County.

Drainage area . 8.32 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder with artifical control. Datum of gage is 1,026.04 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1944. Prior to Apr. 20, 1951, staff gage on left bank 

400 ft downstream at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 489 cfs June 16 (gage height, 6.16 ft); no flow 

Oct. 1-26, Oct. 31 to Nov. 11, June 7, July 3, 4, 7, 9-13, 27-30.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 1,740 cfs June 13, 1951 (gage height, 11.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

13.6 ft; no flow during several months of various years.

The flood of June 25, 1950, reached a stage of 13.6 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

2,900 cfs, from rating curve extended above 500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow).

Remarks.--Records good.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7 

2.9

3.1

3.2

.6 

1.2

3.3

3.4

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.3 

4.8

2.4 

3.5 

5.6

13

32

64

158

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.3

702

.04

0

0.56

0.018

0.0022

0.003

Nov.

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

.03

.04

.05

.07

.1

.2

.4

.07

.4

.1

.1

.2

.09

.2

2.12

0.071

0.0085

0.009

Dec.

0.1

.08

.08

.4

.4

.2

*.2

.1

.2

.7

.2

.6

.4

~3.2 10

1.8

1.1

.8

.6

1.1

2.8

7.7

2.9

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

1.7

3.4

3.3

2.2

49.96

1.61

0.194

0.22

Jan.

1.5

1.1

1.7

*1.6

2.0

2.3

2.0

1.9

9.8

12

6.1

3.5

2.5

2.6

14

49

16

6.8

6.4

12

16

11

5.1

3.4

2.8

2.5

10

9.8

5.3

3.7

2.6

227.0

7.32

0.880

1.01

Feb.

*2.3

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.2

.9

.8

.9

.9

.8

.5

A

7F

.6

.9

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.8

14

9.4

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.6

5.6

5.8

78.0

2.79

0.335

0.35

Mar.

*124

47

42

23

13

9.8

9.4

12

14

12

9.8

31

52

50

22

12

8.7

6.8

5.8

10

8.7

6.8

5.8

4.6

5.1

6.4

5.6

5.1

4.2

17

13

596.6

19.2

2.31

2.67

Apr.

8.0

5.8

4.4

3.7

*3.3

3.1

3.0

3.5

3.2

3.0

6.4

14

9.0

6.8

12

37

100

32

13

8.0

5.

4.

4,

3.

3.

' 2.

2.

2.

1,.

310.

10.

1.25

1.39

May

1.2

1.0

3.0

4.2

3.2

2.3

7.9

37

20

*34

16

11

7.1

4.6

3.4

2.7

2.6

1.8

1.4

2.4

1.5

1

.8

.6

.5

.3

.2

.7

1.4

.3

.05

174.13

5.62

0.675

0.78

June

0.01

.04

.3

.7

.2

.04

*0

.08

.2

.01

5.2

1.3

.6

.3

.08

*78

24

7.7

3.7

2.0

1.0

.7

1.8

.5

.4

1.0

2.4

.6

.3

.09

133.25

4.44

0.534

0.60

July

0.06

.01

0

0

.5

*.01

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

2JL

1.6

.5

.3

5.2

1.6

11

4.8

1.4

.6

.2

.01

0

0

0

0

. 08

50.17

1.62

0.195

0.22

Aug.

4.4

.4

2.2

.7

62

29

6.4

3.1

3.5

*4.0

2.1

1.2

.8

.7

2.0

11

9.4

3.3

2.8

8.7

18

8.0

4.0

2.3

33

~15- 148

6.1

3.2

3.3

2.6

401.2

12.9

1.55

1.79

Sept.

1.8

1.1

.8

.5

.3

.2

.7

1.2

.4

.3

.2

.1

*.l

.06

.03

.02

.01

ToT

4.6

4.0

8.1

4.4

2.0

1.2

.9

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

35.23

1.17

0.141

0.16

Calendar year 1953; Max ISO Min 0 Mean 7.24 cfsm 0.870 In. 11.82

Water year 1953-54: Max 148 Min 0 Mean 5.64 Cfsm 0.678 In. 9.20

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). ME

(6.16 ft); Aug. 5 (7:30 p.m.) 262 etc

r. 1 (5:30 a.m.) 295 cfs (5.38 ft); June 16 (5 p.m.) 489 cfs 

(5.25 ft); Aug. 26 (2:30 a.m.) 463 cfs (6.03 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 77 

West Fork River at Enterprise, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39 C 25'20", long 80°16'40", on left bank 150 ft downstream from highway bridge 

at Enterprise, Harrison County, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Bingamon 

Creek.

Drainage area. 759 sq mi.

Records available. June 1907 to September 1918 (gage heights only, October 1916 to September 1918) , October 1932 to September 1954.

_.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 869.45 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. June 1907 to Sept. 30, 1918, chain gage at site 150 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--30 years (1907-16, 1933-54), 1,159 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,660 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 9.57 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Oct. 6, 24-25; minimum gage height, 1.55 ft Nov. 4.

1907-16, 1932-54: Maximum discharge, 31,400 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 25.56 

ft), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum, 3.4 cfs July 27, 1934; minimum gage height, 0.6 ft Sept. 10, 14, 

25, 1908.

Flood of 1888 reached a stage of about 33 ft, present site and datum.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1915 has been revised to 9,650 

cfs Jan. 7, 1915 (gage height, 15.0 ft, from graph based on gage readings), superseding 

figure published in WSP 403.

Remarks.--Records good except periods of backwater from debris, which are fair, and those 

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

Revisions (water years) . WSP 803: 1936. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1936-38(M) , 

1939.Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1911-15, 1937, superseding those published in WSP 303, 323, 353, 383, 403, and 823, are 

given herewith:

Date

1910

Oct. 22

1912

June 26

1913

June 11

1914

Jan. 30

Feb. 11

12

Discharge

227

328

227

829

767

829

Date

1914-Con.

Feb. 13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

1,160

1,030

1,030

959

893

2,300

6,200

16,000

5,180

2,360

2,010

1,920

Date

1914-Con.

Feb. 25

26

27

28

Mar. 1

1915

Apr. 12

1937

June 28

Discharge

2,950

2,850

3,200

3,880

5,860

621

1,410

Month

Water year 1910-11. .......

Calendar year 1912. .......

Calendar year 1913. .......

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

Calendar year 1914. .......

April 1915... ...............

Calendar year 1937. .......

Cfs-days

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

24,196

497,949

593,111

Maximum

227

17,700

2,360

19,400

9,400

19,400

2,550

11,200

15,400

22,500

Minimum

20

20

28

28

30

43

16

16

767

1,090

28

124

28

228

18

18

Mean

54.5

837

1,030

172

1,350

1,010

351

994

1,320

2,120

2,550

2,180

1,050

420

850

807

1,364

1,625

Per square

mile

0.072

1.10

1.36

.227

1.78

1.33

.462

1.31

1.74

2.79

3.36

2.87

1.38

.553

1.12

1.06

1.80

2.14

Runoff in 

inches

0.08

18.42

.25

24.27

18.07

.52

17.77

23.61

3.23

3.50

3.31

18.79

.62

15.18

1.19

24.39

20.05
78 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

West Fork River at Enterprise, W. Va.--Continued

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater 

from debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16

1.4 14 2.5 205

1.6 32 3.0 600

1.8 56 5.0 2,030

2.0 98 7.0 3,800

Jan. 17 to Sept. 30

1.7 

1.9

2.1 

3.0

136

615

5.0 2,030

7.0 3,800

9.0 6,000

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

j.2

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

20

29

20

16

14

15

*17

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

23

32

26

20

17

16

18

20

16

15

19

25

20

26

31 

29

21

651

21.0

0.028

0.03

Nov.

20

20

20

*17

19

19

21

20

19

20

20

20

22

21

23

23

24

24

29

25

24

24

28

35

36

32

32

32

34 

36

739

24.6

0.032

0.04

Dec.

33

31

30

31

32

35

35

46

*35

42

a42

a42

44

153

a200

a!20

a200

a!20

a90

69

74

104

135

146

153

110

79

65

76

86

2,544

82.1

0.108

0.12

Jan.

76

69

74

81

81

86

91

86

98

227

535

460

1,230

1,070

1,220

3,330

4,240

2,000

1,070

898

1,140

1,040

705

538

511

516

615

693

597 

484

401

24,262

783

1.03

1.19

Feb.

313

264

*223

199

204

233

233

204

180

167

176

158

136

126

123

120

125

120

126

136

342

1,610

1,300

723

528

440

401

390

-

9,298

332

0.437

0.46

Calendar year 1953 : Max 9,050 Min 14

Mar.

2,870

5,010

4,020

3,400

2,150

1,350

965

898

965

1,070

965

1,260

3,510

5,250

3,400

2,070

1,320

930

748

780

1,070

1,000

780

627

555

669

800

768

621

621

1,10(5

51,500

1,661

2.19

2.52

Apr.

1,100

813

615

a500

a420

379

*362

579

406

357

330

516

820

663

591

1,770

3,990

4,900

2,550

1,350

839

591

472

450

500

445

346

654

1,490

813

29,411

980

1.29

1.44

Mean 767

May

533

384

318

352

335

280

291

1,200

1,670

2,550

2,150

1,380

898

621

462

379

324

508

259

259

230

259

223

180

154

117

92

94

162 

154

123

16,591

555

0.705

0.81

June

99

92

77

92

107

102

92

99

*158

96

1,260

1,040

412

286

238

264

864

533

302

204

149

92

82

77

63

65

260

290

120 

86

7,701

257

0.339

0.38

July

59

46

48

59

71

86

154

361

1,360

596

194

133

99

59

460

802

244

123

195

1,130

1,480

3,600

2,550

970

584

228

92

120

71

44

40

15,658

504

0.664

0.77

Aug.

171

114

123

599

2,650

4,070

2,190

1,000

695

780

500

*291

258

149

228

270

695

742

489

1,220

5,400

1,730

306

511

445

4,260

2,640

1,140

615 

467

418

55,422

1,078

1.42

1.64

Sept.

472

508

218

171

140

120

96

84

84

82

140

508

259

167

133

96

92

75

107

961

705

1,140

852

454

264

180

149

94

94 

84

8,089

270

0.556

0.40

Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.71

Water year 1953-54 : Max 5,230 Min 14 Mean 548 Cfsm 0.722 In. 9.80

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Jan. 15.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 79 

Buffalo Creek at Barrackville, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°3CH15", long 81°10'20", near center span on downstream side of highway 

bridge at Barrackville, Marion County, 1,700 ft upstream from Finchs Run.

Drainage area.--115 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1907 to December 1908, May 1915 to June 1924, August 1932 to 

September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 882.42 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 6, 1940, chain gage and Dec. 6, 1940, to June 3, 1943, waterstage recorder, at same site at datum 2.01 ft higher.

Average discharge.--31 years (1907-8, 1915-23, 1932-54), 169 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,700 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 12.95 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 3, 4 (gage height, 1.58 ft).

1907-8, 1915-24, 1932-54: Maximum discharge observed, 9,490 cfs Jan. 22, 1917 (gage 

height, 16.2 ft, present datum); no flow during greater part of period September to 

November 1908.

Flood of July 1912 reached a stage of about 18 ft, present site and datum (discharge, 

11,600 cfs).

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

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

papers indicated.

WSP

433

473

503

503

543

hHM

758

Water 

year

1916

1918

1919

1920

1922

1924

1933

Date

Dec. 17,

Feb. 26,

Jan. 2,

Nov. 1,

Sept. 2,

Mar. 29,

Mar. 14,

1915

1918

1919

1919

1922

1924

1933

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,350

5,850

6,400

5,450

8,650

6,840

7,170

Gage height 

(feet)

10.5

11.02

11.46

10.64

13.5

11.88

12.22

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: 1917(M). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet 

per second, for the water years 1921 and 1940, superseding those published in WSP 543 

and 893, are given herewith:

Date

1921

Feb. 16

17

18

19

Discharge

alOO

a80

a60

50

Date

1921-Con.

Feb. 20

194,0

Apr. 28

Discharge

63

ta50

t Corrected.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated or 

basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

186

Per square

mile

1.71

1.62

Runoff in 

inches

1.78

16.85

21.95
MONONGAHEIA RIVER BASIN

Buffalo Creek at Barrackville , W. Va. --Continued

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 21 to July 9)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 21 Aug. 22 to Sept. 30

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9 

£.0 

£.2

0.3 

.6 

1.3 

£.8 

5.8

2.5 

2.9 

3.4 

4.0

5.5 

7.5

33

67

135

250

700

1,600

2.57 

2.6 

2.8 

3.3

4.0 248

5.0 520

7.0 1,350

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

*.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.9

.6

.6

.7

1.1

1.3 172"

1.2

19.3

0.623

0.0054

0.006

Nov.

0.8

.9

*1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

76

.9

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

.7

.8

1.2

1.3

1.1

1.9

1.9

1.3

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.2

2.8

rr

2.0

2 . 6

42.3

1.41

0.012

0.01

Dec.

£.5

2.2 '1.0

275

5.5

3.7

4.0

*5.£

4.3

5.£

5.2

5.5

5.8

££

TL

42

£8

18

12

8.7

8.3

13

40

31

22

14

10

8.7

12

20

24

458.8

14.8

0.129

0.15

Jan.

21

17

15

15

*16

17

16

14

12

34

61

51

36

30

35

322

275

109

83

106

432

307

121

71

57

44

70

158

93

67

49

2,754

88.8

0.772

0.89

Feb.

37

*33

31

27

23

21

18

15

13

13

12

11

8.7

6.6

6.2

7.5

10

12

16

18

183

m~222

84

84

79

76

74

-

1.253

44.8

0.390

0.41

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,150 Min 0.3

Mar.

865

*55Z

572

335

200

137

108

114

121

158

126

118

158

330

327

194

126

99

82

90

99

88

86

75

M

260

218

151

109

103

95

6,185

200

1.74

2.00

Apr.

82

66

61

52

45

*42

40

40

37

51

32

37

36

34

48

£86

1,110

467

216

135

95

76

68

59

49

42

47

448

228

128

4,157

139

1.21

1.34

Mean 121

May

86

64

59

86

63

52

67

482

35T

218

179

*144

102

78

62

51

52

196

135

93

71

52

42

34

29

24

20

27

84

133

65

3,154

102

0.887

1.02

June

42

38

34

45

47

34

25

£0

*18

14

948

30T

99

98

57

432

547

142

89

55

39

30

24

18

16

18

24

21

16

IfL

3,303

110

0.957

1.07

July

10

8.3

7.1

9.6

9.2

7.1

*6.2

6.6

5.8

5.2

4.0

*3.7

4.0

4.0

43

42

19

12

8.3

6.6

9.6

22

27

15

9.6

5.8

4.9

3.4

2.8 

~ ^ <-. . o

2.8

327.4

10.6

0.092

0.11

Aug.

18

26

108

97

701

951

158

72

110

104

*60

41

30

24

82

132

237

110

74

401

1,580 "306

130

78

85

1,280

418

188

101

75

58

7,835

253

2.20

2.53

Sept.

42

32

25

22

18

14

11

14

15

14

12

11

8.4

*7.8

9.0

8.4

7.8

6.6 69 

156

65

50

43

25

17

14

12

9.8

7.8

8.4

755.0

25.2

0.219

0.24

Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.15

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,580 Min 0.3 Mean 82.9 Cfsm 0.721 In. 9.78

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs).--Aug. 21 (5:30 a.m.) 5,700 cfs (12.95 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 81

Monongahela River at lock 15, at Hoult, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°30'25", long 80°07'50", on right bank above spillway of dam at lock 

15, at Hoult, Marion County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Buffalo Creek, 

2? miles downstream from Fairmont, and 4 miles downstream from confluence of Tygart 

and West Fork Rivers.

Drainage area.--2.388 sq mi.

Records available .--April 1915 to September 1926, October 1938 to September 1954.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 849.58 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to Sept. 30, 1926, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--27 years, 4,077 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,400 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 11.87 ft); 

minimum daily, 284 cfs Dec. 5 (gage height, 7.39 ft).

1915-26, 1938-54: Maximum discharge observed, 91,500 cfs Jan. 2, 1919 (gage 

height, 21.2 ft), from rating curve extended above 50,000 cfs; minimum daily, 33 cfs 

Sept. 27, Oct. 2, 1917; minimum daily since October 1938, 195 cfs Jan. 27, 1940.

Flood of 1888, before lock 15 was built, reached a stage of about 26 ft.

Remarks. Records fair. Since October 1938, published records below 800 cfs do not include lockage or leakage through lock gates and valves, both of which are usually a 

very small percentage of the total flow. Flow partly regulated by Tygart Reservoir 

(see p. 112).

Revisions (water years). WSP 583: 1915-24. WSP 623 : 1924. WSP 893 : Drainage area. 

WSP 1205:1950.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation indefinite Feb. 14)

7.3 

7.8

2,320

30.0

12.0

7,010 

17,OOO

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

476

490

TSTi

49O

476

490

462

420

462

462

462 

462

448

420

420

420

420 

420

408

408

395

395

382

358

370

370

358

382

370 

370

370

13,126

423

-425

Nov.

358 358"

345

332

320

320

358

358

345

345

345 

345

345

345

332

332

332 

332

320

320

320

320

332

308

332

308

308

320

320 

320

9,975

332

-330

Dec.

308

295

295

295

284

295

320

308

320

370

420 

504

560

635

1,250

2,080

2,570 

2,200

1,330

1,160

665

727

1,010

1,380

1,440

829

6 SO

710

880 

8 SO

800

25,880

835

-72

Jan.

518

382

395

795

934

778

761

695

778

970

1,520 

1,990

2,320

2,220

2,470

5,990

11 , 800 

12,500

*11,800

8,440

5,250

5,930

5,930

5,580

6,100

3,240

3,270

3,790

4,120

3,160

2 , 780

117,206

3,781

+77

Feb.

2,520

2,400

2,180

1,540

1,480

1,460

1,440

1,250

1,100

778

710 

710

700

TSC7

744

 778

846 

1,520

1,740

1,850

2,420

4,120

3,880

3,210

2,910

2,780

2,700

2,650

-

51,116

1,826

+311

Mar.

5,420

10,000

13,000

15,500

12,200

10,200

3,650

7,590

5,760

4,440

4,920

5,080

6,820

10,500

11,000

13,500

12,500 

10,800

8,430

2,730

3,380

*6,280

5,760

5,080

3,500

2,540

4,120

4,120

3,820

3,700

3,970

223,110

7,197

-322

Apr.

4,120

3,880

3,050

2,880

2,600

1,380

1,330

1,400

1,480

1,420

1,010 

1,340

1,700

1,380

1,340

3,400

7,330 

7,790

*8,430

8,650

6,640

5,930

3,240

2,030

2,030

1,360

1,190

1,850

2,700 

1,960

94,840

3,161

+1,058

May

1,540

1,340

1,230

1,270

988

863

880

2,270

3,050

3,970

4,440 

3,440

2,800

2,540

2,340

2,130

2,080 

*2,180

1,700

1,600

1,850

1,810

1,560

1,010

744

635

665

680

880 

1,010

863

54,358

1,753

+ 517

June

778

761

590

518

462

358

295

370

476

434

2,040 

2,100

1,060

1,250

1,080

1,420

2,520 

2,060

2,060

1,810

1,680

1,270

829

518

476

476

476

829

546 

532

30,074

1,002

+81

July

778

778

778

795

590

575

575

1,010

2,880

3,790

3,130 

1,540

846

560

650

1,920

4,920

3,880

3,210

2,500

2,080

4,760

4,600

5,580

3,320

1,740

665

575

560 

532 532"

60,649

1,956

-55

Aug.

744

TIT

846

1,O40

3,580

7,200

4,440

5,930

5,250

2,830

2,370 

1,990

1,900

1,060

1,020

1,540

2,960 

2,880

2,300

3,100

7,790

6,820

6,280

5,420

3,580

11,400

9,550

6,640

4,120 

2,470

2,730

120,541

3,888

+42

Sept.

3,620

2,250

1,920

1,120

970

898

863

863

846

863

934 

1,080

1,100

1,010

934

988

1,010 

812

970

1,920

1,680

2,010

1,810

1,380

1,140

1,010

1,520

1,540

1,520 

1,500

40,281

1,343

-274

Adjusted for change in contents in Tygart Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

-2

-0.00084 

-0.0009

2

0.00084 

0.0009

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

763

0.320 

0.37

3,858 

1.62 

1.87

2,137 

0.89 

0.93

6,875 

2.88 

3.32

4,219 

1.77 

1.98

2,270 

0.95 

1.10

Observed

Max 17,000 Min 284 Mean 2,960 

Max 13,500 Min 284 Mean 2,305

1,083 

0.45

0.50

1,901 

0.80 

0.92

3,930 

1.65 

1.90

1,069 

0.45 

0.50

Adjusted

Mean 2,964 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.85 

Mean 2,353 Cfsm 0.99 In. 13.39

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Tygart Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second; furnished by Corps 

of Engineers.

Note. Negative figures of adjusted discharge and runoff indicate that evaporation and seepage 

from reservoir or leakage through lock gates and valves exceeded inflow.
82 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Deckers Creek at Morgantown, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°37'45", long 79°57'10", on left bank at Kingwood Street, in Morgantown, 

Monongalia County, 0.6 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--63.2 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1914 to September 1915 (gage heights only), February 1946 to 

September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 820 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

ffo Dec. 4, 1914, chain gage on bridge 0.5 mile upstream at different datum. Dec. 4, 

1914, to Sept. 30, 1915, chain gage on bridge 0.9 mile upstream at different datum. 

Feb. 8 to May 8, 1946, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 104 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,730 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 3.99 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Nov. 4; minimum gage height, 0.03 ft Oct. 5.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 3,080 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 5.79 ft); minimum, that of Nov. 4, 1953.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of shifting-control (gage height, 

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

0.0 

.1 

.2 

.3

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 

0.8

Jan. 17 to June 13 June 14 to Sept. 30

3.0 

4.7 

7.3

0.7 

.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

3.7 

5.7

1.2 

1.5 

1.9 

2.6

108

229

580

1.5 120

1.8 197

2.3 426

3.3 1,130

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

*1.2

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

.9

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.4

1.7

1.1

.9

39.3

1.27

0.020

0.02

Nov.

0.9

T70

.9

1.0

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.8

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.6

2.0

*2.2

2.3

2.2

2.3 

2.0

2.9

2.4

5.0

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.4 

2.5

55.6

1.85

0.029

0.03

Dec.

2.6

2.5

2.3

276

3.0

5.5

7.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

5.2

5.2

6.3

*19

42

28

14

6.8

7.3

8.8

9.5 

11

26

22

13

13

11

12

13

14

15

346.1

11.2

0.177

0.20

Jan.

15

11

IT

12

14

16

16

16

16

41

78

58

36

31

41

156

207

143

104

*97

253 

310

TW

125

86

66

63

63

53 

49

43

2,426

78.3

1.24

1.43

Feb.

35

36

33

30

28

26

24

20

22

20

22

24

22" 18

*24

25

28

32

33

35

154 

T60~ 237

113

87

76

69

66

-

1,499

53.5

0.847

0.88

Mar.

26O

358

339

270

192

138

108

113

138

189

176

143

231

481

410

245

166

125

104

118

130 

110

104

*89

97

214

182

132

104 

100

91

5,657

182

2.88

3.33

Apr.

78

65

60

54

50

47

44

49

57

50

53

65

65

64

82

231

569

415

237

*152

108 

64

73

63

56

49

58

194

154

108

3,434

114

1.80

2.02

May

84

69

64

70

63

56

60

93

108

125

127

125

106

91

76

64

60

65

*57

53

48 

41

35

31

29

25

23

22

27 

30

27

1,954

63.0

0.997

1.15

June

24

22

23

32

30

27

26

23

40

36

167

149

312

*999 40~5

185

147

182

179

122

90 

67

54

43

35

30

31

28

22

18

3,548

118

1.87

2.09

July

17

14

12

9.7

10

11

11

11

9.7

8.4

7.2

6.0

5.7

*5.2

23

26

14

9.4

10

8.1

17 

21

14

8.1

6.3

5.7

5.0

4.2

472 

4.2

6.3

324.4

10.5

0.166

0.19

Aug.

18

10

F3

32

214

353

170

95

100

110

90

64

48

37

86

215

258

*154

131

246

1,100 

684

267

157

173

733

572

275

167 

138

157

6,917

223

3.53

4.07

Sept.

~97 129

72

56

42

34

28

27

25

22

24

39

27

26

*17

14

12

10

21

42

39 

37

29

22

18

16

14

12

11 

11

973

32.4

0.513

0.57

Calendar year 1953: Max 924 Min 0.9 Mean 76.9 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.50

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,100 Min 0.9 Mean 74.4 Cfsm 1.18 In. 15.98

Peak discharge (base. 1,400 efs). Aug. 21 (10 a.m.) 1,730 cfs (3.99 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 5 to Nov. 14, Nov. 18, Jan. 17-20, Apr. 18-20, Aug. 30 

to Sept. 30.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 83 

Monongahela River at lock 8, at Point Marion, Pa.

Location.--Lat 39°43'55", long 79°54'40", on left bank 700 ft upstream from dam at lock 

8, 1 mile upstream from Point Marion, Fayette County, and 1.5 miles upstream from 

Cheat River.

Drainage area.--2,720 sq mi.

Records available . January 1929 to September 1954 (fragmentary prior to October 1937).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 782.50 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--17 years (1937-54), 4,494 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,100 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 15.82 ft); 

minimum daily, 310 cfs Dec. 2-6.

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 90,400 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 22.33 ft); 

minimum daily since May 1938 when Tygart Reservoir was placed in operation, 235 cfs 

Feb. 1, 1940.

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 2,400 cfs, which are poor. 

lated by Tygart Reservoir (see p. 112).

Flow partly reguDiseharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

550 540-

520

520

520

520

510

500

500

490

480

480

480

470

450

440

430 

440

430

430

420

420

410

'59U 390

390

390

390

390 

390

390

14,070

454

-425

Nov.

380

390

370

360

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

360

360

360

360 

350

350

350

340

340

340

330

340

330

320

33TJ

330 

330

10,650

355

-330

Dec.

320

310 310-

310

310

310

330

320

350

380

400

420

540

893

1,400

2,080

2,560 

2,560

2,030

1,770

1,300

820

900

1,400

1,700

1,400

900

820

860 

860

900

29,763

960 '-72

Jan.

800

520

490 740"

940

960

960

780

840

1,160

1,720

2,330

2,680

2,680

2,620

4,790

12,000 

12.100

*11,800

10,000

6,140

6,690

6,370

5,920

6,920

3,940

3,440

3,700

4,260

3,470

2,930

124,690

4,022

+77

Feb.

2,710

2,560

2,330

,900

,500

,500

,500

,400

,200

900

820

800

900

820

780

930

940 

1,500

1,950

2,080

2,710

4,450

4,370

3,500

3,240

2,990

2,900

2,830

-

56,010

2,000

+311

Mar.

4,670

10,000

13,400

14,000

12,700

10,600

9,180

8,150

6,690

4,790

5,280

5,230

6,870

10,900

11,500

13,400

13,400 

11,200

9,180

3,910

3,120

6,010

*6,010

5,320

4,010

5,020

4,120

4,370

4,050

3,910

4,010

233,000

7,516

-322

Apr.

,150

,910

,240

,990

,860

,970

,500

,500

,740

,740

,550

,500

,030

,820

,720

3,410

8,400 

9,180

8,650

9,180

*6,920

6,320

3,940

2,410

2,330

1,900

1,640

2,860

3,280

2,530

-------

107,170

3,572

+1,058

May

2,080

1,770

1,670

1,640

1,430

1,250

1,310

2,330

3,600

3,980

5,700

4,716

3,870

3,370

3,080

2,900

2,800 

*2,860

2,440

2,050

2,270

2,210

1,970

1,500

1,200

893

855

836

1,060

1,230

1,010

69,874

2,254

+517

June

950

874

798

724

565

505

382

394

616

550

1,340

2,680

1,740

2,330

1,670

1,700

5,080 

2,440

2,300

1,920

1,800

1,500

1,120

817

550

580

616

798

855

580

-------

36,774

1,226

+81

July

840

860

850

870

830

650

780

1,300

2,800

4,000

3,500

1,700

1,200

800

900

2,500

5,200 

4,700

3,900

3,300

3,200

5,000

5,100

6.000

4,100

2,100

1,000

680

680

670

670

70,680

2,280

-55

Aug.

760 760"

850

1,500

4,500

8,200

6,000

6,400

6,300

3,500

2,500

2,200

2,030

1,430

1,270

1,720

3,240 

*3,210

2,500

3,020

11,100

8,150

6,600

5,490

4,080

12,100

12 100

7^650

4,990

3,050

2 , 860

140,060

4,518

+42

Sept.

5.670

2,710

2,100

1,360

1,060

971

931

992

950

950

971

1,160

1,140

1,080

1,100

971

1,200 

874

i,CIo

2,000

2,000

2,030

2,080

1,620

1,340

1,140

1,270

1,620

1,620

1,600

43,520

1,451

-274

Adjusted for change In contents In Tygart Reservoir

Mean 

Cf am 

In.

29

0.011 

0.01

2E 

0.0092 

0.01

Calendar year 1953; 

Water year 1953-54:

888 

0.326 

0.38

4,099 

1.51 

1.74

2,311 

0.850 

0.89

7,194 

2.64 

3.04

4,630 

1.70 

1.90

2,771 

1.02 

1.18

Observed

Max 23,900 Min 310 Mean 3,260 

Max 14,000 Min 310 Mean 2,565

1,307 

0.481 

0.54

2,225

0.818 

0.94

4,560 

1.68 

1.94

1,177 

0.433 

0.48

Adjusted

Mean 3,264 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.26 

Mean 3,613 Cfsm 0.961 In. 13.05

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents in Tygart Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second; furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Dry Pork at Hendrlcks, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°04'20", long 79°37'20", on right bank at Hendrioks, Tucker County, 0.4 

mile upstream from confluence with Blackwater River.

Drainage area. 345 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,698.76 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Dec. 21, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 708 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 7.47 ft); minimum, 6.0 cfs Oct. 3-9 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 18,100 cfs Feb. 22, 1944, Feb. 14, 1948, from rating 

curve extended above 11,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 9.82 ft 

Feb. 22, 1944; minimum discharge, 6.0 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1946, Oct. 3-9, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those-for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

1.4

6.0

11

146

1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

344

740

1,200

2,430

6,240

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

190

440

2.5 790

3.5 1,790

5.0 4,,100

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a.o

7.0

6.5

6.0 6TO6.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5 

*8.0

8.0

a.o

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

a8.5

a8.5

a8.5

a9.0

alO

a 11 

a!4

20

34

96 

Ef4

428.5

13.8

0.040

0.05

Nov.

46

36

29

23

19

16

14

14

13

13

12 

T2

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*154

159

TOT

77 

61

51

40

40

1,051

35.0

0.101

0.11

Dec.

41

38

30

1ZT

263

146

503

330

183

227

258 

219

443

732

680

355

234

162

b!30

b!50

183

451

748 376-

276

250 

227

193

197

201

190

8,537

275

0.797

0.92

Jan.

169

159

T59

197

179

190

166

166

183

842

764 

534

320

306

bSOO

3,220

2,290

1,160

955

1,760

4,100

3,030

1,960

1,260

982

955 

*1,310

1,200

804

665

481

31,266

1,009

2.92

3.37

Feb.

414

426

376

320

271

246

215

blSO 250"

267

344

288

b250

b300

687

1,140

2,100

1,600

1,160

892

1,200

1,420

1,030

829

710

740 

856

756

19,267

688

1.99

2.08

Mar.

5,650

3,440

2,290

1,500

1,100

850

695

702

766

1,090

1,190 

2,550

3,620

3,900

2,640

1,670

1,180

1,004

987

1,730

1,400

1,060

934

774

726

1,320 

1,080

884

*734

1,080.

49,500

1,597

4.63

5.34

Apr.

952

875

866

841

798

824

996

918

774

628

565 

702

565

494

500

579

1,240

1,450

1,100

832

658

546

494

446

380

330 330-

672

614

506

21,475

716

2.08

2.31

May

470

682

782

900

734

614

572

758

672

614

579 

710

628

539

552

526

464

513

579

650

850

614

500

416

364

315 

*404

440

374

285

17,480

564

1.63

1.88

June

262

665

500

398

374

364

280

248

310

290

1,540 

1,140

790

1,070

734

506

507

1,290

934

614

452

336

364

285

202

162

186

230

149

116

15,098

503

1.46

1.63

July

111

98

87

17^

152

169

146

1,260

531

266

180 

146

116

102

*4.0SO

2,020

866

532

404

315

386

734

434

295

218

172 

143

119

103 

96

91

14,544

469

1.36

1.57

Aug.

98

155

710

543

1,470

2,470

1,000

565

500

526

380 

266

206

169

579

552

1,050

565

410

838

2,350

1,910

1,040

695

668

2.900 

1,500

918

658 

500

446

26,645 '860

2.49

2.87

Sept.

364

255

226

180

155

130

114

111

114

101

143 

136

103

85

74

87

78

63

65

275

*266

a200

a!60

124

98

85 

70

65

57 

54

4,068

136

0.394

0.44

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,240 Min 6.0 Mean 607 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.87

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,550 Min 6.0 Mean 574 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.57

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). Mar. 1 (12 m.) 10,100 cfs (7.47 ft); July 15 (1 p.m.) 8,020 cfs 

(6.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Blackwater River at Davis, W. Va.

85

Location.--Lat 39°07'35", long 79°28'10", on right bank three-eighths of a mile southwest 

of Davis, Tucker County, and half a mile downstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area.--86.2 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1921 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,058.87 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

West Virginia Power & Transmission Co.). Prior to Dec. 18, 1952, staff gage 60 ft 

downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--33 years, 186 cfs.

Extreme^.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,750 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 6.49 ft); minimum, 

1.7 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 0.97 ft).

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 7,170 cfs Mar. 29, 1924 (gage height, 13.20 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, that of Oct. 3, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 583: 1921-23. WSP 803: Drainage area WSP 1173:

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

2.0

182

300

610

1,000

1,500

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.8

2.6

1.9

TT9

2.0

2.8

2.8

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

*3.0

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

5.0

10

21

17

133.6

4.31

0.050

0.06

Nov.

13

11

9.2

7.8

7.3

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

*4.7

4.7

5.0

6.1

"51 57

35

27

20

18

16

15

390.9

13.0

0.151

0.17

Dec.

14

13

13

25

105

78

220

132

69

103

78

84

160

247

214

131

90

60

50

60

73

287

355

172

100

80

70

66

72

80

80

3,381

109

1.26

1.46

Jan.

70

60

66

84

70

60

50

50

80

349

232

150

100

100

200

646

524

414

308

558

1.100

900

460

319

277

272

330

300

216

170

150

8,665

280

3.25

3.74

Feb.

*140

114

109

90

80

70

60

50

60

70

90

70

60

70

150

270

575

399

262

192

279

272

184

160

158

205

235

188

-

4,662

166

1.93

2.01

Mar.

1.140

1,120

702

282

200

170

160

170

200

250

308

664

920

1,050

628

430

327

295

341

721

460

300

274

221

227

349

242

182

*156

247

247

12,983

419

4.86

5.60

Apr.

192

162

156

152

156

146

154

131

114

95

91

144

118

93

158

230

'252 319

166

129

112

98

112

103

90

73

80

188

148

105

4,267

142

1.65

1.84

Hay

112

98

95

123

102

82

98

158

127

129

142

230

166

119

123

116

100

136

178

218

295

T72

129

109

96

*90

80

80

76

79

M

3,924

127

1.47

1.69

June

59

168

118

118

114

107

76

67

70

59

180

162

91

103

85

60

71

225

180

96

67

56

66

60

44

36

44

34

27

23

2,666

88.9

1.03

1.15

July

23

22

18

19

24

30

24

141

186

100

42

32

24

20

265

210

98

47

37

*34

54

118

66

36

25

20

17

16

13

13

12

1,786

57.6

0.668

0.77

Aug.

14

27

228

170

533

820

445

186

172

174

114

78

63

52

96

260

980

414

203

259

592

702

430

242

436

1.300

900

445

254

186

160

10,935

353

4.10

4.72

Sept.

136

107

88

73

63

54

46

46

46

50

54

44

37

31

28

28

24

22

27

49

*73

88

51

34

26

24

20

18

17

!§

1,420

47.3

0.549

0.61

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,250 Mln 1.9 Mean 154 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.29

Water year 1953-54 : Max 1,300 Min 1.9 Mean 151 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.82

Peak discharge (base. 1.400 efs). Mar. 1 (6:50 p.m.) 1.750 cfs (6.49 ft); Aug. 26 (5 a.m.) 1.400 

cfs (5.81 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 8, Dec. 17-20, 25-27, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, 

Jan. 5-9, 12-15, Jan. 31 to Feb. 1, Feb. 4-16, Mar. 5-10.

388926 O -56 -7
ab MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Shavers Fork at Parsons, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°05'45", long 79°40'40", on right bank at Parsons, Tucker County, 0.7 

mile upstream from confluence with Black Fork.

Drainage area.--214 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1910 to September 1926, October 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,634.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 25, 1923, chain gage on old highway bridge 800 ft downstream at 

datum 3 ft lower. Aug. 25, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1926, series of staff gages on railroad 

bridge 40 ft upstream from chain gage at datum 3 ft lower than present datum. Oct. 4, 

1940, to Apr. 4, 1942, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 557 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,430 cfs July 15 (gage height, 6.69 ft); minimum, 3.3 cfs Oct. 8-10.

1910-26, 1940-54: Maximum discharge observed, 14,800 cfs May 12, 1924 (gage height, 

10.60 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs by 

velocity-area studies; minimum, 1 cfs Oct. 7, 1914 (gage height, 2.0 ft, site and datum 

then in use). Minimum stage and discharge both very doubtful.

Floods of July 10, 1888, and July 17, 1907, reached a stage of approximately 12.5 ft 

at site and datum of former gage (discharge, 25,000 cfs, from rating curve extended 

above 8,000 cfs).

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

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

papers indicated.

WSP

473

453

473

523

543

623

Water 

year Date

July 25, 1912

Mar. 12, 1917

Feb. 26, 1918

May 30, 1921

Nov. 1, 1921

Discharge 

(cfs)

Gage height 

(feet)

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or ice effect, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 583: 1922. WSP 923: Drainage area. Revised figures of 

discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 1911, 1912, 1915-17, superseding those published in WSP 353, 403, 433, and 453, are given herewith:

Date

1911

Mar. 9

Sept. 15

1912

June 25

26

July 8

1915

May 31

June 1

2

3

4

Dis charge

647

536

685

785

785

1,500

800

1,100

800

600

 Date

1915-Con.

June 5

14

15

16

17

18

July 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Discharge

500

800

500

400

500

450

120

110

110

100

90

80

120

130

Date

1915-Con.

July 13

14

15

16

1916

Mar . 13

June 24

1917

July 1

11

Sept. 18

Discharge

110

90

80

130

1,390

1,260

4O2

61

30

Month

September. ................

Water year 1910-11...... 

Calendar year 1911......

Water year 1911-12 ...... 

Calendar year 1912......

Water year 1914-15...... 

Calendar year 1915......

Water year 1915-16...... 

Calendar year 1916......

Water year 1916-17...... 

Calendar year 1917 ......

Maximum

12,300 

12,300

7,740 

7,740

233

8,220 

8,220

6,110 

6,110

12 , 300 

12,300

Minimum

115

54

16 

16

36

36 

36

88

3 

46

183

144

24 

24

46

15

15 

15

Mean

772

722

596 

768

380

1,460

934 

785

318

127

415 

484

1,320

487

587 

534

359

154

546 

530

Per square 

mile

3.61

3.37

2.79 

3.59

1.78

6.82

4.56 

3.67

1.47

1.49

.593

1.94 

2.26

6.17

2.28

2.74 

2.50

1.68

.720

2.55 

2.48

Runoff in 

inches

4.16

3.76

37.80 

48.68

1.98

7.87

59.39 

49.94

1.69

1.66

.68

26.35 

30.71

7.13

2.54

37.32

33.94

1.93

.80

34.61 

33.61
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Shavers Fork at Parsons, W. Va.--Continued

87

Rating table, water year 1953-54, 

height, in feet, and discharj

74

135

ixcept periods of ice effect (gage 

:, in cubic feet per second)

231

495

1,230

2,150

3,250

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a5. 5

a5.0

a4.5

a4.0

a3.7

a3.5

a3.4

a3.3

a3.3

a3.3

a3.4

*3.6

4.0

4.5

5.6

6.2

5.0

4.0

3.6

4.0

3.6

4.0

3.6

5.0

6.8

10

7.4

12

16 

21

 79.

251.8

8.12

0.038

0.04

Nov.

68

50

39

31

25

20

18

17

16

15

14

13

1212"

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

14

24

152

136

81

60

54

39

43

1,038

34.6

0.161

0.18

Dec.

33

36

31

33

80

195

368

492

220

178

458

244

329

588

755

412

244

138

blOO

b!30

198

*316

549

447

240

224

205

201

198

191

191

8,022

259

1.21

1.39

Jan.

157

135

154

178

175

157

128

114

151

590

555

383

b210

b200

b700

2,590

2,020

942

753

1,110

2,090

2,430

1,860

1,040

775

690

842

1,070

690

543

435

23,867

770

3.60

4.15

Feb.

339

323

328

279

235

205

168

112

blSO

181

252

22.0

175

209

300

675

1,350

1,210

760

594

1,640

1,770

*926

683

581

543

588

507

-

15,303

547

2.56

2.66

Mar.

2,370

1,860

1,190

865

614

519

459

483

525

711

782

1,930

5,010

2,790

1,880

1,110

790

669

594

1,060

1,090

718

600

531

495

853

820

607

507

549

704

31,685

1,022

4.78

5.51

Apr.

568

507

495

501

459

543

655

634

525

447

400

423

423

366

350

429

1,760

1,660

966

676

537

447

394

350

355

289

*274

447

453

361

16,694

556

2.60

2.90

May

328

383

429

537

525

412

366

513

627

513

483

525

543

453

418

501

394

372

412

366

345

323

265

227

205

184

224

265

240

231

191

11,800

381

1.78

2.05

June

162

241

265

201

201

220

194

165

205

313

952

952

513

1,110

541

366

934

1,040

697

483

361

284

*274

328

231

178

356

840

334

224

13,165

439

2.05

2.29

July

181

148

140

162

146

766

389

974

902

453

313

252

212

172

2,670

2,120

718

465

361

308

328

786

495

318

231

184

154

130

110

102

90.

14,780

477

2.30

2.57

Aug.

102

110

265

423

747

1,440

875

459

361

521

412

284

212

181

288

303

465

429

339

530

980

860

*465

328

318

1,180

1,080

655

477

377

377

15,843

511

2.39

2.75

Sept.

400

284

227

184

151

128

110

102

90

90

279

224

135

102

83

72

64

59

72

135

257

274

181

124

94

78

65

56

51

46

4,217

141

0.659

0.73

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,650 Min 3.3 Mean 432 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.41

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,010 Min 3.3 Mean 429 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27.22

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 cfs).--July 15 (10 p.m.) 5,450 cfs (6.69 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Cheat River near Parsons, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°07'20", long 79°40i50", on left bank 2 miles north of Parsons, Tucker 

County, and 3 miles downstream from confluence of Black and Shavers Forks.

Drainage area. 718 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1913 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,589.66 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Aug. 17, 1944, chain gage on Moss Bridge 1,600 ft upstream at 

datum 1.13 ft higher.

Average discharge. 40 years (1914-54), 1,645 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,700 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 9.80 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.47 ft).

1913-54: Maximum discharge, 62,400 cfs Mar. 12, 1917 (gage height, 19.05 ft, site 

and datum then in use, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs by 

velocity-area studies; minimum observed, 9 cfs Aug. 12, 1930 (gage height, 1.28 ft, 

site and datum then in use).

Maximum stage known, 20.5 ft July 10, 1888, former site and datum (discharge, 85,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs).

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1918 and 1919 have 

been revised to 37,400 cfs Mar. 13, 1918 (gage height, 15.6 ft, from graph based on 

gage readings) and 34,700 cfs Jan. 2, 1919 (gage height, 15.02 ft, from graph based 

on gage readings), superseding those published in WSP 473 and 503, respectively.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 823: 1917(M) . WSP 893: Drainage area. WSP 1173:

1931-34(M,m). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water 

year 1916, superseding those published in WSP 433 are given herewith:

Aug. 17, 1916.

Month

Water year 1915-16. ...... 

Calendar year 1916.......

Maximum

Zc. , 1>JU

22,100

Minimum

50 

58

Mean

2,270 

2,020

Per square 

mile

3.16 

2.81

Runoff in 

inches

43.10 

38.36

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

22 

21

19

17

ii

16

18

17

18

19

18

19

19

18

*18

18

19

19

19

19

19 

19

19

21

24

26

27

31

46

142

178

921

29.7

0.041

0.05

Nov.

147 

111

86

68

55

46

41

37

34

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

3T

31 

32

*196

410

313

220

166

142

111

111

2,709

90.3

0.126

0.14

Dec.

100 

98

74

208

598

501

1,450

1,240

579

598

920

630

1,130

1,960

2,090

1,110

692

465

400

450

543 

1,220

2.160

1,260

720

650

592

543

561

579

561

24,682

796

1.11

1.28

Jan.

432 

432

454

573

525

483

394

410

470

2,120

1,880

1,320

750

600

1,800

6,800

5,440

2,920

2,300

3,530

8.040 

6,940

4,760

3,000

2,370

2,230

2,830

3,000

2,020

1,650

1,240

71,713

2,313

3.22

3.71

Feb.

*1,000 

1,020

940

800

685

618

519

410

525

573

768

637

507

618

1,500

2,520

4.590

3,820

2,600

1,950

3,390 

3,820

2,370

1,880

1,680

1,690

1,950

1,690

-

45,070

1,610

2.24

2.33

Mar.

9.500 

6,940'

4,650

3,000

2,230

1,820

1.520

1,540

1,720

2,440

2,600

5,640

8,600

8,600

5,680

3,530

2,520

2,230

2,160

3,920

3,440 

2,370

2,090

1,790

1,650

2,830

2,440

1,950

 1,590

1 , 880

2,300

104,970

3,386

4.72

5.44

Apr.

1,950 

1,740

1,650

1,660

1,590

1,650

1,950

1,820

1,560

1,280

1,130

1,400

1,250

1,050

1,120

1,520

3,700

3.720

2,440

1,880

1,480 

1,220

1,120

1,020

910

768

736

1,460

1,420

1,080

47,274

1,576

2.19

2.45

May

1,020 

1,220

1,420

1,720

1,510

1,210

1,120

1,610

1,620

1,420

1,380

1,700

1,570

1,270

1,200

1,270

1,060

1,140

1,380

1,330

1.810 

1,320

1,030

845

736

*664

728

863

760

752

5_98_

37,276

1,202

1.67

1.93

June

507 

1,110

1,000

768

752

776

618

537

618

713

2,370

2,670

1,560

2,490

1,560

1,040

1,550

2.830

2,160

1,380

970 

728

752

736

543

421

490

1,300

567

410

33,926

1,131

1.58

1.76

July

348 

299

263

379

343

990

618

2,760

1,880

940

604

471

394

323

6,700

5,190

2,020

1,170

845

685

743 

1,950

1,130

706

519

416

338

281

*243

223

209

33,980

1,096

1.53

1.76

Aug.

272"

1,430

1,370

3,590

6,550

2,830

1,480

1,200

1,440

1,040

692

543

454

995

1,240

3,440

1,820

1,170

1,820

4,670 

4,120

2,300

1,500

1,580

7,200

4,330

2,520

1,690

1,260

1,110

65,879

2,125

2.96

3.41

Sept.

1.050 

760

604

495

416

355

504

286

272

272

515

465

318

251

212

195

195

166

178

452

657 

*760

483

328

247

209

178

156

142 

155

11,050

568

0.515

0.57

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,700 Min 16 Mean 1,352 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.57

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,300 Min 16 Mean 1,314 Cfsm 1.83 In. 24.83

Peak discharge (base. 14.000 efs). Mar. 1 (3:30 p.m.) 15,700 cfs (9.80 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Cheat River at Rowlesburg, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°20 I 50", long 79°40'00", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Baltimore 

& Ohio Railroad bridge at Rowlesburg, Preston County, and 300 ft upstream from Saltlick 

Creek. Records include flow of Saltlick Creek.

Drainage area. 972 sq mi, including that of Saltlick Creek.

Records available.--July 1912 to October 1923 (gage heights only), November 1923 to Sep- 

 tember 1954. Gage-height records collected at practically same site since 1884 are 

contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,369.8 ft above mean sea level (Baltimore 

~& Ohio R. R. benchmark). Prior to Nov. 18, 1923, staff, chain, or tape gages at 

several sites within 500 ft of present site at various datums.

Average discharge.--30 years (1924-54), 2,179 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18.000 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 8.12 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 1.27 ft).

1923-54: Maximum discharge, 65,200 cfs Feb. 4, 1932 (gage height, 12.66 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 45,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 10 cfs 

Oct. 15, 1930; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 10, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 16.7 ft July 6, 1844, referred to present gage by relation 

curve (discharge 125,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 45,000 cfs). flood ol 

July 10, 1888, reached a stage of 16.2 ft, referred to present gage by relation curve 

(discharge, 118,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 45,000 cfs).

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

and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 803: 

34(M,m).

Drainage area. WSP 893: 1936-37. WSP 1173: 1924-

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 24)

1.8 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

160

360

550

1,030

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

1,710

2,610

5,090

12,500

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

25

21

19

18

16

16

 15

15

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

24

25

27

27

26

27

27

28

30

41

48 

57

104

802

25.9

0.026

0.03

Nov.

158

141

112

89

72

61

52

48

42

38

38

36

35

36

J54

35

34

34

*35

34

35

35

46

137

425

300

240

200

160 

140

2,880

96.0

0.099

0.11

Dec.

130

120

110

110

350

700

1,500

1,800

1,000

650

946

868

958

2,410

2.960

1,720

1,060

634

b450

b500

*720

1,230

2,830

1,990

bl,000

b750

b700

b660

 720 

720

720

31,016

1,001

1.03

1.19

Jan.

634

580

550

676

738

720

595

558

595

2,230

3,160

2,040

bl.OOO

b700

b2,000

8,000

8,210

4,400

3,160

4,390

9.400

8,800

6,470

4,000

3,010

2,720

*3,050

3,750

2,790

2,160 

1,720

92,806

2,994

3.08

3.55

Feb.

1,350

1,320

1,250

1,130

958

826

720

529

543

625

878

b900

b700

796

1,130

2,850

*4,280

5,090

3,510

2,700

2,780

5.540

3,400

2,570

2,160

1,970

2,460

2,240

-

55,205

1,972

2.03

2.11

Mar.

7,620

10,800

6,630

4,520

3,160

2,550

2.070

2,090

2,320

3,400

3,630

5,480

11,600

12.000

8,400

4,940

3,510

2,960

2,740

4,600

4,660

3,400

2,760

*2,580

2,090

3,160

3,510

2,700

2,180

2,090

2, 960

136,910

4,416

4.54

5.24

Apr.

2,610

2,180

2,060

2,040

1,910

1,880

2,130

2,180

1,960

1,650

1,490

1,700

1,780

1,540

1,560

2,680

5,810

6.000

3,750

2,650

*2,060

1,700

1,500

1,390

1,240

1,100

982

i/55o

2,020

1,610

64,742

2,158

2.22

2.48

May

1,420

1,330

1,770

2,260

2,280

1,800

1,560

2,060

2.400

2,160

2,200

2,400

2,300

1,900

1,600

1,600

1,400

1,300

1,700

*1,510

2,000

1,780

1,430

1,190

1,020

910

826

1/210

1,100

1,030 

889

50,335

1,624

1.67

1.93

June

720

858

1,370

994

878

934

836

676

650

805

1,750

5.650

2,400

2,980

*2,240

1,490

1,240

2,790

2,680

1,770

1,290

958

856

868

748

558

468

1,050

856 

536

59,839

1,528

1.37

1.52

July

457

572

515

504

401

575

900

1,590

2,500

1,500

805

580

480

406

*5,580

7.550

2,570

1,500

1,060

858

816

1,770

1,640

994

695

556

457

566

510

272

246

55,941

1,159

1.19

1.58

Aug.

267

278

729

1,740

2,890

8,600

4,260

2,100

l',700

1,700

1,600

1,100

780

650

1,500

1,700

5,500

5,100

*1,670

1,510

5,740

5,690

3,050

1,960

1,920

10.500

6,630'

5,510

2,260

1,720

1,540

85,474

2,757

2.84

5.27

Sept.

1.420

1,100

856

684

565

480

418

401

566

455

625

729

522

595

*526

272

241

257

262

450

786

1,200

868

588

450

543

278

257

205

162

15,879

529

0.544

0.61

Calendar -year 1953 : Max 13,300 Mln 13 Mean 1,855 cfsm 1.91 In. 25.91

Water year 1953-54 : Max 12,000 Mln 13 Mean 1,676 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.42

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 cfs). No peak above 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 26 to Dec. 9, Jan. 18, May 11-19, Aug. 8-18; discharge computed 

on basis of twice-daily readings at Army Engineers' staff gage three-quarters of a mile upstream.
90 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Big Sandy Creek at Rookvllle, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°37'15", long 79°42'20", on right bank just downstream from highway

bridge at Rockville, Preston County, 5 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area.--200 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1909 to March 1918, April 1921 to September 1954. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,310 ft (from topographic map) . Prior

to Oct. 4, 1924, chain gages at highway bridge at same datum. 

Average discharge . 41 years (1909-17, 1921-54), 426 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,210 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 11.34 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 21-27.

1909-18, 1921-54: Maximum discharge, 21,300 cfs July 24, 1912 (gage height, 18.0

ft), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, that

of Oct. 21-27, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 20.0 to 20.5 ft July 10, 1888 (discharge, 28,000 to 30,000 cfs). 

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

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

papers indicated.

WSP

383

563

383

383

403

433

453

473

543

583

583

663

1173

1173

1173

1173

1173

803

823

823

853

873

893

923

953

973

Water 

year

1910

1911

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1922

1923

1924

1928

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

Date

June 19,

Jan. 13,

Jan. 12,

Nov. 16,

Peb . 1 ,

Mar. 22,

Jan. 22,

Peb. 26,

Dec. 24,

Apr. 14,

Mar. 29,

Oct. 20,

Oct. 3,

Apr. 4,

Dec. 12,

Mar. 14,

Jan. 7,

May 2,

Mar. 17,

Apr. 26,

Oct. 28,

Peb. 3,

July 1,

June 4 ,

Apr. 9,

Dec. 30,

Apr. 19,

1910

1911

1913

1913

1915

1916

1917

1918

1921

1923

1924

1927

1929

1931

1931

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1937

1939

1940

1941

1942

1942,

1943

Discharge 

(cfs)

a6,550

a!5,700

a6,040

a7,270

6,040

13,600

14,100

9,050

8,250

4,770

9,250

6,380

7,650

6,380

5,570

12,200

5,310

6,040

9,900

5,570

6,910

9,050

7,650

13,600

6,910

5,700

Gage height 

(feet)

11.5

15.6

11.2

11.9

11.2

14.85

14.98

12.8

12.41

10.20

12.9

11.39

12.10

11.39

10.86

14.20

10.72

11.23

13.17

10.87

11.74

12.85

12.11

14.77

11.66

11.05

a Maximum daily discharge. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 643: Drainage area. WSP 583: 1912(M), 1922-23. WSP 923:

1939.WSP 1173:IF30-34(M,m). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second,

for the water years 1910-18 and 1921, superseding those published in WSP 383, 403, 433,

453, and 523, are given herein:

Date

1910

Jan . 2

3

4

6

7

14

ly

19

20

21

22

27

Feb. 16

17

18

21

22

23

24

2y

Mar. 1

2

3

June 2

6

10

11

19

20

Dec. 24

29

50

31

Discharge

1,370

5,050

2,120

1,840

2,220

1,550

5,700

3,360

1,370

1,930

1,340

1,460

1,550

1,840

1,550

1,550

3,690

1,930

1,460

2,220

2,530

2,020

1,370

1,740

1,340

1,370

1,230

6,550

1,370

1,370

1,840

3,470

1,740

Date

1911

Jan. 1

2

3

13

14

15

16

27

28

29

30

31

Apr. 5

6

7

8

9

June 18

27

Aug. 29

30

31

Sept. 1

15

16

17

Oct. Z

3

7

6

18

13

Dec. 15

Dis charge

1,230

1,640

1,840

15,700

2,990

2,420

1,740

1,370

1,930

1 , 840

5,440

1,840

3,580

2,220

1,840

1,460

1,640

3,580

1,550

3,120

3,360

3,360

1,640

1,740

2,640

1,640

1,930

1,280

1,550

1,280

3,120

1,550

1,550

Date

1911-Con.

Dec. 16

17

26

27

28

31

1912

Feb. 21

22

26

27

23

Mar. 15

16

17

20

21

22

23

24

25

29

30

June 30

July 16

17

19

22

24

25

26

Sept. 2

Discharge

2,420

1,550

1,460

3,120

1,370

2,320

1,550

1,640

2,750

3,800

1,370

3,470

2,320

 1,460

1,550

10,600

4,160

1,740

2,640

2,120

1,370

1,550

3,120

2,120

1 , 460

1,460

2,120

7,650

4,530

1,550

2,990

Date

1912-Con.

Sept. 3

24

27

Dec. 30

31

1913

Jan. 3

4

7

8

9

11

12

13

18

20

24

Mar. 27

28

29

May 22

23

24

25

27

28

29

30

31

Nov. 13

14

15

Discharge

1,640

2,320

2,320

1,930

2,120

2,120

1,640

4,400

5,440

2,220

2,320

6,040

2,320

1,550

1,370

1,640

3,920

1,930

1,370

1,550

3,690

2,870

1,280

2,530

2,990

1,550

3,250

3,470

1,740

5,180

2,990

Date

1913-Con.

Nov. 16

17

18

1914

Feb. 19

20

Mar. 16

17

26

27

Apr. 2

3

16

20

26

27

Dec . 20

21

22

23

29

30

1915

Jan. 6

7

8

17

18

19

20

Feb. 1

Discharge

7,270

3,690

1,280

2,870

1,840

2,530

3,360

1,740

1,550

3,470

1,840

2,990

1,460

2,990

1,460

1,460

4,280

2,640

1,370

1,740

1,740

1,930

3,120

1,370

1,740

2,750

2,990

1,280

4,660
MJNONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Sandy Creek at Rockville, W. Va.--Continued

Revised figures of discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1910-18, 1921--ContInued

Discharge

1915-Con 

Feb. 2

1915-Con 

Dec. 3C

May 28

1917-Con. 

May 29

1918 

Feb. 9 

10

1918-Con 

Feb. 16

Aug.

Per square 

mile

Runoff In 

Inches

January 1911. 

April........

October 1911.........

De member.............

Calendar year 1911.

February 1912. .......

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

June.................

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

September............

Water year 1911-12.

December 1912. .......

Calendar year 1912.

Water year 1913-14.

December 1914........

Calendar year 1914.

November 1915........

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

Calendar "ear 1S15.

December 1916........

Calendar year 1916.

January 1917 .........

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

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

February 1918.

May 1921......

August........

903

409

189

168

10

429

228

111

1,520

731

941

454

150

330

489

652

937

441

767

215

4.0

906

886

449

714

427

4.53

4.43

2.24

4.70

2.51

5.04

27.74

3.36

8.33

1.26

6.17

3.49

45.63

2.04

38.14

4.59

21.45
92 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, W. Va.--Continued

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.5 

3.8

4.2 

4.6 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

8.0 

10.0

61

111

194

353

570

830

2,060

4,260

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

aO.8

aT7

a. 7

a. 6

a. 6

*.5

a. 5

a. 4

*.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.1 

TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.5 

.6

10.2

0.329

0.0016

0.002

Nov.

0.9

TTS

2.7

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

 1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2 

1.2

3.2

2.7

4.1

4.8

5.0

6.9

7.6

7.4

69.5

2.32

0.012

0.01

Dec.

7.6

8.2

6.6

7.4

11

13

22

23

22

23

22

23

25

104

*172

83

b50

b30 

b20

b22

b25 

44

114

77

b45

b35

b33

b33

35

38

38

1,211.8

39.1

0.196

0.23

Jan.

38

3333-

43

58

59

58

45

43

296

253

160

blOO

a70

132

686

570

285 

322

529

1,820 

1,100

a700

a450

302

253

353

328

234

222

165

9,740

314

1.57

1.81

Feb.

132

172

139

123

110

99

87

b70

b8^

b90

blOO

blOO

b90

111

143

*200

241

275 

269

256

1,010 

985

595

453

361

342

339

385

_

-------

7,357

263

1.32

1.37

Mar.

1,710

1,460

1,100

830

620

480

397

471

595

890

720

570

1,170

1,820

1,300

802

570

480 

414

538

556 

462

476

435

401

556

494

435

381

346 

311

21,790

703

3.52

4.05

Apr.

269

231

219

194

172

158

154

TS2

202

169

172

241

238

228

295

830

1,590

1,100 

695

*507

393 

322

305

266

228

197

216

595

462

369

11,179

373

1.86

2.08

May

311

259

231

322

292

253

241

401

389

397

414

543

507

410

336

279

253

279 

228

202

194 

162

141

123

111

104

88

lOlf

158

158 

108

8,002

258

1.29

1.49

June

90

95

99

114

132

138

104

91

118

174

772

570

385

453

*259

179

281

1,020 

670

381

263 

182

147

114

91

82

105

79

63

46

7,297

243

1.22

1.36

July

26

24

23

22

22

22

22

24

25

23

19

17

15

14

24

24

24

20 

20

17

25

-?2 30

17

15

12

11

9.2

8.4

9.8 

3 . 2

594.6

19.2

0.096

0.11

Aug.

25

18

74

94

228

439

138

75

111

162

106

68

49

37

693

933

*1,700

620 

389

462

3.380 

1,560

695

520

502

1,100

860

561

401

579

570

17,089

551

2.76

3.18

Sept.

385

272

200

141

111

90

75

79

90

76

91

72

56

*44

40

44

44

35 

66

197

139 

231

126

87

69

58

50

43

37

33

3,081

103

0.515

0.57

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,060 Mln 0.1 Mean 293 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.86

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,380 Mln 0.1 Mean 240 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.26

Peak discharge (base, 4,800 efa). Aug. 21 (9:30 a.m.) 6,210 cfs (11.34 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONANAGHELA RIVER BASIN 

Cheat River near Pisgah, W. Va.

93

Location.--Lat 39°36'25", long 79°46'40", on right bank three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from Scott Run, 2 miles downstream from Big Sandy Creek, 2f miles southwest of Pisgah, 

Preston County, and 10 miles east of Morgantown.

Drainage area.--1.354 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1927 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 875.68 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by West Virginia Power & Transmission Co.). Prior to Nov. 14, 1927, 

staff gage at site 150 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 2,916 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22.400 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 15.32 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 1.02 ft).

1927-54: Maximum discharge, 74,700 cfs Oct. 28, 1937, Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 

24.28 ft), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs; minimum, that of Oct. 15, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP Drainage area. WSP 1173: 1928-35{M,m).

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

129

230

382

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

819

1,390

3,130

5,430

9,060

17,800

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26

23

22

22

17

*20

19

20

19

18

16

14

14

14

13

14

14

15

16

16

16

16

16

17

18

18

20

23

35

32

48

611

19.7

0.015

0.02

Nov.

68

172

155

127

106

90

80

71

62

54

50

47

44

43

42

42

43

39

41

40

41

41

49

58

168

389

270

225

184

160

3,001

100

0.074

0.08

Dec.

143

124

123

116

124

459

818

1,790

1,140

725

678

967

748

2,050

*5.550

2,170

1,170

725

466

568

678

976

2,740

2,400

1,260

866

842

725

748

748

725

31,142

1,005

0.742

0.86

Jan.

702

555

586

655

772

772

678

564

586

2,120

3,980

2,580

1,440

915

2,480

8,380

10,900

5,290

3,870

5,220

12.000

11,200

7,790

5,030

3,760

3,230

3,650

4,420

3,540

2 , 780

2,220

112,665

3,634

2.68

3.09

Feb.

1,640

1,600

1,530

1,360

1,170

1,020

915

.652

702

678

941

1,140

796

890

1,200

*2,780

4,100

6,040

4,310

3,430

4,310

6,990

4,900

3,650

3,030

2,730

3,030

3,080

-

68,594

2,450

1.81

1.88

Mar.

7,960

15,300

9,060

6,530

4,660

3,650

3,030

3,030

3,430

4,660

5,030

5,410

13,900

16.500

11,800

6,870

4,900

3,980

3,540

5,000

6,360

4,660

3,870

3,330

3,080

4,200

4,780

3,760

3,080

2. 780

3,540

181,480

5,854

4.32

4.98

Apr.

3,230

2,780

2,540

2,400

2,270

2,180

2,360

2,630

2,400

2,000

1,830

2,140

2,360

2,090

2,090!

4,480

8,390

8,580

5,580

*3,980

2,980

2,400

2,090

1,910

1,670

1,500

1.560

2,400

3,050

2,450

88,100

2,957

2.17

2.42

May

2,040

1,790

2,040

2,680

2,950

2,400

2,040

2,680

3,230

5,250

5,250

5,450

5.540

2,880

2,560

2,090

2,000

1,910

1,960

2,000

2,270

2,270

1,750

1,420

1,250

1,080

941

1,170

1,520

1,260 

1,110

66,281

2,158

1.58

1.82

June

890

842

1,420

1,250

1,080

1,050

994

866

819

941

2,240

4,540

5,820

5.050

*5,680

2,700

1,910

4,550

4,200

2,830

1,910

1,590

1,110

1,050

967

772

725

746

1,180

702

55,984

1,866

1.58

1.54

July

520

451

368

524

361

412

872

748

3,050

1,570

941

655

516

451

1,140

8.550

5,190

1,710

1,140

915

994

1,500

2,040

1,170

819

609

478

389

527

284

 256

56,670

1,185

0.874

1.01

Aug.

514

505

434

1,720

2,680

9,780

5,480

2,740

2,140

2,140

1,960

1,360

967

748

2,040

1,850

*7,050

4,770

2,780

2,580

7,840

8,580

4,660

3,150

2,650

11.600

9,500

5,050

5,450

5,050 

2,930

115,778

5,755

2.76

3.18

Sept.

2,270

1,750

1,290

1,020

819

678

586

555

525

478

967

890

748

555

455

564

517

287

537

796

921

1,530

1,290

866

632

505

404

337

287

pcQ £S2

22,696

757

0.559

0.62

Calendar year 1953: Max 16,700 Min 13 Mean 2,345 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.50

Water year 1953-54: Max 16,300 Min 13 Mean 2,145 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.50

Peak discharge (base. 25.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Dunkard Creek at Shannopin, Pa.

Location.--Lat 39°45'30", long 79°58'20", on left bank at Sahnnopin, Greene County, 1.4 

miles north of Dunkard, 3.5 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 niles southwest of 

Greensboro.

Drainage area.- sq mi.

Records available.--December 1940 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 830 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--13 years (1941-54), 281 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,880 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 7.56 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Oct. 2; minimum gage height, 0.37 ft July 29, 31, but may have been less 

during period of no gage-height record.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 16,800 cfs June 4, 1941 (gage height, 14.02 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 0.4 cfs Aug. 28, 1944.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record or shifting control, which are poor. Some regulation at low flow by 

mine pumps above station.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

T75- 1.5

*1.6

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.1

*1.9

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.3

m

2.0

1.9

55.8

1.80

0.0079

0.009

Nov.

2.3

2.2

Z.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.4

2.2

1.9

2.0

1.7 TTT

1.7

2.0

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.9

*1.9

2.1

2.3

3.4

2.7

2.8

3.8

4.3 37S3.3

3.0

73.2

2.44

0.011

0.01

Dec.

2.8

2.6

2.4 274"

2.8

3.0

4.0

3.1

3.1

4.5

4.0

4.1

4.3

5.8

7.2

8.8

8.0

7.4

7 .0

7.0

10

*1414-

11

14

13

12

11

13

13

12

231.3

7.46

0.033

0.04

Jan.

12

13

14

14

11

13

13

*13

13

15

17

15

13

12

12

60

320

170

140

150

540

655 2~40~

140

108

91

*86

202

182

129

103

3,516

113

0.493

0.57

Feb.

70

64

59

52

44

38

35

28

27

25

22

18

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

20

35

229

197

138

124

121

146

162

1,779

63.5

0.277

0.29

Mar.

654

T722-0" 1,480

890

*468

SOO

223

213

223

240

240

209

194

241

370

299

221

175

147

142

152

140

129

122

111

130

209

187

161

143

134

9,767

315

1.38

1.59

Apr.

117

101

90

79

*70

66

63

62

60

61

56

57

64

58

5£

452

2,190

1,380

552

302

208

162

137

135.

152

129

121

985

883

389

9,239

308

1.34

1.50

May

244

180

148

152

141

114

107

341

400

453

522 d3"SO"

*d290

212

169

134

119

111

96

81

» 69

\°,4 62 ;v" 52 i 45

41

36

30

2878"

86

75

4,996

161

0.703

0.81

June

50

41

34

34

39

41

38

33

28

25

43

138

96

82

67

55

707 310'

186

122

*78

54

*42

30

26

22

18

15

1314-

2,481

82.7

0.361

0.40

July

al2

alO

a8.0

a6.4

a5.6

a5.6

a7.4

a 11

a 11

a9.0

a7.0

a6.4

a6.0

a6.0

a2^

a21

alO

a5.0

a3.0

a2.6

*a7.0

9.5

7.9

6.4

5.2

4.1

3.8

2.9

2.3 ? ir O . D

2.7

229.4

7.40

0.032

0.04

Aug.

5.5

4.5 13"~

18

51

*428

220

86

55

45

*46

40

30

22

30

45

*195

162

84

73

91

99

67

49

*66

989

755

289

156

111

107

4,413.0

142

0.620

0.72

Sept.

91

67

50

38

30

26

21

20

17

15

15

13

12

T2

*13

16

28

37

31

55

149

104

102

69

47

36

28

24

21

20

1,207

40.2

0.176

0.20

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,100 Min 1.3 Mean 201 Cfsm 0.878 In. 11.92

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,190 Min 1.5 Mean 104 Cfsm 0.454 In. 6.18

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 2 discharge measurements, 

and records for nearby stations.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16-21, 24-29, Jan. 2, 5, 6, 11-21, 23, 24, 

Feb. 1, 5-15. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 10, Mar. 2 to June 10.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 95

Monongahela River at Greensboro, Pa.

Location.--Lat 39°47'15", long 79°55'15", on left bank on land guide wall 750 ft upstream 

from dam at lock 7, at Greensboro, Greene County, 0.2 mile upstream from George Creek, 

2.2 miles downstream from Dunkard Creek, 4.3 miles downstream fron Cheat River, and at 

mile 84.8.

Drainage area.--4.407 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 767.55 ft above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge.--15 years, 8,031 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34,500 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 16.42 ft); minimum, 140 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 10.75 ft); minimum daily, 232 cfs Nov. 17.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 124,000 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 26.60 ft); 

minimum not determined; minimum gage height, 10.23 ft Apr. 29, 1941; minimum daily 

discharge, 204 cfs Sept. 1-3, 5, 1946.

Maximum stage known, about 36 ft in July 1888, from high-water profile by Corps of 

Engineers. Flood of Mar. 18, 1936, reached a stage of 28.4 ft (discharge, 147,000 

cfs).

Remarks. Records good above 5,000 cfs and fair below except those below 1,000 cfs or 

those computed from eight readings daily of upper lock gage and fragmentary recorder 

graph, which are poor. Flow regulated since 1938 by Tygart Reservoir (see p. 112) 

and since 1926 by Lake Lynn (combined capacity, 358,900 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1113: 1939(M), 1941(M).

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

10.8

10.9

11.5

12.0

200

380

1,84,0

3,540

13.0

14.0

16.0

8,140

14,400

30,600

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

424

468

490

446

446

556

468

446

446

512

468

490

 551 1,200

402

402

340

380

360

402

424

402

340

340

248

407

320

424

380

402

280

13,614

439

-449

Nov.

320

1,000

5To

248

248

280

248

280

320

248

280

300

264

264

300

340

232

241

248

340

320

300

1,000

490

300

340

340

300

264

916

-

11,081

369

-315

Dec.

644

280

688

337

300

264

1,400

2,270

1,990

1,480

1,110

600

402

3,620

4,890

4,280

3,740

3,860

2,270

1,590

*1,920

3,290

4,400

4,980

1,900

1,480

964

1,460

1,760

2,020

1,990

62,179

2,006

-124

Jan.

1,010

930

622

1,290

1,810

2,050

1,920

1,680

1,800

2,260

5,670

5,930

4,100

5,780

7,930

14,400

21,200

18,400

18^000

17,700

16,900

18,400

16,600

12,900

11,800

9,270

8,560

*8,800

9,040

5,500

3,350

255,602

8,245

+146

Feb.

4,190

4,780

4,270

3,830

3,120

2,280

1,760

3,710

1,610

1,740

2,340

1,530

1,440

897

2,140"

4,280

7,230

7,680

6,900

6,400

4,480

12,300

9 340

7^860

6,880

6,700

6,420

4,810

-

_

-

130,917

4,676

+325

Mar.

12,200

27,900

25,300

24^400

22,000

*16,600

10,500

11,000

10,500

10,800

12,100

13,200

17,700

27,900

25,300

23,600

22,800

17,700

14,900

11,200

7,520

10,500

10,900

10,100

8,760

7,960

9,660

6,200

7,940

8,920

7,820

453,880

14,640

-376

Apr.

8,380

8,030

5,700

3,980

*5,900

5,020

3,740

5,620

5,160

3,020

2,060

3,500

4,580

4,670

4,620

8,760

19,900

20,400

15,600

14,800

11,300

9,460

8,020

4,550

3,020

3,490

4,210

7,000

8,880

6,190

-

219,560

7,319

+1,040

May

4,230

2,080

4,700

5,410

4,780

3,840

4,320

5,490

5,620

7,880

9,380

9, 200

*8,860

7,340

4,440

3,380

4,950

4,940

4,470

4,200

4,940

5,060

2,220

3,580

2,400

2,280

1,840

2 340

2^030

1,890

2,100

140,190

4,522

+600

June

2,610

2,260

1,940

3,040

1,140

605

1,520

1,650

1,540

1,700

4,840

8,170

3,280

9,910

5,080

5,220

7,330

*7,980

8,140

2,990

3,980

3,340

2,780

2,110

1,920

1,540

763

1,180

2,500

1,390

-

102,448

3,415

+ 77.8

July

1,610

1,450

1,260

1,040

853

1,400

1,800

3,080

5,200

g5,340

g3 , 880

g2,870

g2,040

gl,390

g2,830

10,900

7 ^50

5*240

5,440

3,760

*4,670

6,200

6,960

6,200

4,480

2,730

2,150

900

935

1,380

644

105,782

3,412

-47.2

Aug.

1,080

1,700

2,750

3,300

7,140

17,700

12,100

8,520

8,940

6,350

4,230

4,000

3,180

2,140

3,260

5,310

10,700

9,860

5,970

7,250

19,100

19,200

14,400

10,500

*9,060

22,400

24,700

15,900

9,460

6,780

5,830

282,810

9,123

+28.9

Sept.

6,550

5,720

3,740

2,900

1,940

1,360

2,220

1,910

1,640

1,720

1,760

1,460

1,910

1,760

1,620

1,520

1,940

1,060

1,290

3,430

3,400

4,010

3,890

2,470

1,920

1,300

1,900

2,070

2,030

2,040

-

72,480

2,416

-264

Adjusted for change in contents in Tygart Reservoir and Lake Lynn

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

-10.0 

-0.0023 

-0.003

54.0 

0.012 

0.01

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54 :

1,882 

0.427 

0.49

8,391 

1.90 

2.19

5,001 

1.13 

1.18

14,260 

3.24 

3.74

Observed

8,359 

1.90 

2.12

5,122 

1.16 

1.34

Max 38,700 Min 232 Mean 6,099 

Max 27,900 Min 232 Mean 5,070

3,493 

0.793 

0.88

3,365 

0.764 

0.88

9,152 

2.08 

2.40

2,152 

0.488 

0.54

Adjusted

Mean 6,103 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.78 

Mean 5,121 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.77

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents in Tygart Reservoir and Lake Lynn, equivalent in cubic feet per second. 

Records of contents in Lake Lynn furnished by West Perm Power Co.

g Computed from 8 readings daily of upper lock gage and fragmentary recorder graph.

Note.--Negative figures of adjusted discharge and runoff indicate that evaporation and seepage 

exceeded inflow.
96 MONONOAHELA RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Tenmile Creek at Jefferson, Pa.

Location.--Lat 39°55'25", long 80°04'25", on right bank at downstream side of highway

 bridge, 1 mile southwest of Jefferson, Oreene County, and 3t miles downstream from 

Ruff Creek.

Drainage area. 180 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1954.

. Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 852.54 ft above mean 

IJea level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to Oct. 21, 1938, chain gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1932-54), 204 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,510 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 6.70 ft); mini-

 mum,""0.42 cfs Oct. 3, 4; minimum gage height, 0.54 ft Oct. 3, 4, 20, 21.

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 13,800 cfs June 4, 1941 (gage height, 18.45 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 0.05 cfs Sept. 3, 1938 (gage height, 

0.36 ft).

Remarks --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.5 

.6

.9 

1.1 

1.3

0.32

.92

1.86

3.14

4.80

9.7

17

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

31

58

121

445

830

1,350

2,020

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.53

.47

747

.47

.47

.47

.53

.59

.59

.59

.59

.59

.53

.59

.59

*a.6

a. 8

al.o

a. 8

*a.7

.59

.59

.59

.59

.59

.59

.59

.85

.92

1.08

1.25

20.20

0.652

0.0036

0.004

Nov.

1.16

1.08

1.00

.92

.85

.78

.78

.71

.71

.71

.65 765"

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.71

.78

*.78

.92

1.00

1.44

1.54

1.54

1.44

1.44

1.64

T725-

1.08

28.81

0.960

0.0053

0.006

Dec.

1.16 T72-5-

1.16

1.23

1.54

2.13

2.59

2.21

1.97

1.75

1.64

1.64

1.64

3.25

8.2

8.2

7.0

5.6

5.0

5.0

*5.7

5.7

5.9

5.4

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.80

4.80

4.80

119.56

3.86

0.021

0.02

Jan.

4.80

5.4

5.7

5.4

4.80

4.80

4.63

*4.46

47B3

6.2

15

13

11

10

10

35

120

60

45

56

508 3"S"5"

130

96

73

55

95

*186

112

90

62

2,197.82

70.9

0.394

0.45

Feb.

40

38

37

32

28

24

20

17

16

15

13

12

11

10

TO-. 5

11.5

13

13

12.5

12

40

TT2- 190

85

83

81

90

83

1,149.5

41.1

0.228

0.24

Mar.

726

780 7SO"

481

*311

221

171

196

196

215

174

141

119

151

196

144

112

94

85

92

88

71

64

58

55

94

112

100

94

88

79-

6,258

202

1.12

1.29

Apr.

66

55

50

46

*38

37

40

38

38

30

56- 28

36

29

31

150

1,650

685

342

202

138

110

114

138

157

121

114

350

244

160

5,253

175

0.972

1.09

May

116

90

81

144

116

92

82

143

138

138

136

188

TTT

*136

110

88

87

158

105

81

66

52

40

34

28

24

21

BB- 17.5

SS

42

2,873.5

92.7

0.515

0.59

June

25

28

37

44

44

30

22

20

18.5

18.5

125

116

58

34

24

489

542

TBTT

117

72

*47

34

39

34

22

16

18

21

15.5

10 ._5

2,303.0

76.8

0.427

0.48

July

7.8

5.9

4.80

3.95

3.44

3.44

5.4

18.5

21

T5.5

9.0

6.5

5.0

3.78

3.00

3.10

3.61

2.72

2.46

1.97

2.15

*2.21

3.50

2.86

2.09

1.64

1.25

1.08

T7TB1.25

1.31

149.37

4.82

0.027

0.03

Aug.

2.33

2T7F

5.6

10

10

a200 aBB"

a22

a35

a70

a35

a 20

a!5

alO

a23

a70

also

72

38

83

100

57

34

24

21

*110

133

76

50

51

68

L, 655. 68

53.4

0.297

0.34

Sept.

44

2T

19.5

14.5

11

8.8

7.5

6.3

5.4

5.2

8.8

12

8.6

7.8

13

18.5

16.5

1928-

32

28

30

19.5

15.5

13

12.5

12.5

11

11

12

478.4

15.9

0.088

0.10

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,440 Hln 0.15 Mean 130 Cfsm 0.722 In. 9.80

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,630 Min 0.47 Mean 61.6 Cfsm 0.342 In. 4.64

Peak discharge (base, 4,OOP cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

6-T4~T~ Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 15-20, 24-28, Jan. 11-20, 23, 24, Feb. 1, 
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 97

Redstone Creek at Waltersburg, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°58'45", long 79°45'50", near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge at Waltersburg, Fayette County, 500 ft upstream from Bolden Run and 1 mile 

upstream from Alien Run.

Drainage area. 73.7 sq mi.

Records available. November 1942 to September 1954.

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

is 883.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 11 years (1943-54), 104 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 735 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 3.80 ft); minimum 

observed, 7.9 cfs Oct. 18; minimum gage height observed, 0.91 ft July 25.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 3,200 cfs June 2, 1946 (gage height, 7.84 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum observed, 7.0 cfs Nov. 5, 1951; minimum gage height observed, that of 

July 25, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, shifting control, or no 

gage-height record, which are poor. Some regulation at low flow by mine pumps above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

0.95

1.1 

1.5

2.0 

3.0

203

450

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.5

9.5

16

28

96

2.0 

3.0

4.0

202

450

825

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

T6

27

16

18

21

20

24

16

23

16

19

15

17

22

*12

23

12

17

18

20

22

18

26

18

22

20

25

26

16

23

615

19.8

0.269

0.31

Nov.

20

20

19

21

21

16

28

2T

20

20

18

18

20

22

20

20

18

20

*20

20

26

18

24

16

20

18

18

25

TB" 14

597

19.9

0.270

0.30

Dec.

18

18

14

14

16

12

3T

18

14

18

14

30

18

49

27

b!7

b!5

b!3

b!3

b!3

a!4

a!7

a!8

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!4

al4

a!3

535

17.3

0.235

0.27

Jan.

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

*12

14

12

14

14

36

16

b!5

b!4

b!4

b22

36

62

b25

b30

54

~" 1009~2~

57

45

42

36

79

52

*39

32

42

1,054

34.0

0.461

0.53

Feb.

23

27

26

25

20

25

20

16

19

16

20

16

a!3

aT7

a!8

a20

a26

a26

a25

16

98

94

60

54

54

57

tf

-

923

33.0

0.448

0.47

Mar.

448 283"

283

*214

148

124

85,

106

100

118

106

96

96

180

135

118

106

85

76

83

69

55

52

53

55

78

' 65

64

62

69

58

3,670

118

1.60

1.85

Apr.

52

48

48

48

/ 40

jjp*4o

 48

52

42

32

49

58

50

4886'

180

464

T&§

169

126

98

8394'

80

80

78

100

191

137

108

2,977

99.2

1.35

1.50

May

89

73

58

96

76

76

73

-"TB" 100

89

74

*96

. 76

Z 67

60

50

65

76

55

55

<f'1 50

-ok. 45 "*? 37

37

34

24

24

27

74

42

30

1,904

61.4

0.833

0.96

June

25

28

20

32

23

27

23

22

32

36

42" 91

34

30

25

39

*58

66

31

23

18

22

28

16

16

16

20

16

15IB"

889

29.6

0.402

0.45

July

16

16

15

16

32

20

24

29

18

12

15

14

13

17

45

15

12

13

13

12

18

*18

14

12

11

13

13

14

18

16

13

527

17.0

0.231

0.27

Aug.

25

1354~

17

43

37

20

16

28

25

16

15

14

13

128

148

133

50

43

65

62

53

43

48

52

*45

36

31

30

65

65

1,433

46.2

0.627

0.72

Sept.

48

40

34

23

27

24

28

31

20

24

45

23

18

15

*43

42

24

25

61

53

57

57

42

37

34

30

23

25

27

20

1,003

33.4

0.453

0.51

Calendar year 1953: Max 752 Min 12 Mean 79.7 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.69

Water year 1953-54: Max 464 Min 11 Mean 44.2 Cfsm 0.600 In. 8.14

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 5 to Mar. 1, Apr. 28 to May 29.
98 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Monongahela River at Charleroi, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°08'30", long 79°53«35", on right bank on land guide wall 1,100 ft upstream from dam at lock 4, at Charleroi, Washington County, half a mile downstream 

from Maple Creek, and at mile 41.5.

Drainage area.-~5.213 sq mi.

Records available . March 1886 to March 1905 (fragmentary), October 1933 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 735.33 ft above mean sea 

level (Corps of Engineers benchmark). March 1886 to March 1905 staff gage at site 

1 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 21 years (1933-54), 8,898 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1940).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,300 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 8.25 ft); minimum, 180 cfs Nov. 13 (gage height, 2.17 ft).

1886-1905, 1933-54: Maximum discharge, about 156,000 cfs July 11, 1888 (gage height, 

42.0 ft on lower gage, at old lock downstream, or about 26.1 ft on present gage); minimum not determined.

Remarks. Records good above 3,000 cfs and fair below except those below 1,000 cfs, which 

are poor. Flow regulated by locks above station, since 1938 by Tygart Reservoir (see 

p. 112), and since 1926 by Lake Lym (combined capacity, 358,900 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years). riSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 783: 1888(M).

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

215

670

1,730

3,310

4.0 

5.0

5,300

10,300

31,500

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

698

500

517

440

470

485

500

517

500

470

470

455

530

983

667

517

425

455

410

395

391

395

395

395

395

323 323"

470

410

425

395

14,721

475

-449

Nov.

380

336

786

638

470

336

350

365

323

310

310

336

282

336

323

336

350

323

296

269

296

282

323

807

667

470

470

455

410

380

12,015

400

-315

Dec.

744

760

517

632

551

425 535"

1,430

2,400

1,950

1,390

1,300

752

1,020

4,330

5.000

4,200

3,880

3,320

2,060

1,580

2,160

3,640

4,550

4,410

1,860

1,390

1,120

1,600

1,890 

2,210

63,606

2,052

-124

Jan.

1,920

1,040

888

706

1,370

1,700

2,000

1,780

1,560

1,860

3,530

6,010

4,800

*4,550

6,410

11,900

20,000

18,6OO

17,900

17,600

18,200

19,300

16,800

14,400

11,100

9,920

8,860

8,760

9,820

7,700 

4,960

255,944

8,256

+146

Feb.

3,800

4,590

4,680

4,190

3,600

3,060

2,360

2,440

3,160

1,760

1,780

2,350

1,680

1,480

1,270

2,730

5,730

8,180

7,040

7,100

5,300

9,950

10,800

9,480

6,990

7,160

6,610

6,300

_

135,570

4,842

+325

Mar.

9,730

29,200

27,500

25,900

23,500

19,300

12,900

*11,100

11,400

11,100

12.0OO

12 , 900

16,800

25,200

28,300

23,500

21,400

19,300

15,400

13,200

9,400

8,850

11,400

10,600

9,750

8,300

9,010

8,240

7,400

8,610 

8,780

469,970

15,160

-376

Apr.

*8,150

8,180

7,180

5,160

4,970

5,520

4,600

4,260

5,600

4,640

3,OOO

2,760

3,990

4,920

4,9OO

6,580

20,500

25,500

17,900

15,100

13,000

10,800

9,200

6,510

4,480

3,880

4,260

7,040

9,200

8,650

238,430

7,948

+1,040

May

5,500

3,840

3,170

5,960

5,960

4,630

4,890

5,360

6,420

7,150

9,750

9,750

9,480

8,650

6,O80

4,400

*4,740

5,430

5,010

4,590

4,840

5,220

4,220

3,060

3,240

2,400

2,240

2,120

2,620

2,430 

2,400

155,550

5,018

+600

June

2,930

2,720

2,460

2,770

2,660

1,450

1,220

1,890

1,840

1,950

2,800

7,650

6,190

7,490

6,570

5,340

7,160

7,780

8.920

5,580

3,060

3,880

3,140

2,620

2,120

2,030

1,590

1.020

1,850

2,150

110,830

3,694

+ 77.8

July

*1,680

1,680

1,560

1,360

1,190

1,170

1,530

2,320

3,920

5,430

4,470

3,240

2,620

1,620

1,480

7,840

7.990

6,360

5,430

4,430

4,070

5,740

6,900

6,420

5,610

3,500

2,590

1,680

1.080

1,120 

1,200

107,230

3,459

-47.2

Aug.

945

1,250

2,310

2,890

4,410

16,000

13,500

9,480

8,650

*7 , 900

5,390

4,350

3,8OO

2,960

2,490

5,030

10,000

11,100

7,460

6,480

15,000

21,400

15,400

11,700

9,480

15,700

2 7 , 500

17,600

12 , 000

7,400 

6,380

285,755

9,218

+28.9

Sept.

6,420

6,660

4,370

3,500

2,680

2,000

1,690

2,150

*1,950

1,730

1,810

1,950

1,530

2,030

1,890

1,810

1,660

1,860

1.540

2,220

3,800

3,570

4,310

3,420

2,330

1,780

1,460

2,120

2,150

2,120

78,310

2,610

-264

Adjusted for change in contents in Tygart Reservoir and Lake Lynn

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

26.0 

0.0050 

0.006

85.0 

0.016 

0.02

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54:

1,928 

0.370 

0.43

8,402

1.61 

1.86

5,167 

0.991 

1.03

14,780 

2.84 

3.27

8,988 

1.72 

1.92

5,618 

1.08 

1.25

Observed

Max 44,100 Mln 269 Mean 6,608 

Max 29,200 Min 269 Mean 5,282

3,772 

0.724 

0.81

3,412 

0.655 

0.76

9,247 

1.77 

2.04

2,346 

0.450 

0.50

Adjusted

Mean 6,612 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.24 

Mean 5,333 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13. 9O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Tygart Reservoir and Lake Lynn, equivalent in cubic feet per second, 

ord of contents in Lake Lynn furnished by West Perm Power Co.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Youghiogheny River near Oakland, Md.

Location. Lat 39°25'19", long 79°25'32", on left bank 200 ft downstream from Baltimore

& Ohio Railroad bridge, 250 ft downstream from Little Youghiogheny River, -l£ miles

northwest of Oakland, Garrett County, and 1-g miles upstream from Dunkard Lick Run.

Drainage area. 134 sq mi.

Records available. August 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,353.11 ft above 

mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Aug. 1, 1946, wire-weight gage at bridge 200 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 281 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 5.10 ft); minimum daily, 2.5 cfs Oct. 4.

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 7,800 cfs Dec. 16, 1948 (gage height, 9.77 ft); minimum daily, that of Oct. 4, 1953.

Flood in March 1936 reached a stage of 15.3 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1113: 1947(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.69

1.7

1.6

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

73

124

304

847

1,560

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

£7

E8

E9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

Oct.

a3.2

a2.8

a2.6

a2.5

a?75

*2.9

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.6

4.6

5.0

5.8

8.4

 & 11 K y . D

137.8

4.45

0.033

0.04

Nov.

8.4

6.7

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.0

57^

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.8

9.0

15 T3"

12

12

11

9.6

9.6

212.3

7.08

0.053

0.06

Dec.

9.6

9.6

ID- 9.0

29

32

125

65

*32

30

32

27

51

250

191

b82

b56

b46

b40

b41

44

219

291

bT2TJ

b86

b58

b52

50

65

69

b56

2,277.2

73.5

0.549

0.63

Jan.

b46

44

46

62

b50

b42

b39

Bl

58

406

291

b!55

b!25

bllO

b230

b540

b420

b300

b280

b500

bl,400 9~7B

538

372

300

279

382

353

258

223

b!70

9,050

292

2.18

2.51

Feb.

b!60

151

139

124

b!04

blOO

b64

*b84

83

85

130

100

87

92

227

262

330

317

287

250

313

348

275

250

235

262

300

270

-

5,453

195

1.46

1.51

Mar.

957

1,120

804

592

45B

b350

b290

*304

372

527

484

458

844

1,510 TTTTTO

649

489

432

386

678

570

458

411

*344

330

495

382

322

275

287 

250

16,838

543

4.05

4.67

Apr.

212

187

177

164

*157

145

139

130

119

102

105

170

142

127

215

437

780

E32

432

317

254

212

187

177

161

130

124

275

223

177

6,809

227

1.69

1.89

May

167

145

145

227

177

161

161

242

205

*254

317

348 29~g

250

219

184

177

227

177

191

258

205

180

154

139

119

108 T3~3

121 

157

5,952

192

1.43

1.65

June

95

151

113

97

113

113

*87

87

92

124

404

313

413

1,260

 555

372

380

719

576

391

283

212

184

148

116

97

108

78

62 

54

7,824

261

1.95

2.17

July

52

42

39

41

39

*39

33

39

32

26

22

21

19

18

485

167

73

48

48

84

239

212

105

67

50

39

33

29

25 

24

21

2,211

71.3

0.532

0.61

Aug.

25

39

*77

87

397

823

322

184

283

266

184

130

102

83

387

458

823

432

291

a300

a540

a420

a300

a260

a240

al,000

a580

a340

a250 

a320

a50C

10,443

337

2.51

2.90

Sept.

a300

*2TF

174

136

110

92

80

102

85

144

283

142

10 E

83

71

62

54

 5S- 48

279

220

291

187

142

116

97

83

71

62

54

3,972

13E

0.985

1.10

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,900 Min 2.5 Mean 224 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.72

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,510 Min 2.5 Mean 195 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.74

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
100 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Youghiogheny River at Friendsville, Md.

Location.--Lat 39°39'17", long 79°24'27", on left bank 0.6 mile upstream from highway 

bridge at Friendsville, Garrett County, and lir miles upstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 295 sq mi.

Records available. August 1898 to December 1904 and December 1940 to September 1954 in 

reports of Geological Survey. August 1898 to December 1904 and September 1922 to 

September 1931 (gage heights only, September 1922 to September 1926) in reports of 

Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,487.33 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Aug. 17, 1898, to Dec. 31, 1904, and Sept. 1, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1931, chain 

gages at bridge 0.6 mile downstream at datums 16.24 and 16.29 ft lower, respectively.

Average discharge. 13 years (1941-54), 593 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,430 cfs Jan. 21 and Mar. 1 (gage height, 4.60 

ft); minimum daily, 23 cfs Nov. 29.

1898-1904, 1922-31, 1940-54: Maximum gage height, 14.2 ft Mar. 29, 1924, from 

floodmarks, site and datum then in use, or about 10 ft, present site and datum, determined from relation curve (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge, 16 cfs 

Aug. 23, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary or no gageheight record, which are fair. Low and medium flow regulated by Deep Creek Reservoir (total capacity, 4,620,000,000 cu ft).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.7

19

32

54

91

152

3.5 

4.0

304

720

1,370

2,430

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ototal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

188

f!38

106

f81

118

f248

*f20T

f!94

flSl

flOO

70

120

200

200 

135

230

125

60

155

f!64

150

f!40

84

50

ii

130

185

200

215

175

110

4,495

145

-145

Nov.

92

165

185

200

210

150

125

85

*f!35

220

140

185

111

73 

73

124

138

138

147

122

73

42

95

103

154

113

63

34

23

35

3,554

118

-121

Dec.

146

93

94

128

80

39

137

252

189

150

94

76

52

267 

442

b225

b!55

b!60

b!40

72

b!02

232

b560 b2~9"0~

b!35

b!04

b86

bl!8

204

195

b!22

5,135

166

-38.6

Jan.

b76 b9"0~

b90

b!85

b!55

b!50

b90

130

b!45

439

b520

b360

b200

b300 

487

b960

930

b520

b540

667

2,040

1,670

b900

b620

*512

471

602

630

471

431

b320

15,701

506

+55.8

Feb.

b290

b300

257

235

b200

b!75

b!65

*b!80

b!70

b!70

b205

b!80

b!55

bZ~T5 

280

408

463

521

463

416

538

650

ST?

454

431

431

512

471

9,447

337

+77.1

Mar.

1,320

1,760

1,260

950

b720

b580

bSOO

*5T?

556

775

797

742

1,020

2,270 

1,690

1,080

819

710

640

989

989

753

720

620

640

890

742

630

547

521

504

27,246

879

+202

Apr.

424

371

344

317

*292

280

269

269

263

220

214

?6TJ

292

251 

284

650

1,110

1,070

808

660

521

424

416

364

351

298

396

556

535

398

12,927

431

+63.3

May

371

311

362

441

434

340

335

462

416

*496

600

672

557

501 

440

367

425

394

351

331

454

378

331

378

274

235

209

Z139"

230

286

225

11,855

382

+42.8

June

190

235

240

204

204

209

*173

160

194

220

912

710

582

1,910 

1,060

710

547

1,040

938

650

562

515

358

280

220

225

214

173

180

110

13,925

464

+80.9

July

142

129

72

163

140

*123

94

67

64

53

44

SO

102

52 

336

393

T5E

110

72

186

304

292

246

137

80

147

96

100

67

84

69

4,180

135

-35.1

Aug.

76

5Z

*98

139

216

1,130

514

269

400

468

350

288

238

138 

462

980

1,110

770

550

545

858

941

656

576

482

1,570

1,300

708

512

631

864

17,721

572

+23.3

Sept.

620

510

*464

281

194

165

260

330

353

362

540

299

312

302 

304

284

283

254

BTB" 161

534

690

BT8

436

232

173

288

316

337

319

10,669

356

-122

Adjusted for change in contents In Deep Creek Reservoir*

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

-9 

-0.031 

-0.04

_i 

-0.01C

-o.o:

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54:

127 

0.431 

0.50

562 

1.91 

2.20

414 

1.40 

1.46

1,081 

3.66 

4.22

494 

1.67 

1.86

425 

1.44 

1.66

Observed

Max 3,090 Mln 16 Mean 471 

Max 2,270 Mln 23 Mean 375

545 

1.85 

2.06

100 

0.339 

0.39

595 

2.02 

2.33

234 

0.793 

0.88

Adjusted

Mean 466 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.45 

Mean 381 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.51

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, In Deep Creek Reservoir; furnished by 

Pennsylvania Electric Co.

* Negative figures of adjusted discharge or runoff Indicate that evaporation from reservoir 

exceeded inflow.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly reconstructed gage-height 

graph.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 11-19, 21, Oct. 23 to Nov. 8; discharge estimated on basis of 

record's for station near Oakland, records for release from Deep Creek Reservoir, and weather records.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 101

Youghiogheny River at Youghiogheny River Dam, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°48 I 20", long 79 0 21'50", on right bank 800 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 281, a quarter of a mile downstream from Youghiogheny River Dam, Somerset County, a quarter of a mile south of Confluence, and 0.7 mile upstream from Casselman River.

Drainage area. 436 sq mi.

Records available. September 1904 to December 1910, January 1911 to September 1913 (gage 

heights only), and March 1940 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. 

September 1904 to September 1914, October 1914 to September 1922 (gage heights only), 

and March 1940 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters. Some high-water records prior to October 1914 are in error due to backwater 

from Casselman River.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,310.17 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Sept. 30, 1922, chain gage at site 

800 ft downstream at datum 0.38 ft lower.

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54), 834 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,880 cfs June 18-19; maximum gage height,

7.85 ft Mar. 1 (backwater from Casselman River); minimum discharge, 4.8 cfs Feb. 25-26 

(gage height, 3.13 ft); minimum daily, 5.4 cfs Feb. 20-26.

1904-14, 1940-54: Maximum gage height observed, 19.00 ft Mar. 14, 1907, site and 

datum then in use (discharge not determined); practically no flow at times during May 

and June 1950 when reservoir gates were closed.

Remarks. Records good except those for Mar. 13, which are fair. Flow regulated since 

1943 by Youghiogheny River Reservoir (see p. 112) and since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir (combined capacity, 360,060 acre-ft).

Cooperation. Four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions. WSP 893: Drainage area.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Backwater from Casselman River Jan. 21, Feb. 17, IS,

21-24, 26, Mar. 1, 2, 4, 5, 13-15, Aug. 21)

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.0

10

24

45

71

3.7 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

146

345

1,450

2,740

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

567

567

567

556

556

556

556

556

556

556

556

556

*546

546

546

546

536

536

536 

536

536

536

536

525

525

525

525

525

516

516

516

16,814

542 -572

Nov.

506 

506

496

*458

440

44O

440

440

440

440

440

440

440

440

430

422

396

*329

329 

329

329

322

322

*322

314

314

314

306

306

298

11,748

392 

-369

Dec.

267 

267

267

260

254

254

254

254

254

*240

254

254

254

254

254

254

283

345

3T5 

337

293

267

*314

283

283

283

283

275

275

275

306

8', 542

276

-105

Jan.

322 

298

267

267

267

267

260

260

240

200

168

146

168

178

184

173

85

107

207 

207

159

125

125

150

200

240

247

247

220

189

268

6,441

208

+550

Feb.

362 

362

362

362

354

354

354

354

337

306

260

234

234

234

*207

151

60

6.0

6.0 

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

6.0

6.0

4,948.8

177 

+402

Mar.

5O 

138

*138

51

7.8

7.8

7.8

48

75

12

10

10

16

10

115

220

220

220

220 

220

254

337

379

379

301

450

855

355

718

412

234

6,970.4

225

+1,360

Apr.

234 

234

227

227

227

227

*227

227

227

227

227

227

187

142

142

142

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

249

396

5,748

192 

+537

May

396 

396

396

396

396

396

404

404

440

553

*62O

674

729

729

729

663

541

440

354

314

314

354

404

404

440

478

449

404

404

404

404

14,429

465 

+60.6

June

404 

404

404

404 '404

404

404

417

430

422

266

204 334"

690

1,110

*1,160

1,280

1,570

*1.880 

1,880

1,630

1,140

798

590

468

468

468

468

468

468

21,437

715 

+42.3

July

509 

588

588

588

588

588

525

478

516

588

588

588

588

588

536

430

446

549

6O9 

*609

546

546

588

588

588

377

578

578

588

*598

598

17,260

557 

-459

Aug.

588 

588

588

588

588

546

567

598

630

696

696

696

718

774

752

652

321

259

546 

609

524

549

685

*718

798

890

890

890

924

1,010

1.080

20,958

676 

+163

Sept.

1.080 

1,080

1,080

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,040

878

798

890

947 

901

820

428

?70

809

947

947

947

982

1,030

1,030

28,714

957 

-654

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

-30.0 

-0.069 

-0.08

23.0 

0.053 

0.06

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

171 

0.392 

0.45

758 

1.74 

2.01

579 

1.33 

1.38

1,585 

3.64 

4.20

729 

1.67 

1.86

526 

1.21 

1.40

Observed

Max 3,750 Mln 66 Mean 690 

Max 1,880 Mln 5.4 Mean 449

757 

1.74 

1.94

98.0 

0.225 

0.26

839 

1.92 

2.21

303 

0.695 

0.78

Adjusted

Mean 654 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.36 

Mean 528 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.47

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Youghiogheny River and Deep Creek Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic feet per 

second.

Mote. Negative figures of adjusted discharge and runoff Indicate that evaporation and seepage 

from reservoir exceeded Inflow.

388926 O -56 -8
102 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Casselman River at Grantsville, Md.

Location. Lat 39°42'05", long 79°08'05", on left bank at downstream side of highway

bridge, 0.3 mile upstream from Slaubough Run, 0.7 mile downstream from U. S. Route 40, 

and 1.0 mile northeast of Grantsville, Garrett County.

Drainage area. 62.5 sq mi.

Records available. July 1947 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 2,090 ft (from 

topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 111 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,610 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 4.50 ft); minimum, daily, 1.1 cfs Oct. 4, 5, 14-24.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 5,110 cfs July 4, 1948 (gage height, 8.13 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination 

of peak flow; minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 2-4, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1143: 1948.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.92

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

1.1

2.5

5.3

10

16

36

1.7 

1.9 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

67

109

220

335

538

865

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.7

2.7

7.8

5 2

51.0

1.65

0.026

0.03

Nov.

4.3

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.6

TT6

2.6

2.6

*2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

3.0

2.7

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

3.0

5.0

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.6

4.3

3.4

3.4

101.3

3.38

0.054

0.06

Dec.

3.7

4.0

3.7

4.0

7.8

7.8

13

11

7.3

*6.8

b6.0

7.3

11

49

39

bia

b!7

b!7

b!6

14

12

38

b44

b!5

b!4

13

11

9.5

11 

11

8.9

450.8

14.5

0.232

0.27

Jan.

b7.8

b6.8

13

b21

b!3

b!2

11

12

14

b56

b50

b46

43

b40

b74

b200

b!40

100

b90

b!95

b460

248

125

88

79

81

133

b94

b80 

b70

b54

2,656.6

85.7

1.37

1.58

Feb.

b50

46

40

b38

b33

b32

b32

b32

*b31

34

42

b28

25

28

78

94

136

111

87

73

170

154

107

94

87

98

105

100

-

1,985

70.9

1.13

1.18

Mar.

855

502

322

227

b!65

b!50

b!20

107

*149

194

165

141

254

376

241

179

154

143

138

263

198

159

159

136

136

171

128

109

98 

98

6,326

204

3.26

3.76

Apr.

79

71

73

64

*58

55

57

58

62

50

50

52

46

43

78

149

286

185

128

105

87

79

79

75

83

67

75

165

109 

89

2,657

88.6

1.42

1.58

May

77

69

64

71

60

55

60

94

71

73

*87

133

100

81

71

65

69

79

64

108

M2

96

77

65

64

57

50

47

49 

49

37

2,285

73.7

1.18

1.36

June

36

77

53

49

50

49

37

*34

29

88

107

67

55

111

62

46

55

356

218

109

77

60

50

43

35

81

112

47

34 

 28S.

2,255

75.2

1.20

1.34

July

25

20

17

15

17

20

17

*20

15

13

11

11

9.5

7.8

.66

29

15

11

10

11

33

17

11

7.8

6.8

5.6

5.0

4.6

fcf

4.6

464.3

15.0

0.240

0.28

Aug.

6.8

778

14

*15

21

66

26

13

16

38

19

12

8.9

7.3

336

266

345

109

65

71

262

197

109

97

87

116

105

75

58

60

69

2,697.8

87.0

1.39

1.61

Sept.

52

39

*33

27

24

20

18

26

24

32

55

29

20

32

72

129

42

28

57

121

160

143

75

53

42

36

30

27

24 

20

1,490

49.7

0.795

0.89

Calendar year 1953: Max 768 Min 1.0 Mean 89.9 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.52

Water year 1953-54: Max 855 Min 1.1 Mean 64.2 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.94

Peak discharge (base, 1.000 cfs).--Mar. 1 (12:30 p.m.) 1,610 efs (4.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 8 to Nov. 9, Jan. 13, 18, 23, 24, Feb. 13-15; discharge estimated 

on basis of recorded range In stage where available, weather records, and records for nearby 

stations.
HONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 103

Big Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa.

Location. Lat 39"43'32", long 79°02'57", on left bank an eighth of a mile upstream from 

Little Piney Run, a quarter of a mile north of Maryland-Pennsylvania State line, and 

2-g miles southeast of Salisbury, Somerset County.

Drainage area. 24.5 sq ml.

Records available. June 1932 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, to " "

(Topographic map). Altitude of gage is 2,240 ft (from

Average discharge. 22 years, 37.5 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,690 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 5.58 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 500 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 7.5 and 8.56 ft; minimum, 0.18 cfs Oct. 13-18 (gage height, 1.00 ft).

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 4,300 cfs Apr. 26, 1937 (gage height, 7.6 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 320 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 7.5 ft; maximum gage height, 8.87 ft Feb. 22, 1944 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 

0.08 cfs Sept. 1, 2-4, 1953 (gage height, 0.99 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Records 

do not include a small amount of water diverted 3 miles above station through pumps to 

city of Prostburg, Md., and from spring 700 ft above station by gravity to city of 

Salisbury, Pa.

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: 1933 (M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

0.15

.60

1.4

2.7

4.5

9.8

21

2.0 

2.4 

2.8 

3.2 

3.6 

4.1

36

91

173

299

472

724

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

Day

1

2

Z

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.30

.22

.26

.26

.26

.26

.34

.30

.30

.26

.22

.22

-^18

.18

.18

.18

.18

.18

.22

.22

.22

.22

.26

.26

.26

.30

.34

.38

.72

_J86

. 60

9.14

0.295

-

-

Nov.

0.38

.38

.34

.30

.26

.22

722

.30

.38

*.43

.38

.38

.38

.34

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.26

.26

.30

1.4

1.0

.94

.94

.66

.60

.48

. 48

13.51

0.450

_

-

Dec.

0.54

.54

.48

.66

1.2

.94

1.8

1.3

.94

1.0

.94

1.2

1.9

5.8

5.0

b2.5

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.6

2.8

10

11

b3.5

b3.0

2.4

1.7

1.5

1.8

2.2

1.7

75.24

2.43

_

-

Jan.

1.4

1.2

1.8

3.0

bl.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.6

4.7

b4.5

b4.3

*b4.2

b4.0

5.8

13

b!3

b!2

bll

22

b!40 "b~90

b44

b31

b27

30

44

b30

b!8

b!2

b9.0

588.5

19.0

_

-

Feb.

b9.0

blO

b9.6

b7.8

b6.8

b6.6

b5.8

b5.6

b5.6

b5.8

7.3

bS.O

b4.3

b5.0

13

15

25

19

b!5

15

33

32

26

26

24

23

19-

18,.

397.2

14.2

_

-

Mar.

721

30T

154

blOO

b60

b44

b35

b31

*b32"

38

34

32

75

128

105

81

62

52

47

96

78

b68

58

46

42

46

34

31

30

28

26

2,715

87.6

_

-

Apr.

23

19

21

17

16

>a*15 TO 16

15

" 14

12

12

12

10

9.8

15

31

81

67

53

40

33

28

28

25

24

19

22

41

34

31

783.8

26.1

_

-

May

28

27

24

26

21

19

21

30

24

32

*36

48

42

37

34

29

28

26

21

54

64

52

43

34

29

24

19

18

18

15 

10

933

30.1

_

-

June

15

35

20

34

27

22

18

*16

15

26

22

16

14

13

9.8

9.4

23

 27 40

20

17

13

11

8.8

7.0

12

19

7.6

6.1

5.0

528.7

17.6

_

-

July

4.7

3.8

3.0

3.2

4.5

*5.2

3.8

4.7

3.2

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

261

47

26

17

14

11

21

13

7.6

5.7

3.9

3.4

3.0

2.4

2.1

2.7

2.2

488.0

15.7

_

-

Aug.

2.8

2.7

6.3

*4.3

4.8

8.2

3.8

2.2

3.0

5.8

4.1

2.5

1.7

1.6

55

63

86

39

27

23

40

30

24

21

16

*21

18

13

9.8

13 

16

568.6

18.3

_

-

Sept.

10

8.2

7.3

5.8

4.7

3.9

3.4

5.2

4.7

8.3

9.8

5.4

3.8

1,1

29

101

36

26

24

21

39

36

27

21

18

14

11

9.8

8.4

6.8

513.7

17.1

_

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 390 Mln 0.08 Mean 30.4 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.84

Water year 1953-54: Max 721 Mln 0.18 Mean 20.9 Cfsm 0.853 In. 11.56

Peak discharge (base. 450 efs).--Mar. 1 (11:30 a.m.) 1,690 cfs (5.58 ft); July 15 (4:30 a. 

735 cfs (4.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
104 MOTIONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Casselman River at Markleton, P=t.

Location. Lat 39°51'35", long 79°13'40", on right bank it downstream side of highway 

bridge at Markleton, Somerset County, 2 miles southwest of Casselman and 7 miles downstream from Coxes Creek.

Drainage area. 382 sq mi.

Records available. August to September 1913 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), October 1920 to September 1921, and October 1931 to September 1954 in reports 

of Geological Survey. August 1913 to September 1920 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) and October 1920 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department 

of Forests and Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,655.29 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to Nov. 19, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 34 years (1920-54), 628 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 8.36 ft); minimum, 12 cfsuct. 3, 4 (gage height, 1.10 ft).

1920-54: Maximum discharge, 35,800 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 16.4 ft, from 

floodmark), by slope-area determination; minimum observed, 11 cfs Aug. 13, 1930, 

July 23, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Slight 

diversion above station to city of Frostburg, Md., and to Borough of Salisbury, Pa.

Revisions. WSP 743: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

65

112

222

490

865

1,930

3,510

8,170

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

13

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

*14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

20

23

23

2i

461

14.9

0.039

0.04

Nov.

28

24

21

20

18

17

17

18

18

18

20

18

18

18

18

18

*18

18

17

li

17

18

27

34

36

40

36

34

29

30

679

22.6

0.059

0.07

Dec.

29

30

26

30

Si.

41

54

54

52

48

46

44

50

148

252

110

76

58

58

60

66

115

*160

82

82

72

64

52

64

64

54

2,145

69.2

0.181

0.21

Jan.

42

45

50

47

45

45

45

*50

60

200

200

170

140

130

170

250

450

280

280

330

2 , 500

1,690

660

440

430

*436

879

699

380

380

240

11,763

379

0.992

1.15

Feb.

200

274

260

213

160

160

130

90

140

180

190

130

90

140

320

562

775

716

510

430

787

960

640

548

503

484

516

448

-

10,556

377

0.987

1.03

Mar.

6,240

*4,590

2,480

1,600

1,100

880

740

780

724

788

700

648

1,070

2,070

1,500

1,110

928

874

788

1,410

1,230

964

955

822

748

974

756

632

562

529

490

39,682

1,280

3.35

3.86

Apr.

442

392

402

370

326

310

353

*358

353

294

274

305

279

246

281

733

1,500

1,140

797

618

522

454

460

448

402

370

394

1,110

738

555

15,226

508

1.33

1.48

Hay

472

414

380

364

331

294

289

402

364

*424

529

611

548

448

402

370

353

414

342

326

600

454

375

326

289

264

236

218

222

231

183

11,475

370

0.969

1.12

June

157

290

269

348

284

250

200

172

172

390

618

375

260

236

*236

250

283

558

650

358

255

196

246

188

139

121

213

186

115

94_

8,109

270

0.707

0.79

July

87

83

67

69

95

178

100

107

87

69

59

52

48

43

592

302

148

97

*78

67

87

132

87

61

48

41

35

32

30 

35

34

3,050

98.4

0.258

0.30

Aug.

38

44

70

92

84

231

162

82

102

172

188

110

74

57

198

1,040

1,460

610

364

575

1,700

1,260

648

*478

414

364

402

310

241

241

279

12,090

390

1.02

1.18

Sept.

222

168

136

115

100

90

80

78

90

91

164

150

98

78

237

733

357

222

255

436

718

980

498

348

269

218

179

153

133

121

7,517

251

0.657

0.73

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,350 Hin 12 Mean 564 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.04

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,240 Hin 12 Mean 336 Cfsm 0.880 In. 11.96

reaK aiscnarge loase, o,uuu CIS ] .--Mar. 1 ^*:DU p.m.j I£,DUU cis ^o.oo iu;. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-21, Dec. 23 to Jan. 21, Jan. 23, 24, Jan. 

29 to Feb. 1, Feb. 5-15, Mar. 5-7.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIH 105

Laurel Hill Creek at Ursina, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°49'15", long 79°19'15", or. right bank 500 ft downstream from bridge 

on State Highway 53, at Ursina, Somerset County, and 2.7 miles'upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 121 sq mi.

Records available. August to September 1913 (gage heights an} discharge measurements 

only), October 1918 to September 1921, and October 1931 to September 1954 in reports 

of Geological Survey. August 1913 to September 1916 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) and October 1916 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department 

of Forests and Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 1,335.26 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted. Prior to July 29, 1939, chain gage at bridge half a mile downstream at datum 6.20 ft lower.

Average discharge. 38 years (1916-54), 261 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,920 cfs Mar. 1, Sept. 15; maximum gage height, 

3.62 ft Sept. 15; minimum discharge, 5.8 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.70 ft).

1916-54: Maximum discharge, 10,300 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 10.28 ft, from 

floodmark, site and datum then in use), by slope-area determination; no flow Aug. 22, 

1917, Feb. 15, 1919.

Remarks. Recor's good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Slight 

regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 893: 1919-21, 1932-34.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 16 

5.6

Apr. 17 to Sept. 30

48

120

285

600

1,330

1.0 

1.2

1.5 170

2.0 385

2.5 730

3.0 1,220

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

B.2

7.2

6.7

6.2

6.2

6.7

B.4

8.2

7.7

7.2

7.2

B.2

*8.2

8.2

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.2

7.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.2

7.2

7.7

9.2

9.8

12

12

241.1

7.78

0.064

0.07

Nov.

9.8

8.7

8.2

7.7

7.7

6.7

T77

8.7

B.7

B.7

8.7

B.7

B.7

8.2

7.7

7.7

*8.2

7.7

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.4

15

28

26

22

19

IB

15

13

333.2

11.1

0.092

0.10

Dec.

13

14

13

16

28

40

58

66

43

44

58

48

60

207

250

130

86

62

58

60

66

148

*184

120

92

92

70

66

76

75

70

2,413

77.8

0.643

0.74

Jan.

54

56

58

58

50

58

56

*56

56

200

150

120

80

90

120

250

200

130

170

230

1,300

1,06O

540

350

285

*292

678

594

370

300

220

8,231

266

2.20

2.53

Feb.

160

177

154

140

120

110

98

62

90

110

140

90

60

100

250

384

426

396

335

285

658

751

471

368

310

300

280

260

-

7,085

253

2.09

2.18

Mar.

1,130

*1,260

877

576

400

320

270

270

280

357

310

290

430

736

560

402

335

325

310

570

528

426

438

368

335

506

402

335

290

260

214

14,110

455

3.76

4.34

Apr.

181

158

169

154

134

127

*169

177

154

137

140

192

196

188

181

487

978

706

470

355

290

262

278

286

282

262

326

898

678

446

9,461

315

2.60

2.91

May

355

299

274

262

238

202

159

194

162

234

*250

317

274

254

226

182

190

198

170

162

151

116

96

88

80

1Z

68

54

57

72

74

5,530

178

1.47

1.70

June

77

106

99

122

129

116

94

86

77

83

174

106

75

77

61

*102

214

522

ZTl

178

132

106

177

143

91

77

94

72

54

4B_

3,763

125

1.03

1.16

July

46

46

37

32

49

63

44

82

62

40

32

30

27

24

90

71

39

28

26

*26

26

36

30

22

IB

15

}4

13

14

20

24

1,126

36.3

0.300

0.35

Aug.

32

32

45

41

62

198

90

52

72

112

116

83

57

46

189

383

602

318

206

352

702

488

304

*2B1

230

194

166

132

109

166

214

6,074

196

1.62

1.87

Sept.

136

106

88

75

63

57

50

50

50

48

59

44

37

40

318

446

186

129

198

326

498

549

312

226

170

132

106

88

75

68

4,730

158

1.31

1.45

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,590 Min 6.2 Mean 214 cfsm 1.77 In. 23.99

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,300 Min 6.2 Mean 173 Cfsm 1.43 in. 19.40

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-21, 24-29, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, Jan. 4-21, 

23, 24, 29, Jan. 31 to Feb. 1, Feb. 5-15, Mar. 5-7.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Youghiogheny River below Confluence, Pa.

Location.--Lat 39'49'40", long 79°22'25", on left bank 1.0 mile downstream from Casselman 

River and l| miles downstream from Confluence, Somerset County.

Drainage area.--1,029 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1940 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,302.77 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge.--14 years, 1,920 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 14,400 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 9.30 ft); minimum, 224 cfs July L'6 (gage height, 1.14 ft); minimum daily, 301 cfs Dec. 3.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 43,800 cfs June 4, 1941 (gage height, 16.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 40 cfs 

Oct. 14, 1943 (gage height, 0.31 ft); minimum daily, 121 cfs Sept. 27, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 21.6 ft Mar. 17 or 18, 1936.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow reulated since 1943 by Youghiogheny River Reservoir (see p. 112 ) and since 1925 by 

Deep Creek Reservoir (combined capacity, 360,060 acre-ft).

feet, and

1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

650

1,570

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

2,840 

4,47O 

8,470

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

632

626

626

626

626

620

620

620

620

620

614

608

*602

596

596

556

596

590

c8<t

564

584

578

578

572

572

56fi

572

£72

572

572

18,512

b97

-572

Nov.

572

566

560

51S

486

480

475

475

475

475

475

475

470

464

464

458

420

*352

552

348

346

348

356

*366

385

380

375

366

356

558

12,379

433

-369

Dec.

313

309

301

305

317

338

370

395

361

338

361

352

361

563

798

570

450

450

450

497

44B

*530

6&S

541

453

464

426

415

431

431 

426

13,463

434

-105

Jan.

436

400

400

395

552

366

366

375

375

549

552

480

440

460

520

748

800

640

740

760

4,300

3,520

1,700

1,150

1,080

1,060

*1,900

1,820

1,190

990 

900

29,764

960

+550

Feb.

780

888

854

783

720

685

600

540

560

608

657

540

440

480

763

1,200

1,350

1,350

1,000

814

1,450

2,090

1,390

1,110

970

906

942

822

-

25,292

903

+402

Mar.

6,510

7,450

*4,200

2,780

1,900

1,600

1,300

1,310

1,260

1,410

1,260

1,160

1,700

3,540

2,770

2,160

1,850

1,680

1,570

2,420

2,420

2,030

2,100

1,850

1,620

2,180

2,360

2,100

1,850

1,440 

1,120

70,880

2,2H6

+1,360

Apr.

1,010

897

915

879

783

755

*83O

862

862

769

734

830

769

664

671

1,460

3,050

2,560

1,790

1,410

1,190

1,040

1,020

1,040

942

370

933

2,330

2,030

1,680

35,575

1,186

+537

May

1,460

1,310

1,240

1,200

1,120

1,030

960

1,100

1,120

1,310

*1,570

1,790

1,790

1,620

1,520

1,410

1,240

1,210

1,010

915

1,180

1,100

1,000

924

906

915

846

762

762

790 

Hi

35,853

1,157

+60.6

June

720

814

888

915

915

854

790

776

776

874

1,380

822

762

1,050

1,520

*1,620

1,880

2,840

5,060

2,630

2,220

1,570

1,310

1,050

783

734

783

838

720

678

36,572

1,219

+42.3

July

699

769

748

734

762

906

755

727

741

748

720

706

699

685

1,080

1,020

720

748

776

*762

699

762

769

720

69S

473

664

657

664

685 

699

22,996

742

-459

Aug.

706

699

769

790

783

1,110

933

838

854

1,110

1,100

1,010

924

942

1,310

2,310

2,930

1,560

1,310

1,740

5,550

3,O4O

2,030

*1,740

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,520

1,460

1,570 

1,790

45,268

1,460

+163

Sept.

1,620

1,520

1,460

1,410

1,360

1,360

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,360

1,410

1,310

1,260

1,460

2,560

1,570

1,360

1,460

1,790

2,050

2,340

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,410

1,360

1,310

1,360

1,310

45,010

1,500

-654

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

25.0 

0.024 

0.03

£4.0 

0.062 

0.07

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

32S 

0.320 

0.37

1,510 

1.47 

1.59

1,505 

1.27 

1.32

3,646 

3.54 

4.08

1,723

1.67 

1.86

1,218 

1.18 

1.36

Observed

Max 7,350 Min 301 Mean 1,641 

Max 7,430 Min 301 Mean 1,074

1,261 

1.23 

1.37

283 

0.275 

0.32

1,623 

1.58 

1.82

846 

0.822 

0.92

Adjusted

Mean 1,6O6 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.19 

Mean 1,154 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.21

Dlscha asurement made on this day. 

Change in contents in Youghiogheny River and Deep Creek Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic feet per

Records for Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co. 

. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17-19, Jan. 12-15, 17-21, 23, 24, Jan. 31 to

second. 

Mote. 

Feb. 1, Feb. 7-9, 12-14, Mar. 5-7.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 107

Youghiogheny River at Connellsville, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°01'05", long 79°35'40", on left bank at downstream side of Crawford 

Avenue Bridge in Connellsville, Fayette County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Mounts Creek.

Drainage area.--1,326 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1954 in 

reports of Geological Survey. July 1908 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 860.13 ft above mean sea level (Baltimore 

& Ohio RR benchmark K Prior to Aug. 15, 1928, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--4b years (1908-18, 1919-54), 2,490 cfs (adjusted for storage since 

1938) .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,900 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 9.21 ft); minimum, 235 cfs July 27 (gage height, 1.15 ft); minimum daily, 330 cfs Nov. 19-21.

1908-54: Maximum discharge, 92,500 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 20.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs; minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 23, 26, 27, 1908, 

Oct. 18, 1910 (gage height, 0.11 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair. Flow regulated by powerplants, since 1943 by Youghiogheny River Reservoir (see p. 112), since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir (combined capacity, 360,060 acre-ft), and by several smaller reservoirs above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: 1924(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13, Mar. 14 to June 17

June 18 to Sept. 30

300

405

740

1,190

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,790

3,280

7,400

13,200

1,950

5,380

7,560

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

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

29

30

31

548

534

527

472

454

460

466

460

449

449

449

3430 

a480 

3460 

a440

*a570

3380

*a40O 

405

5,560 

11,100

6,300 

*4,400

2, 360

2,340

1,860

1.790

1,920

2,200

2,130

1,860

2,020

4,850

4,400

950

1,000

1,160

1,140

1,210

1,110

1,000

716

780

876

918

1,150

756

450

450

450

2,730

1.620

1,180

1,160

1,630

1,950 

*2,510 

4,220 

3,820 

3,120

555

555

*361 

394

388

388

820

740 724

716

Total 

Mean

(t)

12,864

429

-369

17,185

554

-105

47,452

1,780

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

13.0 

0.0098 

0.01

60.0 

0.045 

0.05

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54;

449 

0.339 

0.39

1,833 

1.38 

1.59

1,729 

1.30 

1.35

4,578 

3.45 

3.98

2,575 

1.94 

2. 1C

1,725 

1.30 

1.50

Observed

Max 9,070 Mln 330 Mean 2,101 

Max 11,100 Min 330 Mean 1,410

1,624 

1.C2 

1.3^

311 

0.235 

0.27

1,943 

1.47 

1.69

1,032 

0.778 

0.87

Adjusted

Mean E.OR6 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21 15 

Mean 1,490 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.22

'Discharge measurement msde on this day.

t Change in contents In Youghlogheny River and Deep Creek Reservoirs, equivalent in cubic feet per 

second. Records for contents in Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.

a Doubtful or no gage-haight record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder graph, 1 discharge 

neasureFient, and records for nearby station.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18-22, Jan. 10-21, Feb. c-15.
108 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Green Lick Run at Green Lick Reservoir, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°06'20", long 79°30'05", on left bank at upstream end of Green Lick Reservoir, Fayette County, 1.3 miles upstream from Latter Run and 3^ miles southeast of 

Mount Pleasant.

Drainage area. 3.07 sq ml.

Records available.--August 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 1,230 ft 

(from topographic map).

Average discharge. 13 years, 5.64 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 466 cfs Aug. 16 (gage height, 3.11'ft); minimum, 

about 0.06 cfs during period of no gage-height record Oct. 16-20, and on Oct. 21 (gage height, about 0.12 ft). o o & v& &

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 1,400 cfs Aug. 13, 1943 (gage height, 5.1 ft, backwater 

from debris), by slope-area determination; maximum gage height, 5.42 ft May 24, 1944 

(backwater from debris), minimum discharge, about 0.06 cfs during period of no gageheight record Oct. 16-20, 1953, and on Oct. 21, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1 cfs and those for periods of ice effect or no 

gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1053: 1943(m).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to June 22 June 23 to Sept. 30

0.07

.19

.52

1.09

2.87

0.8 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

5.8 

12.5

18

28

46

0.12

.25

.39

.85

1.63

4.05

0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.8

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.13

.13

.15

.13

.17

.22

.19

.15

.13

.15

.11

.13

.13

*.13

.13

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

.07

708

.09

.13

.13

.13

.13

.15

.14

.14

.15

4.02

0.130

0.042

0.05

Nov.

0.15

.15

.19

.22

.17

.17

.15

.15

.17

.13

.10

.11

.11

.10

.11

.10

.11

.11 *.09

.10

.09

.12

.23

715

.17

.19

.17

.17

.13

. 18

4.29

0.143

0.047

0.05

Dec.

0.21

.17

719

.39

1.84

1.11

4.14

1.17

.73

.79

.79

.99

1.98

6.6

3.30

1.68

bl.l

b.8

b.7

.73

1.00

3.28

1.92

1.23

.73

.62

.52

.62

.85

 91

.75

41.84

1.35

0.440

0.51

Jan.

bO. 5

.48

.52

.46

*.41

.44

.44

.40

2753"

6.9

b2.8

bl.7

bl.l

bl.l

bl.4

9.6

b5.2

b2.1

b2.4

blS

27

T3

6.1

3.96

3.39

3.27

11

5.7

 3.77

a3.4

a3.0

139.07

4.49

1.46

1.68

Feb.

a2.6

a2.8

a2.5

a2.2

al.8

al.3

al.l

al.O

al.5

al.7

b2.3

bl.3

bl.O

b2.5

6.9

4.96

4.98

4.69

4.53

3.64

13.5

9.4

6.3

5.1

4.32

5.5

4.99

4.64

109.05

3.89

1.27

1.32

Mar.

40

19

15

*9.8

b6.8

b5.2

b4.8

5.3

6.7

8.3

6.9

6.1

5.9

7.8

6.5

5.1

4.92

4.96

4.76

7.4

5.8

b5.0

5.3

4.48

6.0

8.9

6.3

5.4

4.96

5.1

4.16

242.64

7.83

2.55

2.94

Apr.

3.77

3.39

3.39

2.77

2.67

*2.93

4.04

3.52

2.87

2.67

3.62

4.96

4.03

3.77

5.1

17.5

45

16

10.5

7.2

5.6

4.64

7.4

7.7

8.1

7.3

12.5

25

12.5

8.5

248.94

8.30

2.70

3.02

May

6.5

5.1

5.2

9.7

673

5.4

5.6

7.2

5.9

6.9

6.3

 6.3

5.1

4.32

3.64

3.13

4.57

4.76

3.52

3.13

2.87

2.46

2.16

1.76

1.59

1.36

1.15

1.03

3751

1.69

1.15

129.33

4.17

1.36

1.57

June

1.14

2.13

2.39

5.7

3.55

2.60

1.95

1.67

1.36

1.15

1.27

1.03

1.08

.79

.62

4.69

*5.7

4.90

2.28

1.59

1.22

.97

7.6

2.04

1.15

1.34

1.60

.79

.58

.54

65.42

2.18

0.710

0.79

July

0.50

.39

.33

.33

1.91

.76

2.37

3.19

T703"

.54

.42

.36

.30

.25

1.02

.33

.23

.21

.21

.23

1.29

*.94

. .'9

.19

.15

.13

.13

.12

727

2.10

.29

20.77

0.670

0.218

0.25

Aug.

1.06

.43

1.78

16.5

18.5

4.32

2.38

5.4

3.64

2.18

1.28

.91

.73

8.3

54

24

8.2

6.6

8.5

5.5

3.71

*2.62

2.04

1.73

1.63

1.36

1.05

.85

2.50

1.60

202.00

6.52

2.12

2.45

Sept.

*0.98

.68

.50

.39

.36

.30

.33

.42

.39

.33

.33

.36

.30

.27

.69

.62

.33

.71

1.64

1.33

1.52

.61

.42

.33

.27

.25 725"

.27

.33

16.25

0.542

0.177

0.20

Calendar year 1953: Max 85 Min 0.07 Mean 4.44 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.63

Water year 1953-54: Max 54 Min O.07 Mean 3.35 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.83

Peak discharKe (base, 130 cfs). --Aug. 16 (7 p.m.) 466 cfs (3.11 ft).

scarge measuremen mae on his day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 109

Youghiogheny River at Sutersville, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°14'25", long 79°48'25", on left bank 500 ft upstream from highway

bridge at Sutersville, Westmoreland County, 2.1 miles downstream from Sewickley Creek.

Drainage area. 1,715 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1936 and December 1938 to September 1954 

in reports of Geological Survey. June 1915 to September 1920 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), October 1920 to September 1929, June 1931 to September 

1936 and December 1938 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of 

Forests and Waters

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 733.36 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Oct. 9, 1934, chain gage and 

Oct. 9, 1934, to May 31, 1939, wire-weight gage at site 500 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 29 years (1920-29, 1931-36, 1939-54), 2,968 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1939).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,900 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 12.02 ft); 

minimum, 294 cfs Jan. 6 (gage height, 2.47 ft); minimum daily, 343 cfs Dec. 4.

1915-29, 1931-36, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage 

height, 30.65 ft, from floodmarks); minimum gage height, 1.96 ft July 10, 1918.

Remarks. Records good except those below 400 cfs or those computed from twice-daily 

tape-gage readings and those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by powerplants , since 1943 by Youghiogheny River Reservoir (see p. 112), 

since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir (combined capacity, 360,060 acre-ft) , and by 

several smaller reservoirs above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

315

710

1,790

6.O

8.0

11.0

5,210

9,400

17,000

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

Day

1

Z 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16 

17

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ttotaa

Mean

(t)

Oct.

692

683 

665

683

692

g701

sSSS

674

674

665

683

665

656

656 

647

647 

656

647

638 

629

629

629

629

620

g650~

g629

638

 692

665 

647

629

20,363

657

-572

Nov.

620

612 

612

578

578

503

503

511

495

495

495

487

487

487 

479

479 

471

463

392 

557

364

371 

406

413

 420

434

427

434

427 

406

14,206

474

-369

Dec.

406

378 

350

343

406

434

519

569

544

487

471

471

495

636 

1,190

1,220 

844

500

500 

500

500

600 

773

880

600

660

700

665

 629 

620

594

18,484

596

-1O5

Jan.

471

560 

552

519

471

381

400

420

500

761

1,000

BOO

500

540 

780

1,300 

2,000

1,200

1,200 

1,500

4,400

6,620 

4,230

2,580

1,990

1,790

1,860

2,200

2,350

1,920 

1,600

47,395

1,529

+550

Feb.

1,300

1,410 

1,420

1,340

1,240

1,140

1,070

860

900

930

1,050

1,050

740

540 

1,060

1,420 

1,790

2,130

1,920 

1,660

1.780

4,060 

3,250

2,420

2,060

.1,860

1,860

1,790

-

 ___

44,350

1,584

+402

Mar.

4,090

15,500 

8,520

6,010

4,250

3,340

2,660

*2,420

2,420

2,580

2,660

2,350

2.200

4,290 

5,010

3,970 

3,160

2,820

2,580 

2,740

3,880

3,250 

3,080

2,990

2,740

3,250

3,790

3,430

3,250 

2 820

2^350

118,400

3.S19

+1,360

Apr.

*1,990

1,720 

1,660

1,600

1,480

1,560

1,440

1,530

1,540

1,440

1,360

1,470

1,540

1,400 

1,360

3,030 

7,670

6,830

4,540 

3,340

2,580

2,200 

2,350

2,580

2,280

2,060

2,200

5,390

5,010

3,790

78,740

2,625

+537

May

5.160

2,660 

2,42O

2,580

2,280

1,990

1,920

2,130

2,150

1,990

2,280

2,580

2,820

2,500 

2,280

2,150 

»1,990

1,990

1,860 

1,540

1,470

1,660 

1,520

1,400

1,310

1,260

1,220

1,160

1,280

1,390 

1,190

60,090

1,958

+ 60.6

June

1,080

1,090 

1,170

1,440

1,550

1,300

1,170

1,090

1,140

1,200

2,370

2,400

1,500

1,330 

1,470

2,820 

2,580

4,170

4,440 

3,700

5,080

2,500 

2,580

1,920

1,440

1,160

1,200

1,150

1,110

960

55,890

1,865

+42.5

July

*900

872 

950

920

980

1,010

1,120

1,180

1,030

940

940

890

854

827 

960

1,340

1,180

872

863 

910

910

890 

910

910

845

800

582

684

746

800 

836

28,451

918

-459

Aug.

910

900 

1,020

1,120

1,140

1,860

1,660

1,240

1,210

*1,510

81,430

81,310

gl,170

1,090 

1,380

g2,560 

g5,050

3,620

2,130 

2,420

2,990

5.210 

5,250

2,580

2,550

2,200

2,150

2,060

1,860

1,860 

2,660

63,680

2,054

+163

Sept.

2,350

1,99O 

1,860

1,720

1,600

1,540

1,480

1,46O

*1,480

1,470

1,530

1,530

1,520

1,450 

1,520

5,O90 

2,500

1,860

1,920 

2,660

2,500

5,61O 

2,660

2,060

1,920

1,790

1,660

1,540

1,550

1,550

57,310

1,910

-654

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

85.0 

0.050 

0.06

105 

0.061 

0.07

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54:

491 

0.286 

0.33

2,079 

1.21 

1.40

1,986 

1.16 

1.21

5,179 

3.02 

3.48

3,162 

1.84 

2.05

1,999 

1.17 

1.35

Observed

Max 11,300 Mln 345 Mean 2,454 

Max 15,500 Mln 543 Mean 1,664

1,905 

1.11 

1.24

459 

0.268 

0.51

2,217 

1.29 

1.49

1.2GS 

0.752 

0.82

Adjusted

Mean 2,418 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.16 

Mean 1,744 Cfsm 1.02 In. 15.81

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Youghiogheny River and Deep Creek Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic feet per 

second. Records of contents In Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.

g Computed from twice-daily tape-gage readings.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18-22, 24-27, Jan. 2, 7-9, 11-20, Jan. 51 to 

PebTT, Feb. 8, 9, 12-14.
110 MOMOMGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Abers Creek near Murrysville, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°27'01", long 79°42'50", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 30 ft upstream from small tributary, 2 miles northwest of Marrysville, Westmoreland County, and 5-f miles northwest of Export.

Drainage area.--4.39 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 940 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, water-stage recorder at site 800 ft upstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 4.97 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 226 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 4.29 ft); no 

flow July 27-29; minimum gage height, 1.58 ft July 29.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 1,600 cfs July 5, 1950 (gage height, 7.72 ft, from 

floodmarke at present site), from rating curve extended above 200 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening determination of peak flow; no flow at times July to September 1949 

and for July 27-29, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 30, 31, Aug. 13-16, Aug. 28 to 

Sept. 2, Sept. 5-7)

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.6

.8

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

* .2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

~74~ 1.9

.3

.2

B.7

0.28

0.064

0.07

Nov.

~0.1

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

1.2

*.6

1.2

.6

.6

.6

.4

.5

11.2

0.37

0.084

0.09

Dec.

0.6

.6

.5

76

.6

1.0 1.1

.6

.7

2.1

1.3

1.0

.9

4.0

2.9

1.7

1.1

.7

.7

1.0

1.4

1.5

.9

.8

1.0

.6

.5

.7

.B

.8

.5

33.6

l.OB

0.246

0.2B

Jan.

0.4

.6

.6

*.6

.5

.4

.3

* .3

1.4

2.5

1.7

1.2

1.0

1.4

3.0

5.0

3.5

1.8

2.3

8.0

14

6.2

4.0

3.0

*2.6

3.1

16

7.8

5.0

4.2

3.6

106.2

3.43

0.781

0.90

Feb.

2.B

3.0

2.2

2.2

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.4

2.0

2.0

1.5

.9

173

1.6

l.B

*3.0

3.1

2.7

2.4

8.1

6 .5

4.B

5.2

5.0

6.5

5.B

5.0

85.7

3.06

0.697

0.73

Mar.

*44

5F

22

12

8.0

6.0

5.6

4.5

4.2

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.6

3.0

2.8

2.3

*2.2

2.0

270

4.0

3.1

3.0

2.4

2.3

13

11

7.6

10

21

12

267. B

8.64

1.97

2.27

Apr.

8.B

7.3

6.2

4.8

4.6

4.2

3.B

*3.4

2.9

2.6

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.6;

4.7

40

52

19 *11

7.9

6.B

*5.2

12 *

B.9

6.5

5.4

9.7

13

8.2

6.2

277.1

9.24

2.10

2.35

May

5.0

4.2

12

14 "8.5

6.5

8.9

12

9.1

*6.8

5.5

5.0

3.8

I 3.2

2.8

2.4

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.1

V <y- 1/2 . o

V I.B

1.8

1.6 *1.1

.9

*.9

1.0

1.9

1.0

.9

133.8

4.32

0.984

1.13

June

l.B

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.9

.5

.5

.6

.4 *l7T

*2.0

6.8

2.4

1.1

.9

.6

~9.4 13

2.3

1.4

1.0

.9

.6

.5

.4

59.0

1.97

0.449

0.50

July

0.4

.3

.3

.3

.6

.4

.8

.8

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

1.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

* . 1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

.7

9.5

0.31

0.071

0.08

Aug.

0.4

.7

5.0

.7

*1.B

1.1

.6

.4

3.2

4.2

*1.3

.9

.6

.6

1.1

9.5

476

1.8

1.2

.9

.6

.6

.4

.4

.7

.5

.4

.373-

.6

.4

46.0

1.48

0.337

0.39

Sept.

0.2

*.2

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

*72

.2

1.4

1.0

.5

.4

.3

*.9

.6

.4

1.9

3.2

1.5

1.2

.9

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

19.6

0.65

0.148

0.17

Calendar year 1953: Max 49 Min 0.1 Mean 4.21 Cfsm 0.959 In. 12.99

Water year 1953-54: Max 52 Min 0 Mean 2.90 Cfsm 0.661 In. 8.96

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs).--Apr. 16 (9 p.m.) 226 cfs (4.29 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-21, 23-29, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, Jan. 5-20, 

22-24, Jan. 29 to Feb. 1, Feb. 3-15, Mar. 4-9, 22.
MONOMGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Monongahela River at Braddock, Pa.

Ill

Location. Lat 40°23'30", long 79°51'30", near right bank on river guide wall 380 ft 

upstream from dam at lock 2, at Braddock, Allegheny County, 1,700 ft downstream 

from Turtle Creek, and 11.2 miles upstream from confluence with Allegheny River.

Drainage area. --7. 337 sq mi.

Records available. --January 1939 to September 1954.

Average discharge. --15 years, 12,410 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 46,100 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height 18 43 f t ) 

minimum not determined; minimum daily, 720 cfs Nov 20 neignt, IB.IJ it), 

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 201,000 cfs June 5, 1941 (gage height 31 20 ft)- 

minimum, 559 cfs Sept. 20, 22, 23, 1946; minimum daily, 703 cfs Sept. ' 3 4 22 1946 

Maximum stage known, 38.8 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmarks (discharge, '210,000 It a)

Remarks. --Records good except those below 3,000 cfs, which are fair. Flow regulated by 

locks and hydroelectric plants, since 1938 by Tygart River Reservoir (see p. 112) 

sirce IQPR hy ^ 8 r^,' | ln° e 1 ?43 / by Yo^hl °Sheny River Reservoir (see p? 112) 'and 

dn??v rt? nh y ?P ?T Rf s^voir (combined capacity, 718,960 acre-ft). Figures of 

thP K1 i ? ^rf 8 1£? lude ought diversion from Beaver Run Reservoir and Thorn Run, in 

respectively *" "' Bor°ugh of Jeannette and into Turtle Creek,

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

12.1

12.5

13.0

675

1,720

3,600

14.0

16.0

18.0

9,000

22,500

41,700

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

?*

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Wean

(t)

Oct.

1,600

1,340

1,250

1,250

1,260

1,320

1,290

1,260

1,290

1,200

1,250

1,150

1,120

1,420

1,480

1,260

1,200

1,180

1,120

1,100

1,050

1,100

1,050

1,020

975

975

1,020

1,340

1,150 

1,150

1,100

37,210

1,200

1,030

Nov.

,080

,050

,100

,540

,230

,050

,000

,020

900

925

925

742

832

975

900

925

925

878

852

720

788

832

900

975

1,520

1,120

975

1,000

950 

925

29,134

971

-695

Dec.

1,000

1,200

1,100

1,020

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,520

2,66O

2,980

2,300

1,950

1,660

1,640

4,090

6,600

5,550

4,580

4,290

3,180

2,660

2,700

3,790

5,340

5,720

3,240

2,260

1,890

1,980

2,400 

2,660

85,200

2,748

-242

Jan.

2,510

1,950

1,480

1,290

1,570

1,890

2,160

2,330

2,300

2,550

5,250

6,510

*6,520

4,920

*7,040

11,200

18,600

19,400

18,700

18,700

20,900

25,000

20,900

17,600

13,600

12,400

11,400

12,000

12,300

10,800 

7,600

298,950

9,644

+683

Feb.

5,180

5,660

6,160

5,600

5,060

4,240

3,470

2,740

3,880

3,080

2,510

3,010

2,450

2,260

2,160

2,920

6,030

9,850

*9,600

9,000

8,380

10,900

14,900

12,300

10,200

9,500

9,300

8,700

-

178,840

6,387

+715

Mar.

11,200

56,600

37,500

32,500

27,700

23,300

17,600

13,600

14,000

14,000

14,600.

14,900

17,300

23,400

32,500

26,800

24,100

21,700

*18,700

17,000

14,300

11,700

14,000

14,000

13,300

12,300

12,600

15,500

11,100

12^000

581,600

18,760

+971

Apr.

10,800

10,800

9,900

7,800

6,380

7,440

6,760

5,660

7,320

6,920

4,980

4.050

5,180

6,260

6,430

8,810

24,800

31,500

23,300

18,700

17,000

*14,300

13,000

11,400

8,400

6,600

7,090

11,100

14,900 

14 , 000

331,580

11,050

+1,560

Hay

10,200

7,800

6,100

9,000

9,000

7,800

7,090

8,100

9,300

9,300

11,700

12 , 600

12,600

11,700

10,200

7,440

6,480

*7,380

7,320

6,450

6,100

6,820

6,540

4,290

4,580

3,690

3,470

5,060

3,820

3,780 

3,300

226,990

7,322

+650

June

3,430

3,820

3,520

3,690

4,140

2,940

2,190

2,400

2,780

2,780

3,980

8,700

9,300

6,870

9,000

8,400

9,300

11,400

15,500

10,800

6,430

6,650

7,260

5,020

3,780

3,020

2,740

2.050

2,080

2,900

164,670

5,489

+109

July

2,440

2,300

2,300

2,120

2,080

2,020

2,300

2,900

3,960

6,100

5,940

4,480

3,520

2,820

2,190

5,450

9,900

8,100

6,210

5,880

4,820

5,720

7,140

7,680

6,980

4,980

3,520

2,590

1,890 

1.760

1,950

132,040

4,259

-517

Aug.

1,950

1.790

*2,940

3,560

4,840

13,500

16,600

12,000

9,900

9,900

7,440

5,550

5,020

4,100

3,690

6,350

12,500

14,900

11,100

8,700

12,400

25,000

19,400

14,900

12,600

13,500

26,800

20,900

15,200

10,200 

9,300

336,630

10,860

+182

Sept.

8.700

8,700

7,040

5,390

4,430

3,470

2.900

*3,220

3,220

2,980

2,980

3,100

2,940

2,940

3,560

4,070

4,380

3,960

3,640

4,190

5,990

6,650

7,320

5,770

4,430

3,690

3,060

3,100

3,390

3,300

132,510

4,417

-928

Adjusted for diversion and change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

170 

0.023 

Q.03

276 

0.038 

0.04

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54 :

2,506 

0.342 

0.39

10,330 

1.41

1.63

7,102 

0.968 

1.01

19,730 

2.69 

3.10

12,610 

1.72 

1.92

7,972 

1.09 

1.26

Observed

Max 55,800 Mm 720 Mean 9,199 

Max 38,600 Mln 720 Mean 6,946

5,598 

0.763 

0.85

3,742 

0.510 

0.59

11,040 

1.50 

1.73

3,489 

0.476 

0.53

Adjusted

Mean 9,157 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.93 

Mean 7,065 Cfsm 0.963 in. 13.08

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Tygart River Reservoir, Lake Lynn, Deep Creek and Youghlogheny River 

Reservoirs, and diversion from Beaver Run Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second. Records 

of contents in Lake Lynn and Deep Creek Reservoir and diversion from Beaver Run Reservoir furnished 

by West Penn Power Co., Pennsylvania Electric Co., and Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County, 

respectively.
112 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Monongahela River basin

Tygart Reservoir.--Lat 39°18'50", long 80°02'00", at dam on Tygart River, 2.2 miles upstream from Threefork Creek and 2.4 miles upstream from Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va. 

Drainage area, 1,184 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1954. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level. Maximum contents during 

year, 128,907 acre-ft Aug. 7 (elevation, 1,103.66 ft); minimum, 11,741 acre-ft Feb. 8 

(elevation, 1,010.82 ft). Maximum contents since storage began, 221,100 acre-ft 

Apr. 18, 1939 (elevation, 1,144.75 ft); minimum since October 1939, 8,330 acre-ft 

Jan. 25, 1940 (elevation, 1,005.15 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam completed and accepted February 1938; 

storage began May 15, 1938. Capacity, 286,600 acre-ft between elevations 991.5 ft 

(sill of valves) and 1,157.0 ft (crest of spillway) above mean sea level. Dead storage, 2,950 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent total contents. Conservation pool 

elevation is 1,010.0 ft and water below elevation 991.5 ft cannot be withdrawn. Reservoir is used for flood control and supplementary supply for navigation on Monongahela 

River during periods of low flow. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Youghiogheny River Reservoir.--Lat 39°47'56", long 79°22'06", at control tower at dam, 

1.2 miles upstream from Confluence, Pa., since June 1951. Water-stage recorder also 

at lat 39°45 1 21", long 79°24'00", at bridge on U. S. Highway 40, 500 ft upstream from 

Stuck Hollow Run, 0.6 mile upstream from Tub Run, and 7.5 miles upstream from Youghiogheny River Dam on Youghiogheny River, Somerset County, Pa. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level. Prior to Mar. 9, 1948, staff gage at dam. Drainage area, 434 sq mi. Records available, October 1943 to September 1954. Maximum contents during year, 167,398 

acre-ft June 15 (elevation, 1,443.45 ft); minimum, 7,730 acre-ft Jan. 9 (elevation, 

1,349.00 ft). Maximum contents during period 1943-54, 194,080 acre-ft Apr. 16, 1948 

(elevation, 1,452.20 ft); minimum, 845 acre-ft Oct. 11, 1943 (elevation, 1,328.8 ft).

Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam, rock faced; storage began during construction sometime prior to July 1943; storage for low-flow augmentation commenced 

January 1948. Dam completed October 1943. Capacity. 254,000 acre-ft between elevations 1,319.50 ft (invert at intake to outlet tunnel) and 1,470.00 ft (full pool). 

Minimum pool elevation is 1,344.0 ft, capacity, 5,230 acre-ft. Winter low-water pool 

elevation is 1,419.0 ft, capacity, 103,000 acre-ft. Summer low-water pool elevation 

is 1,439.0 ft, capacity, 154,500 acre-ft. Storage to summer pool normally occurs 

during period Mar. 15 to Apr. 15. Depletion of low-water storage for Youghiogheny 

River flow augmentation occurs normally during period July through November. Figures 

given herein represent total contents. Reservoir is designated multipurpose. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Oct. 31... .............

Nov. 30.......... ......

Calendar year 1953... 

Jan. 31.. ..............

Feb. 28....... .........

Mar. 31.. ..............

June 3o .............. .

Sept. 30. ...............

Water year 1953-54...

Tygart Reservoir

Ele'vatlon 

(feet)t

1,063.87 

1,042.20 

1,021.14 

1,015.42

-

1,021.56 

1,040.27 

1,018.37 

1,074.62 

1,094.39 

1,097.11 

1,095.20 

1,096.65 

1,087.08

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

65,126 

39,024 

19,375 

14,957

-

19,719 

36,984 

17,169 

80,131 

111,932 

116,759 

113,354 

115,934 

99,631

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-26,102 

-19,649 

-4,418

+3,097

+4,762 

+17,265 

-19,815 

+62,962 

+31,801 

+4,827 

-3,405 

+2,580 

-16,303

+34,505

Youghiogheny River Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

,393.99 

,374.67 

,358.72 

,352.68

-

,384.27 

,396.42 

,429.89 

,440.20 

,440.58 

,439.78 

,430.25 

,433.50 

,420.98

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

54,384 

28,700 

13,953 

9,865

-

40,266 

58,327 

129,705 

157,936 

159,030 

156,733 

130,645 

139,270 

107,643

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-25,684 

-14,747 

-4,088

-22,431

+30,401 

+18,061 

+71,378 

+28,231 

+1,094 

-2,297 

-26,088 

+8,625 

-31,627

+53,259

t Elevations at 12 p.m.
CHARTIERS CREEK BASIN 113

Chartiers Creek at Carnegie, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°24'00", long 80°05'55", on right bank 200 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Carnegie, Allegheny County, 0.2 mile downstream from Robinson Run, and 9.0 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 257 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1919 to September 1921, January 1932 to September 1933, and 

November 1940"to September 1954 In reports of Geological Survey. June 1915 to September 1919 (gage heights only), October 1919 to September 1933, and November 1940 to September 1941 In reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 762.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (Pennsylvania R. R. benchmark). Prior to 

Dec. 15, 1931, chain gage at site half a mile downstream at different datum. Jan. 8, 

1932, to Sept. 30, 1933, chain, staff, or wire-weight gage at site 1 mile downstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1919-30, 1932-33, 1941-54), 311 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,890 ofs June 16 (gage height, 8.08 ft); minimum, 34 cfs Jan. 13; minimum gage height, 2.02 ft Oct. 18, Jan. 13.

1919-33, 1940-54: Maximum gage height observed, 16.1 ft June 17, 1920, site and 

datum then in use (discharge not determined); minimum discharge observed, 16 cfs 

Aug. 9, 1926, and at times in September 1932.

Flood of March 1936 reached a stage of about 14 ft, present site, from information 

by local residents (discharge uncertain).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulaTion at low flow by mine drainage, reservoirs, and industrial usage above station.

Revisions.--WSF 1053: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

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

2.0 35

2.2 67

2.5 139

3.0 305

3.5 520

4.0 800

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

3.0

128

305

3.5 520

4.0 80O

5.0 1,450

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

46

45

48

-£6 43

65

54

51

45

48

46

45

46

48

49

49

46

43

46

*48

*48 

51

51

48

49

48

51

94

67

53

53

1,570

50.6

0.197

0.23

Nov.

46

54

49

51

53

48

51

53

48

49

49

49

49

48

46

49

51

53

53

51

53 

56

102

64

62

51

49

45

43

43

1,568

52.3

0.204

0.23

Dec.

45

45

45

50

56

58

56

54

*54

104

71

53

45

104

105

67

b44

b40

42

45

48 

60

54

41

39_

39

39

*42

48

48

43

1,684

54.3

0.211

0.24

Jan.

41

39

41

41

42

b42

b40

b40

49

56

48

b43

b40

b40

47

90

68

48

58

*122

211 

148

90

89

82

80

203

191

120

105

87

2,441

78.7

0.306

0.35

Feb.

79

84

78

73

71

65

62

51

71

65

63

54

46

54

58

60

67

*62

60

54

284 

268

166

136

136

131

136

120

-

2,654

94.8

0.369

0.38

Mar.

657

663

590

418

305

252

208

215

211

218

188

169

154

154

148

131 '123

117

117

148

154 

134

134

128

194

225

179

213

620

540

384

8,091

261

1.02

1.17

Apr.

308

263

235

201

*191

185

182

179

154

142

139

148

136

131

177

337

1,090

545

373

297

251 

220

414

738

413

384

434

950

545

409

10,171

339

1.32

1.47

May

341

313

390

620

409

341

317

353

293

258

251

248

212

192

167

154

150

147

*134

128

114 

106

95

90

93

86

88

89

191

139

81

6,590

213

0.829

0.95

June

87

141

119

160

106

81

76

81

141

126

418

138

103

7878'

*1.180

1,110

357

258

188

154 164"

296

167

134

114

174

122

108

*100

6,559

219

0.852

0.95

July

100

88

76

76

83

103

100

111

93

72

63

68

68

70

76

66

59

59

0. 61

^ t-vS61

86 

78

63

56

50

52

56

57

57

72

57

2,242

72.3

0.281

0.32

Aug.

89

*71

82

80

156

134

66

54

126

80

65

57

56

52

150

224" 289

91

78

78

61

54

52

77

141

103

83

61

54

60

61

2,885

93.1

0.362

0.42

Sept.

52

52

54

48

44

42

*45

50

SO

46

41

41

40

42

123

73

50

107

136

75

63 

66

52

48

44

42

42

45

46

46

1,703

56.8

0.221

0.25

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,060 Min 39 Mean 200 Cfsra 0.778 In. 10.56

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,180 Min 39 Mean 132 Cfsm 0.514 In. 6.96

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). --June 16 (8 p.m.) 3,890 cfs (8.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
114 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 

Ohio River at Sewickley, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°31'50", long 80°11"20", on left bank 200 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Sewickley, Allegheny County, 0.5 mile upstream from Narrows Run, 1.5 miles upstream 

from Dashields Dam, and 11.8 miles downstream from confluence of Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers.

Drainage area.--19,500 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and dam 1.5 miles downstream. Datum of gage is 690.00 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Nov. 22, 1933, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 32,370 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1941).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 137,000 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 9.75 ft); minimum, 2,460 cfs Oct. 21 (gage height, 2.71 ft).

1933-54: Maximum discharge, 574,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 34.75 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house); minimum, about 2,000 cfs July 25, 1934.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by locks, Chautauqua Lake (see p. 20), since

1940 by Tionesta Creek, since 1952 by East Branch Clarion River, since 1941 by Mahoning 

Creek, since 1940 by Crooked Creek, since 1952 by Conemaugh River, since 1942 by Loyalhanna Creek Reservoirs (see p. 60). since 1938 by Tygart River, since 1943 by Youghiogheny River Reservoirs (see p. 112), since 1926 by Lake Lynn, since 1925 by Deep Creek 

Reservoir, and 12 smaller reservoirs (combined capacity, excluding that of Chautauqua 

Lake, 1,581,000 acre-ft).

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

ana discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

2,400

4,370

8,500

14,500

30,200

70,200

142,000

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

4.170

4,170

3,360

3,160

3,620

4,030

4,030

4,170

3,830

4,030

3,830

3,430

3,160

3,430

4,100

3,560

3,560

3,360

3,100

*2,840

2.780

2,970

3,160

3,100

3,030

3,030

3,030

3,830

3,560

3,560

3,490

108,480

3,499

-1,520

Nov.

3,160

3,160

2,970

3,160

3,230

3,100

2.900

3,030

£,970

3,030

3,490

3,560

3,230

3,360

3,160

3,360

3,230

3,620

3,490

3,430

3,560

3,890

4,870

4,150

5,680

6,400

7.180

6, 920

6,750

5,680

119,720

3,991

-798

Dec.

5,300

5,380

5,160

4,940

5,160

4,940

5,230

7,640

10,200

10,800

11,800

13,800

15,500

13,400

16,700

18,800

17,400

13,800

11,400

9,000

8,500

9,400

14,600

24,100

27.600

20,400

17,700

15,600

14,200

12,800

12,700

383,950

12,390

-109

Jan.

11,000

8,800

8,310

8,020

7,920

8,600

8,600

8,400

7.560

7,830

8,210

11,300

11,400

9,100

10,600

16,300

25,600

27,600

*26,000

26,800

34,600

53,100

57,300

49,000

38,200

33,700

33,700

67,600

70.200

61,500

47,000

803,650

25,920

+1,280

Feb.

34,600

27,600

24,400

23,600

21,200

18,400

15,600

13,200

13,100

12,100

10,600

11,200

9,500

7,730

7.640

12,000

33,200

*68.100

65,800

55,200

50,000

49,000

57,300

51,000

44,000

39,200

37,300

34,600

-

 

847,170

30,260

+864

Mar.

40,9OO

106,000

130,000

132,000

114,000

81,200

59,400

47,000

43,000

39,200

38,200.

38,200

38,200

45,000

57,300

53,100

47,000

42,OOO

36,400

55.500

35,500

58,200

40,200

56,400

58,200

50,000

63,600

65,800

57,500

57,500

57,300

* 1,7 63. 4

56,880

+1,760

Apr.

51,000

*45,000

59,200

51,900

28,500

28,500

26,800

57,500

47,000

44,000

54,600

55,500

49,000

45,000

59,200

41,100

86,800

107,000

95,000

90,400

74,600

59,400

51,000

45,000

41,100

54,600

54,600

55,200

83,500

81,200

 

tl,565

52,100

+1,900

May

S3, 600

50,000

48,000

51,000

53,100

48,000

41,100

38 , 200

37,300

39,200

38,200

36,400

33,700

30,200

26,000

22,000

19,600

*20,400

18,600

15,600

14,500

14,800

15,800

10,800

9,850

10,000

9,000

8.120

10,500

10,000

9,940

851,290

27,460

+581

June

11,600

11,900

14,200

18,900

22,000

19,600

16,500

15,800

15,500

12,700

15,500

17,600

18,200

14,100

16,800

18,900

2O,400

26.000

26,000

20,400

15,900

15,500

17,200

18,000

15,500

11,500

9,500

8,020

6.920

*7,100

475,340

15,780

+68.4

July

6,570

5,760

6,240

5,600

5,990

6,080

6,080

6,740

7,830

9,850

9,400

7,540

6,520

5,600

5,680

9,270

16.500

15,500

9,400

8,120

6,920

7,540

8,700

9,500

8,500

6,650

5,500

4,940

5.960

4,230

4,300

228,590

7,374

-778

Aug.

5,300

*4.57Q

5,990

7,540

10,200

17,200

22,000

16,400

15,000

12,100

12,500

10,600

9,200

7,270

7,270

9,690

16,000

22,000

15,800

11,600

14,600

29,400

22,800

18,200

18,500

17,200

50.800

25,200

18,300

12,000

10,800

453,450

14,650

-58.0

Sept.

10, 600

10,700

9,720

8,120

7,360

5,990

*5,230

5,160

5,300

5.010

5,380

5,990

5,760

5,080

6,740

6,140

6,920

7,010

7,540

7,830

9,100

10,800

12.100

10,500

8,310

6,920

5,910

5,380

6,080

5,910

-------

218,590

7,286

-1,280

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

1,979 

0.101 

0.12

3,193 

0.164 

0.18

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54:

12,280 

0.630 

0.73

27,200 

1.39 

1.60

31,120 

1.60 

1.67

58,640' 

3.01 

3.47

54,000 

2.77 

3.09

27,840 

1.43 

1.65

Observed

Max 122,000 Min 2,780 Mean 26,580 

Max 132,000 Min 2,780 Mean 21,410

15,850 

0.815 

0.91

6,596 

0.558 

0.59

14,590 

0.748 

0.86

6,006 

0.308 

0.34

Adjusted

Mean 26,550 Cfsm 1.56 in. 18.48 

Mean 21,550 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.01

Expressed in thousands.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Mahoning River at Alliance, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°55'55", long 81°05'45", in SE£ sec. 24, T. 19 N., R. 6 W., on right 

bank 15 ft upstream from Webb Avenue Bridge in Alliance, Stark County, 0.2 mile upstream from waterworks dam, and 4 miles upstream from Beech Creek.

Drainage area. 87.9 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 1,037.3 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 13 years, 77.7 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 3.55 ft); no 

flow at t imes.

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 7,000 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 7.90 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. Water is diverted between gage and control by city of Alliance for municipal supply; diversion not included in figures of daily discharge. Flow slightly regulated by Westville Reservoir 

above station.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per- second)

1.4 O

1.5 7.7

1.6 27

1.8 81

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

0

0

8.19

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

1.4

3.7

4.8

578

2.8

2.8

2.0

21.7

0.72

7.88

Dec.

1.4

1.4

.9

.5

,5

2.0

1.4

.9

2.6

14

7.7

4.8

3.7

15

11

9.2

4.8

.9

0

0

1.8

9.2

11

3.7

3.7

2.0

1.4

1.4

.2

.9

1.4

127.4

4.11

7.61

Jan.

2.0

1.4

2.8

2.0

.9

.5

0

0

0

2.0

.9

.5

0

0

o

4.0

6.2

2.8

2.8

31

72

23

19

9.2

6.2

11

168

106

37

25

17

553.2

17.8

7.59

Feb.

11

9.2

7.7

6.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

2.8

377

6.2

*9.2

4.8

4.8

3.7

15

34

66" 78

34

25

30

30

21

17

17

17

13

17

-

497.7

17.8

7.60

Mar.

416

513

312

155

93

60

52

96

140

*151

93

60

47

49

55

42

34

30

37

159

132

84

60

4T

392

*655

207

136

361

636

501

5,805

187

7.50

Apr.

164

96

69

55

44_

49

78

159

140

72

219

423

151

el

*96

411

885

477

155

96J

60

44

85

117

69

97

459

577

331

5,890

196

7.68

May

78

78

75

185

103

60

55

110

78

44

32

27

23

15

13

13

11

*9.2

6.2

3.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.0

.9

.9

.5

1.4

2.8

2.0

1.4

1,039.4

33.5

7.42

June

7.6

6.2

3.7

3.7

4.8

3.7

2.8

8.6

78

49

37

37

85

47

21

22

*185

^75

34

21

11

7.7

6.2

4.8

2.0

.5

0

0

0

0

764.3

25.5

7.95

July

0

0

8.69

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

*29

75

15

2.8

1.4

0

0

0

.1

152

64

25

11

6.2

o'

384.6

12.4

7.47

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

20

45

12

3.7

.5

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

81.2

2.71

7.68

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cf am 

In.

8.19 

0.093

0.11

8.6C 

0.09E 

0.1]

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

11.7 

0.133

0.15

25.4 

0.289 

0.33

25.4

0.289 

0.30

194 

2.21 

2.55

204 

2.32 

2.59

40.9 

0.465 

0.54

Observed

Max 2,120 Min 0 Mean 58.2 

Max 885 Min 0 Mean 41.5

33.4

0.380 

0.42

8.69 

0.099 

0.11

19.9 

0.226

0.26

10.4 

0.118 

0.13

Adjusted

Mean 66.4 Cfsm 0.755 In. 10.26 

Mean 49.3 Cfsm 0.561 In. 7.6O

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). Apr. 17 (1 p.m.) 1,100 cfs (3.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion for city of Alliance, equivalent in cubic feet per second.
116 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Mill Creek near Berlin Center, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°00'00", long 80°58'10", in T. 1 N., R. 5 W., on left bank at downstream 

side of county bridge, 150 ft upstream from unnamed tributary, I mile apstream from 

flow line of Berlin Reservoir, l£ miles upstream from Turkeybroth Creek, and 2 miles 

southwest of Berlin Center, Mahoning County. Records include flow of unnamed tributary.

Drainage area. 19.7 sq mi, including that of unnamed tributary 150 ft below gage. 

Records available. September 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,032.9 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 22, 1941, staff gage, and Oct. 22, 1941, to Apr. 23, 1947, 

water-stage recorder, at same site and datum. Apr. 24, 1947, to Sept. 10, 1952, waterstage recorder at site 100 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 17.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 399 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 4.12 ft): no flow 

 7uly~26-31, Aug. 10-14.

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 1,900 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 6.92 ft); no flow 

Aug. 26-31, Sept. 3,4, 1953, July 26-31, Aug. 10-14, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect 

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

.9

1.0 

1.2

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30

1.5 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

3.7 

9.3

101

163

243

.1

.5

1.1

0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

1.9

3.5

8.0

14

26

44

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 1.9 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

£3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sra

In.

Oct.

0.1

. 2

J4

.2

.1

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

*.3

.3

.4

.6

.5

.4

9.3

0.30

0.015

0.02

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

.3

73

.3

.4

.7

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.2

*.9

.6

.5

.5

.6

.8

1.7

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

22.9

0.76

0.039

0.04

Dec.

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

.9

*.9

3.4

1.6

1.1

.9

2.4

5.6

1.4

.9

.8

.7

.8

1.1

2.8

1.8

1.2

.8

.6

.7

.8

.9

.9

. 8

39.4

1.27

0.064

0.07

Jan.

0.7

.7

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

1.1

*.9

.7

.7

.9

.9

3.7

2.2

1.1

1.3

11

11

6.4

1.6

1.4

1.7

2.0

*35

12

7.1

4.0

2.9

115.7

3.73

0.189

0.22

Feb.

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.2

*2.9

2.2

1.4

2.0

4.7

7.1

23

IT

6.5

5.0

7.1

6.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

2.8

3.4

119.6

4.27

0.217

0.23

Calendar year 1953: Max 484 Min 0

Mar.

*197

65

*61

b30

b!7

blO

b9

b!7

35

32

17

12

b9

blO

9.0

6.8

5.4

4.2

5.5

42

22

13

10

7.8

*159

47

18

27

76

197

51

1,221.7

39.4

2.00

2.31

Apr.

23

16

12

9.1

8.5

12

17

42

20

11

110

80

23

14

*17

89

193

35

22

14

9.4

11

39

25

13

19

173

72

25

15

1,168.8

39.0

1.98

2.21

May

10

8.3

12

20

11

8.0

10

23

11

7.8

6.6

5.8

4.8

3.7

3.0

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

*1.6

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.1

3.5

1.6

1.0

169.5

5.47

0.278

0.32

June

2.0

3.4

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.5

3.8

4.9

2.0

1.3

2.5

*9.6

472

1.8

1.2

.8

.8

1.1

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

73

.3

57.1

1.90

0.096

0.11

July

0.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.6

.5

.3

.3

.2

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.0

0.16

0.0081

0.009

Aug.

0.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

*3.7

4.0

.9

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

2.9

7.1

2.2

1.1

.7

.4

.3

.3

28.7

0.93

0.047

0.05

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.3

.8

.4

4.4

4.6

1.3

.7

.7

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

18.1

0.60

0.030

0.03

Mean 12.3 Cfsm 0.624 In. 8.47

Water year 1953-54: Max 197 Min 0 Mean 8.15 Cfsm 0.414 In. 5.62

Peak discharge (base, 500 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 117

Mahoning River below Berlin Dam, near Berlin Center, Ohio

Location. Lat 41 "02 "55", long 81°00'05", in T. 1 N., R. 6 W. , on left bank 600 ft downstream from Berlin Dam and 3J- miles northwest of Berlin Center, Mahoning County.

Drainage area. 249 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1954. Prior to October 1942, published as 

"near Berlin Center."

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 958.0 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, water-stage recorder 

at site if miles upstream at datum 966.15 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 

(levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District). Oct. 1, 1942, to May 11, 1949, waterstage recorder 200 ft downstream from present site at datum 8.00 ft lower than present 

datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 222 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,820 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 5.01 ft); minimum, 8.4 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 0.91 ft).

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 8,630 cfs Jan.-25, 1937 (gage height, 10.97 ft, site 

and datum then in use); no flow at times during 1948-49.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Berlin Reservoir (see pp. 139-140).

Revisions (water years) . WSP 743: 1932. WSP 853: 1936. WSP 873: 1932(M) , 1933, 

1934-35(M) , 1936-38.

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 23 

15

Jan. 24 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.5 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

76

173

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

8.1

12

78

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

5.0

126

250

560

1,560

2,820

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

139

139

158

158

139

125

125

125

125

125

129

129

129

129

129

129

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

122

*96

43

43

43

43

43

3,565

115

-

-

Nov.

42

41

41

31

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

20

20

20

20

20

*20

T9~ 19

19

19

19

20

20

20

19

19

19

20

19

665

22.2

-

-

Dec.

20

20

20

20

19

20

20

20

*20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

606

19.5

_

-

Jan.

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

1§

*19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

19

28

50

66

65

66

57

36

22

18

18

832

26.8

_

-

Feb.

18

18

21

45

. 67

67

68

67

67

67

'67

70

67

59

*47

36

25

20

*19

19

19

18

*19

19

19

*19

19

19

_

-------

1,085

38.8

-

-

Mar.

28

21

18

9.5

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.8

9.5

*9.5

9.1

8.8

aTa

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.5

11

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

18

311

748

721

730

775

jj20_

4,387.5

142

_

-

Apr.

811

775

739

703

658

546

299

110

80

80

86

54

12

11

*13

18

15

12

12

11

11

14

15

12

140

240

245

1,170

2,540

2,340

11,772

392

-

-

May

779

119

34

32

51

31

32

32

32

32

32

101

129

126

123

129

168

*245

240

240

240

189

123

160

235

235

235

189

118

150

235

4,796

155

-

-

June

245

193

193

193

189

193

193

193

176

155

168

193

195

195

195

195

*180

157

157

157

155

155

155

153

153

155

155

155

172

185

5,286

176

-

-

July

185

T85

185

185

160

150

150

150

168

180

180

180

*180

180

157

145

T60

180

176

176

176

176

176

176

176

160

145

143

155

172

172

5,255

169

-

-

Aug.

155

143

145

145

145

160

176

176

176

176

176

176

176

176

176

*176

160

145

145

155

176

172

172

172

153

140

140

145

153

176

176

5,017

162

-

-

Sept.

180

180

180

180

176

176

176

176

176

176

172

172

172

172

*172

163

168

150

156

136

136

140

150

164

176

197

201

20T

201

197

5,157

172

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,540 Mln 19 Mean 166 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,540 Mln 8.8 Mean 133 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.

3889Z6 O -56 -9
118 BEAVER RIVER BASIN 

Mahonlng River at Pricetown, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°07'50", long 80°58'24", In T. 2 N., R. 5 W., on left bank a quarter of a 

mile south of Mahoning-Trumbull County line, 0.3 mile downstream from Milton Dam, half 

a mile southwest of Pricetown, Mahoning County, and 3 miles upstream from Kale Creek.

Drainage area. 276 sq mi.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 905.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 14, 1929, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 242 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,560 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 7.75 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 (gage height, 1.26 ft).

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 6,77? cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 15.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs on tasis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 0.4 

cfs Nov. 9, 10, 1941, Feb. 19-21, Oct. 10-21, 1945.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Berlin and Milton Reservoirs (see pp. 139-140). 

Revisions (water years). rfSP 728: 1930(M).

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 19, 25-27)

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

7.1

15

113

218

360

1,170

2,130

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

223

223

223

223

223

223

218

216

216

216

216

213

213

213

213

213

213

211

*209

209

209

209

209

209

209

202

195

195

193

188 

ISO

6,525

210

-

-

Nov.

180

180

175

171

171

162

156

154

146

136

136

136

136

136

134

134

*134

132

132

132

132

132

132

132

132

130

130

128

128

126

4,275

142

-

-

Dec.

126

126

126

126

126

126

124

124

*124

122

122

121

119

119

119

119

117

117

115

113

113

113

111

95

90

85

80soso

90

102

3,470

112

-

-

Jan.

102

102

100

100

100

99

97

97

97

95

*95

92

92

92

90

88

86

85

85

85

83

73

61

61

59

72

69

28

13

*13 

IS

2,423

78.2

-

-

Feb.

38

61

61

59

59

59

58

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

*59

51

33

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

1,094

39.1

-

-

Mar.

21

17

17

15

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

22_

18

18

19

19

20 

20

495

16.0

_

-

Apr.

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

23

22

22

23

22

22

22

22

24

23

22

22

22

*21

21

23

22

21

415

746

746

809

Z_,130

5,387

180

-

-

May

1,550

809

646

493

501

322

128

128

128

126

126

128

128

128

128

128

146

188

188

*191

191

191

193

193

193

195

195

197

200

197 

195

8,250

266

_

-

June

195

184

173

171

171

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

171

169

169

169

148

132

132

150

130

*134

140

140

140

140

140

138

148

156

4,703

157

-

-

July

156

156

156

154

152

152

154

154

154

152

152

152

152

152

154

154

154

154

154

154

154

*152

152

152

154

154

154

154

154

154 

154

4,760

154

-

Aug.

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

150 isoiso

150

150

150

152

152

152

*152

152

152

152

152

152

154

154

154

154

154

152

152 

152

4,710

152

-

-

Sept.

150

150

152

152

152

152

150

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

142

*154

154

156

154

154

154

160

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

4,718

157

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,340 Min 48 Mean 192 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,130 Mln 12 Mean 139 Cfsm - In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 119

Kale Creek near Pricetown, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°08'25", long 80°59'45", in T. 3 N., R. 5 W. , on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.4 mile north of Mahoning-Trumbull County line, \\ 

miles northwest of Pricetown, 2-£ miles upstream from mouth, and 3-| miles south of 

Newton Falls.

Drainage area. 20.9 sq mi.

Records available. May 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 914.7 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 27, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 20.3 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 760 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 5.25 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 3,630 cfs May 27, 1944 (gage height, 8.3 ft); no flow 

at times in 1952-54.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1.0 cfs, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 973: 1942. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

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

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 22-30, June 10-21, July 15 to 

Aug. 1, Sept. 18-30)

0.2 

.3

.5

.6

.7

1.0

.1

.2

.6

1.3

3.0

11

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

25

47

80

181

355

660

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

il

5.2

0.17

0.0081

0.009

Nov.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

74

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

73

9.2

0.31

0.015

0.02

Dec.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.9

1.1

.8

.6

1.0

1.7

3.2

2.2

1.0

.7

.7

.9

2.6

3.5

272

1.2

.8

.7

*. 7

.8

.7

31.6

1.02

0.049

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 391

Jan.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.7

.5

.4

.3

73

.3

.5

.5

.4

.4

*5.7

26

22

5.7

2.4

1.8

2.2

93

TS

17

5 2

244.1

7.87

0.377

0.43

Feb.

3.2

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

TTff

1.1

1.7

1.4

1.0

1.1

*4.0

16

7445-

16

10

14

18

9.6

6.7

5.9

6.5

5.4 4.4'

257.0

9.18

0.439

0.46

Mln 0 . 1

Mar.

*397

130

112

65

30

13

10

30

45

4.5

23

14

9.9

9.6

11

10

*8.4.

6.7 770"

70 '

50

23

16

12

*380

102

34

21

' 49

125

75

1,933.6

62.4

2.99

3.45

Apr.

30

17

13

9.6

8.0

9.0

17

86

53

20

95

114

31

16

16

122

321

57-

53

28

*14

17

200

84_

28__

32

336

243

48

22

2,141.6

71.4

3.42

3.82

Mean 12.5

May

16

27

19

28

16

9.6

17

109 -3?

15

9.9

9.3

7.8

6.2

4.7

4.0

3.2

2.6

1.7

*1.5

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

77

.7

.6 

.6

352.2

11.4

0.545

0.63

June

0.6

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.8

.7

.8

.7

.6

.6

.9

7T

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

^Z_

18.4

0.61

0.029

0.03

July

0.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.4

73

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

5.0

0.16

0.0077

0.009

Aug.

0.2

.2

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

00-

0

.2

.1 ".1

*.l

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

4.5

3.2

1.1

.6

.3

.2 

.1

14.2

0.46

0.022

0.03

Sept.

0.1

.1

05"

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.2

*.l

.1

1.6

5.4 276"

.9

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

14.0

0.47

0.022

0.02

Cfsm 0.598 In. 8.10

Water year 1953-54: Max 397 Min 0 Mean 13.8 Cfsm 0.660 In. 8.97

Peak discharge (base, 500 efs). Mar. 1 (4 p.m.) 740 cfs (5.18 ft); Mar. 25 (3 p.m.) 660 cfs 

(5.02 ft); Apr" 17 (6 a.m.) 538 cfs (4.66 ft); Apr. 27 (11:30 p.m.) 760 cfs (5.25 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
120 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

West Branch Mahoning River near Newton Palls, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°10'18", long 81°01'18", in T. 3 N., R. 6 W., on right bank 250 ft downstream from bridge on Ravenna Road (revised), Z\ miles southwest of Newton Palls, 

Trumbull County, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 7 miles downstream from Silver Creek.

Drainage area. 97.8 sq mi.

Records available. June 1926 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 912.2 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Aug. 30, 1929, staff gage at site 75 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge.--28 years, 94.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,560 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 8.25 ft); minimum, 5.5 cfs Sept. 9; minimum gage height, 0.98 ft Aug. 13, 14.

1926-54: Maximum discharge, 5,000 cfs Dec. 1, 1927 (gage height, 11.1 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum, 2.9 cfs Dec. 6, 1949, result of freezeup; minimum gage height, 0.95 ft 

July 22, 23, 1936.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 973: 1926-30, 1933, 1934{M), 1936-38, 1939(M), 1940.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect ( 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 23 to Nov. 10)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

1.7

7.3

16

38

86

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

159

344

487

940

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

1.7 

7.3

79

2.0

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0 1,470

154

344

480

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

'67T 6.1

6.7

7.3

8.1

9.7

g t 7

9. 7

9!?

8.9

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.9

*8.9

8.9

9.7

9.7

9.7

249.7

8.05

0.082

0.09

Nov.

8.9

7575"

8.9

8.9

*8.9

8.9

8.9

9.7

11

11

11

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.

9.

*9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

10

11

10

13

IT

10

10 

10

297.3

9.91

0.101

0.11

Dec.

10

TJJ

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

14

19

14

11

12

20

17

14

b!2

11

10

12

28

b40

b25

b20

14

13

*12

12

13

12

448

14.5

0.148

0.17

Jan.

13

10

TS

12

11

11

11

11

12

14

b!2

bll

bll

blO

12

13

b!3

bll

11

*29

50

b65

b40

25

21

21

215

T6f

b60

b40

30

984

31.7

0.324

0.37

Feb.

26

25

22

20

17

b!6

14

12.

15

b!7

bl5

b!4

b!4

43

121

233

2To

*87

57

62

65

46

36

35

36

32

30

1,336

47.7

0.488

0.51

Mar.

762

747

369

193

127

93

72

123

213

262

144

90

68

62

62

55

*54

49

44

2T6

215

113

85

67

*796

976

TOT

111

173

290

254

7,073

228

2.33

2.69

Apr.

125

84

70

54

45

46

82

241

188

89

391

690

169

99

78

172

958

310

£08

*144

89

70

220

240

115

144

1,160

1,180

268

14^

7,873

262

2.68

2.99

May

215

512

202

272

137

92

101

498

195

104

76

74

61

49

41

35

33

30

29

*27

24

24

23

22

21

19

18

17

TS 

22

17

3,008

97.0

0.992

1.14

June

15

24

22

30

31

24

£0

19

18

17

15

14

22

23

57

60

"57 238

35

24

20

*17

35

21

16

14

14

11

10

943

31.4

0.321

0.36

July

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

8.8

8.8

iSTT

8.8

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.3

7.3

6.7

67T

6.7

6.7

*6.7

8.1

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3 

10

9.6

258.3

8.33

0.085

0.10

Aug.

13

13

9.6

8.1

8.8

14

11

8.8

8.1

8.1

7.3

6.7

6.1

6.1

9.6

15

14

*12

11

14

12

9.6

8.1

8.8

64

28

20

14

9.6

8.8

8.1

395.3

12.8

0.131

0.15

Sept.

7.3

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.1

FT

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

8.8

*11

9.6

15

4524"

15

14

13

11

11

10

8.8

8.8

8.8 

8.8

312.2

10.4

0.106

0.12

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,500 Min 4.3 Mean 57.9 Cfsm 0.592 In. 8.02

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,180 Mln 6.1 Mean 63.5 Cfsm 0.649 In. 8.80

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Mar. 26 (5 a.m.) 1,470 cfs (7.98 ft); Apr. 28 (6 a.m.) 1,560 

cfs (8.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 121

Eagle Creek at Phalanx Station, Ohio

Location. Lat 41"15"40", long 80"57"16", on right bank 75 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 1 mile north of Phalanx Station, Trumbull County, 2 miles downstream from 

Tinker Creek, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--97.0 sq mi.

Records available. June 1926 to August 1934, January 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 887.42 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District). Prior to Sept. 14, 1929, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1926-33, 1938-54), 103 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,810 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 10.70 ft); minimum, 4.4 cfs Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 1.66 ft).

1926-34, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 3,480 cfs Dec. 1, 1927 (gage height, 12.2 ft); 

minimum, 0.6 cfs Aug. 4, 1939 (gage height, 1.62 ft); minimum daily, 0.9 cfs Aug. 4, 

1939.

Remarks.--Records good. Low flow slightly regulated by mijl several miles above station. 

Revisions (water years j. WSP 853: 1928(M). WSP 953: 1938-41.

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 19 to Aug. 17, Aug. 25 to Sept. 11)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28 Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

2.3 33

60

111

241

540

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

2.7

6.0

12

22

44

75

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

10.0

108

344

680

1,130

1,470

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.4

5.8

S70" 5.2

8.0

8.8

9.4

10

9.1

8.8

8.5

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.5

8.8

~9.7 12

7.7

8.0

*8.2

8.2

9.1

9.7

9.1

9.4

11

11

11

11

274.1

8.84

0.091

0.10

Nov.

11

11

9.1

8.0 *iT 

11

11

11

14

13

13

13

12

12

13

12

11

*12

11

12

12

13

13

13

14

15

T5

14

14

14

368.1

12.3

0.127

0.14

Dec.

14

15

15

15

15

16

15

15

18

22

18

16

16

24

23

17

16

16

16

18

39

59

39

30

22

19

*19

20

21

20

643

20.7

0.213

0.25

Jan.

19

17

18

18

18

17

17

16

17

20

17

16

15

14

15

19

18

15

16

*27

106

136

64

32

28

30

143

410

T5S

82

54

1,592

51.4

0.530

0.61

Feb.

44

41

37

35

31

29

25

22

2T

25

27

26

25

26

51

158

244

*386 158-

88

84

86

66

54

51

53

49

46

-

1,994

71.2

0.734

0.76

Mar.

446

1,120

496

310

163

117

94

128

226

316

268

141

106

94

88

77

*71

 65

59

139

256

130

8773"

686'

*1>,550

174

1411

185

256

8,279

267

2.75

3.17

Apr.

163

97

79

66

58

57

89

_ - 136

202

105

196

700

298

124

90

129

580

540

262

*196

109

84

146

226

127

116

950

. *954

' 410 

174

7,463

249

2.57

2.87

May

123

232

196

196

139

94

100

323

262

114

85

82

73

60

52

45

40

38

35

*32

31

29

27

25

26

25

24

25

46 

36

26

2,641

85.2

0.878

1.01

June

23

30

29

40

40

33

26

24

23

22

20

19

19

19

17

27

-56- 104

32

26

*22

20

20

19

18

17

17

16

15

15

808

26.9

0.277

0.31

July

15

T5

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

12

11

11

9.7

9.0

*10

9.4

8.1

7.5

7.8

7.8

8.4

9.7

8.7

8.1

7.5

7.5

6.6

6.3

775

9.0

10

326.6

10.5

0.108

0.12

Aug.

14

15

12

10

10

13

13

11

10

10

9.0

8.7

8.7

9.4

15

20

*27

25

17

22

17

15

14

13

15

15

14

11

9.4 

8.4

8.1

414.7

13.4

0.138

0.16

Sept.

8.1

7.8

7.8

8.1

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.0

673

7.5

*11

11

13

40

27

15

17

17

14

12

11

11

11

10 

10

336.2

11.2

0.115

0.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 540 Min 5.2 Mean 45.4 Cfsm 0.468 In. 6.36

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,350 Mln 5.2 Mean 68.9 Cfsm 0.710 In. 9.63

Peak discharge (base, l.OOO cfs). Mar. 2 (6 a.m.) 1,430 cfs (9.86 ft); Mar. 26 (2:30 a.m.) 1,810

cfs (10.70 ft); Apr. 27 (5 p.m.) 1,430 cfs (9.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
122 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Low-flow investigation,Maho ni ng River basin, Portage County, Ohio

An investigation of the low-flow characteristics of the Mahoning River basin together 

with the Cuyahoga and Chagrin River basins in Part 4, all within or adjacent to Portage 

County, was made Nov. 5, 6, 1953, for the purpose of studying the relationships between 

dry-weather streamflow, ground-water conditions, and the surficial geology, as well as inventorying the water-supply possibilities in this area. Current-meter measurements were 

made at gaging stations and other selected points on tributaries of Mahoning River as well 

as on Cuyahoga and Chagrin Rivers and tributaries in the Lake Erie basin. The measurements 

were made after a period of dry weather and therefore the discharges are essentially from 

ground-water sources. These results, together with streamflow records, ground-water records, and geologic studies of the area, indicate the water-supply potentials of this basin 

with particular reference to sustained flow.

The measurements on each stream are listed in order proceeding downstream and each measured tributary is inserted in the order in which it enters the main stream. Drainage area 

shown is total drainage area above the measuring point.

The list of measurements made in Cuyahoga and Chagrin River basins in Portage County 

Nov. 5, 6, 1953, will be found in WSP 1337

Discharge measurements, Mahoning River basin, Ohio, Nov. 5, 6, 1953

Date

Nov. 5 

5 

5

6

5

5 

5

5 

5

a Less 

b Less

Stream

Middle Branch Deer 

Creek. 

East Branch Deer 

Creek. 

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

West Branch Mahoning 

River .

East Branch Silver 

Creek.

West Branch Mahoning 

River. 

Ordnance Creek ......

Eagle Creek. ........ 

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

than 0.01 cfs. 

than 0.06 cfs.

Location

At bridge on U. S. Highway 224, 0.5 

mile west of Atwater. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 224, 0.5 

mile east of Atwater. 

At Portage-Stark County line, l£ miles 

west of Limaville.

of Deerfield.

of Pricetown. 

600 ft above bridge, 0.8 mile below 

Harmon Brook, and 2.3 miles northeast of Ravenna.

30 ft above east Branch, and 2.1 miles 

east of Edinburg. 

At mouth, 2.1 miles east of Edinburg...

above mouth. 

At gaging station, 2j miles southwest 

of Newton Palls. 

At culvert on State Highway 5, 0.6 mile 

above mouth and 2 miles west of Newton Falls. 

At bridge on State Highway 700, 1.9 

miles south of Hiram. 

At gaging station, at Phalanx Station..

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

2.35 

3.43 

16.4

18.7 

5.93

1.59

97 .8 

.16

5.56

97 .0

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.33

.01 

1.15 

2.85

.01

.97

.05

8.92 

(a)

.97 

10.5

Cfs per 

square 

mile

0.140

.003 

.070

.052

.031

.091 

(b)

.174 

.108
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 123

Mahoning River at Leavittsburg, Ohio

Location. La t 41 "14'20", long 80°52'50", in T. 4 N., R. 4 W., on right bank at upstream 

side of highway bridge at Leavittsburg, Trumbull County, 300 ft downstream from Duck 

Creek and l£ miles downstream from Eagle Creek.

Drainage area. 580 sq mi.

Records available. May 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 871.25 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 2, 1941, chain gage, and July 2, 1941, to July 22, 1952, waterstage recorder, at site 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 543 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,600 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 10.86 ft); minimum, 113 cfs Feb. 8, 14; minimum gage height, 2.84 ft Oct. 1.

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 9,720 cfs Jan..27, 1952 (gage height, 15.88 ft); minimi . « cfs July 7, 1952; minimum gage height, 1.50 ft June 10, July 9, 1941.

mum stage known, about 24 ft Mar. 26, 1913. Flood of Jan. 25 or 26, 1937,

Q O^QfYO ,^-r 1 9 Q f-tmum, . 

Maximum stage 

reached' a stage

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

no gage-height record, which are fair. Flow regulated by Berlin and Milton Reservoirs 

(see pp. 139-140) Records of water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in 

WSP 1350.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

108

141

194

324

5.0

7.0

11.0

695

1,750

4,690

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

e250

a?50~

a250

e240

e230

e220

6220

e220

223

223

223

223

223

223

226

228

228

2Z8

Z30

230

233

*235

238

238

248

248

233

228

228 

228

218

7,163

231

-

-

Nov.

214

20?

209

198

196

196

182

184

186

172

163

161

160

158

158

156

TBT

156

156

156

161

165

167

*161

167

163

161

161

158 

160

5,150

172

-

-

Dec.

158

154

154

156

153

158

156

158

*160

174

169

169

158

169

178

174

165

153

152

154

156

188

T§0~ 238

156

138

125

122

T2T 

125

137

4,919

159

-

-

Jan.

146

140

142

142

141

141

138

137

138

142

134

140

133

132

131

140

137

129

131

163

*346

370

a250

a!60

138

138

450

a750

a450"

a!90

6,299

203

-

-

Feb.

a!50

a!40

141

136

128

127

118

117

118

120

*124

119

119

116

T4T

340

675

820

487

258

228

248

196

150

136

136

129

121

5,836

208

-

-

Mar.

1,240

2,680

1,570

a900

a500

*340

a290

a370

615

715

655

422

309

269

E53

228

205

192

180 4l9~

695

463

312

245

1,540

*3,400

1,226

557

519

715

842

22,860

737

-

-

Apr.

557

356

274

223

188

253" 186

482

*695

408

635

1,750

910

452

327

538

2,080

1,630

820

635

397

306

715

910

519

538

2,890

*4,540

2,276

2,010

28,294

943

_

-

May

2,140

1,690

1,250

1,010

910

735

635

1,040

935

538

412

373

*346

303

272

250

233

274

283

274

269

263

258

253

253

248

245

248

261

280

258

16,739

540

_

-

June

258

258

248

253

274

261

240

230

228

228

221

216

221

228

238

309

482

*3"53

238

198

180

174

184

194

178

174

169

165

163 

T76

6,939

231

_

-

July

178

178

178

178

178

174

176

178

182

178

176

174

174

176

*176

172

TTz

172

172

174

174

172

172

172

172

172

172

172

174

176

164

5,428

175

-

-

Aug.

201

190

184

180

190

188

188

182

178

178

180

174

169

T5?

188

194

*194

186

190

184

184

174

170

170

218

233

233

190

178

174

172

5,753

186

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,380 Min 122 Mean 342 Cfsm - In. -

Sept.

172

174

178

176

174

170

169

169

169

169

TB"5" 165

167

169

170

174

*182

198

256

738

201

186

201

198

196

196

196

194

198

209

5,579

186

-

-

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,340 Min 116 Mean 331 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

at Youngstown and Prlcetown.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records 

for stations at Youngstown and Pricetown.
124 BEAVER RIVER BASIN 

Mosquito Creek below Mosquito Creek Dam, near Cortland, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°18'00", long 80°45'25", in T. 5 N., R. 3 W., on right bank 100 ft 

downstream from Mosquito Creek Dam, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Confusion 

Run, 2 miles downstream from Walnut Creek, and 3 miles southwest of Cortland, Trumbull County.

Drainage area.--97.6 sq mi.

Records available . May 1926 to September 1929, May 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 873.98 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to June 12, 1943, 

staff gage, June 12 to Aug. 22, 1943, wire-weight gage, and Aug. 23, 1943, to 

Feb. 14, 1951, water-stage recorder, at site 900 ft downstream at datum 6.63 ft 

lower.

Average discharge. 14 years, 103 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 334 cfs July 14, 15 (gage height, 2.75 ft); 

minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Nov. 3-13.

1926-29, 1943-54: Maximum discharge, 1,890 cfs Jan. 19, 1929 (gage height, 11.5 

ft, from floodmark, site and datum then in use); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those below 3 cfs, which are fair. Plow completely regulated~by Mosquito Creek Reservoir (see pp. 139-140). Water is diverted at reservoir 

outlet for municipal supply of city of Warren; diversion not included in figures of 

daily discharge.

Cooperation.--One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

0.3

.6

.9

1.9

4.7

9.6

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

120

257

420

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

197 ire

36

36

El

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.5

39

85

87

71

71

71

*51

36

19

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

377

3.7

3.7

1,026.9

33.1

-

Nov.

3.7

2.8

.3

73

.3

.3

.3

.3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a2.0

3.7

23

61

32

3.3

3.3

3.7

3.3

3.7

*3.7

3.3

3.3

3.7

4.0

3.7

3.7

174.2

5.81

-

Dec.

3.7

177

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

*3.3

5.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

103.8

3.35

Jan.

3.3

3.3

3.7

373

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

*3.3

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.8 370-

3.3

3.3

100.7

3.25

Feb.

3.3

3.3

3.0

2.8 370-

3.3

3.3

3.7

18

32

*35

35

35

35

35

17

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.4

4.7

4.0

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.7

3.7

313.2

11.2

Mar.

3.7

377

3.3

3.0

3.3

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.8

7^

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.8

*2.8

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.3

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.3

3.3

101.2

3.26

Apr.

3.3

377

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.4

3.7

*3.7

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.7

477

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.7

124.0

4.13

May

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.4

5.1

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

*4.7

5.1

5.6

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.6

5.6

 570" 6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.6

160.5

5.18

3.95

June

S76- 5.6

5.6

a5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

24

57

102

132

132

132

132

132

130

105

43

6.0

44

*132

231

266 242"

217

217

231

245

242

225

3,458.2

115

14.9

July

211

211

211

197

183

183

169

156

T57

183

197

225

240

290

*278

240

237

237

237

263

272

248

228

217

217

225

237

257

'275 302

257

7,050

227

15.9

Aug.

211

178

189

214

222

225

228

228

228

242

254

223

203

203

203

203

*183

169

169

169

172

172

172

197

228

186

156

145

145

US 

142

6,006

194

15.2

Sept.

142

142

130

122

122

150

161 T30"

102

84

75

77

77

75

62

54

*40

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

2626"

26

99

2,165

72.2

14.3

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

33.1 5.81

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

3.35 3.25 11.2 3.26 4.13

Observed

Max 411 Min 0.3 Mean 80.0 

Max 302 Min 0.3 Mean 56.9

9.13 130 243 209 86.5

Adjusted

Mean 80.0 Cfsm - In. - 

Mean 62.3 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion for city of Warren, equivalent in cubic feet per second.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In a

i iALvei.-B.Luii iui- oii/y ui warren, equivalent in 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated 

of Mosquito Creek Reservoir.

itage and gate openings
HEAVER RIVER BASIN 125

Mahoning River at Youngstown, Ohio

Location.- -La t 41°06'41", long 80°40'25", on left bank 400 ft upstream from Bridge Street 

Bridge in Youngstown, Mahoning County, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Mill 

Creek.

Drainage area. 899 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1921 to September 1954. 

miles downstream; records not equivalent.

May 1903 to July 1906 at site

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 826.53 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District). Prior to Nov. 16, 1926, chain 

gage at site 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 33 years (1921-54), 817 cfs.

Extremes, Maximum discharge during year, 5,930 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 8.52 ft); minimum; 145 cfs Feb. 7 (gage height, 2.26 ft).

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 17,600 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 14.92 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting and on basis of velocityarea studies; minimum, 28 cfs Aug. 14, 1930 (gage height, 1.80 ft); minimum daily, 

30 cfs Aug. 16, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 26.5 ft Mar. 26, 1913.

Remarks . Records good. Water diverted above station for municipal supply. Flow regulated by Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, and Meander Creek Reservoirs (see pp. 139-140), 

together with reservoirs on Crab Creek and Squaw Creek.

Revisions (water years). WSP 623: 1924 (M).

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.2 124 5.0 2,010

2.5 238 7.0 3,980

3.0 510 8.4 5,780

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

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

441

447 

377

308

313

303

278

274

274

260

270

274

270

270

270

288

333

344

333

333

*333

313

298

278

260

270

265

260

247 

252

234

9,270

299

-

-

Nov.

230

m226

213

218

213

213

226

213

201

193

189

186

IZi

186

193

222

*218

186

189

186

201

189

205

189

197

189

186

213

6,112

204

-

-

Dec.

205

197 

197

197

189

209

218

*205

213

274.

222

213

197

247

256

230

222

205

189

193

209

265

270

242

218

197

178

170

174

167

165

6,531

211

-

-

Jan.

182

193 

197

197

189

189

186

182

178

186

182

193

182

178

182

201

178

170

178

*238

360

418

293

226

197

178

598

1.040

688

360 

233

8,357

270

-

-

Feb.

182

170

174

178

*174

167

156

15£

159

170

201

186

178

186

213

372

1,000

1,300

869

435

338

328

308

242

222

209

186

197

-

8,652

309

-

-

Mar.

2,270

3,980 

*3,210

1,610

862

536

412

497

729

911

904

617

429

372

355

323

298

270

252

504

918

722

466

350

2,490

4,580

*2,620

962

792

1* 260

1,380

35,881

1,157

-

-

Apr.

962

603 

429

344

308

303

333

*645

992

680

1,230

2,530

1,770

792

530

906

3,540

3,010

1,610

1,110

687

557

1,220

1,570

940

862

*4,460

5.780

3,980

2,100

44,783

1,493

-

-

May

2.620

2,100 

1,810

1,380

1,260

970

778

1,150

1,490

855

575

*504

460

400

350

323

308

318

333

333

318

308

298

303

313

298

295

303

298

313

303

21,665

699

-

-

June

323

323 

303

308

303

303

298

278

293

*344

360

382

388

377

510

523

556

610

355

260

238

318

412

460

441

418

412

418

418

429

11,361

379

-

-

July

429

412 

412

429

412

394

406

*388

322

382

394

400

423

447

491

460

429

423

429

429

447

447

435

418

400

400

406

418

441

466

485

13,129

424

-

-

Aug.

491

429 

406

*394

447

435

429

418

423

418

418

423

418

400

466

453

441

418

447

406

394

382

388

418

453

504

441

388

360

366

360

13,034

420

-

-

Sept.

360

360 

321

344

338

333

372

*377

350

323

293

278

293

293

323

293

283

323

333

338

298

270

260

260

265

2.52

256

256

260

252

9,213

307

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,200 Mln 163 Mean 535 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,780 Mln 152 Mean 515 Cfsm - In. -

'Discharge measurement made on this day. 

No£e. Discharge Apr. 27 to May 11 computed from once-daily or oftener tape-gage readings.
126 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Mill Creek at Youngstown, Ohio

Location. --Lat 41°04'20", long 80°41'25", in T. 2 N., R. 2 W., on right bank 600 ft upstream from suspension bridge in Mill Creek Park at Youngstown, Mahoning County, Imile 

downstream from Newport Dam, and 2? miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --68. 4 sq mi.

Records available. --November 1943 to September 1954. 

. --Water -stage recorder.

Average discharge. --10 years (1944-54), 57.6 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 626 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 2.81 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Feb. 3-9; minimum gage height, 0.22 ft Aug. 14.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 6,100 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 9.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs by computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 

0.1 cfs Oct. 8, 1947, Aug. 26, 1949, Sept. 10, 11, 12, 1952, Feb. 3-9, 1954.

Maximum discharge known, 7,140 cfs in March 1913 at dam 1 mile downstream (computed by Mill Creek Park Association).

Remarks. --Records fair. Flow regulated intermittently by Newport Dam.

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

In cubic feet per second)

(Shirting-control method used Oct. 19 to Jan. 25, Jan. 31 

to Feb. 17, Feb. 19-28)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1

0.3 

.4

3.1 

7.4

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

60

131

Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.1 

2.5 

2.8

176

300

455

620

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

52

124

50

1.3

1.0

1.0

.8

.LZ.

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

».7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

8.7 

3 . 9

3.9

262.1

8.45

0.124

0.14

Nov.

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.5

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.5

*3.5

3.1

3.5

2.5

2.8

1.8

12.

6.4

4.6

3.9

3.9 

3.5

120.9

4.03

0.059

0.07

Dec.

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.1

*3.1

3.5

4.6

5.5

6.0

6.0

6.4

11

15

15

8.1

.5

-u±

.4

.8

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

3.5

5.5

134.8

4.35

0.064

0.07

Jan.

4.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

3.5

5.5

4.0

.4

.7

3.6

.6

.4

.2

.2

.4

.7

.5

.5

.6

*14

20

5.9

2.3

2.0

16

24

31

46

52

40

18

304.1

9.81

0.143

0.16

Feb.

6.8

.4

.3

.a *.i

.1.1.1

.3

2.0

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.7

25

1£

30

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

16

-

236.1

8.43

0.123

0.13

Mar.

110

248

*211

113

71

68

66

32

^9

70

79

56

23

23

31

42

37

25

25

25

25

30

42

52

225

223

*149

84

149

390 ~

280

3,004.9

96.9

1.42

1.64

Apr.

223

104

.9

^6

.6

46

44

*118

80

45

120

253

171

81

111

186

566

348

199

98

38

44

73

84

53

65

*442

363

220

111

4,288.1

143

2.09

2.33

May

66

77

125

235

154

71

58

126

88

52

40

*40

35

28

25

23

20

18

16

14

13

11

10

8.9

8.9

il

7.2

7.8

11

9.4

7.2

1,412.6

45.6

0.667

0.77

June

8.8

13

12

8.9

6.7

5.5

4.4

4.4

4.7

*5.5

6.3

11

7.4

4.1

41

128

104

128

104

40

21

17

31

20

10

6.3

4.1

3.5

2.8

? c s°

765.9

25.5

0.373

0.42

July

2.3

2.3

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.3

2.3

*3.0

2.1

1.1

3.0

1.9

.6

1.6

6.2

1.4

.4

^3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

1.2

.5

7 .6

47.0

1.52

0.022

0.03

Aug.

15

1.6

.5

*.3

1.0

1.5

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

a!

.2

8.2

31

25

15

5.1

2.5

1.8

.9

.4

12

40

22

14

5.1

3.5

1.8

2 . 8

213.7

6.89

0.101

0.12

Sept.

2.3

1.8

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.6

.9

*4.8

3.6

1.8

1.5

6.3

3.5

2.1

3.4

3.0

3.7

23

11

20

7.2

4.2

1.5

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.2

a!

1.3

1.6

152.4

5.08

0.074

0.08

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,400 Mln 0.2 Mean 49.9 Cfsm 0.730 In. 9.91

Water year 1953-54 : Max 566 Mln 0.1 Mean 30.0 Cfam 0.439 In. 5.96

Peak discharge (base, 50O cfa). Mar. 30 (9 a.m.) 549 cfs (2.68 ft); Apr. 17 (2 to 9 a.m.) 626 ofa 

(2.81 ft); Apr. 27 (2 p.m.) 527 cfs (2.64 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 127

Mahoning River at Lowellville, Ohio

Location Lat 41°02'10", long 80°32'10", in T. 1 N., R. 1 W., on left bank 300 ft upstream 

from Washington Street Bridge at Lowellville, Mahoning County, 1 mile upstream from 

Ohio-Pennsylvania State line, and 3 miles downstream from Yellow Creek.

Drainage area.--1,076 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 796.84 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 26, 1944, wire-weight gage at site 300 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,050 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 7 53 ft)- minimum, 162 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 2.40 ft).

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 13.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 125 cfs 

June 29, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 17.8 ft in March 1913.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, and Meander

Creek Reservoirs (see pp. 139-140), together with reservoirs on Crab Creek, Squaw Creek, 

and Yellow Creek. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in 

WSP 1350. J 5

Rating table, water year 1955-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

162

317

497

832

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

1,290

2,720

7,950

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

497

624

516

387

375

369

j63

529

529

317

306

323

312

317

317

329

387

405

399

399

*393

387

358

334

312

317

329

329

312

317

300_

11,288

364

-

-

Nov.

284

290

295

284

273

273

284

273

278

273

257

246

241

236

220

241

252

290

*295

262

284

246

295

257

506

268

252

262

231

268

8,016

267

_

-

Dec.

273

252

252

246

236

252

262

*246

257

552

284

262

241

323

352

300

284

268

231

226

252

340

323

325

275

241

215

200

205

196

196

8,165

265

_

-

Jan.

196

205

220

215

226

226

220

210

205

205

210

215

*200

196

215

290

196

176

zlo

554

478

522

405

500

262

278

745

1.080

840

528

558

10,166

328

_

-

Feb.

268

236

246

241

*226

215

196

191

205

236

268

246

231

236

273

423

910

1.150

1,100

650

497

447

423

369

329

300

273

257

-

10,642

380

_ -

-

Mar.

2,800

4,550

3,870

2,020

1,100

*752

605

644

781

994

1,060

810

573

516

478

466

441

387

393

611

969

879

644

510

2,990

4.720

*3,440

1,300

1,080

2,020

1,840

44,243

1,427

_

-

Apr.

1,330

902

579

454

411

466

535

*871

1,180

894

1,440

2,960

2,320

1,060

781

1,220

4,300

3,780

2,160

1,370

879

704

1,380

1,820

1,160

1,130

*5,070

6.550

4,720

2,480

54,686

1,825

-

-

May

2.960

2,480

2,320

1,900

1,560

1,200

969

1,360

1,860

1,100

774

697

618

560

478

423

405

399

429

423

393

375

369

381

399

363

358

387

423

381

369

27,113

875

-

-

June

417

40O

370

370

370

363

358

352

360

*381

410

450

460

435

752

975

788

848

550

400

358

429

516

566

547

516

485

497

497

510

14,730

491

-

-

July

510

485

491

503

485

472

497

*472

454

460

466

478

497

547

598

535

497

491

497

497

516

516

510

478

454

454

454

478

516 

522

600

15,430

498

-

-

Aug.

618

485

441

*423

528

478

454

441

454

460

447

460

454

435

624

528

510

472

491

441

423

405

417

538

651

611

541

466

429

441

423

14,969

483

-

-

Sept.

423

429

478

405

387

387

423

*528

ITT

393

352

317

346

346

441

363

329

510

497

441

393

334

317

317

323

300

317

312

317 

323

11,465

382

-

-

Calendar year 1953; Max 6,150 Min 196 Mean 677 cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54; Max 6,330 Min 176 Mean 633 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
128 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Sugar Run at Pymatuning Dam, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°29'50", long 80°27'55", on right bank at highway bridge at Pymatuning 

Dam, Crawford County, a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and if miles northwest 

of Jamestown.

Drainage area.--9.34 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 984.58 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to Oct. 17, 1938, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 10.1 ofs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 696 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 3.68 ft); no flow 

Oct. 1-6, July 20 to Aug. 15, Aug. 17 to Sept. 18, Sept. 25, 29.

1934-54: Maximum discharge observed, 1,460 cfs Sept. 4, 1937 (gage height, 6.80 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 300 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 1 cfs and those for periods of ice effect or 

those computed from twice-daily tape-gage readings, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1113: 1937(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect 

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

0.05 

.1 

.15 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5

.04

.13

.29

.88

1.88

3.39

1.1 

1.4 

1.9 

2.5 

3.0

5.5

11.5

26

52

125

257

415

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01 

.02

.01

.02

.02

.03

.03

.04

^06

.06

.06

.06

.03

.03

.03

0.61

0.020

0.0021

0.002

Nov.

0.03

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.07

.08

.09

.19

.16

.16

.13

.09

.07

.07

.07 

.06

.04

.04

.13

.18

.29

.29

.40

.53

.42

.33

.25

25

4.62

0.154

0.016

0.02

Dec.

*0.33

.66

.59

.47

.37

.61

.96

.54

.34

3.25

1.55

.80

.59

1.04

3.71

1.28

.66 

.42

.42

.45

1.02

12.5

5.8

2.0

1.03

.73

.73

.73

1.04

1.04

. 88

46.54

1.50

0.161

0.19

Calendar year 1953: Max 89

Jan.

0.73

.73

.96

.88

.60

*.50

.50

.40

.80

2.0

.80

.50

*.30

.30

.35

.60

.60 

.40

.45

20

31

7.0

3.5

2.5

2.0

5.0

~20 100

12

7.0

5.0

227.40

7.34

0.786

0.91

Feb.

4.16

3.75

3.75

3.75

3.2

2.9

2.4

2.0

2.5

*2.72

*3.57

2.0

iil

3.0

44

31

54 

2T

11

7.9

8.9

7.3

5.0

5.0

6.2

6.8 ,

4.75

6.7 '

261.05

9. '32

0.998

1.04

Mln 0

Mar.

*324 ~67

44

18

15

14

12

20

35

44

20

15

13.5

13

11.5

10.5

*11.5 

10.5

11.5

42

18.5

12

10.5

8.2

94

. 31

14

11

13.5

28

19.5

1,012.2

32.7

3.50

4.03

Mea

Apr.

11

8.9

7.3

5.5

5.2

9.5

15

28

14.5

8.5

71

38

14.5

10

11.5

105

1ft

g40

g!8

*gio

9.8

37

18.5

11.5

11.5

61

38

15.5

10

785.2

26.2

2.81

3.13

n 5.92

May

8.2

14.5

12.5

13

7.6

6.8

8.7

22

9.7

6.2

5.5

6.2

4.75

3.57

2.72

2.28

1.88 

1.71

1.22

1.13

1.04

.88

.80

.66

*.66

.59

,53

3.05

5.6

1.75

 96

156.68

5.05

0.541

0.62

June

1.14

1.77

1.32

2.01

1.88

1.32

.80

.59

.47

.47

.37

.39

1.33

.60

.37

7.8

f&

1.14

.73

.47

.55

.66

.42

.29

.22

.19

.11

.09

.07

39.14

1.30

0.139

0.16

Cfsm 0.634

July

0.06

.04

.04

.07

.06

.04

*.19

.36 TIB"

.09

.07

.16

.09

.14

.33

.19

.09 

.03

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

D

0

0

0

2.21

0.071

0.0076

0.009

In. £

Aug.

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.01

0.0003

O000032

0.00004

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

.04

.01

.05

.02

.02

.01

0

.01

.01

.01

0

.48

0.66

0.022

0.0024

0.003

.60

Water year 1953-54: Max 324 Mln 0 Mean 6.95 Cfsm 0.744 In. 10.11

Peak discharge (base, 250 efs). Mar. 1 (11 a.m.) 696 cfs (3.68 ft); Apr. 16 (8 p.m.) 325 cfs 

(2.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

g Computed from twice-daily tape-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18-20, 23, 24, Jan. 5-20, 22-31, Feb. 5-9, 

12-15, Mar. 4-8, 22 (no gage-height record Jan. 23, 24).
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 129

Shenango River at Pymatuning Dam, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°29'55", long 80°27'30", on left bank 500 ft downstream from Sugar Run, 

550 ft downstream from Pymatuning Dam, Crawford County and l| miles northwest of 

Jamestown.

Drainage area.--167 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1934 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 970.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Average discharge.--20 years, 195 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 940 cfs Apr. 30 to May 4; maximum gage height, 

6.97 ft Apr. 30, May 2; minimum discharge, 12 cfs Feb. 14 (gage height, 3.95 ft).

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 1,540 cfs Sept. 4, 1937 (gage height, 9.2 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs June 30 to July 3, 1934.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those computed from twice-daily tape-gage readings, 

which are fair. Flow regulated since 1933 by Pymatuning Reservoir (see pp. 139-140).

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: 1934-36. WSP 1083: 1936(M), 1937, 1940(M), 1941- 

4lTRevised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year 1940, 

superseding those published in WSP 893, are given herewith:

Month

Water year 1939-40.... 

Calendar year 1940....

Observed

Cfs-days

5,969.0 

52,153.1 

62,602.0

Maximum

590 

670 

1,000

Minimum

4.0 

1.3 

1.3

Mean

193 

142

171

Change In 

oontentst

+355 

+27.4 

+50.6

Adjusted

Mean

548 

169 

222

Per square 

mile

3.28 

1.01 

1.33

Runoff In 

Inches

3.78 

13.82 

18.10

t Change In contents In Pymatuning Reservoir, In cubic feet per second.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

215

211

211

211

211

211

215

180

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156 

*156

156

5,285

170

-217

Nov.

153

153

153

153

153

153

124

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

100

92

92

92

92

92

92

90

95

90

92

92

92

92 

92

3,256

109

-98.6

Dec.

*92

92

92

90

90

90

90

90

90

95

95

95

95

95

95

92

92

92

92

92

92

~9T 102

95

92

92

92

92

92 

92

75

2,859

92.2

+3.9

Jan.

63

63

63

63

63

*63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

61

61

61

61

61

S3

67

31

27

26

26

29

"Si 117

g24

g24 

g22

1,694

54.6

+164

Feb.

Sl5

g!5

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

*13

14

13

13

14

53

40

62

30

21

19

19

18

16

16

18

18

16

17

-

559

20,0

+264

Mar.

330

74

51

28

24

23

22

28

41

52

29

24

23

22

21

20

*21

20

22

49

28

20

20

18

98

39

23

20

23

34 

28

1,275

41.1

+519

Apr.

20

18

17

16

15.

18

24

34

24

18

77

44

24

20

41

153

156

71

143

252

g400

*g663

820

802

785

785

850

820

785

^80

8,775

292

+382

May

940

940

940

940

771

610

610

628

610

610

519

468

382

213

156

156

89

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

*58

57

5T

60

65

60 

58

10,403

336

-234

June

58

60

60

45

28

28

27

27

60

75

92

104

104

104

104

112

59

23

21

20

19

53

73

132

184

220 2"20"

220

220 

220

2,772

92.4

-92.8

July

220

220

220

220

220

*220

220

2"20" 224

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

215

215

215

215

215

215

215

215

215

215 

215

215

6,764

218

-256

Aug.

215

215

215

*220 220"

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

215

215

215

215

215

215

215

215

220

220

220

220

220 

220

220

6,765

218

-275

Sept.

220

2T5

215

215

215

215

215

215

215

*215

215

215

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

184 

166

6,311

210

-229

Adjusted for change In contents In Pymatuning Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

-47.0 

-0.281 

-0.32

10.4 

0.062 

0.07

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

96.1 

0.575 

0.66

219 

1.31 

1.51

284 

1.70

1.77

560 

3.35 

3.86

674 

4.04 

4.51

102 

0.611 

0.70

Observed

Max 437 Mln 14.5 Mean 156 

Max 940 Mln 13 Mean 155

-0.4 

-0.0024 

-0 .003

-38.0 

-0.228 

-0.26

-57.0 

-0.341 

-0.39

-19.0 

-0.114 

-0.13

Adjusted

Mean 122 Cfsm 0.731 In. 9.94 

Mean 147 Cfsm 0.880 In. 11.98

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Pymatuning Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second. 

g Computed from twice-daily tape-gage readings.

Note. Negative figures of adjusted discharge and runoff Indicate evaporation and seepage from 

reservoir exceeded Inflow.
130 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Little Shenango River at Greenville, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°25'15", long 80°22>35", on left bank 1,500 ft downstream from Williamson Crossing Bridge, 1 mile northeast of Greenville, Mercer County, and 2 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--104 sq mi.

Records available.-November 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1954 

in reports orGeological Survey. January 1914 to September 1918, November 1919 to 

August 1923, and November 1925 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department 

of Forests and Waters.

£a£e-"Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 953.46 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 4, 1915, staff gage, Nov. 4, 1915, to Sept. 30, 1918, waterstage recorder, Nov. 7, 1919, to Aug. 31, 1923, and Nov. 19, 1925, to June 20 1934 

staff gage, at site 1 mile downstream at datum 8.96 ft lower.

Average discharge.--34 years (1914-18, 1920-22, 1926-54), 139 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,050 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, about 9 0 ft)- 

minimum, 4.2 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 0.67 ft).

1919-23, 1925-64: Maximum discharge, 6,200 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 12.26 ft) 

from rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of 

peak flow; minimum (revised), 2.9 cfs July 31, 1934 (gage height, 0.58 ft).

Revisions.--The minimum discharge for the water year 1923 has been revised to 4.9 

cfs Aug. 21, 1923, superseding figure published in WSP 728 and reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record 

which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions. WSP 743: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water -year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 29 to June 17, Aug. 10 to Sept. 9)

Oct. 1 to Mar Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

2.5 

3.0

4.0

185 

285 

559 

9OO 

1,820 1.2 

1.5

4.2

5.1 

7.5

55

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

117

301

570

1,320

2,400

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

7.2

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

6,5

*7,5

7.0

7.8

7.8

7,8

7.0

6.0

7.0

7,2

7.5

7.2

6.7

6.2

6.7

*7.5

7.5

7.2

7.0

7.2

8.1

8.1

9.1

9.5 

*"97T

'

231.0

7.45

0.072

0.08

Nov.

8.5

8.1

8.5

9.1

8.8

8.1

8.1

10

12

15

12

11

9.9

9.5

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.8

10

16

20

23

18

22

19

16

13 

12

361.6

12.1

0.116

0.13

Dec.

13 *T5

16

16

15

15

19

20

16

28

41

27

22

22

55

40

25

20

17

17

20

118

136

^62

45

31

26

23

24 

26

25

995

32.1

0.309

0.36

Jan.

21

21

21

20

18

*16

14

13

16

22

20

18

*16

14

16

20

18

15

16

30

330

*110

80

60

48

51

698

715

19O 

140

9O

2,877

92.8

0.892

1.03

Feb.

90

80

66

56

50

45

40

30

35

*47

45

35

30

35

277

497

"570 691

214

146

134

127

96

89

100

113

90

I 8'

3,906

140

1.35

1.40

Mar.

1,410

1.950

706

350

250

200

180

214

269

312

209

154

131

128

133

116

*120

119

111

334

278

152

146

122

475

553

244

" 174

162 

239

247

10,188

329

3.16

3.64

Apr.

165

131

116

$0 a80

a86

» 162

232

228

136

351

744

292

185

157

390

1.450

738

585

397

*227

170

371

354

219

188

355

708

401

2UO

9,912

330

3.17

3.54

May

147

208

225

"234 460

160

146

260

172

120

97

100

84

70

59

54

47

41

40

37

34

33

33

32

*31

*3O

29

28

55

53

31

3,150

102

0.981

1.13

June

28

66

43

42

42

33

26

21

18

19

21

22

30

31

19

17

63

85

48

30

25

21

20

21

18

17

16

14

14

JL3

883

29.4

0.283

0.32

July

12

12

11

12

11

*11

13

18

17

13

12

11

11

11

21

23

13

11

10

9.9

9.9

9.1

8.8

8.5

9.8

7.5

6.7

770

7.0

7.2

7.5

351.9

11.4

0.110

0.13

Aug.

8.1

8.5

8.5

*7.8

8.5

8.5

7.8

7.2

7.2

7.4

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.5

7.8

9.1

12

TT

9.5

8.8

7.8

7.2

6.0

6.0

8.1

9.9

10

8.1

6.7

TTO . £

244.7

7.89

0.076

0.09

Sept.

7.0

7.5

7.8

7.0

5.8

6.0

5.3

6.0

*6.1

5.5

5.1

4 4

177

4.4

5.3

6.5

6.2

6.5

8.8

9.1

8.1

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.5

6.2

5.5

6.0

6.5 

5.9

192.2

6.41

0.062

0.07

Calendar year 1953: Max 830 Min 6.0 Mean 94.7 cfsm 0.911 In. 12.37

Water year 1953-54 : Max 1,950 Mln 4.4 Mean 91.2 Cfsm 0.877 In. 11.92

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 efs). Mar. 1 (12 p.m.) 3,050 cfs (about 9.0 ft); Apr. 17 (12:30 p.m.) 

1,820 cfs (6.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16-21, 24-27, Dec. 31 to Jan. 24, Jan. 29 to 

Feb. 14 Mar. 4-7.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 131

Pymatuning Creek near Orangeville, Pa.

Location. Lat 41 0 18'40", long 80°28'40", on right bank 2 miles upstream from mouth, 

3 miles southeast of Orangeville, Mercer County, and 3 miles north of Sharpsvllle.

Drainage area. 169 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1954 

in reports of Geological Survey. January 1914 to August 1933 and November 1935 to 

September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters; published 

as "below Orangeville," January 1914 to September 1916.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 873.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Aug. 17, 1915, staff gage, Aug. 17, 

1915, to Aug. 31, 1923, and Nov. 19, 1925, to June 18, 1934, chain gage, at site 

1,500 ft downstream at datum 0.62 ft higher.

Average-^discharge. 36 years (1914-22, 1926-54), 202 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,090 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 9.52 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 14, 15 (gage height, 1.20 ft).

1914-23, 1925-54: Maximum discharge, 6,200 cfs Feb. 3, 1915 (gage height, 9.1 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use), from rating curve 

extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 0.5 cfs 

Sept. 25, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 16.0 ft Mar. 26, 1913, site and datum then in use, from floodmark (backwater from Shenango River).

Revisions. The figures of maximum and minimum discharges for some water years 

have been revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published 

in the water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

_

503

M)3

533

758

803

833

873

893

933

Water 

year

1915

1919

1920

1921

1934

1936

1937

1939

1940

1941

Maximum

Date

Feb. 3, 1915

May 11, 1919

Mar. 13, 1920

Mar. 29, 30, 1921

Mar. 6, 1934

Mar. 25, 1936

Jan. 25, 1937

Sept. 4, 1939

Apr. 21, 1940

Dec. 30, 1940

Discharge 

(cfs)

*6,200

3,920

5,800

2,150

*1,700

4,300

3,850

-

2,750

*1,460

Gage height 

(feet)

9.1

7.75

t8.9

t6.4

*7.60

10.68

10.41

-

9.65

7.87

Minimum

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.0

-

-

Gage height 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.16.

-

-

* Not previously published.

t From graph based on gage readings.

t Affected by ice.

Remarks. Records good except those computed from once-daily tape-gage readings and partial recorder graph, which are fair, or those for periods of ice effect, which are 

poor. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions. WSP 743: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water years 1919-20, 1934, 1936-37, 1939, superseding those published in WSP 503, 758, 803, 823, 873, are given herewith:

Date

1919

May 10

11

12

1920

Mar. 12

13

14

1934

Aug. 9

1936

Mar. 1

10

11

Discharge

2,150

i,920

2,850

4,350

5,OOO

2,490

393

1,300

899

1,040

Date

1936-Con.

Mar. 12

24

25

26

27

28

1937

Jan. 10

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

,060

,860~

,040

,780

,680

,15Q_

,040

99£

,140

,450

,620

,54O

,50O

,070.

Date

1937-Con.

Jan. 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

1939

Aug. 22

23

24

25

26

27

Discharge

1,530

2,450

1,970

1,530

3,450

2,880

1,540

1 , 040_

3.8

3.3

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

Date

1939-Con.

Aug. 28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

9

18

19

20

22

23

24

25

26

Discharge

2.8

2.1

1.6

3.5

1.8

1.3

1.4

3.5

3.3

2.6

3.5

3.5

3.0

2.6

3.3

3.5

Month

May 1919. .................

Water year 1918-19...... 

Calendar year 1919......

Water year 1919-20...... 

Calendar year 1920 ......

Water year 1933-34...... 

Calendar year 1934 ......

Water year 1935-36 ...... 

Calendar year 1936 ......

Water year 1936-37 ...... 

Calendar year 1937 ......

Water year J.938-39. ..... 

Calendar year 1939 ......

Cfs-days

_

_

_

-

65,686.1 

69,209.3

100,150.7 

108,529

63,006.6 

59,964.9

Maximum

3,920 

3,920

5,000 

5,000

393

1,300 

1,300

4,040 

4,040

3,450 

3,450

1,620 

1,620

Minimum

5 

5

2 

2

1.0 

1.5

2.0 

2.0

8.5 

11

1.3 

1.3

Mean

186 

184

189

190

74.3 

82.4

179 

189

274 

297

173 

164

Per square 

mile

1.10 

1.09

1.12 

1.12

249

.440 

.488

1.06 

1.12

1.62 

1.76

1.02 

.970

Runoff in 

inches

14.95

14.80

15.26 

15.28

5.96

6.61

14.46

15.25

22.05 

23.88

13.88 

13.21
132 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Pymatuning Creek near Orangeville, Pa. Continued

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.7

2.0

height, in feet, a 

(Shifting-control

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1

2.0 2.5

3.9 3.0

6.2 4.0

18 6.0

38 8.1

method usec

79

129

271

650

1,230

1 Oct. 9 1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.7

2.0

2.5

;o Dec. :

Mar. 2

1.2

3.2

6.0

18

34

77

per second) 

15, Dec. 21}

to Sept. 30

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

9.0

9.5

129

271

666

1,200

1,630

2,090

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,1

2.5

2.7

3.4

3.7

3.3

*3.3

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.9

4.1

3.7

4.5

4.3

3.7

3.1

3.5

5.4

4.2

*3.3

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.6

3.9

5.1

5.7

*6.5 

8.5

127.1

4.10

0.024

0.03

Nov.

7.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

1*0

6.0

6.5

9.9

9.9

8.8

11

11

*9.5

8.8

7.8

7.2

6.5

6.2

6.5

6.2

8.0

8.2

9.2

9.2

12

13

13

13

12

11

262.5

8.75

0.052

0.06

Dec.

11

*11

11

12

14

14

17

16

17

26

23

29

27

24

29

28

21

17

16

16

17

32

40

50

78

98

86

58

38

30

28

934

30.1

0.178

0.21

Jan.

26

26

26

26

*26

24

21

IS

18

23

23

23

*23

23

24

23

19

18

19

64

170

190

210

220

230

180

419

*403

*420

130

400

3,765

121

0.716

0.83

Feb.

350

220

*115

90

*70

60

52

45

*58

58

50

45

38

50

100

300

606

526

585

545

488

394

251

153

124

114

103

98

_ 

5,688

203

1.20

1.25

Mar.

1,230

*1,660

1.990

1,380

957

666

g523

g442

394

403

432

462

432

385

314

238

*200

193

186

314

322

g349

g349

g331

g769

644

810

S 690

* 578

523

412

18,578

599

3.54

4.09

Apr.

g358

g314

g254

200

154

151

137

249

288

322

580

578

622

545

452

487

930

1.200

1,200

906

*644

492

556

422

385

335

622

644

666

644

15,367

512

3.03

3.38

May

57E

512

452

412

305

222

179

254

288

296

262

193

140

108

87

68

55

45

39

33

29

27

24

22

25

*22

21

21

34

45

33

4,831

156

0.923

1.06

June

Zi

2£

26

30

34

34

30

24

20

17

18

18

21

23

22

76

349

367

394

376

266

114

44

36

37

26

18

14

12

no

2,507

83.6

0.495

0.55

July

9.6

8.]

7.0

7.0

6.3

6.3

7.8

9.2

8.5

10

10

8.1

6.3

6.1

9.6

5.4

6.3

7.3

7.0

5.7

4.8

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

2,3

2.5

2.6

189.3

6.11

0.036

0.04

Aug.

5.3

5.1

4.2

3.7

*4.0

4.8

3.5

2.8

2.8

2.3

2.7

2.3

1±9

2.1

4.2

3.5

5.8

5.4 a^s 7.6

5.7

5.1

5.9

4.8

4.8

5.6

5.1

4.8

g6.0

4.0

3.5

138.9

4.48

0.027

0.03

Sept.

3.5

3.7

5.1

4.5

3.5

2.5

1.9

1.9

2.1

*1.9

3.6

2.7

1.6

1*1

1.7

2.8

2.5

3.6

8.2

5.9

4.8

6.0

5.7

5.4

4.8

4.8

4.1

8.7

3.4

2.6

114.7

3.82

0.023

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 671 Min 1.4 Mean 113 Cfsm 0.669 In. 9.09

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,990 Min 1.2 Mean 144 Cfsm 0.852 In. 11.56

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily tape-gage readings and partial recorder graph.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-20, Dec. 22 to Jan. 2, Jan. 6-9, 11-26, 

an. 29 to Feb. 16.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 133

Shenango River at Sharpsville, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°16'00", long 80°28'20", on left bank 700 ft upstream from Erie Rail- ~"~~ 

road bridge at Sharpsville, Mercer County, and 3 miles downstream from Pymatuning 

Creek.

Drainage area. 588 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1938 to September 1954.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 861.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 16 years, 706 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,070 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 8.64 ft); minimum, 68 cfs Jan. 8, 11, result of freezeup (gage height, 2.25 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 12,800 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 12.04 ft); minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 4, 1941 (gage height, 2.09 ft).

Maximum stage known, 19.3 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from Pymatuning survey profile map.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

regulated since 1933 by Pymatuning Reservoir (see p. 139) and by mills above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.5 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

145

382

710

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

1,160

3,420

7,690

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

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

232

241

246

251

256

256

251

251

232

193

193

193

193

188

193

193

193

193

193

193

193

193

188

193

193

193

193

197

*193

193

188

6,451

208

-217

Nov.

188

188

184

184

188

188

193

T76

149

142

142

142

138

134

131

131

131

120

117

114

128

134

145

142

157

161

157

153

142

138

-

4,537

151

-98.6

Dec.

142

*145

145

149

149

149

161

157

157

172

197

197

180

172

206

230

170

160

150

150

160

210

400

310

220

250

240

232

197

184

160

5,901

190

+3.9

Jan.

150

131

148

131

*128

124

110

94

120

131

96

120

*110

96

105

130

110

96

120

160

590

665

400

380

360

320

1,210

1,860

*974

798

620

10,587

342

+164

Feb.

560

500

350

300

250

220

190

130

*172

184

150

145

115

145

310

1,180

1,920

1,810

1,180

920

807

710

526

394

371

382

349

306

- -

-

-

14,576

521

+264

Mar.

3,650

6,62O

5,030

2,680

1,590

1,140

929

929

938

1,050

956.

832

750

688

642

546

494

*476

458

§15

1,000

734

650

607

2,220

2,250

1,540

1,120

1,040

1,140

1,030

44,544

1,437

+519

Apr.

798

658

572

470

394

371

446

690

832

672

1,380

2,140

1,480

1,020

832

1,250

5,950

5,540

2,700

2,080

*1,540

1,570

2,140

2,140

1,760

1,640

2,850

5,500

2,580

2,050

-

47,585

1,586

+582

May

1,86O

1,920

2,030

2.560

1,920

1,570

1,170

1,540

1,420

1,250

1,150

984

850

680

482

405

576

285

227

214

197

184

168

161

168

*161

145

142

188

225

188

24,418

788

-254

June

157

197

218

197

193

164

138

117

101

144

161

252

241

252

206

226

658" 798

593

532

417

229

128

158

188

241

285

280

275

*265

-

7,971

266

-92.8

July

265

265

265

265

265

261

265

275

275

270

270

265

261

265

285

270

265

265

261

256

251

251

251

246

246

246

246

241

24T

241

246

8,040

259

-256

Aug.

256

251

246

246

*246

246

246

241

257

257

237

257

252

252

251

251

256

246

256

256

241

241

241

237

246

251

246

241

257

252

252

7,551

244

-275

Sept.

237

237

246

241

237

232

227

227

227

227

227

227

227

*227

227

227

227

232

261

246

237

237

232

252

227

227

227

252

232

214

-

6,963

252

-229

Adjusted for change In contents In Pymatuning Reservoir*

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

-9.00

-0.015 

-0..02

52.4 

0.089 

0.10

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

194 

0.330 

0.58

506 

0.861 

0.99

785 

1.34 

1.40

1,956 

3.33 

3.84

1,968 

3.35 

3.74

554 

0.942 

1.09

Observed

Max 2,5OO Min 114 Mean 486 

Max 6,620 Min 94 Mean 518

175 

0.294 

0.55

5.00 

0.0051 

0.006

-51.0 

-0.055 

-0.06

5.00 

O.O051 

0.006

Adjusted

Mean 452 Cfsm 0.769 In. 10.45 

Mean 51O Cfsm 0.867 In. 11.80

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Pymatuning Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second.

t Negative figures of adjusted discharge and runoff indicate that evaporation and : 

natural flow.

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-27, Dec. 51 to Jan. 1, Jan. 7-9, 12-20, 

25-26, Jan. 51 to Feb. 8, Feb. 11-14.

, 

seepage exceeded

3889Z6 O -56 -10
134 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Beaver River at Wampum, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°53'15", long 80°20'05", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 288 at Wampum, Lawrence County, 2f miles upstream from Connoquenessing 

Creek. e

Drainage area. 2,235 sq mi.

Records available.--June to September 1914, August 1932 to September 1954.

Gage..-'Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 736.24 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania RR. benchmark). June 29 to Sept. 30, 1914, staff gage at site 500 ft downstream 

at datum 0.76 ft lower. Aug. 26, 1932, to Oct. 3, 1933, chain gage, and Oct 3 1933 

to Nov. 16, 1938, staff gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1932-54), 2,256 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1941)

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,100 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 10.87 ft); minimum, 395 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 2.80 ft); minimum daily, 407 ofs Jan. 9.

1914, 1932-54: Maximum discharge, 48,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 21.44 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs on basis of contractedopening determination of peak flow; maximum gage height, 21.53 ft May 28, 1946 (backwater from Connoquenessing Creek); minimum discharge observed, 74 cfs July 30, 1933 

(gage height, 1.70 ft); minimum daily, 97 cfs July 22, Aug. 23, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 29.9 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark (discharge, about

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated since 1942 by Berlin, since 1916 by Milton, since 

1944 by Mosquito Creek, since 1929 by Meander Creek, and since 1933 by Pymatuning Reservoirs (see p. 139).

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-2, Jan. 28 to Sept. 30 Oct, 3 to Jan. 27

2.9 480 5.0 2,910 2.8 395 4.0 1,500

3.5 1,000 7.0 6,400 3.0 520 5.0 2,800

4.0 1,540 11.0 14,300 3.5 950

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

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

810

891

850

688

688

670

646

606

606

590

541

534

555

541

541

534

583

614

598

614

606

598

576

569

541

527

555

569

*548

541

534

18,864

609

-522

Nov.

507

514

527

514

500

500

514

520

514

500

474

455

455

443

437

413

455

455

494

455

500

534

622

569

555

576

520

514

481

468

14,985

500

-270

Dec.

520

494

488

474

474

481

507

507

494

576

590

562

534

569

715

662

*614

548

500

488

507

614

724

814

654

590

622

562

548

507

488

17,427

562

-98.2

Jan.

468

468

468

468

*455

449

443

425

407

443

437

431

419

413

419

514

494

419

425

586

1,290

1,620

1,250

930

841

796

2,260

4.070

3,260

2,040

1,530

28,938

933

+217

Feb.

1,160

1,050

940

792

720

657

598

522

*515

574

666

582

529

522

691

1,790

3,390

4.850

3,570

2,390

1,910

1,720

1,520

1,230

1,070

1,060

1,010

920

_

36,928

1,319

+430

Mar.

7,000

12,900

*15.500

9,300

5,140

3,230

2,610

2,540

2,610

2,840

2,910.

2,460

2,040

1,910

1,840

1,720

1,540

*1,440

1.390

1,790

2,840

2,540

1,980

1,720

5,660

*10,500

7,560

4,070

3,730

5,590

4,960

131,660

4,247

+1 , 700

Apr.

3,640

2,760

2,180

1,840

1.600

1,600

1,910

2,400

3,230

2,680

3,500

7,540

5,900

3,730

2,840

4,080

12.800

11,200

8,120

*5,860

3,980

3,070

4,020

5,320

4,240

3,480

8,190

12,700

10,000

6,040

150,450

5,015

+1,370

May

5,500

5,680

5,630

6,970

5,140

3,980

3,150

3,730

4,420

3,310

2,680

2,460

2,110

1,840

1,540

1,280

1,170

1,090

1,010

940

891

846

801

774

792

*774

720

720

792

846

81O

72,396

2,335

-403

June

828

1,000

882

882

810

774

702

657

666

717

1,060

920

1,180

970

900

1,600

5.720

3,100

1,980

1,420

1,150

1,070

1,090

920

891

873

882

882

*882

34,290

1,143

-298

July

891

855

837

873

846

810

837

864

810

792

801

792

810

828

1.160

950

855

828

819

819

828

828

819

801

774

756

765

783

819

846

864

25,960

857

-748

Aug.

1.160

882

801

765

*855

846

801

774

774

783

765

774

774

765

959

960

970

846

846

864

783

747

729

793

1,110

930

882

792

729

702

702

25,863

834

-669

Sept.

695

695

857

756

684

657

666

828

729

675

648

590

590

*614

675

765

650

780

1,180

920

765

702

650

606

606

590

566

?90

590

590

20,845

695

-512

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

87.0 

0.039 

0.04

230 

0.103 

0.11

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

464 

0.208 

0.24

1,150 

0.515 

0.59

1,749 

0.783 

0.82

5,947 

2.66 

5.07

6,385 

2.86 

3.19

1,932 

0.864 

1.00

Observed

Max 11,500 Mln 413 Mean i,683 

Max 13,300 Mln 407 Mean 1,535

845 

0.578 

0.42

89.0 

0.040 

0.05

165 

0.074 

0.09

185 

0.082 

0.09

Adjusted

Mean 1,597 Cfsm 0.715 In. 9.68 

Mean 1,598 Cfsm 0.715 In. 9-71

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, Meander Creek, and Pymatuning Reservoirs, 

equivalent In cubic feet per second.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 135

Connoquenessing Creek at Hazen, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°49 I 00", long 80°14'35", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Hazen, Beaver County, half a mile upstream from Brush Creek.

Drainage area.--356 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1954 in 

reports of Geological Survey. June 1915 to September 1919 (gage heights only) and 

October 1919 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters. Published as "near Hazen" October 1917 to September 1928.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 852.31 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 23. 1941, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years (1919-54), 475 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,940 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 9.96 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 0.86 ft).

1919-54: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs (revised) June 29, 1924 (gage height, 

16.66 ft), from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum 

observed, 6.0 cfs July 21-23, 1936 (gage height, 0.82 ft).

Revisions. The figures of maximum and minimum discharge for some water years have 

been revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in 

water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

503 

523 

823, 

893

Water 

year

1920 

1921 

1924

Maximum

Date

(t) 

Oct. 25, 1920 

June 29, 1924

Discharge 

(cfs)

23,000

Gage height 

(feet)

16.66

Minimum

Discharge 

(cfs)

30

20

Gage height 

(feet)

1.34 

1.22

t Several days in September.

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

 and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some regulation by mills above

station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1937-39(M). Revised figures

of discharge, in cubic feet per second,'for some low-water periods and periods of ice

effect in the water years 1920, 1921, superseding those published in WSP 503 and 523,

are given herewith:

Date

1919

Nov. 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

1920

Feb. 12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Discharge

210

190

170

155

170

150

135

130

125

175

240

300

280

320

390

350

330

310

280

270

250

230

210

195

180

175

170

170

170

Date

1920-Con.

Feb. 29

July 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

170

156

130

117

90

101

112

136

143

130

117

104

86

70

66

61

54

54

48

45

43

40

41

40

40

40

40

43

40

45

50

Date

1920-Con.

July 31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

65

61

58

51

48

43

43

45

43

43

43

40

40

48

61

58

50

43

33

37

40

33

37

38

35

36

37

35

37

37

37

Date

1920-Con.

Aug. 31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

35

32

32

33

35

35

35

37

35

45

54

72

53

51

45

40

35

33

30

33

30

33

35

32

33

33

35

43

50

63

79

Date

1920-Con.

Oct. 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

182

171

133

114

95

72

65

51

45

43

40

40

35

37

40

35

35

37

37

21

20

26

72

168

109

117

90

Month

November 1919. ...........................

February 1920 ............................ 

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

Water year 1919-20 .....................

Water year 1920-21 .....................

Maximum

3,560

390

3,920

Minimum

125

85

20

Mean

641

228

399

Per square 

mile

1.80

.640

1.12

Runoff In 

inches

2.01

.69

15.20
136 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Connoquenessing Creek at Hazen, Pa. Continued

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.8 

1.0 

1.2

1.5 

2.0

90

210

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

10.0

390

660

1,280

2,730

6,940

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

19

19

18

11

18

19

*51

45

29

24

22

20

19

19

19

20

21 

21

19

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

*22

22

24

23

676

21.8

0.061

0.07

Nov.

23

21

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

22

21

20

19

19

19

19 

19

19

19

23

25

62

~SG 102

51

50

40

35

32

BIZ

29.1

0.082

0.09

Dec.

32

32

32

*31

33

41

47

53

44

46

54

56

46

54

157

120

a74 

a47

a43

44

50

58

74

60

56

50

43

45

47

50

46

1,645

53.1

0.149

0.17

Jan.

38

38

39

*38

37

35

33

*30

33

38

40

*50

42

36

38

60

56 

50

50

200

1,700

1,000

800

500

300

200

1,020

897

504

435

320

8,657

279

0.784

0.90

Feb.

220

253

210

177

164

151

120

*98

100

110

100

90

74 35-

130

260

353 

507

399

332

502

750

55?

470

465

422

377

340

7,816

279

0.784

0.82

Calendar year 1953 : Max 4,230 Min 12

Mar.

2,330

3,780

2,530

1,610

1,080

768

612

534

455

430

365

317

287

295

302

256

219 

204

*199

257

332

266

273

256

2,010

*2,620

1,540

1,080

1,780

2,540

2,080

31,637

1,021

2.87

3.31

Apr.

1,380

990

768

570

470

399

386

420

440

544

388

774

636

564

546.

1,570

aS.SOO 

a5, 800

*al,800

1,120

810

642

570.

606

460

404

600

1,530

1,180

840

50,607

1,020

2.87

5.20

May

618

564

502

654

512

455

590

422

565

517

284

277

253

213

; 190

177

166 

159

139

125

119

108

J 98

90

85

90

*85

155" 77

219

117

7,965

257

0.722

0.85

June

100

240

201

251

254

185

156

152

110

158

492

254

161

150

104

171

5,~200"' 5,500 

1,510

702

451

555

900

454

298

257

193

151

*125

108

14,843

495

1.59

1.55

July

98

90

76

72

109

100

79

85

92

6.6

55

48

45

41

148

160 ^7? 

55

44

40

58

55

52

51

27

25

25

22

?5

24

52

1,881

60.7

0.171

0.20

Aug.

56

88

54

42

42

*46

66

42

31

27

27

35

50

25

27

40

104 

94

47

54

51

27

25

25

134

~BT 149

53

38

31

28

1,555

50.2

0.141

0.16

Sept.

26

24

24

24

51

25

22

21

20

19

18

17

*16

rr

19

20

24 

29

196

278

116

85

75

53

41

55

51

50

28

27

1,389

46.3

0.130

0.15

Mean 328 Cfsm 0.921 In. 12.49

Water year 1953-54 : Max 5,800 Min 16 Mean 300 Cfsm 0.843 In. 11.45

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs).--Mar. 1 (11:50 p.m.) 5,170 cfs (8.51 ft); Apr. 17 (ll a.m.) 

6,940 cfs ^9.96 ft); June 17 (12 p.m.) 5,170 cfs (8.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of prior and later gage-height graph, 1 discharge measurement, and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 20 to Jan. 2, Jan. 4-26, Jan. 31 to Feb. 1, 

FeBTT-14.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 137

Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°53'00", long 80°13'55", on left bank at highway bridge at Camp Elwood, 

a miles north of Wurtemburg, Lawrence County, and 2.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 398 sq mi.

Records available. October 1918 to September 1920 and October 1931 to September 1954 in 

reports of Geological Survey. January 1912 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 831.40 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

6T 1907. Jan. 1, 1912, to Sept. 30, 1922, chain gage at site li miles downstream at 

datum 13.77 ft lower and Oct. 1, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1940, chain gage at site 2 miles 

downstream at datum 18.92 ft lower.

Average discharge . 41 years (1912-32, 1933-54), 558 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6.730 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 6.84 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.62 ft).

1912-54: Maximum discharge, 25,700 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 12.05 ft, from 

floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs; minimum observed, 10 cfs Aug. 22, 25, 1938.

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

and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some regulation at low flow by 

mills above station.

Revisions. WSP 743: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage' 

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

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

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

37

64

130

280

550

3.0 1,250

4.0 2,180

5.0 3,390

6.0 5,050

0.6 

.8

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

37

66

135

290

555

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,270

2,180

3,390

5,050

7,200

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

44

43

41

38

3?

50

54

55

54

55

55

49

47

47

48

48

48

49

50 

45

43

44

45

44

43

43

44

44

*48

49

50

1,456

47.0

0.118

0.14

Nov.

52

50

49

49

49

48

47

49

52

54

56

56

*54

52

50

50

50

49

49 

49

60

84

151

174

136

125

118

96

83

77

2,118

70.6

0.177

0.20

Dec.

77

77

*77

77

!£

81

105

120

101

103

128

128

105

110

195

200

130

110

100

100

110

140

250

160

160

110

100

105

110

110

105

3,659

118

0.296

0.34

Jan.

90

94

100

*94

82

78

74

*70

90

110

100

*80

70

70

80

88

80

70

80 

280

940

891

460

340

262

223

1,430

1.820

987

670 

400

10,303

332

0.834

0.96

Feb.

280

330

250

220

200

170

140

*110

140

180

150

120

110

160

250

884

1,050

1,150

746 

544

532

652

502

408

430

435

380

320

-

10,823

387

0.972

1.01

Mar.

2,300

5.850

2,710

1,700

1,100

760

640

652

634

610

520

430

370

418

468

396

345

315

*300 

560

735

479

408

375

1,480

*2,560

1,640

1,090

1,170

1,850

1,780

32,625

1,052

2.64

3.05

Apr.

1,170

863

716

580

479

468

722

814

849

586

910

2,130

1,440

940

835,

2,030

6.500

4,200

2,530 

*1,800

1,170

864

726,

738

622

589

1,660

2,670

1,940

1,350

42,891

1,430

3.59

4.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,830 Mln 36 Mean 456

May

998

1,110

1,110

1.610

1,210

822

700

794

712

549

468

468

434

1 350

> 299

268

241

224

197 

186

171

161

/ 148

138

141

146

*132

131

13T

141 

135

14,326

462

1.16

1.34

June

148

408

398

263

308

237

178

141

'583 135

1,330

938

1,420

921

451

~961

3,490

4.660

2,740 

1,500

902

634

693

531

355

276

233

193

*161

148

25,336

845

2.12

2.37

July

137

132

122

146

174

142

124

138

132

116

108

103

99

95

198

183

132

108

99 

94

90

83

77

74

66

60

56

56

56

60

61

3,321

107

0.269

0.31

Aug.

130

TIT

87

70

64

*72

72

64

56

55

53

50

47

Tf

58

78

124

111

a 100 

a88

a80

a70

a52

a52

a70

*90

81

70

61 

55

49

2,267

73.1

0.1B4

0.21

Sept.

49

49

76

90

72

61

53

50

79

84

64

56

50

47

*47

53

55

64

294 

294

145

101

85

72

64

60

55

52

50 

47

2,418

80.6

0.203

0.23

Cfam 1.15 In. 15.54

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,500 Min 38 Mean 415 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.17

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 efs). Mar. 1 (6 p.m.) 4,140 cfs (5.50 ft); Apr. 17 (6 a.m.) 6,730 cfs 

(6.84 ft); June 17 (8 p.raj 5,250 cfs (6.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on. this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Little Shenango River at 

Greenville.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16 to Jan. 21, Jan. 23, 24, Jan. 31 to Feb. 

157~!Er. 5-7.
138 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Beaver River at Beaver Falls, Pa.

Location. Lat 40 C 45'45", long 80°18'55", on left bank at Beaver Falls, Beaver County, 

200 ft upstream from pumping plant of Beaver Valley Water Co., 5.5 miles upstream 

from mouth, and 7 miles downstream from Connoquenessing Creek.

Drainage area. 3,106 sq mi.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1954 (fragmentary). Gage-height records 

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

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 727.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Dec. 3, 1941, tape gage at site 200 ft 

downstream at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 26,700 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 9.53 ft); minimum not determined.

1935-54: Maximum discharge, 64,500 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 13.8 ft); minimum not determined.

Maximum stage known, 17.4 ft Mar. 27, 1913 (discharge, 103,000 cfs, from rating 

curve extended above 60,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records good except those below 4,000 cfs, which are fair. Discharge less 

tnan 2,000 cfs on days for which no discharge is shown. Flow regulated since 1942 

by Berlin, since 1916 by Milton, since 1944 by Mosquito Creek, since 1929 by Meander 

Creek, and since 1933 by Pymatuning Reservoirs (see pp. 139-140).

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.3 

5.0 

6.0

1,820

3,790

7,400

8.0 

10.0

17,400

30,200

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(*)

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

3,120

3,400

2,270

_

-

_

4,260

7,000 

5,150

3,430

2,510

_

_

-

Feb.

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

2,650

4,620

6,600 

5,090

3,520

3,020

3,370

2,840

2,350

2,160

2,160

_

-

_

_

-

Mar.

9,940

21.600

19,800

14,200

8,360

5,270

4,260

4,040

4,100

4,260

4,260

3,640

3,040

2,930

2,870

2,590

2,220

2,030 

1,980

2,740

4,260

3,700

2,960

2,680

8,960

*17,400

12,700

7,120 

7,200

10,800

9, 9oo

211,860

6,834

+1,700

Apr.

7,000

5,090

4,100

3,340

2,790

2,650

3,220

3,820

4,920

4,040

4,540

11,400

9,020

5,740

4,580

7,500

24.80O

20,400 

*14,200

9,950

6,800

5,090

5,640

7,400

6,010

4,920

10,800

18,000 

14,700

9,450

241,910

8,064

+1,370

May

7,850

8,080

7,620

10.200

7,850

6,010

4,920

5,270

6,O10

4,920

4,010

3,760

3,370

2,960

2,460

2,110

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

"

_

_

-

June

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

3,520

2,480

2,990

2,480

-

2,580

9,210

12.000 

6,840

4,040

2,790

2,320

3,040

2,220

-

.

-

tl,190

_

_

-

July Aug. Sept.

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54 :

1 1

8,534 

2.75 

3.17

9,434 

3.04 

3.39

1

Observed

Max 19,100 Mln - Mean - 

Max 24,800 Mln - Mean -

:

Adjusted

Mean - Cfsm - In. - 

Mean - Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement 

* Change In contents In Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, Meander Creek, and Pymatuning Reser 

equivalent In cubic feet per second.

Note. Discharge less than 2,000 cfs on days for which no discharge Is shown.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 139 

Reservoirs in Beaver River basin

Berlin Reservoir.--Lat 41°02'45", long Sl'OO'lO", in T. 1 N., R. 6 W., at dam on Mahoning 

River, 3$ miles northwest of Berlin Center, Mahoning County, Ohio. Drainage area, 

249 sq mi. Records available, December 1942 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Maximum 

contents during year, 66,550 acre-ft Apr. 88 (elevation, 1,026.85 ft); minimum, 9,580 

acre-ft Dec. 9 (elevation, 996.66 ft). Maximum contents during period 1942-54, 91,150 

acre-ft July 8, 1942 (elevation, 1,032.0 ft); minimum (after initial filling), 1,540 

acre-ft Jan. 10, 1944 (elevation, 978.82 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; storage began in December 

1942. Capacity at top of crest gates (elevation, 1,032.0 ft), 91,150 acre-ft. No dead 

storage. Reservoir is used for flood control and to augment flow of Mahoning River 

during periods of low flow. Water used for industrial purposes in vicinity of Warren 

and Youngstown. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Milton Reservoir. Lat 41°07'40", long 80°58'35", in T. 2 N., R. 5 W., at dam on Mahoning 

River, 0.8 mile southwest of Pricetown, Mahoning County, Ohio. Drainage .area, 276 

sq mi. Records available, December 1936 to February 1937 and October 1941 to September 

1954 in reports of Geological Survey. Daily readings have been obtained by city of 

Youngstown, Division of Water, since 1924. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage 

is at mean sea level (levels by city of Youngstown). Maximum contents during year, 

31,030 acre-ft Apr. 30 (elevation, 951.92 ft); minimum, 1,220 acre-ft Jan. 23 (elevation, 924.27 ft, from graph based on gage readings). Maximum contents during period 

1936-37, 1941-54, 33,300 acre-ft Jan. 25, 1937 (elevation, 952.8 ft); minimum, that of 

Jan. 23, 1954.

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; storage began in 1916. 

Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 951 ft), 29,150 acre-ft. No dead storage. Reservoir is used to augment flow of Mahoning River during periods of low flow. Water 

used for industrial purposes in vicinity of Warren and Youngstown. Capacity table computed from base data furnished by city of Youngstown, Division of Water.

Mosquito Creek Reservoir.--Lat 41°18'00", long 80°45'25", in T. 4 N., H. 3 W., at dam on 

Mosquito Creek, 3 miles southwest of Cortland, Trumbull County, Ohio. Drainage area, 

97.4 sq mi. Records available, October 1943 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Maximum 

contents during year, 78,720 acre-ft June 19 (elevation, 900.93 ft); minimum, 23,680 

acre-ft Nov. 18 (elevation, 891.30 ft). Maximum contents during period 1943-54, 

101,100 acre-ft June 3, 1947 (elevation, 903.65 ft); minimum, 10,590 acre-ft Nov. 16, 

1944 (elevation, 886.97 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with an emergency spillway discharging into Grand 

River basin. Flow is controlled by gates in concrete conduits through dam. Storage 

began in January 1944. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 904.00 ft), 104,100 

acre-ft. Reservoir is used for flood control and to augment flow of Mahoning River 

during periods of low flow. Water used for industrial purposes in vicinity of Warren 

and Youngstown. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Meander Creek Reservoir.--Lat 41°09 I 10", long 80°46i50", in T. 3 N., R. 3 W., at dam on 

Meander Creek, 0/8 mile northwest of Mineral Ridge, Trumbull County, Ohio. Drainage 

area, 84.9 sq mi. Records available, December 1936 to February 1937 and October 1941 

to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. Readings have been obtained by the 

Mahoning Valley Sanitary District since November 1929. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District). Maximum contents during year, 31,690 acre-ft May 11 (elevation, 904.63 ft); minimum, 9,370 

acre-ft Feb. 28 (elevation, 888.78 ft). Maximum contents during period 1936-37, 

1941-54, 40,170 acre-ft May 28, 1946 (elevation, 908.57 ft); minimum, that of Feb. 28, 

1954.

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; storage began in 1929. 

Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 905 ft), 32,410 acre-ft. No dead storage. 

Water used for municipal supply of Niles and Youngstown. Capacity table computed from 

base data furnished by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District.

Pynatuning Reservoir.--Lat 41°30'00", long 80°27'35", in gatehouse at Pymatuning Dam on 

Shenango River, Crawford County, if miles northwest of Jamestown, Pa. Drainage area, 

158 sq mi. Records available, October 1933 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. Maximum contents during 

year, 195,050 acre-ft Apr. 23, 28 (elevation, 1,008.48 ft); minimum, 110,570 acre-ft 

Dec. 4 (elevation, 1,002.17 ft). Maximum contents during period 1933-54, 205,730 acreft June 21, 1937 (elevation, 1,009.16 ft); minimum, 28.9 acre-ft Oct. 15, 16, 19, 1933 

(elevation, 975.70 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam, stone faced; dam completed in December 1933; 

all regulating gates closed Jan. 23. 1934. Capacity, 188,040 acre-ft between elevations 975.3 ft (sill of outlet gate) and 1,008.0 ft (crest of spillway). Dead storage, 

10,150 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Reservoir used to 

regulate flow in Shenango River and for flood control.
140 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Beaver River basin Continued

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Calendar year 1953 . .

Sept. 30. ..............

Water year 1953-54..

Date

Calendar year 1953..

Water year 1953-54..

Date

Oct. 31. ..............

Calendar year 1953..

Feb. 28. ..............

Sept. 30.. .............

Water year 1953-54..

Berlin Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,004.57 

997.40 

996.70 

997.07

-

1,000.71 

1,004.12 

1,020.15 

1,024.16 

1,023.65 

1,021.55 

1,017.58 

1,013.85 

1,007.98

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

16,410 

10,110 

9,600 

9,870

-

12,730 

15,930 

44,090 

56,390 

54,670 

48,050 

37,650 

29 , 840 

20,470

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-6,300 

-510 

+270

+70

+2,860 

+3,200 

+28,160 

+12,300 

-1,720 

-6,620 

-10,400 

-7,810 

-9,370

+4,060

Mosquito Creek Reservoir

892.06 

891.38 

891.31 

891.58

-

892.68 

893.98 

897.93 

900.41 

900.62 

900.16 

897.70 

895.37 

894.32

-

26,720 

23,990 

23,720 

24,770

-

29,350 

35,340 

57,600 

74 , 800 

76,370 

72,950 

56,130 

42,460 

37,010

-

-2,730 

-270 

+1,050

-22,250

+4,580 

+5,990 

+22,260 

+17,200 

+1,570 

-3,420 

-16,820 

-13,670 

-5,450

+10,290

Pymatunlng Reservoir

1,003.88 

1,002.82 

1,002.34 

1,002.36

-

1,003.18 

1,004.33 

,006.70 

,008.29 

,007.29 

,006.90 

,005.76 

,004.49 

1,003.43

-

131,830 

118,490 

112,620 

112,860

-

122,970 

137,630 

169,540 

192,260 

177,850 

172,330 

156,610 

139,710 

126,110

-

-13,340 

-5,870 

+ 240

+24,380

+10,110 

+14,660 

+31,910 

+22,720 

-14,410 

-5,520 

-15,720 

-16,900 

-13,600

-5,720

Milton Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

947.95 

943.65 

937.90 

g931.47

-

g925.77 

g927.78 

941.22 

951.76 

948.03 

948.10 

948.17 

948.05 

948.11

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

23,440 

16,790 

9,980 

4,580

-

1,720 

2,550 

13,700 

30,700 

23,570 

23,700 

23,830 

23,610 

23,720

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-6,650 

-6,810 

-5,400

-12,150

-2,860 

+830 

+11,150 

+17,000 

-7,130 

+ 130 

+130 

-220 

+110

+280

Meander Creek Reservoir

897.43 

895.20 

893.18 

891.20

-

889.77 

888.92 

898.18 

904.48 

903.82 

902.47 

900 . 60 

899.11 

897.57

-

19,560 

16,420 

13,820 

11,620

-

10,260 

9,500 

20,680 

31,400 

30,140 

27,660 

24,450 

22,080 

19,780

-

-3,140 

-2,600 

-2,200

-3,250

-1 , 360 

-760 

+11,180 

+10,720 

-1,260 

-2,480 

-33,210 

-2,370 

-2,300

+ 220

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

g From graph based on gage endings.
RACCOON CREEK BASIN 141

Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°37'40", long 80°20'20", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Moffatts Mill, Beaver County, 1.4 miles downstream from Gums Run, 4 miles 

south of Vanport, and 4.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--178 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1941 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. 

May 1915 to July 1932 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) in reports of 

Pennsylvania Department cf Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 719.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944 (Corps of Engineers benchmark) . May 27, 1915, to July 31, 1932, and Sept. 2 to Dec. 3, 1941, chain or staff 

gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 199 cf s .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,300 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 4.42 ft); minimum, 6.6 cfs Jan. 11, result of freezeup (gage height, 1.32 ft).

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 8,590 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 9.71 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,700 cfs; minimum, 4.8 cfs Sept. 7, 8, 1945 (gage height, 

1.30 it).

Flood of Apr. 15, 1922, reached a stage of 9.80 ft (discharge, 10,000 cfs, from 

rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs). Flood' of Mar. 5, 1920 ice jam), equaled that 

of Apr. 15, 1922.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22

1.35

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

1.35

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

7.4

9.2

14

22

48

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

106

225

435

1,000

1,830

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.8

7.6

1*±

7.6

7.6

16

*32

16

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.1

9.1

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

*8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

9.1

9.4

*14

24

14

12

333.9

10.8

0.061

0.07

Nov.

11

10

9.8

9.8

9.1

8.3

8.3

8.7

14

11

9.4

9.4

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.4

9.4

9.1

9.8

14

69

43

27

28

23

18

19

16

459.0

15.3

0.086

0.10

Dec.

16

16

16

*14

26

26

26

23

18

22

30

20

19

27

10

42

19

15

14

ii

16

24

33

18

18

15

14

14

15

19

17

675

21.8

0.122

0.14

Jan.

15

13

16

*15

13

13

13

12

14

18

13

*14

12

11

11

23

74

35

35

*74

500

250

110

94

76

64

220

170

88

100

60

1,976

63.7

0.358

0.41

Feb.

56

68

52

42

45

40

31

*21

31

30

30

22

12.

24

41

46

48

59

52

48

68

32.

77

74

77

74

81

77

-

1,432

51.1

0.287

0.30

Mar.

618

584

505

351

230

170

150

155

161

180

161

138

122

119

119

101

88

81

*79

1DT

138

116

111

106 372

470

321

277

1.000

'657

8,784

283

1.59

1.84

Apr.

435

317

261

205

180

167

152

149

152

135

121

192

195

183

176

253

1.050

632

*406

296

236

199

227

305

225

192

233

747

475

334

8,841

295

1.66

1.85

May

257

273

232

331

243

208

186

192

155

141

141

155

124

109

99

90

83

81

74

70

68

61

56

52

49

48

*43.

48

171 

104

61

4,011

129

0.725

0.84

June

64

177

97

151

111

88

70

68

443

165

337

201

141

106

88

77

AS*

167

127

94

75

66

129

74

56

49

51

*46

36

33.

3,851

128

0.719

0.80

July

33

32

27

25

44

51

36

59

42

31

26

25

22

21

37

32

20

16

16

15

26

30

19

14

12

11

10

9^

9.2

13

20

783.4

25.3

0.142

0.16

Aug.

29

35

30

24

19

*102

39

23

28

53

28

19

16

I*

46

96

285

66

43

40

37

30

24

23

60

45

33

26

21 

19

20

1,373

44.3

0.249

0.29

Sept.

21

17

16

15

14

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.2

8.8

*8.5

15

59

24

a50

allO

a50

a32

30

24

18

16

a!4

13

al3

a!4 

a!4

671.5

22.4

0.126

0.14

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,460 Min 7.1 Mean 141 Cfsm 0.792 In. 10.71

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,050 Min 7.1 Mean 90.9 Cfsm 0.511 In. 6.94

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16 to Feb. 14, Mar. 5-8.
142 LITTLE BEAVER CREEK BASIr!

Lisbon Creek at Lisbon, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°46'55", long 80°45'50", in NW£ sec. 13, T. 14 N., R. 3 W., on left bank 

at City Water Works of Lisbon, Columbiana County, 800 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 164 and 1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 6.08 sq ml.

Records available. September 1946 to September 1954. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. 

Average discharge. 8 years, 5.69 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 542 cfs June 16 (gage height, 7.67 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs on many days.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 1,130 cfs June 25, 1950 (gage height, 8.83 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs at times during 1946, 1951-54.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect or backwater

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 21 to Dec. 17)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20

0.1 l.o

.3 1.2

.8 1.5

Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

1.7 

4.0 

6.5

1.0 

1.4

0.1

.2

.6

1.3

5.1

2.2

5.7

5.8

9.3

20

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

4.5

0.15

0.025

0.03

Nov.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.±1

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.6

0.22

0.036

0.04

Dec .

0.3

jZ_

* . 2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

c.3

.3

9.1

0.29

0.048

0.06

Jan.

0.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

*.2

b.2

.2

.4

.5

.3

.3

.3

6.1

3.2

1.1

.6

.5

.5

.7

9.5

2.2

1.2

1.0

. 8

32.8

1.06

0.174

0.20

Feb.

0.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

^

.3

.4

.4

b.4

b.3

.4

.4

1.2

1.4

1^5

1.0

.7

.6

1.0

.8

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.5

1.0

-

17.8

0.64

0.105

0.11

Mar.

20

8.6

c6

c4

c3

c3

c3

c4

c5

c4

3.6

2.7

2.3

3.8

3.0

2.1

1.7

1,1

1.9

6.9

3.9

2.6

2.3

1.8

5_4

23

10

12

21

24

ell

255.6

8.25

1.36

1.57

Apr.

c8

6.0

5.0

3.9

3^

5.9

*6.0

11

6.8

5.4

17

13

7.8

6.2

11

31

38

14

9.6

7.1

5.9

4.9

8.1

6.7

5.2

6.2

34

22

11

8.1

328.3

10.9

1.79

2.00

May

16

13

18

16

10

3.8

10

10

7.1

6.3

5.6

5.0

4.0

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

*1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

. 8

*i

159.3

5.14

0.845

0.97

June

1.2

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

1.7

2.9

1.2

2.8

4.4

6.4

2.1

1.3

82

19

7.8

5.1

3.3

2.3

*3.5

4.9

1.9

1.4

1.0

.8

.7

75

165.8

5.53

0.910

1.02

July

0.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.6

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.Z

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.il

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

7.5

0.24

0.039

0.04

Aug.

0.2

.2

.2

il

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.8

4^8

1.1

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.9

.7

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

13.5

0.44

0.072

0.08

Sept.

0^2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

,7

.4

.3

3.8

1.5

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

13.7

0.46

0.076

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max 106 Min 0.1 Mean 4.39 Cfsm 0.722 In. 9.79

Water year 1953-54: Max 82 Min 0.1 Mean 2.78 Cfsm 0.457 In. 6.20

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfsl. Mar. 25 (6:30 a.m.) 162 cfs (6.61 ft); June 16 (3 p.m.) 542 cfs 

(7.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

c Backwater from debris.
LITTLE BEAVER CREEK BASIN 143

Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°40>32", long 80°32'23", on right bank at downstream side of Grimms 

Bridge, 1-j miles upstream from Island Run, 4 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles 

northeast of East Liverpool, Columbiana County.

Drainage area. 505 sq mi.

Records available. May 1915 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 702.77 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 22, 1926, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 512 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,700 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 10.00 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Aug. 13, 14; minimum gage height, 2.04 ft Aug. 14.

1915-54: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs July 19, 1941 (gage height, 17.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 12 cfs for several days in 1918, 1930, 1932, 1936; minimum gage height, 

1.53 ft Aug. 13, 1930.

Maximum stage known, about 20 ft.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years) WSP 873: 1937(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, Nov. 12-19)

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

114

209

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

10.0

339

700

1,200

2,030

4,850

6,700

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32

34

31

28

28

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

31

30

30

32

31

32

*32

34

36

39

4£t

40

995

32.1

0.064

0.07

Nov.

38

38

37

36

36

M

34

35

37

38

38

37

38

37

35

35

34

34

34

39

44

53

84

79

*75

73

65

62

54

52

1,365

45.5

0.090

0.10

Dec.

53

54

54

54

53

52

56

55

53

61

65

63

61

63

90

b75

b65

b60

53

49

50

68

109

89

94

88

83

82

*88

88

80

2,108

68.0

0.135

0.16

Jan.

75

72

79

70

67

67

67

63

63

68

b55

b50

48

41

53

65

b60

b50

b50

126

415

b200

b!40

b!20

blOO

blOO

445

522

*b200

b!70

b!40

3,847

124

0.246

0.28

Feb.

b!20

bllO

blOO

b95

b85

b75

b65

b55

b70

b70

b75

b70

b65

70

83

114

147

157

1,44

128

129

136

126

119

*117

116

109

106

-

2,856

102

0.202

0.21

Mar.

1,850

1,920

1,380

935

640

466

409

452

470

560

505

405

339

354

373

301

248

218

211

324

442

339

303

271

1,860

2,310

*1,260

935

1,920

2.610

2,140

26,750

863

1.71

1.97

Apr.

1,290

910

700

560

470

463

540

600

620

460

610

1,320

985

660

680

1,960

5.570

3,030

1,540

1,090

812

660

630

790

600

505

1,580

3,350

*1,870

1,170

36,075

1,202

2.38

2.66

May

910

1,290

1,480

2.610

1,540

1,060

885

985

812

640

540

488

449

367

298

265

250

224

209

196

182

168

155

142

135

126

*124

119

121

121 

111

17,002

548

1.09

1.26

June

119

245

192

162

155

138

124

116

147

140

276

236

207

168

128

1,050

1.830

885

466

298

218

184

392

255

*180

142

119

101

89

79

8,841

295

0.584

0.65

July

75

68

62

59

64

59

61

II

69

63

53

47

42

39

38

38

36

33

32

32

30

30

29

27

27

.Si

24

*24

24 

24

24

1,334

43.0

0.085

0.10

Aug.

24

30

30

29

34

32

27

24

24

24

22

20

18

18

38

129

287

155

84

59

48

41

34

33

52

112

*109

77

53

41

34

1,742

56.2

0.111

0.13

Sept.

30

28

27

26

25

24

24

26

27

25

24

23

22

21

24

42

40

65

243

182

109

75

54

43

37

34

31

*29

27 

26

1,413

47.1

0.093

0.10

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,320 Min 25 Mean 426 Cfsm 0.844 In. 11.46

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,570 Min 18 Mean 286 Cfsm 0.566 In. 7.69

Peak discharge [base, 5.000 cfs).--Apr. 17 (6 a.m.) 6,700 cfs (10.00 ft); June 16 (9 p.m.) 5,210 

cfs (9.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on-this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
144 YELLOW CREEK BASIN

Yellow Creek near Hammondsville, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°32'15", long 80°43'35", in sec. 29, T. 8 N. , R. 2 W. , on right bank 

1,000 ft upstream from Lowery Run, 0.9 mile upstream from Bush Creek, and 1.65 miles 

southwest of Hammondsville, Jefferson County.

Drainage area. 148 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 692.1 ft above mean sea level (Ohio State 

Highway Department benchmark).

Average discharge.--14 years, 164 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,000 cfs June 17 (gage height, 6.11 ft); minimum, 0.9 cfs Jan. 2, 11 (gage height, 1.43 ft), result of freezeup.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 9,580 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 12.17 ft); minimum, that of Jan. 2, 11, 1954.

The highest stage known is reported to have occurred in 1912.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 24 to Nov. 7)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1

1.7 

4.0 

7.5

2.5 74

3.0 168

3.5 327

4.0 560

4.5 835

Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.1

2.7

4.8

8.2

13

19

35

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

70

122

191

356

580

1,160

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

T9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

l*a

2.2

2.8

2.4

2.6

4.4

5.0

6.8

6.8

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.7

4.7

*9.3

8.8

8.4

7.5

8.4

7.5

152.4

4.92

0.033

0.04

Nov.

8.4

9.8

6.1

4.0

8.4

7.5

6.4

8.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

4.7

4.0

4.7

16

7.5

5.4

4.7

4.7

5.4

6.4

13

18

*16

13

12

12

10

9.8

249.1

8.30

0.056

0.06

Dec.

9.3

9.3

10

9.8

8.8

8*4

9.3

11

11

11

14

15

13

14

22

blS

bll

blO

b9

8.4

8.8

15

24

16

16

12

9.8

9.8

*10

11 

12

373.7

12.1

0.082

0.09

Jan.

11

8.2

10

9.8

9.3

9.8

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.9

b7

-b7

b£

be

6.8

b9

b8

b7

b7

28

i*a

70

bSO

b40

b35

33

97

b80

*b50

b35

b30

855.7

27.6

0.186

0.21

Feb.

b25

b20

b20

18

19

b!6

b!3

bll

b!3

15

14

b!4

b!3

14

17

27

32

31

37

33

33

33

34

33

*30

30

30

30

-

662

23.6

0.159

0.17

Mar.

606

451

360

257

186

143

126

139

143

181

164

135

116

109

103

83

69

65

63

126

159

130

130

109

195

369

*250

232^

1.050

1,020 

653

7,902

255

1.72

1.98

Apr.

41-6

287

22^,

176

143

132

137

135

122

103

120

235

184

148

14C

274

1.120

623

385

270

213

17&

181

199

159

i4\:

317

1,090

*492

320

8,670

289

1.95

2.18

May

243?

305

394

233.

442

312

257

240-

191

166

143

154

128

111

98

87

81

7367'

63

58

53

48

43

41

38

*35

35

40

40

31

4,746

153

1.03

1.19

June

< V 31

93

54

43

39

35

27

30

215

87

203

103

66

48

3 £

420

657

224

139

96

70

61 -8?

56

*43

36

42

33

26

22

3,326

111

0.750

0.84

July

21

19

17

15

15

17

21

28

26

18

15

13

12

11

11

11

12

8.7

7.9

8.2

,\ 13

K 11

11

8.2

6.8

6.2

Ail *4.8

4.8

6.5

5.1

389.0

12.5

0.084

0.10

Aug.

9.9

21

12

7.9

11

37

25

14

12

11

12

9.6

8.2

2*5.

15

41

128.

42

25

19

15

14

12

11

17

24

*29

18

13

12

11

644.1

20.8

0.141

0.16

Sept.

13

10

8.7

7.5

6.5

5.8

5.5

.8

.8

.6

.4

.4

.0

5.8

5.8

£L

18

17

25

34

21

15

12

11

8.7

7.9

7.2

*6.8

6.2

5.8

336.2

11.2

0.076

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max 865 Min 1.5 Mean 107 Cfsm 0.723 In. 9.77

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,120 Min 1.9 Mean 77.6 Cfsm 0.524 In. 7.10

cfs (6.11 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SHORT CREEK BASIN 145

Short Creek near Dillonvale, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°H'35", long 80 t> 44'05", in sec. 30, T. 4 N., R. 2 W. t on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 150, 2.1 miles east of Dillonvale, Jefferson County, 2.2 miles downstream from Jug Run, and 2.7 miles upstream from Little 

Short Creek.

Drainage area. 124 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 676.1 ft above mean sea level (State of 

Ohio benchmark).

Average discharge. 13 years, 130 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 690 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 3.00 ft); minimum, 

8.2 cfs Jan. 5, 9; minimum gage height recorded, 0.37 ft July 28, 29.

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 6,500 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 8.77 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.8 cfs Sept. 21, 27, 1947; minimum gage height recorded, that of July 28, 29, 

1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1003: 1942-43.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 27-29)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

149

285

690

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

9,1

9.7

9.7

13

26

21

16

*15

15

14

14

12

12

11

12

12

11

12

13

13

13

13

13

11

13

18

20

16 

16

13

428.1

13.8

0.111

0.13

Nov.

12

12

12

13

12

13

12

13

13

*13

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

u12

15

14

15

38

25

18

15

13

14

13

14

412.7

13.8

0.111

0.12

Dec.

14

11

13

13

14

14

*18

16

15

18

21

20

17

23

14

26

20

17

15

14

15

24

28

22

17

15

14

15

16 

16

16

553

17.8

0.144

0.17

Jan.

14

24

16

14

12

I!

11

13

16

21

20

17

15

15

*17

25

15

15

20

70

151

70

52

45

40

37

124

80

49 

53

37

1,119

36.1

0.291

0.34

Feb.

30

M

30

25

22

20

19

18

19

24

22

17

16

17

*25

26

27

29

23

25

31

30

25

26

25

28

31

31

695

24,8

0.200

0.21

Mar.

366

225

214

161

121

98

91

89

82

83

73

66

*64

70

59

53

47

46

46

60

82

66

61

54

56

74

60

69

481 

324

225

3,665

118

0.952

1.10

Apr.

156

131

115

98

86

83

*76

77

71

61

67

80

66

58

58

86

324

192

138

107

91

84

197

211

151

123

127

249

161 

129

3,653

122

0.984

1.10

May

111

109

151

2£7

173

140

121

129

107

*119

102

107

89

80

77

71

67

60

54

53

50

48

49

45

40

38

31

45

142

82

56

2,819

90.9

0.733

0.85

June

59

94

66

74

61

52

46

44

40

38

229

84

60

*48

41

38

40

35

33

30

26

26

55

33

25

26

30

25

21 

20

1,499

50.0

0.403

0.45

July

21

19

16

18

20

19

20

25

21

18

18

*17

16

15

11

20

16

16

16

14

17

25

17

14

13

13

11

11

12 

15

14

538

17.4

0.140

0.16

Aug.

55

26

18

16

28

*53

23

18

53

39

23

18

17

16

20

21

20

16

16

18

18

16

13

16

46

66

40

25

21 

19

20

814

26.2

0.211

0.24

Sept.

17

14

13

13

11

11

11

13

*12

11

10

9.7

9^2

9.2

128

53

29

25

48

34

23

21

16

14

12

11

11

10

9.7 

9.2

618.0

20.6

0.166

0.19

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,320 Min 8.2 Mean 79.8 Cfsm 0.644 In. 8.71

Water year 1953-54: Max 481 Min 9.2 Mean 46.1 Cfsm 0.372 In. 5.06

Peak discharge (base, 1.200 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26-28, Dec. 17-21, 24-28, Jan. 6, 7, 11-20, 

24, Feb. 1, 5-9, 13, 14.
WHEELING CREEK BASIN

Wheeling Creek at Elm Grove, W. Va.

Location. Lat 40°02'40", long 80°39'40", on right bank at highway bridge at Elm Grove, 

Ohio County, 500 ft downstream from Little Wheeling Creek.

Drainage area.--282 sq mi.

Records available. November 1940 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 667.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929.

Average discharge. 14 years, 313 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,240 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 4.39 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Oct. 26, 27; minimum gage height, 0.65 ft Oct. 25-27.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 22,100 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 13.67 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 13.2 and 13.67 ft; minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 22, 1949; minimum gage height, 0.63 

ft Aug. 31, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 21

35

58

130

355

800

2,680

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

*2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.7

2.8

ITS

1.9

2.0

44.2

1.43

0.0051

0.006

Nov.

1.9

1.8

*2.2

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.5 r^

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.9

1.9

2.2

4.5

3.0

2.2

3.0

6.0

15

9.6

8.2

7.3

7.8

9.2

8.2

8.7

122.4

4.08

0.014

0.02

Dec.

8.7

8.7

lii

10

16

12

11

*9.2

9.2

20

25

35

28

34

80

84

46

32

28

25

21

28

40

31

34

28

27

24

24

25

25

836.6

27.0

0.096

0.11

Jan.

24

19

18

18

*16_

16

16

16

18

28

46

53

51

46

42

51

272

158

158

172

728

650

225

188

177

114

259

404

230

122

4,523

146

0.518

0.60

Feb.

90

*106

80

68

58

53

46

27

42

35

40

31

29

31

32

35

37

37

34

34

299

577

29?

225

209

188

193

188

-

3,120

111

0:394

0.41

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,190 ' Mln 0.6

Mar.

1,200

*1,190

1,250

822

497

376

303

329

322

362

303

236

198

198

230

193

158

139

126

154

154

122

122

114

110

177

204

182

225

219

198

10,413

336

1.19

1.37

Apr.

168

139

130

114

98

*90

90

90

87

74

71

84

77

68

87

263

2,230

1,020

505

322

230

182

318

418

290

219

230

789

473

310

9,266

309

1.10

1.22

Mean 199

May

225

193

253

899

465

336

278

369

322

465

*390

645

457

336

260

209

230

290

198

158

130

106

90

74

68

58

51

49

94

110

58

7,866

254

0.901

1.04

June

58

94

87

74

80

61

46

100

*154

80

585

278

144

94

71

87

139

98

74

56

42

32

32

29

32

27

34

44

28

21

2,781

92.7

0.329

0.37

July

18

14

13

11

18

12

*16

34

40

2l

16

12

9.6

7.3

8.2

6.1

5.1

4.2

4.0

3.4

9.9

6.4

4.2

3.2

2.2

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.0

27^

3.6

318.0

10.3

0.037

0.04

Cfsm 0.706 In. 9

Aug.

6.7

IF" 3.6

16

18

25

29

31

31

31

*22

16

11

9.2

11

10

17

49

34

29

25

28

28

21

37

126

198

118

80

60

45

1,178.5

38.0

0.135

0.16

59

Sept.

35

30

25

20

15

12

10

10

8.0

6.5

5.0

4.0

3.2

*2.6 16~

10

5.1

5.8

14

17

46

31

18

12

9.0

7.0

6.0

5.5

5.0

5.0

398.7

13.3

0.047

0.05

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,230 Mln 0.6 Mean 112 Cfsm 0.397 In. 5.40

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Aug. 29 to Sept. 13, Sept. 25-30; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Bella ire, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°59'05", long 80°44'20", in sec. 28, T. 2 N., R. 2 W., on right bank 

1.9 miles downstream from Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge at Bellaire, and at 

mile 96.4.

Drainage area. 25,170 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1939 to September 1954 (fragmentary prior to April 1941).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 608.0 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Mar. 15, 1941, staff gages near present site at same datum. Prior to Nov. 18, 

1940,-auxiliary staff gage and since Nov. 18, 1940, auxiliary water-stage recorder, at 

site 4.0 miles downstream from base gage at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1941-54), 40,050 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 160,000 cfs Mar. 3; maximum gage height, 

22.75 ft Mar. 4; minimum discharge not determined. '

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 412,000 cfs Dec. 31, 1942; maximum gage height, 

48.99 ft Dec. 31, 1942; minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 6,000 cfs, which are fair, and those computed 

from reconstructed gage-height graph, which are poor. Discharge computed by using fall 

as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor. Flow partly regulated by 

locks, dams, and-reservoirs above station.

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

Day

1

2 

5

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.770

5,330 

5,000

4,410

5.500

5,000

4,500 

4,500

5,000

4,500

4,850

4,500

4,500

5,300

5,730

5,170 

3,480

3,880

3,940

4,020

3,940

3,940

3,940

5,940

5,410

5,940

4,020

4,570

4,500

3,820

3,940

154,620

4,543

-

-

Nov.

4,020

4,020 

4,500

4,410

3,880

3,560

4,750 

5,910

4,350

4,350

4,350

3,410

4,080

3,940

5.250

4,560 

4,120

3,820

4,350

4,750

4,610

4,750

7,200

5,220

6,570

6,910

7,780

7,780

8.400

5 910

149,110

4,970

-

-

Dec.

6,770

6,540

7,360

6,450

6,450

6,770 

8,520

12,500

12,500

12,800

14,900

15,700

17,400

16,000

19,500 

18,500

15,800

12,900

11,100

10,200

9,980

14,800

22,800

28.600

25,000

20,400

*18,700

14,400

14,100

14,500

425,460

15,720

-

-

Jan.

15,500

11,000 

8,820

8,950

8,690

9,570

11,400 

8,820

9,070

8.570

8,650

15,500

15,100

10,100

12,500

15,800 

25,500

28,300

25,500

29,400

36,100

52,100

60,500

58,000

45,200

33,800

37,500

52,800

76,200

76.700

64,700

873,940

28,190

_

-

Feb.

41,400

29,100 

26,300

25,500

24,900

19,000

17,100 

18,200

13,900

15,100

12,500

12,300

11,900

11,000

10.900

15,800 

36,600

56,800

*74.800

67,300

57 , 500

55,700

56,600

58,900

54,700

58,200

40,700

57,100

-

957 , 800

55,490

-

-

Mar.

46,600

85,400 

147,000

159.000

148,000

125,000

89,500 

65,800

54,800

45,900

44,500

49,500

46,500

49,300

60,000

64,700 

63,100

48,500

58,700

39,300

39,800

43,900

46,400

42,700

45,300

64,700

74,800

79,800

79,800

76,000

79,700

$2,141.8

69,090

-

-

Apr.

72,300

61,400 

51,100

37,200

33,200

33,600

52.600 

40,800

*53,200

54,100

39,000

46,400

57,800

58,900

52 , 800

42,600 

82,200

156jOOO

152,000

117,000

102,000

85,600

67,500

63,900

60,200

43,500

45,000

69,000

94,200

105,000

*1,967.9

65,600

-

-

May

89,600

81,900 

62,000

67,000

70,600

68,000

61,300 

43,100

46,800

48,200

48,100

46,400

40, 800

38,000

32,400

24,900 

21,800

22,800

21,400

19,300

16,600

17,700

15,600

15,100

12,200

12,300

11,600

11,400

14,400

12,600

12,200

*1, 106.1

55,680

-

-

June

16,400

14,800 

17,500

*21,400

23,400

22,400

19,600 

19,600

18,500

16,600

25,200

20,500

23,000

17,400

20,200

24,700 

34,300

41.200

35,700

27,300

17,500

18,100

21,000

19,900

19,700

16,600

12,100

10,900

9,300

8 .820

613,620

20,450

-

-

July

9,570

8,520 

7,060

7,760

6,080

8,040

9,210 

8,820

10,400

11,200

11,400

11,000

6,950

7,650

9,120

11,400 

17.200

14,700

9,900

8,170

8,690

8,820

8,600

10,100

7,500

7,620

5,330

6,540

5.410

6 j 820 

7 j 880

274,840

8,866

-

-

Aug.

11,000

5.410 

8,950

8,690

12,700

16,500

24,100 

18,500

12,500

14,900

12,300

*13,000

10,100

9,660

11,800

11,300 

19,300

24,000

18,400

13,400

15,500

27,000

26,500

22,100

21 , 100

19,700

28,800

51,000

21,500

15,600

12,900

518,010

16,710

-

-

Sept.

12,100

15.000 

11,200

10,800

7,780

8,050

6,910 

7,630

7,780

7,780

7,510

8,890

7,360

5,690

7,200

4.750 

7,200

7,760

9,500

7,890

8,690

9,410

11,200

12,300

8,720

7,780

7,360

7,780

6,250 

9,120

255,550

8,512

-

-

Calendar year 1953 : Max 136,000 Mln 3,250 Mean 31,300 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 159,000 Mln 5,250 Mean 25,750 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Discharge for May 12-15, July 4, 5, July 9 to Aug. 6, Aug. 9, 12-16, 19-22, 25-27, Aug. 50 

to Sept. 50 computed from 8 readings daily of lower gage at lock 15 and reconstructed gage-height 

graph based on recorded graph.
148 MIDDLE ISLAND CREEK BASIN

Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°28'30", long 80°59'50", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Little, Tyler County, 0.1 mile upstream from Stewarts Run and 5 miles west 

of Middlebourne.

Drainage area. 458 sq mi.

Records available . May 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only, October 1916 to September 1922) , October 1928 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 631.32 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Apr. 25, 1929, staff gage, Apr. 25, 1929, to Nov. 30, 1939, chain 

gage, and Dec. 1, 1939, to July 10, 1947, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--26 years (1928-54), 610 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,800 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 11.43 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 18 (gage height, 1.82 ft).

1915-22, 1928-54: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs June 26, 1950 (gage height, 28.0 

ft, from high-water mark in gage well); no flow during part of 1922 and Sept. 1 to 

Nov. 4, Nov. 7-10, 1930.

Maximum stage known, about 33.5 ft in August 1875.

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

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 31 to June 2, June 9-20, 

29, July 17, 18, Aug. 11, 12, 16-18, Sept. 23)

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

0.2

2.0

5.4

15

28

2.6 

3.2 

3.6 

7.0 

10.0

51

149

278

2,770

5,400

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.6

273

2.0

1.7

*1.2

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5 

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.5

.6

1.0

1.7

2.3

2.6

2.9

2.3

36.6

1.18

0.0026

0.003

Nov.

2.0

*2.0

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.6

.8

1.0

1.2

2.0

2.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.9

3.2

3.2

41.1

1.37

0.0030

0.003

Dec.

3.2

3.2

2.9

372

3.6

4.2

*4.6

6.6

6.2

8.5

8.5

16

13

16

58

154

139 

95

66

51

39

37 

50

88

88

71

52

41

41

58

77

1,304.7

42.1

0.092

0.11

Jan.

88

82

76

58 *51

50

50

54

58

68

153

258

190

120

122

909

1,780 

972

459

465

1,060

1,100 

567

341

237

176

280

477

447

297

206

11,251

363

0.793

0.91

Feb.

*149

125

105

94

83

76

66

58

50

44

39

36

32

28

27

27

27 

27

29

33

532

"547 1,100 

352

401

378

357

330

5,152

184

0.402

0.42

Mar.

*4,620

4,500

2,770

1,970

1,060

637

471

435

477

521

502

495

1,060

1,890

1,810

964

560 

395

311

311

465

435

341

283

255

651

602

435

341

357

651

30,573

986

2.15

2.48

Apr.

595

412

306

241

190

*166

149

137

124

118

115

113

257

297

253

1,220

5.130 

3,600

1,320

693

447

330 

287

274

237

193

244

1,390

924

521

20,283

676

1.48

1.65

May -

336

241

223

595

373

287

223

1,090

1.640

1,600

*1,560

876

576

401

292

220

176 

161

145

122

109

97 

97

90

76

65

55

46

144

174

120

12,210

394

0.860

0.99

June

92

68

62

47

46

38

31

*27

351

120

489

651

311

171

111

80

168 

435

193

120

88

65 

48

35

28

25

24

24

131

100

4,179

139

0.303

0.34

July

62

41

29

22

22

22

*46

61

58

42

28

35

30

22

24

63

223

12?

80

50

60

90 

150

90

50

35

25

20

20

20

30

1,674

54.0

0.118

0.14

Aug.

70

150

300

300

1,000

2,500

1,000

400

200

250

*199

149

111

82

84

182

168 

173

150

400

3.000

1,000 

600

350

500

3,000

1,500

700

300

200

150

19,168

618

1.35

1.56

Sept.

120

100

85

70

60

50

45

45

40

35

30

26

*23

22

20

17

16

14

33

111

106

113 

133

113

92

65

46

34

27

22

1,713

57.1

0.125

0.14

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,000 Min 0.4 Mean 434 Cfsm 0.948 In. 12.87

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,130 Mln 0.4 Mean 295 Cfsm 0.644 In. 8.75

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record July 20 to Aug. 10, Aug. 19 to Sept. 12; discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records and records for nearby stations.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 

Ohio River at St. Marys, W. Va.

149

Location.--Lat 39°23'25", long 81°12'30", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 50 (alternate) at St. Marys, Pleasants County, 0.9 mile downstream from 

Middle Island Creek at mile 155.0.

Drainage area.--26.850 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1938 to September 1954 (fragmentary prior to November 1939 

and high water only since October 1952).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 577.30 ft above mean sea level, Sandy 

Hook datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder on left bank 1.5 miles upstream from lock 

and dam 17, and 11 miles downstream from base gage. Prior to Feb. 22, 1951, auxiliary water-stage recorder or lock gage at lock 17.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 152,000 cfs Mar. 4, 5; maximum gage height, 

23.13 ft Mar. 4; minimum discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 8.74 ft 

July 28.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 421,000 cfs Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height, 46.67 

ft Jan. 1, 1943; minimum discharge not determined; minimum gage height recorded, 

3.45 ft Jan. 14, 1940 (dam down at lock 17).

Maximum stage known since at least 1884, 54.2 ft in March 1913.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge less than 15,000 cfs on days for which no discharge 

is shown.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec.

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

19,100

18,400

20,600

19,000

15,700

-

-

-

15,700

21,800

28.200

25,100

18,700

19,200

-

17,700

-

-

-

-

Jan.

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

16,900

28,800

29,900 

*27,200

29,700

36,300

50,500

55,700

58,500

49,200

32,200

37,600

51,400

65,400

78,500

69 ,200

_

-

-

-

Feb.

47,500

28,200

27,600

26,600

26,800

22,700

19,200

20,500

-

16 , 500

_

-

-

-

-

18,000

38,100

49,200 

65,900

71,100

62,200

56,400

52,000

58,200

55,100

41,800

37,100

39,700

-

-------

_

-

-

-

Mar.

55,300

75 ,400

123,000

151,000

149,000

130,000

101,000

75,500

58,500

45,000

54,600

44,900

44,200

48,500

56,600

*59,700

59,100

47,700 

36,900

41,500

40,400

40,900

44,500

42,400

43,200

55,100

69,000

76,700

78,300

76,500

76,500

$2,100.9

67,700

-

-

Apr.

75,500

66,100

53,200

38,100

55.100

34,000

34,500

41,200

46,500

42,900

40,700

42,100

53,300

56,400

53,900

43 , 100

72,100

120,000 

134,000

*L20,000

107,000

89,200

72,400

63,600

58 , 100

44,600

39,200

67,400

82,500

98,100

tl,922.6

64,090

_

-

May

97.900

81,300

67,100

64,800

70,500

68,300

60,800

43,200

44,000

47,600

48,400

47 , 100

40,900

36,300

33,800

f28,800

327,000

*a26,000 

25,800

23,300

18 , 900

17,600

17,600

17,700

-

_

_

_

15,600

-

_

_

-

June

17,600

19,900

19,600

24,000

25,500

25,000

22,600

21,500

23,000

16,400

30,300

22,700

26,500

21,400

21,400

28,400

34,400

55,900 

35,400

28,800

16,600

15,900

22,900

18,700

20,000

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

July

_

_

_

-

-

.

.

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

16,300

16 , 700

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

Aug.

_

-

-

-

21,000

25,500

25,800

19,300

15', 400

15,000

_

15 , 100

-

-

-

.

19,500

23,200 

21,400

-

16,600

27,800

27,600

20,700

23,500

28,000

33,100

30,500

21,500

-

-

_

-

Sept.

Calendar .year 1953: Max 132,000 MIn - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 151,000 Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

* Expressed In thousands. 

a No gage-height gage-height record; record; discharge discharge estimated estimated on basis of records records for otheher Ohio River stations. st 

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights. 

Note.--Discharge less than 15,000 cfs on days for which no discharge is shown.

388926 O -56 -11
150 MUSKINGIM RIVER BASIN

Tuscarawas River at Clinton, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°55'39", long 81°37'59", in NW-jL sec. 32, T. 14 N., R. 10 W., on right 

bank 100 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 21 at Clinton, Summit County, and 

1 mile upstream from Chippewa Creek.

Drainage area. 165 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1926 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 933.28 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 24, 1930, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 136 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 795 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 9.80 ft); minimum, 

31 cfs Nov. 22, Jan. 1 (gage height, 3.57 ft).

1926-54: Maximum discharge, 2,700 cfs Aug. 8, 1935 (gage height, 14.82 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Nov. 6, 1928.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 22.2 ft.

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

Canal diverts small amount of water from river at Portage Lakes, 3 miles south of 

Akron; part of diverted water flows into Cuyahoga River basin. Flow slightly regulated 

at headwaters.

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

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

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

5.0

7.0 

9.0

11.0

350

620

1,140

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

53

54

58

47

*48

60

56

54

54

54

53

52

52

49

49

49

47

41

44

48

48

48

48

56

56

48

48

*48

45 

48

46

1,561

50.4

0.305

0.35

Nov.

42

44

46

45

42

41

45

42

41

*42

42

39

40

40

39

35

36

38

40

38

38

34

40

45

54

43

40

46

43

46

1,242

41.4

0.251

0.28

Dec.

45

47

39

41

45

52

*51

48

54

63

49

40

34

46

58

50

55

47

53

46

53

92

79

60

52

54

55

52

49 

50

45

1,604

51.7

0.313

0.36

Jan.

42

42

48

46

45

52

53

39

*45

44

39

42

42

38

42

46

40

38

46

96

99

48

39

41

47

54

225

TlO

66

56

46

1,756

56.6

0.343

0.40

Feb.

46

49

62

54

48

*60

48

54

54

56

65

62

53

53

68

76

150

99

72

70

77

69

62

65

66

64

56

55

1,813

64.8

0.393

0.41

Mar.

274

192

206

159

141

*118

109

164

254

374

328

264

215

192

150

128

108

93

94

164

172

132

123

100

*362

500

284

e!72

*e206 

e339~

350

6,467

209

1.27

1.46

Apr.

210

159

141

118

106

*113

136

206

177

128

264

446

274

172

150

230

620

590

434

249

172

192

306

328

215

137;

422

770-

640 

470

8,625

288

1.75

1.95

May

295

230

220

215

168_

*141

150

154

132

123

123

128

111

111

101

96

90

94

82

68

71

61

60

61

70

62

61

81

78 

56

55

3,548

114

0.691

0.80

June

67

76

76

*98

84

66

67

71

71

76

71

71

132.

82

75

73

76

60

58

56

68

67

77

63

71

59

60

52

56 

56

2,135

71.2

0.432

0.48

July

62

5T

61

52

52

52

58

*60

54

54

46

57

50

53

62

56

52

44

48

53

48

50

41

44

40

40

48

46

46 

48

42

1,571

50.7

0.307

0.35

Aug.

40

40

*42

44

49

54

46

42

46

46

40

37

36

43

46

70

54

48

50

44

44

38

35

40

49

54

48

40

35 

34

36

1,370

44.2

0.268

0.31

Sept.

35

34

38

37

34

34

*35

38

42

46

41

36

39

40

45

45

38

48

44

34

42

40

37

39

37

34

37

46

45 

46

1,186

39.5

0.239

0.27

Calendar year 1953: Max 795 Min 34 Mean 91.3 Cfsm 0.553 In. 7.49

Water year 1953-54: Max 770 Min 34 Mean 90.1 Cfsm 0.546 In. 7.42

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--Apr. 17 (6 p.m.' 

(9.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

e Shifting-control method used.

700 cfs (9.39 ft); Apr. 28 (l p.m.) 795 cfs
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 151

Tuscarawas River at Massillon, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°46'17", long 81°31'25", in sec. 20, T. 10 N., R. 9 W., on left bank at 

sewage-treatment works, 1-| miles south of Massillon, Stark County, and 3 miles downstream from Newman Creek.

Drainage area. 526 sq mi.

Records available. April 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 916.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 19, 1944, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 405 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 cfs Apr. 29' (gage height, 6.06 ft); minimum, 54 cfs July 25; minimum gage height, 0.18 ft July 25, 26.

1938-54; Maximum discharge, 6,940 cfs Mar. 5, 1940 (gage height, 11.39 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, that of July 25, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Ohio Canal diverts small amount of water from river at Portage 

Lakes , 3 miles south of Akron; part of diverted water flows into Cuyahoga River basin.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.1 

.3 

.5 

.7

1.0

102

136

197

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

327

477

825

1,230

2,260

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

86

94

92

86

86

95

96

94

92" 98

92

*91

92

92

89

88

88

80

82

84

87

86

84

83

91

92

91

96

95

39

86

2,777

89.6

0.170

0.20

Nov.

81

84

88

91

87

86

82

84

88

*89

92

87

87

84

82

84

83

84

84

84

84

84

87

98

102

108

94

88

88

91

2,635

87.8

0.167

0.19

Dec.

96

98

98

92

89

89

*108

99

104

131

116

95

83

?9

127

115

105

102

91

88

102

158

192

134

110

99

98

102

105

108

102

3,335

108

0.205

0.24

Jan.

91

86

86

95

92

98

99

96

*88

94

91

92

92

91

88

96

91

86

91

113

227

190

123

104

108

127

731

543

276

217

170

4,672

151

0.287

0.33

Feb.

141

145

145

141

132

*123

116

118

122

125

147

138

115

112

160

244

445

445

265

214

220

240

197

181

172

172

156

154

-

5,085

182

0.346

0.36

Mar.

849

732

750

576

477

*378

333

477

805

1,180

1,060

885

732

662

526

414

358

297

268

414

560

430

375

314

979

1,420

1,020

645

*885

1,470

1,370

21,641

698

1.33

1.53

Apr.

865

593

461

370

330

*324

445

732

698

445

628

1,280

1,000

593

510

726

1,880

1,930

1,520

945

593

610

1,060

1,100

732

560

985

2,040

2,150

1 . 620

27,725

924

1.76

1.96

May

1,140

805

1,020

698

526

*445

399

526

414

352

322

319

292

265

255

260

217

195

183

162

156

138

127

134

136

136

134

136

156

134

123

10,305

332

0.631

0.73

June

143

176

166

*200

207

162

145

164

*164

152

152

140

268

227

154

140

134

120

99

91

94

102

*125

107

99

94

88

83

83

91

4,170

139

0.264

0.29

July

89

88

78

75

70

74

94

*99

94

83

76

75

88

84

88

92

81

72

76

82

81

80

76

65

59

63

73

75

75

78

69

2,452

79.1

0.150

0.17

Aug.

64

66

*73

73

78

83

74

64

66

75

74

67

65

64

101

134

222 Tio

102

101

81

69

70

73

89

99

94

78

64

66

69

2,608

84.1

0.160

0.18

Sept.

67

69

69

64

58.

61

*65

67

70

73

67

61

63

70

92_

83

73

74

74

78

73

75

74

69

64

59

62

69

74

81

2,098

69.9

0.133

0.15

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,740 Mln 80 Mean 259 Cfsm 0.492 In. 6.69

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,150 Min 58 Mean 245 Cfsm 0.466 In. 6.33

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs). --Apr. 29 (3 a.m.) 2,320 cfs (6.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
152 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Sandy Creek at Waynesburg, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°40'22", long 81°15 T 38", In sec. 21, T. 17 N., R. 7 W., on upstream side 

of right pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 43, 800 ft downstream from Little Sandy 

Creek, a quarter of a mile north of Waynesburg, Stark County, and half a mile upstream 

from Indian Run.

Drainage area. 254 sq ml.

Records available. December 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 955.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

"of 1912.

Average discharge. 15 years (1939-54), 257 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,740 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 4.72 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs Aug. 13.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 8,000 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 7.95 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 8, 1952.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 923: 1939-40.

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

and discharge. in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2 to Jan. 19)

-0.1

0.0

.1

.5

18

33

112

1.0 

3.0

5.0

239

900

1,900

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

26

26

24

24

24

24

24

*24

24

26

26

24

21

21

21

18

20

20

20

20

20

26

26

27

26

26

27

28 

27

26

743

24.0

0.094

0.11

Nov.

24

24

26

24

*21

20

24

27

26

26

26

27

27

28

26

21

21

21

20

20

24

26

28

26

28

30

27

28

27

27

750

25.0

0.098

0.11

Dec.

27

27

*26

27

27

28

28

27

28

35

33

32

30

33

38

33

27

26

24

2T

26

36

38

32

30

27

26

26

26

27

27

901

29.1

0.115

0.13

Jan.

27

27

27

24

24

24

26

24

*24

26

22

21

21

21

20

24

24

21

21

60

144

56

50

38

35

36

348

21?

110

99

66

1,709

55.1

0.217

0.25

Feb.

62

56

48

45

45

43

40

38

38

*38

43

40

36

36

54

82

117

124

86

72

84

84

72

66

62

60

56

56

-

1,683

60.1

0.237

0.25

Mar.

791

846

810

570

408

299

260

342

392

*423

355

281

233

248

263

203

171

151

158

423

392

308

275

236

791

864

603

536

1,000

1.520

1,120

15,072

486

1.91

2.20

Apr.

810

586

423

336

284

284

324

*408

349

257

370

570

408

342

370

723

1,500

1,100

810

553

408

327

392

455

336

278

662

1,470

899

603

16,637

555

2.18

2.43

May

455

455

553

740 520"

*423

423

504

376

314

275

275

242

200

179

163

149

135

133

124

117

110

105

99

94

88

86

88

101

82

74

7,682

248

0.976

1.13

June

88

108

94

94

94

84

78

*68

536

336

536

266

260

168

119

340

734

455

305

174

130

112

101

86

78

74

68

62

60

56.

5,764

192

0.756

0.84

July

52

48

48

48

48

*45

48

47

36

36

40

38

38

38

40

36

33

35

33

33

33

33

32

30

30

27

27

27

27

27

27

1,140

36.8

0.145

0.17

Aug.

28

27

*28

24

24

21

18

18

17

17

18

17

16

17

27

36

80

42

35

30

27

27

22

22

84

64

40

33

28

24

24

935

30.2

0.119

0.14

Sept.

24

24

24

22

22

21

20

24

22

22

21

21

*21

21

27

32

28

36

6254"

40

35

32

28

24

22

22

22

22

24

819

27.3

0.107

0.12

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,840 Min 18 Mean 177 Cfsm 0.697 In. 9.48

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,500 Min 16 Mean 141 Cfsm 0.555 In. 7.88

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 efs).--Mo peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 153

Middle Branch Nimishlllen Creek at Canton, Ohio

Location. --Lat 40°50'30", long 81°21'20", in N| sec. 27, T. 11 N.,' R. 8 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on Martindale Road, 2.4 miles upstream from mouth and 

3.1 miles northeast of Canton, Stark County.

Drainage area. 44.2 sq mi.

Records available. September 1941 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,046.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 13 years, 33.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 302 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 3.43 ft); minimum, 

0.7 cfs Jan. 11 (gage height, 0.43 ft).

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 1,180 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 5.77 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Nov. 9, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Part of 

municipal water supply for city of Canton is pumped from its northeast well field. A 

large portion of pumpage is believed to be diverted indirectly from creek as recharge 

for aquifer supplying well field. Mean annual pumpage for the water year 1954, 13.8 

cfs (the mean annual pumpage for water year" 1952-53 have been corrected to 14.0 and 

15.7 cfs, respectively). At times low flow regulated by small pools above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1033: 1942(M), 1943(P), 1944(M). WSP 1143: 1948.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, i'n feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.5

0.4 

1.8 

4.5

1.0 

2.0

3.0

28

125

240

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.0

.8

1.0

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.6

1.6

*1.4

2.0

2.3

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

2.3

2.4

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.0

53.1

1.71

-

-

Nov.

2.3

1.6

1.3

*]~r 1.2

2.3

2.8

BTo" 3.3

2.8

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.4

2.4

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.0

2.8

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.4

72.5

2.42

-

-

Dec.

2.4

2.3

*2T8"

2.8

2.3

3.0

3.0

2.8

3.0

6.0

5.6

4.2

3.9

3.9

4.8

3.9

3.6

b3.4

b3.2

b3.2

4.8

7.2

11~5~.6

4.8

4.5

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

126.6

4.08

-

-

Jan.

3.0

3.6

3.3

2.8

b2.6

b2.5

b2.4

b2.3 *3T6-

5.6

2.4

2.8

b2.6

b2.3

b2.6

b2.6

b2.6

b3.5

5.2

24

53

36

17

12

7.2

7.7

*77

75

21

15

14

380.2

12.3

-

-

Feb.

11

6.8

6.8

8.B

11

4.8

b3.5

3.0

3TS

*6.0

9.6

8.2

6.0

6.4

16

24

53

75

21

16

20

17

12

11

9.6

9.6

8.2

10

_

363.9

13.0

-

-

Mar.

*113

106

80

43

40

34

30

41

64

*58

34

24

20

19

18

15

12

1112"

*54

38

23

19

16

*104

84

38

34

96

174

lUtJ

1,554

50.1

-

-

Apr.

50

34

27

20

18

22

31

*74

54

30

69

107

47

32

34

111

240 ~9T

58

39

30

33

159

89

48

40

loo

134

65

44

1,933

64.4

-

-

May

38

35

35

49

35

*28

31

79

54

38

29

27

22

20

17

16

14

12

12

11

11

11

9.6

8.2

9.1

8.2

8.2

9.6

9.1

8.2

!._!

701.9

22.6

-

-

June

10

14

12

13

13

8.6

7.7

*9.6

20

11

17

15

53

27

14

11

18

13

11

8.2

7.2

7.2

6.4

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.0

4.8

BT2

4.8

367.7

12.3

-

-

July

5.2

5.6

4.2

4.2

3.6

*3.3

'670 6.0

5.2

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.3

2.4

2.4

2.8

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.4 T~4~

1.6

2.0

1 . 6

98.0

3.16

-

-

Aug.

2.4

2.4

*2.0

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

ITS

3.3

6.0

14

7.7

5.6

3.9

3.3

2.8

2.4

2.0

10

15

8.2

5.6

3.9

3.0

2 3

120.7

3.89

-

-

Sept.

1.6

2.0

2.0

1.6

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

*1.6

1.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.3

4.8 5TB2.4

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

T72- 1.2

57.7

1.92

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 505 Mln O.8 Mean 19.9 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 24O Min O.8 Mean 16.0 Cfsrn - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 400 efa).--No peak above base. 

» Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MUSKIKGUM RIVER BASIN

Nlmishlllen Creek at North Industry, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°44'01", long 81°21'08", in SW^ sec. 35, T. 10 K., R. 8 W., on left bank 

just downstream from railroad bridge, 1 mile southeast of North Industry, Stark County, 

and 3 miles downstream from Sherrick Run.

Drainage area.--175 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1921 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 970.77 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 13, 1923, chain gage at site 1 mile upstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--33 years, 163 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,120 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 5.65 ft); minimum, 29 cfs Sept. 13, 17, 18; minimum gage height, 0.92 ft Oct. 3, Nov. 27, 29.

1921-54: Maximum discharge, about 9,000 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 9.9 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flotf; minimum, 3.6 cfs Sept. 2, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good. For statement on diversion see Remarks for station on Middle 

Branch Nimishillen Creek at Canton.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1113: 1924-30, 1932-37, 1938(M), 1939-40, 1943(M), 1945(P).

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 10,

July 16 to Sept. 30)

0.8 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

30

71

143

265

2.5

3.0 

4.0

441

670

1,170

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

56

56

49

45

49

55

52

52

*53

50

48

55

55

58

59_

59

43

45

50

53

52

52

50

48

42

52

58

56

53

52 

46

1,603

51.7

-

-

Nov.

43

5TJ

56

53

*55

55

56

53

56

56

58

56

55

52

48

56

58

58

58

58

62

58

58

50

6£

46

48

49

43

55

1,623

54.1

-

-

Dec.

55

53

*55

55

50

52

53

58

82

119

66

52

46

9T

74

58

53

50

48

48

75

93

74

56

50

48

49

53

58

58 

56

1,888

60.9

-

-

Jan.

52

50

50

53

56

58

58

56

*56

55

58

59

56

56

65

85

53

55

60

199

206

86

70

60

65

108

153" 535

114

100

81

2,898

93.5

-

-

Feb.

83

83

80

76

73

70

64

^6

74

*88

88

73

66

70

102

127

238

TBT

137

103

119

105

96

95

93

91

83

116

-

------

2,726

97.4

_

-

Mar.

820

445

364

216

170

139

137

223

280

*257

181

147

129

135

125

116

109

105

T2T

325

200

152

137

123

913

386

208

292

*523

945 4"3B8,865

286

-

-

Apr.

252

198

163

139

155

179

190

*374

241

170

394

418

226

179

343

745

1,120

 39T

260

206

174

257

470

321

210

226

917

1,060

357

260

10,575

352

-

-

May

228

265

308

302

210

*179

275

410

237

190

170

174

150

135

129

121

125

125

123

121

119

109

102

110

116

109

107

140

110

83

§i

5,159

166

-

-

June

162

129

107

105

102

81

88

*91

377

141

208

123

308

145

242

145

176

105

86

78

85

102

90

83

80

71

64

55

71

71

3,784

126

-

-

July

71

68

62

56

53

*56

112 ~S5

53

53

53

70

78

68

65

55

56

59

66

64

60

60

62

62

56

58

58

59

66

58

65

1,942

62.6

-

-

Aug.

B"6 48

*58

55

65

53

50

49

58

55

49

48

49

49

111

~5S 157

56

55

55

52

50

65

78

96

78

53

50

49

59 

58

1,950

62.9

-

-

Sept.

55

62

60

52

45

42

48

45

45

48

42

37

*I3

46

158

42

37

60

43

42

48

43

43

50

48

46

53

50

45

66

1,524

50.8

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,900 Min 42 Mean 140 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,120 Min 37 Mean 122 Cfsm - In. -

cfs (5.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 155

McGulre Creek below Leesville Dam, near Leesville, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°28'09", long 81°11'49", in SEi sec. 36, T. 13 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 

at outlet of Leesville Dam, 1.3 miles upstream from mouth and 1.4 miles northeast of 

Leesville, Carroll County.

Drainage area. 47.9 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder and V-notch weir. Datum of gage is 915.00 ft above mean sea 

level. Prior to May 27, 1942, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 51.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 249 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 4.12 ft)- minimum 

0.9 cfs Jan. 4, 5; minimum gage height, 1.67 ft Nov. 2 (break in control).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 740 cfs Mar. 4, 1940 (gage height, 7.88 ft, backwater 

from Conotton Creek); no flow for several days in 1940-41.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Leesville Reservoir (see p. 189).

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 15 to Nov. 2)

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

32

55

105

224

315

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

TT?

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.1

3.0

370

3.0

*2.9

2 9

74.3

2.40

-

-

Nov.

T78" 2.9

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

T79

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

*1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

l.B

2.0

2.1

*2.3

54.9

1.83

-

-

Dec.

2.2

274

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

156

239

237

234

234

237

239

243

245

194

46

2.9

5.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

2,367.3

76.4

-

-

Jan.

5.6

5.4

5.2

2.6

*2.2

2.7

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

19

94

3S

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

83

41

3.1

*3.0

3.0

352.1

11.4

-

-

Feb.

3.0

3.4

7.0

377

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.0

27T

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.6

_

80.7

2.88

-

-

Mar.

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

275

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.9

46

86

205.9

6.64

-

-

Apr.

94

*94

86

79

69

66

65

62

56

48

52

59

59

56

55

59

123

164

TSS

90

84

76

76

74

68

62

69

144

158

*122

2,504

83. 5

-

-

May

90

94

97

154

14?

94

90

86

81

72

65

61

52

42

34

28

25

21

19

17

13

11

11

10

10

10

8.8 *10~~

13

12

10

1,482.8

47.8

-

-

June

13

21

17

15

13

11

10

10

10

10

2623-

19

13

11

10

13

10

9.6

8.8

7.6

7.3

8.0

7.0

6.3

6.3

6.8

5.9

5.0

ii°

337.6

11.3

-

-

July

3.6 *37T

2.7

2.3

2.4

2.2

2.7

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

*2.1

2.4

2.2

2.7

2.9

2.8

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

*2.8

2.7

3.0

81.1

2.62

-

-

Aug.

3.0

2.5 276-

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

'2.7 2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

3.4

45

83 53"

51

35

23

16

13

13

19

37

29

23

17

*19

15

542.4

17.5

-

-

Sept.

12

10

9.2

8.0

7.0

6.8

6.3

5.9

5.1

4.4

3.9

3.3

3.0

2.7 F73"

10

9.6

15

28SB17

11

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.2

*4.3

245.3

8.18

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 245 Min 1.2 Mean 29.8 Cfsm - In. - 

Water year 1953-54: Max 245 Min 1.6 Mean 22.8 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
156 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Indian Fork below Atwood Dam, near New Cumberland, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°31'30", long 81°17'20", In SE^ sec. 28, T. 15 N., R. 7 W., on left bank 

500 ft below Atwood Dam, 0.5 mile upstream from mouth, and 1.5 miles southeast of New 

Cumberland, Tuscarawas County.

Drainage area. 70.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 884.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Aug. 28, 1943, staff gage at site 250 ft upstream at same datum. Auxiliary staff gage read twice weekly 0.5 mile downstream from 

base gage.

Average discharge. 16 years, 70.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 588 cfs Mar. 30, 31; maximum gage height, 10.68 

ft Mar. 30 (backwater from Conotton Creek); minimum discharge, 0.5 cfs Dec. 17 (gage 

height, 5.55 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 1,610 cfs Apr. 7, 1945; maximum gage height, 19.0 ft 

June 11, 1947 (backwater from Conotton Creek); minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs at times 

during 1939, 1944, 1946-47, 1953; minimum gage height, 4.95 ft Sept. 4, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Atwood Reservoir (see p. 189).

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from Conotton Creek Mar. 29 to Apr. 2,

Apr. 17-20)

5.6 0.8 6.7 19 

5.8 2.6 7.0 41 

6.0 5.0 7.3 78 

6.5 12 8.0 206

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

Day

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.2

1.6

ITS

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.0

.8

ITT

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.5

*1.4

1.3

40.8

1.32

-

-

Nov.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.0

TxJ

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 *1.1

38.3

1.28

-

-

Dec.

T7S

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.9

T^

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.6

1 . 8

1 . 8

48.9

1.58

-

-

Jan.

1.5

ITS

1.6

*1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.8

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

4.9

477

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.9

2.4

2.3

*2.6

2 . 8

64.3

2.07

-

-

Feb.

3.0 373-

3.5

3.8

3.9

4.1

4.4

4.5

4.9

4.9

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.1

6.1

6.4

6.6

7.1

7.4

8.1

8.4

8.1

9.0

9.6

*10

10

167.2

5.97

-

-

Mar.

63 

110

123

160

148

123

92

88

86

86

86

81

76

74

69

66

62

56

55

52

68

69

68

68

70

86

94

99

252

551- 

450

3,641

117

-

-

Apr.

327 

*140

105

100

94

91

91

89

86

Zi

80

88

88

88

84

92

277

378 2"75~

117

100

94

96

99

96

92

94

105

146

*130

3,820

127

-

-

May

92 

89

92

107

110

104

100

97

94

86

81

78

72

66

59

51

43

34

28

23

18

16

14

12

11

10

9.6

*11

13

12

10

1,642.6

53.0

-

June

12 

20

17

14

12

10

10

9.5

23

26

35

32

28

21

17

21

59

56" 62

46

33

25

18

12

10

9.6

9.1

7.6

6.8

6.2

667.8

22.3

-

"

July

6.0 

*57B5.0

4.4

3.9

3.3

3.8

4.6

4.0

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

*1.8

1.6

1.6

84.3

2.72

-

-

Aug.

1.6 

1.6

1.8

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.1

1.9

1.5

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.1

2.3

T7S

1.6

1.4

*T7S

1.6

54.3

1.75

-

"

Sept.

1.8 

1.8

1.6

1.8

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

*1.8

51.7

1.72

-

*

Calendar year 1953 : Max 376 Min 0.8 Mean 37.9 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54 : Max 551 Min 0.8 Mean 28.3 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 157

Tuscarawas River below Dover Dam, near Dover, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°31'49", long 81°25'51", in T. 9 N., R. 2 W., on left bank at downstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 16, 2.2 miles downstream from Dover Dam, 2| miles 

northeast of Dover, Tuscarawas County, and 3 miles upstream from Sugar Creek.

Drainage area.--1,398 sq mi.

Records available. October 1923 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 861.51 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 30, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--31 years, 1,368 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,060 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 6.08 ft); minimum, 170 cfs Sept. 13; minimum gage height, 1.56 ft Jan. 13.

1923-54: Maximum discharge, 26,400 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 15.51 ft); minimum, 2.3 cfs July 20, 1946, Oct. 27, 1948; minimum gage' height, -1.64 ft July 20, 1946; 

minimum daily discharge, 6.5 cfs Oct. 26, 1948.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of about 23.5 ft (discharge, 62,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

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

Ohio Canal diverts small amount of water from river at Portage Lakes, 3 miles south 

of Akron; part of diverted water flows into Cuyahoga River basin. Plow regulated by 

four flood-control reservoirs (see p. 189).

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 803: 1933(M).

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

230

217

225

221

209

213

221

238

238

230

230

213

213

205

*213

213

225

213

197

209

217

217

209

209

201

205

225

238

238 

238

6,795

219

-

-

Nov.

213

201

209

*225

225

217

221

225

221

217

221

225

221

209

197

*193

193

201

201

217

217

189

T9T

209

230

266

234

225

209

205

6,433

214

-

-

Dec.

230

*230

234

248

248

243

256

275

305

423

353

280

234

238

375

375

*405

483

555

588

537

588

648

641

562

495

315

248

234 

248

266

11,360

366

-

-

Jan.

252

221

217

213

*234

252

266

270

285

280

285

305

234

*295

387

411

423

300

375

483

1,120

1,020

641

489

399

393

1,090

1.850

*614 

525

15,105

487

-

-

Feb.

441

453

423

417

399

387

348

331

342

348

381

393

353

336

353

*525

704

1.140

824

627

607

620

588

537

501

495

471

447

-

13,791

493

-

-

Mar.

1,440

2,970

2,970

2,730

2,110

1,650

1,320

*1,360

1,850

2,390

2,440

2,060

1,700

1,550

1,450

1,220

1,000

912

832

1,220

1,800

1,500

1,270

1,150

1,560

3,220

3,220

2,440

3,030

*4,300

4.600

63,264

2,041

-

-

Apr.

4,160

3,090

2,340

1,700

1,360

1.220

1,320

1,500

2,000

1,450

1,270

2,450

2,500

1,800

1,450

1,850

3,740

4.900

4,900

4,020

2,670

1,850

2,280

2,790

2,390

1,750

1,700

3,610

*4,600

4,450

77,110

2,570

-

-

May

5.480

3,220

2,170

2,500

2,560

2,110

1,750

2,000

2,000

1,650

1,320

1,270

1,170

1,020

896

784

718

662

620

581

537

501

459

429

*435

423

417

423

562

513

423

37,603

1,213

-

-

June

435

732

676

634

655

607

531

495

746

1,150

1,100

1,220

824

1,140

*746

627

1,060

1.500

1,180

832

549

459

447

435

411

381

375

*353

331

320

20,951

698

-

-

July

315

310

300

295

285

275

280

381

381

326

280

256

243

252

252

*261

256

248

230

225

252

248

234

230

209

193

185

*I93

201

201

217

8,014

259

-

-

Aug.

221

230

217

205

230

256

252

230

205

201

209

205

193

189

2l3

348

768

848

441

336

300

261

234

230

285

594

697

429

310

238

9,831

317

-

-

Sept.

248

238

230

225

209

193

189

201

205

201

201

193

171

*177

189

275

225

234

285

515

285

243

221

209

205

193

177

177

189

193

6,502

217

-

-

Calendar year 1953 : Max 5,610 Mln 189 Mean 877 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54 : Max 4,900 Mln 177 Mean 758 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 31, June 12 to Sept. 30.
158 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Sugar Creek above Beach City Dam, at Beach City, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°39'2S", long 81°34'40", in NE£ sec. 35, T. 10 N., R. 3 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 212 at Beach City, Stark County, 2.3 miles 

upstream from Beach City Dam.

Drainage area. 160 sq mi.

Records available. April 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 953.2 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

 of 1912.

Average discharge. 9 years, 142 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,060 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 4.09 ft); minimum, 1.5 cfs Sept. 28; minimum gage height, -0.04 ft Sept. 2, 3.

1945-54: Maximum daily discharge, 5,520 cfs Jan. 27, 1952; maximum gage height, 

16.25 ft Apr. 16, 1948 (backwater from Beach City Reservoir); minimum discharge, 1.4 

cfs Aug. 27, 1952; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 2,3, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record or 

indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 5, Jan. 14, 15, 19-21, 

Mar. 30 to Apr. 1, July 29, 30, Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 12-30)

-0.15

-.1

-.05 

0.0 

.05 

.1

1.5 

2.0

0.3 

.7 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

32

92

155

408

1,020

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.5

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.0

4.6

6.0

6.0

4.6

4.0

4.0

3.5

4.0

5.2

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.6

4.9

5.2

6.0

^8

6.8

6.8

*6 . 8

6.8

137.2

4.43

0.028

0.03

Nov.

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.2

6.0

6.0

5.2

6.0

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.3

4.3

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

6.0

6.8

8.4

10

11

11

10

11

10

*10

198.8

6.63

0.041

0.05

Dec.

10

10

10

9.2

8.4

8.4

9.2

9.2

10

17

16

14

11

11

25

26

14

10

7.6

8.4

17

41

59

38

26

17

13

13

14

12

10

504.4

16.3

0.102

0.12

Jan.

9.2

6.8

9.2

9.2

*8.4

b8.0

b7.6

b8.0

b9.0

blO

bll

b9.5

b8.0

6.8

6.0

b6.0

b7.0

b8.0

10

42

182

43

30

18

17

17

207

94

47

b38

b27

919.7

29.7

0.186

0.21

Feb.

*24

22

20

18

16

16-

12

11

16

13

22

a!8

a!6

a!4

a!3

41

46

70

42

34

35

41

34

29

26

25

24

22

-

720

25.7

0.161

0.17

Mar.

196

*175

173

116

125

110

88

102

208

422

264

168

137

127

90

67

59

56

54

93

120

86

72

63

194

345

153

120

482

587

*692

5,749

185

1.16

1.34

Apr.

408

204

151

114

9£

98

159

244

310

153

122

a232

a!28

alOl

alOl

201

662

542" 956

208

146

118

527

617

292

170

155

422

752

497

8,888

296

1.85

2.06

May

181

162

*162

184

T40

102

108

177

148

144

114

118

96

77

66

59

53

47

43

42

38

35

32

29

28

28

25

*24

26

26

22

2,536

81.8

0.511

0.59

June

22

47

34

45

42

32

25

21

97

42

26

21

38

35

21

17

15

15

13

12

11

10

16

11

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

*8.4

6.8

716.8

23.9

0.149

0.17

July

6.8

6.0

6.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

6.8

11

TT

6.8

.2

.9

.3

.6

.9

.9

.3

.0

.9

.3

.3

.8

.0

.9

.3

.0

.0

.8

3.2

*3i O

6.8

167.4

5.40

0.034

0.04

Aug.

13

14

7.6

6.8

9.2

16

11

6.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

6.8

5.2

10

28

TT

11

9.2

11

13

11

9.2

6.8

6.8

19

22

13

6.8

3 5 

*2!o

316.5

10.2

0.064

0.07

Sept.

e3.0

e4.0

e3.5

e3.0

e3.5

4.3.

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

4.3

3.2

4.0

3.2

2.3

4.0

4.0

3.5

1.9

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.5

li?

92.3

3.08

0.019

0.02

Calendar year 1953 : Max 829 Min 2.4 Mean 71.1 Cfsm 0.444 In. 6.04

Water year 1953-54 : Max 956 Min 1.5 Mean 57.4 Cfsm 0.359 In. 4.87

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of records for station below Beach City Dam. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite} discharge estimated on basis of records for station below 

Beach City Dam.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

ar Creek below Beach City Dam, near Beach City, Ohio

159

Location.--Lat 40°38'10", long 81°33'20", In T. 10 N., R. 3 W., pn right bank 1,000 ft 

downstream from Beach City Dam, 0.3 mile downstream from South Fork, and if miles 

southeast of Beach City, Stark County.

Drainage area. 300 sq ml.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 928.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Mar. 23, 1939, staff gage at site 550 ft downstream at datum 1 ft 

higher. Mar. 23, 1939, to Sept. 26, 1949, water-stage recorder at site 300 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 261 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 5.63 ft); minimum, 3.1 cfs Sept. 28-30; minimum gage height, 0.60 ft Sept. 1, 2, 9, 10.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 7,500 cfs Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 9.53 ft, converted to present site and datum by curve of relation); minimum, that of Sept. 28-30, 

1954; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 1, 2, 9, 10, 1954.

Remarks. Records good above 25 cfs and fair below. 

Reservoir (see p. 189).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 953: 1941.

Flood flow regulated by Beach City

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

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4 to Dec. 22. June 26 to July 7, 

July 12-21, 25-31, Sept. 11-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28 Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

0.65

.7 

1.0

3.5 

7.0

1.4

2.0 

3.0

176

405

0.4 

.5 

.6 

.8

1.0

2.6

4.9

8.5

20

36

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

94

171

385

700

1,620

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.8

4.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.8 

6.2

6.2

7.0

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.0

6.2

6.2

7.0

7.8

8.5

10

11

14

7.0

7.0

9.2

13

14

*14

13

239.9

7.74

-

-

Nov.

12

12

12

12

10

8.5

7.8

9.2

9.2

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

11

11

13

14

16

16

16

16

15

*14

351.7

11.7

-

-

Dec.

14

14

14

14

12

12

13

12 

14

20

26

23

17

16

21

25

21

16

12

11

11

20

40

37

31

24

20

18

17

17

17

579

18.7

-

-

Jan.

15

15

14

14

*14

14

14

14 

15

17

18

16

14

12

JLO

10

13

14

15

29

234

147

151

42

32

30

163

288

128

84

58

1,654

53.4

-

-

Feb.

*43

39

.37

35

33

32

29

28 

28

28

29

31

30

26

28

40

50

73

6T

54

50

53

50

47

43

41

40

39

1,123

40.1

_

-

Mar.

231

*398

348

275

198

168

140

184 

308

560

500

348

263

235

193

147

121

107

100

174

248

202

164

137

176

385

275

214

679

1,220

*1.520

10,018

323

-

-

Apr.

1,030

515

348

261

219

212

281

310

410

292

238

335

308

208

202

273

910

1.540

910

485

310

244

500

790

545

548

500

440

682

650

15,876

465

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,480 Mln 4.0 Mean 140

May

548

275

*261

522

269

212

187

277 

281

265

240

225

208

168

140

122

108

97

87

80

74

68

62

57

54

50

48

*45

45

45

I!

4,763

154

-

-

Cfsi

June

41

55

61

60

62

56

46

38 

66

72.

42

33

28

58

51

26

24

25

22

18

16

14

15

16

15

13

13

13

*12 12"

981

32.7

-

-

July

11

11

11

10

9.4

9.4

11

15 

20

17

15

12

10

9.0

8.5

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.0

8.1

8.5

16

18

15

10

7.7

7'. 3

6.9

6.2

*5. 5

5 2

330.9

10.7

-

-

n - In. -

Aug.

16

39

26

18

17

24

28

22

16

13

11

9.4

9.4

9.4

10

14

19

16

14

12

10

10

9.8

9.0

12

19

22

19

15

9.4

*7.7

484.1

15.6

-

-

Sept.

6.6

6.2

5.5

5.2

5.5

5.8

7.3

fc*

5.5

5.2

4.9

5.5

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.6

5.2

6.2

5.8

5.2

4.6

*3.8

5.6

3.3

3.6

3.3

3.1

3TT

*3.1

148.5

4.95

-

-

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,340 Min 3.1 Mean 94.7 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
160 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Home Creek near New Philadelphia, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40 0 28'05", long 81°24'15", on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, half a mile upstream from confluence with Beaverdam Creek, and 2| miles southeast of New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County.

Drainage area. 1.64 sq mi.

Records available. December 1936 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 872.49 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 17 years (1937-54), 1.31 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 1.79 ft); no flow 

for many day s.

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 224 cfs Apr. 11, 1948 (gage height, 4.16 ft); no flow 

at times in 1938-40, 1942-54.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1173: 1941(M).

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.9 .9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

1.3

1.9

2.6

3.8

8.0

15

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

*0

0

0

0

7* 0

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

0.3

0.01

0.0061

0.007

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

.3

7T

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

o'

0

1.0

0.03

0.018

0.02

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

*0

1.0

.3

.1

0

0

.1

.2

.8

.2

.1

.1

.1

3.2

0.10

0.061

0.07

Feb.

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

*.l'.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

0

.2

-

1.5

0.05

0.030

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 25 Min 0

Mar.

3.3

1.7

2.3

1.3

.8

.6

.9

1.2

1.2

1.3

.8

.6

.5

.7

.4

.3

.3

"77

1.4

.9

.7

.6

.5

1.1

.9

 3,

3.2

*9.0

ITo

3.5

50.5

1.63

0.994

1.15

Apr.

2.0

1.4

1.0

.7

.T

.9

.7

.8

.5

.5

1.3

1.1

.8

.7

.7

2.8

4.0

27T

1.3

.9

*.6

.7

1.9

1.4

1.0

.7

; -7

.7

.5

.4

33.5

1.12

0.683

0.76

May

0.3

1,6

1.4

.9

.7

.9

.9

.6

.5

.5

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

TS*.l

0

*0

.3

.2

.1

0

11.6

0.37

0.226

0.26

June

0.7

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

.9

77

.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

3.2

0.11

0.067

0.07

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

.1

0.2

0.01

0.0061

0.007

Aug.

0

0

0

0

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

7T

.1

0

0

0 

0

0

1.4

0.05

0.030

0.03

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

.7

71

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.9

0.03

0.018

0.02

Mean 0.75 Cfsm 0.457 In. 6.22

Water year 1953-54 : Max 9.0 Min 0 Mean 0.29 Cfsm 0.177 In. 2.42

Peak discharge (base. 25 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow .owmade u on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 161

Stlllwater Creek at Piedmont, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°11"40", long 81°12'5Q", in sec. 35, T. 10 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 

400 ft downstream from outlet of Piedmont Dam and mouth of Boggs Fork and threequarters of a mile northwest of Piedmont, Harrison County.

Drainage area. 122 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 872.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Sept. 9, 1949, at site 1,000 ft downstream at datum 1.00 ft 

higher.

Average discharge. 15 years, 135 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 462 cfs Oct. 5, 13, Apr. 17, 18; maximum gage 

height, 5.73 ft Oct. 5; minimum discharge, 0.4 cfs Oct. 23-25: minimum gage height, 

0.39 ft Nov. 6.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 1,470 cfs Dec. 14, 1950 (gage height, 10.72 ft); 

maximum gage height, 11.23 ft Mar. 17, 1945, site and datum then in use; minimum 

discharge, 0.1 cfs Sept. 4, 1953; minimum gage height observed, -1.20 ft Sept. 17, 

28, Oct. 4-7, 1948, site and datum then in use.

Remarks. Records good except those below 2 cfs, which are fair. 

Piedmont Reservoir (see p. 190).

Flow regulated by

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3 to Nov. 4, Jan. 21)

Oct. 14 to Sept. 30

0.45 

.5 

.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

0.3 

.5 

1.2 

2.6 

5.0 

9.7

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.O 

4.0 

6.0

12

34

64

144

248

525

0.2 

.4 

.6 

.T 

.8

1.0

0.4

1.3

3.2

4.8

7.2

14

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

36

66

144

248

525

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Gf sm

In.

Oct.

92~~ 0.4

326

322

376

*418

ITS

418

418

418

418

418

418

333

12

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.8

.6

 6

.5

4,815.6

155

~

-

Nov.

0.5

T5

.6

.6

3.3

2.4

3.6

3.4

4.0

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

*4.4

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.8

4.1

3.5

3.6

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

107.7

3.59

-

-

Dec.

3.6

3.6

3.8

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.6

4.0

5.5

4.1

3.5

3.4

2.9

2.7

3.5

5.3

*4.2

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.6

4.2

4.6

4o 8

123.2

3.97

_

-

Jan.

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

5.8

4.8

4.4

4.1

4.0

4.2

17

12

7.0

5.0

18

*43

18

12

7.8

7.2

8.4

46

25

12

10

7.0

320.1

10.3

-

-

Feb.

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.0

4.6

4.4

3.8

3.5

4.0

3.5

4.2

3.6

776" 3.2

4.8

5.0

5.8

6.2

*5.5

5.3

6.0

6.0

5.0

5.0

5.3

5.8

7.0

7.2

-

141.1

5.04

.

-

Mar.

161

178

108

78

47

32

28

32

30

29

25

21

21

22

2O

17

15

*14Tg"

46

43

28

25

21

22

27

21

25

220

TS3" 242

1,777

57.3

-

-

Apr.

122

1O8

99

93

68

85

82

78

75

67

76

81

71

65

63

94

335

432

*23T

92

86

81

187

404

404

404

185

117

1O8

T J- Tfl lo

4,591

153

_

-

May

184

87

137

254

509

309

161

108

108

126

130

158

140

112

82

78

77

72

*66

60

56

53

51

48

46

42

39

35

71

55

45

3,303

107

_

-

June

48

63

52

54

50

43

40

38

35

32

59

47

38

33

30

29

32

27

21

17

*15

8.7

12

12

8.1

7.5

7.0

6.0

4.8

1±4

873.5

29.1

-

July

4.4

3.8

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.6

3.5

5.3

3.6

2.8

2.6

*2.6

2.3

275

3.2

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.7

6.2

3721

4.0

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.6

99.9

3.22

_

-

Aug.

4.0

3.2

2.7

2.6

575

*7.8

4.2

3.2

4.6

4.8

3.5 '3.0

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

6.0

 .2 12

4.8

4.2

3.6

3.5

127.5

4.11

_

-

Sept.

3.8

3.4

3.5

3.4

2.8

2.7

2.5

27E

*2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

9.9

4.8

3.6

3.4

5.0

8.7

5.3

4.2

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

111.0

3.70

_

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 646 Min 0.2 Mean 91.3 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 432 Min 0.4 Mean 44.9 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
162 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Stillwater Creek at Tippecanoe, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°16 I 11", long 81 "17"27", in Nw£ sec. 22, T. 12 N., R. 7 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge at Tippecanoe, Harrison County, half a mile downstream from Brushy Fork, 3f miles upstream from Weaver Run, 6 miles upstream from 

Laurel Creek, and 9 miles south of Dennison.

Drainage area. 281 sq mi.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 849.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Feb. 9, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average dlscharge. 15 years, 324 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,210 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 10.54 ft); minimum, 3.8 cfs Oct. 19, 20; minimum gage height, 1.15 ft Oct. 1, 2.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 4,410 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 17.26 ft); minimum, 

1.0 cfs Oct. 3, 4, 1940; minimum.gage height, 0.72 ft Oct. 7, 1947.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Clendening Reservoir on Brushy Fork and by 

Piedmont Reservoir (see p. 190).

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 17 to Jan. 16, Jan. 19, 

20, Aug. 24, Sept. 15-17, 19, 20, 22-25)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5

2.0

4.0

7.0

11

20

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

11.0

132

362

1,290

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.2

5.2

284

349

349

432

432

432

432

432

432

446

446

432

148

10

4.3

4.3

4.0

5.8

4.0

4.3

*4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

5.2

6.7

6.4

6.4 

6 7

5,139.7

166

-

-

Nov.

8.2

8.6

6.4

6.4

6.1

10

5.2

7.4

7.0

6.7

8.2

8.6

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.4

*9.4

9.4

8.6

9.8

10

13

12

7.8

7.0

7.8

8.2

7.0

6.4

251.4

8.38

-

-

Dec.

6.4

6.4

5.8

6.4

7.0

7.8

8.2

8.2

8.6

10

9.8

9.4

7.0

7.0

11

12

11

9.4

7.0

4.6

4.3

H

*16

22

10

6.7

5.5

4.6

6.4

7.0

7 .8

264.3

8.53

-

-

Jan.

8.2

5.5

8.2

5.8

5.2

5.8

6.4

5.2

6.4

8.2

17

13

13

9.8

8.2

22

63

50

19

30

*176

171

71

54

36

35

181

~82 198

65 

53

1,431.9

46.2

-

-

Feb.

52

32

31

26

24

22

24

25

21

22

17

25

16

11

13

18

20

25

*24

22

24

26

23

21

21

22

25

29

-

661

23.6

_

-

Mar.

387

698

605

474

297

225

181

203

198

203

181

151

132

132

123

105

90

*82

84

214

304

208

166

141

136

176

151

146

111

1.190.

1,050

9,210

297

-

-

Apr.

778

502

336

248

225

208

198

186

176

151

171

230

198

176

166

198

698

970

*?10

418

242

214

272

714

762

620

474

310

290 

278

11,219

374

-

-

May

336

225

260

650

698

620

474

297

254

254

260

310

297

248

186

161

146

136

*123

112

102

94

87

81

76

71

65

63

86

101

74

6,947

224

-

-

June

68

114

100

96

95

81

70

65

60

56

70

82

62

53

48

44

48

50

38

32

*28

24

24

20

18

16

15

13

14

11

1,516

50.5

-

-

July

11

12

11

9.8

8.6

7.4

8^

9.4

10

11

9.4

7.8

*7.4

7.8

13

11

9.8

9.0

9.4

8.2

13

18

14

12

10

9.0

8.2

8.2

8.2 

8.2

8.2

308.2

9.94

-

-

Aug.

9.0

9.8

8.6

8.6

14

21

15

11

20

18

12

*9.0

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7 .8

7.8

7.4

7.4

6.7

10

18

37

2T

15 

13

13

376.5

12.1

-

-

Sept.

12

11

11

11

9.8

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

7.8

*7.4

40

21

12

11

11

18

32

17

13

11

11

11

10

9.8

9.8

'

380.4

12.7

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,230 Min 3.8 Mean 189 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,190 Min 3.8 Mean 103 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MJSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 163

Stillwater Creek at Uhriohsville, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°23'11", long 81°20'48", on left bank, gages upstream and downstream from 

concrete dam of Dennison Water Supply Co., at Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas County, 2 miles 

upstream from Little Stillwater Creek.

Drainage area. 367 sq mi.

Records available. July 1922 to September 1954.

Gage. Two water-stage recorders used interchangeably. Datum of upper gage is 839.37 ft, 

lower gage, 829.37 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1936, 

staff gage at site 1.7 miles upstream at same datum as upper gage; since Oct. 1, 1936, 

this gage used as auxiliary gage read twice daily.

Average discharge. 32 years, 438 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 2.58 ft, upper 

gage); minimum, 2.5 cfs Oct. 20; minimum gage height, 0.18 ft July 29, upper gage.

1922-54: Maximum discharge, 7,650 cfs Aug. 8, 9, 1939 (gage height, 14.2 ft, site 

then in use, 12.8 ft, upper gage at present site); no flow at times in 1930, 1932, 1936, 

1939-40, 1953.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of about 17.5 ft, site in use prior to October 

1936, and about 15.5 ft, upper gage at present site.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. Records do not include 

diversion 1.7 miles above station for municipal supply of Dennison and Uhrichsville. 

Records of diversion furnished by Dennison Water Supply Co. show monthly average of 

about 2.0 cfs. Flow affected by Piedmont and Clendening flood-control reservoirs 

(see p. 190).

Revisions (water years). WSP 853: 

1933-35.

Drainage area. WSP. 1113: 1923-24, 1926-31, 1932(M),

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

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

0.2 

.3

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

200

318

705

1,220

2,070

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

6.1

38

299

316

352

399

399

392

399

399

399

406

413

*358

77

14

6.1

4.8

3.6

4.8

4.8

6.1

7.5

6.1

e5.0

e5.0

e6.0

e6.0

e6.0

e5 

' 0

4,756.9

153

-

-

Nov.

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

7.5

9.0

6.1

7.5

7.5

9.0

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

14

21

23

23

21

19

19

19

17

350.4

11.7

-

-

Dec.

17

17

14

12

JL1

14

19

19

19

21

23

23

23

28

28

30

26

19

14

11

11

12

*23

23

21

14

12

11

11

11

14

551

17.8

-

-

Jan.

17

17

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

26

48

*43

38

114

206

136

94

65

54

126

352

206

110

77

1,889

60.9

-

-

Feb.

48

48

43

43

38

33

30

28

26

26

26

26

26

23

23

*28

30

36

40

43

38

40

43

38

38

33

36

38

-

968

34.6

-

-

Mar.

318

895

895

786

543

378

293

274

299

318

312

255

*211

195

190

175

136

114

110

?TT

463

406

293

238

216

286

299

261

916

1,640

'

13,572

438

-

-

Apr.

1,210

825

567

406

331

299

280

261

261

228

211

318

338

280

250

268

808

1,190

1,120

*795

441

331

312

622

895

805

759

768

551

434

16,164

539

-

-

Hay

441

441

420

865

1,040

915

795

591

441

392

385

406

448

385

293

233

206

195

175

150

136

118

105

98

*94

88

80

77

80

132

118

10,343

334

-

-

June

105

155

180

141

146

132

110

98

88

74

105

102

91

70

62

70

180

114

77

56

46

*38

36

36

28

23

21

19

17

17

2,437

81.2

-

-

July

14

14

12

11

12

11

12

14

14

14

14

12

*9.0

7.5

12

14

12

9.0

9.0

6.1

9.0

11

12

12

11

9.0

e8.0

e8.0

e8.0

e8.0

11

339.6

11.0

-

-

Aug.

19

12

11

11

17

28

30

19

17

26

21

*14

11

9.0

9.0

9.0

7.5

7.5

6.1

4.8

3.6

4.8

7.5

12

14

14

21

28

21

17

12

443.8

14.3

-

-

Sept.

9.0

9.0

11

9.0

9.0

9.0

11

11

7.5

7.5

6.1

6TT

6.1

*6.1

43

70

33

14

11

12

26

33

17

12

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

7.5

11

442.9

14.8

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,400 Hln 0.8 Mean 237 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,640 Hln 3.6 Mean 143 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for gage below dam 

and those for stations at Tlppecanoe and Piedmont.
164 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Little Stillwater Creek below Tappan Dam, at Tappan, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°21'30", long 81"13"SO", in sec. 4, T. 13 N., R. 7 W., on right bank

150 ft downstream from outlet of reservoir at Tappan Dam, 1 mile west of Tappan, Harrison County, and 2 miles upstream from Plum Run.

Drainage area. 71.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 861.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Jan. 30, 1939, water-stage recorder at gatehouse of Tappan Dam at datum 9 ft higher. Jan. 30 to Mar. 24, 1939, staff gage and 

Mar. 25, 1939, to Aug. 6, 1944, water-stage recorder, at site 150 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge . 16 years, 78.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 496 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 6.64 ft); minimum, 

1.7 cfs Dec. 2, 15, 25, 26, Aug. 4; minimum gage height, 4.35 ft Aug. 4.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 1,050 cfs Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 10.00 ft); no flow 

Sept. 12-15, 18, 19, 21-29, Oct. 13-21, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Tappan Reservoir (see p. 190).

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

5.0 

5.2 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

116

261

645

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

.6

.6

.6

.2

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

~n.1

* .8

.6

146.0

4.71

-

-

Nov.

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.1

.1

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

* . 8

144.4

4.81

-

-

Dec.

4.8

374

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

66.3

2.14

_

-

Jan.

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

*1.S

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1 .0

1.8

60.5

1.95

-

-

Feb.

1.8

TT9

2.0

275

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

*1.9

1.9

55.0

1.96

_

-

Mar.

3.2

975

22

50

67

68

53

50

49

48

49

46

42

36

31

31

27

25

30

45

50

53

51

51

54

59

63

68

166

407

2,085.0

67.3

_

-

Apr.

472

295

138

116

33

39

45

46

49

45

49

54

54

54

56

63

203

285

278

254

192

30

44

54

54

54

63

263

404 

337

4,126

138

-

-

May

39

50

67

204

320

285

102

48

49

*51

51

53

53

50

46

39

35

30

26

22

19

18

18

17

16

15

14

*14

16 

16

15

1,798

58.0

-

-

June

14

18

18

18

16

14

14

13

12

11

17

17

16

14

13

13

13

12

12

11

10

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.8

8.2

7 .4

7.4

7.0 

6.3

369.0

12.3

-

-

July

B.O

*5.7

5.1

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.5

2 .6

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.0

270

2.1

*2.2 

2.2

2.4

102.6

3.31

-

-

Aug.

2.6

273

2.0

Z.O

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1 

*2.1

2.0

69.8

2.25

-

"

Sept.

2.1

272

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.4

TA:

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3 

*2.3

68.9

2.30

-

"

Calendar year 1953: Max 416 Min 1.7 Mean 51.5 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 472 Mln 1.7 Mean 24.9 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 165

Tuscarawas River at Newcomerstown, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°15'40", long 81°36'35", in T. 5 N. , R. 3 W., on right bank at downstream 

side of highway bridge three-quarters of a mile south of Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas 

County, 2 miles upstream from Buckhom Creek, and 4 miles downstream from Dunlap Creek.

Drainage area. 2,436 sq mi.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 780.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 28, 1925, chain gage, Sept. 28, 1925, to July 17, 1935, waterstage recorder, and July 18, 1935, to Feb. 13, 1939, wire-weight gage, at site l£ miles 

upstream at datum 5.03 ft higher prior to Oct. 1, 1934; thereafter at 0.03 ft higher 

than present datum.

Average discharge.--33 years, 2,431 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,710 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 7.56 ft); minimum, 221 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 1.52 ft).

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 46,800 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 20.65 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, 120 cfs Aug. 7, 1930.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of about 26.5 ft, at site and datum used prior 

to Oct. 1, 1934 (discharge, 83,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

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

Ohio Canal diverts small amount of water from river at Portage Lakes, 3 miles south of 

Akron;'part of diverted water flows into Cuyahoga River basin. Flow regulated by eight 

flood-control reservoirs (see p. 189).

Revisions (water years ).~WSP 728: 1929(M). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP873: 1935.

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

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16-25, Nov. 17 to Dec. 19, 

Aug. 25, 24, Aug. 51 to Sept. 16, Sept. 18, 25-30)

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

225

280

380

560

800

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,350

2,720

5,930

9,450

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

295

298

298

372

595

616

670

710

719

719

728

728

728

746

702

*518

344

316

301

289

286

289

286

292

292

300

310

310

310

300 

290

13,957

450

-

-

Nov.

280

280

290

290

290

280

280

290

290

280

290

290

280

280

260

250

*250

253

253

256

262

283

304

298

313

316

331

525

304

292

8,540

285

-

-

Dec.

292

292

295

292

292

286

277

271 2"83

316

430

415

356

331

352

410

395

395

442

560

532

*525

630

719

755

694

574

405

364

352 

352

12,884

416

-

-

Jan.

348

340

331

319

319

325

328

325

322

325

319

304

313

298

328

352

356

352

364

372

725

1,420

1,060

686

*602

511

654

2,150

2,150

1,220 

920

18,738

604

-

-

Feb.

728

623

609

574

546

518

490

436

420

425

430

460

448

415

400

430

630

920

1,170

881

737

710

746

678

623

602

*588

560

16,797

600

-

-

Mar.

1,070

3,960

4,600

4,280

3,560

2,720

2,150

2,010

2,360

3,100

3,640

3,240

2,640

2,290

2,150

1,940

1,640

1,430

1,310

1,480

2,430

2,640

2,150

*1,870

1,800

3,170

4,120

3,640

4,760

7,290

8,550

93,970

3,031

-

-

Apr.

8,170

6,610

4,600

3,480

2,720

2,430

2.560

2,500

2,940

2,940

2,360

2,800

3,960

5,400

2,640

2,720

5,060

7,460

7,990

6,950

5,250

3,640

3,170

4,440

4,760

*4,040

3,320

4,440

6,100

*6,610

129,860

4,329

-

-

May

5,590

4,440

3,720

4,120

4,760

4,280

5,640

5,520

5,400

5,020

2,640

2,430

2,360

2,150

1,940

1,660

1,510

1,580

1,250

1,160

1,070

980

910

*836

809

773

737

710

787

863

782

68,022

2,194

-

-

June

694

881

1,040

960

890

872

800

719

686

1,090

1,510

1,540

1,520

1,110

1,170

950

990

1,400

1,350

1,070

827

686

623

*595

574

525

490

454

456

 415

26,267

876

-

-

July

410

595

590

576

564

568

364

595

420

425

595

556

537

325

334

334

325

522

319

307

322

344

*528

522

513

504

289

277

ZBO

289

295

10,624

543

-

-

Aug.

352

348

331

331

340

390

572

568

560

551

319

319

319

319

316

354

420

623

630

466

400

556

516

295

*376

395

511

525

450

560

313

11,865

385

-

-

Sept.

285

283

280

271

268

253

248

240

242

248

242

235

235

230

250

280

360

304

376 352"

376

352

319

292

274

268

256

*248

242

250

8,357

279

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,760 Mln 250 Mean 1,496 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,530 Min 230 Mean 1,150 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 26 to Nov. 16; discharge estimated on basis of records for station below Dover Dam, near Dover and at Massillon.

388926 O - 56 - 12
166 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Black Fork below Charles Mill Dam, near Mifflin, Ohio

Location.--La t 40M4'07", long 82°21'48", In NE£ sec. 35, T. 23 N., R. 17 W. , on left 

bank 800 ft downstream from Charles Mill Dam, 0.45 mile downstream from Seymour Run, 

2j miles south of Mifflin, Ashland County, and 4 miles upstream from Rocky Fork.

Drainage area.--218 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1938 to September 1954. 

as Black Fork near Mifflin.

Prior to October 1940, published

Ga_ge_.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datura of gage is 981.56 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Dec. 3, 1941, at present site and datum. 

Dec. 3, 1941, to Dec. 5, 1944, at site 200 ft downstream at same datura.

Average discharge.--15 years (1939-54), 185 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 720 cfs Apr. 30 to May 2 (gage height, 6.26 

ft); minimum, 4.7 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 3.65 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 2,100 cfs Mar. 14, 1939 (gage height, 8.45 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs May 21, 1940; minimum daily, 0.9 cfs Apr. 21, 1940.

Maximum discharge known, 11,700 cfs in March 1913 (computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Charles Mill Reservoir (see p. 190).

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.7 

3.0

3.9

4.0 

4.2 

4.4

4.7 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

137

245

490

650

795

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22

*22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21.

21

21

22

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

684

22.1

-

-

Nov.

22

22

*23

23

22

22

22

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

661

22.0

-

-

Dec.

*22

fZ

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

91

131

126

115

109

104

102

99

95

90

85

64

31

24

24

24

1,644

53.0

-

-

Jan.

24

24

23

*23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22_

22

22

23

23

25

26

25

24

24

24

22

74

92

99

102 

ToT

1,075

34.7

-

-

Feb.

95

*W

87

55

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

25

25

23

22

22

22

22

22

-

879

31.4

_

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 675 Mln 18

Mar.

22

2T

23

*23

23

24

24

24

26

24

34

109

173

198

191

163

143

126

115

126

137

143

147

131

147

180

201

209

233

295

565

3,801

123

_

-

Apr.

*445

490

470

365

290

245

229

285

317

360

410

478

560

638

557

333

307

650

638

650

650

638

451

610

662

662

421

326

690

720

14,547

485

-

-

May

720

TZ5

675

*638

662

675

662

675

662

662

675

662

650

650

508

334

233

180

137

115

95

79

70

62

59

50

45

43

44

40

34

11,516

371

-

-

June

40

*47

48

61

64

61

58

54

64

68

64

58

48

40

45

53

70

120

217

506

295

229

180

129

104

90

77

54

47

*39

2,850

94.5

-

-

Mean 99.0 Cfsm -

July

55

31

26

26

23

20

2T

23

24

25

25

24

26

26

24

24

24

24

24

24

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

766

24.7

-

-

Aug.

24

*24

24

24

26

25

25

25

26

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

774

25.0

-

-

Sept.

26

*26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

18

8.9

8.9

9.2

9.6

9.6

8.3

7.6

776

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.0

542.1

18.1

-

-

In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 720 Mln 7.6 Mean 109 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 167

Touby Run at Mansfield, Ohio

long 82°32'35", in NW^ sec. 20, T. 21 N. , R. 18 W. , on left 

from bridge on U. S. Highw 

Richland County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Location. --La t 40°45'55", ong , in sec. , . . , . . , on e 

bank 100 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway SON at west edge of Mansfield,

Drainage area. --5. 17 sq mi.

Records available. --August 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and broad-crested weir. Datum of gage is 1,216.42 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by city of Mansfield).

Average discharge. --8 years, 4.83 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 172 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 1.77 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs for many days; minimum gage height, 0.48 ft for several days.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 965 cfs June 6, 1947 (gage height, 4.17 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 160 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 2.49 and 4.17 ft; minimum, 0.1 cfs for many days in 1946, 1951-52, 1954.

Remarks . Records fair except those below 1 cfs, and those for periods of ice effect or no 

gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.48 

.49

.55 

.6

0.1 

.2

1.9 

4.0

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.2

0.2

0.039

0.04

Nov.

0.2 -72"

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.9

.4

.2

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

8.1

0.27

0.052

0.06

Dec .

0.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

1.0

.4

.4

.4

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

b.2

a.l

aTT

a.l

a.l

a.l

a2.3

T73

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

13.3

0.43

0.083

0.10

Jan.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

2.9

2.4

.6

.4

.4

.4

8.0

*28~2.9

1.6

1.3

.6

52.8

1.70

0.329

0.38

Feb.

0.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.2

.1

7T

.2

1.9

9.2

T3

1.6

1.4

6.1

2.3

*1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.3

36.8

1.31

0.253

0.26

Mar.

1.9

3.1

4.0

b3.0

b2.3

b2.0

2.7

8.9

26

14

6.7

4.8

4.4

3.5

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.6

376

12

4.4

2.3

2.3

1.9

23

6.7

4.0

15

*28

32

I?

242.2

7.81

1.51

1.74

Apr.

7.2

5.3

4.0

2.7

2.5

*12

9.5

30

7.8

5.3

40

IT

6.7

4.8

6.7

15

23

17

7.8

4.4

3.5

37

36

12

7.2

5.3

7.2

9.5

9.5

8.3

360.0

12.0

2.32

2.59

May

7.2

677

5.8

4.8

4.0

2.7

3.1

3.5

2.7

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.0

*.8

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

' .4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

61.2

1.97

0.381

0.44

June

1.6

2.3

1.9

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.0

.6

.4

74

.4

.4

2.7

173

.4

.4

.4

.6

1.0

.6

.6

1.0

1.6

.6

.4

1.0

34.2

1.14

0.220

0.25

July

0.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

2.3

1.3

.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.7

~

2.6

.2

.2

.2

*.l

71

.1

a.l

a.l

a2.0

16.2

0.52

0.101

0.12

Aug.

al.O

a. 6

a. 4

a. 6

2.2

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.8

.8

.4

.4

.7

3.9 ~76~

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.4

.2

.2

.1

72

.2

19.5

0.63

0.122

0.14

Sept.

0.2

.3

.2

.1

7T

.1 *.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.8

.1

.1

1.1

1.3

.6

1.4

T7o

.6

.4

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

9.5

0.32

0.062

0.07

Calendar year 1953: Max 64 Min 0.1 Mean 2.93 Cfsm 0.567 In. 7.69

Water year 1953-54: Max 40 Min 0.1 Mean 2.36 Cfsm 0.456 In. 6.19

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for Clear Pork near Butler.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
168 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Black Fork at Loudonville, Ohio

sec. 1, T. 19 N., R. 16 W., on right

, 1^ miles downstream

Location. --Lat 40°38'08", long 82°14'19", in

bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 3 at Loudonville 

from Big Run.

Drainage area. --342 sq mi.

Records available. May 1931 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 928.46 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912, Prior to Oct. 23, 1941, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 316 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,670 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 8.34 ft); minimum, 42 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 2.67 ft).

1931-54: Maximum discharge observed, 5,860 cfs Aug. 7, 1935 (gage height, 12.29 

ft); minimum, 29 cfs Aug. 7, 8, 1934 (gage height, 2.28 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 20.5 ft, present site and datum, in March 1913.

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

Flow regulated by Charles Mill Reservoir, 16 miles above station (see p. 190).

Revisions (water years) . --WSP 873: 1935.

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 17, 18)

Oct. 1 to Mar. Z, 

May 19 to Sept. 30

2.7

2.8 

3.0

4.0 

5.0

344

635

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

Mar. 3 to May 18

100

170

270

5.0 

6.5 

8.0

500

920

1,490

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sra

In.

Oct.

82

78

78

78

76

85

89

85

84

85

82

*7280"

84

84

84

84

82

76

80

80

80

80

80

80

78

80

89

84

80 

80

2,519

81.3

-

-

Nov.

78

72

78

*78

76

72

80

76

71

74

76

78

80

80

74

69

80

76

78

78

84

87

99

78

85

87

76

78

74

72

2,344

78.1

-

-

Dec.

78

*80

76

76

74

82

87

74

85

87

85

80

78

80

99

112

206

198

188

184

214

236

T86

161

159

147

114

89

89

85

80

3,664

118

_

-

Jan.

80

82

82

84

85

84

84

84

*84

78

72

74

74

76

80

84

85

69

74

93

159

108

82

82

80

85

574

257

196

181

171

3,583

116

-

-

Feb.

161

159

*156

149

97

89

82

76

80

80

85

80

74

74

82

97

176 TS8~

108

108

137

126

108

99

95

95

93

93

-

2,987

107

_

-

Mar.

116

121

141

123

130

103

100

*145

292

428

198

204

281

314

314

281

244

216

200

358

303

262

264

246

380

392

347

380

700

1,020

770

9,373

302

-

-

Apr.

686

672

658

578

488

*303 500"

700

591

526

686

830

700

742

770

920

1,560

890

860

830

800

800

*1,220

890

830

800

890

1,300

890

920

23,630

788

_

-

May

920 890"

890

830

770

800

*770

770

770

742

770

770

742

742

686

500

392

314

270

228

194

171

161

142

139

135

126

123

149

130

120

15,156

489

-

-

June

140

164

*137

224

164

144

135

130

274

171

151

144

132

116

114

135

188

198

278

401

444

386

319

241

194

164

164

123

112

104

5,791

193

_

-

July

*1Q6

97

87

84

78

72

91

108

84

85

78

74

78

84

85

78

78

72

69

74

156 ire

84

78

72

74

71

74

74

72

37

2,614

84.3

-

-

Aug.

108

*78

62

1TO

110

90

78

74

72

70

70

70

72

78

70

70

72

76

100

150

140

90

76

72

70

70

80

110

90

70

74

2,622

84.6

_

-

Sept.

80

82

80

74

69

64

66

72

71

*72

69

66

66

72

78

78

76

69

69

50

59

89

74

54

51

46

44

46

50

54

1,990

66.3

_

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,040 Mln 69 Mean 207 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,360 Mln 44 Mean 209 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 8, 16, May 30 to June 1, Aug. 3 to Sept. 2; discharge estimated

i basis of records for Black Fork below Charles Mill Dam, Clear Fork at Butler, and unpublished

records for Black Fork above Charles Mill Dam.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 169

Clear Fork at Butler, Ohio

Location.- -La t 40°35'35", long 82°25'20", in NEi sec. 20, T. 21 N., R. 17 W., on 1'eft 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 95, 0.3 mile northeast of Butler.

Drainage area. 143 sq mi.

Records available. May 1945 to September 1954.

Sage. ~ Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,057.2 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 9 years, 149 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,890 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 6.02 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 0.90 ft).

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 7,100 cfs Apr. 12, 1948, Jan. 16, 1950, Jan. 26, 1952; 

maximum gage height, 8.01 ft Apr. 12, 1948; minimum discharge, 12 cfs Sept. 12, 18, 

1948; minimum gage height recorded, 0.85 ft Aug. 15, 1952.

Remarks . Records good.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 1-30)

0.8

.9

1.1

1.5

2.0 

3.0 

4.O 

5.0

191

450

790

1,260

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*1B

IS

19

20

20

21

22

21

22

22

21

21

20

22

21

21

20

20

20

21

19

19

20

21

22

22

24

2T

23

22

22

648

20.9

0.146

0.17

Nov.

21

21

21

*21

21

21

23

24

24

23

23

23

23

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

24

24

24

24

23

22

22

22

666

22.2

0.155

0.17

Dec.

22

*22

22

22

21

24

24

22

24

26

24

23

22

25

27

24

21

23

21

22

24

36

36

35

24

23

23

23

23

*23

23

754,

24.3

0.170

0.20

Jan.

22

23

23

23

24

24

23

22

23

23

19

T?

23

21

21

22

19

24

21

31

55

37

44

27

26

28

431

113

68

54

43

1,376

44.4

0.310

0.36

Feb.

37

35

*34

31

31

30

26

26

26

26

27

24

24

23

26

33

~B8 158

60

54

112

78

59

53

48

46

44

42

_

-------

1,301

46.5

0.325

0.34

Mar.

59

78

75

95

81

60

53

TO

243

314

204

*150

124

129

118

83

62

54

55

236

164

108

83

75

117

156

104

179

592

1,020

 495

5,456

176

1.23

1.42

Apr.

309

*211

170

127

106

154

218

275

231

162

196

309

211

152

142

494

938

545

289

191

146

160

*698

528

309

209

285

680

510

274

9,229

308

2.15

2.40

May

211

TTC

168

*166

117

104

95

108

93

104

95

90

74

68

63

60

63

59

54

53

53

50

48

44

42

46

40

42

49

45

3£

2,521

81.3

0.569

0.66

June

44

60

*59

70

70

62

46

42

40

38

40

40

37

35

36

39

363

174

99

66

50

40

40

34

27.

27

43

38

31

30

1,820

60.7

0.424

0.47

July

*28

28

27

27

27

26

32

3429"

27

25

25

24

24

24

24

23

23

24

24

33

32

26

24

24

24

22

21

2?

23

33

809

26.1

0.183

0.21

Aug.

43

*2S

24

23

33

32

26

24

23

23

21

21

21

22

24

21

21

22

24

23

22

20

20

20

24

26

24

22

21

20

20

736

23.7

0.166

0.19

Sept.

19

*19

20

IS

19

18

19

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

18

IB

18

18

18

18

20

19

18

17

17

17

16rs16

16

544

18.1

0.127

0.14

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,410 Min 18 Mean 91.2 Cfsm 0.638 In. 8.65

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,020 Min 16 Mean 70.8 Cfsm 0.495 In. 6.73

Peak discharge (base. 1,400 efs).--Mar. 30 (6 a.m.) 1,890 cfs (6.02 ft); Apr. 16 (10:30 p.m.) 

1,520 cfs 15.47 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
170 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Clear Fork below Pleasant Hill Dam, near Perrysville, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°37'10", long 82°19'25", in N? sec. 7, T. 19 N., R. 16 W., on right bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Pleasant Hill Dam, 2f miles south of Perrysville, 

Ashland County, and 4 miles upstream from Pine Run.

Drainage area. 199 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 967.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to May 1, 1947, at site half a mile downstream at datum 4.88 ft lower.

Average discharge. 15 years (1939-53), 192 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 523 cfs Mar. 31, Apr. 1 (gage height, 2.44 ft); 

minimum, 1.9 cfs Nov. 17 (gage height, 0.19 ft); minimum daily, 22 cfs Nov. 17.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 2,210 cfs Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 4.68 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 24, 1953 (gage height, 0.12 ft); minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Nov. 2,4, 1938.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Pleasant Hill Reservoir (see p. 190).

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 22 Feb. 23 to Sept. 3O

1.0 

1.2

75

112

1.0 

1.2

24

45

75

115

1.5 185

2.0 340

2.5 550

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28 

28

868

28.0

-

-

Nov.

28

28

28

*28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

22

3fl

30

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

838

27.9

_

-

Dec.

28

*28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

*28 

28

868

28.0

_

-

Jan.

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

42

99

97

84 

72

1,122

36.2

_

-

Feb.

62

56

*52

49

48

44

40

38

38

37

36

35

34

32

34

38

65

99

97

84

97

106

98

90

81

73

67

64

-

1,694

60.5

_

-

Mar.

81

83

92

96

96

90

84

*90

151

279

"305

273

236

209

190

165

137

115

104

155

193

193

165

144

151

172

172

162

380

492 

523

5,778

186

_

-

Apr.

523

*510

496

469

404

305

305

312

319

289

261

295

299

267

230

273

492

518

518

510

492

469

474

496

496

487

464

474

492

487

12,426

414

-

-

May

474

412

319

270

*227

196

168

155

148

139

135

128

119

109

100

94

90

86

81

75

70

69

67

65

64

62

61

64

79

77 

67

4,270

138

-

-

June

*59

64

67

73

75

73

69

62

56

52

48

45

44

39

38

36

100

165

151

117

92

73

61

52

46

42

39

35

32

34

1,939

64.6

-

-

July

*32

30

28

28

28

28

32

32

30

32

30

30

30

28

28

26

26

26

26

28

28

28

28

26

26

26

26

26

26

26 

26

870

28.1

-

-

Aug.

28

*26

26

26

28

26

26

24

26

26

26

26

26

26

28

26

26

26

26

26

26

24

24

24

26

26

26

26

26

26 

26

804

25.9

-

-

Sept.

26

*26

26

26

26

28

28

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

24

24

24

24

24

24

26

772

25.7

-

-

Calendar year 1953 : Max 671 Min 22 Mean 119 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54 : Max 523 Min 22 Mean 88.4 Cfsm - In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 171

Lake Pork below Mohlcanvllle Dam, near Mohlcanville, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°43'20", long 82°09'20" , In sec. 3, T. 20 H., R. 15 W., on right bank 

800 ft downstream from Mohlcanvllle Dam, 2 miles east of Mohlcanvllle. Ashland County, 

2.4 miles downstream from confluence of Jerome and Muddy Forks, and 1\ miles northeast 

of Loudonvllle.

Drainage area.--269 sq ml.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 930.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 25, 1949, at site 500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 217 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,350 efs May 2 (gage height, 7.24 ft); minimum, 5.0 cfs Sept. 28, 29; minimum gage height, 3.13 ft Sept. 8, 9.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 3,920 cfs Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 9.34 ft); minimum daily, 1 cfs June 10, 1947; minimum gage height, 1.92 ft Nov. 26, 1943.

Remarks. Records fair prior to Jan. 1, good thereafter. Flow regulated by Mohicanville 

Reservoir (see p. 191).

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 20,

Jan. 22-26, Feb. 2-15)

3.1

3.2 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0

5.0

8.1

19

46

92

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

199

335

685

1,200

1,870

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsrn

In.

Oct.

1^9

*6.9

7.8

8.1

7.8

8.1

9.1

8.6

8.1

8.1

9.1

8.6

7.8

8.1

8.1

8.1

9.1

9.6

9.6

9.1

11

11

9.6

10

11

12

13

ii

13

12 

12

295.3

9.53

-

-

Nov.

12

12

*11

11

11

11

12

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

16

15

16

16

17

17

18

19

23

16

15

18

14

14

13

13

441

14.7

_

-

Dec.

*15

14

14

14

12

16

27

20

20

25

28

22

20

24

46

35

20

14

9.6

9.6

17

70

Zi

43

27

18

17

17

15

15

14

732.2

23.6

-

-

Jan.

14

12

14

*14

14

14

14

12

15

18

14

12

9.1

8.1

9.6

17

18

9.6

11

43

100

40

33

22

20

25

514

238

122

92

44

1,542.4

49.8

-

-

Feb.

44

*36

33 29

26

23

18

18

20

18

26

18

12

17

27

60

178

181

111

81

107

130

92

72

65

59

55

54

-

1,615

57.7

-

-

Mar.

76

103

172

152

167

136

124

167

398

1 . 020

752

*565

460

386

244

185

158

136

126

342

338

218

169

143

508

625

277

221

530

1,020 

895

10,813

349

-

-

Apr.

*585

383

271

199

169

200

413

645

432

255

568

1,140

546

311

241

470

1,140

1,200

1,260

1,200

693

407

720

1,290

1,260

745

665

1,170

1,260

1,260

21,098

703

-

May

1.290

1,230

895

512

*338

231

181

183

167

145

126

150

122

102

88

79

72

66

62

58

52

50

46

43

42

38

38

38

45

44 

11

6,570

212

-

-

June

40

*70

55

83

68

51

42

38

36

33

30

29

27

35

108

44

38

32

28

24

22

20

19

19

18

20

27

19

18

*1Z

1,110

37.0

-

-

July

17

16

15

15

14

13

17

32

20

17

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

21

20

13

12

11

9.1

9:1

8.6

8.1

9.1

9.1

430.1

13.9

-

-

Aug.

10

*10

10

9.6

14

17

12

9.6

9.1

8.1

7.8

7.5

1*2

7.2

13

16

13

17

32

54

27

16

12

9.6

12

20

17

12

11

9 . 6

8.1

438.4

14.1

-

-

Sept.

8.1

*7.8

8.1

8.1

7.5

6.6

6.2

5.9

6.2

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.9

6.9

8.6

14

14

12

14

12

12

12

8.1

7.5

7.2

6.9

5.6

5^Q.

5.3

5.6

252.1

8.40

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,200 Min 5.6 Mean 121 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,290 Min 5.0 Mean 124 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
172 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Mohican River at Greer, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°30'55", long 82 0 11'48", in NW-j sec. 10, T. 8 N., R. 10 W., on left bank 

3,000 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 514 at Greer, Knox County, 5 miles 

upstream from Nigger Run, and 7 miles downstream from Lake Pork.

Drainage area. 942 sq mi.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 872.91 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 22, 1931, chain gage at site 3,000 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 872 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,730 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 5.03 ft); minimum, 57 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 1.18 ft), result of freezeup.

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 17,700 cfs Aug. 7, 1935 (gage height, 13.63 ft); minimum, 50 cfs (estimated) Jan. 2, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 27.0 ft in March 1913 (discharge, 55,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Charles Mill, Mohicanville, and Pleasant Hill 

Reservoirs (see p. 190).

Revisions (water years) . MSP 623: 1924(M).

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

192

399

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

825

1,390

3,730

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

134

134

137

137

137

140

144

144

144

140

140

134

134

140

140

140

140

137

134

134

137

140

140

147

147

144

144

i§4

154

151

147

4,369

141

-

-

Nov.

144

140

137

140

140

140

140

147

144

140

147

147

144

147

140

137

134

134

137

137

144

144

165

*151

144

151

140

140

134

150

4,263

142

-

-

Dec.

134

134

134

134

130

137

151

140

144

154

154

144

140

154

169

162

210

196

223

246

246

296

312

236

241

223

205

188

158

151

147

5,593

180

_

-

Jan.

147

144

144

140

144

147

147

144

144

147

134

114

112

127

158

165

151

123

154

*205

301

227

187

188

169

173

949

847

488

426

339

7,185

232

-

Feb.

323

307

285

275

227

201

184

177

181

177

184

165

158

169

173

201

330

488

357

312

339

412

351

312

285

275

260

246

-

7,354

263

-

Mar.

301

323

419

412

406

387

345

412

766

*1,680

1,560

1,260

1,140

1,080

869

712

592

526

481

742

1,020

783

674

584

816

1,400

968

836

1,740

2.850

2,540

28,604

923

-

Apr.

1,960

1,680

1,500

1,360

1,180

1.100

1,370

1,560

1,620

1,240

1,330

2,200

1,740

1,410

1,310

1,680

*3.610

2,710

2,540

2,370

2,080

1,740

2,310

2,660

2,480

2,140

1,850

2,710

2,370

2,420

58,230

1,941

-

May

2.420

2,370

2,080

1,680

*1,390

1,280

1,180

1,160

1,130

1,070

1,040

1,070

1,010

968

913

742

575

488

426

387

351

328

312

290

285

280

270

270

312

312

270

26,659

860

-

-

June

265

363

317

399

369

323

290

275

323

312

265

246

236

210

260

251

285

399

432

488

496

453

393

328

280

246

251

210

184

*181.

9,330

311

-

July

181

162

147

140

137

127

147

188

158

140

137

130

130

134

134

130

123

127

123

127

184

218

151

137

127

123

123

123

123

123

137

4,391

142

-

Aug.

201

147

134

127

162

188

144

130

127

130

127

123

123

123

140

144

127

130

140

205

165

134

*120

123

123

147

147

130

120

ill

117

4,315

139

-

Sept.

117

117

120

123

117

111

108

108

108

108

114

111

111

114

117

123

123

127

120

108

111

134

117

111

108

104

98

98

104

108

3,398

113

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,28o Min 120 Mean 548 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,610 Min 98 Mean 448 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 173

Kokosing River at Mount Vernon, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°24'25", long 82°30'00", on right bank at downstream side of Tilden 

Avenue Bridge at Mount Vernon, Knox County, 0.8 mile downstream from North Branch and 

2.7 miles upstream from Dry Run.

Drainage area. 200 sq mi.

Records available. February 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 984.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Apr. 3, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,370 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 7.03 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 1.65 ft Oct. 1, 2.

1953-54: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 30, 1954; minimum, that of Sept. 29, 30, 

1954; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 1,2, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 25 to Sept. 10)

1.6

1.7

2.1

2.5 

3.0 

6.0

160

335

1,780

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15.

16

17

18

19

23

23

23

23

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

23

23

25

25

25

24

23

666

21.5

0.108

0.12

Nov.

23

23

23

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

*27

27

27

27

26

25

24

25

712

23.7

0.118

0.13

Dec.

25

24

24

24

22

24

26

24

26

31

29

26

25

28

31

28

b30

b30

27

24

25

35

42

b40

b35

28

26

25

25

25

25

859

27.7

0.138

0.16

Jan.

25

23

24

23

23

23

23

22

23

23

b20

b20

b25

28

25

25

b25

b25

23

*37

69

b50

b45

41

36

36

*396

302

128

94

70

1,752

56.5

0.282

0.33

Feb.

61

54

49

47

44

41

35

34

34

32

b30

b30

b25

b25

29

35

111

172

100

79

142

166

104

85

72

66

59

56

-

1,817

64.9

0.324

0.34

Mar.

70

75

120

102

b95

b85

79

152

339

*403

231

169

138

122

104

90

81

73

81

446

324

178

134

114

128

163

118

172

*1,180

*1.560

798

7,924

256

1.28

1.48

Apr.

446

293

214

166

143

284

438

367

293

200

197

249

178

148

Ml

386 n.ieo

532

312

210

163

153

636

528

293

204

175

238

181

148

9,076

303

1.52

1.70

May

146

148

150

166

*138

120

110

116

110

110

106

100

90

77

68

63

59

56

52

49

45

44

42

41

39

38

38

38

42

47

41

2,489

80.3

0.402

0.46

June

39

45

50

85

83

66

50

44

54

54

49

42

39

38

35

35

83

100

63

47

39

34

32

29

28

29

29

*28

27

26

1,402

46.7

0.234

0.26

July

26

25

24

25

26

25

29

29

27

25

24

23

22

21

21

21

20

21

21

22

57

6£

42

31

27

24

23

22

21

21

22

833

26.9

0.134

0.15

Aug.

34

26

24

22

31

31

25

23

23

22

20

19

18

19

21

20

18

20

24

22

20

18

*17

ii

22

28

28

25

24

24

23

707

22.8

0.114

0.13

Sept.

22

21

21

22

21

20

21

21

21

16

16

16

16

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

17

17

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

502

16.7

0.084

0.09

Calendar year 1953: Max - Hin - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,560 Mln 13 Mean 78.7 Cfsm 0.394 In. 5.35

Peak discharge (base. 2.200 cfs). Mar. 30 (7 a.m.) 2,370 cfs (7.03 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
174 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Kokosing River at Millwood, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°23'55", long 82°17'10", in southeast corner of T. 7 N., R. 11 W., on 

left bank 0.4 mile west of Millwood, Knox County, 1-| miles upstream from Honey Run, 

2 miles downstream from Jelloway Creek, and 3-g miles upstream from Brush Run.

Drainage area. 454 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1921 to September 1954. Published as "near Millwood" October 

1921 to July 1939. Records published for both sites October 1938 to July 1939.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Oct. 1, 1938. Datum of gage 

Ts 865.00 ft above mean sea level. Prior to July 10, 1931, chain gage at site 3f miles 

downstream and July 10, 1931, to July 31, 1939, water-stage recorder at site 3| miles 

downstream at datum 23.94 ft lower.

Average discharge. 33 years, 485 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,370 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 9.80 ft); minimum, 33 cfs Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 3.78 ft).

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 27,500 cfs June 22, 1937 (gage height, 18.10 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, 33 cfs Aug. 17, 26, 1932, Sept. 27, 28, 1954.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage corresponding to 22.0 ft at former site and 

datum (discharge, 40,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect 

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

3.7 

4.0 

4.3 

4.6

128

215

7.0 

9.0

360

780

1,390

3,300

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

38

37

36

35

40

43

54

48

46

46

46

43

44

44

44

44

44

44

43

44

46

46

46

46

48

48

50

57

S4

52

1,409

45.5

0.100

0.12

Nov.

50

49

49

49

49

48

49

50

49

50

50

52

52

52

50

50

50

50

50

50

54

55

*655~9~

62

60

59

60

55

55

1,582

52.7

0.116

0.13

Dec.

57

59

57

57

54

59

60

57

60

72

69

62

59

65

78

69

b70

b70

b70

65

62

72

81

b90 b30"

b75

69

59

57

55

52_

2,021

65.2

0.144

0.17

Jan.

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

50

5?

52

b50

b50

b55

bS5

b60

b55

b55

b50

67

*150

222

b!40

bllO

blOO

89

89

*560

B~4T>

296

205

151

3,677

119

0.262

0.30

Feb.

133

121

114

107

101

95

85

81

83

80

b75

b70

b65

7T

74

81

112

271

205

160

202

3O7

TFZ

180

157

146

128

121

3,648

130

0.286

0.30

Mar.

154

166

222

232

b220

b210

196

304

600

*802

54O

420

349

304

256

218

189

177

ISO

520

560

376

304

260

271

318

267

304

2,630

3,180

1,840

16,569

534

1.18

1.36

Apr.

970

690

520

420

360

480

802

758

645

484

456

492

412

352

349

976

5,060

1,430

825

580

456

412

1,010

1,060

668

504

436

460

404

541

20,812

694

1.53

1.71

May

315

311

318

330

*292

256

242

242

235

222

218

225

205

177

154

144

138

131

123

116

110

103

99

95

91

89

85

85

85

85

5,404

174

0.383

0.44

June

95

114

103

121

138

119

112

116

189

12T

107

99

87

80

139

87

101

151

119

93

81

74

76

67

64

64

72

62

*57

5T

2,965

98.8

0.218

0.24

July

57

54

50

50

49

49

57

69

59

54

50

48

46

46

43

42

40

40

42

228 T2~3"

85

65

55

49

46

44

43

46

50

1,819

58.7

0.129

0.15

Aug.

85

62

55

48

72

85

62

52

50

49

46

43

42

44

54

46

44

46

60

54

49

44

*42

40

75

95

S3

67

60

59

55

1,742

56.2

0.124

0.14

Sept.

52

HC'

50

50

49

48

48

49

48

46

43

42

40

40

40

38

37

37

38

37

36

a40

a40

a40

a35

36

a35

34 3B~

34

1,248

41.6

0.092

0.10

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,560 Mln 36 Mean 213 Cfsm 0.469 In. 6.40

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,180 Mln 34 Mean 172 Cfsm 0.379 In. 5.16

Peak reaK discharge aiacnarge (base, lease, 5,000 a,uuu cfs). CISJ.--MO No peak peaK above aoove base. oase. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

; Mount Vernon.

_____ gage-height 

at 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 175

Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam, at Nellie, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°20'26", long 82°03'49", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 79 at Nellie, Coshocton County, half a mile upstream from Mohawk Creek 

and if miles downstream from Mohawk Dam.

Drainage area.--1,502 sq mi.

Records available. December 1910 to March 1913 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), September 1921 to September 1954. Published as Mohican River at Pomerene 

1910-13, as Walhonding River at Pomerene 1921-37, and as Walhonding River at Nellie 

1938-39.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 790.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

1912. Prior to Nov. 7, 1925, chain gage and Nov. 7, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1937, waterstage recorder, at site 3f miles upstream at datum 15.53 ft higher. Odt. 1, 1937, to 

Sept. 30, 1938, wire-weight gage at present site at datum 2.09 ft higher.

Average discharge.--33 years (1921-54), 1,438 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,060 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 10.68 ft); minimum, 9.5 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 4.48 ft); minimum daily, 19 cfs Feb. 27.

1921-54: Maximum discharge at site at Pomerene, 43,800 cfs Jan. 25, 1937; maximum 

discharge at present site since completion of Mohawk Dam, 24,000 cfs Jan. 25, 26, 1937 

(gage height, 18.8 ft, present datum, from floodmarks); minimum, 3.3 cfs Oct. 20, 1939; 

minimum gage height, 4.48 ft Oct. 26, 1948, Sept. 13, 1954; minimum daily discharge, 

that of Feb. 27, 1954.

Maximum discharge known, 80,000 cfs in March 1913 (gage height, 21.6 ft, original 

site and datum, from floodmark).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by Mohicanville, Charles Mill, Pleasant Hill; and Mohawk Reservoirs (see 

pp. 190-191). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

5.3 

5.6

140

265

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

500

840

1,280

3,600

6,540

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*177

TTT

177

181

185

189

202

206

198

189

189

193

181

177

189

202

193

193

189

189

189

198

198

202

206

206

EOS

214

'ST3 227 

214

6,059

195

-

-

Nov.

206

206

*198

T33" 193

198

198

202

206

202

206

206

210

210

210

206,

198

198

198

198

210

218

242

2SO

1ST

242

246

223

218

218

6,375

212

-

-

Dec.

*210 '2TO"

214

214

214

214

232

237

223

256

256

246

232

251

275

275

214

340

411

358

381

399

487

TTT

b300

b250

b240

b250

b250

242

246

8,544

276

-

-

Jan.

227

227

218

*210

206

214

210

206

206

210

210

b2~ZO~ 177

b210

b200

b220

b210

b200

b220

b280

572

565

399

270

b260

b275

751

1,920

976

735

604

11,608

374

-

-

Feb.

*513

480

454

423

405

340

296

270

286

265

275

291

381

296

256

270

334

700

679

546

520

707

672

558

500

39

19

91T

-

11,699

418

-

-

Mar.

539

*BT9~

617

756

624

770

672

693

1,170

2,370

2,490

1,920

1,640

1,540

1,280

1,050

896

791

742

920

1,760

1,330

1,110

968

904

1,640

1,480

1,150

3,230

5 ,280

5,580

46,451

1,498

-

-

Apr.

*3,990

2,910

2,430

2,080

1,810

1,700

2,310

2,430

2,790

2,080

1,810

2,670

2,670

2,080

1,860

1,980

4,830

5,530

4,830

3,730

3,150

2,610

2,970

4,130

3,860

3,340

2,730

3,090

3,340

3,210

89,000

2,967

-

-

May

5,090

3,090

*2,910

2,490

2,030

,760

,640

,590

,540

,430

,380

,430

,250

,270

,180

1,050

872

749

672

610

552

513

480

448

423

405

387

3BT

399

423 

393

36,843

1,188

-

-

June

*387

468

494

500

584

520

454

448

604

578

461

411

381

340

423

461

411

558

617

630

665 S4"4

578

506

423

375

358

352

291 

275

14,197

473

-

-

July

*265

265

242

227

223

206

214

256

286

232

210

206

198

193

198

193

189

181

IM

185

381

34~0" 448

251

218

202

185

181

189 

*185

202

7,140

230

-

-

Aug.

312

291

227

206

232

329

25T

232

206

198

202

181

173 TB"9~

202

218

210

198

218

256

286

232

202

189

218

256

286

256

218 

210

193

7,107

229

-

-

Sept.

*189

189

198

198

193

185

185

166

170

173

173

151

*115 '510"

TS2"

158

162

166

181

166

147

144

162

144

140

130

130

124

124 

*130

4,865

162

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,410 Mln 173 

Water year 1953-54= Max 5,580 Mln 19

Mean 803 Cfsm - In. 

Mean 685 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
176 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Killbuck Creek at Killbuck, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°29'43", long 81°59'10", in SW£ sec. 6, T. 8 N., R. 7 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 62 at Killbuck, Holmes County, an eighth 

of a mile downstream from Black Creek.

Drainage area. 466 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 788.05 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1949, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 381 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,670 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 13.73 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Sept. 10-15, 28-30; minimum gage height, 3.89 ft Sept. 13, 14.

1930-54; Maximum discharge, 21,900 cfs Aug. 7, 1935 (gage height, 21.77 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 10-15, 

28-30, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.96 ft Aug. 14, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 873: 1935.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect 

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

3.9

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

29

58

101

6.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

213

1,140

1,390

1,840

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

39

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

2T

27

27

28

28

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

29

30

30

30 

30

30

30

30

30

31

31

32

32

33

35

36

35

35

943

30.4

0.065

0.07

Nov.

33

33

33

33

32

32

33

35

38

36

36

36

36

36

35

35

35 

35

35

36

36

37

44

*46

47

46

44

42

41

40

1,112

37.1

0.080

0.09

Dec.

40

W

40

41

40

40

54

49

45

61

62

52

47

53

78

67

b55 

46

49

46

b45

b50

b55

b60

b55

b50

44

59

50

48 

45

1,566

50.5

0.108

0.12

Jan.

44

42

43

46

45

46

44

43

43

b45

b40

b35 b3"5"

b40

b40

b40

b40 

b35

b45

95

*232

124

b90

b75

64

65

471

37?

194

148 

111

2,832

91.4

0.196

0.23

Feb.

91

89

83

77

72

68

b65

60

b60

b55

b55

b55

b55

b55

63

80

132 

188

T4T

114

119

120

108

99

93

90

85

80

2,453

87.6

0.188

0.20

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,520 Mln 27

Mar.

200

267

316

288

246

246

200

260

411

771

*696

621

561

531

426

309

239 

206

194

30T

381

323

260

220

344

591

501

411

961

*1,280 

1,260

13,842

447

0.959

1.11

Apr.

1,070

849

651

486

581

396

501

621

651

546

486

636

636

561

471

651

1,620 

1,530

1,390

1,280

1,070

786

947

1,030

1,050

726

636

786

930

1,030

24,404

813

1.74

1.94

Mean 223

May

735" 964

833

681

531

*426

381

411

381

366

316

330

288

253

226

206

188 

176

164

153

142

134

125

118

113

107

101

100

104

93

9,305

300

0.644

0.74

Cfsi

June

99

136

117

139

I2F

113

98

106

117

89

80

75

71

67

97

96

75 

67

62

57

53

54

56

50

49

52

61

54

47

TT

2,412

80.4

0.173

0.19

n 0.479

July

50

45

43

44

43

*41

47

63

51

44

42

40

38

38

39

37

35 

33

33

33

49

49

38

34

32

31

30" 30

30

30 

35

1,227

39.6

0.085

0.10

Aug.

84

17

37

33

46

59

42

33

3fr

32

32

31

30

5Q

37

41

38 

43

46

47

45

37

32

*32

34

60

41

34

32

30 

29

1,229

39.6

0.085

0.10

Sept.

28

27

27

27

26

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

*23

23

24

27

28 

27

30

29

25

26

30

27

27

25

24

23

23

24

767

25.6

0.055

0.06

In. 6.48

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,620 Mln 23 Mean 170 Cfsm 0.365 In. 4.95

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Dec. 7 to Jan. 21, Jan. 25-27, 

FeETT, 21-25, June 5 to July 6.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 177

Mill Creek near Coshocton, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°21'50", long 81°51'40", in SW£ sec. 3, T. 6 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 

half a mile downstream from Little Mill Creek nnd 6 miles north of Coshocton, Coshocton 

County.

Drainage area. 27.5 sq mi.

Records available. November 1936 to September 1954.

gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 782.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge.--17 years (1937-54), 26.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 250 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 3.85 ft); no flow 

Sept. 28, 29.

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 3,680 cfs Oct.' 2, 1945 (gage height, 11.25 ft); no flow 

Sept. 28, 29, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1143: 1946, 1947-48(P).

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.4 

.5 

.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

.1

.2

.3

.6

1.0

1.5

2.3

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

2.3

3.4

4.9

9.5

17

30

49

123

174

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

Day

1

2

Z

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

;i

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

75

.3

.3

4.0

0.13

0.0047

0.005

Nov.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

_JL

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.7

.8

*1.0

.9

1.0

.8

.7 

.7

12.6

0.42

0.015

0.02

Dec.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

.8

13

2.4

1.3

1.1

1.7

3.5

1.9

1.0

.5

.375-

1.1

3.8

2.7

1.4

.9

.8

.8

1.0

1.2 

1.3

1.2

49.7

1.60

0.058

0.07

Jan.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.9

.8

1.0

1.2

1.0

.7

.4

.375-

1.0

1.3

.9

1.0

42_

*23

9.5

5

4

3.1

3.6

37

11

6.3 5 2 3'.4

169.8

5.48

0.199

0.23

Feb.

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

2.1

1.6

1.2

2J4

s'.o

3.4

3.6

2.7

2.6

3.8

4.3

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.2

3.0

3.2

-

75.3

2.69

0.098

0.10

Mar.

59

32

34

27

20

16

22

32

58

66

*39

31

26

24

19

15

12

I?

15

43

28

20

19

16

17

16

12

18

135 

*142

ga

1,094

35.3

1.28

1.48

Apr.

45

35

28

22

20

22

19

18

15

13

14

14

11

TT

12

52

98

4T

31

23

19

18

42

36

26

21

19

19

16 

14

776

25.9

0.942

1.05

May

12

12

18

22

16

*14

21

43

34

31

31

31

27

21

18

15

14

11

11

9.5

8.2

7.2

6.5

5.9

5.3

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.4 

3.6

468.7

15.1

0.549

0.63

June

3.3

5.9

3.8

4.2

3.2

3.0

2.4

4.1

9.4 37T

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.8

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.8

.8

.5

64.9

2.16

0.079

0.09

July

*0.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.5

.9

2.3

1.2

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1"Tg"

.1

.1

.7

2.0

.8

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1 

.1

il

30.9

1.00

0.036

0.04

Aug.

11

T.8

1.4

.7

7.9

5.5

1.6

.9

.7

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.6

.5

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2 *T2~

4.6

2.1

1.2

.6

.4 

.3

.2

46.8

1.51

0.055

0.06

Sept.

0.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.2

.2

.9

75

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

ZT .1

4.5

0.15

0.0055

0.006

Calendar year 1953: Max 266 Mln 0.1 Mean 13.5 Cfsm 0.491 In. 6.64

Water year 1953-54: Max 142 Mln 0 Mean 7.66 Cfsm 0.279 In. 3.78

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
178 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Muskingum River near Coshocton, Ohio

Location. La t 40°14'55", long 81°52'22", in T. 5 N., R. 6 W. , on right bank at upstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 16, 2 miles south of Coshocton, Coshocton County, and 

2 miles downstream from confluence of Tuscarawas and Walhonding River.

Drainage area. 4,847 sq mi.

Records available. July 1936 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 730.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 19, 1936, staff .gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 4,846 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,400 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 8.50 ft); minimum, 375 cfs Sept. 13, 14 (gage height, 0.01 ft).

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 78,700 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 21.98 ft); minimum, 342 cfs Nov. 4, 1944; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 13, 14, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by 12 flood-control reservoirs (see pp. 189-192).

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.1

.5

1.0

2.0

420

640

1,030

2,090

3.0 

6.0 

9.0

3,530

9,590

17,900

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

486

486

492

486

666

775

791

855

872 56"4

864

864

847

847

864

847

672

574

542 

514

486

481 186"

492

508

514

520

520 

552

569

569

19,905

642

-

-

Nov.

564

552

536

520 5?0~

536

547

552

552

552

547

552

558

564

558

552

542

530

530 

530

542

558 

592

616

*634

634

640

"5S8 646 

610

16,994

566

-

-

Dec.

592

580

BISF

598

580

586

580

580

586

646

692

775

705

705

719

775

726

598

768 

932

976

1,000 

1,040

1,110

1.200

1,120

1,050

914 

775

686

640

23,820

768

-

-

Jan.

640

622

622

592

580

586

592

586

592

592

580

514

BT?

536

580

666

640

610

653 

823

*1,370

1,850 

1,850

1,320

1,130

976

1,320

5.790 

3,530

2,340

1,800

33,396

1,077

-

-

Feb.

1,470

1,310

1,230

1,150

1,100

1,000

914

839

815

799

807

799

747 T59"

783

791

958

1,520

1,970 

1,740

1,420

1,520 

1,580

1,420

1,300

985

783

1,030

31,579

1.128

.

-

Mar.

2,090

3^900

5,350

5,350

4,600

3,880

3,280

3,110

3,790

5,730

*7,110

6,110

5,160

4,600

4,240

3,620

3.110

2,740

2,470 

2,740

4,240

4,600 

3,880

3,360

3,030

4,330

6,110

5,540 

8,410

14,100

*16.100

156,680

5,054

-

-

Apr.

14,400

11,400

8,630

6,710

5,540

4,780

5,350

5,540

6,310

6,110

4,970

5,730

7,310

6,310

5,350

5,350

10,600

14,600

14,900 

13,000

10,300

7,970 

7,310

9,830

10,300

8,870

7,310

7,750 

10,100

10,800

253,430

8,448

-

-

May

10,300

8,630

7,970

7,750

7,530

*6,910

6,110

5,730

5,730

5,350

4,970

4,600

4,330

4,240

3,790

3,360

2,880

2,600

2,340 

2,150

2,030

1,910 

1,740

1,630

1,520

1,470

1,420

1,570 

1,370

1,470

1,420

124,620

4,020

-

-

June

1,320

1,470

1,740

1,680

1,680

1,630

1,520

1,470

1,680

1,630

1,850

1,800

1,850

1,580

1,680

1,680

1,580

1,740

2,030 

1,850

1,630

1,470 

1,370

1,250

1,140

1,050

967

923 

839

791

44,890

1,496

-

-

July

761

747

712

686

666

653

666

692

*761

750

600

g666

g628

g598

600

g580

570

550

g558 

g580

g640

g839 

gTTS"

700

600

g569

g542

g508 320"

514

19,739

637

-

-

Aug.

672

786

640

598

654

747

755

655

616

574

542

525

508

STS

542

547

592

692

839 

7BT

753

666 

610

*558

564

712

740

783 

719 

634

580

20,000

645

-

-

Sept.

530

514

514

503

492

481

476

465

450

460

455

455

*420

m

492

503

542

564

598 

3W

592

574 

552

536

503

470

460

440 

425

14,970

499

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 13,700 Mln 472 Mean 2,765 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 16,100 Mln 420 Mean 2,082 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

g Computed from once-daily telemark gage readings.
MUSKINCTM RIVER BASIN 179

Seneca Fork below Senecaville Dam, near Senecaville, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°55'23", long 81°26'10", on left bank 650 ft downstream from Senecaville 

Dam, 1 mile downstream from Crooked Creek, and 1^ miles southeast of Senecaville, 

Guernsey County.

Drainage area. 121 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1954.

gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 799.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustemnt of 1912. Prior to Jan. 24, 1942, at site 150 ft downstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 124 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 138 cfs May 5-7, 11-13 (gage height, 5.55 ft); 

minimum, 0.6 cfs May 18 (gage height, 4.00 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 794 cfs Apr. 17, 1948; maximum gage height, 10.35 ft 

Feb. 1, 1949; no flow May 3, 4, 1939, Jan. 28, 29, Feb. 4, 5, Apr. 25, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Senecaville Reservoir (see p. 191).

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 6 Aug. 7 to Sept. 30

4.0

4.1

4.2 

4.4

0.6 

1.5 

3.2 

8.5

4.7 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

127

228

4.1

4.2 

4.4 

4.7 

5.0

2.0

3.5

7.8

21

44

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.2

3.0

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.9

*3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

4.1

4.1

3.0

5.4

372

2.9

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.6

3.6 

3.6

107.1

3.45

-

-

Nov.

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

*3~9 3.4

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

109.8

3.66

-

-

Dec.

3.4

3.2

2.5

277

3.2

3.2

*3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

3.2

3.6

376

94.1

3.04

-

-

Jan.

2.9

1.8

1.2

2.5

2.7

2.4

2.5

3.4

3.9

4.1

4.1

3.6

2.7

2.5

*3.2

3.2

3.0

3.4

2.5

2.9

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.6

3.2

2 5 

2J4

91.2

2.94

-

-

Feb.

2.7

2.5

275

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

*4.1

4.1

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

-

84.4

3.01

-

-

Mar.

3.0

3.6

12

21

27

30

32

35

36

39

42

44

*46

46

48

49

50

49

50

56

63

69

70

70

69

70

72

72

76

76

75

1 , 500 . 6

48.4

_

-

Apr.

73

70

67

67

63

60

61

55

*56

52

51

51

50

46

32

25

40

46

50

50

50

50

54

62

64

66

70

100

107

107

1,794

59.8

_

-

May

105

107

113

133

158

138

138

135

133

133

*133

138

138

129

121

115

76

71

111

103

100

93

89

86

81

78

73

72

76

73

70

3,299

106

_

-

June

67

70

69

69

66

66

64

64

70

69

67

67

64

*60

60

63

94

-98 102

94

86

84

86

81

76

78

84

81

78

72

2,249

75.0

_

-

July

70

67

64

48

57

55

54

54

*49

48

45

43

40

35

35

33

31

30

28

27

31

31

29

29

27

24

22

21

20

19

18

1,194

38.5

_

-

Aug.

19

19

17

16

22

*37

36

35

34

32

30

28

27

26

26

25

24

23

23

24

24

24

23

22

24

26

27

26

26

24

22

790

25.5

_

-

Sept.

21

21

20

20

19

18

15

15

14

*13

12

11

11

10

9.1

8.1

7.6

7.3

9.1

7.8

7.8

6.6

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.1

3.9

3.2

3.0

37ff

315.6

10.5

_

-

Calendar year 1953 : Max 685 Mln 2.4 Mean 71.5 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54 : Max 138 Mln 1.2 Mean 31.9 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Discharge computed from twice-daily tape-gage readings Jan. 19-26, July 15 to Aug. 4, 

Sept. 7-30.
180 MUSKINGUM RIVKR BASIN

Wills Creek at Cambridge, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°00i54", long 81°35'14", on left bank at upstream side of Fairground 

Bridge on South Ninth Street in Cambridge, Guernsey County, 1 mile downstream from 

Leatherwood Creek.

Drainage area.--406 sq mi.

Records available. June 1926 to September 1928, May 1937 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 772.34 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 6, 1927, chain gage at site 1? miles downstream at 

different datum. Oct. 6, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1928, and May 22, 1937, to Oct. 18, 1938, 

chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years, 460 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,840 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 10.10 ft); 

minimum daily, 2.0 cfs Oct. 14, Nov. 14; minimum gage height, 1.46 ft Nov. 22.

1926-28, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 7,860 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 21.32 

ft); minimum daily, 2.0 cfs Jan. 15, 1944, Oct. 14, Nov. 14, 1953.

Flood of Aug. 8, 1935, reached a stage of 25.4 ft.

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

City of Cambridge occasionally diverts about 2 cfs above station for municipal supply. 

Plow regulated by Senecaville Reservoir (see p. 19l).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 853: 1928(M). WSP 893: 1928. WSP 973: 1942.

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

In cubic feet per aecond) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 21, Sept. 11-30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 28 Apr. 29 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

2.0

2.9

6.3

13

30

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

6.0 

9.0

56

140

23O

825

1,510

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

30

57

150

245

6.0 

9.0

10.0

855

1,580

1,840

Note. Same as preceding 

ta'ETe"T>elow 1.8 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

3.5

3.7

3.9

3.7

3.0

3.3

3.5

3.6

2.4

2.0

771

*2.8

3.2

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.9

4.O

tt 

3.5

3.0

98.5

3.18

_

-

Nov.

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.9

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.9

2.5

2.0

27S

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.4

3.5

3.5

5.1

*B.6

7.5

1O

10

8.3

6.1

6.1 

6.6

129.4

4.31

_

-

Dec.

4.9

4.5

4.3

T7S

5.1

5.3

6.9

6.6

9.2

10

8.9

7.5

8.0

11

IT

11

11

a9.0

aS.O

6.9

7.2

*7.5

8.6

10

9.6

7.5

6.3

6.6

5.9 

5.5

5.7

234.0

7.55

_

-

Jan.

5.9

5.9

6.6

7.5

5.7

5.5

FT3- 5.3

5.5

6.9

8.0

7.2

7.2

6.3

6.9

9.2

11

12

11

20

199

258

115

70

*41

36

93

278

IS? 

62

50

1,489.9

48.1

_

-

Feb.

33

33

28

28

27

26

27

20

18

18

17

19

13

TS

16

19

22

23

27

27

32

28

28

27

23

23

*29

53

699

25. 0

_

-

Mar.

344

888

TOT

680

382

296

258

382

45O

430

354

268

232

278

240

194

162

144

142

257

52 O

354

268

*234

208

234

228

199

410. 

540

382

10,688

345

-

Apr.

287

228

196

172

154

145

140

135

120

107

107

127

133

110

102

110

540

804

410

249

192

158

238

620

430

*268

268

1,180

1,650 

855

10,235

341

-

May

426

359

426

1,060

1.180

597

426

435

406

359

359

330

312

264

239

222

205

171

142

169

158

146

139

*125

118

110

104

99

14T 

236

135

9,601

310

-

June

116

254

222

224

215

165

122

106

171

165

125

188

184

114

102

78

&0

597

7T£

161

125

114

118

*139

106

104

205

154

102 

89

5,189

173

-

July

87

80

78

80

78

67

71

74

80

60

57

47

44

40

40

46

46

38

33

27

56

*7g" 137

37

23

18

17

15

IT

16

16

1,603

51.7

-

Aug.

23

5T

34

25

59

ITS' 555

116

110

161

80

53

44

38

39

66

57

40

36

44

49

39

34

30

*57

114

140

80

49 

40

34

2,701

87.1

-

Sept.

29,

23

22

19

17

15

14

13

12

11

10

13

12

8.9

11

11

11

9.6

12

12

13

10

8.9

8.6

8.0

7.2

6.9

*5.9

^¥ 

6.6

368.9

12.3

_

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,510 Min 2.0 Mean 219 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,650 Min 2.0 Mean 118 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station below Wills Creek 

Dam.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 19 to Nov. 17.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

Wills Creek below Wills Creek Dam, at Wills Creek, Ohio

181

Location.--Lat 40°09'40" , long 81°50'45", in sec. 22, T. 4 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 

1,200 ft downstream from Wills Creek Dam, 1 mile southwest of town of Wills Creek, 

Coshocton County, 3 miles southeast of Conesville, and 5-| miles upstream from .mouth.

Drainage area.--845 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 717.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Feb. 18, 1939, staff gage, and Feb. 18, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1949, 

water-stage recorder, at site 1,500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 919 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum iisoharge during year, 2,440 cfs Apr. 30; maximum gage height, 9.88 

ft Mar. 31 (affected by backwater); minimum discharge, 9.6 cfs Nov. 8; minimum gage 

height, 1.39 ft Oct. 3, 4.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 6,930 cfs Mar. 7, 1940 (gage height, 17.40 ft, site 

then in use); minimum, 0.9 cfs Oct. 28, 29; 1948, Apr. 5, 6, 1951; minimum daily, 1 cfs 

Aug. 10, Oct. 27-29, 1948, Jan. 28, 1952.

Maximum discharge known, 22,300 cfs in March 1913 (computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Wills Creek and Senecaville Reservoirs (see 

pp. 189-192) .

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 26 to Jan. 19: fall 

used as a factor Mar. 30, 31, Apr. 1, 18-20)

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.2 

2.6

10

140

208

418

980

1,720

2,570

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*13

12

11

IT

12

15

15

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

398

12.8

-

-

Nov.

12

12

*12

13

13

13

11

11

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

13

16

18

24

24

24

24

27

27

28.

28

488

16.3

-

-

Dec.

*28

26

26

24

24

26

24

26

26

29

32

32

32

39

43

48

48

43

38

34

33

40

40

38

35

33

33

33

33

33

33

1,032

33.3

-

-

Jan.

31

31

32

*32

32

32

31

30

29

30

28

26

26

26

29

37

44

50

61

79

128

208

338

372

305

240

223

295

443

418

305

3,991

129

-

-

Feb.

*227

176

148

125

114

106

96

87

82

79

74

67

62

60

60

61

66

72

73

78

79

86

86

86

86

86

85

86

-

2,593

92.6

-

-

Mar.

212

*725

1,440

1,640

1,520

1,110

830

725

830

1,010

1,040

920

725

593

543

518

456

384

349

384

568

860

830

680

568

543

543

556

1,040

1,910

2 , 260

26,312

849

_

-

Apr.

*1,810

1,250

860

665

530

468

418

406

384

349

327

360

406

418

406

406

650

1,150

1,620

1,340

920

650

568

800

1,360

1,320

980

950

1,680

2,500

25,751

858

-

May

2,040

1,280

*980

1,320

1,960

2,120

1,640

1,180

1,010

980

95O

920

830

740

620

543

480

430

395

338

305

285

265

246

227

210

192

183

183

183

233

23,268

751

_

-

June

*256

265

305

372

349

338

305

256

242

235

256

231

203

218

201

180

178

212

430

456

316

233

185

156

148

146

138

143

176

171

7,300

243

_

-

July

*140

119

106

97

94

90

98

97

96

92

88

81

73

66

70

61

56

51

50

52

92

114

122

140

122

94

74

58

49

*43

38

2,623

84.6

_

-

Aug.

40

37

33

32

53

63

126

349

338

225

178

161

125

101

86

74

63

62

64

63

58

54

52

52

57

70

81

108

130

118

94

3,147

102

_

-

Sept.

*76

64

57

51

45

40

38

37

33

33

28

26

24

24

60

51

41

35

37

46

41

35

33

31

26

23

22

21

19

*18

1,115

37.2

_

-

Calendar year 1953 : Max 2,840 Mln 8.5 Mean 423 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54 : Max 2,300 Mln 11 Mean 269 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

3889Z6 O -56 -13
182 MDSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Wakatomika Creek near Prazeysburg, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°07'57", long 82 0 08'53", In NW£ sec. 13, T. 3 N., R. 9 W., on right bank

 2 miles northwest of Prazeysburg, Musklngum County, 2 miles downstream from Pivemlle 

Run, and 2-| miles upstream from Black Run.

Drainage area. 140 sq ml.

Records available.--September 1936 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 748.12 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 31, 1936, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 151 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 4.83 ft); mln-

 Imum, 2.3 cfs Oct. 4, 5; minimum gage height, 1.12 ft Sept. 27.

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 11,300 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 11.61 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,600 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum, that 

of Oct. 4, 5, 1953; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 27, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1113; 1937(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 30, Mar. 29,

30, Apr. 17)

1.05

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

2.3

3.3

6.5

12

19

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

51

100

230

405

860

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*2.7

2TT

2.9

2.7

2.9

3.9

5.4

5.8

5.8

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

5.

5.

5.

5.

6.

6.5

7.0

7.9

8.5

T75

6 . 5

159.2

5.14

0.037

0.04

Nov.

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.0

7.0

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.5

8.8

no

11

10

9.9

9.4

8.8

8. 5

221.6

7.59

0.053

0.06

Dec.

7.9

8.3

8.3

8.8

8.3

8.3

8.8

9.4

'10

14

16

12

9,9

11

22

19

10

7.9

6 ,1

eT

8.8

16

25

19

12

9,9

8.8

8.8

9,4

9.9

blO

349.7

11,3

0.081

0.09

Jan.

9.9

9.4

8.8

9.4

9.4

8.5

8.5

b8

8.5

8.8

b8

*7.9

b7

b6

7.0

12

18

12

11

69

123

b80

b50

31

27

26

96

90

50

45

36

989.5

29.0

0.207

0.24

Feb.

b35

29

26

24

23

22

20

b!7

b!7

b!7

b!6

b!3

b!2

IT

17

20

23

24

24

25

28

55

54

31

30

30

31

51

_

666

25.8

0.170

0.18

Mar.

64

81

109

blOO

b95

b85

b80

136

213

*271

179

136

109

96

83

70

61

57

59

135

143

109

96

83

83

9678-

*990

oou Dan

534

5,575

175

1.24

1.43

Apr.

329

236

185

143

125-

145

171

161

136

116

116

102

87

79

87

162

598

56T

107

177

138

150

575

516

508

2.6

179

*166

133

114

6,115

204

1.46

1.63

May

98

136

512

A 29T

218

171

164

227

188

166

143

148

123

105

90

81

76

68

59

54

46

41

58

55

34

30

28

27

27

25

3,271

106

0.757

0.87

June

25

44

55

50

50

25

21

22

201

68

45

56

26

21

19

56

79

34

23

18

15

15

14

16

13

12

16

*12

9.9

9.4

968.3

52.5

0.251

0.26

July

9.9

8.8

8.5

7.9

8.3

8.8

9.9

14

12

8.8

7.4

6.5

6.1

5.8

6.1

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.1

6.0

149

Te

20

12

9.4

7.9

6.5

6.1

6.1

5.8

6.1

432.5

14.0

0.100

0.12

Aug.

12

17

12

8.3

15

23

16

10

9.4

8.8

*7.0

6.5

5.8

6TT

8.8

9.4

7.9

7.0

8.8

10

8.8

7.0

6.5

5.8

6.1

26

32

14

9.4

8.5

8,3

341.0

11.0

0.079

0.09

Sept.

7.0

5.8

5.

5.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

4.1

4.4

7.0

8.8

5.8

5.1

11

I!

7.0

4.4

4.1

3.6

5.6

3.6

3.3

*376

3.6

5.9

162.1

5.40

0.039

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 885 Min 2.7 Mean 67.1 Cfsm 0.479 In. 6.51

Water year 1953-54: Max 990 Mln 2.7 Mean 51.9 Cfsm 0.371 In. 5.05

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 183

Muskingum River at Dresden, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°07'14", long 82°00'02", on left bank 70 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 208, half a mile east of Dresden, Muskingum County, and half a mile 

downstream from Wakatomika Creek.

Drainage area. 5,982 sq mi.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 693.15 ft above msan sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 24, 1925, chain or staff gage at about same site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 6,115 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,600 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 14.06 ft); 

minimum, 404 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 4.08 ft).

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs Aug. 9, 1935 (gage height, 31.6 ft); minimum, 335 cfs June 25, 1925 (gage height, 2.73 ft).

Maximum stage known, 46.0 ft in Karch 1913, present site and datum, from floodmark 

(discharge, 228,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

regulated by 14 flood-control reservoirs (see pp. 189-192). Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions (water years). WSP 728: 192?(M) . WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 803: 1935.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect ( 

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

4.1 

4.5 

5.0

420

770

1,290

7.0

10.0

14.0

3,900

9,480

19,300

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

2.5

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*518 

518

527

518

590

790

850

900

950 

950

950

950

940

930

940

940

830

662

590

554

518

500 

509

518

518

527

545

554

572 

608

608

21,374

689

-

-

Nov.

608 

608

590

563

556

545

563

572

572 

581

581

572

572

581

590

590

572

554

545

545

572

590 

617

662

698

698

*707

734

698 

680

18,096

603

-

-

Dec.

671 

662

662

689

680

680

671

671

671 

716

761

840

850

820

840

880

b850

b700

b850

1,090

1,120

1,100 

1,090

1,320

bl,400

bl,300

bl,200

bl,100

990 

840

752

27,466

886

-

-

Jan.

725 

707

689

671

662

653

671

671

662 

680

662

617

b600

b650

b700

b750

b750

b700

b750

880

1,510

*1,860 

b2,500

b2 , 400

1,620

1,370

1,400

3,090

4,200

3,160

2,350

39,310

1,268

-

-

Feb.

1,920 

1,620

1,510

1,400

1,330

1,250

1,150

1,060

990 

990

980

970

910

930

960

940

1,020

1,360

2.040

1,920

1,620

1,620 

1,740

1,680

1,510

1,390

1,050

990

-

36,850

1,316

-

-

Mar.

2,550 

3,600

6,560

7,140

6,560

5,490

4,510

4,200

4,670 

6,560

8,600

*7,740

6,560

5,660

5,150

4,510

3,900

3,450

3,160

3,380

4,510

5,840 

5,150

4,510

4,050

4,830

6,940

6,560

9,480

16,600

*19,500

191,520

6,178

-

-

Apr.

17.900 

14,600

11,200

8,820

7,140

6.200

6,380

6,740

7,340 

7,340

6,200

6,200

8,160

7,740

6,560

6,200

11,000

16 , 100

17,400

16,100

13,100

10,400 

9,480

11,900

13,100

11,900

9,920

9,480

12,400

14,100

311,100

10,370

-

-

May

15,600 

11,700

10,400

10,400

10,800

10,600

*9,260

8,160

7,740 

7,540

6,740

6,380

6,020

5,660

5,320

4,670

4,050

3,680

3,380

3,020

2,810

2,610 

2,420

2,220

2,100

1,980

1,920

1,860

1.800

1,860

1 ,860

172,560

5,566

_

-

June

1,800 

1,860

2,160

2,280

2,280

2,220

2,100

1,920

2,220

2,160

2,350

2,220

2,220

2,100

2,040

2,100

2,040

2,040

2.610

2,540

2,220

1,980 

1,800

1,620

1,510

1,400

1,300

1,260

1,240

1.170

58,760

1,959

-

-

July

1,100 

1,060

1,000

970

920

880

*920

940

1,000 

1,000

940

890

830

770

770

752

752

716

698

725

1,030

1,170 

1,090

960

860

780

735

671

653

'K&C 626 

bcb

26,824

865

-

-

Aug.

725 

940

860

761

820

920

1,030

1,150

1.180 

1,000

850

810

752

725

725

698

716

800

1,000

990

920

890 

800

725

*707

900

930

1,050

1,040

940 

840

27,194

877

-

-

Sept.

752 

698

680

653

626

608

590

581

536 

536

527

509

500

*460

635

590

599

662

671

743

716

680 

662

644

590

545

509

484

468

460

17,914

597

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 14,600 Mln 500 Mean 3,452 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 19,300 Mln 460 Mean 2,600 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
184 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Licking River near Newark, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°03'33", long 82°20 I 23", in NE&3W£ of T. 2 N., R. 11 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of Stadden Bridge, 1 mile downstream from Shawnee Run, l| miles 

upstream from Equality Run, and 3| miles east of Newark, Licking County.

Drainage area. 536 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 779.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to May 9, 1940, chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 548 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,560 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 8.30 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Jan. 12, result of freezeup; minimum gage height, 1.07 ft Sept. 26.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 16.59 ft); minimum, that of Jan. 12, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Plow slightly regulated by Buckeye Lake on South Fork. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 973: 1940(M). WSP 1033: Drainage area.

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

in cubic feet per second) second) 

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

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

33

104

246

419

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

660

1,900

3,330

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0

28

47

136

330

1,350

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

35

37

35

3342"

44

44

40

40

40

37

40

42

44

37

35

37

35

37

37

40

35

37

40

40

42

48

4l

46

40

40

1,223

39.5

0.074

0.09

Nov.

37

37

37

37

37

42

40

37

42

40

37

37

40

40

40

46

44

42

42

40

42

5i

48

*40

51

40

44

42

40

42

1,234

41.1

0.077

0.09

Dec.

42

40

40

37

37

42

37

33

44

53

44

40

37

62

55

48

44

42

40

40

46

55

48

44

42

40

37

42

42

44

40

1,337

43.1

0.080

0.09

Jan.

40

37

40

40

42

44

44

44

42

42

*42

40

40

40

51

62

51

51

51

132

288

237

146

135

104

102

397

542

243

171

133

3,473

112

0.209

0.24

Feb.

109

96

92

84

82

74

69

62

60

60

57

53

51

48

51

51

60

65

84

84

86

141

127

107

96

94

89

92

2,224

79.4

0.148

0.15

Mar.

122

174

259

314

234

215

188

355

*698

632

385

298

252

218

191

165

144

138

146

595

627

342

262

221

209

240

212

200

*2,750

2,570

1,410

14,746

476

0.888

1.02

Apr.

751

487

367

288

246

268

510

415

359

256

234

218

200

182

185

597

5.520

1,320

755

510

388

348

389

1,260

705

496

*406

420

357

294

17,040

568

1.06

1.18

May

270

370

755

680

460

344

318

330

314

306

294

258

230

206

191

172

176

158

150

136

133

126

122

119

116

109

102

102

105

99

95

7,344

237

0.442

0.51

June

126

230

180

150

133

116

102

136

250

T43

133

119

93

84

79

78

164

202

133

102

87

81

72

64

*64

72

67

64

64

62

3,449

115

0.215

0.24

July

57

52

52

52

81

54

81

67

57

57

52

52

50

52

71

47

41

4T

43

54

"96 105

78

70

57

52

52

47

52

47

43

1,812

58.5

0.109

0.13

Aug.

43

52

60

52

196

102

84

72

81

62

52

*47

47

57

64

57

47

64

57

47

47

45

43

47

54

90

75

78

62

62

60

2,006

64.7

0.121

0.14

Sept.

45

45

47

41

38

38

38

54

38

36

30

30

32

32

36

38

34

39

39

41

41

36

34

34

34

30

*28

32

30

32

1,102

36.7

0.068

0.08

Calendar year 1953 : Max 2,810 Min 33 Mean 222 Cfsm 0.414 In. 5.62

water year 1953-54 : Max 3,320 Min 28 Mean 156 Cfsm 0.291 In. 3.96

Peak discharge (base. 6,500 cfs). No peak above base 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

Licking River at Toboso, Ohio.

185

Location.--Lat 40°03'26", long 82°13'12", on right bank 30 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Toboso, Licking County, and 3 miles downstream from Rock Pork.

Drainage area. 672 sq mi.

Records available . September 1921 to September 1954.

Sage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 744.84 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 20, 1929, chain gage at site 30 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--33 years, 677 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,100 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 8.53 ft)- minImumT 42 cfs Jan. 13 (gage height, 0.56 ft).

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 32,500 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 18.75 ft)- minimum, 34 cfs Jan. 1, 1931.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 20.0 ft (discharge, 35,000 cfs, computed by 

Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District).

Remarks.--Records good. Plow slightly regulated by Buckeye Lake on South Fork.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: 1922(M), 1924(M), 1927-29(M), 1933(M), 1935(M) 

WSF 873:1935.WST 893: 1937^M).

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

In cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 23, 24; shiftingcontrol method used July 17, 18, Zl-24, July 27 to Aue. 6 

Sept. 15-30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 17

0.6

.9

1.2

1.5

45

81

144

234

2.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

412

1,460

2,790

4,570

0.5 

.7 

.9

1.2

Apr. 18 to Sept. 30

37 1.5 314

57 2.0 510

102 4.0 1,460

203 5.0 2,070

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*46

47

46 

47

50

55

57

53

53

52

51

51

50

53

52

49

49

49

50

49

50

50

50

51

53

53

56

62

6T

56 

55

1,606

51.8

0.077

0.09

Nov.

55

54

53 

53

53

54

56

55

55

56

56

55

54

54

55

56

57

56

56

56

56

57

68

*ST

65

60

60

60

59

57

1,698

56.6

0.084

0.09

Dec.

59

57

57 

56

55

59

57

55

57

74

66

62

59

73

81.

71

62

57

57

59

60

75

68

59

65

56

54

55

56

56 

55

1,892

61.0

0.091

0.10

Jan.

55

53

54 

54

55

56

55

54

55

55

*52

50

5?

55

59

77

62

57

63

171

373

308

190

160

117

104

351

720

318

218 

161

4,264

138

0.205

0.24

Feb.

132

119

108

102

98

91

84

81

78

75

74

68

67

6§

70

70

75

75

95

96

108

158

164

134

117

119

106

108

-

------

2,742

97.9

0.146

0.15

Mar.

169

221

326 

4,16

318

291

254

434

*882

882

565

412

343

301

260

218

184

172

187

633

855

479

362

301

294

332

291

264

2,910

3,190 

1,820

18,566

599

0.891

1.03

Apr.

1,100

747

555 

428

362

385

640

560

487

366

332

312

277

250

257

496

3,890

1,640

990

702

552

518

1,320

1,700

1,020

745

*616

658

552

461

22,918

764

1.14

1.27

May

417

558

1,060 

990

723

573

527

573

527

498

469

421

375

329

299

273

281

247

240

214

203

192

178

171

167

150

147

136

143

130 

114

11,325

365

0.543

0.63

June

150

284

247 

199

178

143

127

167

478

253

178

157

121

102

108

121

180

281

178

133

108

99

99

81

*79

84

89

76

76

76

4,632

154

0.229

0.26

July

72

68

66 

65

109

70

107

89

72

66

61

61

57

59

92

70

57

55

57

61

146

12T

105

92

76

61

61

57

61

65 

61

2,320

74.8

0.111

0.13

Aug.

61

65

74 

66

255

192

136

114

133

111

92

*61

59

68

111

84

70

79

113

70

68

63

56

55

B9

167

111

111

84

76 

68

2,962

95.5

0.142

0.16

Sept.

63

55

59 

55

52

51

52

77

56

50

4,6

46

46

46

47

52

52

52

~9T 120

68

63

52

51

51

49

*44

44

49

49

1,689

56.3

0.084

0.09

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,000 Mln 46 Mean 289 Cfsm 0.430 In. 5.83

Water year' 1953-54: Max 3,890 Mln 44 Mean 210 Cfsm 0.312 In. 4.24

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 efej. No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
186 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Licking River at Dillon, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°58'15", long 82°03'25", in T. 1 N., R. 8 W., on downstream side of

center pier of highway bridge at Dillon, Muskingum County, 3 miles northwest of Zanesville and 3^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 754 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 683.7 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 27, 1940, at site a third of 

a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 764 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,830 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 9.91 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Jan. 13, result of freezeup.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 30,300 cfs Mar. 7, 1945: maximum gage height, 27.63 ft 

Jan. 27, 1952; minimum discharge 36 cfs Feb. 13, 1944, result of freezeup.

Maximum stage known, 37.0 ft in March 1913, from floodmark (backwater from Muskingum 

River.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow slightly regulated by Buckeye Lake on South Pork. 

Revisions. WSP 923: Drainage area.

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 17-19, 24)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23

2.1 42

2.3 71

2.5 111

2.8 

3.1 

3.4

NOV. 24 to Sept. 30

39 3.7 295

84 4.0 470

163 9.0 4,110

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

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

50

*55

50

50 

52

61

61

65

63

61

61

60

58

57

61

58

55

55

55

54

54

54

54

55

55

55

61

71

SB

69 

61

1,794

57.9

0.077

0.09

Nov.

61

58

58

55

BT

58

61

61

58

61

60

58

58

61

61

61

63

61

61

*61

65

66

94

BT

79

82

76

77

74

74

1,959

65.3

0.087

0.10

Dee.

74

76

72

74 

70

69

74

69

69

86

86

81

76

84

110

99

84

69

76

74

77

92

92

74

70

76

70

69

70

70 

69

2,401

77.5

0.103

0.12

Jan.

67

66

67

67 

67

69

69

67

69

69

*66

56

59

67

69

90

80

70

80

122

428

446

242

210

182

160

261

814

175

306 

237

5,198

168

0.223

0.26

Feb.

182

167

150

137 

134

128

121

108

105

105

103

94

88

HZ

92

94

103

105

115

128

141

167

215

TaT

163

160

150

147

3,680

131

0.174

0.18

Mar.

228

770

386

542

440

404

344

*440

888

1,000

795

587

490

416

356

300

261

233

237

458

1,040

710

542

458

404

476

440

374

*2,090

5,710 

2,400

21,719

701

0.930

1.07

Apr.

1,350

1,000

788

646 

561

535

724

750

672

561

496

476

428

374

568

476

5,500

2,330

1,240

888

698

613

1,210

2,190

1,320

930

*769

808

691

600

27,992

933

1.24

1.38

Hay

522

587

1,100

1.210 

930

730

639

724

672

691

646

580

490

422

368

339

334

312

280

256

237

220

206

194

190

179

175

175

179

175 

153

13,915

449

0.595

0.69

June

157

266

306

242 

211

182

163

171

484 215"

206

182

147

128

123

259

312

295

220

167

137

128

123

105

*101

99

101

92

868"8

5,576

186

0.247

0.28

July

84

77

77

79 

86

94

94

105

86

74

70

69

67

67

72

70

66

62

64

66

130

150

ns

97

84

76

69

66

64

67 

66

2,513

81.1

0.108

0.12

Aug.

66

17

74

77 

137

TI5- 182

103

105

101

86

76

*69

72

95

85

77

72

94

86

77

70

67

66

81

131

115

105

99

84 

79

2,813

90.7

0.120

0.14

Sept.

74

64

60

61 

54

49

52

54

69

54

49

46

44

4T

44

49

51

56

94

88

70

61

54

52

52

51

*51

52

55

58

1,712

57.1

0.076

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,510 Hin 50 Mean 321 Cfsm 0.426 In. 5.80

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,710 Hin 44 Mean 250 Cfsm 0.332 In. 4.51

Peak discharge (base, 6.500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge for period Oct. 1 to Nov. 23 computed from once-daily staff-gage readings at site 

300 ft downstream at same datum with different control.
MUSKINGIM RIVER BASIN 187

Muskingum River at Zanesville, Ohio.

Location.--Lat 39°56'07", long 82°00'26", near left bank on downstream side of Sixth 

Street Bridge in Zanesville, Muskingum County, 1,000 ft upstream from lock 10, half a 

mile downstream from Licking River, 0.6 mile downstream from dam 10, and 2.2 miles upstream from Moxahala Creek.

Drainage area. 6,844 sq mi.

Records available. April 1905 to December 1912 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), October 1939 to September 19S4. Gage-height records collected at lock 10 since 

June 1887 by Corps of Engineers are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 665.0 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912. Prior to Dec. 20, 1939, staff gage at site 1,000 ft downstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1939-54), 6,926 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,200 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 15.40 ft); 

minimum daily, 505 cfs Sept. 14, 30.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 80,900 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 29.6 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 420 cfs'Jan 7, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 51.8 ft Mar. 27, 1913, from gage readings by Corps of Engineers .

Remarks.--Records fair. Flow regulated by 14 flood-control reservoirs (see p. 189). 

Revisions.--WSP 893: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5G5

565

595

595

640

856

920

984

1,000 

1,050

1,000

1,020

984

984 

984

1,000

888

715

655 

610

580

550

550

565

565

580

610

610

640 

670

670

23,180

748

_

-

Nov.

670

685

655

610

580

610

625

625

640

655

640

640

625

640 

655

670

640

625

610 

610

640

670

730

760

792

792

*776

824

79? 

760

20,246

675

_

-

Dec.

745

730

745

760

760

760

760

745

760 

824

856

920

920

920 

952

984

920

792

920 

1,160

1,230

1,250

1,150

1,390

1,510

1,350

1,270

1,230

1,110 

920

840

30,183

974

_

-

Jan.

792

760

760

730

745

730

730

730

730 

730

730

670 670"

730 

760

840

824

760

840 

1,000

1,960

*2,370

2,750

2,650

1,780

1,510

1,690

4,080

4,620 

3,460'

2 550

44,681

1,441

_

-

Feb.

2,090

1,820

1,640

1,530

1,440

1,390

1,280

1,220

1,150 

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,020

1,000 

1,080

1,080

1,150

1,440

2,190 

2^060

1,780

1,780

2,000

1,870

1,640

1,580

1,250

1,160

-

40,880

1,460

.

-

Mar.

2,550

3,880

6,940

7,660

7,180

5,860

4,840

4,620

5,620 

7,660

9,360

*8,380

7,180

6,100 

5,500

4,840

4,190

3,660

3,460 

3,880

5,500

6,700

5,740

4,950

4,510

5,280

7,420

6,940

10,700 

18,800

20,900

210,800

6,800

-

Apr.

*19,400

16,000

12,200

9,620

7,900

6,940

7,180

7,660

8,140 

7,900

6,700

6,700

8,380

8,140 

6,940

6,700

12,700

17,700

18,500 

17,100

14,300

11,200

10,700

13,800

14,900

13,500

11,400

10,400

12,500 

14,300

339,500

11,320

-

May

14.600

12,500

11,700

11,000

12,000

11,000

9,880

9,000

8,500 

*8,380

7,420

6,940

6,700

6,100 

5,740

5,060

4,400

3,980

3,660 

3,250

3,050

2,850

2,650

2,470

2,290

2,150

2,070

2,060

2,020 

2,060

2,060

187,540

6,050

-

June

1,960

2,130

2,410

2,470

2,490

2,450

2,230

2,130

2,750 

2,510

2,550

2,410

2,330

2,250 

2,150

2,330

2,390

2,310

2.850 

2,750

2,370

2,130

1,910

1,690

1,620

1,510

1,400

1,340

1,320 

1.250

64,370

2,146

-

July

1,160

1,110

1,110

1,080

1,020

984

1,020

*1,050

1,080 

1,060

1,020

968

920

856 

840

824

824

792

760 

792

1,150

1,500

1,200

1,050

920

872

792

776

750 

685

6l5

29,570

947

_

-

Aug.

808

1,020

920

824

956

1,080

1,150

1,250

1.280

1,130

920

888

824

792 

840

80S

792

888

1,110 

1,050

984

984

888

776

*760

1,000

1,000

1,160

1,160 

1,080

904

30,006

968

«

-

Sept.

840

760

745

730

685

655

640

640

610 

580

580

550

550

505 

*685

640

670

730

776 

840

792

760

700

700

655

595

565

550

520 

505

19,753

658

_

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 15,500 Min 550 Mean 3,823 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 20,900 Min 505 Mean 2,851 Cfsm - In, -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
188 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

Muskingum River at McConnelsville, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°38'40", long 81°51'00", In SE^- sec. 11, T. 10 N., R. 12 W. , on left 

bank just upstream from dam 7, at McConnelsville, Morgan County, and 3| miles downstream from Oilspring Run.

Drainage area. 7,411 sq ml.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 650.31 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 27, 1922, chain gage at site half a mile upstream at same 

datum. July 27, 1922, to Aug. 10, 1926, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 7,236 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,800 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 6.15 ft); minimum, 298 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 0.23 ft).

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 126,000 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 21.14 ft); 

minimum, 218 cfs Aug. 25, 1930 (gage height, -0.65 ft), from rating curve extended 

below 470 cfs.

Maximum stage known, 33.5 ft Mar. 27, 1913 (discharge, 270,000 cfs, computed by 

Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by 14 flood-control reservoirs (see following 

pages).

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 783: 1913 (M). WSP 853: 

1933(M).WSP 1173: 1922-24, 1928(M)

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage.height, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second 

(Shifting-control method used July 4-11

1.0 

2.0

340

550

1,320

3,290

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

6,200

15,000

26,600

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

592 

538

478

403 555"

705

780

952

936

888

920

1.050 

984

968

1,000

968

1,000

872

810

690

676

662

634

620

490

606

750

690

662 

662

620

23,136

746

-

-

Nov.

514

662

735

735

735

720

634

514

662 

765

720

705 

705

690

648

690

735

720

720

705

648

550

750

840

856

888

952

*840

952 

952

21,942

731

-

-

Dec.

795 

795

795

810

810

606

825

872

872 

872

872

952 

904

1,180

1,160

1,130

1,080

1,030

750

810

1,220

1,350

1,350

1,240

1,110

1,240

1,320

1,400

1 , 300

1,190 

1,080

31,710

1,023

_

-

Jan.

936 

952

936

1,000

1,030

952

780

825

750 

888

888

840 

810

750

750

690

810

1,000

952

1,210

2,120

2,440

*2,120

2,360

2,400

1,900

1,920

2,900

4,700

4,000 

2,970

47,579

1,535

_

-

Feb.

2,360 

2,030

1,830

1,700

1,600

1,510

1,400

1,290

1,220 

1,190

1,180

1,130 

1,110

1,080

1,050

1,080

1,140

1,240

1,670

2,120

1,990

1,870

1,920

1,970

1,870

1,780

1,480

1,340

43,150

1,541

:.

-

Mar.

2,570

6^550

7,900

7,500

6,380

5,150

5,000

5,320 

7,100

9,100

8,900 

7,500

6,380

*5,680

5,000

4,400

3,880

3,520

4,000

5,150

6,380

6,020

5,150

4,550

4,700

6,550

7,100

9,400

2]j200

210,350

6,785

_

-

Apr.

*20,000 

16,100

12,500

9,750

7,900

6,550

6,200

6,900

6,900 

7,500

6,550

6,020 

7,300

7,900

6,900

6,380

11,400

17,200

18,300

17,200

14,000

11,100

9,980

13,000

14,000

13,000

12,200

10,600

11,600

13,500

328,430

10,950

_

-

Hay

13,500

12^500

13,000

11,600

11,300

9,980

9,100

8,300 

*8,500

7,700

7,100 

6,550

6,020

5,500

4,850

4,400

4,000

3,640

3,290

3,060

2,830

2,650

2,550

2,380

2,280

2,160

2,100

2,160

2,090 

2,120

189,410

6,110

_

-

June

2,240 

2,420

2,460

2,590

2,480

2,460

2,360

2,260

3,180 

2,900

2,550

2,570 

2,480

2,460

2,260

2,590

3,180

2,630

2,630

2,880

2,610

2,340

2,240

1,990

1,810

1,700

1,630

1,530

1,460

1,400

70,290

2,343

_

-

July

1,380 

1,340

1,210

984

1,080

1,140

1,110

*1,100

1,140 

1,050

1,130

1,160 

1,100

1,000

984

952

795

720

856

872

1,170

1,430

1,260

1,130

968

1,000

920

810

780

750 

526

31,847

1,027

_

-

Aug.

578 §36

1,020

952

1,670

1,380

1,100

1,080

1,880 

1,430

1,130

1,020 

1,020

810

705

1,060

1,030

920

810

1,000

1,080

936

1,060

888

872

*1,050

,130

,080

,160

,110 

,050

32,947

1,063

_

-

Sept.

968 

968

840

550

490

606

780

825

765 

720

592

385 

52T

720

648

*606

592

606

550

1,050

920

750

765

750

592

564

720

765

676

662

20,951

698

_

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 16,100 Hin 403 Mean 3,930 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 21,200 Hln 385 Mean 2,881 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 189 

Reservoirs in Muskingum River basin, Ohio

During the years 1935 to 1938, the Corps of Engineers constructed 14 dams on the Muskingum River and tributaries for the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District. The reservoirs created by these dams are used mainly for flood control, but at 11 of them a conservation pool is maintained for emergency water supply for domestic and industrial uses, to 

maintain sanitary stream conditions during periods of extreme low flow, and for recreational and wildlife conservation purposes.

There are no gates on spillways of the dams, except at Senecaville. All regulation is 

done by gates in tunnels through the dams, except at Beach City and Charles Mill, where 

there are also bypass gates in the conservation weir. At Senecaville, regulation at higher 

stages can be assisted by operation of llf-foot taintor gates on spillway.

The total capacity of these reservoirs at spillway level is 1,539,000 acre-ft, of which 

211,400 acre-ft is retained in the conservation pools.

The Corps of Engineers assumed operation of the reservoirs on Aug. 13, 1939, and furnished gage-height records and capacity curves used to compute data contained herein.

Dover Reservoir.--Lat 40°33"30", long 81°24'45", in SW^ sec. 6, T. 9 N., R. 1 W., at dam 

on Tuscarawas River, 4.2 miles northeast of Dover, Tuscarawas County. Drainage area 

above dam is 1,397 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1954. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 858.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum 

contents during year, 2,160 acre-ft Apr. 18 (elevation, 876.45 ft); no contents several 

days during year; minimum elevation, 864.45 ft Jan. 12. Maximum contents during period 

1939-54, 92,890 acre-ft June 11, 1947 (elevation, 902.68 ft); no contents several days 

during each year; minimum elevation, 864.35 ft Oct. 17, 20, 1939.

Reservoir formed by concrete dam completed Nov. 29, 1937. Capacity at spillway 

level (elevation, 916.0 ft), 203,000 acre-ft, of which 1,000 acre-ft is in conservation pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates 

on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam.

Bolivar Reservoir.--Lat 40°39'05", long 81°25'55", at dam on Sandy Creek, 1.1 miles east 

of Bolivar, Tuscarawas County. Drainage area, 502 sq mi. Records available, October 

1939 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 895.0 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations 

above mean sea level. Maximum contents during year, 4,370 acre-ft Apr. 18 (elevation, 

910.77 ft); minimum, 175 acre-ft Oct. 9 (elevation, 896.30 ft). Maximum contents during 

period 1939-54, 57,830 acre-ft Feb. 8, 1952 (elevation, 942.29 ft); minimum, that of 

Oct. 9, 1953.

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Nov. 15, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 962.0 ft), 149,600 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for flood control only. 

There are no gates on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through 

dam.

Leesville Reservoir.--Lat 40°28'10", long 81"11'45", in E| sec. 36, T. 13 N., R. 6 W., at 

dam on McGuire Creek, 1.4 miles northeast of Leesville, Carroll County. Drainage area, 

47.9 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is 928.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage 

readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during year, 19,850 acre-ft Apr. 28 (elevation, 963.35 ft); minimum 13,940 acre-ft 

Jan. 22 (elevation, 956.93 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-54, 26.760 acre-ft 

Apr, 17, 1948 (elevation, 969.59 ft); minimum, 370 acre-ft Oct. 9-25, 1939 (elevation, 

928.38 ft), but may have been less during period Sept. 18-24, 1940.

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Oct. 22, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 977.5 ft), 37,400 acre-ft, of which 19,500 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in conduit through dam.

Atwqod Reservoir.--Lat 40°31'35", long 81°17'15", in SE£ sec. 28, T. 15 N., R. 7 W., at 

dam on Indian Fork, 1.5 miles southeast of New Cumberland, Tuscarawas County. Drainage 

area, 70.3 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1954. Gage, waterstage recorder. Datum of gage is 890.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; 

gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during year, 24,510 acre-ft Mar. 30 (elevation, 928.57 ft); minimum, 21,710 acre-ft 

Dec. 4 (elevation, 926.74 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-54, 35,220 acre-ft 

Feb. 8, 1952 (elevation, 934.51 ft); minimum, 10.2 acre-ft Jan. 8, 9, 1940 (elevation, 

890.36 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Sept. 23, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 941.0 ft), 49,700 acre-ft, of which 23,600 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam.

Beach City Reservoir.--Lat 40°38'10", long 81°33'30", at dam on Sugar Creek, 1.6 miles 

southeast of Beach City, Stark County. Drainage area, 300 sq mi. Records available, 

October 1939 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 931.0 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents during year, 3,800 acre-ft Apr. 18 (elevation, 951.67 ft); minimum, 1,700 acre-ft Sept. 14, 15, 16, 29, 30 (elevation, 

948.00 ft). -Maximum contents during period 1939-54, 34,100 acre-ft June 10, 1947 

(elevation, 968.56 ft); minimum, 1.1 acre-ft Oct. 10, 17-19, 1939 (elevation, 931.60 

ft).
190 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Muskingum River basin, Ohio Continued

Beach City Reservoir Continued.

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Aug. 13, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 976.5 ft), 71,700 acre-ft, of which 1,700 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam or through bypass in conservation weir.

Piedmont Reservoir.--Lat 40°11'25", long 81°12'45", in SEi sec. 35, T. 10 N., R. 6 W., at 

dam on Stillwater Creek, 0.4 mile west of Piedmont, Harrison County. Drainage area, 

84 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 881.75 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage 

readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during year, 34,520 acre-ft Apr. 24 (elevation, 913.41 ft); minimum, 22,110 acre-ft 

Nov. 20 (elevation. 907.42 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-54, 46,710 acre-ft 

June 11, 12, 1947 (elevation, 918.33 ft); minimum, 109 acre-ft Nov. 29, 30, 1939 (elevation, 882.55 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed May 22, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 924.6 ft), 65,000 acre-ft, of which 33,600 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through abutment of dam.

Clendenlng Reservoir. Lat 40°16'05", long 81°16'35", in NW-J sec. 16, T. 12 N. , R. 7 W., 

at dam on Brushy Fork, 0.6 mile east of Tippecanoe, Harrison County. Drainage area, 

69.5 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 862.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage 

readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during year, 27,770 acre-ft Mar. 31 (elevation, 898.67 ft); minimum, 23,250 acre-ft 

Dec. 9 (elevation, 896.09 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-54, 38,080 acre-ft 

Feb. 7, 1952 (elevation, 903.85 ft); minimum, 34 acre-ft Nov. 30, 1939 (elevation, 

862.41 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Nov. 1, 1937; capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 910.5 ft), 54,000 acre-ft, of which 26,500 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through abutment of dam.

Tappan Reservoir. Lat 40°21'35", long 81°13'35", in NW£ sec. 4, T. 13 N., R. 7 W., at 

dam on Little Stillwater Creek, 0.9 mile vest of Tappan, Harrison County. Drainage 

area, 71.0 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1954. Gage, waterstage recorder. Datum of gage is 870.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; 

gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during year, 36,680 acre-ft Mar. 30 (elevation, 899.95 ft); minimum, 31,240 acre-ft 

Dec. 4 (elevation, 897.61 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-54, 48,480 acre-ft 

Feb. 5, 6, 1952 (elevation, 904.53 ft); minimum, 48 acre-ft Oct. 1, 1939 (elevation, 

870.05 ft) .

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Oct. 24, 1936. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 909.0 ft), 61,600 acre-ft, of which 35,100 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through dam.

Charles Mill Reservoir. Lat 40°44'20", long 82°21'40", in NE£ sec. 35, T. 23 N., R. 17 

W., at dam on Black Fork, 2.5 miles south of Mifflin, Ashland County. Drainage area, 

216 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 987.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage 

readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during year, 21,940 acre-ft May 1 (elevation, 1,004.63 ft); minimum, 1,880 acre-ft 

Jan. 19, 20 (elevation, 991.57 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-54, 52,930 

acre-ft June 19, 1947 (elevation, 1,013.34 ft); minimum, that of Jan. 19, 20, 1954.

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Aug. 17, 1936. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 1,020.0 ft), 88,000 acre-ft, of which 7,400 acre-ft is in conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam or through bypass 

gate around conservation weir.

Mohawk Reservoir. Lat 40°21'10", long 82°05'15", in SW£ sec. 6, T. 6 N., R. 8 W., at dam 

on Walhonding River, 1.5 miles northwest of Nellie, Coshocton County. Drainage area, 

1,501 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is 799.2 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage 

readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during year, 6,380 acre-ft Apr. 18 (elevation, 821.58 ft); minimum, 105 acre-ft 

Sept. 25 (elevation, 800.42 ft from graph based on gage readings). Maximum contents 

during period 1939-54, 126,800 acre-ft June 10, 1947 (elevation, 864.76 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 25, 1954.

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Sept. 22, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 890.0 ft), 285,000 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for flood control only. 

There are no gates on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in tunnels through 

dam.

Pleasant Hill Reservoir.--Lat 40°37'25", long 82°19'30", in NE^ sec. 7, T. 19 N., R. 16 

W., at dam on Clear Pork, 2.5 miles south of Perrysville, Ashland County. Drainage 

area, 199 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1954. Gage, waterstage recorder. Datum of gage is 971.75 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; 

gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during year, 16,260 acre-ft Mar. 31, Apr. 1 (elevation, 1,023.04 ft); minimum, 11,740 

acre-ft Nov. 16, 17 (elevation, 1,017.80 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-54, 

32,220 acre-ft June 8, 1947 (elevation, 1,036.69 ft); minimum, 995 acre-ft May 19, 

1941 (elevation, 991.43 ft).
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 191

Reservoirs in Muskingum River basin, Ohio Continued

Pleasant Hill Reservoir Continued.

]Keservoir rormea oy earun aam completed Feb. 1, 1938. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 1,065.0 ft), 87,700 acre-ft, of which 13,500 acre-ft is in conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through dam.

Mohicanville Reservoir. Lat 40°43'35", long 82°09'05", in SE^ sec. 34, T. 21 N., R 15 

W., at dam on Lake Pork, 2 miles east of Mohicanville, Ashland County. Drainage area, 

269 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 932.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage 

readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during year, 8,520 acre-ft Apr. 29 (elevation, 946.29 ft); minimum, 47 acre-ft Sept. 8 

(elevation, 933.13 ft, from graph based on gage readings). Maximum contents during 

period 1939-54, 59,820 acre-ft June 15, 1947 (elevation, 957.60 ft); minimum, 28 acre-ft 

for several days in 1941, 1944, 1945; minimum elevation, 932.38 ft for several days in 

August, September, October 1941.

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Dec. 24, 1936. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 963.0 ft), 102,000 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for flood control only. 

There are no gates on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through 

dam.

Senecayille Reservoir. Lat 39°55'25", long 81°26'10", at dam on Seneca Fork, 1.5 miles 

southeast or Senecaville, Guernsey County. Drainage area, 121 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1954. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 

812.05 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted 

to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents during year, 46,570 acre-ft 

May 5 (elevation, 833.12 ft); minimum, 35,070 acre-ft Jan. 3 (elevation, 829.75 ft). 

Maximum contents during period 1939-54, 63,370 acre-ft Mar. 24, 1945 (elevation, 

837.27 ft); minimum, 2,310 acre-ft Oct. 22, 23, 1939 (elevation, 812.53 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed May 14, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 842.5 ft), 88,500 acre-ft, of which 43,500 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. Outflow is controlled mostly by 

operation of gates in short conduits through dam, but above spillway level, lli-foot 

taintor gates on spillway can be used.

Wills Creek Reservoir. Lat 40°09'25", long 81°50'55", in SE£ sec. 23, T. 4 N., R/6 W., 

at dam on Wills Creek, 1.3 miles south of village of Wills Creek, Coshocton County. 

Drainage area, 844 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1954. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 733.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum 

contents during year, 10,660 acre-ft Apr. 30 (elevation, 745.78 ft); minimum, 5,240 

acre-ft Oct. 24 (elevation, 741.09 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-54, 

122,200 acre-ft Mar. 11, 1945 (elevation, 771.38 ft); minimum, 1,880 acre-ft Oct 22 

23, 1939 (elevation, 734.10 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Oct. 13, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 779.0 ft), 196,000 acre-ft, of which 6,000 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Sept. 30.... ...

Dec. 31. ......

Calendar year 

1953.

Mar. 31.......

May 31

Sept. 30.......

Water year 

1953-54.

Dover Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

865.02 

864.68 

864.69 

864.60

-

865.16 

865.08 

872.38 

874.75 

865.02 

865.59 

865.43 

864.95 

864.56

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

0.1 

0 

0 

0

-

.8 

.4 

549 

1,290 

.1 

3.0 

2.1 

0 

0

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

-.1 

0 

0

0

+ .8 

-.4 

+548.6 

+741 

-1,289.9 

+2.9 

-.9 

-2.1 

0

-.1

Bolivar Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

g896.55 

g896.58 

g896.52 

g896.55

-

898.17 

897.22 

910.34 

908.60 

897.25 

897.07 

g896.60 

g896.55 

g896.45

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

191 

192 

189 

191

-

317 

236 

4,090 

3,120 

238 

224 

194 

191 

184

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

+1.0 

-3.0 

+2.0

-38

+126 

-81 

+ 3,854 

-970 

-2,882 

-14 

-30 

-3 

-7.0

-7.0

Leesville Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

962.05 

961.71 

961.62 

957.02

-

957.05 

957.54 

963.17 

963.15 

962.62 

962.50 

962.22 

962.67 

962.54

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

18,550 

18,220 

18,140 

14,020

-

14,040 

14,460 

19,670 

19,650 

19,120 

19,000 

18,720 

19,170 

19,040

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

-330 

-80 

-4,120

-110

+20 

+420 

+5,210 

-20 

-530 

-120 

-280 

+450 

-130

+490

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

g From graph based on staff-gage readings.
192 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Muskingum River basin, Ohio Continued 

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1955 to September 1954 Continued

Date

Sept. 30. .. . 

Oct. 31.... 

Nov. 30.... 

Dec. 31....

Calendar 

year 1953.

Jan. 31.... 

Feb . 28 .... 

Mar. 31.... 

Apr. 30.... 

May 31 .... 

June 30 .... 

July 31 .... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept. 30. . ..

Water year 

1953-54.

Date

Sept. 30. . . . 

Oct. 31.... 

Nov. 30.... 

Dec. 31....

Calendar 

year 1953.

Jan. 31.... 

Feb. 28.... 

Mar. 31.... 

Apr. 30.... 

May 31.... 

June 30 .... 

July 31 .... 

Aug . 31 .... 

Sept. 30. ...

Water year 

1953-54.

Date

Sept. 30. . . . 

Oct. 31.... 

Nov. 30.... 

Dec. 31....

Calendar 

year 1953.

Jan. 31.... 

Feb. 28.... 

Mar. 31.... 

Apr. 30.... 

May 31 .... 

June 30 .... 

July 31 .... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept. 30. . . .

Water year 

1953-54.

Date

Sept. 30. . . . 

Oct. 31.... 

Nov. 30.... 

Dec. 31....

Calendar 

year 1953.

Jan. 31.... 

Feb. 28.... 

Mar. 31.... 

Apr. 30.... 

May 31 .... 

June 30 .... 

July 31. ... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept. 30.. . .

Water year 

1953-54.

Atwood Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

927.11 

926.87 

926.80 

926.93

-

927.36 

927.60 

928.37 

928.08 

927.52 

927.45 

927.14 

927.28 

927.01

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

22,260 

21,900 

21,800 

22,000

-

22,640 

23,000 

24,190 

23,730 

22,880 

22,780 

22,310 

22,520 

22,120

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

-360 

-100 

+200

+3,710

+640 

+360 

+1,190 

-460 

-850 

-100 

-470 

+210 

-400

-140

Clendenlng Reservoir

896.64 

896.31 

896.15 

896.17

-

896.76 

896.99 

898.53 

898.04 

897.67 

897.41 

897.11 

897.15 

897.30

-

24,190 

23,630 

23,360 

23,390

-

24,390 

24,780 

27,510 

26,580 

25,940 

25,500 

24,990 

25,060 

25,310

-

-560 

-270 

+30

-2,580

+1,000 

+390 

+2,730 

-930 

-640 

-440 

-510 

+70 

+250

+1,120

Mohawk Reservoir

g800.60 

g800.69 

g800.73 

g801.28

-

802.21 

802.48

813.91 

gSll.05 

g801.93 

gSOl.60 

g801.42 

gSOl.18 

g800.48

-

113 

118 

119 

146

-

201 

220 

2,130 

1,330 

184 

165 

154 

140 

108

-

+ 5.0 

+ 1.0 

+27

-9.0

+55 

+19 

+1,910 

-800 

-1,146 

-19 

-11 

-14 

-32

-5.0

Senecaville Reservoir

830.29 

830.01 

829.85 

829.82

-

830.46 

830.57 

831.87 

832.74 

832.27 

832.29 

831.56 

831.65 

831.21

-

36,790 

35,880 

35,380 

35,290

-

37,350 

37,720 

42,090 

45,180 

43,490 

43,560 

41,030 

41,340 

39,840

-

-910 

-500 

-90

-3,780

+2,060 

+370 

+4,370 

+3,090 

-1,690 

+70 

-2,530 

+310 

-1,500

-3,050

Beach City Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

948.12 

948.28 

948 . 30 

948 . 32

-

948.56 

948.46 

951 . 30 

950.05 

948 . 44 

948.20 

948.14 

948 . 10 

948.00

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

1,760 

1,830 

1,840 

1,850

-

1,960 

1,910 

3,540 

2,730 

1,900 

1,790 

1,760 

1,750 

1,700

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

+70 

+10 

+10

-30

+110 

-50 

+1,630 

-810 

-830 

-110 

-30 

-10 

-50

-60

Tappan Reservoir

898.13 

897.85 

897.67 

897.78

-

898.23 

898.48 

899.80 

899.31 

899.20 

898.97 

898.79 

898.74 

898.60

-

32,400 

31,770 

31,370 

31,620

-

32,630 

33,200 

36,320 

35,140 

34,880 

34,330 

33,920 

33,800 

33,480

-

-630 

-400 

+250

-1,790

+1,010 

+570 

+3,120 

-1,180 

-260 

-550 

-410 

-120 

-320

+1,080

Pleasant Hill Reservoir

1,018.66 

1,018.06 

1,017.93 

1,018.06

-

1,019.56 

1,019.59 

1,023.04 

1,021.51 

1,019.47 

1,019.38 

1,019.14 

1,018.90 

1,018.17

-

12,430 

11,950 

11,840 

11,950

-

13,150 

13,170 

16,260 

14,880 

13,080 

13,000 

12,810 

12,620 

12,040

-

-480 

-110 

+110

+870

+1,200 

+20 

+3,090 

-1,380 

-1,800 

-80 

-190 

-190 

-580

-390

Wills Creek Reservoir

741.14 

741.16 

741.27 

741 . 30

-

742.34 

741.71 

745.40 

745.77 

742 . 33 

741.99 

741.41 

741.61 

741.23

-

5,280 

5,290 

5,390 

-5^410

-

6,330 

5,760 

10,080 

10,650 

6,320 

5,990 

5,500 

5,670 

5,350

-

+10 

+100 

+20

-260

+920 

-570 

+4,320 

+570 

-4,330 

-330 

-490 

+170 

-320

+70

Piedmont Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

912.20 

907.57 

907.50 

g907.64

-

908.77 

909.28 

913.13 

913.14 

912.93 

912.62 

912.39 

912.50 

912.33

-

Contends 

(acrefeet)

31,790 

22,380 

22,250 

22,500

-

24,640 

25,660 

33,870 

33,900 

33,410 

32,710 

32,210 

32,450 

32,080

-

Change In 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

-9,410 

-130 

+250

-6,210

+2,140 

+1,020 

+8,210 

+30 

-490 

-700 

-500 

+240 

-370

+290

Charles Mill Reservoir

995.80 

994.91 

994.40 

991.99

-

992.78 

994.43 

998.50 

1,004.56 

997.14 

997.21 

996.57 

996.13 

995.51

-

5,850 

4,790 

4,240 

2,130

-

2,720 

4,270 

9,550 

21,760 

7,600 

7,690 

6,840 

6,260 

5,500

-

-1,060 

-550 

-2,110

-5, 380

+590 

+1,550 

+5,280 

+12,210 

-14,160 

+90 

-850 

-580 

-760

-350

Mohlcanville Reservoir

933.48 

933.68 

933.58 

933 . 54

-

933.83 

933.91 

936.89 

944.77 

933.60 

g933.37 

g933.21 

g933.20 

g933.19

-

63 

70 

67 

65

-

76 

79 

275 

5,290 

67 

58 

52 

52 

51

-

+7.0 

-3.0 

-2.0

+12

+11 

+3.0 

+196 

+5,015 

-5,223 

-9.0 

-6.0 

0 

-1.0

-12

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

g From graph based on staff-gage readings.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 193

Ohio River at Parkersburg, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°16'05", long 81°33"50", on left bank on downstream side of bridge

on U. S. Highway 50 at Parkersburg, Wood County, 0.3 mile upstream from Little Kanawha 

River, and at mile 184.4.

Drainage area. 35.600 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. January 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 562.01 ft above mean sea level, Sandy

Hook datum. Prior to Apr. 25, 1950, at Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge 0.3 mile downstream at same datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 0.4 mile downstream from lock 

and dam 18 and 4.0 miles upstream from base gage; prior-to Nov. 13, 1948, at lock 18.

Average discharge. 14 years, 50,020 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 165,000 cfs Mar. 5; maximum gage height,

23.37 ft Mar. 5; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 9.05 ft 

July 19.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 440,000 cfs Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height, 49.03 ft 

Jan. 1, 1943; minimum daily discharge recorded, 2,590 cfs Aug, 6, 1952. 

Maximum stage known, 58.9 ft Mar. 29, 1913.

Remarks. Records good except those below 13,000 cfs, which are poor.

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

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4,300

4,850 

5,530

4,230

4,180

4,720

5,940

4,930

5,000

5,600

6,200

5,530

5,530

5,530

4,850

5,530

5,600

6,570

6,480

*3,530

5,360

5,940

7,560

5,2Si3

4,120

3,420

4,050

3,530

5,440

5,040 

3,260

157,640

5,085

0.143

0.16

Nov.

a4,500

4,500

6,570

5,440

5,440

6,120

5,530

4,230

5,860

*4,640

4,580

5,440

6,770

6,200

9,550

5,440

7,230

7,230

12.200

6 570

6*300

11,100

177,440

5,915

0.166

0.19

Dec .

8,380

5,440 

7,120

7,120

7,120

6,570

8,210

7,120

15,200

14,900

13,700

16,200

17,900

18,700

*16,100

21,100

20,800

15,500

15,500

14,600

12,600

11,800

16,200

21 , 900

50,100

26,100

20,800

20,800

15,900

15,500 

14,900

463,880

14,960

0.420

0.48

Jan.

15,500

13,400 

9,510

9,020

10,600

9,780

11,800

9,650

10,400

9,510

8,760

13,700

14,700

12,300

14,700

16,700

29,100

31,800

28,000

*32,800

42,000

58,200

60,300

62,300

54,200

35,800

41,300

56,900

67 , 500

82,800 

77,500

950,530

30,660

0.861

0.99

Feb.

53,800

31,300 

28,300

27,100

26,600

22,100

18,300

20,500

15,000

14,900

15, 500

13,700

12,400

13,900

10.400

*15,900

40,900

52,400

60,400

75,700

66,600

60,200

56,200

58,600

58,900

45,600

39,000

42,800

995, COO

35,540

0.998

1.04

Mar.

57,700

80, 400 

121,000

160,000

161,000

139,000

109 , 000

85,800

67 , 400

54,900

50,500

55,800

56,000

58,400

65,400

66,900

*66,500

55,800

40,200

48.OOO

48,800

52,000

52,600

50,100

51,100

59,700

73,700

82,800

86,400

97*200

*2,345.6

75,650

2.13

2.45

Apr.

97,600

87,300 

74,700

52,300

41,600

40,200

41,000

47,300

60,700

58,900

52,600

48,300

60,600

65,000

64,800

54,100

77,600

133,000

153,000

140,000

*129,000

110,000

89,800

79,800

76,200

66,200

53,800

78,800

93,600

111,000

*2,338.8

77,960

2.19

2.44

May

115,000

98,700 

85,000

84,400

84,500

82,800

76,700

61,300

56,200

59,400

59,800

57,300

50,400

45,400

42,600

32,700

29,500

28,600

*28,000

25,400

19,900

21,100

19,900

19,000

15,900

13,900

14,100

14,100

16,700

14,800 

14,700

tl,387.8

44,770

1.26

1.45

June

17,600

19,100 

20, 400

24,800

25,100

25,400

22 , 800

22,900

28,800

19,600

36 , 300

24,800

27 , 400

22,600

*22,300

30,400

41,800

44,100

42,200

34,500

22,400

20,200

25,900

19,900

22,000

19,900

12,800

12,400

11,000

8, 860

728,260

24,280

0.682

0.76

July

8,100

9,420 

8,900

8,520

9,650

7,600

8,740

9,780

8,740

10,400

12,600

11,100

*9,350

6,590

8,100

8,760

17,400

18.700

12,600

11,700

15,900

11,300

11,100

10,300

9,780

10,700

8,640

5,900

5,490

7,660 

6,120

309,640

9,988

0.281

0.32

Aug.

11,300

5,080 

9,700

9,020

23,100

33,000

28,600

19,600

18,400

16,800

*14,900

17,200

14,500

10,600

11,100

11,100

22,500

23,000

24,100

17,300

17,900

29,300

30,400

20,200

24,600

35,900

58.800

34,200

23,700 

15,200

13,900

625,000

20,160

0.566

0.65

Sept.

13,900

13,700 

14,500

12,800

10,800

7,850

7,790

8,460

7,230

7,560

7,020

8,210

6,800

7,330

7,460

8,020

7,660

8,460

11,500

12,400

10,500

13,200

13,900

14,500

10,600

8,900

7,790

6,480

5,290 

8,760

289,370

9,646

0.271

0.30

Calendar year 1953: Max 146,000 Min - Mean 37,490 Cfsm 1-05 in . 14.28

Water year 1953-54: Max 161,000 win - Mean 29,500 Cfsm 0.829 in. 11.23

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

a No gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 

recorder record at base gage, and records for other Ohio River stations.
194 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Little Kanawha River near Burnsvllle, W. Va.

Location.-Lat 38°49'25", long 80°35'35", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 5, 0.1 mile downstream from Knawl Creek and 4 miles southeast of Burns 

ville, Braxton County.

Drainage area. 155 sq mi.

Records available . February 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 756.09 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 25, 1940, staff gage at site 

100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 276 cfs.

Extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 6,250 cfs July 19 (gage height, 17.32 ft); min- 

 ImumT 0.01 cfs Nov. 15-21; minimum gage height, -0.01 ft Oct. <il.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 9,200 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height 19 04 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,700 cfs; minimum, that of Nov. 15-21 195J.

Flood of March 1918 reached a stage of 19.7 ft, from floodmark (discharge, about 

9,800 cfs). 

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 22 to Dec. 8)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14

-0.08 0.01

0.0 .05

.1 .3

.2 1.3

.3 3.4

Dec. 15 to July 18 

21 3.C

July 19 to Sept. 30

1.4 6.0 3.0 275

1.5 10 5.0 810

1.6 17 7.0 1,410

1.8 37 10.0 2,680

2 0 63 15.0 5,070

2.5 156

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

0.7 21 3.0 320

1.0 39 5.0 810

15 84 7.0 1,410

2 0 148 9.0 2,230

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.08

.08

.05

.04

*.04

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.08

.08 

. 08

3.58

0.115

0.00074

0.0009

Nov.

0.05

.04

.04

.04

.04

.03

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

*.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

J,

0.88

0.029

0.00019

0.0002

Dec.

0.2

.2

.7

1.0

1.0

1.3

5.2

50

36

30

37

43

46

172

254

138

*84

51

38

46

40

43

80

81

40

50

52

40

38

43 

45

1,586.6

51.2

0.330

0.38

Jan.

52

55

54

54

55

60

68

62

62

198

388

260

170

146

568

2,140

1,290

470

330

305

290

*301

301

292

377

377

330

269

200

166 

134

9,824

317

2.05

2.36

Feb.

102

92

101

145

134

120

104

74

92

85

91

117

82

116

100

101

*128

233

236

205

502

632

377

283

229

182

160

138

-

-------

4,961

177

1.14

1.19

Mar.

1,170

1,170

1,040

765

482

348

274

281

310

388

388

670

1,200

1,140

975

545

348

*283

242

310

310

265

238

207

174

254

301

274

227

285 

445

15,309

494

3.19

3.67

Apr.

398

320

283

229

202

233

320

320

283

229

198

212

187

177

176

190

968

1,200

582

358

258

*200

165

154

125

102

90

108

102

81

8.450

282

1.82

2.03

May

68

58

53

104

130

108

118

265

249

292

320

292

224

169

138

112

90

162

251

190

*150

114

91

74

62

53

46

43

46

43

!§.

4,153

134

0.865

1.00

June

31

27

24

23

22

23

23

28

64

47

193

126

65

48

38

55

154

*151

120

83

65

53

61

78

59

48

629

342

154

95

2,928

97.6

0.630

0.70

July

72

60

50

44

109

215

107

388

278

144

101

81

66

56

*753

495

216

134

4,780

1,520

4,140

3,230

1,020

413

240

156

111

88

71

57 

49

19,244

621

4.01

4.62

Aug.

63

135

189

106

518

1.200

375

180

129

125

98

76

*59

48

45

66

190

180

362

478

375

400

228

148

109

288

300

211

156

127

167

7,131

230

1.48

1.71

Sept.

141

107

86

69

55

45

36

32

27

27

43

63

44

32

24

17

14

*10

12

24

45

52

42

30

21

15

11

9.3

8.0

6.4

1,147.7

38.3

0.247

0.28

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,410 Mln 0.01 Mean 186 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.32

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,780 Mln 0.01 Mean 205 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.94

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 cfs).--July 19 (9:30 a.m.) 6,250 cfs (17.32 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 195

Little Kanawha River at Glenville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°56'00", long 80°50'20", on right bank at highway bridge at Glenville, 

Gllmer County, 1,000 ft upstream from Sycamore Run.

Drainage area.--2 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only), December 1928 to 

September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 697.79 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. June 1915 to Sept. 30, 1922, staff gage and Dec. 10, 1928, to Dec. 13, 

1934, chain gage, at bridge 300 ft upstream at same datum. Auxiliary wire-weight gage 

read twice daily 2.7 miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge.--25 years (1929-54), 595 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 cfs July 19 (gage height, 24.68 ft); 

minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 14, 15 19, 20; minimum gage height, 1.45 ft Nov. 14.

1915-22, 1928-54: Maximum discharge, 20,400 cfs Apr. 16, 1939, from graph of discharge adjusted for changing stage; maximum gage height, 33.22 ft Apr. 17, 1939, from 

floodmarks; no flow at times in September and October of 1930 and 1932.

Maximum stage known, 33.6 ft Nov. 16, 1926 (discharge not determined but probably 

less than that of Apr. 16, 1939).

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

Revisions. WSP 783: Drainage area.

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 8, July 9-19)

Oct. 1 to Jan 16 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

3.0

4.0 

5.0

190

488

826

203

4.0 500

6.0 1,210

10.0 2,810

15.0 5,200

22.0 10,400

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

Day

1

2

3

4,

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

0.6

.4

.4

.5

.5

.7

.8

1.0

ITS

.8

.8

.7

.3

.2

77

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.6

.3

.4 

.3

14.1

0.45

0.0012

0.001

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.4

.3

74

*.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.2

3.4

2TT

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

28.2

0.94

0.0024

0.002

Dec.

1.4

1.3

1.3

TT4

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.6

22

39

27

31

48

126

126

243

*I4?

96

62

44

53

53

73

113

92

51

53

57

47

44 

51

1,704.5

55.0

0.142

0.16

Jan.

54

59

64

62

64

72

87

96

92

167

536

450

280

216

657

2,890

3,050

1,030

622

605

*535

518

570

480

658

692

588

518

368

232

16,598

535

1.39

1.60

Feb.

186

158

168

27O

306

252

223

184

170

180

164

172

166

139

164

151

*156

221

300

283

521

1,170

710

483

378

312

292

262

-

8,141

291

0.754

0.78

Mar.

5,220

3,090

2,570

1,930

1,060

692

518

480

535

605

675

1,540

3,050

2,890

1,930

1,130

728

*552

463

535

640

493

422

375

515

425

552

483

415

588 

920

35,821

1,091

2.83

3.26

Apr.

762

605

500

412

546

425

535

570

51S

412

355

518

469

582

391

1,250

2,170

2,770

1,370

762

518

*391

300

289

257

207

184

488

339

247

18,742

625

1.62

1.81

Hay

188

156

137

151

201

186

243

815

588

622

588

518

398

324

244

205

170

194

418

*a330

a290

a230

a!80

a!50

a!20

alOO

a 90

a80

a80

a75 

a65

8,134

262

0.678

0.78

June

a55

a 50

a45

a44

a 40

a37

a55

a 90

a240

alSO

a900

a500

a500

a!70

alOO

a!40

*a250

214

203

152

108

78

63

69

92

66

220

762

295

176

5,674

- 189

0.490

0.55

July

119

86

66

108

404

452

221

1,220

588

212

115

68

44

50

*951

920

536

147

8,160

8,130

9,720

10,400

2,820

850

439

259 178'

159

115

97

85

47,479

1,552

5.97

4.57

Aug.

490

256

1,410

585

995

5,240

1,250

500

295

244

201

*151

120

101

95

117

439

460

1,010

1,660

1,100

745

500

286

197

582

622

415

265

275 

254

20,420

659

1.71

1.97

Sept.

235

T78

141

115

93

78

68

61

54

45

51

63

73

54

42

54

*29

24

36

86

166

232

157

99

73

55

44

36

30

26

2,458

81.9

0.212

0.24

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,490 Mln 0.2 Mean 379 Cfsm 0.982 In. 13.33

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,400 Mln 0.2 Mean 447 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.72

Peak discharge (base, 6,700 cfs). July 19 (ll p.m.) 13,300 cfs (24.68 ft); July 22 (3:30 a.m. 

13,100 cfs (24752 ft); Aug. 6 (8 a.m.) 6,750 cfs (17.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations near Burnsville, 

at Grantsvllle, and at Palestine.
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Steer Creek near Grantsville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°51'45", long 81°02'05", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 500 ft upstream from Rush Run, 2.2 miles upstream from mouth, and 5.5 miles 

southeast of Grantsville, Calhoun County.

Drainage area.--166 sq mi.

Records available. February 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 678.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustrrF-nt of 1912. Prior to Feb. 25, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since 

June 17, 1941, auxiliary staff gage at site 1 mile downstream.

Average discharge.--16 years, 205 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,400 cfs July 21 (gage height, 20.54 ft), 

(backwater from Little Kanawha River); no flow Oct. 12-15, 24-27.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Apr. 16, 1939 (computed from graph based on 

gage readings), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 

28.15 ft Apr. 16, 1939 (backwater from Little Kanawha River); no flow Oct. 12-15, 

24-27, 1953; minimum gage height observed, 1.35 ft Sept. 28, 1938.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

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

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 1113: 1947. WSP 1275: 1938-39.

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

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 11-28, June 4 to July 18, Aug. 8 to 

Sept. 30; backwater from Little Kanawha River July 19-22)

1 to Feb. 28 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

6.0 

8.4

3.5 

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

76

151

364

1,020

2,340

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.04

.03

.03

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.'01

5"0

0

0

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

*.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

.37

723

.11

.07

1.07

0.035

0.00021

0 . 0002

Nov.

0.04

.03

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

TOT

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

*.02

.02

.03

.03

.03

.04

.05

.09

.11

7TT

.11

.11

.11

.11

.09

1.32

0.044

0.00027

0.0003

Dec.

0.09

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.09

.09

.13

13

.15

.IS

.41

50

*42

24

16

10

7.2

6.2

5.6

8.6

16

14

9.5

6.2

5

5.8

8 . 1

11

24-7.06

7.97

0.048

0.06

Jan.

11

9.5

8.6

7.6

7.2

9.5

12

16

18

37

83

64

49

38

161

1,060

483

158

127

141

*129

119

138

107

145

181

147

127

95

75

58

3,821.4

123

0.741

0.86

Feb.

45

39

42

79

110

92

78

56

57

54

49

42

30

27

27

26

*2T

30

35

36

72

103

86

73

74

70

75

72

1,606

57.4

0.346

0.36

Mar.

1,550

792

968

635

d308

d211

d!65

d!72

d!81

d217

d!75

664

1,060

828

450

270

188

*154

d!31

d!54

d!73

d!41

d!24

dllO

d89

dill

d!34

dl!9

dl06

d!62

d264

10,786

348

2.10

2.42

Apr.

d201

d!56

d!36

d!05

d92

d244

d369

d231

d!96

d!49

d!31

d!39

dl!9

d!06

d241

d525

d810

d828

d372

d236

*d!68

120

102

92

73

57

48

64

54

4p_

6,254

208

1.25

1.40

May

32

28

26

32

33

26

59

T7"9 299

153

111

82

63

47

38

33

29

27

*29

34

52

56

34

27

22

19

17

T9~ 15

27

20

1,668

53.8

0.324

0.37

June

14

11

10

10

8.9

7.7

7.0

97T

473

137

1,120

439

170

104

61

*84

573

181

173

39

48

30

46

61

26

18

16

20

15

9.7

3,972.0

132

0.795

0.89

July

8.2

6.7

5.8

5TF

22

26

17

94

63

27

16

11

8.7

7.4

220

*104

34

17

1,410

1,060

6,500

2,950

2,240

al,200

a500

a300

a 100

a90

a75

a60

a 50

17,228.6

556

3.35

3.86

Aug.

a!20

a300

758

196

315

1,170

323

170

108

102

66

*54

30

22

22

24

55

47

35

156

114

67

37

24

11

39

700

281

136

109

209

5,808

187

1.13

1.30

Sept.

94

49

31

23

18

14

12

11

10

10

10

10

9.2

7.9

7.2

*5.8

4.9

4.7 479"

55

142

TT7

49

25

16

12

9.7

8.4

7.7

7

785.4

26.2

0.158

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,830 

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,500

Min 

Min

Mean 

Mean

141

143

0.849

0.861

In. 

In.

11.56

11.70

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs).--July 21 (7:15 a.m.) 9,400 cfs (20.54 ft).

Discharge measurement made or, this day

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on the basis of records for Reedy Creek near Reedy

Little Kanawha River near Burnsvllle.

reorder graph and records for nearby

and Little Kanawha River near Burnsvllle.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 

stations.
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 197

Little Kanawha River at Grantsville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°55'20", long 81°05'50", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 16 at Grantsville, Calhoun County, 1,200 ft downstream from Philip Run.

Drainage area. 913 sq mi.

Records available. December 1928 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 652.83 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 21, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1929-54), 1,359 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,300 cfs July 21 (gage height, 30.65 ft); 

minimum, 0.07 cfs Oct. 26, 27.

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 34,300 cfs Apr. 17, 1939 (gage height, 43.10 ft); no 

flow Sept. 10 to Nov. 16, 1930.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: 1929(M) , 1932-36.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Jan. 15)

5.78

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.1

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 

O.O7

1.2 

4.6

6.2 

6.4 

6.7

7.0 

7.4

165

263

Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

6.4 34 9.0 795

6.7 94 10.0 1,340

7.0 170 14.0 3,950

7.5 300 20.0 9,250

8.0 430 29.0 17,800

8.5 575

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

-^0.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.09

.1

.09

*.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.07

TGS

.08

.08

, 08

. 08

5.85

0.189

0 . 00020

0.0002

Nov.

0.08 ^ 

!i.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

.7

.7

.8

.0

.1

.2

.4

^6

15.58

0.519

0.00057

0.0006

Dec .

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.5

32

31

43

250

*456

?55

167

99

62

45

43

48

74

128

96

54

45

52

50

50

2,143.0

69.1

0.076

0.09

Jan.

BO- 56

58

58

56

62

74

96

111

154

480

728

482

378

550

4,440

6,570

2,620

1,160

1,040

1,040

915

965

818

840

1,190

990

915

750

540

443

28,439

917

1.00

1.16

Feb.

352

282

258

300

482

456

394

331

277

269

261

235

232

206

185

*206

201

214

323

583

615

1,580

1,540

865

682

575

525

496

-

12,523

447

0.490

0.51

Mar.

5,460

8,170

6,190

4,840

2,540

1,580

1,100

965

1,040

1,220

1,220

2,760

6,910

7,540

4,590

2,540

1,610

1,150

890

865

1,250

1,020

818

728

595

615

915

865

750

990

2,000

75,706

2,578

2.60

5.00

Apr.

1,610

1,190

915

750

615

750

1,100

1,250

990

772

660

795

1,040

795

890

2,720

5,200

7,000

37270

1,750

1,100

772

595

705

595

456

591 930"

1,280

638

41,504

1,383

1.51

1.69

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,400 Min 0.07 Mean 952

May

456

555

292

284

305

329

335

2,490

2,120

1,910

1,520

1,040

772

558

456

386

325

277

*562

510

575

469

544

266

209

167

136

116

IT6

125

116

17,717

572

0.627

0.72

June

94

79

64

62

52

45

43- 58

2,770

940

6.410

4,180

990

525

547

*255

1,550

750

510

594

271

186

141

154

128

151

111

520

540

515

22,355

745

0.816

0.91

July

196

128

96

ITS

250

890

510

1,290

1,800

705

599

258

175

*126

866

2,120

915

469

5,890

14,100

17,800

17 500

8J800

2,020

940

575

404

500

245

277

219

80,355

2,592

2.84

5.27

Aug.

1,250

962

2,560

1,190

991

8,800

4,430

1,280

705

525

445

*356

251

188

157

154

27T

705

1,400

1,760

2,660

1,520

915

558

599

356

1,540

1,070

615

469 

595

39,035

1,259

1.38

1.59

Sept.

443

365

271

201

157

126

106

101

111

99

94

85

87

94

*85

68

58

52

BZ

115

378

558

fB?

279

188

134

106

85

72 

62

5,107

170

0.186

0.21

Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.15

Water year 1953-54: Max 17,800 Min 0.07 Mean 885 Cfsm 0.969 In. 13.15

Peak discharge (base, 15,000).--July 21 (6 p.m.) 19,300 cfs (30.65 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

388926 O -56 -14
198 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

West Fork Little Kanawha River at Rocksdale, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°50'35", long 81°13 I 20", near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 50 ft downstream from Henry Fork at Rocksdale, Calhoun County, and 9 miles 

southwest of Grantsville.

Drainage area.--205 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1928 to September 1931, February 1938 to September 1954.

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

S57.85 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1931, chain 

gage on downstream side of bridge at present datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1929-31, 1938-54), 249 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 3,280 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 14.65 ft); no 

flow Oct. 10-27, Nov. 9-14, 17-21.

1929-31, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 20,200 cfs Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 30.3 

ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs; no flow July 26, 

July 30 to Aug. 6, Sept. 13 to Nov. 16, 1930, Oct. 10-27, Nov. 9-14, 17-21, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1929-31, 1938(M), 1939. WSP 1275: 1950.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2 to Jan. 15, Feb. 17-28, 

Apr. 18-22)

Oct. 1 to June 10

.1

.4

1.5

3.5

8.0

5.5

6.0

37

73

146

250

515

2,000

4.9

5.0 

5.5

6.0

June 11 to Sept. 30

6.5

7.0

8.0

12.0

515 

2,OOO

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.2 ~7Z.

.1

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1 

.1

1.7

0.05

0.00024

0.003

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

00"

o

0

0

0

.1

.1 *o

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.2

.2

2.1

0.07

0.00034

0.004

Dec.

0.2 ~TZ

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

1.5

*2.5

3.1

3.5

4.8

5.3

4.4

5.3

6.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

8.0

8 . 5

77T

96.3

3.11

0.015

0.02

Jan.

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

W^

8.0

10

10

18

27

46

52

37

37

49

1,080

457

186

128

112

*104

112

120

104

146

176

186

137

97

73 

55

3,606.6

116

0.566

0.65

Feb.

47

44

42

60

73

73

56

52

49

50

47

42

36

31

29

27

*18

27

30

36

104

~90~ 146

84

73

64

60

64

1,554

55.5

0.271

0.28

Mar.

1,700

984

1,400

912

399

286

196

298

322

358

274

805

1,880

1,130

635

334

217

*166

166

166

166

146

128

97

90

104

97

90

84 i SS" -Loo

25CT

14,066

454

2.21

2.55

Apr.

176

128

112

90

186

515

575

370

228

166

146

166

146

112

346

770

1,640

912

428

274

186

*146

104

104

90

73

60

64

56

ILL

8,420

£81

1.37

1.53

May

45

44

41

44

47

40

186

346 50~6"

206

137

97

68

56

51

44

41

40

40

*50

60

64

50

42

36

33

29

24

35

46 

38

2,284

73.7

0.360

0.41

June

27

22

20

23

18

15

14

12

28

43

1,640

4BT

290

112

61

192

*204

52

37

31

24

18

20

21

19

16

18

13

10

8.5

3,465.5

116

0.566

0.63

July

6.1

4.2

3.3

2.5

777

4.5

3.5

19

28

23

17

10

6.1

*3.7

16

10

6.9

3.5

3.9

63

1,920

1,130

240

97

57

35

29

24

18

43 

23

3,857.9

124

0.605

0.70

Aug.

20

17

30

48

35

356

129

68

38

33

34

*32

28

20

19

50" 16

23

26

45

148

112

68

43

32

35

4~2"6" 846

192

97 

78

3,116

101

0.493

0.57

Sept.

61

45

33

26

22

19

16

15

14

12

10

8.5

7.7

6.9

6.1

*6.1

5.3

4.5

4^2.

32

138

T2o

68

38

28

19

17

16

14

12

824.3

27.5

0.134

0.15

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,570 Mln 0 Mean 183 Cfsm 0.893 In. 12.16

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,920 Mln 0 Mean 113 Cfsm 0.551 In. 7.49

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 199

Reedy Creek near Reedy, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°57'40", long 81°23'25", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Roundbottom Run, 1 mile north of Luclle, and 4.5 miles northeast of Reedy, Roane 

County.

Drainage area. 79.4 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 650 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 8.48 ft); minimum, 0.02 cfs Oct. 20 (gage height, 1.85 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 2,000 cfs Dec. 15, 1951 (gage height, 11.27 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs; minimum, that of Oct. 20, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1 cfs, which are fair.

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

in cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0

2.1

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15

2.6 

5.4

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.1

10

29

69

135

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

0.03

.6

2.1

4.6

10

29

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

69

117

330

605

920

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.2

T7?

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

*.04

.02

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.07

.1

.1

.07

.1

11.94

0.385

0.0048

0.006

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.07

.07

.04

ToT

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.07

.07

.07

*.07

.04

.07

.07

.1

.1

.3

.3

,A_

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

4.12

0.137

0.0017

0.002

Dec.

0.3

.3

.2

72

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.6

.8

*11

39

21

11

7.2

5.4

4.3

4.0

6.3

13

9.5

6.8

4.8

4.0

4.0

7.7

18

16

197.9

6.38

0.080

0.09

Jan.

9.5

7.2

6.3

5.9

5.4

14

24

20

20

44

40

30

30

16

122

590

190

70

54

70

141

90

48

35

31

29

57

64

36

28

21

1,948.3

62.8

0.791

0.91

Feb.

15

14

13

17

17

17

16

13

12

13

12

10

7.3

6.2

*5.1

6.2

7.3

8.4

9.5

9.5

11

16

16

14

29

30

22

25

-

391.5

14.0

0.176

0.18

Mar.

508

*297

442

236

112

86

80

154

135

119

84

576

834

481

184

100

68

53

45

155

107

63

53

44

39

68

54

42

34

172

135

5,560

179

2.25

2.60

Apr.

74

49

37

28

42

119

72

53

37

28

26

42

36

29

435

830 S95"

216

100

62

44

33

29

31

24

18

16

27

18

14_

3,264

109

1.37

1.53

Hay

10

8.4

7.8

9.5

9.5

7.8

16

352

150

180

78

49

33

22

17

14

*11

9.5

8.4

8.9

13

12

7.8

6.2

4.1

3.6

3.4

2.6

2.8

2.4

.1^9

1,011.6

32.6

0.411

0.47

June

.7

.2

.0

.7

.5

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.9

168 ~S5

31

48

12

6.2

3.8

3.8

4.1

2.6

1.7

1.4

1.5

1.2

.9

.8

.9

.8

.6

75

336.8

11.2

0.141

0.16

July

0.6

.5

.8

1.9

.8

.6

.5

2.1

.8

.6

.3 *75

.5

.5

9.3

5.1

5.1

3.1

2.1

25

402

20T

36

15

8.4

5.1

3.8

2.8

2.4

1.7

1.5

746.2

24.1

0.304

0.35

Aug.

18

5.1

53

18

16

66

21

8.9

6.8

3.8

2.8

2.4

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.2

.9

79

2.6

16

10

5.7

4.6

3.4

2.8

19

-55 281

66

48

46

802.8

25.9

0.326

0.38

Sept.

20

10

.3

.1

.8

.4

.6

.1

.3

.1

.8

.1

* .7

.5

.2

.2

.2

.9

22

69

54

30

16

8.4

5.1

3.8

3.4

2.6

1.9

1.7

298.2

9.94

0.125

0.14

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,270 Hin 0.02 Mean 67.6 Cfsm 0.851 In. 11.57

Water year 1953-54: Max 834 Hin 0.02 Mean 39.9 Cfsm 0.503 In. 6.82

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). --Mar. 13 (8 p.m.) 1,660 cfs (8.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
200 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Little Kanawha River at Palestine, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°03'35", long 81°23'25", on left bank at end of Washington Street in 

Elizabeth, 1.0 mile upstream from Tucker Creek, 2.3 miles northeast of Palestine, 

Wirt County, and 2.4 miles upstream from lock 3.

Drainage area.--1,515 sq mi.

Records available. April 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only), July 1939 to September 1954{fragmentary prior to October 1941).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 585.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Feb. 17, 1950,

water-stage recorders or staff gages at locks 3 and 4 at various datums. Auxiliary

water-stage recorder 3 miles upstream at lock 4.

Average discharge.--13 years (1941-54), 2,143 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 22,700 cfs July 22 (gage height, 23.73 ft); riin- 

 ImurnT 1.8 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 8.61 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 46,300 cfs Apr. 14, 1948; minimum not determined; minimum gage height, 3.32 ft at lock 3, Sept. 24, 1946.

Flood of Apr. 17, 1939, reached a stage of 32.25 ft, from floodmarks, at lock 4 (discharge, about 53,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSF 953: 1940(M).

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

To

10

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.1

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.2

*5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2 

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.5 

3.4

190.4

6.14

0.0041

0.005

Nov.

3.3

372

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

*2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0 

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

72.4

2.41

0.0016

0.002

Dec.

2.5

276

2.6

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.7

3.9

4.4

4.9

*6.8

10

22

297

655

454

402

278

181

140 

112

102

102

235

300

262

220

215

4,036.7

130

0.086

0.10

Jan.

210

181

168

TT6

181

220

267

300

323

427

587

776

1,030

960

1,030

2,710

6,540

*5,440

2,280

1,360

1,480

1,420

1,170 

1,150

1,050

1,060

1,370

1,280

1,160

987

827

38,120

1,230

0.812

0.94

Feb.

702

624

557

501

515

671

727

655

594

522

501

494

467

440

427

389

395

402

395

467

609

978

1,620 

1,300

1,020

942

853

801

_

18,568

663

0.438

0.46

Mar.

2,850

9,680

10,000

8,220

5,140

3,000

1,900

1,690

1,690

1,850

1,900

3,290

8,650

12,100

*8,220

4,740

2,910

1,840

1,420

1,470

1,510

1,520

1,300 

1,120

1,010

987

1,000

1,140

1,100

1,370

2,170

106,787

3,445

2.27

2.62

Apr.

2,440

1,770

1,360

1,150

1,010

1,040

1,360

1,680

1,540

1,240

1,050

969

1,060

1,180

1,320

4,840

7,020

8,960

*6,540

3,290

1,800

1,250

1,060 

987

951

879

838

2,530"

1,760

1,310

63,684

2,123

1.40

1.56

May

897

718

640

617

522

501

587

2,380

3,480

2,720

2,210

1,480

1,090

888

718

594

515

454

383

*377

679

727

655 

529

421

340

283

251

346

251

 215

26,468

854

0.564

0.65

June

256

300

267

230

163

128

110

101

1,130

2,300

3,470

8,700

3,090

1,500

906

694

640

1,100

898

694

617

515

427 

329

267

267

272

262

271

735

30,639

1,021

0.674

0.75

July

565

421

323

306

283

215

687

776

1,180

1,280

761

*536

377

272

427

620

1,470

906

614

7,090

16,600

22,000

6^230

2,000

1,140

870

692

576

485

485

86,687

2,796

1.85

2.13

Aug.

1,240

1,560

1,260

2,360

1,520

2,940

7,540

3,290

1,410

*926

744

660

562

444

352

272

230

224

684

1,580

2,140

2,550

1,460 

988

740

646

813

2,390

1,410

943

779

44,657

1,441

0.951

1.10

Sept.

765

625

492

346

224

176

164

260

290

266

230

182

*140

80

66.

80

158

128

146

516

758

884

1,070 

980

800

653

541

437

366

308

12,131

404

0.267

0.30

Calendar year 1953: Max 16,800 Min 1.9 Mean 1,402 Cfsm 0.925 In. 12.56

Water year 1953-54: Max 22,000 Min 1.9 Mean 1,184 Cfsm 0.782 In. 10.62

Peak discharge (base. 13.000 efs). Mar. 14 (2:30 a.m.) 13,500 cfs (20.84 ft); July 22 (1:00 p.m.) 

22,700 cfs (23.73 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 201

Hughes River at Cisko, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°07'10", long 81°16'40", on right bank 100 ft downstream from confluence

 of North and South Forks, 1 mile upstream from Cisko, Ritchie County, and 5 miles 

south of Petroleum.

Drainage area. 452 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only), February 1929 to 

September 1931, March 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 607.92 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1931, staff gage at site 0.9 mile downstream and Mar. 5, 

1939, to Sept. 30, 1945, staff gage at site 1 mile downstream, both at datum 2.56 ft 

lower. Oct. 1, 1945, to June 30, 1946, wire-weight gage at bridge across mouth of 

North Fork at present datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1929-31, 1939-54), 581 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,180 cfs June 11 (gage height, 13.55 ft); min-

 imuifi 'daily, 0.4 cfs Oct. 20-24, Nov. 3-6, 19, 20, but may have been less during periods 

of no gage-height record.

1915-22, 1929-31, 1939-54: Maximum discharge, 31,700 cfs June 26, 1950 (gage height, 

32.69 ft), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights, 24.8, 28.1, and 30.4 ft; no flow July 26, Aug. 2-6, Sept. 4 to 

Dec. 5, 1930.

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

Revisions (water years). WSF 893: 1939. WSP 1113: 1947.

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

£.5

O.E 

1.0 

2.6 

4.5 10 '

£2

£.5 

£.7 

5.0 

3.5 

4.0 

8.0

40

68

152

505

550

2,550

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

£.7 

3.0

Mar. 2 to Sept. 50

9.0 5.5 505

19 4.0 550

36 8.0 2,550

60 15.6 6,180

126

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

£2

23

24

25

26

27

28

£9 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.0

TTf

2.5

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

1.0

.9

.7

33.5

1.08

O.OOE4

0.003

Nov.

0.6

.5

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.7

.6

.6

*.6

.6

*.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

1.2

1.3

1.8

2.0

£.3

£.8

£.8 

5.0

£8.4

0.947

O.OOE1

0.002

Dec.

3.£

372

3.£

3.4

3.9

4.1

3.9

3.7

4.3

5.0

5.£

6.0

7.6

£0

*35

6£60"

50

41

30

£6

£4

£4

£6

33

33

£8

£6

£8 

30

34

666.7

£1.5

0.048

0.05

Jan.

45

49

45

38

35

37

37

40

44

56

99

146

146

82

105

990

1.580

530

314

£56

5£6

655

377

£18

160

130

169

310

3£3 

£00

146

7,888

£54

0.56E

0.65

Feb.

110

88

75

68

60

58

5£

46

41

37

34

31

£8

£6

*£5

££

22

21

2T

22

63

930

408

£39

£4£

£92

£4£

£08

-

3,509

1£5

O.E77

0.29

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,480 Mln 0.4

Mar.

2,400

3,560

£,640

1,980

905

508

386

400

467

512

444

905

1,950

£,480

1,850

850

458

55£

£60

456

655

440

5£5

260

215

£08

£60

253

£01

. c n 46£

£7,6£5

891

1.97

£.£7

Apr.

555

559

£60

204

168

152

146

155

1£1

105

93

113

218

£12

22£

1,030

£,640

£.750

880

5£1

559

269

£45

£41

£37

184

168

755

830 

440

14,610

487

1.08

1.20

Mean 4 £4

May

£87

212

174

£08

£56

£04

£01

£,050

1,880

1,550

980

560

590

£69

201

158

*1£6

108

95

85

155

155

105

76

60

50

42

56

56

53

51

10,711

346

0.765

0.88

June

3£

50

£7

£9

51

29

£5

36

1,230

260

5,180

£,560

516

*260

100

60

55

30

25

20

17

15

30

£3

18

15

£0

16

15

15

8,697

£90

0.64E

0.72

Cfsm 0.958

July

15

IE

50

£0

60

£00

100

150

100

60

40

*£8

24

18

564

198

91

65

64

310

£,7OO

£,7£0

6£0

260

146

93

62

46

38 

35

£7

8,69£

£80

0.619

0.7E

Aug.

87

£49

181

1E3

£44

2.860

805

500

204

*165

135

105

73

55

46

45

54

8E

105

449

1,180

494

278

161

98

980

1,030

572

212 

15E

110

11,428

569

0.816

0.94

Sept.

78

64

50

42

36

52

27

26

£4

21

18

17

15

14 *12

11

10

13~9.8

55

49

~98 110

71

50

39

51

25

20

17

1,062.8

55.4

0.078

0.09

In. 12.72

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,360 Mln 0.4 Mean £60 Cfsm 0.575 In. 7.82

Fealc discharge '(base. 6.000 cfs). June 11 (10 p.m.) 6,180 cfs (13.55 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

16
202 HOCKING RIVER BASIN

Clear Creek near Rockbridge, Ohio

Location. La t 39°35'20", long 82°34'40", in NE£ sec. 20, T. 13 N., R. 18 W., on left bank 

at upstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from mouth and 3 miles west of 

Rockbridge, Hocking County.

Drainage area. 87.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 760.13 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to May 2, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 88.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 cfs Aug. 9 (gage height, 6.33 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Oct. 1, 3, 4, Jan. 12, July 13, 14; minimum gage height, 1.15 ft Jan. 12, 

July 14.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 16,000 cfs July 22, 1948 (gage height, 17.68 ft, from 

high-water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; minimum, 3.0 cfs Dec. 29, 1947, result of freezeup; 

minimum gage height, 0.75 ft Aug. 27, 1942.

Remarks. Records good.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17, 18, 

24, Jan. 12-14, Mar. 5)

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

8.7

19

51

2.0 

3.0

110

376

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

11

10

To

12

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

15

16

15

14

14

387

12.5

0.143

0.16

Nov.

14

14

13

T3

13

13

13

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

21

T6

18

16

15

15

15

15

447

14.9

0.170

0.19

Dec.

15

15

15

15

13

15

*16

15

16

23

17

16

16

24

2J3

19

18

17

16

17

18

25

19

17

16

16

16

16

18

16

16

539

17.4

0.198

0.23

Jan.

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

15

16

17

15

14

13

T5

18

25

25

20

19

141

108

49

44

32

28

28

*40

30

25

24

20

888

28.6

0.326

0.38

Feb.

20

20

19

19

19

19

17

18

18

18

18

15

17

17

17

17

18

17

16

18

25

2T

19

19

19

22

21

23

526

18.8

0.214

0.22

Mar.

40

43

64

51

45

39

35

63

56

50

46

74

63

51

43

*37

35

32

36

100

65

50

46

40

41

52

41

39

39

38

35

1,489

48.0

0.547

0.63

Apr.

31

29

28

27

38

44

38

35

30

28

35

36

3029"

35-

135

267

98

71

56

47

55

107

95

67

55

52

*61

47

45J

1,751

58.4

0.666

0.74

May

46

80

148

T42

86

68

70

81

74

103

*77

64

54

47

43

38

38

34

31

29

5 26

25

25

24

23

22

22

25

27 

22

20.

1,614

52.1

0.594

0.68

June

36

64

29

29

25

X 1 22

20

27

38

21

19

18

i2£

52

24

20

75

30

22

19

18

18

33

18

16

15

13

*12

T2 

12

883

29.4

0.335

0.37

July

12

12

11

13

13

12

13

13

11

11

11

11

10

TT

75

18

13

12

12

18

60

20

15

12

12

*12

11

11

11

11

15

502

16.2

0.185

0.21

Aug.

59

16

15

12

53

29

1614'

368

39

24

19

it:

21

19

16

16

16

18

17

15

15

14

15

69

24

21

34 

18

16

1,060

34.2

0.390

0.45

Sept.

15

15

14

13

13

13

15

: is

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

17

35

*16

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

418

13.9

0.158

0.18

Calendar year 1953-. Max 670 Min 10 Mean 43.1 Cfsm 0.491 in. 6.67

Water year 1953-54; Max 368 Min 10 Mean 28.8 Cfsm 0.328 in. 4.44

Peak discharge (base, 1,900 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
HOCKING RIVER BASIN 2ui 

Hooking River at Enterprise, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°33'54", long 82 0 28 ! 30", in NW^ sec. 5, T. 14 N., R. 17 W., on right 

bank at upstream side of highway bridge at Enterprise, Hocking County, 4 miles downstream from Buck Run.

Drainage area. 460 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1931 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 723.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

, of 1912. Prior to Oct. 24, 1933, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--23 years, 453 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,030 cfs May 4 (gage height, 4.11 ft); minimum, 

26 cTs Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 0.09 ft).

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 25,200 cfs Apr. 20, 1940 (gage height, 19.94 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 19, 1932; minimum gage height, 0.03 ft Aug. 31, Sept. 14, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 873: 1938.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18, 

25, Jan. 12, 13)

0.1 

.3

76

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

144

393

995

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

' 27

28

28

30

35

35

35

35

33

32

31

31

*31

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

33

33

33

35

35

39

45

40 

40

1,035

33.4

0.073

0.08

Nov.

38

38

39

37

38

38

37

38

37

37

38

38

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

40

42

61

48

52

49

46

48

42

40

1,233

41.1

0.089

0.10

Dec.

43

40

40

40

59

41

*45

40

41

68

56

51

44

62

89

76

56

50

47

42

48

68

66

52

50

45

43

41

50

49 

45

1,567

50.5

0.110

0.13

Jan.

41

39

40

40

41

41

42

42

47

51

47

40

40

47

52

89

86

80

76

304

552

262

134

138

101

95

*138

144

106

89

75

3,119

101

0.220

0.25

Feb.

66

72

68

66

64

62

55

48

53

51

55

46

41

47

48

49

51

51

49

51

70

67

63

58

57

70

71

75

-

1,524

58.0

0.126

0.13

Mar.

150

244

ol8

313

230

203

178

287

339

326

282

334

323

260

206

*164

140

124

132

352

407

277

230

201

191

242

223

187

196 

252

2 15

7,526

243

0.528

0.61

Apr.

178

148

138

124

138

157

140

130

119

104

117

144

132

115

128

196

865

552

352

260

199

b218

g339

E494

=352

J282

£267

*316

244

201

7,149

238

0.517

0.58

May

184

260

790

925

580

407

352

436

393

421

*339

287

240

199

173

151

142

130

111

101

93

89

82

76

75

71

68

76

104 

95

76

7,526

243

3.528

0.61

June

71

211

132

117

101

82

71

72

536 2^8"

106

87

76

176

70

61

263

187

93

71

61

56

170

93

61

53

49

*44

43

40

3,481

116

0.252

0.28

July

41

39

38

48

43

44

49

46

42

36

35

32

32

32

214

120

48

40

37

37

256

"55 280

42

37

*32

31

31

29 

29

31

1,906

61.5

0.134

0.15

Aug.

167

73

45

38

91

155

73

45

515

201

77

52

43

42

64

108

58

44

45

13

45

40

36

36

36

217

149

70

71 

43

40

2,762

89.1

0.194

0.22

Sept.

37

34

34

33

32

31

35

42

39

35

32

32

30

30

29.

29

29

29

36

155

*57

40

34

32

31

30

29

29

30 

30

1,103

36.8

0.080

0.09

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,290 Min 27 Mean 195 Cfsm 0.424 In. 5.74

Water year 1953-54: Max 925 Min 27 Mean 110 Cfsm 0.239 In. 3.23

Peak discharge (base

Dlschar 

Computed

5,500 efs).--No peak above base, 

this day.

'eadin(Js.

measurement made

once-daily tape-,iage
^°4 HOCKING RIVER BASIN

Tom Jenkins Reservoir at Burr Oak, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°32'35", long 82°03'30", near center of sec. 6, T. 11 N., R. 14 ¥., at 

dam on East Branch Sunday Creek, 0.2 mile upstream from mouth, 0.4 mile southeast of 

Burr Oak, Athens County, and 3 miles northeast of Glouster.

Drainage area. 32.8 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1952 to September 1954. 

as Burr Oak Reservoir at Burr Oak.

Prior to October 1952, published

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 10,080 acre-ft June 9 (elevation, 722.23 ft); 

minimum, 3,490 acre-ft Nov. 20 (elevation, 709.89 ft).

1952-54: Maximum contents, 11,230 acre-ft June 30, 1952 (elevation, 723.78 ft); 

minimum, (after first filling of conservation pool), that of Nov. 20, 1953.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth dam with emergency spillway; storage began Feb. 2, 

1952. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 740 ft), 26,900 acre-ft, of which 9,300 

acre-ft is in conservation pool. Dead storage, 35 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for 

flood control although conservation pool is operated for increased low flow for water 

supply and for recreation and conservation of fish and wildlife. Outflow is controlled 

by operation of gates in conduit through dam.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and capacity curve furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Date

Sept. 30. . ... ....

Oct. 31.. ..............

Dec. 31.......... ......

Calendar year 1953...

Mar. 31.. ..............

May 31 ................

June 30. ...............

July 31 ................

Sept. 30. ...............

Water year 1953-54...

Elevation 

(feet)t

710.02

-

718.04

721.12

721.13

721.28

720.97

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

3,530

3,530

-

7,400

9,330

9,330

9,460

9,260

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

0

-2,760

+1,880

+1,910

+1,930

0

+130

-270

+900

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
HOCKING RIVER BASIN 205

Sunday Creek at Glouster, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°30'00"', long 82°05'05", on left bank 150 ft downstream from West Branch 

Sunday Creek and 200 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 78 at Glouster, Athens 

C ounty.

Drainage area.--104 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 665.23 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 4, 1951, wire-weight gage at site 200 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,030 cfs May 3 (gage height, 10.27 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 26, 27 (gage height, 1.66 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 2,110 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 13.89 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 26, 27, 1953; minimum gage height observed, 1.56 ft Oct. 6, 1951.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by Tom Jenkins Reservoir (see p. 204).

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 26 to Jan. 6,

May 3, 4, June 9)

1.55

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.1

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

35

68

144

364

700

13

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

g70

162

162

162

162

158

153

11

2.6

2.0

2.1

2.1

82

*350 356"

160

2.6

1.7

1.8

2.1

2.1

40

228

141

1.7

.6

77

.9

1.2

. 8

. 6

2,392.6

77.2

_

-

Nov.

0.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.8

.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

*.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

1.0

.9

.9

1.1

.9

1.0

.9

.7

. 8

22.1

0.74

_

-

Dec .

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.7

*.6

.5

.7

6.9

1.1

.9

.6

6.2

12

1.8

1.3

.8

.6

.6

1.1

1.2

1.1

.9

.6

.6

.6

.8

1.0

1.1

1.1

48.3

1.56

_

-

Jan.

1.0

.8

.9

.8

1.1

4.3

2.3

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

10

2.4

2.3

2.0

1.8

27

70

31

15

5.5

4.5

9.6

*57

50

11

3 . 2

17

344.8

11.1

_

-

Feb.

10

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.5

378

4.2

4.5

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.2

4.5

4.5

6.1

120.7

4.31

_

-

Mar.

77

55

86

70

41

29

25

39

44

45

38

62

72

58

42

*30

25

22

22

76

64

41

34

27

26

31

25

23

21

35

40

1,325

42.7

_

-

Apr.

32

26

24

20

20

21

19

18

15

14

15

15

13

12

15

31

207

97

60

42

34

30

87

144

83

104

130

144

81

60

1,613

53.8

_

-

May

48

104

473

602

162

94

79

106

85

76

*66

59

51

43

39

33

32

27

24

22

20

18

16

15

13

12

11

T4

37

20

14

2,415

77.9

_

-

June

14

20

16

22

18

14

13

59

700

542

32

20

29

41

19

23

17

11

9.1

7 .3

6.1

6.4

14

7.3

4.5

5.4

8.0

*4.5

3.8

4.0

1,390.4

46.3

_

-

July

3.9

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.4

4.2

3.2

4.0

3.5

2.9

3.0

2.2

2.3

2.4

3.1

3.3

3.6

2.0

1.7 2TO~

"73" 164

26

16

11

8.6

*7.3

6.4

5.8

ff5 . 5

crR go . 7c

389.2

12.6

-

-

Aug.

7

g8.6

g21

g6.4

g25

g!6

g9.6

8

g21

g!2

g6.4

g5.8

g5.5

gg.2 25^

g!8

g9.6

g7.7

g6.9

g23

20

11

7

g5.8

g5.5

g98

g34

g23

18

g!5

g!7

497.0

16.0

-

-

Sept.

g!4

g!2

gll

glO

9

8

g7.3

g6.9

g6.4

g6.1

g5.5

5

g4.7

g4.2

g4.0

g3.6

g3.5

g3.2

12

g6.4

g4.2

3

g3.0

*2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

7TS 

2.3

169.3

5.64

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,280 Min 0.5 Mean 64.4 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 7OO Min 0.5 Mean 29.4 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily float-gage readings.
206 HOCKING RIVER BASIN

Hocking River at Athens, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°19'45", long 82°05'17", on left bank at upstream side of Mill Street 

Bridge, three-quarters of a mile east of business section of Athens, Athens County, and 

3-j miles downstream from Margaret Creek.

Drainage area.--944 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1915 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 615.59 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 17, 1931, staff or chain gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 995 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,360 cfs May 4 (gage height, 10.73 ft); minimum, 33 cfs Sept. 28, 29, 30 (gage height, 2.33 ft).

1915-54: Maximum discharge, 30,400 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 23.0 ft); minimum, 9 cfs Oct. 11, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 26.7 ft in January 1907, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation by Tom Jenkins Reservoir (see p. 204). Diurnal 

fluctuation at low flow caused oy mill above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 523: 1918-19(M). WSP 743 : 1922(M). WSP 873 : 1920, 1922, 

1924-28, 1937. WSP 1113: 1932. WSP 1143 : 1933.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 25 to Dec. 8)

42

178

3.E 335

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

55

g!02

g!86

g!86

g!83

g!88

g!91

g!66

69

47

42

43

40

112

*557

312

137

51

42

40

39

40

112

244

127

43

39

38

39

45

40

3,355

108

0.114

0.13

Nov.

39

43

39

38

39

40

36

35

40

42

40

43

42

45

43

45

47

47

45

39

42

45

59

57

69

60

63

59

57 

55

1,393

46.4

0.049

0.05

Dec.

49

51

49

43

43

45

53

»47

49

55

69

78

69

76

87

129

103

76

60

59

59

60

78

78

67

63

60

60

65

67 

67

2,014

65.0

0.069

0.08

Jan.

65

59

60

57

59

60

60

65

60

65

71

67

53

55

63

76

84

87

96

143

553

696

278

196

199

160

194

»300

253 

181

148

4,563

147

0.156

0.18

Feb.

134

124

117

115

107

107

98

89

84

82

84

84

78

71

73

76

78

76

76

76

78

91

96

91

87

89

96

107

2,564

91.6

0.097

0.10

Mar.

198

418

633

780

517

379

331

370

fa47

599

554

626

918

8T5

586

*423

327

279

262

456

822

647

460

384

339

370

404

348

308 

522

592

15,214

491

0.520

0.60

Apr.

444

348

300

265

262

348

366

316

276

244

235

241

253

238

244

478

1,980

1,690

982

661

477

389

517

1,020

950

654

983

2,440

1,050 

6

19,347

645

0.683

0.76

May

529

573

1,620

5,700

1,980

1,180

918

1,020

982

982

*3E7

703

573

460

389

335

500

282

253

232

210

196

181

173

160

151

141

141

244

199

158

19,822

639

0.677

0.78

June

139

148

224

194

178

158

136

124

574

1,140

370

204

178

199

218

148

158

269

218

148

122

105

129

204

158

112

96

»89

82 

69

6,291

210

0.222

0.25

July

65

60

57

55

59

60

57

63

63

60

51

45

43

38

49

142

156

76

60

117

787

353

186

115

84

67

59

49

45 

43

42

3,188

103

0.109

0.15

Aug.

60

*147

260

100

255

587

207

131

278

487

229

131

98

80

82

110

153

105

82

100

148

105

80

63

60

503

624

262

188 

146

5,566

180

0.191

0.22

Sept.

94

82

76

63

59

53

51

51

55

57

53

45

4E

42

42

39

38

38

42

129

134

94

65

*53

45

59

39

36

34 

34

1,727

57.b

0.061

0.07

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,130 Min 35 Mean 475 Cfsm 0.503 In. 6.82

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,700 Min 34 Mean 233 Cfsm 0.247 In. 3.35

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs).--No peak above base

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily telemark gage readings.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 207

Ohio River at Pomeroy, Ohio

Location. Lat 38 "50 "25", long 82°08'30", on left bank at Point Pleasant, Mason County, 

W . Va . , 1,200 ft upstream from Kanawha River and at mile 265.4.

Drainage area. 40,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available .--February to April 1936, December 1936 to February 1937, February 1940 

to September 1954 (discharge not compiled for low-water periods since September 1952).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 514.10 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder near left bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 33 at Pomeroy, 13.8 miles upstream from base gage. In 1936 and 

1937 staff gages at locks 24 and 25 at different datums. February 1940 to Sept. 30, 

1951, water-stage recorder at site 0.2 mile upstream at different datum.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 162,000 cfs Mar. 5; maximum gage height, 29. 96 ft 

Mar. 5; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 30.02 ft Mar. 5; minimum daily discharge 

not determined; minimum gage height, 22.83 ft Feb. 2.

1936-37, 1940-54: Maximum discharge, 554,000 cfs Jan. 27, 1937 (gage height , 67.7 ft, 

pass sill gage, lock 24); minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum gage height 

since February 1940, 22.70 ft June 28, 1940.

Maximum discharge known, 633,000 cfs Mar. 30, 1913 (gage height, 70.1 ft, pass sill 

gage , lock 24) .

Remarks . --Records good. 

shown.

Discharge less than 35,000 cfs on days for which no discharge is

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

_

-

-

-

-

.

_

-

-

-

.

*

-

-

-

.

-

35,600

-

-

_

45,200

49,000

53,800

51,800

.

38,300

46,500

52,30O

62,400

67,800

-

-

-

-

Feb.

59,300

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

.

-

46,200

45,800

54,700

60,500

52,800

49,700

51,500

50,800

48,400

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Mar.

48,200

65,100

117,000

136,000

"159,000

156,000

134,000

104 , 000

79,600

62,100

47,500

61,200

64,600

69,600

75,100

75,800

72,200

67,700

58,500

51,300

51,300

53,900

58,600

51,900

50,400

60,300

66,300

77,900

83,400

86 , 400

'

* 2, 421.1

78,100

1.93

2.22

Apr.

100,000

93,900

81,900

60,000

41,900

40,600

42,400

44,500

58,700

60,200

55,500

44,800

58,200

61,800

66,300

67,900

75,900

109,000

151,000

155,000

138,000

120,000

99,800

83,400

79,800

74,800

57,500

70,700

91,900 

103, OOC

*2,386.4

79,550

1.96

2.19

May

116 , OOP

111,000

95,100

90,600

89,200

85,200

80,500

75,700

60,000

65,600

65.40C

61,20C

58,200

41,100

45,600

35,700

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

June

36,100

-

-

-

-

July Aug.

55,500

-

_

-

-

Sept.

Calendar year 1953 : Max 149,000 Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54 : Max 159,000 Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Discharge less than 55,000 cfs on days for which no discharge is shown.
208 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

South Pork New River near Jefferson, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°24', long 81°25', on right bank 600 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highways 16 and 88, a quarter of a mile downstream from Bear Creek, and 4 miles southeast of Jefferson, Ashe County.

Drainage area. 207 sq mi.

Records available . October 1924 to September 1926, July 1928 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,657.04 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Oct. 14, 1934, chain gage on old bridge 400 ft downstream at same 

datum. Oct. 14, 1934, to Mar. 25, 1935, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--27 years (1925-26, 1928-54), 413 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,530 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 6.12 ft); minimum, 78 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.47 ft).

1924-26, 1928-54: Maximum discharge, 52,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 22.50 

ft), from rating curve extended above 5,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 52 cfs Dec. 24, 1943; result of freezeup; minimum daily, 65 cfs 

Sept. 9, 1925.

Maximum stage known prior to 1924, 18.0 ft July 15, 1916, from floodmarks witnessed 

by local resident (discharge, 35,200 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: 1925-26(M), 1928-30(M), 1931-32, 1933-35(M), 1941- 

), 1944(m).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.4 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

153

211

397

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

654

1,350

2,250

3,400

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

126

126

123

121

121

119

114

114

116

119

119

116

114

112

119

119

116

114

112

112

112

114

114

112

110

110

112

186

284

240 

175

4,021

130

0.628

0.72

Nov.

*143

153

126

123

123

121

121

121

121

119

119

121

119

116

116

116

114

112

TT4

116

156

231

376

502

202

178

164

146

133

133

4,435

148

0.715

0.80

Dec.

136

130

128

155

205

214

257

240

230

443

350

342

477

660

593

384

267

205

b200

b!80

b290

*277

243 bieo

b!60

b!50

b!60

b!90

196

181 

167

7,968

257

1.24

1.43

Jan.

156

146

159

159

148

146

140

153

161

150

164

161

b!50

170

257

554

482

510

240

217

303

1,510

2,010

844

576

465

402

*558

518

296 

277

11,540

372

1.80

2.07

Feb.

253

250

243

237

233

227

221

199

190

190

202

193

178

187

187

190

281

284

221

302

5,050

1,300

707

549

465

406

367

384

_

-------

11,674

417

2.01

2.10

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,270 Mln 101

Mar.

*1,900

1,040

762

637

523

492

453

420

411

402

588

580

567

443

429

358

342

326

330

411

367

318

*307

518

338

388

458

580

567

550 

454

14,819

478

2.31

2.66

Apr.

707

541

443

397

571

358

415

406

376

354

326

322

299

288

307

376

566

453

363

530

310

303

338

330

354

367

518

514

507

292

11,214

574

1.81

2.01

Mean 347

May

288

274

299

393

550

284

292

507

292

274

257

250 2~50

*777

1,250

737

555

477

458

434

463

384

346

330

314

296

288

281

277

288 

267

11,972

386

1.86

2.15

June

253

246

240

253

260

230

221

208

205

230

227

199

196

230

284

518

326

363

303

257

227

205

193

181

*173

167

156

148

140

145

6,782

226

1.09

1.22

July

158

148

214

178

161

148

148

181

227

190

173

161

150

143

133

126

T30

138

136

140

193

211

221

173

146

136

153

146

133

167 

130

4,972

160

0.773

0.89

Aug.

133

153

140

*136

121

121

130

125

114

114

110

101

99

91

97

99

97

99

163

120

130

423

274

214

246

193

156

161

217

178 

145

4,699

152

0.734

0.84

Sept.

121

116

110

105

105

99

97

92

97

99

101

105

*97

90

88

88

88

84

80

105

153

146

114

99

92

88

86

82

80

80

2,985

99.5

0.481

0.54

Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.76

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,030 Mln 80 Mean 266 Cfam 1.29 In. 17.43

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 cfs). --Jan. 23 (2 a.m.

cfs (6.12 ft); Mar. 1 (8:30 a.m.) 2,860 cfs (5.56 ft

2,980 cfs (5.66 ft); Feb. 21 (10 a.m.) 5,530

r muremen mae on s y. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

North Fork New River at Grumpier, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°30', long 81°23', on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 16 at Grumpier, Ashe County, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 

1\ miles northeast of Jefferson.

Drainage area.--277 sq mi.

Records available . August 1900 to December 1901 (fragmentary), August 1908 to September 

1916 (gage heights only), and July 1928 to September 1954 in reports of Geological 

Survey. August 1908 to September 1916 in Bulletin 34 of North Carolina Department of 

Conservation and Development. Published as "at Weaversford" 1900-1901 and as "near 

Grumpier" 1908-16.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,518.81 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Sept. 30, 1916, staff or chain gages at sites from half a mile to lj 

miles upstream from mouth at various datums. July 11, 1928, to Nov. 5, 1930, chain 

gage at bridge a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--34 years (1908-16, 1928-54), 468 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,920 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 7.68 ft); minimum, 47 cfs Oct. 24 (gage height, 0.62 ft); minimum daily, 53 cfs Sept. 19.

1900-1901,1908-16, 1928-54: Maximum discharge, 73,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 

23.0 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 3,400 cfs on basis of slopearea determinations of peak flow at gage heights 10.72 and 23.0 ft; minimum, 38 cfs 

Sept. 19, 1932; minimum daily, 53 cfs Sept. 19, 1932, Sept. 19, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 923: 1916. WSP1275: 1909-10, 1911(M), 1912, 1913(M), 

 1914-15, 1916(M), 1929(M), 1931, 1933(M), 1935-36(M), 1940(M), 1945-47(M), 1949(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge 

0.6

2.C

149

370

695

in cubic feet per second)

1,550

2,500

3,270

4,660

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

88

83

83

80

Zl

80

83

83

83

86

83

83

83

80

86

83

80

80

80

86

80

78

83

80

80

83

80

123

270

171

123

2,902

93.6

0.338

0.39

Nov.

*108

100

97

94

91

88

91

86

91

91

91

86

88

91

88

88

88

88

88

91

108

139

226

146

130

143

114

111

108

105

3,154

105

0.379

0.42

Dec.

102 102"

102

182

239

164

339

210

214

505

275

421

537

1,120

672

426

308

b230

b210

b200

b320

*b270

b230

b200

b!80

b!70

b!80

b200

206

179

171

8,864

286

1.03

1.19

Jan.

143

156

160

149

143

139

156

b!50

149

139

164

143

111

154

319

2,180

1,180

606

462

381

680

4,010

2,900

1,280

839

620

537

»462

392

360

19,592

632

2.28

2.63

Feb.

294

299

284

280

270

257

239

226

230

239

235

206

202 '206

210

202

400

308

280

403

2,260

969

650

531

462

398

354

388

-

11,282

403

1.45

1.51

Mar.

*2 J 550

1,190

1,050

815

665

550

486

480

505

512

512

486

456

544

450

404

381

360

370 492

404

360

*365

370

360

705

628

550

480

468

969

18,717

u04

2.18

2.51

Apr.

1,780

1,080

799

635

550

486

531

468

480

409

392

387

349

339

339

392

512

456

409

360

339

323

318

354

381

354

480

409

360

334

14,810

494

1.78

1.99

May

308

304

444

524

415

365

339

462

426

474

415

387

365

*821

994

767

606

537

550

606

791

642

537

468

415

376

381

344

328

344

345

15,060

486

1.75

2.02

June

493

339

304

334

284

261

235

226

218

214

206

214

214

248

239

344

308

318

261

235

236

198

175

168

 160

149

139

133

130

127

7,080

236

0.8E2

0.95

July

120

127

190

156

168

149

133

228

218

160

146

133

130

117

105

117

108

105

183

202

164

381 2"57

160

130

130

133

127

114

123 

102

4,816

155

0.560

0.65

Aug.

102

156

143

*130

108

111

111

94

91

117

108

88

88

83

83

83

86

139

139

114

175

139

133

117

111

97

100

91

160

108 

86

3,491

113

0.408

0.47

Sept.

76

76

70

66

63

61

57

55

57

83

97

78

»70

66

63

59

57

57

53

138

249

160

97

83

80

68

68

68

68

78

2,421

80.7

0.291

0.33

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,180 Min 66 Mean 363 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.79

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,010 Min 53 Mean 307 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.06

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 cfs). --Jan. 22 (8 p.m.) 7,920 cfs (7.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

D Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
210 KMAWHA RIVER BASIN

Hew River near Galax, Va.

Location. Lat 36°38'50", long 80°58'45", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S.

Highway 58, 500 ft downstream from Meadow Creek, 1.2 miles southwest of Old Town, 3.1

miles southwest of Galax, Carroll County, and 3.6 miles downstream from Elk Creek.

Drainage area. 1,131 sq mi.

Records available. November 1929 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,208.04 ft (corrected) above mean sea level, 

aatum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--24 years (1930-54), 1,781 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,400 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 5.60 ft); minimum, 247 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 0.58 ft).

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 141,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 25.7 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak 

flow over dam at Fries 6 miles downstream, and slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 247 cfs July 9, 1930, Sept. 19, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: Drainage area, 1933(M). WSP 893: 1930(M), 1935(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.0 

1.5

265

460

700

1,420

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

2,690

5,760

13,600

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

460

430

410

410

400

400

*400

390

390

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

410

400

390

400

390

390

380

390

390

380

380

556

592

652

13,482

435

0.385

0.44

Nov.

544

496

*460

450

440

430

430

420

410

420

430

410

420

420

420

410

410

410

410

410

440

580

940

940

796

640

568

544

520

500

15,118

504

0.446

0.50

Dec.

500

*484

460

508

724

760

808

904

796

1,260

1,370

1,210

2,130

3,110

3,280

1,920

1,210

b700

bSOO

bl,100

2,910

2,100

1,140

b660

bSOO

b560

b570

b710

b700

b730

664

35,178

1,135

1.00

1.15

Jan.

604

544

544

544

544

532

556

532

544

556

640

628

450

*b410

b700

b2,000

4,120

2,240

1,500

1,200

1,500

4,000

15,200

6,300

3,480

2,440

1,900

1,590

1,330

1,190 

1,100

57,418

1,852

1.64

1.89

Feb.

1,010

954

928

904

892

856

820

760

724

736

748

748

676

652

688

712

844

1,040

904

880

8,860

8,360

3,830

2,580

1,970

1,610

1,370

1,450

-

46,506

1,661

1.47

1.53

Mar.

10,500

6,680

4,580

3,680

2,750

2,500

1,950

1,770

1,680

*1,680

1,650

1,590

1,500

1,650

1,700

1,420

1,280

1,220

1,240

1,590

1,590

1,350

1,240

1,220

1,260

1,400

1,950

1,800

1,570

1,440

1,700-

68,730

2,217

1.96

2.26

Apr.

4,420

3,980

2,750

2,150

1,820

* 1,590

1,650

1,730

1,570

1,420

1,350

1,290

1,220

1,160

1,160

1,420

2,050

2,080

1,650

1,400

1,280

1,210

1,190

1,550

1,550

1,460

1,520

1,440

1,550

1,240

51,150

1,705

1.51

1.68

May

1,190

1,180

1,330

2,030

*1,630

1,380

1,220

1,290

1,440

1,380

1,350

1,220

1,180

1,770

5,980

5,680

2,660

2,100

2,240

2,150

2,690

2,580

1,900

1,590

1,420

1,280

1,280

1,220

1,140

1,150

1,140

53,550

1,727

1.53

1.76

June

1,440

1,180

1,010

1,040

996

916

868

832

820

832

820

796

772

784

868

968

2,000

1,350

1,240

1,160

1,010

940

880

820

760

700

700

640

640

580

28,542

945

0.856

0.93

July

580

580

520

760

700

640

580

580

640

880

700

640

640

580

520

520

460

460

460

700

1,420

1,010

1,080

880

700

*604

640

628

556

544

520

20,722

668

0.591

0.68

Aug.

568

580

568

580

520

532

508

460

450

430

420

410

360

341

341

332

*322

341

760

688

664

772

916

856

808

700

652

628

616

604

580

17,287

558

0.495

0.57

Sept.

460

410

390

360

341

322

312

294

370

*341

380

360

341

352

303

303

503

284

36"4" 265

700

712

580

460

590

560

541

552

322

312

11,444

381

0.337

0.38

Calendar year 1953: Max 13,300 Mln 322 Mean 1,474 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.69

Water year 1953-54: Max 13,200 Min 265 Mean 1,148 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.77

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 efs).--Jan. 23 (3 to 5 a.m.) 16,400 cfs (5.60 ft); Feb. 21 (4 p.m. 

14,100 cfs (5.07 ft); Mar. 1 (12:50 p.m.} 12,700 cfs (4.82 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 211

datum

New River at Ivanhoe, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°50i05", long 80°57 I 10", on left bank at Ivanhoe, Wythe County, 2.1 miles 

downstream from Big Branch and 2.3 miles upstream from Cripple Creek.

Drainage area.--1,340 sq.mi.

Records available.--December 1929 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,943.09 ft above mean sea level, 

of 1929.

Average discharge.--24 years (1930-54), 2,043 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,500 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 10.80 ft); minimum, 229 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.11 ft); minimum daily, 282 cfs Sept. 19.

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 155,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 38.1 ft, from 

floodnarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs on basis of flood records for 

other stations on Hew River; minimum, 92 cfs Sept. 8, 1930 (gage height, 0.89 ft); minimum daily, 184 cfs July 28, 1930.

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage of 34.8 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 132,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs as explained above). Flood in September 1878 was about 5 ft lower than flood of July 1916 and was highest known from 1840 

to 1916.

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

Flow regulated by powerplants at Buck, 2.8 miles above station, and at Byllesby, 5.5 

miles above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: 1933(M), drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

265

405

770

1,290

3.0

5.0

8.0

11.0

1,950

5,650

12,400

20,000

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

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

560

496 

502

466

498

510

570

359

*446

602

370

518

606

345

578

471

528

436

498

426

512

508

451

498

479

534

826

488

852

*908

1.150

16,971

547

0.408

0.47

Nov.

570

572 

650

524

594

536

522

432

588

438

554

500

456

506

610

450

586

478

600

444

636

717

1,460

1,240

1,210

869

582

618

594

590

19,126

638

0.476

0.53

Dec.

556

*713 

479

608

777

1,080

1,100

1,250

1,080

1,780

1,530

2,120

2,220

3,540

5,840

2,510

1,400

860

700

640

1,000

1,110

1,080

760

700

660

660

860

800

860

720

37,993

1,226

0.915

1.05

Jan.

660

750 

700

620

610

600

620

540

620

640

870

780

540

480

767

3,130

4,940

2,970

1,950

1,500

1,680

5,070

15,100

7,580

4,870

3,140

2,570

2,160

*1,910

1,760

1,450

71,577

2,309

1.72

1.98

Feb.

1,480

1,230 

1,380

1,360

1,220

1,250

968

1,200

908

1,060

1,020

891

960

824

1,000

1,080

1,280

1,530

1,240

1,410

8,840

9,610

5,340

3,320

2,540

2,230

2,140

1,860

-

-------

59,171

2,113

1.58

1.64

Mar.

15,800

8,920 

5,860

4,460

3,570

2,900

2,420

2,260

2,360

2,250

2,150

2,140

2,080

2,200

2,280

1,990

1,870

1,730

2,000

1,920

2,100

2,060

1,720

1,780

1,750

1,940

2,250

2,200

2,160

*2,040

2,060

91,220

2,943

2.20

2.54

Apr.

4,070

4,480 

3,200

2,570

2,350

*2,220

2,080

2,470

2,180

2,000

1,740

1,700

1,600

1,700

1,450

1,650

2,570

2,810

2,240

1,850

1,720

1,760

1,540

1,590

1,840

1,540

1,950

1,870

1,720

1,460

------

63,900

2,130

1.59

1.77

May

1,540

1,560 

1,480

2,420

1,900

1,720

1,660

1,520

1,620

1,650

1,730

1,440

1,540

1,860

4,140

4,120

3,060

2,670

2,440

2,720

2,980

3,180

2,180

2,060

2,040

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,570

1,380

1,520

64,600

2,084

1.56

1.80

June

1,660

1,840 

1,360

1,350

1,370

1,020

1,220

980

1,320

1,020

1,140

1,060

950

990

1,090

1,240

2,280

1,680

1,440

1,280

1,140

956

884

830

791

747

634

731

727

506

---- 

34,236

1,141

0.851

0.95

July

601

614 

769

674

700

600

550

580

660

800

650

600

640

540

510

500

540

510

530

800

2 .150

2,080

1,200

940

680

*730

843

673

547

604

664

23,479

757

0.565

0.65

Aug.

489

654 

596

614

561

586

621

455

402

478

402

435

440

449

548

578

364

374

769

850

960

700

*944

1,060

783

825

714

890

522

683

476

18,822

607

0.453

0.52

Sept.

440

420 

410

400

430

370

302

315

*440

498

360

410

312

402

409

514

406

362

282

754

722

677

675

629

364

574

356

421

574

374

..... ._

12,980

433

0.323

0.36

Calendar year 1953: Max 16,900 Min 302 Mean 1,766 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.89

Water year 1953-54: Max 15,100 Min 282 Mean 1,408 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.26

Peak discharge (base. 15,500 cfs). Jan. 23 (4 a.m.) 19,200 cfs (10.68 ft); Feb. 21 (5 p.m.) 16,400 

cfs (9.64 ft); Mar. 1 (7 a.m.) 19,500 cfs (10.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 17 to Jan. 14, July 5-26, Sept. 1-6; discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records and records for stations at Allisonia and near Galax.
212 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Neff-Litz Spring near Rural Retreat, Va.

Location. - -Lat 36°50'50'', long 81°16'25", 2 miles north of Cedar Springs and 2.7 miles 

south of Rural Retreat, Wythe County.

Records available.--July 1928, April 1929, November 1947 to September 1954 (discharge 

measurements only).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge measured during year, 3.96 cfs Apr. 5; minimum measured, 

1.48 cfs Nov. 19.

1928, 1929, 1947-54: Maximum discharge measured, 5.14 cfs May 14, 1953; minimum 

measured, 1.34 cfs Oct. 15, 1948.

Remarks.--Discharge measurements made 500 ft downstream from source.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1953 to September 1954

Oct. 8.... 2.08 Mar. 10.... 3.75 July 26.... 2.22

Nov. 19.... 1.48 Apr. 5.... 3.96 Aug. 18.... 1.84

Dec. 2.... 1.71 May 12.... 2.48 Sept. 7.... 1.67

Jan. 19.... 1.88 June 2.... 3.78
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 213

Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°56'20", long 80°53'15", on right bank 35 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Grahams Forge, Wythe County, 2.2 miles downstream from Glade Creek, and 7.3 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--247 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1908 to September 1916, February 1927 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,924.65 ft above mean sea level, datum

of 1929. July 30, 1908, to Sept. 30, 1916, chain gage at same site at datum 0.68 ft

lower. Feb. 3, 1927, to Oct. 28, 1934, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 255 cfs.

Extremes.--Maxinum discharge during year, 4,820 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 5.56 ft); rainimuun, 20 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 0.88 ft), caused by refilling of small reservoir near 

Wytheville; minimum daily, 56 cfs Sept. 6.

1908-16, 1927-54: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs July 16, 1916 (gage height, 12.1 

ft, datum then In use, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,900 cfs by 

logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, about 5 cfs Dec. 22, 1909 (gage height, 1.17 

ft, datum then In use), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 22 cfs Jan. 30, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good. Occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above 

station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1235: 1912-13, 1915-16. WSP 1275: 1911, 1927-28(M), 

1930-34JM).

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5 

1.7. 

2.0

94

154

295

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

590

1,030

2,210

3,750

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

46

73

153

270

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

590

1,030

2,210

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

67

68

65

67

68

58

59

*59 

65

67

67

62

63

63

68

65

63

63

65

67

62 

65

65 

63

63

63

67

71

7775"

71

2,031

65.5

0.265

0.31

Nov.

68

63

65

63

63

62

62

63 

63

63

63

63

70

70

75

70

71

62

65

73

68 

79

90 

*79

75

75

71

71

70

73

2,068

68.9

0.279

0.31

Dec.

70

*70

71

77

84

84

97

104 

99

115

107

123

195

330

295

162

107

70

84

88

94 

90

88 

77

.62.

65

70

79

79

79

79

3,294

106

0.429

0.49

Jan.

73

73

73

73

73

73

71

70 

73

73

84

88

65

80

107

962

590

310

*225

183

195 

1,660

2,840 

840

548

430

372

345

310

280

250

11,489

371

1.50

1.73

Feb.

220

205

195

1B3

174

158

151

140 

134

134

*134

123

115

112

115

117

123

130

134

134

760 

750

442 

340

295

255

220

215

-

6,208

222

0.899

0.94

Mar.

1,860

1,030

910

798

606

485

394

356 

332

320

315

295

266

270

275

262

246

230

222

290

320 

*280

258 

250

234

388

499

362

300

266

254

13,173

425

1.72

1.98

Apr.

34*

408

344

295

*262

234

471

492 

374

295

270

246

222

206

198

202

270

305

262

234

214 

202

190

190

190

198

285

275

234

210

8,122

271

1.10

1.23

May

190

179

172

168

3,57

146

143

150 

143

140

136

130

127

164

548

506

*332

285

394

415

678 

485

344 

270

230

206

190

172

168

157

146

7,671

247

1.00

1.15

June

136

*160

146

130

120

117

140

88

T40~ 169

133

115

104

107

107

112

127

146

130

115

107 

99

94 

88

86

81

81

77

75

75

3,405

114

0.462

0.52

July

71

73

83

86

79

79

75

84 

88

88

75

73

71

71

70

68

68

65

75

90

1.250 

548

262 

175

136

117

*104

94

90

94

86

4,468

144

0.583

0.67

Aug.

84

99

133

123

97

94

88

79 

73

79

73

71

71

70

68_

68

70

90

127

84

75 

73

*75 

70

73

70

73

130

79

73

68

2,600

83.9

0.340

0.39

Sept.

65

63

57

59

59

*62- 56

57 

65

94

97

73

67

65

62

62

62

63

60

112

214 no

90 

77

73

71

68

79

68

65

2,275

75.8

0.307

0.34

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,100 Min 58 Mean 260 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.28

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,840 Mln 56 Mean 183 Cfsm 0.741 In. 10.06

eak discharge (base. 2,500 efs) . Jan. 23 (3 to 4 a.m.) 4,820 cfs (5.56 ft); Mar. 1 (6:30 a.m.) 

2,940 cfs (4.51 ft); July 21 (7:30 p.m.) 2,790 cfs (4.40 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

388926 O -56 -15
214 KANAWKA RIVER BASIN

Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia, Va.

Location. Lat 36°53', long 80°44', on left bank 700 ft downstream from highway bridge, 

3? miles southeast of Allisonia, Pulaski County, 4 miles upstream from Little Reed 

Island Creek, and 4g miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 278 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1908 to September 1916, April 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 1,902.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Aug. 2, 1908, to Sept. 30, 1916, staff gage at site 4 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--23 years, 403 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,450 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 9.05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of flood records for other stations in 

New River basin; minimum, 86 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 1.81 ft, from recorded range in

1908-16, 1939-54: Maximum discharge, 20,900 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 11.70 

ft), from rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs as explained above; minimum recorded, 

81 cfs Dec. 16, 1943 (gage height, 1.78 ft), result of freezeup.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1033: 1939(P), 1940. 1941-43(P).

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

0.9 100

2.2 184

2.5 295

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

558

1,290

2,280

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

84

135

299

588

4.0 1,290

6.0 3,490

8.0 6,750

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

122 

128

115

115

115

120

*120

118

118

125

125

125

120

120

122

125

125

122

122

122

122

125

122

122

125

125

128

404

218

153

142

4,210

136

0.489

0.56

Nov.

139 

133

*133

131

131

128

125

131

131

133

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

128

131

136

181

412

233

178

162

147

142

133

13 S

4,488

150

0.540

0.60

Dec.

139 

*133

131

162

244

201

446

248

211

640

308

380

676

860

5341

316

229

125

147

200

263

255

218

178

168

200

225

225

198

187

184

8,631

278

1.00

1.15

Jan.

194 

194

184

187

181

153

162

156

184

153

334

236

130

190

340

1,020

505

291

*287

240

343

2,020

1,520

608

438

396

357

312

280

264

250

12,109

391

1.41

1.63

Feb.

236 

236

232

225

222

219

209

187

219

212

*203

190

175

199

199

199

308

260

219

222

2,580

925

511

391

343

303

280

308

10,012

358

1.29

1.34

Mar.

5,000 

1,130

712

558

433

401

372

353

343

*325

312

291

291

412

381

308

295

283

287

712

460

357

330

312

303

339

317

291

287

291

330

16,816

542

1.95

2.25

Apr.

595 

422

353

317

*303

299

343

321

287

268

280

276

253

250

256

462

816

523

353

321

291

280

283

321

321

372

422

325

283 

272

10,468

349

1.26

1.41

May

268 

260

362

746

401

325

295

321

287

*272

256

250

246

383

672

493

372

339

488

412

471

357

312

287

272

256

250

242

256

291

10,678

344

1.24

1.43

June

232 

225

215

222

215

199

193

190

236

567

280

239

209

209

228

232

477

381

268

228

206

187

178

172

166

160

155

143

*138 

13G

6,888

230

0.827

0.92

July

135 

132

130

146

160

138

124

157

212

193

152

138

130

122

119

124

122

111

122

157

642

362

253

181

152

*146

203

152

146

£53

160

5,474

177

0.637

0.73

Aug.

146 

172

152

135

132

181

163

127

119

116

113

101

101

98

101

101 noi

187

357

209

163

138

138

157

401

187

157

427

299 

190

155

5,324

172

0.619

0.71

Sept.

135 

130

122

122

111

108

106

*101

108

111

111

allO

a!07

a!05

alOO

a98

a94

a86

a88

a250

a500

allO

a!50

a!32

a!28

a!35

a!22

a!21

a!20 

al!6

4,037

135

0.486

0.54

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,900 Min 105 Mean 351 CfBm 1.26 In. 17.13

Water year 1953-54t Max 5,000 Min 86 Mean 272 CfBm 0.978 In. 13.27

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs).-

4,590 cfs (6.85 ft) j Mar. 1 (6:30 a. I

-Jan. 22 (7:30 p.m.) 4.020 cfs (6.44 ft)j Feb. 21 (1:30 p.m.) 

i.) 9,450 cfs (9.05 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for Little River at Qraysonton and New River near Oalax.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Mew River at Allisonia, Va.

215

Location.--Lat 36°56', long 80°45', on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Big 

TTeecTlsland Creek and half a mile upstream from Allisonia, Pulaski County.

Drainage area.--2,202 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1929 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,848.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge.--25 years, 2,997 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 33,400 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 8.03 ft); min- 

 imum, 568 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 0.74 ft); minimum daily, 604 cfs Sept. 7.

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 185,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 23.42 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 43,000 cfs on basis of flood records for other stations 

on New River; minimum, 412 cfs Sept. 7, 1930 (gage height, 0.47 ft); minimum daily, 

453 cfs Sept. 6, 1930.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by powerplants 25 miles above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 823: 1936.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.7

i.o

1.5 

2.0

540

790

1,520

2,580

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

5,800

14,800

27,000

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

895

892

886

897

776

856

764

*855

744

866

842

798

781

884

766

851

820

890

859

750

806

802

832

767

919

728

918

1,400

1,190

1,130 

1,380

27,544

889

0.404

0.47

Nov.

1,130

982

913

858

860

863

858

874

839

832

774

899

824

854

912

811

816

824

925

930

790

1,010

2,080

1,580

1,690

1,440

938

959

967

983

30,015

1,000

0.454

0.51

Dec.

*815

904

970

935

1,230

1,320

1,860

1,640

1,610

2,630

2,240

2,620

3,040

5,000

5,000

3,620

2,230

1,430

1,170

1,070

1,630

1,890

1,800

1,300

1,180

1,130

1,110

1,430

1,360

1,450 

1,210

56,824

1,833

0,832

0.96

Jan.

1,100

1,280

1,180

1,030

1,040

1,020

1,050

909

1,060

1,080

1,500

1,320

932

792

1,020

4,580

6,740

4,140

2,900

2,220

2,200

8,060

21,500

10,600

6,570

4,500

3,780

3,160

3,010

2J260

104,723

3,378

1.53

1.76

Feb.

2,180

1,800

1,960

1,840

1,770

1,780

1,640

1,600

1,540

1,630

*1,350

1,440

1,260

1 360

1,500

1,400

1,690

1,790

1,820

1,930

11,000

15.000

7,260

4,480

3,300

3,120

2,550

2,540

-

80,530

2,876

1.31

1.36

Mar.

21,900

12,800

8,470

6,500

5,540

4,280

5,600

3,290

3,280

5,120

3,140

3,210

2,640

5,250

3,260

2,800

2,760

2,500

2,740

3,040

3,260

*3,040

2,520

2,450

2,420

2,810

5,260

3,130

2,960

2,710 

2,660

152,920

4,288

1.95

2.25

Apr.

5,080

5,700

4,490

3,670

3,120

5,000

5,160

5,620

*5,110

2,560

2,740

2,520

2,300

2,260

2,160

2,560

4,000

4,010

3,130

2,860

2,450

2,550

2,560

2,550

2,570

2,400

2,920

2,500

2,600 

2,140

90,650

5,022

1.57

1.55

May

2,100

2,060

2,310

3,450

2,720

2,460

2,240

2,180

2,180

2,200

2,280

1,900

2 ,150

2,260

5,540

5,620

4,560

5,650

3,700

*3,820

4,860

4,620

3,470

5,040

2,720

2,360

2,220

2,280

2,180 

2,040

1,960

90,910

2,935

1.33

1.55

June

2,230

2,360

2,000

1,800

1,850

1,- 580

1,620

1,450

1,680

1,940

1,800

1,540

1,260

1,560

1,640

1,730

2,920

2,540

2,060

1,810

1,650

1,380

1,590

1,260

1,170

1,060

1,040

1,080

*1,010 

865

49,275

1,642

0.746

0.83

July

898

902

1,070

1,080

1,180

1,040

936

946

1,070

1,340

1,140

1,000

1,080

904

884

845

925

875

890

1,010

5,640

3,540

2,020

1,680

1,120

1,230

*1,210

1,100

1,010 

1,050

1,090

38,705

1,248

0.567

0.65

Aug.

820

980

1,080

1,050

916

960

1,040

876

808

752

770

742

735

628

740

644

688

*778

1,300

1,550

1,180

1,080

1,240

1,420

1,520

,510

,180

,580

,220

,020

.080

51,447

1,014

0.460

0.55

Sept.

867

786

756

757

771

650

*604

608

694

832

710

734

660

660

663

689

616

700

658

1,100

1.580

1,030

1,110

1,020

855

706

679

724

728 

716

23,643

788

0.358

0.40

Calendar year 1953: Max 24,400 Mln 684 Mean 2,631 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.22

Water year 1953-54: Max 21,900 Mln 604 Mean 2,074 Cfsra 0.942 In. 12.78

Peak discharge (base, 17,500 cfs). --Jan. 23 (7:30 a.m.) 25,600 cfs (6.83 ft); Feb. 21 (7:30 p.m.)

20,700 cfs (6.01 ft); Mar. 1 (11 a.m.) 33,400 cfs (8.03 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on. this day.
216 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Peak Creek at Pulaski, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°02'50", long 80°46'35", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

Second Street at Pulaski, Pulaski County, 0.6 mile downstream from Track Fork and 

8.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 60.9 sq ml.

Records available. February 1927 to July 1933 (fragmentary prior to September 1930), 

June 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,897.79 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Feb. 3, 1927, to July 14, 1933, chain 

gage at bridge 0.2 mile upstream at datum 5.84 ft higher.

Average discharge. 5 years (1930-32, 1951-54), 42.4 cfs, unadjusted.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,830 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 10.03 ft), from 

slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 1.4 cfs Oct. 2-4, 6; minimum gage 

height, 0.40 ft Sept. 15-19, 26-30.

1927-33, 1951-54: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 1, 1954; minimum observed, 0.3 

cfs Sept. 4,5, 1930 (gage height, 1.36 ft, site and datum then In use).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period June 1 to Sept. 30 or those below 10 cfs, 

which are fair. Diversion above station from Pulaski Reservoir for municipal supply.

Revisions. WSP 1205; Drainage area. WSP1275: 1930(M).

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1.8

1.6

176

1.6

1.8

1.8

*2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.8 376"

3.3 

3.8

3.3

78.7

2.54

0.56

Nov.

2.8

278

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.1

4,8

5.2

4.5

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.5

4.8

5.7

5.2

5.2

5.7

6.2

7.7

14

*8.2

5.2

4.5

4.5

4.1

4.5

4.1

148.5

4.95

0.51

Dec.

3.5

2.8

2.6

672

8.2

8.2

13

11

16

31

19

46

56

180

63

29

13

11

11

10

*10

10

10

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.2

8.5

8.8 

8.2

638.8

20.6

0.5

Jan.

7.3

7.6

7.9

7.3

7.9

7.9

7.1

771

7.3

8.5

20

16

13

12

21

473

117

50

*36

30

47

1,050

33T

143

101

140

125

96

67

49 

38

3,030.9

97.8

0.3

Feb.

31

28

25

23

22

20

16

14

15

15

*14

12

11

TT

12

12

15

13

12

15

446

T76

93

63

46

37

29

153

-

1,379

49.2

1.5

Mar.

*2.180

415

280

199

129

90

67

57

48

43

40

36

34

40

36

36

34

33

36

116

97

*68

57

47

42

55

57

56

49 

48

44

4,569

147

1.0

Apr.

78

91

71

55

*43

42

159

12T

84

66

56

47

38

35

32

36

80

78

61

45

38

34

32

34

51

100

131

74

51

40

1,904

63.5

1.4

May

33

30

30

34

30

29

27

28

24

*23

22

20

20

134

415

185

95

78

129

91

66

44

34

26

22

20

17

16

16 

15

9.0

1,762.0

56.8

1.4

June

14

14

13

12

12

11

10

9.5

22

17

13

11

11

12

12

15

120 ~83

37

21

15

13

11

*9.7

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.9

9. 9

574.4

19.1

1.5

July

9.9

10

9.7

11

12

10

11

11

12

11

11

10

9.9

9.7

10

11

9.5

9.5

11

16

86

19

*14

12

11

10

9.9

9.4

12 

12

12

422.5

13.6

1.6

Aug.

13

13

12

11

12

23

6.8

5.6

5.0

4.8

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.0

*3.2

12

25

9.7

6.4

5.2

4.8

4.3

4.0

3.7

5.7

7.5

5.7 

4.7

4.0

233.9

7.55

1.5

Sept.

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5

*275

2.6

2.9

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4 '3.5

18

13

5.7

4.3

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4 

3.4

124.7

4.16

0.7

Adjusted for diversion from Pulaski Reser

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

3.10 

0.051 

0.06

5.46 

0.090 

0.10

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54:

21.1 

0.346 

0.40

98.1 

1.61 

1.86

50.7 

0.833 

0.87

148 

2.43 

2.80

64.9 

1.07 

1.19

58.2 

0.956 

1.10

Observed

Max 1,750 Min 1.6 Mean 52.2 

Max 2,180 Min 1.6 Mean 40.7

20.6 

0.338 

0.38

15.2 

0.250 

0.29

9.05

0.149 

0.17

4.86 

0.080 

0.09

Adjusted

Mean 53.7 Cfsm 0.882 In. 12.00 

Mean 41.8 Cfsm 0.686 In. 9.31

Peak discharge (base. 800 efs).--Jan. 16 (6 a.m.) 1,220 cfs (5.25 ft); Jan. 22 (1:30 p.m.) 2,500 

cfs (7.59 ft); Feb. 21 (9:30 a.m.) 988 cfs (4.76 ft); Mar. 1 (5 a.m.) 4,830 cfs (10.03 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion above station from Pulaski Reservoir for municipal supply, equivalent in cubic feet 

per second; furnished by Town of Pulaski.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 217

Little River at Graysonton, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°02', long 80°33', on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge at 

Snowvllle, Pulaski County, half a mile upstream from Graysonton, 7 miles south of Radford, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--300 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,816.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~]T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 20, 1931, chain gage at bridge 

1 mile downstream at datum 17.99 ft lower. Nov. 20, 1931, to Nov. 13,-1941, waterstage recorder l£ miles downstream at datum 20.58 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge.--gS years (1929-54), 368 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,950 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 4.60 ft); minimum, about 37 cfs Jan. 1, 8, result of freezeup; minimum dally, 52 cfs Sept. 18.

1928-54: Maximum discharge observed, 17,700 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 16.44 

ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determinations near Floyd and near Copper Valley and on basis of flood records for other stations in New River basin; minimum, 21 cfs Feb. 22, 1942, result of 

freezeup; minimum daily, 50 cfs Sept. 21, 1932.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (-water years ). WSP 823: 1929-36. WSP 1143: 1945.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 29 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

52

100

155

288

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

102

168

310

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

677

1,660

3,000

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

74

71

69

66

69

66

66

*69

69

71

76

76

74

71

74

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

78

78

78

81

225

239

130

111

2,689

86.7

0.289

0.33

Nov.

105

102

99

97

97

97

97

99

99

102

102

99

99

102

99

99

99

99

99

102

105

118

191

*207

140

124

111

108

102

97

3,296

110

0.367

0.41

Dec.

105

99

97

118

124

136

158

176

147

316

248

207

404

52i

431

221

147

102

105

154

*161

168

164

84

90

96

127

133

130

127

118

5,467

176

0.587

0.68

Jan.

97

102

124

111

108

108

92

21

121

133

207

207

105

97

176

929

542

248

*239

207

282

1,630

1.640

645

438

504

467

396

316

270

244

10,856

350

1.17

1.35

Feb.

216

207

203

195

191

184

168

133

154

172

*161

154

127

150

154

154

184

221

168

161

1.580

1,080

512

375

310

270

239

230

-

8,053

288

0.960

i.oo

Mar.

2.680

1,240

677

497

349

330

316

282

278

259

248

235

225

276

342

239

225

225

225

396

375

*270

248

239

230

239

244

221

216

01 g

cXO

235

12,275

396

1.32

1.52

Apr.

330

304

253

230

*221

216

253

253

225

207

207

212

199

191

195

264

542

445

299

248

225

212

207

212

212

253

336

244

216

199

7,610

254

0.847

0.94

May

199

248

310

726

410

293

253

244

239

230

*212

199

195

3T5

1.010

685

452

382

519

438

389

330

282

259

248

235

230

221

221

264

244

10,482

338

1.13

1.30

June

207

203

199

195

191

180

172

168

164

519

270

199

180

168

161

308

248

264

221

180

154

136

130

*118

111

105

99

89

79

76.

5,494

183

0.610

0.68

July

81

79

79

89

97

89

79

81

99

105

97

84

76

69

66

111

114

79

89

212

631

417

*207

158

127

118

111

108

97

127

94

4,070

131

0.437

0.50

Aug.

89

97

102

94

94

225

184

111

92

86

81

74

69

64

66

66

69

102

217

374

133

105

*97

146

424

172

121

130

158

133

105

4,080

132

0.440

0.51

Sept.

92

81

79

74

71

66

62

*64

59

64

74

74

71

64

62

62

57

52

54

121

311

150

97

84

79

76

76

76

74

71

2,497

83.2

0.277

0.31

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,710 Mln 66 Mean 294 Cfsm 0.980 In. 13.32

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,680 Mln' 52 Mean 211 Cfsm 0.703 In. 9.53

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs).--Jan. 22 (9 p.m.) 3,150 cfs (4.08 ft)j Feb. 21 (6:50 p.m. 

cfs (4.43 ft)j Mar. 1 (4 p.m.) 3,950 cfs (4.60 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

3,710
218 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

New River at Radford, Va.

Location Lat 37°08' , long 80°34' , on left bank 2,000 ft downstream from bridge on U, S.

 Highway 11 at Radford, Montgomery County, 5 miles downstream from Little River, and

5-g- miles downstream from Claytor Dam.

Drainage area. 2, 748 sq mi. . Records available. August 1939 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. Octo-

 ber 1907 to September 1915 (revised records) in Bulletin 31, Virginia Geological Survey August 1898 to September 1907, published in reports of Geological Survey and 

Bulletins 3 and 10 of the Virginia Geological Survey, believed to be unreliable because of doubtful gage-height record. Gage-height records collected at same site 

since 1895 but at different datum, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,712.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^929 Aug 1 1898, to Feb. 22, 1900, staff gage at highway bridge 2,000 ft upstream 

at datum 2 56 ft higher. FeD. 23, 1900, to Nov. 30, 1903, wire-weight gage at site 

and datum of original gage. Dec. 1, 1903, to Sept. 30, 1915, chain gage at site of 

original gage at datum 0.85 ft lower than present datum. 

Average discharge .-23 years (1907-15, 1939-54), 3,756 cfs (adjusted) 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 48,000 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 13 90 ft); min-

 ImuiT 603 cfs June 13 (gage height, 1.52 ft); minimum daily, 940 cfs Aug. 15

1907-15, 1939-54: Maximum discharge, 218,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 35.96 

ft) from rating curve extended above 73,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations 

on New River and flow over Claytor Dam (computed by Appalachian Electric Power Co.); 

minimum, 165 cfs Aug. 25, 27, 1944 (gage height, 1.08 ft); minimum daily, 550 cfs

Flood of July 16, 1916, reached a stage 35.7 ft at site and datum used by Geological 

Survey 1904-7, from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Claytor Reservoir (capacity, 2^5,500 acre-ft).

 Some additional regulation at low flow by dam and powerplant on Little River, hall a

mile above mouth. Revisions Jwater years ).--WSP 873: Drainage area. WSP 953: 1940-41. See also Records

available.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

870

1,430

2,790

4,580

9,150

16,400

27,000

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,220

1,180

1,180

1,160

1,140

1.120

1,120

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,160

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,200

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,390

1,180

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,220

1,180

1,220

1,220

1,300

1.480

*1,320

1,180

37,390

1,206

-221

Nov.

1,180

1,180

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,090

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,090

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,140

1,110

1,090

1,120

1,140

1,140

1,200

1,240

1,350

1,300

1,200

1,650

1,260

1,110

1,340

 

35,390

1,180

-77

Dec.

1,200

1,220

1,210

1,260

1,320

1,250

1,340

1,460

1,660

1,700

2,270

2,880

3,440

5,820

6,060

4,000

2,500

2,080

1,400

1,340

1,980

1,760

1,940

1,400

1,300

1,350

1,280

1,360

1,320

1,260

IjJLSO

61,510

1,984

+ 6

Jan.

1,180

1,220

1,220

1,140

1,220

1,090

1,230

1,210

1,040

1,200

1,280

1,260

1,220

1,120

1,650

5,260

5,110

4,870

3,580

3,280

2,900

8,180

15.000

12,000

11,200

8,220

6,770

6,680

6,000

4,260

1,810

121,400

3,916

+ 1

Feb.

2,920

2,670

2,920

2,740

2,750

2,140

1,840

2,490

1,870

2,140

1,850

1,190

1,200

1,170

1,260

1,470

1,540

1,540

1,560

1,300

4,740

6,320

*7J 980

6,980

5,050

3,560

2,860

3,520

-

_______

 

79,570

2,842

+393

Mar.

24.200

15,500

11,200

9,920

7,540

5,280

4,260

4,230

4,240

3,780

3,650

3,960

2,880

3,240

3,780

3,660

3,580

2,940

3,380

3,640

2,580

3,370

2,860

2,840

2,710

2,840

2,640

2,840

3,220

*3,660

4,050

158,490

5,113

-26

Apr.

6,670

7,480

2,860

3,260

4,220

3,480

3,500

3,580

3,760

3,580

3,760

3,820

2,860

2,860

2,350

2.540

3,360

2,480

3,580

3,910

2,950

2,660

3,120

2,760

2,400

3,210

3,420

3,190

3,210

3,140

 

103,770

3,459

+4

May

2,340

1,920

3,100

4,630

3,620

3,290

2,640

2,240

1,850

2,770

2,440

2,540

2,660

3,340

4,410

3,540

4,500

5,160

4,290

4,780

4,800

5,480

3,520

4,220

4,090

2,820

2,500

2,410

2,420

2,150

2,460

102,930

3,320

+ 52

June

2,430

2,380

2,120

2,280

1,700

1,680

2,220

1,780

1,860

1,920

1,920

1,580

1,400

2,020

2,280

2,440

5,210

2,890

1,420

1,360

2,420

1,540

1,300

1,340

1,390

1.170

1,210

1,230

1,210

1,220

 

54,940

1,831

+57

July

1,170

1,220

1,250

1,300

1,320

1,330

1,350

1,380

1,400

1,450

1,300

1,340

1,280

1,250

1,280

1,190

1,200

1,200

1,160

1,150

3,170

5,680

*2,940

1,260

1,100

1,190

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,150

1,120

44,370

1,431

+38

Aug.

1,120

1,200

1,160

1,160

1,180

1,360

1,460

1,220

1,260

1,260

1,080

1,100

1,160

1,140

940

1,150

1,010

1,060

1,090

1,140

1,150

1,040

1,120

1,150

1,530

1,460

1,560

1,600

1,760

2.070

1,490

39,220

1,265

-43

Sept.

1,210

1,140

1,160

1,110

1,060

1,100

1,200

1,160

1,180

1,200

1,070

995

1,120

1,110

1,120

1,130

1,150

1,040

1,060

1.420

1,280

1,170

1,130

1,080

1,080

1,120

1,160

1,140

1,140

1,160

 

34,195

1,140

-240

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

985 

0.358 

0.41

1,103 

0.401 

0.45

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54 :

1,990 

0.724 

0.83

3,917 

1.43 

1.65

3,235 

1.18 

1.23

5,087 

1.85 

2.13

3,463 

1.26 

1.41

3,372 

1.23 

1.42

Observed

Max 25,000 Min 1,090 Mean 3,146 

Max 24,200 Mln 940 Mean 2,392

1,888 

0.687 

0.77

1,469 

0.535 

0.62

1,222

0.445 

0.51

900 

0.328 

0.37

Adjusted

Mean 3,132 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.46 

Mean 2,385 Cfsm 0.868 In. 11.80

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs).--Mar. 1 (2:30 p.m.) 48,000 cfs (13.90 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Claytor Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second; furnished by 

Appalachian Electric Power Co.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

New River at Eggleston, Va.

219

Location. Lat 37°17'22", long 80°37'01", on left bank 50 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Eggleston, Giles County, 1.9 miles downstream from Spruce Run, and 7.8 

miles upstream from Walker Creek.

Drainage area. 2,941 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1914 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,615.59 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to July 2, 1926, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 40 years, 3,874 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 43,800 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 15.55 ft); minimum, 790 cfs July 28 (gage height, 2.68 ft); minimum daily, 1,020 cfs Aug. 13, Sept. 6,

1914-54: Maximum discharge, 219,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 41.16 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 35,000 cfs on basis of flood records for other stations on New River; minimum, 536 cfs Oct. 13, 1941 (gage height, 2.29 ft); minimum 

daily, 635 cfs July 20, 21, Sept. 28, 1926.

Flood of 1878 reached a stage of about 40 ft (discharge, about 209,000 cfs).

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

fair. Plow regulated by Claytor Reservoir (capacity, 225,500 acre-ft), 30 miles above 

station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 

are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions (water years). WSP 453: 

WSP 1275: 1918-lii.

1915. WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1916(M).

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.9

3.0 

4.0

1,010

1,110

2,410

5.0

7.0

11.0

4,360

9,90O

23,900

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,230

1,210

1,200

1,180

1,170

1,180

1.140

1,180

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,2OO

1,210

1,210 

1,220

1,200

1,220

1,220

1,380

1,270

1,220

1,240 

1,230

1,230

1,190

1,220

*1,220

1,280 

1.500

1,430

1,300

38,280

1,235

-221

Nov.

1,230

1,260

1,250

1,240

1,280

1,240

1,260

1,220

1,180

1,210

1,200

1,180

1,180

1,170 

1,180

1,200

1,210

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,220

1,260 

1,330

1,400

1,430

1,240

1,390

1.580 

1,200

1,250

 

37,530

1,251

-77

Dec.

*1,330

1,280

1.270

1,330

1,400

1,300

1,360

1,460

1,540

1,920

2,010

2,680

3,740

5,200 

6,900

4,800

3,300

2,110

1,840

1,400

1,720

1,950 

1,900

2,040

1,430

1,400

1,430

1,560 

1,430

1,410

1,270

65,710

2,120

+6

Jan.

1,340

1,230

1,400

1,200

1,340

1,200

1,280

al,250

al,180

al,24O

al,300

al,280

al,250

al.160 

al,350

a3,200

a5,80O

a4,900

4,340

3,730

3,220

6,490 

14,100

12 80O

12,500

9,970

7,440

7,560 

6,880

5,700

2,760

130,390

4,206

+1

Feb.

2,660

3,050

3,230

3,080

2,870

2,400

2,090

2, .580

2,300

2,030

*2,380

1,630

1.400

1,400 

1,410

1,580

1,700

1,680

1,720

1,480

1,920

8.660 

6,410

8,650

5,820

4,410

3,020

2,820

 

 

84,380

3,014

+393

Mar.

21,500

19,400

12,500

10,900

8,370

6,160

4,970

4,870

4,330

4,220

3,830

4,430

3,130

3,320 

4,160

3,940

3,740

3,400

3,420

4,120

3,590

3,460 

3,280

*2 , 800

3,160

2,920

2.700

3,120 

3,500

3,560

4,320

171,120

5,520

-26

Apr.

5,840

8.440

4,520

3,300

4,320

3,900

4,080

*3,780

3,910

3,490

4,020

4,540

3,120

3,040 

2,690

2.420

3,480

3,110

3,480

4,300

3,260

2,950 

3,040

2,800

2,680

3,300

3,5OO

3,560 

3,360

3,360

111,590

3,720

+4

May

2,620

2,200

3,010

4,220

4,580

3,380

2,980

2,420

2,OOO

2,760

2,660

2,580

1.840

2,800 

5,370

3,890

4,610

*5,080

5.550-

a5,400

5,190

a4,900 

4,560

4,720

4,470

a4,000

a2 , 900

2,440 

2,520

2,270

2,740

110,660

3,570

+52

June

2,480

2,410

2,280

2,540

1,950

1,700

2,220

2,030

1,890

2,000

2,020

1,730

1,630

1,940 

2,100

2,480

2,890

5.520

1,760

1,480

2,200

1,770 

1,420

1,340

*1,460

1,260

1,230

1.180 

1,240

1,240

 

57,390

1,913

+57

July

1,240

1,200

1,280

1,400

1,260

1,300

1,340

1,430

1,400

1,410

1,420

1,300

1,300

1,280 

1,290

1,280

1,160

1,250

1,250

1,170

2,160

4,240 

3,420

1,740

1,180

1,200

*1,120

1.100 

1,110

1,110

1,220

45,560

1,470

+38

Aug.

1,060

1,240

1,170

1,160

1,180

1,320

1,520

1,420

1,190

1,310

1,140

1,040

1.020

1,130 

1,080

1,060

1,060

1,080

1,110

1,290

1,380

1,070 

1,030

1,120

*1,300

1,540

1,350

1,670 

1,580

1,680

2,200

39,500

1,274

-43

Sept.

1,180

1,120

1,100

1,130

1,050

1.020

1,090

*1,140

1,140

1,140

1,170

1,040

1,020

1,100 

1,070

1,080

1,080

1,100

1,020

1,270

1.580

1,340 

1,110

1,110

1,080

1,080

1,140

1,180 

1,140

1,160

 

33,780

1,126

-240

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm

In.

1,014

0.345

0.40

1,174

0.399

0.45

Calendar year 1953 :

Water year 1953-54 :

2,126

0.723

0.83

4,207

1.43

1.65

3,407

1.16

1.21

5,494

1.87

2.16

3,724

1.27

1.42

3,622

1.23

1.42

1,970

0.670

0.75

1,508

0.513

0.59

1,231

0.419

0.48

886

0.301

0.34

Observed Adjusted

"tax. 28,700 Min 1,080 Mean 3,399 Mean 3,385 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.62

lax 21,500 Min I,o20 Mean 2,537 Mean 2,53O Cfsm 0.86O In. 11.70

Peak discharge (base, 21.000 efe). Mar. 1 (7 p.m.) 43,80O cfs (15.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Claytor Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second; furnished by 

Appalachian Electric Power Co.

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

and records for stations at Radford and Glenlyn.
220 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Walker Creek at Bane, Va.

Location.--Lat 37"16'05", long 80°42'35", on left bank 0.2 mile downstream from bridge on 

-State Highway 100 at Bane, Giles County, 0.2 mile downstream from Sugar Run, and 7.9

miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 305 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1938 to September 1954. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,665.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Mar. 31 to Aug. 1, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge. 16 years, 305 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,670 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 10.40 ft); minimum, 28 cfs Dec. 25 (gage height, 2.70 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs June 17, 1949 (gage height, 14.44 ft), from

rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 16 cfs Jan. 7,

1940 (gage height, 2.58 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 26 cfs Jan. 7, 1940.

Maximum stage known, about 23.5 ft in September 1878. 

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

Low flow regulated by mill and dam at Staffordsville, 2 miles above station, prior to

January 1945. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1143: 1938-39(M), 1940, 1944, 1946.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

41

40

44

45

46

40

39

T8

42

45

44

41

41

42

44

43

42

41

43

44

40 

43

43

41

41

41

*40

44

51 

52

BT

1,334

43.0

0.141

0.16

Nov.

48

44

43

42

41

40

W

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

41 

44

73

6T

53

49

46

44

43 

42

1,319

44.0

0.144

0.16

Dec.

*42

41

40

4T

50

58

81

82

76

85

92

99

221

390

30?

168

70

54

58

60

68 

68

68

45

40

45

48

52

56

53 

52

2,709

87.4

0.287

0.33

Jan.

48

46

48

48

48

48

45

42

4T

50

126

155

70

80

99

903

724

*355

254

198

188 

1,520

2,540

1,040

620

509

456

408

342

299 

254

11,607

374

1.23

1.42

Feb.

218

198

181

168

155

143

126

114

112

114

*108

103

92

SO" 90

92

96

97

94

93

1,760 

1, 540

790

536

426

349

293

280

-

8,478

303

0.993

1.03

Mar.

5,. 840

1,960

1,470

1,300

880

656

522

449

411

400

400

376

332

345

408

379

332

296

283

5BT

689 

504

426

*383

336

726

880

645

514

460 

488

21,675

699

2.29

2.64

Apr.

662

712

560

456

386

345

*844

S30~ 850

492

430

383

329

293

273

270

441

532

445

379

332 

296

273

273

245

248

474

445

369 

319

12,984

433

1.42

1.58

May

286

339

326

342

329

293

264

267

257

254

237

221

205

267

1.550

1,070

700

565

*1,330

972

724 

545

441

372

319

276

267

246

218 

203

131

13,646

440

1.44

1.66

June

170

181

172

153

143

131

122

114

107

107

103

105

96

96

128

122

176

193

T4?

121

103 

93

85

*77

71

68

65

60

57 

54

3,422

114

0.374

0.42

July

53

52

53

64

60

58

56

80

96

70

58

52

52

60

70

95

80

70

80

90

300" 900 

150

110

95

80

70

*66

61 

59

53

3,293

106

0.348

0.40

Aug.

52

53

52

58

64

T58" 211

99

80

68

61

56

52

50

48

4748"

48

53

63

183 

112

74

65

*59

52

49

59

67 

69

56

2,276

73.4

0.241

0.28

Sept.

48

46

44

42

40

40

36

*35

35

35

38

46

40

39

37

36

35

33

33

46

95 

9956~

52

45

42

41

40

39 

38

1,341

44.7

0.147

0.16

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,180 Mln 36 Mean 315 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.04

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,840 Mln 33 Mean 230 Cfsm 0.754 In. 10.24

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 cfa).--Jan. 22 (12 p.m.) 4,190 cfs (9.39 ft); Mar. 1 (1 p.m.) 5,670 

cfs (10.40 ft)T

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 3-27, July 4-27; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

In stage, weather records, and records for Wolf Creek near Narrows, Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, and 

New River at Eggleston.

Francis Spring near Bane, Va.

Location. Lat 37°15'59", long 80°41'23", 1.2 miles east of Bane, Giles County, and 5 miles

southeast of Pearisburg. 

Records available.--July 1928, November 1951 to September 1954 (discharge measurements

only). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge measured during year, 1.85 cfs Apr. 7; minimum measured, 0.578

1928, 1951-54: Maximum discharge measured, 3.14 cfs Mar. 17, 1953; minimum measured, 

0.508 cfs Nov. 20, 1951. 

Remarks. Discharge measurements generally made once a month, 500 ft below spring.

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

Oct. 27.......... 0.676

Dec. 1.......... .578

Jan. 18.......... 1.60

Peb. 11.......... .896

Mar. 

Apr.

1.41 

7.......... 1.85

May 18.......... .923

June 24.......... .761

July 27.......... 1.00

Aug. 25.......... .615

Sept. 8.......... .856
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 221

New River at Glenlyn, Va.

Location. Lat 37°22'20", long 80°51'45", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 460 at Glenlyn, Giles County, 0.3 mile upstream from East River and 

6.3 miles downstream from Wolf Creek.

Drainage area. 3,768 sq mi.

Records available. August 1927 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,489.76 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Oct. 16, 1934, at same site and datum. Oct. 16, 1934, to June 16, 

1939, at site 200 ft upstream from highway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 4,922 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 51,500 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 11.93 ft); minimum, 1,110 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 2.48 ft); minimum daily, 1,320 cfs Sept. 13. 

1927-54: Maximum discharge, 226,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 27.50 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 56,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 770 cfs Sept. 8, 1930; minimum daily, 820 cfs Sept. 8, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulation by Claytor Reservoir (capacity, 225,500 acre-ft), 

55 miles above station.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

1,250

1,830

4,250

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

11,900

22,400

28,900

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,550

1,510

1,540 

1,520

1,460

1,450

1,410

1,410

1,480

1,540

1,540

1,480

1,490

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,540

1,550

1,480

1,690

1,490

1,520

1,510

1,640

1,670

1,490

*1,560

1,580

1,670

1,850

1,800

47,620

1,536

-221

Nov.

1,690

1,580

,580 

,560

,550

,580

,670

,690

,520

,490

,520

,490

,490

,550

,610

,520

,540

,510

,490

,510

,580

,640

,720

,750

,780

,780

,610

,010

,720

,490

-

48,2OO

1,607

-77

Dec.

*1,670

1,600

1,580 

1,600

1,700

1,800

1,720

1,80O

1,970

2,170

2,250

2,920

3,540

4,700

7,640

5,510

4,400

2,950

2,540

1,960

1,780

2,410

2,250

2,410

1,920

1,780

1,850

1,700

1,800

1,750

1,690

77,500

2,494

+6

Jan.

1,610

1,640

1,700 

1,640

1,520

1,640

1,460

1,640

1,700

1,550

1,870

2,050

1,750

1,800

1,830

4,100

8,390

*6,550

5,680

4,550

4,400

6,020

20,100

14,800

13,400

11,000

8,590

8,200

7,820

6,910

5,020

160,750

5,185

+1

Feb.

2,900

4,100

5,740 

5,9OO

5,700

5,680

5,020

2,570

2,280

2,680

2,880

*2 , 550

1,880

1,920

1,8OO

1,920

2,250

2,260

2,290

2,280

4,520

10,500

7,400

9,960

7,440

5,860

4,660

4,050

-

-

-

108,990

5,892

+393

Mar.

23,800

27,600

15,800 

13,800

10,600

8,390

7,080

6,020

5,950

5,860

5,540.

5,460

5,440

4,660

5,050

5,560

5,240

5,000

4,300

5,750

6,180

4,740

5,100

*4,490

4,260

5,340

5,950

5,160

4,980

5,340

5,900

254,500

7,558

-26

Apr.

7,000

9,870

8,440 

4,870

4,840

5,740

5,740

*6,210

5,800

5,640

5,550

5,260

5,100

4,120

4,O60

5,600

4,490

5,840

4,460

5,580

5,200

4,550

4,050

4,460

4,060

3,680

4,620

4,940

4,460

4,480

-

156,270

5,209

+4

May

4,580

3,590

3,020 

4,560

5,880

4,700

4,580

5,660

5,580

2,990

5,880

5,510

5,600

4,220

8,550

7,420

6,220

*6,870

8,980

7,500

7,600

6,950

7,540

5,160

5,740

5,380

4,120

5,840

5,540

5,560

5,240

157,540

5,075

+52

June

5,380

5,410

5,540 

3,050

3,220

2,580

2,460

2,920

2,460

2,600

2,640

2,680

2,520

2,100

2,700

2,910

5,250

4,100

2,670

2,080

1,970

2,990

2,090

1,820

*1,780

1,880

1,640

1,640

1,650

1,640

-

75,930

2,551

+57

July

,600

,610

,600 

,770

,700

,720

,740

,880

,880

,810

,860

,700

,720

,680

,640

,680

,620

,600

,690

,720

,590

,420

,020

,820

,050

,670

* ,750

,580

.550

1,550

1,550

62,770

2,025

+38

Aug.

1,580

1,580

1,730 

1,560

1,640

2,540

2,190

2,070

1,720

1,700

1,670

1,490

1,450

1,520

1,'550

1,570

1,550

1,460

1,520

1,550

1,940

1,750

1,420

1,490

*1,520

1,870

1,870

2,050

2,170

1,970

2 ,450

55,740

1,754

-45

Sept.

1,750

1,450

1,440 

1,480

1,420

1,440

1,570

1,390

 1,380

1,410

1,520

1,420

1,520

1,590

1,380

1,590

1,570

1,410

1,550

1,440

1,900

1,750

1,580

1,440

1,440

1,450

1,580

1,450

1,410

1,410

-

43,710

1,457

-240

Adjusted for change in contents Jn Claytor Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,515 

0.549 

0.40

1,55C

0.406 

0.4E

Calendar year 1955: 

Water year 1955-54:

2,500 

0.665 

0.76

5,186 

1.38 

1.59

4,285 

1.14 

1.19

7,552

2.00 

2.31

5,215 

1.58 

1.54

5,172 

1.36 

1.57

Observed

Max 55,000 Min 1,550 Mean 4,394 

Max 27,600 Min 1,320 Mean 3,561

2,588 

0.687 

0.77

2,063 

0.548 

0.63

1,691 

0.449 

0.52

1,217 

0.525 

0.56

Adjusted

Mean 4,580 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.78 

Mean 5,554 Cfsm 0.890 In. 12.09

Peak discharge (base, 24,OOP cfs).--Mar. 1 (11 p.m.) 51,500 cfs (11.93 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on.this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Claytor Reservoir; furnished by 

Appalachian Electric Power Co.
222 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Camp Creek near Camp Creek, V. Va.

Location. Lat 37°30'15", long 81 0 07'40", on left bank 1,500 ft downstream from Mash Fork 

and 2.1 miles upstream from town of Camp Creek, Mercer County.

Drainage area.--32.0 sq ml.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 2,050 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years, 41.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined, but probably occurred Jan. 16 

and exceeded 1,000 cfs; no flow part of day Oct. 4.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 3,750 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 5.84 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Aug. 1-4, 1952, 

Sept. 29,30, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to May 14

0.01 

.04

5.9

May 15 to Sept. 30

12

34

75

1Z3

250

510

2.1 

2.5 

3.1

133

250

510

Note. Same as preceding table below 1.0 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.03

.03

.02

.01

702

.02

.03

.03

.02

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.06

.06

.14

*.12

.16

1.34

0.043

0.0013

0.002

Nov.

0.16

.16

.16

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.13

.13

.13

.12

.10

712

.12

.12

.12

.10

.10

.12

.16

.25

1.0

1.3

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

.73

.65

11.18

0.373

0.012

0.01

Dec.

0.58

*.47

.43

.58

.92

1.3

3.0

2.8

4.9

15

7.9

6.5

9.8

42

21

11

9.4

5.9

4.7

5.9

6.5

7.6

9.4

b4.0

b4.0

b4.2

b4.5

*b3.5

3.8

4.0

3 . 8

209.38

6.75

0.211

0.24

Jan.

3.5

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.2

2.5

2.6

2.2

375

9.0

15

9.0

8.0

200

500

200

100

50

30

40

100

180

130

70

50

40

30

25

22

18

1,855.7

59.9

1.87

2.16

Feb.

15

15

*16

15

13

11

IT

12

16

16

12

14

15

16

12

12

19

20

20

24

161

123

75

56

40

33

26

*24

-

842

30.1

0.941

0.98

Mar.

80

84

97

84

70

61

56

70

96

109

96

71

80

148

T23

80

61

50

48

58

60

53

53

48

50

143

47

30

*60

85

109

2,360

76.1

2.38

2.74

Apr.

117

98

74

55

43

39

46

51

44

37

34

32

27

26

26

58

207

146

90

64

50

41

40

43

38

*36

33

32

28

25

1,680

56.0

1.75

1.95

May

22

20

21

22

19

18

22

39

50

88

79

60

45

445

478

179

107

168

206

122

80

59

43

34

29

39

206

118

79

53

38

2,988

96.4

3.01

3.47

June

31

26

21

20

17

14

12

11

9.4

8.5

9.8

8.8

7.6

8.8

5.9-

5.7

7.4

7.1

5.4

4.0

3.1

2.8

1.9

1.4

1.1

.92

.73

*.58

.35

. 28

253.56

8.45

0.264

0.29

July

0.22

.20

.18

.43

.47

.35

.31

6.0

4.0

1.5

.73

.47

.35

.25

.20

.14

.12

712

1.1

2.5

5.1

52

23

9.8

5.7

3.7

*2.4

1.7

1.1

. 82

. 58

125.54

4.05

0.127

0.15

Aug.

0.47

7. 8

15

9.4

9.7

59

20

10

8.2

5.4

4.0

2.8

2.1

1.4

1.3

.92

2.4

12

8.8

4.9

4.2

3.0

2.4

3.0

3.5

2.6

4.2

4.5

*4.2

3.0

2.1

222.29

7.17

0.224

0.26

Sept.

1.5

1.1

.82

.58

.43

.35

.28

.25

.20

.25

.65

.58

.43

.28

.25

.20

.18

.16

722

36.

13

6.5

3.7

2.6

1.7

1.4

1.0

*.92

.82

.65

77.00

2.57

0.080

0.09

Calendar year 1953: Max 931 Min 0 Mean 35.1 Cfsm 1.10 In. 15.00

Water year 1953-54: Max 500 Min 0.01 Mean 29.1 Cfsm 0.909 In. 12.34

Peak discharge (base, 580 efs). About Jan. 16 (time and discharge unknown); May 14 (9 p.m.) 958 

c fs (3.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 28 to Feb. 3; discharge estimated on basis of records for Bluestone River near Pipestem and Plney Creek at Raleigh.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 223

Bluestone River near Pipestem, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°32'45", long 81 "00"30", on left bank 1.2 miles downstream from Mountain 

Creek, 2.5 miles west of Pipestem, Summers County, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 363 sq mi.

Records availably.--July 1950 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,527.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 j[Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,600 cfs Jan. 22-(gage height, 9.15 ft); minimum, 

I^cfs Oct. 7-9 (gage height, 1.60 ft).

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 7,080 cfs May 20, 1953; minimum, that of Oct. 7-9, 1953.

Remarks. Records excellent.

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

In cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.3 

3X5 

3.5

156

263

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

408

780

1,330

3,000

4,320

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

*15

14

14

14

13

13 

12

TZ

12

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15 

15

15

14

14

14

16

25

51

53

517

16.7

0.046

0.05

Nov.

34

25

20

17

17

16 

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

17

18

21

28

4_3

33

29

27

23

21

600

20.0

0.055

0.06

Dec.

*20

1818-

21

19

21 

33

44

59

86

86

72

94

247

288

160

90

51

42

52

47

53 

58

36

32

42

35

34

36

39

36

1,969

63.5

0.175

0.20

Jan.

27

25

34

29

26

29 

24

18

tt

36

106

177

104

84

185

3,300

1,870

735

402

283

408

2,290 

3,620

1,670

758

508

399

333

260

227

192

18,185

587

1.62

1.86

Feb.

*167

162

160

148

140

134 

117

99

106

104

110

103

92

52

94

99

103

120

117

114

496

1,150 

670

473

378

303

246

216

-

6,313

225

0.620

0.65

Mar.

1,130

1,270

1,390

1,300

925

670 

560

560

670

780

758

613

526

875

1,120

825

632

490

438

490

473

408 

387

381

360

1,420

1,530

 55TT

650

780

1,090

24,451

789

2.17

2.51

Apr.

*1,210

1,090

825

613

490

423 

490

560

508

408

369

351

312

270

260

470

1,600

1,670

1,060

690

526

438 

396

381

342

393

423

345

286

240

17,439

581

1.60

1.79

May

212

201

188

188

184

166 

162

2757

231

360

360

288

238

1,590

3,480

1,910

1,030

1,210

1,790

1,300

1,030

780 

596

473

390

488

2,070

1,150

735

613

490

24,110

778

2.14

2.47

June

378

37T

263

229

201

177 

153

140

126

117

124

134

129

318

209

135

129

129

106

90

78

70 

63

56

51

46

45

41

37

36

4,131

138

0.380

0.42

July

*33

31

3T

35

44

39 

36

51

211

100

62

49

39

36

32

47

104

63

53

73

1,210

2,420 

1, 500

578

324

216

160

130

107

92

82

7,988

258

0.711

0.82

Aug.

73

85

100

97

108

1,150 

578

258

148

116

92

78

65

59

54

51

60

114

145

96

74

65 

56

51

52

63

60

53

68

59 

*46

4,174

135

0.372

0.43

Sept.

39

35

35

31

28

27 

24

23

23

26

34

33

32

27

24

23

21

19

2T

294

438

W 

110

76

59

47

42

37

34

31

1,879

62.6

0.172

0.19

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,720 Mln 12 Mean 407 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.19

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,620 Mln 12 Mean 306 Cfsm 0.843 In. 11.45

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs).--Jan. 22 (10 p.m.) 4,600 cfs (9.15 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
224 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

New River at Bluestone Dam, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°38'35", long 80°53'00", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Bluestone Dam, Summers County, 0.7 mile upstream from Greenbrier River and 2 miles 

upstream from Hinton, Summers County.

Drainage area. 4,604 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1923 to September 1954. Published as "near Hinton" 1923-46.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,360.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Dec. 1, 1923, to Nov. 19, 1934, staff gage, and 

Nov. 20, 1934, to July 1, 1947, water-stage recorder, at site 1.3 miles upstream at 

datum 8.49 ft higher. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 0.7 mile downstream from present

Average discharge.--31 years (1923-54), 5,490 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,600 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 11.90 ft); minimum daily, 1,070 cfs Oct. 2.

1923-54: Maximum discharge, 232,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 21.0 ft, from

floodmarks, present site and datum), by slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum,

10 cfs (estimated during construction at Bluestone Dam) Aug. 30, 1948; minimum daily,

178 cfs Jan. 29, 1952.

Floods of Apr. 21 and May 23, 1901, reached a stage of 24.2 ft, former site and

datum (discharge, 234,000 cfs). Flood of 1878 probably reached a higher stage. 

Remarks. Records good above 5,000 cfs and fair below. Flow regulated since 1939 by

Claytor Reservoir and since 1949 by Bluestone Reservoir (combined capacity, 856,500

acre-ft). 

Revisions water years ).--WSP 713: 1925(M) . WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP893: 1930(M),

1935-36(M).Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water

years 1929 and 1933, superseding those published in WSP 683 and 743 are given herewith:

Apr. 29, 1929.......... 13,100

Apr. 30, 1929.......... 13,100

Feb. 27, 1933.......... 8,260

Month

Calendar year 1929 ...........

Calendar year 1933. ..........

Maximum

66,900

22,600

Minimum

1,750

1,030

Mean

7,790

5,010

Per square 

mile

.42

.70

.09

Runoff in 

inches

23.00

14.79

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

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2,640 1,070' 

1,090

1,300

1,410

1,530

2,030 

1,190

1,190

1,220

1,220

1,300

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,410 

1,530

1,620

1,620 

1,560

1,500 

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,560

*1,650

1,740

45,480

1,467

-215

Nov.

,780

,650 

,470

,360

,360

,360

,360 

,380

,380-

,780

,940

1,880

,740

,500

,470

,410

,330

,330

,380 

,440

,440

,470 

,470

,500 

,680

,710

,620

,780

,740

590

46,300

1,543

-155

Dec.

2,770

3,070 

1,680

1,650

1,620

1,620

1,620 

1,620

2,110

2,080

2,110

2,650

3,520

4,700

7,020

7,760

4, 700

3,290

2,650 

2,150

1,650

1,500 

2,450

2,370 

2,370

1,740

1,530

1,590

*1,620

2,110

1,500

80,820

2,607

-141

Jan.

1.500

1,530 

1,530

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560 

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

2,080

2,080

1,590

2,040

5,980

11,900

8,060

6,810 

4,860

4,650

7,340 

21,600

21,600 

14, 800

9,750

9,400

9,060

8,380

7,450

6, 090

182,560

5,889

+245

Feb.

3,610

*3,900 

4,090

3,850

3,900

3,850

3,070 

2,570

3,940

4,090

3,650

2,010

1,880

1,710

1,710

2,570

1,590

2,340

1,590 

1,880

2,650

10,900 

2,040

12,400 

14, 800

5,650

5,440

3,610

_

115,290

4,118

+394

Mar.

17,600

29,600 

28,500

18,800

12,800

10, 100

8,380 

6,420

7,450

7,450

5,650

6,870

7,450

6,420

6,760

7,160

6,200

4,340

5,650 

5,060

7,760

5,540 

6,650

5,220 

3,740

6,530

9,060

6,370

6,250

6,740

*7,160

277,680

8,957

-14

Apr.

8,960

11,200 

10, 100

5,650

5,330

6,480

5,440 

6,810

6,260

6,090

5,540

5,540

5,540

5,840

2,570

6,530

4,190

7,160

6,260 

6,420

6,200

4,390 

5,920

4,140 

4,750

3,350

6,420

3,850

5,710

3,560

176,200

5,873

-54

May

3,990

3,330 

2,940,

3,700

5,650

5,220

4,550 

3,470

2,980

3,150

4,290

4,800

4,040

7,160

15, 800

10,400

7,160

8,380

11,900 

9,750

9,060

7,760 

7,450

4,700 

6,590

6,090

7,760

4,910

4,140

4,140

3,900

189,160

6,102

+14

June

3,650

*3,470 

3,150

3,200

3,150

2,650

2,340 

2,340

2,370

2,410

2,410

2,410

2,410

2,650

2,810

2,810

2,900

3,380

4,090 

2,490

1,710

1,940 

2,530

1,910 

1,440

1,470

1,500

1,470

1,470

*1,440

73,970

2,466

+50

July

1,440

1,410 

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,360

1,380 

1,300

1,300

1,330

1,360

1,380

1,380

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,470

1,530

1,650 

2,080

4,190

8,380 

7,160

4,340 

2,610

2,040

1,740

1,410

*1,440

1,440

1,440

64,780

2,090

+124

Aug.

1,440

1,440 

,650

,650

,440

,620

^780

,090

,380

,410

,410

,300

,190

,190

,330

,470

,470

,470 

,620

,560

,780 

,650

,650 

,470

,470

,970

,940

,810

,970

* ,610

5 ,490

,758

-45

Sept.

2,040

1,470 

1,470

1,440

1,440

1,300

1,190 

1,190

1,190

1,360

1,360

1,380

1,440

1,380

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,440 

1,840

2,650

2,040 

1,650

4.170 

1,650

1,360

1,360

1,360

*1,360

1,440

46,850

1,562

-344

Adjusted for change in contents in Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,252 

0.272 

0.31

1,386 

0.30 

0.3<<

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54:

2,466 

0.536 

I 0.62

6,134 

1.33 

1.53

4,512 

0.980 

1.02

8,943 

1.94 

2.24

5,819 

1.26 

1.41

6,116 

1.33 

1.53

Observed

Max 35,100 Min 1,040 Mean 4,968 

Max 29,600 Min 1,070 Mean 3,708

2,516 

0.546 

0.61

2,214 

0.481 

0.55

1,713 

0.372 

0.43

1,218 

0.267 

0.30

Adjusted

Mean 4,934 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.51 

Mean 3,695 Cfsm 0.802 In. 10.89

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs, equivalent in cubic feet per second. 

Records for Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric Co. and those for Bluestone Reservoir by Cores of Engineers.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 225

Greenbrier River at Durbin, W. Va.

Location. --La t 38°32'35", long 79°50'00", on left bank at Durbin, Pocahontas County, 500 

ft downstream from confluence of East and West Forks.

Drainage area. 134 sq ml.

Records available. March 1943 to September 1954.

~~Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,699.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge .--11 years, 248 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 3,640 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 5.60 ft); maximum gage height, 7.51 ft Jan. 16 (ice jam); minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 0.90 

ft ) .

1943-54: Maximum discnarge, 5,110 cfs Feb. 23, 1944, from rating curve extended 

above 2,800 cfs; maximum gage height, 8.86 ft Feb. 14, 1948 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.3 cfs Sept. 29 and Oct. 3, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.89 ft Sept. 14, 1946.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-28)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16

0.8 0.3

.9 1.1

1.0 2.6

1.1 5i3

1.2 9.5

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.2

97

224

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.2

Jan. 17 to Sept. 30 

9.5

101

217

3.0 610

3.5 910

4.0 1,360

5.0 2,710

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

~0.5

.5

.5

*.6

.8

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.7

2.2

5.3

14

14

63.9

2.06

0.015

0.02

Nov.

9.5

7.4

5.7

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.2

*4.0

3.7

3.4

5TT

3.7

3.4

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.5

6.1

79

37

22

18

14

11

11

11

304.4

10.1

0.075

0.08

Dec .

9.1

7.8

9TT

15

24

25

130

*58

43

164

79

67

124

209

T8T

105

70

50

45

40

45

50

70

60

50

45

40

40

35

34

32

1,962.0

63.3

. 0.472

0.54

Jan.

30

30

30

30

30

28

26

25

2S

30

60

**100

80

60

50

200

577

408

383

408

1,340

 

1,730 9T6-

572

414

383

518

507

393

305

229

9,967

322

2.40

2.77

Feb.

197

197

1-68

145

126

116

100

80

W

90

*110

90

80

80

120

183

383

378

329

282

594

S9T

455

378

324

329

300

296

6,604

236

1.76

1.83

Mar.

2,390

1,270

786

539

393

310

252

*244

2TT8"

305

343

1,290

1,600

1,350

903

594

445

368

381

638

577

460

383

300

282

353

319

300

260

310

300

18,493

597

4.46

5.13

Apr.

305

287

296

282

310

368

414

403

338

282

252

225

190

174

190

476

1,040

 79F

566

408

314

256

225

207

190

171

165

165

142

121

9,560

319

2.38

2.65

May

111

148

177

200

183

171

174

207

197

203

*207

225

217

225

278

278

256

229

200

236

221

200

183

159

145

140

174

150

137

118

99

5,848

189

1.41

1.62

June

111

150

118

111

99

87

70

62

99

76

287

236

180

476 565"

269

319

319

240

177

137

111

124

87

66

55

114

72

51

43

4,611

154

1.15

1.28

July

38

33

26

48

251

183

*114

190

145

111

90

74

58

50

976

582

319

207

156

124

124

116

80

60

50

40

34

30

27

27

23

4,386

141

1.05

1.22

Aug.

31

4tT

96

56

112

350

150

101

114

106

74

56

46

40

41

50

62

46

56

81

373

225

159

126

114

224

398

300

217

207

265

4,316

139

1.04

1.20

Sept.

171

TS6

101

78

62

53

46

43

38

38

90

53

37

*30

33

30

23

19

30

68

72

66

40

28

24

20

17

15

14

13_

1,478

49.3

0.368

0.41

Calendar year 1953 : Max 3,560 Mln 0.5 Mean 202 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.48

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,390 Mln 0.5 Mean 185 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.75

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 efs).--Jan. 16 (1:30 p.m.) discharge unknown (7.51 ft); Mar. 1 (9:30 

a.m.) 3,640 cfs (5.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 17 to Jan. 16, Feb. 7-15.
226

MoLaughlin Spring at Edray, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°16'25", long 80°06'30", on right bank half a mile north of Edray State 

Trout Hatchery at Edray, Pocahontas County, and 4 miles north of Marlinton.

Records available. July 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,400 ft above mean sea level (from 

topographic map).

Average discharge. 9 years, 8.70 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 120 cfs July 15 (gage height, 2.11 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.3 cfs Oct. 17-21; minimum gage height, 0.02 ft Sept. 17, 18.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 147 cfs Feb. 21, 1953 (gage height, 2.30 ft); minimum, 

0.27 cfs Sept. 27, 1949; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 17, 18, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years1.--W3P 1235: 1945-47, 1948-49(M) .

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

-*!

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.5

.4

12.3

0.40

-

-

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

3.2

1.3

.9

.9

.7

.5

.5

.4

17.3

0.58

-

-

Dec.

0.5

.4

.4

.6

2.8

1.7

*9.2

3.1

2.4

15

6.6

4.9

12

25

15

8.7

6.2

4.4

3.3

3.0

4.0

16

19

8.0

4.4

3.2

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

191.4

6.17

-

-

Jan.

2.1

2^0

2.4

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.2

12

*29

16

8.8

5.9

9.1

46

28

15

12

19

40

74

55

34

22

18

18

14

11

9.1

7.3

524.6

16.9

-

-

Feb.

6.2

6.2

5.7

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.1

3.6

*3.4

4.5

3.9

3.1

3.4

4.0

5.1

14

12

8.8

9.2

60

38

26

21

20

18

17

16

-

329.2

11.8

-

-

Mar.

*77

*34

26

20

17

14

12

13

16

18

17

29

38

40

28

19

17

16

18

40

24

19

16

12

13

20

18

16

12

12

12

683

22.0

_

-

Apr.

16

15

14

12

*13

18

24

20

17

14

12

10

8.9

8.2

16

50

60

32

20

16

13

11

3.8

9.4

11

9.4

9.1

8.2

7.2

G.5

490.7

16.4

-

-

May

5.8

5.6

6.3

7.2

6.3

5.8

5.8

9.3

8.6

*7.9

7.3

7.5

7.3

8.1

25

5i

16

12

10

9.1

7.8

6.8

5.2

5.7

5.5

8.6

22

22

18

12

9.1

315.4

10.2

-

-

June

8.1

7.3

6.5

6.0

5.3

4.8

*4.3

4.2

5.0

4.4

5.8

6.0

4.6

3.9

6.3

6.5

7.1

1£

12

7.9

6.4

5.3

5.5

4.5

3.9

3.4

13

9.1

4.5

3.1

190.7

6.36

-

-

July

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.1

*Z.l

3.4

13

5.6

3.4

3.6

3.1

2.8

2.6

81

42

19

12

23

20

42

30

17

12

8.6

6.6

5.5

4.4

3.4

3.1

2.5

382.6

12.3

-

-

Aug.

2.1

3.0

*7.5

4.3

16

25

12

7.8

7.3

6.0

4.8

3.6

2.8

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.0

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

2.8

2.5

2.4

1.6

1.3

1 -1 * ?c

138.6

4.47

-

-

Sept.

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

^6

.7

6.5

4.3

2.5

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

35.7

1.19

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 96 

Water year 1953-54: Max 77

Mln 

Mln

Mean 6.55 Cfsm - 

Mean 9.07 Cfsm -

Discharge measures nade on this day.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 227

Knapp Creek at Marlinton, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°12'40", long 80°04'30", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Spice Run and 1 mile southeast of Marlinton, Pocahontas County,

Drainage area. 108 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1945 to September 1954.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 2,090 ft above mean sea level, 

(from topographic map).

Average discharge. 9 years, 150 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,710 cfs July 15 (gage height, 13.86 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 6.7 cfs Oct. 5.

1945-54; Maximum discharge, that of July 15, 1954; minimum observed, 5.0 cfs 

Sept. 14, 1952; minimum gage height, 0.84 ft Sept. 7, 9, 10, 1946.

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

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge 

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

1.2 

1.5

Oct. 1 to July 15

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

408

1,250

2,350

3,700

July 16 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.9

8.2

17

33

2.5 204

3.0 350

4.2 810

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Oct.

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

*6.7

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

13 

TT

10

242.7

7.83

0.072

0.08

Nov.

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

*8.2

1^0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

10

30

40

30

25

20

17

15

15

376.7

12.6

0.117

0.13

Dec.

13

ii

11

12

15

20

*58

50

40

90

80

60

90

150

100

80

60

45

40

35

40

45

50

45

40

36

33

30

28

25

1,458

47.0

0.435

0.50

Jan.

25

^4

23

2?

21

21

20

20

20

20

50

*73

60

50

80

300

258

202

143

*122

229

155

720

305

189

154

143

98

94

86

SO

4,607

149

1.38

1.59

Feb.

70

67

55

49

53

43

48

42

38

*32

35

34

31

30

31

31

35

33

31

30

290

408

215

154

132

116

98

91

-

2,322

82.9

0.768

0.80

Mar.

5.130

*840

540

356

243

177

143

122

107

109

109

578

760

840

580

322

215

165

154

600

426

258

189

154

132

289

289-

229

177

165

143

12,541

405

3.75

4.32

Apr.

202

202

189

143

*143

177

520

408

258

177

154

118

100

89

96

229

800

500

289

202

154

132

132

165

177

132

122

109

91

Jfi

6,288

210

1.94

2.17

May

66

60

62

64

56

53

52

64

60

*67

66

69

61

60

397

322

215

165

165

273

177

132

103

86

73

79

824

356

229

154

111

4,721

152

1.41

1.63

June

94

243

143

101

83

65

*54

48

55

48

65

76

53

72

62

57

61

78

73

57

46

39

38

31

28

25

TIS.

243

101

64

2,922

97.4

0.902

1.01

July

55

41

36

39

35

*54

40

143

100

61

46

40

35

31

2.800

810

270

150

340

229

434

229

142

92

66

52

42

36

31

35

u

6,541

211

1.95

2.25

Aug.

25

30

*47

37

49

180

74

47

48

34

33

27

23

20

20

18

21

37

28

26

108

59

43

34

28

30

31

28

22

23

33

1,263

40.7

0.377

0.43

Sept.

25

20

18

16

14

12'

14

14

15

14

14

13

*12

9.7

10

10

9.7

1,0

12

55

47

41

21

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

518.4

17.3

0.160

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,930 Mln 6.0 Mean 110 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.82

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,130 Mln 6.7 Mean 120 Cfsm l.ll In. 15.09

Peak discharge (base. 2,900 cfs).--Mar. 1 (7 a.m.) 5,440 cfs (11.3 ft); July 15 (4 p.m.) 7,710 

(13.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote..--Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Oct. 1 to Jan. 16; discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records, 4 discharge measurements, and records for nearby stations.
228 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Greenbrier River at Buckeye, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38"11'15", long SOW 50", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge 

at Buckeye, Pocahontas County, 1,000 ft upstream from Swago Creek and 3.5 miles downstream from Knapp Creek. Records include flow of Swago Creek.

Drainage area. 540 sq mi, includes that of Swago Creek. 

Records available.--September 1929 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,085.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 27, 1939, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--25 years, 847 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,700 cfs July 15 (gage height 13.06 ft)- 

minimum, 8.4 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.39 ft).

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 41,500 cfs Feb. 5, 1932 (gage height, 17.5 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs; minimum, 3.8 cfs AUK 13 

1930 (gage height, 1.19 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water yearsj . WSP 758: 1933. WSP 953: 1930-32, 1934-35(M), 1936, 1937(M) 

1938-39, 1940(M) . '

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-27)

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

13

19

42

104

262

480

4.0 

5.0

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

1,120

2,070

4,770

8,900

14,200

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

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

11

11

9.8

*11

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

13

12

12

12

13

13

15

13

13

12

13

13

14

18

23

26

26

414.8

13.4

0.025

0.03

Nov.

23

21

28

27

25

23

22

21

*20

20

20

19

11

19

19

19

20

20

19

20

22

24

61

95

Ml

80

63

56

37

39

1,031

34.4

0.064

0.07

Dec.

41

29

2£

37

49

57

*171

316

206

414

500

296

411

838

1.000

554

340

20 u

164

180

216

219

273

b200

blVO

b!60

b!60

b!50

b!50

b!40 

b!30

7,797

252

0.467

0.54

Jan.

b!20

107

115

128

112

115

104

91

99

146

*383

475

281

b200

b250

b800

2,400

1,280

935

1,000

2,740

6.180

4,460

2,120

1,420

1,080

1,040

1,240

970

806 

638

31,836

1,027

1.90

2.19

Feb.

500

500

445

383

336

296

262

180

180

*226

273

226

183

190

251

244

357

674

584

520

1,850

_2.460

1,620

1,200

1,040

900

900

844

-

17,624

629

1.16

1.21

Mar.

*12.900

5,640

3,060

2,120

1,420

1,120

900

830

758

800

858

2,830

5,130

4,770

3,440

2,180

1,520

1,160

1,040

2,680

2,340

1,620

1,280

1,000

858

1,080

1,200

1,080

935

8S5_

879

63,293

2,203

4.08

4.70

Apr.

970

1,000

970

865

*812

1,040

1,870

1,820

1,370

1,040

886

770

638

542

554

2,820

5.150

3,260

2,070

1,420

1,080

865

782

788

752

662

590

560

505

430

36,861

1,229

2.28

2.54

May

370

340

370

430

435

402

388

465

485

*490

480

480

480

500

1,250

1,370

1,080

836

806

824

764

656

560

480

421

433

2.680

1,620

1,120

830

614

22,509

726

1.34

1.55

June

495

620

525

411

349

296

*251

219

216

244

255

580

430

439

716

872

1,470

1,040

872

626

450

340

281

289

213

164

2.560

1,150

525

332

17,030

568

1.05

1.17

July

251

196

158

152

152

*564

379

G76

753

455

328

258

215

177

10.500

4,420

1,670

970

1,200

844

1,470

1,080

680

440

320

251

203

171

143

154 

120

29,155

940

1.74

2.01

Aug.

107

157

*216

248

288

1.240

754

406

520

445

332

240

187

152

131

126

152

240

183

158

514

668

402

304

248

255

818

746

566

411 

486

11,280

364

0.674

0.78

Sept.

510

349

262

210

171

143

125

112

99

92

87

123

*120

87

74

65

57

59

65

156

281

251

183

151

99

80

70

65

59

J56

4,255

141

0.261

0.29

Calendar year 1953: Max 20,000 Mln 9.8 Mean 711 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.89

Water year 1953-54: Max 12,900 Mln 9.8 Mean CBO Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.08

8.000 efs).--Jai.. 22 (6:30 p.m.) 9,400 cfs (9.15 ft); Mar. 1 (12:30 p.m.)

19,400 cfs (12.63 ft); July 15 (5 p.m.) 20,700 cfs (13.06 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 229

Second Creek near Second Creek, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°41'05", long 80°27'25", on left bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 219, 1.5 miles downstream from town of Second Creek, Monroe County, and 

8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 80.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,812.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 18, 1947, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 76.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,830 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 4.71 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Nov. 17, Dec. 24; minimum gage height, 0.23 ft Dec. 24.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 3,980 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 7.10 ft); minimum, that of Nov. 17, Dec. 24, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.18 ft Aug. 20, 1951.

Remarks. Records fair. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills at Gap 

Mills and Second Creek.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: 1950.

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 

0.2

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.O

1 to Mar. 1

2.7 

7.3 

14 

7O 

157 

287 

705 

1,320

Mar. 2 to July 22 

O.3

1.5 

2.0 

3.O 

4.O

2.7 

7.0

14

57

162

277

670

1,320

July 23 to Sept. 30

0.3 

.4

.5

.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.1

3.0

7.0

13

31

71

162

307

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.5

4.5

4.1

2.1

3.6

4.1

5.5

6.4

3.2

5.5

3.2

4.1

5.9

3.2

3.6

2.1

4.1

1.8

376

5.5

5.0

3.2 

3.6

3.7

3.6

4.1

6.8

*5.5

6.4

6.4

4 5

133.4

4.30

0.053

0.06

Nov.

3.6

4.1

4.1

5.9

5.9

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.1

5.5

3.2

376

4.5

6.6

4.5

3.6

4.1

4.5

4.5

4.1

4.5

4.1

8.6

~8.6 10

5.0

5.5

4.5

5.5

5.0

152.9

5.10

0.063

0.07

Dec.

4.5

*4.5

5.O

10

6.4

6.4

12

13

12

25

15

16

32

57

4T

22

11

8.6

6.8

7.3

7.3

8.6 

9.3

3.2

4.5

4.1

5.0

*5.5

7.3

5.9

6.8

383.0

12.4

0.153

0.18

Jan.

3.6

570

8.6

5.0

6.4

5.9

4.1

4.1

8.0

7.3

32

28

12

15

21

183

77

6O

45

37

49

369 

262

124

84

74

67

55

45

40

32

1,769.0

57.1

0.707

0.81

Feb.

29

*23

27

25

23

22

18

12

21

15

17

12

13~ 9.3

15

14

19

16

15

15

150

137 

83

65

56

47

40

35

_

973.3

34.8

0.431

0.45

Mar.

964

*350

298

202

137

100

78

68

58

55

53

52

55

135

135

96

75

66

62

95

S3

68 

66

58

61

420

218

151

113

*113 in

4,596

148

1.83

2.12

Apr.

149

137

113

90

98

141

255

202

147

107

91

80

63

57

52

49

154

145

111

86

72

63 

62

80

74

68

*62

55

50

41

2,954

98.5

1.22

1.36

May

37

34

33

4T

35

33

33

40

36

44

45

46

40

703

846

314

192

260

403

250

196

151 

114

90

74

143

428

176

118

102

74

5,131

166

2.05

2.36

June

60

52

*44

37

33

30

26

23

19

18

20

18

17

53

105

~53 123

42

32

27

22

16 

15

13

12

11

9.1

*7.0

6.6

770

950.7

31.7

0.392

O.44

July

6.6

6.1

6.1

7.0

6.1

4.8

6.1

7.0

8.4

5.3

5.7

4.8

6.1

T7&- 4.0

4.4

4.8

4.8

366

83

592

1,01O 

298

124

69

45

33

26

*22

19

16

2,805.9

90.5

1.12

1.29

Aug.

15

15

19

15

19

50

25

19

15

13

12

10

10

9.4

9.4

7.6

8.8

8.8

8.8

7.6

7.6

8.2 

6.6 872"

6.6

6.6

7.6

8.8

7.6

*8 , 2

9.4

382.8

12.3

0.152

0.18

Sept.

7.0

6.6

6.2

5.4

5.8

5.O

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.8

7.0

6.6

6.2

5.4

4.6

4.2

4.2

3.8

5T4

108

4O

18 

13

10

8.2

8.2

7.6

6.6

*6.6

6.2

337.4

11.2

0.139

0.16

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,390 Mln 1.8 Mean 61.5 Cfsm 0.761 In. 10.34

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,010 Mln 1.8 Mean 56.4 Cfsm 0.698 In. 9.48

Peak dischar

cfs (4.62 ft) 

* Discharge

rge (bas 

; July 2

e. 1,200 cfs). Mar. 1 (7:30 a.m.) 1,630 cfs (4.71 ft); May 14 (10 p.m.) 1,75O

ly 22 ( 11 a.m.) 1,390 cfs (4.11 ft). 

measurement made on this day.

388926 O -56 - 16
230 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Greenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°43'30", long 80°38'30", on left bank 400 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Alderson, Monroe County, and half a mile upstream from Muddy Creek.

Drainage area.--1,357 sq mi.

Records available . July 1895 to June 1906, May 1907 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,529.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 15, 1929, chain gage at bridge 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge .--57 years (1895-1905,1907-54), 1,976 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,700 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 13.20 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Oct. 11-14 (gage height, 1.71 ft).

1895-1954: Maximum discharge, 77,500 cfs Mar. 14, 1918 (gige height, 22.0 ft from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs; minimum, 24 cfs Aug. 12, 

Oct. 1, 2, 1930 (gage height, 1.65 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 536: 1907-9. WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 803: 1918(M). 

WSP 953: 1930-41. WSP 1275: 1897, 1905, 1910, 1914(M) , 1915-16, 1917(M), 1919(M), 

1920(M), 1924-25(M), 1927(M) , 1929, 1949.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used June 10-17, 19-27, June 29 to 

July 15, July 18, July 25 to Aug. 6, Aug. 8 to Sept. 30)

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

3.0 

4.0

5.0 

10.0

900

2,400

4,550

18,800

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

44

42

42

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

37.

37

37

37

39

39

39

39

42

42

44

44

44

44

47

44

47

*63

§2. 

69

60

1,364

44.0

0.032

0.04

Nov.

55

55

55

55

69

66

63

63

63

66

63

63

60

60

57

60

60

60

57

57

63

66

81

90

139

130

174

210

174

143

2,477

82.6

0.061

0.07

Dec.

*126

115

97

90

101

97

184

380

555

944

1,350

1,130

966

1,500

2.890

2,050

1,270

b800

bSOO

b350

b350

b4OO

bSOO

b450

b400

b3BO

b370

b360

*b350

b350

b320

19,725

636

0.469

0.54

Jan.

b300

256

274

294

263

244

280

232

232

250

425

1,340

b900

b700

b600

4,290

7,280

4,320

2,500

1,910

2,290

7,600

15,800

6,640

3,860

2,690

2,150

2,000

1,960

1,640

1,410

72,935

2,353

1.73

2.00

Feb.

1,140

*977

944

922

823

740

672

564

502

442

434

510

484

402

350

410

528

555

812

889

1,280

5.270

3,980

2,690

2,120

1,860

1,640

1,560

-

33,500

1,196

0.881

0.92

Mar.

15,600

18,800

8,400

5,880

3,980

2,890

2,290

1,910

1,750

1,670

1,720

1,950

7,280

8,680

8,400

5,510

3,740

2,790

2,270

3,740

6,010

4,200

3,100

2,500

2,050

3,200

3,740

3,100

2,500

*2,200

2,190

144,040

4,646

3.42

3.95

Apr.

2,330

2,690

2,500

2,170

1,930

2,070

3,630

4,910

3,860

2,890

2,260

1,950

1,660

1,400

1,270

1,840

9.520

9,520

5,510

3,630

2,690

2,120

1,910

1,850

2,150

1,950

*1,670

1,480

1,350

1.200

85,910

2,864

2.11

2.35

May

1,060

955

889

878

911

889

845

944

1,060

1,170

1,230

1,260

1,200

2,240

6.260

5,390

3,740

2,990

3,520

2,990

2,590

2,150

1,780

1,480

1,260

1,140

2,360

5,150

3,300

2,360

1,720

65,711

2,120

1.56

1.80

June

1,340

1,110

*1,100

1,050

878

760

663

582

528

476

476

519

674

977

977

1,420

1,350

2.150

1,770

1,480

1,060

770

609

519

425

410

336

1,990

*1,380 

720

28,499

950

0.700

0.78

July

519

388

322

280

244

215

244

591

564

944

627

468

372

308

268

10,700

3,980

1,980

7,380

8,680

7,020

10,600

5,760

2,890

1,640

1,080

790

627

*519 

459

555

71,014

2,291

1.69

1.95

Aug.

425

365

358

555

591

812

2.260

1,400

867

710

663

636

502

402

343

294

274

262

274

434

388

410

720

681

591

493

434

798

1,010 

*801

700

19,453

628

0.463

0.53

Sept.

591

672

555

425

350

287

238

205

184

179

194

215

184

152

174

174

143

130

122

460

977

700

609

a500

a400

a320

a270

a230

*205 

169

10,014

334

0.246

0.27

Calendar year 1953: Max 31,400 Mln 37 Mean 1,582 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.85

Water year 1953-54: Max 18,800 Mln 37 Mean 1,520 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.20

18,800 cfs (10.00 ft)".

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

at Buckeye Buckeye and and Hllldale. Hilldale.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ic
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 231

Greenbrier River at Hilldale, W. Va.

Local ion.--Lat 37°38'25", long 80°48'20", on left bank 100 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 3 at Hilldale, Summers County, 0.1 mile upstream from Howard Creek, 0.9 

mile upstream from Powley Creek, 5 miles southeast of Hinton, and 5.6 miles upstream 

from mouth. Records include flow of Howard Creek.

Drainage area. 1,625 sq mi, including that of Howard Creek. 

Records available.--June 1936 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,388.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--18 years, 2,109 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 32,700 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 15.88 ft); 

minimum daily, 43 cfs Oct. 21, 23.

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 47,800 cfs Feb. 22, 1953 (gage height, 20.50 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Sept. 18-20, 1946 (gage height, 0.37 ft).

Maximum stage known, 21.85 ft Mar. 18, 1936 (discharge, 60,800 cfs, from data furnished by Corps of Engineers).

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

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5

115

232

555

3.0

5.0

8.0

14.0

2,000

4,500

10,400

26,700

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

50

50

48

46

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

13

44

43

44

44

44

45

49

*54

60

.64

1,439

46.4

0.029

0.03

Nov.

61

60

57

56

56

58

63

65

61

61

61

65

65

61

60

58

58

58

58

58

60

61

66

68

82

118

129

166

195

T66

2,303

76.8

0.047

0.05

Dec.

143

130

120

110

110

110

200

450

800

1,200

1,700

1,400

1,400

2,000

5 .500

3,000

1,600

1,200

700

520

500

600

700

620

570

530

500

470

450

420

400

26,353

650

0.523

0.60

Jan.

370

350

550

330

310

300

280

248

206

219

297

1,090

1,450

758

691

3,620

8,330

5,420

3,180

2,280

2,330

6,780

1 6 . 500

8,540

4,790

3,510

2,650

7,220

2,160

1,890

1,580

82,809

2,671

1.64

1.90

Feb.

1,550

1,150

*1,050

1,000

1,000

900

800

700

600

550

500

550

550

500

450

500

550

600

800

1,000

1,500

6.000

4,500

5,500

2,500

2,110

1,840

1,730

-

36,780

1,385

0.852

0.89

Mar.

12,400

*25.800

11,100

7,300

4,940

3,700

2,930

2,390

2,110

1.940

1,940

2,000

6,000

8,980

9,680

6,500

4,560

3,310

2,690

3,510

6,700

5,100

5,700

2,950

2,450

3,050

4,220

3,700

3,050

2,630

2,570

163,480

5,274

3.25

3.74

Apr.

2,810

3,050

3,050

2,630

2,390

2,570

3,960

5,590

4,640

3,570

2,810

2,350

2,000

1,680

1,480

1,750

9,120

12.600

7,100

4,640

5,440

2,690

2,510

2,630

2,390

2,450

*2,000

1,730

1,530

1.580

102,500

3,417

2.10

2.35

May

1,210

1,060

947

909

918

918

890

928

1,120

1,270

1,360

1,400

1,36U

3,350

8.760

7,100

4,790

4,220

4,940

3,960

3,310

2,690

2,280

1,840

1,580

1,450

5,770

5,590

4,560

3,050

2,220

83,550

2,695

1.66

1.91

June

,730

,450

,270

,240

,080

890

766

683

595

552

502

510

540

854

1,540

1,890

2,390

2.650

2,220

1,890

1,550

1,200

909

715

605

510

480

990

*1,940

1,050

34,909

1,164

0.716

0.80

July

667

495

397

339

309

265

255

466

555

938

818

579

452

578

327

7,640

5,230

2,450

4,210

11,200

6,900

12.600

8,350

5,960

2,450

1,730

1,300

994

792

675

675

78,394

2,529

1.56

1.79

Aug.

540

438

424

445

675

956

1.940

1,840

1,130

636

740

740

611

480

410

358

327

315

303

358

458

424

540

827

659

579

480

495

1,130

*966

766

21,170

683

0.420

0.48

Sept.

707

651

659

502

410

345

297

258

232

223

243

358

297

223

193

202

198

170

162

525

1.410

1,150

827

619

459

371

309

264

237

223

12,722

424

0.261

0.29

Calendar year 1953: Max 39,200 Mln 45 Mean 1,844 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.59

Water year 1953-54: Max 25,800 Min 43 Mean 1,776 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.83

Peak discharge (base. 16.000 cfs).--Jan. 23 (12 m.) 18,900 cfs (11.35 ft); Mar. 2 (1 a.m.) 32,700 

cfs (15.88 ft); July 16 (2:30 p.m.) 18,600 cfs (11.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 5-20, Dec. 2 to Jan. 7, and Feb. 2-25; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records, 1 discharge measurement, and records for station at Alderson.
232 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

New River at Hinton, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°40'15", long 80°53'40", on right bank at Hinton, Summers County, 0.2 

mile upstream from Madam Creek and 1.5 miles downstream from Greenbrier River.

Drainage area.--6,257 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1936 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,355.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Prior to June 5, 1949, at site 400 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 7,589 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 62,400 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 8.84 ft); mini- 

 mum, 1,120 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.47 ft); minimum daily, 1,140 cfs Oct. 2, 3.

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 246,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 18.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 80,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at station 

at Bluestone Dam, and gaged inflow from Greenbrier River; minimum, 418 cfs Aug. 30, 

1948 (gage height, 1.14 ft); minimum daily, 920 cfs Oct. 22, 1941.

Remarks.--Records excellent above 2,000 cfs and good below. Flow regulated since 1939 by 

Claytor Reservoir and since 1949 by Bluestone Reservoir (combined capacity, 856,500 

aere-ft).

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

995

1,650

2,580

4,630

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

7,310

13,800

31,200

65,000

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

Day

l

Z

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,730

1,140

1,140 

1,310

1,450

1,480

2,070 

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,250

1,330

1,420

1,420

1,450

1,450 

1,450 

1,450

1,450

1,520

1,650

1,650

1,580

1,480

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,480

1,600

1,680

1, 820

45,460

1,466

-215

Nov.

1,820

1,680

1,500 

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450 

1,450

1,480

1,760

1,960

1,930

1,790

1,580

1,550

1,480 

1,400 

1,400

1,480

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,550

1,600

1,790

1,850 

1,730

1,870

1,960

1,760

48,730

1,624

-155

Dec.

2,950

3,180

1,820 

1,790

1,750

1,730

1,790 

1,820

2,480

2,620

3,220

3,840

4,400

5,730

9,700

10.000 

6,000 

4,050

2,990

2,510

1,990

1,870

2,760

2,760

2,650

2,120 

2,020

1,990

1,960

*2,440

2,050

98,960

3,192

-141

Jan.

,850

,820

,760 

,790

,790

,790

,760 

,760

,760

,790

1,850

2,880

3,340

2,410

2,690

8,800 

19,900 

13,400

9,700

6,850

6,560

12,700

36,200

29,266

18,700

12,400 

11,400

10,300

10,000

8,500

7,080

252,730

8,153

+245

Feb.

4,360

4,270

4,500 

4,180

4,180

4,050

3,260 

2,840

3,960

4,890

5,490

2,240

2,120

1,930

1,900

2,770 

1,760 

2,860

1,930

2,510

3,140

14,800

6,620

13,800

15,600

7,250 

6,790

4,770

______^

-_____-

138,770

4,956

+394

Mar.

28,500

57,500

38,200 

24,400

17,100

13,400

10,300 

8,200

8,800

8,800

6,900

8,200

12,400

14,800

15,600

13,400 

10,000 

7,020

5,780

7,310

13,800

10,000

10,000

7,900

5,560

8,800 

13,100

9,400

8,800

*8,650

9,400

421,620

13,600

-14

Apr.

11,400

13,800

13,100 

7,900

7,600

9,100

9,400 

12,800

11,000

9,400

8,200

7,900

7,310

7,700

5,880

7,800 

12,800 

19,100

13,400

11,000

9,700

7,020

8,200

6,500

6,900

5,520 

8,200

5,470

7,310

4,770

-------

274,180

9,139

-54

May

5,060

4,320

5,840 

4,540

6,500

6,050

5,260 

4,450

4,090

4,520

5,360

6,110

5,260

11,300

24,400

17,500 

12,400 

12,800

17,100

13,800

12,800

10, 300

9,700

6,390

7,900

7,600 

11,700

10, 600

8,500

7,020

5,780

272,750

8,798

+14

June

5,160

4,730

4,330 

4,270

4, 180

3,540

3,070 

2,990

2,990

2,910

2,950

2,950

2,990

3,590

4,090

4,500 

5,010 

5,890

6,160

4,450

5,140

5,070

3,420

2,620

2,050

1,990 

1,990

2,340

3,420

*2,510

-------

107,500

5,577

+50

July

,210

,020

,820 

,760

,730

,710

,710 

,730

,930

,180

,210

,020

,900

,820

,760

8,430 

6,330 

3,750

5,230

12,800

11,000

20, 800

15,200

8,200

4,820

3,590 

2,910

2,410

2,240

2,120

2,080

140,420

4,530

+124

Aug.

2,020

1,900

2,050 

2,050

2,080

4,220

4,820 

3,460

4,060

2,210

2,150

2,150

1,960

1,710

1,650

1,710 

1,850 

1,790

1,760

1,930

1,990

2,150

2,120

2,410

2,080

2,020 

2,410

2,240

2,690

2,800

3,140

73,580

2,374

-45

Sept.

2,550

2,050

2,080 

1,930

1,850

1,600

1,500 

1,450

1,420

1,580

1,580

1,680

1,730

1,550

1,400

1,580 

1,400 

1,580

1,520

2,310

3,750

5,110

2,410

4,980

1,820

1,750 

1,650

*1,600

1,600

1,600

_______

58,190

1,940

-344

Adjusted for change In contents in Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,251 

0.200 

0.25

1,469 

0.235 

0.26

Calendar year 1955: 

Water year 1953-54:

5,051 

0.488 

0.56

8,598

1.34 

1.55

5,550 

0.855 

0.89

15,590 

2.17 

2.50

9,085 

1.45 

1.62

8,812 

1.41 

1.62

Observed

Max 45,600 Mln 1,140 Mean 6,750 

Max 57,500 Min 1,140 Mean 5,295

5,627 

0.580 

0.65

4,654 

0.744 

0.86

2,329 

0.572 

0.43

1,596 

0.255 

0.28

Adjusted

Mean 6,716 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.54 

Mean 5,282 Cfsm 0.844 In. 11.45

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs, equivalent in cubic feet per second. 

Records of contents of Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric Power Co. and those for 

Bluestone Reservoir by Corps of Engineers.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 233

Piney Creek at Raleigh, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 37°00'40", long 81°09'50", on left bank at Raleigh, Raleigh County, 0.5 

mile downstream from Whitestick Creek, 0.5 mile upstream from Beaver Creek, and li 

miles southeast of Beckley.

Drainage area. 52.2 sq mi.

Records available . August 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,087.24 ft above sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 4.09 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 11 (gage height, 1.17 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 1,310 cfs Apr. 28, 1952 (gage height, 4.51 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 2, Oct. 11, 1953 (gage height, 1.17 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1955-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.18

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.1

1.5

5.0

7.4

14

25

1.8 

2.0 

2.4 

5.0 

5.8

52

93

205

435

860

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.4

1.2

1.1

173

1.3

x _

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.8

2.0

2.8 278-

2.4

46.6

1.50

0.029

0.03

Nov.

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

274

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.4

3.0

5.0

XTff

4.9

3.3

3.6

3.3

2.8

*2.6

75.2

2.51

0.048

0.05

Dec.

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

272

3.0

3.9

2.8

10

11

11

13

11

30

44_

29

19

b!2

b8.0

b7.0

b8.0

b9.0

9.4

bll

blO

b9.5

8.9

8.1

7.4

6.9

6 . 3

321.0

10.4

0.199

0.23

Jan.

5.3

5.1

5.3

4.9

4.9

5.3

4.0

4.4

3.6

873

13

b20

bl5

bl5

118

830

367

129

75

54

47

155

315

175

108

75

63

49

41

35

*28

2,778.1

89.6

1.72

1.98

Feb.

24

23

25

24

23

21

18

16

15

T6

20

21

20

18

19

19

25

33

36

35

176

268

T42

93

67

56

44

39

_

1,336

47.7

0.914

0.95

Mar.

86

134

160

151

116

93

82

98

140

169

151

126

108

160

181

132

93

75

65

67

62

56

58

56

58

134

154

118

*84

93

110

3,370

109

2.09

2.40

Apr.

132

132

108

80

106

96

80

67

60

51

49

46

41

36

36

51

196

250

160

103

75

62

52

49

44

41

38

38

36

52

2,347

78.2

1.50

1.67

May

29

25

28

29

28

25

35

80

89

106

108

84

63

163

650

346

169

129

148

140

115

32

65

54

46

50

188

190

116

80 

54

5,492

115

2.16

2.49

June

44

56

50

28

25

25

21

19

17

17

29

21

25

19

66

166

TOlT

58

58

25

21

15

14

11

11

8.7

8.7

*8.1

7.4

T74

917.5

30.6

0.586

0.65

July

6.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

4.9

7.9

6.1

11

9.4

7.4

6.5

6.5

5.5

4.9

4.0

5.6

3.5

576

15

179

190

T25

52

29

20

15

15

11

10 

8.7

778.7

25.1

0.481

0.55

Aug.

10

16

28

27

67

514 10~0~

49

58

27

19

15

15

11

11

9.4

57

71

59

28

25

25

17

16

18

21

88

110

*60

59 

28

1,574.4

44.5

0.849

0.98

Sept.

23

18

13

12

11

10

6.9

5.8

5.3

5.8

5.3

4.9

5.3

4.4

4.4

3.6

3.5

5.0

4.5

105

91

41

22

14

11

8.1

6.9

6.5

6.5

5.8

464.7

15.5

0.297

0.33

Calendar year 1953: Max 800 Min 1.1 Mean 53.6 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.96

Water year 1953-54: Max 830 Min 1.1 Mean 47.4 Cfsm 0.908 In. 12.31

Peak discharge (base, 700 efs). Jan. 16 (9 a.m.) 1,040 cfs (4.09 ft)j May 15 (12:30 p.m.) 710 cfs 

(3.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

New River at Caperton, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°01'20", long 80"01'45", on left bank 50 ft downstream from suspension 

footbridge at Caperton, Fayette County, and 2 miles southeast of Nuttallburg.

Drainage area. 6,826 sq ml.

Records available. November 1928 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 938.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of

~1929.

Average discharge. 25 years (1929-54), 8,470 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 71,700 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 15.15 ft); minimum, 1,030 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 1.80 ft); minimum daily. 1,040 cfs Oct. 3.

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 244,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 36.0 ft); 

minimum, 818 cfs Oct. 8, 11, 1930; minimum'dally, 836 cfs Oct. 7, 1930.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1929 has been revised to 92,500 

cfs Mar. 1, 1929 (gage height, 17.6 ft), superseding fugure published In WSP 683.

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

Flow partly regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir and since 1949 by Bluestone 

Reservoir (combined capacity, 856,500 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years).--WSF 758: 1930(M). WSP 783: Drainage area. Revised figures 

or discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year,1938, superseding those 

published in WSP 853, are given herewith:

Date

1938

Apr. 9

10

11

12

13

Sept. 1

2

Discharge

8,060

9,500

9,500

8,060

7,500

2,740

2,840

Date

1938-Con.

Sept. 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Discharge

2,940

3,040

2,940

3,700

2,840

3,040

2,740

Date

1938-Con.

Sept. 10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

2,460

2,640

2,460

2,740

2,940

3,040

3,580

Date

1938-Con .>

Sept. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

3,360

3,470

4,180

4,180

3,360

3,150

3,150

Month

April 1938. ...............

Calendar year 1938 ......

Cfs-days

233,740

2,914,310

Maximum

13,200

52,100

Minimum

5,600

1,760

Mean

7,791

7,984

Per square 

mile

1.14

1.17

Runoff In 

Inches

1.27

15.87

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

?9

30

31

-total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2,490

1,300

1,040 

1,060

1,270

*1,410

2,200

1,290

1,150

1,160

1,180

1,200

1,300

1,390

1,410

1,410 

1,420 

1,430

1,430

1,420

1,490

1,640

1,630

1,560

1,460

1,410

1,430

1,460

1,480

1,620

1,680

44,820

1,446

-215

Nov.

1,850

1,810

1,690 

1,520

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,460

1,470

1,470

1,920

1,990

1,920

1,770

1,580

1,560 

1,490 

1,580

1,390

1,490

1,540

1,560

1,620

1,560

1,670

1,840

1,820

1,770

1,990 

1,920

49,340

1,645

-155

Dec.

1,770

3, 580

2,820 

1,820

1,800

1,780

1,850

1,820

1,990

3,100

2,820

4,020

4,600

5,780

*8,100

12,000 

5^210

3,690

3,000

2,640

2,060

2,220

3,190

3,000

2,820

2,060

2,060

2,140

2,140

2,730

106,410

3,432

-141

Jan.

1,990

1,920

1,920 

1,820

1,850

1,850

1,820

1,800

1,800

1,920

2,220

2,220

a3,800

a3,000

a2,500

a3,000 

alS.OOO 

a!8,000

12,400

8,700

7,500

11,600

56,500

37,100

25,800

14,200

15,200

10,800

12,000 

9 350

8^700

283,280

9,158

+245

Feb.

6,540

4,560

5,640 

4,860

4,860

4,860

4,360

5,580

4,360

5,630

6,270

2,640

2,640

2,380

2,300

3,480 

2,220 

3,600

2,470

2,730

5,210

12,700

13,000

11,300

22,200

10,800

8,100

6,060

_______

168,750

6,027

+394

Mar.

18,200

66,100

48,600 

55,600

22 , 800

16,700

12,800

10,800

10,000

11,200

8,100

10,000

11,600

19,500

19,500

17,200 

12,800 

9,700

7,500

7,500

14,200

15,800

11,200

9,350

6,780

8,400

15,200

12,400

9,700 

' 9,350

11,600

495,780

15,990

-14

Apr.

12,800

13,800

17,200 

10,400

8,700

10,400

*11,600

13,800

13,300

11,600

9,350

8,700

8,400

9,700

4,660

8,490 

12,400 

24,600

17, 700

13,500

12,000

8,700

9,700

6,920

7,800

6,630

8,100

6,920

7,800

6,200

321,870

10,730

-54

May

5,780

5,780

4,600 

4,600

6,060

7,800

5,780

6,780

5,210

5,640

5,640

7,210

6,920

6,920

50,500

25,800 

16,200 

13,800

18,200

18,200

14,200

12,800

10,800

9,550

7,060

8,100

14,700

12 , 400

11,200 

8,100

7,500

323,430

10,430

+ 14

June

6,606

5,640

4,980 

4,860

4,600

4,360

3,480

3,280

3,280

3,190

3,280

3,280

3,280

4,980

4,600

6,200 

8,190 

6,780

7,210

6,630

5,800

5,280

5,480

3,480

2,470

2,140

2,060

1,990

3,000 

5,100

126,870

4,229

+ 50

July

2,470

2,220

1,990 

1,920

1,800

1,760

1,750

1,850

*1,850

1,990

2,580

2,220

2,060

1,920

1,850

2,750 

10, 500 

5,210

3,690

12,400

11,600

22,600

22, 200

10,800

6,780

4,240

5,580

2,820

2,470 

2 300

2^140

156,510

5,042

+ 124

Aug.

2,140

2,140

2,140 

2,580

2,790

6,920

7,560

4,560

5,580

3,100

2,560

2,580

2,500

2,060

1,810

1.720 

1,850 

1,990

1,920

1,920

2,500

2,220

2,580

2,580

2,470

2,220

2,750

3,100

2,730 

3 000

3^000

87,950

2,837

-45

Sept.

5,580

2,500

2,140 

2,140

1,990

1,850

1,640

1,550

1,490

1,540

1,750

1,670

1,810

1,770

*1,590

1,410 

1,410 

1,450

1,480

5,500

4,480

4,150

5,100

5,040

2,580

1,920

1,810

1,750

1,680 

1,640

65,750

2,191

-554

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

1,251 

0.180 

0.21

1,490 

0.218 

0.24

Calendar year 1955: 

Water year 1955-54:

3,291 

0.482 

0.56

9,585 

1.57 

1.58

6,421 

0.941 

0.98

15,980 

2.34 

2.70

10,680 

1.56 

1.74

10,440 

1.55 

1.76

Observed

Max 53,100 Mln 1,040 Mean 7,642 

Max 66,100 Mln 1,040 Mean 6,111

4,279 

0.627 

0.70

5,166 

0.757 

0.87

2,792 

0.409 

0.47

1,857 

0.272 

0.50

Adjusted

Mean 7,608 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.12 

Mean 6,098 Cfsm 0.895 In. 12.11

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs, equivalent in cubic feet per second. 

Records of contents of Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric Power Co. and those o 

Bluestone Reservoir by Corps of Engineers.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 tape-gage reading and records for 

station at Hlnton.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 235

Williams River at Dyer, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°22'45", long 80°29'05", on left bank at Dyer, Webster County, 0.2 mile 

downstream from Craig Run and 7 miles southwest of Webster Springs.

Drainage area.--128 sq mi.

Records available. September 1929 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,193.46 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to June 10, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 312 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 cfs July 15 (gage height, 12.33 ft); 

minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Oct. 13-16, 21; minimum gage height, 0.44 ft Oct. 5, 6.

1929-54; Maximum discharge, 22,000 cfs July 4, 1932 (gage height, 18.45 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,500 cfs'on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, that of Oct. 13-16, 21, 1953; minimum gage height, 

that o-f Oct. 5, 6, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, or no 

gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: 1930.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or 

backwater from debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

0.8 

.9 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

Oct. 1 to July 15

6.4 2.5

11 5.0

58

96

170

July 16 to Sept. 30

9.0

330

560

1,220

3,240

7,050 2.2

10

16

34

118

206

2.7 401

3.5 860

5.0 2,140

8.0 5,700

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

.7

.6

.5

.2

.1

.1

.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5 75"

.5

.5

.6 

.6

.7

.6

*.5

.7

.7

.7

1.1

1.2

1.5

2.1

2.3

2.9

^

33.3

1.07

0.0084

0.01

Nov.

3.1

3.2

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

T7§- 1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9 

1.9

*2.0

1.9

2.0

2.2

43

57

37

23

22

19

11

11

266.1

8.87

0.069

0.08

Dec.

10

8.0

6.8

877

102

63

220

110

72

387

162

108

229

574

370

192

, b!30 

blOO

b80

blOO

blOO

251

424

210

166

146

127

113

106

104

113

4,892.5

158

1.23

1.42

Jan.

103

106

106

118

108

108

blOO

t>100

94 3T5~

470

276

b200

201

*693

2,620

1,180 

615

465

676

1,420

2,450

1,380

730

495

397

480

402

269

228

172

17,078

551

4.30

4.96

Feb.

170

158

142

146

115

106

93

5T

b95

blOO

120

103

126

104

127

216

515 

402

330

276

2,820

1,000

582

438

402

346

306

272

-

9,703

347

2.71

2.82

Mar.

5,550

1, 150

760

520

392

302

252

246 '£"85"

428

*480

2,250

1,740

1,650

1,000

632

456 

384

374

905

598

438

374

322

310

664

480

379

306

310

306

22,221

717

5.60

6.46

Apr.

334

290

266

249

269

406

576

485

379

298

262

290

240

210

304

1,070

2,190 

1,140

706

490

370

294

258

249

219

188

172

172

164

146

12,686

423

3.30

3.69

May

135

198

185

262

*219

185

225

535

438

420

388

402

384

310

576

465

354 

298

290

258

228

190

162

146

151

146

334

362

255

195

154

8,830

285

2.23

2.57

June

135

120

106

95

90

85

72

134

*554

198

508 5B8~

204

152

512

325

510 

438

272

178

133

106

108

96

70

56

3TT

139

82

58

5,615

187

1.46

1.63

July

48

58

52

29

28_

65

46

519

164

98

72

57

48

39

*6,260

1,500

578 

320

5,250

1,740

4,060

1,840

860

475

284

192

140

110

90

80

66

24,908

803

6.27

7.24

Aug.

58

54

14T

116

*232

1,590

426

251

524

550

225

161

127

105

104

99

209 

182

165

520

251

168

158

118

105

152

231

a230

148

a!20

a!60

6,821

220

1.72

1.98

Sept.

a!20

alOO

a85

a65

a55

a45

a40

a37

54

29

27

24

22

19

15

14

12 

10

15

181

168

107

75

50

59

a51

a25

a22

a20

a!8

1,500

50.0

0.391

0.44

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,000 Min 0.5 Mean 240 Cfsra 1.88 In. 25.46

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,260 Min 0.5 Mean 314 Cfsra 2.45 In. 33.30

Peak discharge (base, 4,600 cfs).--Feb. 21 (9:30 a.m.) 4.800 cfs (7.29 ft): Mar. 1 (6:30 a.m.) 

7,610 cfs (9.43 ft); July 15 (8 aim.) 12,000 cfs (12.33 ft); July 19 (B a.m..) 11,000 cfs (11.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 23.
236 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Gauley River at Camden on Gauley, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°21'55", long 80°36'05", on right bank at Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 

station at Camden on Gauley, Webster County, 0.2 mile downstream from Coon Creek and 

0.9 mile upstream from Strouds Creek.

Drainage area.--236 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1908 to September 1916, October 1929 to September 1954. Prior 

to October 1934, published as "at Allingdale."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,003.28 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. July 1908 to Sept. 30, 1916, chain gage at site 1.1 miles downstream at 

datum 3.08 ft lower. Oct. 20, 1929, to Oct. 29, 1934, chain gage at site 1.1 miles 

downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--32 years (1908-16, 1930-54), 579 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,800 cfs July 19 (gage height, 19.42 ft); min- 

 imum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 23-27; minimum gage height, 0.84 ft Oct. 1.

1908-16, 1929-54: Maximum discharge, 42,500 cfs July 4, 1932 (gage height, 27.38 ft, 

present site and datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs 

by velocity-area studies; minimum, that of Oct. 23-27, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.54 

ft Sept. 24, 25, 1930.

Maximum stage known, that of July 4, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater from 

debris, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: 1908-16, 1931(M), 1934.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater 

from debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

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

.9

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.8

0.3

1.0

3.2

7.0

18

32

68

2.0 

2.2 

2.6

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

99

144

263

810

1,960

3,460

5,500

1.4 23

1.7 46

2.0 88

2.5 213

3.0 385

4.0 810

6.0 1,960

9.0 4,400

13.0 9,470

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8 

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

18

19 

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.7 

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.0

1.0

.9 

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6 

.5 

.4

.5 

.5

*.4 

.4

.3

75

.3

.3

.4

.9

1.7

7.0

12_

43.5

1.40

0 . OO59

0.007

Nov.

14 

14

16

14

12

10 

9.5

8.5

6.6

5.5

5.1 

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.6 

3.2 

3.2

*3.2 

3.0

3.6 

4.3

8.0

49

68_

51

42

42

34

28

476.5

15.9

O.OS7

0.08

Dec.

26 

24

20

2T

50

122 

189

23S 

120

402

358 

184

319

665

720

375 

*250

160

122 

167

152 

325

700

456

344

277

218

199

184

176

179

7,742

250

1.06

1.22

Jan.

160 

T54

179

187

196

179 

a!70

a!70 

a!90

a500

al.OOO 

a700

a500

a400

1,660

4,510 

2,380 

1,220

910 

1,060

2,030 

2,980

2,380

1,460

1,040

810

765

788

566

485

381

30, 140

972

4.12

4.75

Feb.

306 

310

286

265

231

207 

181

85

1ST

*168

184 

173

129

187

190

374 

742 

860

698 

.587

2,890 

1,620

1,080

810

720

608

566

493

______ .

15,307

547

2.32

2.41

Mar.

4,500 

2,240

1,520

1,060

788

a600 

a500

aSDTT 

608

*835

935 

3,420

3,300

a3,000

a2,000

al,500 

al,100 

a900

a900 

al,200

al,100 

810

698

608

545

985

885

720

587

545

545

39,334

1,269

5.38

6.20

Apr.

545 

525

498

473

473

765 

935

860 

698

566

498 

505

453

401

473

1,400 

3,260 

2,170

1,310 

885

652 

525

457

485

425

370

336

321

317

269

21,850

728

3.08

3.44

May

243 

284

306

425

*425

351 

370

 

1,110 555"

910

810 

742

630

545

788

720 

587 

505

498 

441

393

325

272

234

204

207

587

652

481

351

262

15,643

505

2.14

2.47

June

213

181

154

134

117

110 

96

90 

1,010

608

1,380 

1,190'

630

401

453

437 

445 

720

469 

300

213 

160

152

152

104

80

453

394

176

120

11,182

373

1.58

1.76

July

88

67

54

50

BTJ

96 

100

*407 

355

184

122

90

71

58

6,690

2,520 

985 

608

9,330 

2,900

4,510 

3,820

1,700

935

587

401

289

193

176

122

98

37,656

1,215

5.15

5.93

Aug.

86 

139" 80

222

*173

 

1,770 5518"

413 

707

935

566 

366

259

198

179

176 

405 

351

351 

385

1,240 

56S

321

246

210

340

S75

742

469

381

525

14,174

457

1.94

2.23

Sept.

351 

262

193

141

96

81 

63

55 

53

52

55 

47

42

36

34

30 

27 

25" 24

166

435

Z3T

149

98

70

56

49

41

36

32

3,030

101

0.428

O.49

Calendar year 1953; Max 5,59O Min o.3 Mean 422 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.30

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,330 Min 0.3 Mean 539 Cfsra 2.28 In. 3O.99

Peak discharge (base. 7,000 cfs). Mar. 1 (11:30 a.m.) 9.610 cfs (13.09 ft): Julv Ib (12 m.)

14,100 cfs (16.07 ft); July 19 (9:30 a.m.) 19,800 cfs (19.42 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Nc gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby

stations.

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 24.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 237

Cherry River at Fenwlck, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°13'45", long 80°35'00", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Fenwiok, Nicholas County, 1,000 ft downstream from Laurel Creek.

Drainage area. 150 sq mi.

Records available. --September 1929 to September 1954.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,088.94 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Mar. 16, 1939, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 406 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 37,000 cfs July 19 (gage height, 19.8 ft, from 

floodmarks ) ; minimum, 0.6 cfs Oct. 4, 5, 12-24; minimum gage height, 1.64 ft Sept. 18.

1929-54: Maximum discharge, that of July 19, 1954; minimum, 0.1 cfs in September of 

the years 1930, 1932, 1936, and in August 1938; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 18, 

1954.

Remarks. --Records good prior to July 19 and fair thereafter except for periods of ice 

effect, doubtful or no gage-height record, or indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor.

Revisions -(water years ) . WSP 973: 

1934(M) , 1936-39.

1940-42. WSP 1275: 1930-31(M), 1932, 1933(M),

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect and 

Indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-7, Oct. 21 to Nov. 23)

Oct. 1 to July 19 July 19 to Sept. 30

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.5

2.6 

2.9 

3.2

0.5 

1.2 

2.5 

8.9

15

43-

91

3.6 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

206

370

1,020

1,850

2,950

4,440

1.64

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

3.0

14

20

40

93

490

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

12.0

1,020

1,740

4,000

9,400

14,800

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.1

.8

.7

.6 75"

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8 

.9

2.1 

3.9

4.5

29.5

0.952

0.0063

0.007

Nov.

6.3

5.5

4.1

3.5

3.7

2.9

2.7

4.1

2.4

1.8

1.5

T7T

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.0

1.8 

 1.8

1.7

2.0

2.4

2.7

6459"

34

39

31 

26

14 

15

341.8

11.4

0.076

0.08

Dec.

14

12T2"

14

147

80

338

158

141

600

264

210

380

 1,060 556"

366

257 

190

b!50

b!50

170

343

529

320

264

253

203 

167

154 

154

167

7,923

256

1.71

1.96

Jan.

145

125

134

125

120

120

107

105

TOT

420

649

415

302

298

1,170

5,660

1,720 

957

698

880

1,850

3,230

2,090

1,200

761

587

587 

475

348

294 

234

23,913

771

5.14

5.93

Feb.

206

196

180

161

139

125

102

b75 b9"0~

*109

136

107

b90

112

173

272

705 

580

481

431

5,410

1,540

922

691

568

481

405 

385

-

12,872

460

3.07

3.19

Mar.

5,960

1,670

1,160

775

574

448

370

377

442

*649

726

2,920

2,240

2,240

1,500

929

684 

568

642

1,360

887

656

574

529

529

1,130

838 

642

499

600 

594

31,705

1,023

6.82

7.86

Apr.

628

535

493

415

561

803

950

775

574

448

380

395

330

289

436

1,120

3,020 

1,670

1,020

712

523

410

356

298

257

220

213 

206

193

167

18,397

613

4.09

4.56

May

148

T5T

173

260

*227

206

265

649

568

656

733

726

574

600

1,040

859

649 

505

426

352

294

245

213

183

161

540

1,610 

1,420

796 

523

375

16,127

520

3.47

4.00

June

294

241

193

161

154

131

100

192

663

325

597

458

276

257

227

253

700 

900 70~0~

500

350

250

250

250

180

120

250 

150

90 

60

9,272

309

2.06

2.30

July

45

40

35

3030"

35

*45

528

334

145

85

61

46

34

2,490

1,090

431 

260

*12,300

4,326

7,220

4,160

2,000

1,000

600

400

300 

200

150 

120

100

38,634

1,246

8.31

9.58

Aug.

90

130" 80

*250

250

3,000

1, 500

700

600

900

670

504

402

326

270

234

300 

350

300

350

280

240

220

350

360

380

700 

800

500 

400

300

15,756

508

3.39

3.91

Sept.

200

150

110

90

70

55

45

40

*32

22

19

19

17

17

16

15

14 

T4

14

339

494

32?

202

115

73

45

28 

19

19

18

2,633

87.8

0.585

0,65

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,790 Min 0.6 Mean 358 Cfsm 2.39 In. 32.36

Water year 1953-54: Max 12,300 Min 0.6 Mean 487 Cfsm 3.25 In. 44.03

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs).--Peb. 21 (8:30 a.m.) 5,440 cfs (8.58 ft); Mar. 1 (5 a.m.) 6,900 

cfs (9.42 ft); July 19 17:30 a.m.) 37,000 cfs (19.8 ft); Aug. 6 (l a.m.) 6,140 cfs (8,33 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 8-20, June 17 to July 7; doubtful gage-height record Aug. 6-10, 

Aug. 17 to Sept. 8; indefinite stage-discharge relation July 23 to Aug. 5; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records, 3 discharge measurements, and records for nearby stations.
238 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Gauley River near Summersville, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°16'15", long 80°49'10", on right bank at Brooks Bridge, 500 ft downstream from Muddlety Creek and 2 miles east of Summersville, Nicholas County.

Drainage area. 680 sq mi.

Records available. July 1908 to September 1916, November 1928 to September 1954. May to 

August 1911 and October 1930 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305; figures of 

daily discharge for these months published in WSP 536 and 713 are unreliable.

Average discharge. 34 years, 1,518 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 66,100 cfs July 19 (gage height, 25.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 23,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 0.6 cfs Oct. 27 (gage height, -0.46 ft).

1908-16, 1928-54: Maximum discharge, 77,700 (revised) cfs July 4, 1932 (gage height, 

28.75 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 23,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination at gage height 25.87 ft; minimum, that of Oct. 27, 1953.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1932 and 1940 have been 

revised to 77,700 cfs July 4, 1932 (gage height, 28.75 ft) and 50,500 cfs June 27, 1940 

(gage height, 21.87 ft), superseding those published in WSP 728 and 893, respectively.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 1275: 1910-13, 1929-30(M), 

1931-32, 1935(M), 1936. See also Records available.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4-23, July 20 to 

Aug. 5; stage-discharge relation affected by ice 

Dec. 19, 20, Feb. 8-10)

-0.4

-.2

0.0

.3

.5

.6

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.7 

4.0 

5.0 

9.0

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

16

27

52

150

425

610

6.0

7.0

9.0

13.0

15.0

2,460

3,580

7,200

18,500

25,400

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

**/ '

!g

1.1

2.0

2 . 8

39.7

1.28

0.0019

0.002

Nov.

4.8

4.4

11

16

14

13

12

10

9.3

7.8

8.0

7.4

6.2

5.0

4.7

.4

.1

* .0

.2

.1

4.5

4.9

7.2

46

158

160

134

123

99

75

966.0

32.2

0.047

0.05

Dec.

64

56

49

46

49

286

421

680

416

908

1,120

590

790

1,800

2,520

*1,220

744

530

400

420

470

908

1,680

975

705

665

606

526

495

474

488

20,901

674

0.991

1.14

Jan.

422

432

467

474

470

474

425

416

442

1,460

2,610

1,800

1,180

1,010

2,400

12 . 100

8,190

3,720

2,560

2,710

5,020

9,120

7,440

4,160

2,860

2,280

2,100

2,060

1,520

1,260

1,010

82,592

2,664

3.92

4.51

Feb.

772

820

754

716

628

570

506

370

*380

450

546

558

474

554

562

820

1,640

2,280

1,880

1,640

7.5X0

5,' 7 40

3,200

2,370

2,010

1,680

1,520

1,320

42,070

1,502

2.21

2.30

Mar.

10,600

6,760

4,480

3,200

2,320

1,840

1.520

1,520

1,680

*2,280

2,560

7,330

9,600

8,880

6,340

3,860

2,610

2,140

1,920

3,200

2,960

2,280

1,960

1,800

1,600

2,660

2,710

2,190

1,800

1,680

1 800

108,080

3,486

5.13

5.90

Apr.

1,800

1,720

1,600

1,480

1,480

2,420

*2,860

2,710

2,190

1,760

1,480

1,440

1,320

1,150

1,180

3,120

8,880

6,980

4,000

2,660

1,960

1,560

1,320

1,260

1,120

940

850

808

784

690

63,522

2,117

3.11

3.47

May

614

586

*655

868

940

790

880

2,610

2,560

2,560

2,460

2,280

1,920

1,760

2,460

2,320

1,880

1,560

1,440

1,260

1,120

940

760

665

594

562

2, TOO"

2.710

1,760

1,260

910

45,784

1,477

2.17

2.50

June

705

606

534

470

428

407

*362

320

1,700

1,400

2,080

2,710

1,560

1,010

832

820

1,180

1,840

1,520

1,010

700

538

474

456

377

299

255

74?

398

284

26,017

867

1.28

1.42

July

225

185

148

TTQ- 132

165

*198

956

1,440

650

450

341

272

222

10,800

7,470

2,510

1,400

*25,000

10,700

20,200

11,800

5,020

2,560

1,560

1,010

695

550

450

474

416

108,169

3,489

5.13

5.91

Aug.

362

311

534

*738

706

5.740

2,590

1,440

1,320

2,370

1,560

1,040

749

598

523

502

710

868

874

778

2,260

1,840

1,120

1,040

778

808

1,680

2,190

1,560

1,040

1,120

39,749

1,282

1.89

2.17

Sept.

808

637

498

407

329

260

232

*202

182

172

168

170

152

132

117

103

89

77

85

436

1.290

826

546

395

299

245

205

172

148

129

9,511

317

0.466

0.52

Calendar year 1953: Max 15,300 Min 0.7 Mean 1,188 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.72

Water year 1953-54: Max 25,000 Min 0.7 Mean 1,500 Cfsm 2.21 In. 29.89

Peak discharge (base, 15,OOP cfs). Mar. 1 (l p.m.) 18,800 cfs (13.13 ft); July 15 (5 p.m.) 26,100 

cfs (15. 23 ftjj July 19 (10:30 a.m.) 66,100 cfs (25.87 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 239

Meadow River at Nallen, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38"06'45", long 80°52'35", on left bank at highway bridge at Nallen,

Fayette County, 0.3 mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 19, 2 miles upstream 

from Anglins Creek, and 3 miles downstream from Brackens Creek and Russellville.

Drainage area.--287 sq mi.

Records available . July 1908 to September 1916 (published as "near Russellville"), November 1928 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,869.47 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 27, 1942, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--33 years (1908-16, 1929-54), 518 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,830 cfs July 22 (gage height, 11.68 ft); no 

flow Oct. 27 (regulated by temporary earth dam).

1908-16, 1928-54: Maximum discharge observed, 11,200 cfs Mar. 5, 1934 (gage height, 

15.64 ft), from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs; no flow at times in 1930 and 

Oct. 27, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from debris, which are fair, 

and those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 1033: 1930(M), 1932(M), 1934-36.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of loe effect or 

backwater from debris (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. I Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

2.6 0

2.8 8.0

3.1 23

3.3

4.0

3.1

3.4 

3.6

Note. Same as following 

table above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second,

124

229

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

369

730

1,210

2,540

5,120

ater year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

*1.2

1.6

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.4

1.0

0

2.4

6.4

6_._8_

6.8

59.6

1.92

0.0067

0.008

Nov.

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.0

5.6

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

*4.0

3.6

3.2

3.6

4.4

6.0

7.6

8.0

12

18

16

14

12

209.2

6.97

0.024

0.03

Dec.

12

10

7.2

7.6

9.0

8.5

24

54

78

79

238

202

141

222

522

515

319

188

143

122

114

116

143

319

226

160

b!40

b!30

121

113

111

4,594.3

148

0.516

0.60

Jan.

113

110

104

85

78

75

65

65

79

100

357

536

b330

*b290

532

5.080

2,760

1,740

1,210

1,010

1,240

1,980

2,680

2,050

1,420

1,040

730

562

440

366

307

25,534

824

2.87

3.31

Feb.

250

258

247

232

209

188

156

b!20

*149

164

199

224

b200

216

219

268

453

573

508

450

1,470

2.400

1,740

1,240

960

698

536

453

-

14,780

528

1.84

1.92

Mar.

*2,870

3.400

2,610

1,740

1,180

910

682

599

*638

775

798

1,160

1,570

2,120

2,050

1,510

1,140

960

820

1,080

1,180

1,010

842

714

614

842

960

842

690

710

888

37,904

1,223

4.26

4.91

Apr.

935

910

798

658

566

638

730

820

798

706

592

518

450

391

498

910

2.540

2,540

1,840

1,270

910

638

526

453

391

342

324

366

397

366

23,821

794

2.77

3.09

May

324

299

293

*316

307

279

290

654

888

935

888

775

650

603

1,270

1.570

1,360

1,110

910

730

626

518

423

351

302

271

502

888

1,060

820

562

20,774

670

2.33

2.69

June

348

274

222

183

158

145

124

110

95

92

108

129

106

106

124

736

2.120

1,980

1,600

1,140

752

446

313

239

177

139

113

94

77

63

12,313

410

1.43

1.60

July

55

48

45

61

98

63

52

*56

63

84

58

43

37

32

37

192

118

77

921

2,840

4,020

4.560

3,520

1,800

1,080

501

375

252

181

147

122

21,338

688

2.40

2.77

Aug.

100

94

149

190

218

1.420

865

498

407

476

381

290

214

164

136

122

139

152

119

105

90

80

69

72

89

72

110

138

136

114 

108

7,317

236

0.822

0.95

Sept.

89

68

56

47

40

36

32

30

*28

26

27

31

55

58

42

33

28

25

25

50

359

397

322

216

119

78

61

49

44

38

2,509

83.6

0.291

0.33

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,720 Mln 0 Mean 471 Cfsm 1.64 in. 22.26

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,560 Mln 0 Mean 469 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.21

Peak discharge (base. 5.800 cfs).--July 22 (10:30 a.m.) 4,830 cfs (11.68 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-19; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for nearby stations. Backwater from debris Oct. 20 to Dec. 7.
240 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Peters Creek near Lockwood, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°16'00", long 81°01'15", on right bank 0.7 mile downstream from Tate Run, 

1.4 miles upstream from Line Creek and Lockwood, Nicholas County, and 4§ miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.--40.6 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,072.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Nov. 2, 1945, 

staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 61.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,240 cfs July 21 (gage height, 8.25 ft); minimum, 0.01 cfs Oct. 4-7.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 4,700 cfs Aug. 4, 1947 (gage height, 10.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, that of Oct. 4-7, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

13

30

54

120

235

660

1,320

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

.1

.02

jOl *!oi

.01

.01

.05

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.04

.02

.01

.04

.04

*.08

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

_._§_

. 6

3.84

0.124

0.0031

0.004

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.2

.6

.6

15.5

0.517

0.013

0.01

Dec.

0.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.6

1.3

1.8

1.8

5.5

3.5

3.1

6.6

22

*19

13

9.2

6.9

5.5

5.5

6.1

6.9

8.6

7.5

5.8

5.8

5.2

4.7

5.0

5.0

4.7

172.5

5.56

0.137

0.16

Jan.

3.5

3^3

4.0

5.0

5.5

6.9

7.5

6.9

8.0

50

61

b25

b!2

blo

b80

460

161

75

50

45

46

181

125

97

70

61

55

42

34

28

23

1,841.6

59.4

1.46

1.69

Feb.

20

19

22

23

23

23

21

*20

21

19

18

15

14

14

14

14

17

17

16

19

112

118

75

56

42

36

25

28

_

-------

861

30.8

0.759

0.79

Mar.

276

*200

213

153

105

82

72

*75

82

92

79

259

330

330

219

122

84

66

56

53

43

36

39

35

37

46

47

48

43

5&

62

3,440

111

2.73

3.15

Apr.

73

73

64

51

85

*129

105

81

58

46

43

40

34

34

57

101

332

276

138

99

68

52

42

36

30

26

25

24

22

19.

2,263

75.4

1.86

2.07

May

16

14

*15

20

14

13

26

84

88

114

116

86

61

68

94

84

62

48

40

33

29

24

20

17

15

13

13

12

12

8.9

7.2

1,267.1

40.9

1.01

1.16

June

6.1

5.8

5.5

5.8

5.8

4.7

*4.0

3.7

4.7

6.1

24

13

8..0

6.1

5.0

9.2

20

18

19

12

8.0

6.0

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.5

4.5

3.0

2._5

231.0

7.70

0.190

0.21

July

2.0

1.6

1.2

1.0

TTs

2.5

*1.3

9.8

8.8

4.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.6

93

28

18

14

265

141

1.320

258

94

46

28

20

14

11

8.9

7.8

6.1

2,418.8

78.0

1.92

2.22

Aug.

9.4

12

*27

18

109

-84 364

45

61

49

34

24

19

15

14

15

26

16

12

11

14

12

9.7

8.3

6.9

12

37

35

23

18

15

1,155.3

37.3

0.919

1.06

Sept.

12

8.9

7.2

5.8

4.7

4.0

3.5

*3.3

3.3

2.9

3.1

3.1

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

3.0

58

37

27

19

12

8.9

7.2

6.1

5.0

4.4

4.0

265.0

8.83

0.217

0.24

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,050 Mln 0.01 Mean 41.2 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.75

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,320 Mln 0.01 Mean 38.2 Cfsm 0.941 In. 12.76

Peak discharge (base. 1,200 cfs).--July 21 (6 a.m.) 3,240 cfs (8.25 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Statje-dlschart,e relation affected by Ice.

Note. No ga^e-height record June 21 to July 6; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for nearby stations.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 241

Gauley River above Belva, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°14'00", long 81°10'45", on right bank half a mile upstream from Belva, 

Nicholas County, and 1 mile upstream from Twentymile Creek.

Drainage area. 1,315 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 669.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Average discharge. 26 years, 2,593 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 67,500 cfs July 19 (gage height, 24.80 ft); minimum, 3.2 cfs Oct. 21 (gage height, 0.10 ft).

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs July 5, 1932 (gage height, 28.60 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 21, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP- 783: Drainage area. WSP 873: 1938. WSP 1275; 1929-30.

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 15-26)

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

.9 

1.1

60

101

200

510

900

1,450

2,880

4,620

2.5

3.0

115

223

500

900

1,450

4.0

6.0

10.0

15.0

2,880

6,600

17,200

32,600

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.5

87T

8.5

8.1

*7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

4.9

4.6

4.3

*4.0

3.5

3.2

377

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.3

6.8

7.2

7 . 6 6 .4

182.8

5.9

0.0045

0.005

Nov.

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

4.9

479

5.5

8.9

24

27

26

25

23

21

19

*17

16

16

13

12

12

14

13

15

16

67

170

155

139

893.2

29.8

0.023

0.03

Dec.

112

94

83

74

69

64

12?

498

730

517

1,420

1,070

762

1,320

3,460

2,270

1,370

864

650

545

580

594

1,040

1,950

1,270

918

828

738

658

629 

601

25,900

835

0.634

0.73

Jan.

594

510

517

580

580

580

566

498

492

643

3,120

3,120

*2,200

1,550

1,840

16,400

15,200

7,600

4,900

4,170

5,770

11,200

13,900

8,350

5,670

4,260

3,550

3,300

2,570

2,030

1,720

127,980

4,128

3.14

3.62

Feb.

1,310

1,160

1,210

1,160

1,080

963

864

*685

592

709

759

918

802

846

918

1,000

1,660

3,460

2,960

2,570

6,180

11,200

6,600

4,720

3,720

3,040

2,570

2,200

-

65,856

2,352

1.79

1.86

Mar.

12,300

* 14, 400

9,620

7,100

5,000

3,900

3,040

*2,720

2,960

3,720

4,350

7,620

15,200

13,900

12,000

7,600

5,190

4,170

3,550

4,170

5,190

4,170

3,460

3,120

2,800

3,460

4,810

3,990

3,300

2,960 

3,550

183,320

5,914

4.50

5.18

Apr.

3,640

3,640

3,300

2,880

2,570

3,720

4,530

4,810

3,990

3,300

2,720

2,500

2,340

2,020

1,990

4,080

12,800

15,300

8 350

5 ',480

3,990

2,960

2,500

2,200

1,930

1,670

1,460

1,440

1,450

1,350

112,910

3,764

2.86

3.19

May

1,180

1,050

*1,040

1,160

1,490

1,350

1,270

2,500

4,620

4,720

4,720

4,260

3,640

3,040

3,990

5,280

4,350

3,550

2,960

2,570

2,200

1,910

1,550

1,300

1,110

972

1,550

3,720

3,380

2,570

1 , 890

80,892

2,609

1.98

2.29

June

1,350

1,020

864

742

645

585

549

487

688

2,120

1,500

3,550

2,270

1,410

1,060

1,170

3,210

4,440

3,990

2,800

1,920

1,270

918 -759

661

535

429

509

709

448

42,608

1,420

1.08

1.21

July

343

280

232

206

185

*223

223

215

1,600

1,130

693

487

376

301

5,370

12,000

3,900

2,060

*24,200

18,100

50,600

23,400

12,200

6,280

3,720

2,420

1,610

1,090

837

701

725

155,707

5,023

3.82

4.40

Aug.

592

528

*592

1,110

1,160

9,330

5,870

3,040

2,130

3,040

2,640

1,850

1,300

990

810

717

768

1,200

1,060

1,050

1,450

2,640

1,520

1,200

1,050

900

1,310

2,720

2,270

1,540

1

57,577

1,857

1.41

1.63

Sept.

1,280

936

709

570

468

376

321

280

242

215

202

189

181

194

202

177

152

136

127

210

1,340

1,770

1 , 180

828

585

442

348

296

246 

2 19

14,421

481

0.366

0.41

Calendar year 1953: Max 21,300 Min 3.2 Mean 2,116 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.82

Water :ter year year 1953-54: 1953-54; Max Max 30,600 30,600 Min Min 3.2 5.2____Mean Mean 2,379 2,379 Cfsm Cfsm 1.81 1.81 In. In. 24.56 24.56______

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 cfs).--Mar. 1 (6 p.m.) 25,900 cfs (12.92 ft); July 15 (9:30 p.m.) 

;,800 cfs (13.20 ft); July 19 (2 p.m.) 67,500 cfs (24.80 ft); July 21 (11:15 a.m.) 40,800 cfs 

7.F,r> ft-J

26,. 

(17.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
242 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Kanawha River at Kanawha Falls, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°08'20", long 81°12'45", on right bank 150 ft downstream from toll 

bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from village of Kanawha Falls, Fayette 

County, 2 miles downstream from Gauley Bridge, and 2 miles downstream from confluence 

of New River and Gauley River.

Drainage area. 8,367 sq mi.

Records available. March 1877 to September 1954. October 1916 to September 1918 and 

October 1927 to October 1928, published as "at lock 2, Montgomery.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 623.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 27, 1928, staff gages at several sites within 9 miles of present 

site at various daturas.

Average discharge.--77 years, 12,620 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 85,800 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 13.70 ft); minimum, 805 cfs Oct. 27 (gage height, -0.67 ft); minimum daily, 1,010 cfs Oct. 4.

1877-1954: Maximum discharge, 320,000 cfs Sept. 14, 1878 (gage height, 37.8 ft, 

site then in use, present datum), from gage-height relationship and rating curve extended above 150,000 cfs; minimum, 640 cfs Aug. 15, 1930 (gage height, -0.95 ft); minimum daily, 690 cfs Oct. 29, 1921.

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 1,500 ofs, which are good, and those for 

period based on once-daily telemark-gage readings, which are fair. Flow partly regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir and since 1949 by Bluestone Reservoir (combined 

capacity, 856,500 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1878, 1886, 1897, 1899, 

1901-3.The discharge for Feb. 21, 1931, has been corrected to 12,300 cfs, superseding figure published in WSP 713.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

-0.5 

-.3

0.0 

1.0

980

1,310

1,600

3,410

2.0 

4.0

13.0

5,970

13,500

38,000

79,500

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ttotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,740

1,910

1,080

1.010

*1,130

1,430

1,560

gl,740

gl,420

gl,250

gl,220

81,330

1,270

1,520

1,520

1,460

1,450

1,410

1,460

1,470

1,410

1,720

1,640

1,600

1,360

1,490

1,280

1,490

1,490

1,630 

1,630

45,000

1,452

-215

Nov.

1,830

1,930

1,720

1,880

1,260

1,220

1,270

1,400

1,420

1,420

1,910

2,050

1,990

1,860

1,530

1,540

1,540

1,400

1,540

1,850

1,430

1,380

1,520

1,600

1,590

1,860

1,940

1,910

2,070 

2,210

50,070

1,669 -155

Dec.

2,100

3,190

3,080

2,090

2,100

1,600

1,660

2,340

2,980

3,190

3,760

5,030

5,160

6,830

10,100

15.500

10,100

6,390

4,900

3,190

3,300

2,780

3,080

5,030

4,380

3,760

3,080

2,880

2,780

2,780 

3,190

130,330

4,204

-141

Jan.

2,880

2,410

2,500

2,500

2,410

2,410

2,500

2,360

2,510

2,410

5,160

*5,700

5,700

4,770

5,030

25,800

58,700

26,600

18,200

14,000

15,500

20,600

48,200

45,000

51,700

19,400

18,800

14,500

15,000

11,700 

10,900

423,650

13,670

+245

Feb.

7,990

5,700

6,680

6,250

6,110

5,970

5,560

4,580

5,160

5,970

6,680

4,150

5,640

3,520

5,410

4,510

4,150

6,530

5,700

5,430

10,300

23,000

22,400

14,000

26,600

15,000

11,500

8,540

-

258,590

8,521

+394

Mar.

24,100

79,500

*58,800

40,800

28,400

20,600

16,500

14,500

14,000

15,500

15,500

17,000

27,800

55,800

31,700

26,000

19,400

15,000

11,300

11,700

17,600

18,800

15,000

12,500

10,100

10,900

19,400

17,600

13 , 500

12,100 

15,500

682,900

22,030 -14

Apr.

17,000

17,000

21,200

14,000

11,500

*14,500

16,500

18,200

17,600

15,000

12,500

11,500

10,900

12,100

7.640

11,800

24,100

58,000

27,200

19,400

16,500

12,500

12,100

9,500

9,700

8,730

9,110

9,500

8,920

7 990

441,390

14,710 -54

May

6,850

6,830

5,970

5,700

7,470

8,730

7,500

8,730

10,100

10,500

10,900

11,300

10,500

9,700

30,800

51,000

21,200

17,600

15,500

21,800

16,500

15,500

12,100

11,500

7,990

9,700

14,500

16,000

15,500

11,300 

9,500

398,150

12,840

+ 14

June

7,470

6,680

5,970

5,700

5,430

5,160

4,900

5,410

5,880

5,500

5,030

6,680

6,110

6,110

5,560

6,830

11,500

11,500

10,900

9,500

5,970

4,770

4,510

4,640

5,190

2,980

2,590

2,500

5,520

5,300

170,990

5,700

+50

July

2,980

2,590

2,340

2,240

1.970

*2 , 140

2,210

2,070

2,780

5,500

5,080

2,780

2,500

2,270

5,480

15,200

14,200

7,560

29,500

60.600

48,200

47,400

55,900

19,400

10,900

6,980

5,500

4,260

5,300

3,080 

2,980

355,290

11,460

+ 124

Aug.

2,880

2,780

2,780

3,410

4,080

16,700

15,500

7,810

7,640

6,250

5,500

4,510

3,760

3,410

2,980

2,170

2,780

5,190

5,500

3,080

3,520

5,160

4,130

3,640

3,760

3,300

3,760

5,840

5,300

4,770 

4,260

149,750

4,831 -45

Sept.

4,900

5,520

2,980

2,780

2,680

2,190

2,320

1,470

1,810

2,230

1,800

2,020

1,680

2,040

1,960

1,560

1,570

1,560

1,600

2,920

5,700

6,110

4,510

5,970

3,290

2,680

2,020

1,910

1,910

1,910

81,400

2,713 -344

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,237 

0.148 

0.17

1,514 

0.181 

0.20

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1955-54:

4,063 

0.486 

0.56

15,920 

1.66 

1.91

8,915

1.07 

1.11

22,020 

2.63 

5.05

14,660 

1.75 

1.95

12,850 

1.54 

1.78

Observed

Max 75,000 Min 970 Mean 9,805 

Max 79,500 Min 1,010 Mean 8,678

5,750

0.687 

0.77

11,580 

1.58 

1.59

4,786 

0.572 

0.66

2,379 

0.284 

0.32

Adjusted

Mean 9,769 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.85 

Mean 8,665 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.05

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic feet per second. 

Records of contents of Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric Power Co. and those for 

Bluestone Reservoir by Corps of Engineers.

g Computed from once-dally telemark-gage readings, recorded range In stage, and records for New 

River at Caperton and Qauley River above Belva.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 243

Elk River at Centralia, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°37 I 00", long 80°33'20", on left bank at Centralia, Braxton County,

200 ft upstream from Houston Run and 0.6 mile upstream from Laurel Creek. Records include flow of Houston Run.

Drainage area. 281 sq mi (including that of Houston Run). 

Records available. November 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 931.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge. 20 years, 635 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,100-cfs July 15 (gage height, 11.35 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 27 (gage height, 2.17 ft).

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 18,300 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 14.72 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 27, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect ( 

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

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.8 

3.2 

3.6

12

31

67

149

273

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

432

695

1,040

1,920

3,060

4,600

8,300

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3 .1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

*1.9

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.9

3.5

11

16

118.0

3.8

0.014

0.02

Nov.

21

21

18

15

13

12

11

9.1

7.7

7.1

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

5.0

4.0

4.5

4.0

4.0

3.1

2.7

3T5

7.7

7.7

12

49

W

36

33

28

402.1

13.4

0.048

0.05

Dec.

21

22

19

18

l]_

65

105

207

180

139

328

266

226

423

695

472

309

*189

134

149

142

139

593

525

352

284

220

174

157

166

18

6,916

223

0.794

0.92

Jan.

192

171

163

192

229

233

204

180

169

587

1,040

781

536

436

1,170

4,900

3,860

1,970

1,280

1,240

2,070

2,800

2,740

1,870

1,320

1,020

883

897

731

613

506

34,983

1,128

4.01

4.63

Feb.

389

373

364

356

332

3 O2

280

217

b!80

b!60

*b!80

249

207

229

253

525

936

1,160

953

768

2,470

2,560

1,540

1,040

827

683

665

602

-

18,800

671

2.39

2.49

Mar.

4,420

3,410

2,180

1,500

1,020

762

618

602

665

1,02O

*1,160

3,000

4,600

4,020

2,880

1,770

1,120

918

814

1,240

1,320

1,010

834

749

665

953

1,080

904

725

647 

683

47,289

1,525

5.43

6.26

Apr.

659

665

653

641

647

1,200

1,320

1,200

939

737

624

618

569

501

491

876

3.430

2 700

1,540

1,000

719

558

477

558

501

441

406

377

364

517

25,728

858

3.05

3.41

May

277

249

249

298

328

*287

273

592

827

781

731

701

635

536

511

602

487

423

377

328

309

273

239

210

192

174

282

515

446

360 

284

12,776

412

1.47

1.69

June

226

195

171

152

139

139

129

120

*416

528

1,300

1,280

743

496

344

259

516

743

591

398

295

213

207

246

177

135

2.800

2,200

1,080 

653

16,890

563

2.00

2.24

July

415

287

223

198

195

424

377

1,700

1,450

788

491

336

249

192

5,270

4,040

1,680

960

2,620

2,200

7.540

4,780

E.500

1,450

911

591

393

266

223

189

 

43,121

1,391

4.95

5.71

Aug.

174

198

233

321

*660

4,010

1,580

855

745

1,200

788

547

385

295

253

236

385

393

332

332

655

213

419

309

259

464

1,370

1,450

946 

641

129

20,777

670

2.38

2.75

Sept.

364

273

217

174

139

109

92

81

a70

a65

a60

a90

a70

a55

a45

a40

a35

a32

a30

a5O

a!80

a220

alSO

a!20

a90

a70

a60

a50

a40

a35

3,136

105

0.374

0.42

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,910 Min 1.3 Mean 489 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.62

Water year 1953-54: Max 7,540 Min 1.3 Mean 633 Cfsm 2.25 In. 30.59

Peak discharge (base, 8,500 cfs).--July 15 (5 p.m.) 11,100 cfs (11.35 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

station at Button.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
244 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Elk River at Button, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38 0 39'45", long 80°42 I 35", near left bank on downstream side of pier of 

highway bridge at Button, Braxton County, half a mile upstream from Granny Creek and 

2-=r miles downstream from Wolf Creek.

Drainage area. 543 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 808.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Apr. 5, 1940, 

chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 1,055 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,400 cfs July 21 (gage height, 22.35 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 25, 26, 28, 29; minimum gage height, 1.84 ft Oct. 25.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 27,700 cfs Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 27.8 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings and record for station at Centralia); minimum, that of 

Oct. 25, 26, 28, 29, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 37.2 ft Mar. 13, 1918, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

44,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings, 

which are fair, and those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 15 to Nov. 1)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

2.2

4.4

74

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

7.0

13.0

21.0

166

320

520

1,060

2,600

8,600

18,300

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

6.0

5.3

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.4

3.9

3.4

3.2

3.0

*2.8

2.6

2.4

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.3

.9

.8

.5

*.6

g-6

g-6

&^L

g-4

g-5

g-4

g-4

1.8

1.9

72.8

2.35

0.0043

0.005

Nov.

6.8

22

28

27

22

18

17

14

14

13

11

10

9.4

9.4

8.9

8.4

8.4

8.0

*7.2

6.8

7.2

8.0

9.4

8.4

g!2

g51

g59

53

51

48

576.3

19.2

0.035

0.04

Dec.

44

36

33

32

32

39

140

250

271

210

371

387

327

634

1,060

695

443

292

224

b!70

b!70

213

666

715

447

379

334

257

230

227

233

9,561

308

0.567

0.65

Jan.

26O

244

236

241

292

313

302

264

254

780

1,780

1,240

940

705

*1,730

*8,450

6,150

2,510

1,660

1,560

2,330

g2,600

g3,900

g2,700

gl,860

gl,480

gl,310

1,210

970

790

650

49,711

1,604

2.95

3.40

Feb.

516

498

511

g502

g511

g520

g383

g320

302

316

341

423

379

427

403

660

g910

gl,700

gl,450

gl,150

gl,980

K4,000

g2,240

gl,560

gl,210

gl,000

g940

g850

26,002

929

1.71

1.78

Mar.

g2,420

g5,400

g3,900

g2 , 800

gl,980

gl,420

gl,210

gl,150

grl,280

gl,700

gl,980

*3,840

7,400

5,800

4,800

2,800

1,820

1,450

1,240

1,520

1,740

1,420

1,210

1,090

97O

1,240

1,520

1,340

1,120

1,150 

1,240

69,950

2,256

4.15

4.79

Apr.

1,210

1,210

1,180

1,090

1,150

2,020

2,060

1,860

1,620

1,310

1,120

1,060

1,000

910

910

1,380

5,290

5,500

2,800

1,740

1,280

1,000

820

910

820

710

650

630

588

 520

44,348

1,478

2.72

3.04

May

459

4O7

379

471

498

*455

455

79O

1,310

1,580

1,310

1,210

1,060

880

790

82O

705

630

583

506

520

459

403

352

310

278

288

650

670

520

415

19,963

644

1.19

1.37

June

330

278

241

215

204

188

193

174

773

685

1,720

2,020

1,150

735

520

415

524

1,340

1,030

695

484

355

299

363

282

196

2,790

2,940

1,380

85O

23,369

779

1.43

1.60

July

552

391

282

241

241

520

520

*2,260

2,330

1,240

760

524

383

288

6,650

6,000

2,150

1,240

10,400

5,590

17,400

8,830

4,000

1,980

1,180

760

552

411

334

310

264

78,583

2,535

4.67

5.38

Aug.

254

285

455

493

*1,060

7,500

2,800

1,420

1,030

1,620

1,120

790

556

427

363

341

467

601

475

480

1,470

1,560

910

606

463

1,110

2,800

2,900

1,780

1,180

1,000

38,316

1,236

2.28

2.62

Sept.

710

524

403

316

244

204

171

145

125

115

115

169

130

101

84

74

65

59

60

108

370

431

302

215

166

132

108

88

77

70

5,881

196

0.361

0.40

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,500 Mln 0.4 Mean 782 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.56

Water year 1953-54: >3-54: Max Max 17,400 17,400 Min Min 0.4 0.4 Mean Mean 1,004 1,004 Cfsm Cfsm 1.85 1.85 In. In. 25.08 25.08

S^ (base, 11,000 cfs).--Jan. 16 (6 p.m.) 11,600 cfs (15.75 ft); July Ib (8:3u p.m.) 

.15 ft); July 21 (7:30 a.m.) 20,40O cfs (22.35 ft), 

measurement made on this day.

Peak dis^nar 

15,800 cfs (19

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ic=.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Elk River at Queen Shoals, W. Va.

245

Sage

Location. Lat 38°28'20", long 81 e 17'10", on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Queen Shoals, Kanawha County, 50 ft upstream from Queen Shoals Creek, and 

4 miles upstream from Big Sandy Creek. Records Include flow of Queen Shoals Creek.

Drainage area. 1.145 sq ml (Including that of Queen Shoals Creek). 

Records available. November 1928 to September 1954.

 £.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 604.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929, Parkersburg-Unlontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to'June 18, 1932, 

chain gage and June 19, 1932, to Sept. 30, 1946, water-stage recorder, at bridge 100 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1929-54), 1,926 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,400 cfs July 22 (gage height, 19.26 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Nov. 4, 5.

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 91,300 cfs July 5, 1932 (gage height, 29.2 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs; minimum, that of Nov. 4, 5, 1953.

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

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

papers indicated.

WSP

683 

698 

713 

728 

783 

803 

873 

973

Water 

year

1929 

1930 

1931 

1932 

1935 

1936 

1939 

1943

Date

Dec. 1, 1928 

Oct. 3, 1929 

Aug. 22, 1931 

July 5, 1932 

Mar. 12, 1935 

Mar. 25, 1936 

Feb. 3, 1939 

Dec. 30, 1942

Discharge 

(cfs)

30,800 

39,700 

23,900 

72,000 

31,100 

36,300 

59,100 

30,300

Gage height 

( feet]

17.66 

22.34 

14.86 

29.2 

17.88 

21.25 

26.59 

18.20

Remarks. Records good except those computed from once-daily telemark-gage readings, which 

are fair.

Revisions. WSP 783: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 1929, 1932, 1936, and 1939, superseding those published in 

WSP 683, 698, 713, 728, 803, 873, and 1003, are given herewith:

Date

1928

Dec. 1

1929

Oct. 3

Nov. 24

1931

Aug. 22

Discharge

29,700

32,600

1,620

21,600

Date

1932

Feb. 4

5

Mar. 29

July 5

6

1936

Mar. 25

Discharge

26,800

43,400

21,000

58,100

37,100

33,500

Date

1939

Feb. 3

4

Apr. 16

17

Discharge

31,500

45,600

34,200

33,000

Month

December 1928 ........................

Water year 1929-30. . ...............

Calendar year 1931 . ................

Calendar year 1932 .................

Calendar year 1936 .................

Calendar year 1939. ................

Cf s-days

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

724,526

714,456.0

Maximum

29,700

32,600

21,600

58,100

33,500

45,600

Minimum

600

2.4

150

1,120

12

16

1,880

8

8

Mean

3,470

1,510

1,860

5,810

2,510

1,980

2,122

1,957

Per square 

mile

3.03

2.54

3.05

2.01

1.32

1.42

1.62

5.07

4.79

5.48

2.20

2.19

1.80

1.73

6.74

1.85

1.71

Runoff in 

inches

3.49

2.93

27.31

17.87

2.62

19.34

22.03

5.47

5.53

6.31

30.01

29.86

23.54

7.02

4.93

25.16

23.21

388926 O -56 -17
246 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Elk River at Queen Shoals, W. Va. Continued

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

in cubic feet per second). 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 28 to Nov. 4)

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

Oct. 1 to July 21

3.2 38

3.5 75

4.0 175

4.5 332

5.0 557

5.5 950

11.0

15.0

1,520

2,960

6,650

11,200

21,500

July 22 to Sept. 30

9.0 6,650

13.0 15,600

17.0 23,800

Note.--Same as 

preceding table below 9.0 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*11~9.9

9.3

8.7

7.7

7.7

6.8

6.3

5.9

5.1

4.7

*4.4

4.0

3.7

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

130.1

4.20

0 . 0037

0.004

Nov.

0.9

*.7

*.3

.3

1.2

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.7

3.2

8.1

17

18

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

16

15

16

16

17

22

24

26_

324.3

10.8

0.0094

0.01

Dec.

*25

35

53

53

51

47

48

56

69

253

350

314

452

477

797

497

1,020

675

482

371

294

304

328

364

797

599

487

457

399

346

*311

10,811

349

0.30

0.35

Jan.

300

300

325

322

314

336

383

412

391

430

1,150

2,420

gl,430

gl,130

1,310

7,330

12,600

6,230

g3,450

g2,560

g2,340

g5,540

£4,670

g4,310

g3,700

g3,360

g2,720

g2,340

gl,910

gl,550

gl,250

74,813

2,413

2.11

2.43

Feb.

*1,100

-860

770

860

1,040

950

833

706

624

552

552

524

530

563

524

569

624

1,150

1,910

1,780

1,600

4,140

4,490

3,040

2,260

1,780

1,510

1,320

-

------

37,161

1,327

1.16

1.21

Mar.

*2,330

10,500

*8,550

6,860

*4,760

g3,280

g2,640

g2,490

g2,420

g2,960

g3,120

g3,790

gll,500

glO,200

g8,540

g6,020

g4,130

g2,960

g2,420

2,190

2,420

2,490

2,120

1,840

1,650

1,650

1,980

2,260

2,050

1,910

2,340

123,950

3,998

3.49

4.03

Apr.

*2,340

2,340

2,260

2,050

2,420

4,220

4,400

3,880

3,450

2,880

2,420

2,050

1,840

1,650

1,640

1,980

3,540

10,200

6,860

4,220

2,880

2,190

1,720

1,650

1,610

1,420

1,200

1,100

1,010

905

82,325

2,744

2.40

2.67

May

*797

683

611

605

624

668

698

1,080

1,620

2,490

2,640

2,420

2,050

1,720

1,490

1,290

1,230

1,120

1,080

1,030

932

851

779

661

575

508

457

412

546

824

654

33,145

1,069

0.934

1.08

June

*524

434

379

336

300

276

256

241

247

642

1,580

5,540

2,490

1,480

960

754

617

788

1,840

1,400

980

675

557

497

416

412

339

2,420

2,720

*1,420

29,520

984

0.859

0.96

July

923

646

487

412

367

297

532

767

2,620

2,540

1,400

914

624

482

540

7,080

5,050

g2,340

4,060

15,000

19,500

22,500

8, 540

4,310

g2,340

gl,610

gl,100

g762

g581

g502

g448

108,874

3,512

307

354

Aug.

g387

*356

371

403

599

2,990

6,540

2,800

1,720

1,280

1,840

1,330

960

698

557

472

477

593

770

722

3,920

3,620

2,340

1,480

1,010

869

5,240

6,120

4,130

2,640

2,490

59,724

1,927

1.68

1.94

Sept.

*1,840

1,260

887

668

535

438

371

325

280

250

223

205

183

194

208

175

148

132

126

2T9

448

513

611

530

395

318

266

223

191

*168

12,340

411

0.359

0.40

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,200 Min 0.3 Mean 1,403 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.62

Water year 1953-54: Max 22,500 Min 0.3 Mean 1,570 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.62

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs).--July 22 (1:30 a.m.) 29,400 cfs (19.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily telemark-gage readings.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 247 

Kanawha River at Charleston, W. Va. 

Location. Lab 38°22'10", long 81°42'05", on left bank at old look 6, 1.0 mile upstream

from Davis C'reek, 1-| miles downstream from Twomile Creek, and 3.5 miles downstream

from Elk River. 

Drainage area. 10,419 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1939 to September 1954. 

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 548.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary water-stage recorder on left bank 0.5

mile downstream from Elk River and 3 miles upstream from base gage. Prior to July 1,

1942_ the auxiliary gage was a wire-weight gage and a water-stage recorder at the

Kanawha Boulevard Bridge over Elk River at its mouth. 

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54), 13,990 cfs (adjusted). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 93,000 cfs Mar. 2; maximum gage height, 27.44

ft Mar. 2; minimum discharge not determined, but less than 1,030 cfs during period

Oct. 1-5; minimum gage height, 17.57 ft Dec. 22.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 216,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940; maximum gage height, 38.77

ft Dec. 31, 1942; minimum discharge, that of Oct. 1-5, 1953; minimum gage height,

17.46 ft Oct. 16, 1950.

Maximum stage known, about 54.3 ft Sept. 29, 1861.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1943 has been revised to

150,000 cfs Dec. 31, 1942, superseding figure published in WSP 973. 

Remarks. Records good above 10,000 cfs and fair below except those for periods of no

gage-height record, which are poor. Same regulation since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir

and since 1949 by Bluestone Reservoir (combined capacity, 856,500 acre-ft). 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the high-water

period in the water year 1943, superseding those published in WSP 973, are given

herewith:

Dee. 31, 1942...... 140,000

Month

Water year 1942-43. ......

Observed

Cf s-days

934,450 

5,208,520 

6,385,420

Maximum

140,000 

140,000 

140,000

Minimum

9,950

Mean

30,140 

14,270 

17,490

Change in 

contents t

+358 

+33 

0

Adjusted

Mean

30,500 

14,300 

17.490

Per

square 

mile

2.93 

1.37 

1.68

Runoff in 

inches

3.38 

18.65 

22.79

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Claytor Reservoir. 

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,390

1,490

1

}el,360

J

el, 460

1

1

Ul,560

1 520 3

0

45,420

1,465

-215

Nov.

-.

Wl,750

I

J

1

I

Ul,370

1

J

1

Ul,690

I

J

]

Ul,610

J

-,

1

Ul,540

1

I

W2,060

1

f

51,100

1,703

-155

Dec.

 «

U2,590

J

1

j

Se2,490

1

J

e5,700

11,200

15.200 

12,600

5,420

%

1

Ie4,210

1

1

ys5 580

f * \ ( *>

145,990

4,709

-141

Jan.

s

e2,900

.

2,840

1

te7,030

1

J

30, 100 

51,700

37,100

24,100 

17,900

17,400

24,600

48,300 

52,600 

38,200

25,500

23,300

18,700

18,700

14,800

13,700

520,750

16,800

+245

Feb.

e7,810

V

1Ue,sio

J

s

.65,120

1

Ie6,730

10 , 400

23,600

30,500 

17,900 

27,100

20,500

13,800

11,700

_

_______

286,350

10,230

+394

Mar.

24,300

81,900

*75,100

56^400

38,200

27,500

22,000

19,800

17,700

21,100

18,600

22,300

39,400

48,800

45,000

36,400 

26,300

20,300

16,400 

15,900

21,100

23,200

19,200 

16,300 

14,600

15.900

21,800

22,200

17,900

16,300

19 , 600

879,500

28,370

-14

Apr.

20,600

20,300

24,900

18,900

14,800

20,600

22,500

23,500

23,700

19,100

17,200

15,800

14,300

14,800

11,400

13,900 

26,600

49,600

38,700 

26,300

21,000

16,700

15,200 

13,500 

12,000

11,800

10,400

12,200

10,400

*11,200

571,900

19,060

-54

May

7,610

39,750

a8,400

all, 000

a!3,400

al4,400

a!4,800

a!4,600

a!3,200

a!2,000

333,200

355.800 

323,50(5

319,100

317,000 

325,200

317,900

316,800

a!5,300 

312,500 

38,800

310,400

315,400

316,800

a!6,400

312 400

310^200

450,100

14,520

+14

June

 s

1Ve6,830

I

J

5,440

8,600

8,260 

11,400

11,800

12,200 

16,400

5,770

4,510

(»)

209,810

6,994

+50

July

1ia3,060

1

J

3,850

1ia4,060

18,800 

19,300

9,540

24,200 

47,000

56,300

75.200

51,900 

24,200 

14,800

1

^ 5,280

427,770

13,800

+124

Aug.

1

\ 4,470

J

18,800

20.600

11,700

10,900

9,180

 s

Se5,510

I

J

 a3,740

6,710

9,020

227,450

7,337

-45

Sept.

4,570

*

1

Va2,400

J

«

1

U2,160

I

J

]

Ia2,190

»

1Ue,320

2,450

100,450

3,348

-334

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,250 

0.120 

0.14

1,548 

0.149 

0.17

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54 :

4,568 

0.438 

0.50

17,040 

1.64 

1.89

10,620 

1.02 

1.06

28,360 

2.72 

3.14

19,010 

1.82 

2.03

14,530 

1.39 

1.60

Observed

Max 84,000 Min - Mean 12,100 

Max 81,900 Min - Mean 10,730

7,044 

0.676 

0.75

13,920 

1.34 

1.54

7,292 

0.700 

0.81

3,014 

0.289 

0.32

Adjusted

Mean 12,070 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.72 

Mean 10,720 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.95

Ree- 

:eser-

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents In Claytor snd Bluestone Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second, 

ords for Clsytor Reservoir furnished by Appslsehlsn Electric Power Co. and those for Bluestone R 

voir by Corps of Engineers.

3 No gsge-height record; dlsehsrge estimated on bssis of record for Kanawha River at Kanawha Pslls 

and tributary inflow.

e Fall-stage-diseharge relation indefinite; discharge estimsted on basis of records for Ksnswhs 

River at Kanawha Palls and tributary inflow.
248 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Coal River at Ashford, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°10'45", long 81°42'40", on left bank at downstream side of highway

 bridge at Ashford, Boone County, 300 ft upstream from Lick Creek and 1.8 miles upstream

from Bull Creek. 

Drainage area.--393 sq mi. 

Records available.--June 1908 to September 1916, May 1930 to September 1954. June 1908

to September 1916, published as at Brushton." 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 622.46 ft above nean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to Aug. 9, 1916, chain gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum.

May 7, 1930, to Dec. 30, 1938, chain gage and Dec. 31, 1938, to Feb. 10, 1939, staff

gage, at present site and datum. 

Average discharge.--32 years, 492 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,340 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 8.13 ft); minimum, 2.2 cfs Oct. 16 (rage height, 1.15 ft).

1908-16, 1930-54: Maximum discharge observed, 35,800 cfs (revised) Aug. 9, 1916

(gage height, 36.3 ft, from floodmark, site and datum then in use, or 35.66 ft from

floodmark, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs; no

flow Sept. 18-21, 24, Oct. 6-12, 1920.

Rensions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1916 has been revised to

35,800 cfs Aug. 9, 1916, superseding figure published in WSP 536. 

Remarks. Records good. 

Revisions.--WSP 783: Drainage irea. The discharge for Jan. 25, 1936, has been corrected

to 310 cfs, superseding figure published in WSP 803. Revised figures of discharge, in

cubic feet per second, for the water year 1912, superseding those published in WSP 536,

are given herewith:

Month

June 1912.... ..............

Calendar year 1912. ......

Maximum

6,670

Minimum

16

Mean

533

Per 

square

mile

1.41

Runoff in

19.15

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.2

7.6

6.4

5.6

5.2

5.2

4.8

5.2

9.5

8.5

6.4

5.2

4.4

3.6

3.2

2.5

2.8

5.6

6.0

6.4

5.2

*4.8

5.6

6.0

6.0

5.6

6.4

7.2

10

28

33

229.1

7.39

0.019

0.02

Nov.

24

20

19

18

18

14

12

11

10

10

10

12

12

11

10

10

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

14

26

27

26

26

26

28

480

16.0

0.041

0.05

Dec.

25

23

20

19

*18

18

20

31

39

42

58

80

73

90

167

170

115

69

48

52

56

51

52

54

40

39

48

47

44 

42

39

1,689

54.5

0.139

0.16

Jan.

37

34

32

30

32

32

32

30

28

39

*82

201

146

117

307

5,310

2,180

828

430

307

260

651

1,620

1,050

684

525

404

325

260 

226

201

14,440

466

1.19

1.37

Feb.

*175

154

181

233

257

243

226

195

195

192

195

204

192

167

184

175

181

181

170

173

192

441

444

354

302

257

223

201

-

6,307

225

0.573

0.60

Mar.

334

612

1,400

1,620

1,120

837

675

666

*783

1,040

1,040

873

909

1,400

1,580

1,120

801

621

509

478

424

354

334

325

507

424

720

664

558 

612

819

23,979

774

1.97

2.27

Apr.

882

909

801

621

*540

819

819

747

648

517

463

444

582

343

338

382

576

828

765

594

465

387

354

543

312

275

264

51?

*290 

264

15,682

525

1.35

1.48

May

240

217

207

257

256

214

223

406

756

756

666

509

392

360

560

999

747

268

233

253

285

257

214

170

138

118

*312

271

250 

220

187

10,919

352

0.396

1.03

June

150

135

122

118

107

96

85

72

66

72

92

229

152

118

160

228

717

38?

250

173

129

99

114

*107

81

63

55

48

44 

40

4,509

144

0.366

0.41

July

36

35

37

56

69

52

40

39

64

51

43

39

34

29

25

23

22

19

20

54

793

2,020

*1,260

486

257

164

118

90

73 

62

51

6,139

198

0.504

0.58

Aug.

47

57

152

287

429

2,020

1,120

471

657

1,080

630

330

223

164

138

116

107

116

*240

164

187

118

93

77

65

66

154

320

210

142

110

10,090

325

0.827

0.95

Sept.

87

80

64

55

46

44

40

36

52

50

29

30

33

35

29

27

24

22

30

545

972

558

307

*198

142

110

95

72

60 

54

3,886

130

0.331

0.37

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,940 Min 2.5 Mean 403 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.92

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,310 Min 2.5 Mean 269 Cfsm 0.684 In. 9.29

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 849

Little Coal River at Danville, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°04 I 45", long 81°50'15", on right bank at upstream side of highway 

bridge at Danville, Boone County, 900 ft upstream from Turtle Creek and 2.3 miles 

downstream from confluence of Pond and Spruce Forks.

Drainage 'area.--270 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1930 to September 1954. Prior to September 1941, published as 

rr at Madison."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 661.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1941, chain or wire-weight gage at site 1.5 miles upstream at 

datura 5.80 ft higher.

Average discharge.--24 years, 327 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,060 cfs July 22 (gage height, 9.31 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Oct. 7.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 42 800 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 30.2 ft, from 

floodmarks, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; r.o flow at times July to October 

1930.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which 

are poor.

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 19)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

0.9 

1.9 

3.4 

5.4

8.4 

13-

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.1

120

265

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

8.0

12

20

42

115

217

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

420

700

1,300

1,920

2,560

3,120

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

2.4

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

2.0

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.5

2.0

2.4

2.5

2,5

2.8

2,8

2,5

2,4

*2,0

3 ,,4

3 ,4

3,4

3,,2

3 .4

4.2

5,2

5.7

2-L2.

90.8

2.133

0.011

0.01

Nov.

6.0

5.0

4.8

4.2

4.0

3.6

376

3.6

4.0

4.4

4.0

4.4

4.8

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.4

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.4

7.2

11

9.8

10

9.3

9.3

11

8.4

177.4

5.91

0.022

0.02

Dec.

8.4

7.8

6.9

6.9

*7.2

6.6

is'

15

29

35

29

34

72

125

77

47

32

23

24

26

32

30

19

12

14

15

16

25

23

19

841.1

27.1

0.100

0.12

Jan.

15

13

13

15

15

17

18

*13

13

36

122

110

80

65

248

1,780

760

325

205

156

145

640

754

525

420

356

297

227

182

161 

138

7,864

254

0.941

1.08

Feb.

*115

99

143

234

240

211

179

152

159

143

136

133

124

133

129

117

122

111

103

105

131

140

152

152

150

138

122

115

-

3,988

142

0.526

0.55

Mar.

333

503

*1,150

1,120

718

514

400

*370

410

330

558

445

476

700

652

508

390

325

285

278

227

193

187

179

177

325

445

425

361

470

564

14,018

452

1.67

1.93

Apr.

*580

558

492

380

361

356

356

348

309

282

264

285

268

268

274

390

754

838

610

455

366

301

289

282

250

217

196

240

*214

164

10,967

366

1.36

1.51

May

159

147

150

243

205

184

205

390

476

470

400

325

257

250

305

325

313

285

274

282

317

325

285

227

187

161

*166

133

124

101

Zi

7,750

250

0.926

1.07

June

70

68

59

57

54

45

40

35

37

48

74

105

57

48

54

182

438

169

126

95

64

42

81

*52

34

27

25

22

18

I6_

2,242

74.7

0.277

0.31

July

16

14

12

35

32

23

16

28

40

26

20

16

12

10

10

9.6

8.8

15~8.0

30

1,690

*5,040

940

400

211

138

99

73

57

48 

40

7,112.4

229

0.848

0.98

Aug.

37

45

111

205

122

d628

d271

d!66

569

868

547

d380

d309

d260

d237

d211

d!96

d214

*d!26

d!26

d!24

d!09

d!09

d99

d91

d85

d!26

d99

d64

d79 

d83

6,696

216

0.800

0.92

Sept.

d52

d41

d35

d32

d27

d23

d22

d21

d21

d20

die

die

die

d!4

ai3

d!2

d!2

dll

dU

d644

d682

d338

*d!79

d!29

dlOl

d95

d91

d91

d83

d79

2,934

97.8

0.362

0.40

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,130 Mln 1.7 Mean 266 Cfsm 0.990 in. 13.36

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,040 Mln 1.7 Mean 177 Cfsm 0.656 In. 8.90

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from recorded graph, weather records, engineers' 

Inspection notes, and records for Coal River at Ashford.
250 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Pocatalico River at Sissonville, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°31'35", long 81°37'50", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 21 at Sissonville, Kanawha County, 0.3 mile downstream from Grapevine 

Creek and 1.8 miles downstream from Left Fork.

Drainage area.--238 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1908 to September 1916, May 1930 to September 1931, February 

1937 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 594.56 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. June 26, 1908, to Sept. 30, 1916, chain gage at same site at datum 0.59 ft 

lower. May 20, 1930, to Sept. 30, 1931, and Feb. 17, 1937, to Mar. 4, 1940, chain 

gage and Mar. 5, 1940, to Nov. 4, 1948, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--26 years (1908-16, 1930-31, 1937-54), 283 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,230 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 12.98 ft); minimum daily, 0.07 cfs Nov. 7-10.

1908-16, 1930-31, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs June 27, 1910, from 

rating curve extended above 4,SOO cfs; maximum gage height, 34.4 ft Apr. 16, 1939, from 

floodmarks; minimum daily discharge, that of Nov. 7-10, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good above 10 cfs and poor below.

Revisions.--The discharge for Oct. 31, 1915, has been corrected to 18 cfs, superseding 

figure published in WSP 536. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, 

for the water years 1908-10, 1912-13, 1915-16, superseding those published in WSP 536, 

are given herewith:

Date

1908

June 27

28

29

30

July 1

2

3

31

Dec. 16

1909

Feb. 6

Discharge

77

87

81

84

98

95

112

22

26

170

Date

1909-Con.

Feb. 11

July 28

1910

Apr. 29

1912

Sept. 19

1913

Feb. 23

Discharge

179

179

161

22

136

Date

1914-Con.

Nov. 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1916

Aug . 10

Discharge

7.6

7.0

4.0

5.8

7.0

6.4

8.8

111

Month

Calendar year 1909. .....

Water year 1909-10. ..... 

Calendar year 1910. .....

Water year 1911-12. ..... 

Calendar year 1912. .....

Water year 1912-13. ..... 

Calendar year 1913......

Calendar year 1914. ..... 

Water year 1913-14. .....

Water year 1915-16. .....

Maximum

7,930

11,500 

11,500

4, 5.50 

4,5.50

8,170 

8,170

6,550 

4,550

8,590

Minimum

.5

.5 

1.1

1.0 

1.0

.4 

.4

.2

.6

1.3

Mean

17.1

171

286 

298

363

271

238 

319

256 

205

130

509

Per square 

mile

.196

.718

.811

1.20 

1.25

1.53 

1.14

1.51

1.00 

1.34

1.08 

.861

.546

2.14

Runoff In 

Inches

0.83

.08

.23

9.75

.91

16.37 

17.00

.09

20.72 

15.52

1.57

13.54 

18.14

14.57 

11.72

.63

20.10
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Pocatalico River at SIssonvIlle, W. Va.--Continued

251

i ting; table,

dii

(Shiftii

2

2

2

2

2

3

.0

.1

.2

.4

.7

.0

wate

3 char.

ig-eo

1

3

5

13

27

45

r year

ge, in

1953-54 (g

cubic feet

ntrol method used

.1

.0

.5

age

pe

Oc

3.

4.

5.

7.

10.

13.

height

P

t

5

0

0

0

0

0

se

. 1

con

to

1

2

, in feet, ; a)

Jan. 14}

80

122

263

665

,410

,230

ind

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.08

.'58"

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08 

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.Oo

.09

.09

.09

. L

. L

*.09

.09

2.57

0.0'33

0.000,55

0.0004

Nov.

0.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.07

TOT

.07

.07

.09

.08

.08 

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.09

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

2.54

0.085

0.00036

0.0004

Dec.

0.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

1.2

3.7

373

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.4

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

*1.8

1.9

35.3

1.14

0.0048

0.006

Jan.

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.8

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.7

11

17

19

17

45

552

665

211

104

102

110

114

106

99

108

124

118

114

94

70

52

2,883.4

93.0

0.391

0.45

Feb.

40

*31

32

43

57

64

59

49

43

37

34

26

20 

17

15

13

13

13

13

13

16

20

71

62

53

57

57

50

-

-------

1,018

36.4

0.153

0.16

Mar.

360

*953

1,100

1,100

556

317

263

423

504

483

308

1,040

2,060 

1,630

881

413

227

158

130

210

263

190

143

120

103

108

113

106

95

208

*393

14,958

433

2.03

2.34

Apr.

261

162

122

98

481

1,200

857

556

299

192

147

132

126 

109

149

423

905

953

433

£26

149

113

133

272

179

121

96

80

68

*_57_

9,099

303

1.27

1.42

May

46

40

35

45

40

37

66

460

423

238

208

141

103 

79

65

53

44

38

38

42

51

68

54

38

28

21

18

18

15

12

9.4

2,573.4

83.0

0.349

0.40

June

8.3

*7.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.0

4.5

4.5

5.0

4.5

849

190

90 

50

26

24

13

9.8

7.6

6.2

5.0

4.2

4.2

3.5

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.9

*1.5

1,353,3

45.1

0.189

0.21

July

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.3

2.0

10

3.5

2.8

3.2

2.6

2.0 

1.7

2.4

3.8

5.8

9.0

12

33

*1,330

1,840

432

105

56

32

19

13

9.8

8.0

6.2

3,953.0

128

0.538

0.62

Aug.

5.0

22

286

178

219

761

210

85

78

35

24

15

11

8.6

9.8

22

12

13

29

21

35

53

29

26

67

1,450

953

221

150

118

5,189.4

167

0.702

0.81

Sept.

98

59

38

26

18

15

13

12

12

10

9.0

8.0

7.2 

6.6

6.2

5.5 12 

16

13

114

105

100

74

44

26

18

15

12

9.8

8.3

910.6

30.4

0.128

0.14

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,480 Min 0.07 Mean 173 Cfsm 0.727 In. 9.88

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,060 Min 0.07 Mean 115 Cfsm 0.483 In. 6.56

Peak discharge (base, 3,200 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
252 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 

Ohio River at Point Pleasant, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°50'25", long 82°08'30", on left bank at Point Pleasant, Mason County, 

W. Va., 1,200 ft upstream from Kanawha River and at mile 265.4. Records include flow 

of Kanawha River.

Drainage area.--52,760 sq mi, approximately (includes that of Kanawha River).

Records available.--March 1940 to September 1954. (Since October 1952, no low water records.)

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 514.10 ft above mean sea level, Sandy 

Hook datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at old lock 26, 0.7 mile upstream from 

Gallipolis lock and dam and 13.1 miles downstream from base gage.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 210,000 cfs Mar. 4; maximum gage height, 29.96 

ft Mar. 5; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 22.83 ft 

Feb. 2.

1940-54: Maxiuum discharge, 522,000 cfs Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height, 55.00 

ft Apr. 16, 1948; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 59.76 ft Apr. 16, 1948; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 22.70 ft June 28, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good. 

is shown.

Discharge less than 35,000 cfs on days for which no discharge

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Iota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec.

38,600

_

-

_

"

Jan.

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

43,500

80,300

77,000

54,600

50,800

48,700

71 , 300

96,000

107,000

97,4OO

66,100

65,900

72,600

79,600

84, 900

87,70

_

-

_

-

Feb.

78,500

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

38,700

60,400

61,900

54,600

74,500

85,000

87 , 400

76,600

81,900

76,200

46,200

42,300

-

_

-

_

-

Mar.

71,100

130,000

173,000

202 , 000

*gQ4.000

182,000

134,000

122,000

99,200

90,000

75,400

93,600

107,000

121,000

122,000

116,000

102,000

93,000

61,900

70,200

78,800

84,300

77,700

73,200

74,100

75,500

92,300

98,300

106,000

103,000

111,000

3,343,600

107,900

2.05

2.36

Apr.

116,000

118,000

106 , 000

88,9OO

65.200

65, 800

71,600

73,500

91,000

88,400

79,600

68,600

74,700

82,300

84,600

89,700

108,000

144,000

191,000

183,000

160,000

136,000

115,000

102,000

89,800

84,100

76,300

86,3OO

96,500 

102,000

3,037,900

101,300

1.92

2.14

May

106 , 000

113,000

103,000

94,200

92,800

92,300

97,300

88,300

86,300

84,500

81,800

87,800

59 , 600

71,900

59,300

74,300

76,300

40,300

36,300

58,700

47 , 000

-

47,800

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

June

_

38,800

-

-

-

_

-

-

37 , 500

-

37,300

46,600

51,500

-

-

38,800

41,200

62,500

61,900

44,000

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

July

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

58,400

93,100

103,000

87,400

49,700

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

"

Aug.

-

-

-

-

-

71,500

54,800

38,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

36,100

-

-

_

47,000

54,400

-

_

-

-

-

-

Sept.

Calendar year 1953: Max 193,000 Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 204,000 Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge less than 35,000 cfs on days for which no discharge is shown.
RACCOON CREEK BASIN 25c 

Raccoon Creek at Adamsville, Ohio

Location,--Lat 38°52 1 31", long 82°21'18", on line between sees. 25 and 26, T. 6 N., R.

 Ifj W. , on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 35, at Adamsville, 

Gallia County, 1.3 miles downstream from Indian Creek.

Drainage area.--587 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1915 to November 1935, October 1938 to September 1954.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 570.85 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912. Prior to June 13, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--36 years, 661 cfs.

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 cfs May 6 (gage height, 11.17 ft); minimum, 2.1 cfs Oct. 13, 14; minimum gage height, 1.82 ft July 19.

19:.5-35, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 15,500 cfs Apr. 15, 1948 (gage height, 24.92 

ft); ninimum, 1.4 cfs Sept. 24, 1930 (gage height, 1.54 ft).

Maximum stage known, 25.2 ft in January 1937, from floodmark.

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

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given 

in WS? 1350.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 698: Drainage area. WSP 873: 1916-18, 1920, 1922, 1924, 

1926-27, 1931, 1933, 1935(M).

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3, 5-7, 9, 10, 12-17, 

19-24, Oct. 26 to Jan. 23)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

1.2

3.0

6.3

12

20

43

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

12.0

171

546

1,030

2,600

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

g5.6

g4.3

g4.3

a4

g3.7

g3.3

g2.8

a3

g3.3

g2.6

a2.6

g2.6

gt*

*g2.5

g3.3

g3.3

a2.9

g2.6

g2.5

g2.6

g2.5

g2.5

g2.6

a2.7

g3.0

g4.6

8.5

~R~ 9.5^

O . O

6.0

114.2

3.68

0.0063

0.007

Nov.

7.4

875

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.5

10

11 

11

11

11

12

11

12

12

12

13

12

14

TZ

12

12

12

12

12

317.9

10.6

0.018

0.02

Dec.

11

10

8.5

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

*7.9

7.9

8.5

7.9

7.9

9.0 

11

11

15

14

11

8.5

8.5

7.9

9.0

10

11

11

7.9

5.6

5.3

675

6.3 

7.4

276.6

8.92

0.015

0.02

Jan.

7.4

6.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.9

9.0

8.5

5.6

670

7.9

18

25

21

23

21

59

93

185

231

183

132

104

*93

94

120 

123

1,628.8

52.5

0.089

0.10

Feb.

~SS 106

78

70

66

62

56

50

50

47

46

42

36 

34

a30

a30

a35

a30

a30

a30

a35

a30

a30

g27

g26

g26

g26

a35

-

1,251

44.7

0.076

0.08

Mar.

58

109

236

348

384

384

330

285

258

258

276

676

1,080 ~~9"2"4

706

590

*472

366

294

312

303

321

393

366

303

348

330

321

303

442 

612

12,388

400

0.681

0.79

Apr.

634

590

462

357

312

294

267

267

294

285

249

236

217 

208

356

1,330

2,000

2,110

2,080

1,510

898

590

546

634

658

658

524

452

924

1,360

21,302

710

1.21

1.35

May

1,390

1,130

924

1,720

2,140

2,260

1,970

1,570

1,050

1,030

976

*874

730 

568

452

384

321

276

240

215

190

166

147

132

118

107

99

93

115

125 

117

21,649

698

1.19

1.37

June

112

98

85

80

75

66

62

57

56

128

159

To2

62

58

51

46

54

90

66

51

44

36

35

34

a30

a30

aoO

g27

*g26

g23

1,873

62.4

0.106

0.12

July

g22

g22

a20

a25

a25

a25

a30

33

39

a35

a30

a25

a20 

a20

al8

a!6

g!2

g9.0

g7.4

g8.5

478

354

102

47

30

g23

g21

g!9

g!6

g!3 

gll

1,555.9

50.2

0.086

0.10

Aug.

a 11

gll

*46

30

208

362

850

46?

210

123

120

107

85 

66

53

43

38

35

33

255

294

99

53

53

40

54

180

107

249

214 

149

4,640

150

0.256

0.30

Sept.

~5z 110

60

46

39

33

g28

g26

g27

g28

g26

a20

g!9

g!7

g!7

g!6

g!5

&La!7

54

40

33

g28

g23

g22

g28

*g24

g!9

g22

g22

953

31.8

0.054

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,120 Min 2.1 Mean 402 Cfsm 0.685 In. 9,32

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,280 Min 2.1 Mean 186 Cfsm 0.317 In. 4.32

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

on nearby streams.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
254 GUYA11DOT RIVER BASIN

Guyandot River at Man, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°44'30'', long 81°52'45", on right bank on downstream side of highway

bridge at Man, Logan County, 500 ft upstream from Buffalo Creek and 0.7 mile downstream

from Huff Creek. Records include flow of Buffalo Creek. 

Drainage area. 762 sq mi (including that of Buffalo Creek). 

Records available. December 1928 to September 1954. 

Gage. itfater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 710.88 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

of 1912. Prior to July 3, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge .--25 years, 940 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14.100 cfs July 21 (gage height, 12.18 ft); minImum, 9 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 2.80 ft).

1928-54: Maximum discharge observed, 40,000 cfs Mar. 3, 1934 (gage height, 19.11

ft), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; minimum, 3.0 cfs Oct. 6, 1930 (gage

height, 2 .32 f t ] . 

Remarks.--Records good. 

Revisions (water years) .--'dSP 783: 1934(M) , drainage area. Revised figures of discharge,

in cubic feet per second, for the water years 1929 and 1934, superseding those published

in WSP 683, and 758, are given herewith:

650

528

1929 

June 16.

Month

June 1929. ........................

March 1934. .......................

Water year 1933-34. .............

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

Maximum

31,300

Minimum

265

505

33

Mean

876

5,237

963

Per square 

mile

1.26

Runoff in 

inches

17.14

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

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method Used Oct. 19-3O)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15

2.7 8

2.8 16

3.0 41

3.5 131

4.0 £30

4.5 390

3.0 

3.4

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

Dec. 16 to July 21

52

115

255

432

700

July 22 to Sept. 30

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

34

30

28

31

31

30

37

37

41

38

43

43

41

38

38

44

43

40

37

35

*26

23

28

26

23

22

26

36

27

57

55

1,078

34.8

0.046

0.05

Nov.

El

52

38

27

22

19

17

16

15

14

13

14

16

17

14

15

14

11

11

12

13

15

30

33

35

71

57

54

49

*46

811

27.0

0.035

0.04

Dec.

38

35

37

34

33.

33

46

51

64

122

190

204

164

214

358

432

270

174

135

106

92

97

113

121

121

106

87

80

85

38

88

3,818

123

0.161

0.19

Jan.

83

71

60

56

61

65

58

*55

53

80

255

539

378

306

674

8,770

4,080

1,580

925

658

577

1,560

5,180

2,460

1,400

995

766

623

508

441

386

33,703

1,087

1.43

1.64

Feb.

337

*300

316

374

419

411

394

367

351

363

355

355

334

320

340

326

337

3C3

378

403

503

1,400

1,270

995

812

664

560

493

_

-----

13,840

494

0.648

0.68

Mar.

730

1,070

*2,080

2,660

1,960

1,480

1,230

1,150

1,270

1,620

1.760

1,480

1,230

1,400

2,180

1,910

1,400

1,110

960

925

864

754

742

792

792

1,100

1,960

1,710

1,350

1,350

1,960

42,979

1,386

1.82

2.10

Apr.

*2,130

2,080

1,760

1,350

1,110

925

890

884

844

792

754

730

658

594

588

582

736

1,480

1,400

1,110

890

780

960

1,110

773

623

555

566

*518

478

28,650

955

1.25

1.40

May

432

390

403

483

523

460

478

853

1,400

1.530

1,620

1,310

995

960

5,140

3,900

2,240

1,710

2,180

2,130

1,710

1,400

1,070

864

730

617

*822

1,230

877

712

577

39,746

1,282

1.68

1.94

June

460

403

367

334

306

284

255

233

220

205

236

270

267

325

646

634

862

925

599

398

297

236

205

*171

143

127

111

102

90

12.

9,788

326

0.428

0.48

July

77

77

80

101

102

110

95

352

446

275

171

129

102

87

76

70

62

65

205

256

7,560

*8,880

4,000

1,180

635

408

302

240

202

179

155

26,679

861

1.13

1.30

Aug.

133

277

1,140

750

491

848

1,100

610

463

362

292

232

191

161

143

127

200

690

1,060

690

540

475

387

305

278

292

323

439

423

344

305

14,071

454

0.596

0.69

Sept.

250

212

183

159

141

127

117

103

93

87

83

77

79

72

63

60

60

53

75

797

1,480

985

*562

404

326

282

248

230

210

202

7,820

261

0.343

0.38

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,040 Min n Mean 788 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.02

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,880 Min 11 Mean 611 Cfsm 0.802 In. 1O.89

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 efs).--Jan. 16 (2:30 p.m.) 13,500 cfs (12.02 ft); July 21 

14,100 cfs (12.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

p.m.)
GUYANDOT RIVER BASIN 255

Guyandot River at Branchland, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°13'15", long 82°12'10", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Branchland, Lincoln County, 20 ft downstream from Fournile Creek.

Drainage area.--l.2S6 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1915 to September 1922 (1918-22, gage heights only), December 

1928 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 547.91 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 20, 1932, chain gage at same site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 

1942, auxiliary wire-weight gage read twice dally, 4 miles upstream at Mldklff.

Average discharge.--25 years (1929-54), 1,492 cfs.

Extremes,--Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs July 22; minimum, 32 cfs Oct. 2 

(gage height, 3.20 ft).

1915-22, 1928-54: Maximum discharge, 36,900 cfs Jan. 29, 1918 (gage height, 39.24 

ft), from rating curve extended above 28,000 cfs; minimum, 3.6 cfs Oct. 25, 1930 (gage 

height, 2.66 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 44 ft, from floodmark, probably In 1907 (discharge, 

43,500 cfs, from rating curve extended above 28,000 cfs).

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

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

papers indicated.

WSP

433

453

683

698

728

743

758

783

Water 

year

1916

1917

1929

1930

1932

1933

1934

1935

Date

Dec. 18,

Mar . 5 ,

Feb. 26,

Nov. 18,

Feb. 5,

Mar. 20,

Mar . 4 ,

Mar. 26,

1915

1917

1929

1929

1932

1933

1934

1935

Discharge 

(cfs)

17,300

25,400

24,000

20,000

23,200

17,400

30,200

29,300

Gage height 

(feet)

23.9

31.34

29.97

26.35

29.30

24.00

35.60

34.78

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 803: Drainage area. WSP 853: 1918(M). Revised figures 

 of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 1916-17, 1929-30, 1932-35, 

superseding those published in WSP 433, 453, 683, 698, 728, 743, 758, and 783, are 

given herewith:

Date

1915

Dec. 18

19

1917

Mar. 2

3

4

5

6

1929

Feb. 26

27

Discharge

15,500

15,500

12,600

17,000

20,600

24,600

13,400

15,300

17,200

Date

1929-Con.

Feb. 28

Mar. 6

7

24

25

Apr. 27

Nov. 18

1932

Jan. 30

31

Feb. 4

5

Discharge

11,100

17,100

12,900

21,900

12,300

1,500

17,700

19,300

21,500

16,300

22,800

Date

1933

Mar. 19

20

21

22

1934

Mar. 3

4

5

6

1935

Mar. 26

27

Discharge

13,500

17,000

14,400

13,900

16,100

28,700

20,500

15,700

28,100

22,000

Month

December 1915. ...................

Water y >ar 1916-17 .............

February 2929. ...................

Water year 1929-30. ............

Calendar year 1933. ............

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

March 193:;. ......................

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

Cfs -days

-

-

-

-

_

-

484,986

242,790

830.167

Maximum

18,800

24,600

24,600

17,200

17,700

17,700

17,000

17,000

28,700

28,100

28 100

Minimum

320

2,060

55

702

7.8

896

48

62

1,170

29

Mean

2,870

2,160

2,820

1,550

2,830

1,060

4,460

1,686

1,270

1,329

7,832

2.274

Per square 

mile

' 2.34

7.58

1.76

2.30 

4.39

1.26

2.31

1.62

.865

2.45

4.16

3.64

1.37

1.38

5.71

1.04

1.08

6.39 

1.88

1.85

Runoff In 

Inches

2.89

8.74

23.92

2.40

2.58

21.94

11.75

2.82

4.48

4.19

18.64

18.67

6.58

14.08

14.71

7.36 

25.56

25.18
GUYANDGT RIVER BASIN

Guyandot River at Branchland, W. Va.--Continued

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

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2 to Dec. 11, July 13-19, 

Sept. 5-30; backwater from Ohio River July 22-24)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 17

308

566

910

Hote.--Same as following 

table above 5.7 ft.

Jan. 18 to Sept. 30

192

386

625

975

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

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

34

34

38

38 

*40

42

40

38

38

36

38

40

45

47

45

42

42

42

51

63

66

58

58

58

53

49

53

56

47

40

45

1,416

45.7

0.037

0.04

Nov.

47

60

70

66 

66

56

49

42

40

42

47

*40

38

S8

38

40

49

45

42

45

45

47

53

78

95

70

84

90

110

107

1,739

58.0

0.047

0.05

Dec.

101

90

84

78 

15

76

78

81

95

95

144

258

303

258

299

416

484

33?

202

140

*130

124

101

98

90

81

76

92

124

110

114

4,827

156

0.127

0.15

Jan.

110

104

104

95 

90

87

84

90

84

92

162

267

538

396

355

3,160

9,420

4,350

1,790

1,100

858

959

3,930

5,050

*2,880

1,790

1,300

1,020

813

673

592

42,343

1,366

1.11

1.28

Feb.

529

477

472

560 

637

673

667

603

581

550

534

505

481

472

463

463

454 459"

*454

477

500

592

1,560

1,300

1,030

858

718

625

-

17,694

632

0.515

0.54

Mar.

778

1,290

2,430

5,860 

3,580

2,590

1,950

1,700

1,590

1,790

2,190

2,190

2,070

2,110

2,190

2,740

2,230

1,700

*1,410

1,300

1,210

1,080

959

943

975

1,160

1,700

2,350

1,990

1,870

2,230

58,155

1,876

1.53

1.76

Apr.

,740

,610

,590

,110 

,700

,460

,280

,270

,240

,120

,040

* ,020

919

842

785

888

1,210

1,600

2,110

1,870

1,460

1,200

1,080

1,390

1,340

992

880

1,150

992

820

41,908

1,397

1.14

1.27

May

744

858

704

9T9 

911

865

1,150

1,590

1,700

2,070

*2,070

1,950

1,560

1,270

1,870

5,820

3,860

2,430

2,110

2,810

2,510

2,070

1,700

1,330

1,060

895

828

1,040

1,290

935

764

51,683

1,667

1.36

1.57

June

637

544

486

450 

420

394

*382

353

333

341

405

481

386

374

370

667

858

1,090

 935

643

481

386

437

333

273

243

221

203

188

168

13,482

449

0.366

0.41

July

157

144

138

141 

206

185

171

182

321

519

446

321

*199

160

131

111

100

97

147

381

2,580

15,700

12,400

5,300

2,070

1,200

806

620

514

441

399

44,287

1,429

1.17

1.34

Aug.

428

631

1,080

2,070 

1,700

1,310

1,790

1,570

1,530

1,310

842

643

524

441

390

353

378

477

1,280

1,520

1,270

858

685

565

468

411

437

500

539

*544

446

26,990

871

0.710

0.82

Sept.

403

345

297

258 

224

199

182

168

160

154

147

141

138

131

128

125

144

138

141

567

1,700

2,430

1,240

750

 524

420

349

297

258

232

12,390

413

0.337

0.38

Calendar year 1953: Max 12,000 Min 29 Mean 1,240 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.73

Water year 1953-54: Max 13,700 Min 34 Mean 868 Cfsm 0.708 In. 9.61

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 efs).--July 22 (9 to 11 p.m.) 14,600 cfs (22.70 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
GUYANDOT RIVER BASIN 257

Mud River near Milton, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°23'15", long 82°06'46", near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 600 ft downstream from Little Twomile Creek, 0.9 mile upstream from Charley 

Creek, and 3.4 miles south of Milton, Cabell County.

Drainage area. 291 sq mi.

Records available. February 1938 to September 1954.

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

is 572.64 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levals by Corps of Engineers). 

Prior to Feb. 9, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 268 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,210 cfs May 8 (gage height, 11.2 ft, from

graph oased on gage readings); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Nov. 7-9; minimum gage height observed, 0.22 ft Oct. 3, Nov. 14, 17.

1933-54: Maximum discharge, 14,500 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 29.35 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs for many days; minimum gage height observed, 0.10 

ft Sept, 16, Oct. 13, 14, 1940.

Remarks. Records fair prior to Mar. 3, and good thereafter.

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

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, Jan. 18 to 

Feb. 2. Feb. 18 to Mar. 2)

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

0.05 

.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.6

0.2

.3

.8

1.5

2.6

5.0

8.3

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

7.0

35

85

146

296

470

1,110

3.0

7.0

13

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

10.0

107

157

300

470

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

zz

Z3

24

Z5

Z6

Z7

Z8

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

,3

,3

.4

,4

, 3

, 3

, 4

, 3

, 4

3

4

,5

,4

,4

11.5

0..57

O.OOL3

0.001

Nov.

0.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.2

7z

.2

.3

.3

* . 7

.7

.5

.6

.6

.5

.6

.7

.9

1.0

1.2

1.6

1.5

2.0

2.3

2.0

2.3

2.3

1.8

27.1

0.90

0.0031

0.003

Dec.

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.8

3.3

3.3

*2.5

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

2.0

2.4

2.6

2.5

62.9

2.03

0.0070

0.008

Jan.

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

4.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

12

85

625

508

173

114

90

108

120

140

159

*216

201

146

108

68

56

41

3,013.8

97.2

0.334

0.39

Feb.

27

24

27

55

90

90

85

74

62

57

47

35

26

25

23

21

19

19

*21

19

16

18

18

18

16.

17

19

21

-

------

989

35.3

0.121

0.13

Mar.

152

398

858

814

416

272

201

264

312

296

248

508

836

903

585

312

194

140

*159

133

126

114

102

85

85

108

180

180

133

146

2S8

9,548

303

1.06

1.22

Apr.

256

240

201

159

187

296

240

248

434

255

197

*157

132

117

117

176

665

585

348

232

170

142

132

132

117

102

13?

142

204

190

6,705

224

0.770

0.86

May

218

470

204

285

3OO

204

384

1,820

992

508

*398

278

197

157

142

132

117

102

92

97

97

87

84

75

61

51

75

72

46

35

SI

7,809

252

0.866

1.00

June

23

21

19

18

15

15

*13

12

10

32

18

27

75

44

28

57

77

""83 127

50

25

21

33

81

53

44

28

16

13

11

1,089

36.3

0.125

0.14

July

9.4

7.0

7.0

9.4

11

12

11

19

21

16

11

8.8

*7.0

5.0

4.2

3.2

4^2- 3.0

26

21

1,080

1,590

960

170

97

63

43

34

28

28

22

4,331.2

140

0.481

0.55

Aug.

21

364

525

903

470

1,560

578

232

197

*300

183

117

85

63

48

43

37

32

30

127

97

112

65

46

34

26

30

43

53

*46

137

6.404

207

0.711

0.82

Sept.

63

39

28

21

17

14

11

21

13

7.6

9.4

9.4

8.2

6.4

4.2

5.0

5.0

26

122

1,010

1,440

546

183

112

176

102

52

34

30

23

4,138.2

138

0.474

0.53

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,280 Min 0.2 Mean 217 Cfsm 0.746 In. 10.13

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,820 Min 0.2 Mean 121 Cfsm 0.416 In. 5.65

Discharge measurement made this day.
258 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Huntington, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°24'48", long 82°30'02", at lock 28, 0.1 mile upstream from Fourpole 

Creek, 3.0 miles downstream from Symmes Creek, and at mile 311.6.

Drainage area. 55,900 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--August 1934 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 490.263 ft above mean sea level, Sandy 

Hook datum. Prior to July 8, 1942, at datum 1.737 ft higher. Auxiliary water-stage 

recorder, 4.7 miles upstream from base gage, at foot of 24th Street, Huntington, 

Cabell County, and 1.5 miles downstream from Guyandot River.

Average discharge. 20 years (1934-54), 76,610 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 225,000 cfs Mar. 4; maximum gage height, 32.93 

ft Mar. 5; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 34.89 ft Mar. 5; minimum daily discharge, 3,370 cfs Oct. 20 and Nov. 6; minimum gage height, 13.67 ft Dec. 18.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 654,000 cfs Jan. 28, 1937; maximum gage height, 69.45 

ft Jan. 27, 1937, present datum; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 70.75 ft 

Jan. 27, 1937, present datum; minimum dally discharge, 3,200 cfs Sept. 6, 13, Nov. 2, 

1934, Oct. 3, 1935, Oct. 1, 1937.

Remarks.--Records good above 30,000 cfs and fair below.

Revisions (water years). WSP 853: 1934, 1936. WSP 893: Drainage area.

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

Day Apr. May July Aug. Sept.

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

27

28

29

30

31

*14,800 

21,200 

12,200 

10,200 

10,400

16,600

24,600

27,300

22,300

23,100

45,200

82,000

101,000

75,800

59,000

59,500

73,200

103,000

120,000

84,100

84,500

112,000

129,000

132,000

130,000

114,000

103,000

74,100

66,900

75,000 

88,200 

102,000 

108,000 

*114,000 

119,000

94,300 

*81,400

83,100 

107,000 

114,000

121,000

128,000

17,000

13,100

13,900

13,100

16,000

12,100

13,700

18,000

13,700

18,400

119,900

79,000

35,500

24,900

22,900

16,500

14,500

10,400

11,300

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm

In.

197,700

6,377

0.114

0.13

233,430

7,781

0.139

0.16

:1,592.2

51,360

0.919

1.06

1,454.4

51,940

0.929

0.97

1:3,540.5

114,200

2.04

t3,271.1

109,000

1.95

2.18

2,179.3

70,300

1.26

1.45

433,680

14,460

0.259

0.29

Calendar year 1953: Max 206,000 Mln - 

Water year 1953-54: Max 221,000 Mln 3,37C

Mean 56,750 

Mean 45,600

Cfsm 

Cfsm

1.02

0.816

In. 

In.

13.78

11.08

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Expressed in thousands.
TWELVEPOLE CREEK BASIN 259

Twelvepole Creek at Wayne, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°13'05", long 82°26'55", near center of span on downstream side of bridge

on Stage Highway 37 at Wayne, Wayne County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from

confluence of East and West Forks. 

Drainage area. 291 sq mi. 

Records "available. July 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only, October 1917 to September 1922), October 1928 to September 1931, August 1946 to September 1954. 

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

5~74.92 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1931, chain

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1915-17, 1928-31, 1946-54), 329 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,760 cfs July 22 (gage height, 11.61 ft, from

graph based on gage readings); no flow Oct. 21-27, Nov. 2.

1915-22, 1928-31, 1946-54; Maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs Feb. 2, 1951; no flow

Oct. 21-27, Nov. 2, 1953.

Maximum stage known. 28.3 ft June 30, 1928, from reading by D. S. Weather Bureau

(discharge, 14,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those below 20 cfs, which are poor. 

Revisions,. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years

1916-]"?, 1930, superseding those published in WSP 433, 453, 698, are given herewith:

1915 

Nov. 28.

29.

30. 

Dec. 1.

1917 

July 21.

1929 

Oct. 22. 

23.

910

452

Month

Water year 1915-16 ...................

July 1917 ..............................

Calendar year -1917 ...................

October 1929. ..........................

Water year 1929-30. ..................

Maximum

6,420

5,020

4,680

Minimum

9.4

5.4

.1

Mean

245

387

410

156

212

Per square 

mile

133

.134

.955

.543

.729

Runoff In

Inches

18.08

19.10

.63

9.92

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.8

.6

.6

.6

.2

.4

.4

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

U

(3

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

5.7

0.18

0.00062

0.0007

Nov.

0.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

t '.-52

.3

.4

.6

.8

1.3

2

.8

1.0

*l.B

1.6

12.8

0.43

0.0015

0.002

Dec .

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

2.9

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.9

2.9

B.8

13

22

13

7.3

7.3

7.8

8.3

8.3

8.8

8.8

9.3

9.3

7.3

5.2

3.9

3.9

3.6

183.5

5.92

0.020

0.02

Jan.

3.2

3.6

4.2

4.2

4.7

*4.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

14

27

20

15

15

33

809

654

241

163

145

231

302

379

241

291

291

221

191

145

114

94

4,680.5

151

0.519

0.60

Feb.

80

66 *es

119

163

172

163

145

128

119

112

97

74

57

46

41

44

47

41

38

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

-

-------

2,093

74.8

0.257

0.27

Mar.

190

379

812

893

785

653

549

575

402

379

356

402

379

839

575

425

281

241

211

182

172

128

128

119

109

261

291

241

*211

201

231

11,600

374

1.29

1.48

Apr.

333

312

271

231

221

201

182

281

333

251

191

145

145

128

128

145

601

575

448

312

261

231

221

231

182

154

*145

471

448

221

7,999

267

0.918

1.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,850 Mln 0 Mean 226

May

221

221

356

322

291

261

725

1,280

1,160

1,040

812

575

425

379

302

251

211

163

379

356

271

261

251

191

*145

379

312

191

136

112

80

12,059

389

1.34

1.54

June

60

54

48

43

38

34

30

27

21

43

51

38

21

16

12

17

40

50

40

30

17

*14

128

63

26

15

12

7.8

6.6

£._4

1,006.8

33.6

0.115

0.13

July

3.4

5.5

5.5

7.8

20

10

19

16

6.6

8.9

7.8

7.8

7.8

6.6

5.5

5.5

4.4

16

128

*105

1,220

2,510

1,690

679

302

163

116

85

63

47

35

7,107.1

229

0.787

0.91

Aug.

105

601

497

261

241

201

92

60

439

601

281

163

94

46

41

57

*74

64

56

60

63

50

38

33

28

24

24

29

27

26

30

4,406

142

0.488

0.56

Sept.

33

28

24

21

20

19

17

16

14

11

9.4

6.6

4.4

1.7

3

4.1

3

3.7

35

1,210

*1,010

705

523

448

281

119

71

43

54

69

4,806.9

160

0.550

0.61

Cfsra 0.777 In. 10.53

water year 1953-54: Max 2,310 Mln 0 Mean 153 Cfsm 0.526 In. 7.14

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Levlsa Pork near Grundy, Va.

Location. Lat 37°18'00", long 82°07'30", on left bank 50 ft downstream from wooden bridge 

to Appalachian Electric Power Co.'s substation, 2 miles northwest of Grundy, Buchanan 

County, 2.7 miles downstream from Elate Creek, and 2.8 miles upstream from Poplar Creek.

Drainage area. 235 sq mi.

Records available. November 1941 to September 1954.

Gdge_. Viater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 986.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 20, 1949, chain gage at bridge 

50 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1942-54), 269 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,680 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 6.55 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 0.45 ft).

1941-54: Maximum discharge observed, 22,000 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 14.5 

ft), from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 0.2 cfs July 30, 1944-(gage height, 0.48 ft).

Flood in March 1929 reached a stage of 16.0 ft (discharge, about 30,000 cfs), from 

information by local residents.

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14 to Nov. 22)

l.O 

1.2

1.4 

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.9

*1.0

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.6

.4

.6

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

1.3

1.6

2 . 4

ii_4

27.2

0.877

0.0037

0.004

Nov.

2.4

2.6

2.3

*2.1

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

2.3

1.8

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.9

2.7

2 . 7

2.6

2.7

4.4

12

13

13

12

9.8

9.0

8.2

7 . 8

135.3

4.51

0.019

0.02

Dec.

7.2

7.0

7.O

6.2

678

6.8

6.5

7.2

12

27

23

19

22

66

li

*45

26

14

12

8.2

10

13

17

10

7.5

7.0

6.2

7.O

9.0

10

11

515.6

16.6

0.071

0.08

Jan.

8.2

6.8

7.0

6.8

5.8

6.2

5.8

5.0

5.2

12

66

53

30

34

286

1,510

500

220

135

99

192

1,480

1,240

500

294

205

*175

139

116

104

88

7,534.8

243

1.03

1.19

Feb.

76-IQ

71

70

70

63

55

42

49

49

49

46

38

41

41

*41

70

96

112

120

288

386

288

230

182

145

114

112

-

3,020

108

0.460

0.48

Mar.

452

560

1,020

930

610

428

34O

324

379

500

476

354

330

785

1,140

735

520

416

351

334

273

238

255

250

258

*861

840

540

393

420

500

15,812

510

2.17

2.50

Apr.

480

452

386

306

258

218

228

215

195

175

172

172

141

137

135

135

245

408

372

*291

240

208

188

170

139

127

116

129

111

101

6,650

222

0.945

1.05

May

86

86

83

129

112

101

104

170

182

178

150

129

111

656

1.960

990

540

500

710

735

610

460

340

258

*202

160

775

424

279

372

268

11,860

383

1.63

1.88

June

208

188

131

118

102

87

74

67

*153

185

133

137

96

88

70

282

404

327

182

105

74

58

48

39

32

26

22

18

14

 L5.

3,481

116

0.494

0.55

July

12

11

13

68

63

31

24

260

282

78

51

38

30

24

23

40

25

15

13

*29

100

240

137

73

48

34

26

19

15

13

11

1,846

59.5

0.253

0.29

Aug.

10

40

47

29

19

66

38

21

16

*13

11

8.8

7.5

6.0

5.5

4.8

4.8

27

15

15

48

29

39

17

12

14

65

54

42

18

26

778.4

25.1

O.1O7

0.12

Sept.

*21

14

11

9.5

8.0

6.5

5.8

4.6

4.2

4.0

6.0

8.0

5.2

3.7

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.3

41

60

32

17

11

8.0

6.2

5.2

4.6

4.0

3.5

316.2

10.5

0.045

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,960 Min 0.4 Mean 251 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.50

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,960 Min 0.4 Mean 142 Cfsm 0.604 In. 8.21

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). --Jan. 22 (5 p.m.) 2,680 cfs (6.55 ft); May 14 (12 p.m.) 2,590

cfs (6.52 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 261

Levlsa Fork at Flshtrap, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°25'45", long 82°23 I 20", on right bank 300 ft south of U. S. Highway 460 

at Fishtrap, Pike County, 700 ft downstream from Hurricane Creek, and 6.1 miles upstream from Russell Fork.

Drainage area. 386 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 688.10 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 16 years, 413 cfs (revised).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,240 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 7.8 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 0.9 cfs Oct. 23-25; minimum gage height 

observed, 0.41 ft Oct. 8-11.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs (revised) Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 22.82 

ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of slopearea determinations at gage heights 20.26 and 22.82 ft; minimum observed, 0.1 cfs 

Nov. 9, 1939.

Maximum stage known, about 26.5 ft in 1929.

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

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

papers indicated.

WSP

853

873

893

953

973

1003

1033

1053

1113

Water 

year

1938

1939

1940

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1948

Date

Mar.

Feb.

Aug.

June

Dec.

Feb.

Feb.

Jan.

Feb.

3,

3,

14,

20,

30,

18,

17,

7,

13,

1938

1939

1940

1942

1942

1944

1945

1946

1948

Discharge 

(cfs)

10,200

17,900

11,000

7,640

11,700

12,900

13,200

23,000

13,200

Gage height 

(feet )

14.00

20.26

14.78

10.8

51.54

16.7

17.0

22.82

17.0

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

whTcV are poor.

Revisions .--WSP 953: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water years 1939, 1943, 1946, and 1948, superseding those published 

in WSP 873, 973, 1053, and 1113, are given herewith:

Date

1939

Feb. 3

4

11

1942

Dec. 2

Discharge

7,560

8,800

5,490

5,950

Date

1942 -Con.

Dec. 30

31

1946

Jan. 7

8

Discharge

9,570

5,120

7,370

14, 600

Date

1946-Con.

Jan. 9

1948

Feb. 13

14

Discharge

3,620

10,400

10,100

Month

Calendar year 1939. .........

Water year 1942-43. .........

Calendar year 1946 ..........

February 1948.................

Calendar year 1948. .........

Cfs -days

130,516.7

195,900.6

156,554.1

43,736

188,602.8

Maximum

8,800

9,570

14,600

10,400

10,400

Minimum

.1

1.6

8.0

114

9.9

Mean

1,829

358

537

429

1,508

517

Per square 

mile

4.74

1.03

.927

1.39

1.11

3.91

1.34

Runoff In 

inches

4.93

13.98

12.58

18.88

15.08

4.21 

15.69

18.18

Revised peak discharge.--1947-48: Feb. 13 (9 p.m.) 13,200 cfs; Mar. 17 (4 a.m.) 8,200 cfsj 

Apr. 8 (4 a.m.) 11,800 cfs.

38SI926 O -56 -18
262 BIG SANDY BASIN 

Levisa Fork at Fishtrap, Ky. Continued

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 18-20. May 17, 18, 21-24, 28, 29, 

June 18, 19)

0.41 

.45 

.50 

.70

1.0

1.3 46 7.0

90

200

300

570

2,000

3,600

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

T7B- 1.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.0

.0

.9 79"

.9

.0

.0

.0

.0

.1

1.2

38.8

1.25

0.0032

0.004

Nov.

1.4

TT5

 1.7

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.7

3.0

3.2

3.3

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

5.0

6.5

12

19

IF

16

15

14

164.7

5.49

0.014

0.02

Dec.

12

10

8.0

7.4

6.2

5.6

*5TB~

5.9

7.7

15

33

37

34

44

110

~BT 114

44

28

19

18

17

16

18

16

15

10

10

11

11

12

762.4

24.6

0.064

0.07

Jan.

12

12

12

11

9.6

10

9.2 9-75-

10

14

*45

110

70

49

348

3,200

1,320

528

280

194

236

1,860

2,600

1,250

749

462

335

288

233

209

179

14,654.4

473

1.23

1.41

Feb.

156

130

142

128

128

132

114

100

86

82

82

78

74

69

*64

66

69

106

138

154

209

510 435"

340

276

218

173

164

-

4,423

158

0.409

0.43

Mar.

462

1,230

1,940

1,780

1,160

840

618

570

637

868

812

658

612

1,010

1,490

1,190

728

540

450

405

355

*276

268 F7B"

284

741

1,340

973

700

651

812

24,676

796

2.06

2.38

Apr.

753- 896

693

564

415

365

345

325

292

257

251

242

227

212

203

212

221

420

498

440

350

340

360

350

288

239

242

233

236

*200

10,679

356

0.922

1.03

May

173

TED" 152

203

236

200

191

296

350

360

310

260

218

450

5,420

2,020

1,070

938

1,280

1,260

1,000

749

564

435

345

272

662

644

395

370

*380

19,363

625

1.62

1.87

June

272

230

185

144

120

105

87

66

60

241

230

176

179

173

124

81

593

522

390

221

140

87

68

57

48

40

32

26

23 

21

4,"741

158

0.409

0.46

July

18

16

14

14

*45

87

44

112

558

2OT

104

60

44

36

34

57

45

36

27

20

18

158

380

179

87

55

40

30

23 

21

19

2,581

83.3

0.216

0.25

Aug.

19

41

~57 135

54

44

75

57

*46

40

26

19

15

12

1CF

lB~ 9.2

69

38

32

29

26

50

39

38

24

21

54

45 

58

44

1,252.2

40.4

0.105

0.12

Sept.

29

24

19

16

14

11

9.2

8.4

7.1

5.9

4.8

4.2

*4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5 472"

4.0

4.5

13

52

92

5CT

32

21

16

11

9.6

8.8 

7.4

493.6

16.5

0.043

0.05

Calendar year 1953 : Max 12,200 Min 0.9 Mean 402 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.14

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,420 Min 0.9 Mean 230 Cfsm 0.596 In. 8.09

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 15 to Nov. 24; discharge estimated on ba 

weather records and records for station near Grundy, Va.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 263

Russell Fork at Haysi, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°12'25", long 82°17'45", on right bank 180 ft downstream from highway

 bridge at Haysi, Dlckenson County, and 700 ft downstream from McClure River.

Drainage area. 286 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1926 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,237.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"JT929, Barkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Dec. 21, 1939, 

chain gage at highway bridge 180 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--27 years (1927-54), 316 cfs.

Extremes.--1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 17,800 cfs May 19 (gage height,

 T2T52 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Sept. 19; minimum gage height, 1.38 ft Oct. 6-8.

1953-54- Maximum discharge during water year, 2,820 cfs Jan. 22, May 15; maximum 

gage height, 5.50 ft Jan. 22; minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Oct. 12-22.

1926-54: Maximum discharge observed, 33,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 17.96 

ft), From rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum 

observed, 0.2 cfs June 27, 28, 1936.

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

record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1003: 1926-43.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1952 to Sept. 3O, 1954 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 16-21, 1952, Sept. 28 to Dec. 14, 1953)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 9, 1952 Dec. 10, 1952, to Jan. 22, 1954 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30, 1954

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

5.0

2.0 

3.5

175

385

0.6

1.0

3.0

6.0

10

26

2.0 

2.2

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

10.0

160

370

650

1,070

2,140

3,600

11,400

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

2.0

4.0

8.0

13

31

55

84

160

Note. Same as preceding 

tal5Te~~above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

, 5.3

5.0

4.1

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.2

37T

5.3

10

15 

16

I?

9.5

7.5

*6.5

5.9

5.0

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.1

4.1

174.1

Ei. 62

0.020

0.02

Nov.

3.8

37?

3.8

4.1

4.1

*4.1

5.0

5.0

4.7

6.5

12 

22

27

20

14

10

8.0

7.0

7.0

12

186

a260

a210

a!70

a!40

a96

a80

a62

a51

a48

1,486.9

49.6

0.173

0.19

Dec.

a43

a43

a48

a56

a76

al50

a!30

allO

a95

*a250

1,740 

532T

288

184

127

99

75

71

62

58

59

55

52

48

44

41

38

36

31

30

4,713

152

0.531

0.61

Jan.

59

58

71

99

102

104

222

495

460

636

580 

390

284

247

219

192

167

184

188

192

*330

587

480

410

345

275

263

470

550" 713

365

9,687

312

1.09

1.26

Feb.

280

215

178

157

127

120

2T6T

298

280

227

215 

390

784

550

515

520

890

664

505

539

5,320

2,060

863

550

435

*340

267

235

_

-------

17,731

633

2.21

2.30

Mar.

188

465

1,280

1,880

1,400

760

505

405

306

247

' 215 

188

174

154 275-

510

455

657

1,050

685

485

380

335

1,350

1,200

720

505

405

330

263 

227

17,999

581

2.03

2.34

Apr.

231

*203

178

160

148

148

385

505

440

445

395 

385

685

 1,070 713"

544

400

325

284

227

199

170

157

148

136

139

133

120

107 133"

9,313

310

1.08

1.20

May

284

330

410

302

275

1,500

3,120

1,400

768

505

375 

284

227

178

188

174

145

2,070

11,100

*5,360

1,300

650

440

365

267

203

160

125

271

90 

80

32,946

1,063

3.72

4.29

June

80

67

54

46

4JL

52

142

76

49

883

1,190 

 355

219

430

259

160

145

*109

80

66

58

318

151

87

151

87

67

80

361

601

6,464

215

0.752

0.84

July

243

181

487

410

215

235

275

503. 370"

192

117 

82

64

54

46

40

36

34

31

29

25

26

90

56

33

24

*18

16

13

11

b.6

3,965.6

128

0.448

0.52

Aug.

13

15

28

26

24

16

14

10

8.8

8.0

7.6 

7.2

*6.0

6.0

5.4

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.4

4.5

4.8

5.4

5.1

4.2

375" 3.9

3.9

273.0

8.81

0.031

0.04

Sept.

*3.6

3.0

2.8

3.3

9.6

13"5". 2

6.8

4.8

4.5

3.6 

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.6

T^

2.8

2,4

2.2

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.8

2.0

106.6

3.55

0.012

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,580 Min 2.3 Mean 324 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.34

Water year 1952-53: Max 11,100 Min 1.6 Mean 287 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.62

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). Feb. 2l (3 p.m.) 10,700 cfs (9.73 ft); May 19 (2 p.m.) 17,80Q

cfs (12.62 ft); June 10 (10 p.m.) 5,400 cfs (6.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for Levisa Fork near Grundy, Pound River near Haysi, and Guest River at Coeburn.
264 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Russell Pork at Haysl, Va.--Continued

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

2.0

*T7S-

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.8

.6 76"

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

.8

.9

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.6

30.5

0.984

0.0034

0.004

Nov.

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

 1.8

ITS' 1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.8

4.5

5.7

6.0

4.5

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.0

73.9

2.46

0.0086

0.01

Dec.

T78- 1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

4.2

8.4

9.2

11

11

30

7J,

*43

26

18

10

7.2

6.8

8.0

9.2

10

8.4

6.8

5.4

5.4

5.7

6. 4

6.8

343.3

11.1

0.039

0.04

Jan.

6.8

6.8

6.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

10

36

33

29

24

173

1,400

430

164

109

73

160

1,540

*1,120

460

284

195

157

130

104

96

84

6,863.7

221

0.773

0.89

Feb.

71

70

65

64

64

59

53

43

41

43

43

41

33

29

2?

*29

43

54

55

59

120

195 T60"

139

120

98

84

82

1,986

70.9

0.248

0.26

Mar.

624

692

1,300

1,120

615

450

375

380

490

699

574

400

405

1,070

917

526

365

280

239

243

203

178

178

167

154

*672

685

480

360

311

325

15,477

499

1.74

2.01

Apr.

360

335

298

243

207

184

320

325

255

211

188

178

145

133

127

130

188

275

271

*227

188

167

154

157

145

133

192

203

178

178

6,295

210

0.734

0.82

May

178

188

164

280

293

235

195

203

164

145

117

104

94

5ZT

2,270

1,030

550

495

872

784

587

435

320

239

*184

148

164

136

112

167

142

11,516

371

1.30

1.50

June

142

154

104

92

79

65

55

49

255

*450

550

4BTJ

235

539

355

288

275

306

211

142

98

79

65

58

47

39

33

28

23

19

5,285

176

0.615

0.69

July

17

15

15

17

33

26

23

262

174

73

49

35

26

21

30

38

27

18

15

12

*27

388

W

84

53

37

27

20

16

12

11

1,808

58.3

0.204

0.24

Aug.

9.5

14

62

33

23

42

22

16

12

*10

8.0

6.8

5.6

5.2

5.2

1F~ 4.0

86

T¥

31

71

45

25

19

15

12

26

15

13

12

9.0

713.3

23.0

0.080

0.09

Sept.

7.2

*5.6

4.8

4.0

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

ZT?

2.2

21

7355"

32

18

12

8.5

6.8

6.0

5.2

5.2

303.9

10.1

0.035

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,100 Min 0.6 Mean 271 Cfsm 0.948 In. 12.85

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,270 Min 0.6 Mean 139 Cfsm 0.486 In. 6.59

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 265

Pound River near Haysl, Va.

Location.. La t 37°12'50", long 82°22'50", on left bank 0.2 mile downstream from Cranesnest 

River , 0.8 mile upstream from Twin Branch, and 4.7 miles west of Haysl, Dickenson 

County.

Drainage area. 212 sq ml.

Records available. July 1926 to February 1939 (Including flow of Twin Branch), December 

1939 to September 1954.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 1,280 ft (by barometer). July 18, 1926, 

to Feb. 3, 1939, chain gage at footbridge 0.8 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. --26 years (1926-38, 1940-54), 260 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 3,150 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 9.10 ft); mlnImurn,' 0.8 cfs Oct. 14-20; minimum gage height, 2.17 ft Oct. 12-14.

1926-54: Maximum discharge, about 30,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 16.5 ft, 

from floodmarks, site and datum then In use); minimum, less than 0.1 cfs for several 

days In September 1932.

Remarks . --Records good.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 953: 

30, 19313(M) , 1932-39.

1940-41. WSP 1003: 1942, 1943(P). WSP 1275: 1927-

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14 to Nov. 30)

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

0.8 

1.0

2.8 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

31

60

276

595

990

1,520

3,050

2.2 

2.5 

2.7

3.4 132

4.0 276

Note. Same as preceding table above 

4.0 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

1

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.8

*I75

1.3

1.3 

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

1.1

.9

1.0

1.0

.8 78-

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.0

1.1

31.1

1.00

0.0047

0.005

Nov.

1.0

T70

1.0

1.1

*1.2

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

2.3

3.2

5.0

4.7

7.0

9.5

872

7.8

7.4

6.2

85.9

2.86

0.013

0.01

Dec.

7.0

5.8

5.4

5.4 

5.0

5.8

5.8

5.0

9.5

18

31

30

23

35

§1

*47

28

18

13

10

8.6

9.5

10

11

9.0

7.8

6.2

5.8

6.2

6.6

7.4

457.8

14.8

0.070

0.08

Jan.

8.2

7.0

6.2

5.8 

5.4

5.0

4.7

ITT

5.0

9.0

44

79

49

40

482

2,520

776

281

166

112

394

1,940

1,350

578

360

242

*192

158

123

104

88

10,139.0

327

1.54

1.78

Feb.

72

66

64

61 

58

54

47

40

35

36

36

35

30

27

2T

*27

30

31

34

34

42

81

77

74

74

66

58

58

1,374

49.1

0.232

0.24

Mar.

346

490

995

1,020 

595

420

342

375

490

595

490

354

329

670

525

360

264

214

185

180

161

123

117

121

110

*218

330

293

242

216

214

11,384

367

1.73

1.99

Apr.

216

204

197

170 

151

132

144

142

161

156

151

144

121

106

100

97 125"

187

182

*156

128

112

123

151

125

132

214

2T6~ 230

168

4,641

155

0.731

0.82

May

130

149

156

204 

209

168

149

221

199

166

132

108

91

332

1,520

890

490

414

542

472

354

259

197

151

*117

95

110

112

82 

72

60

8,351

269

1.27

1.46

June

58

166 TOO"

74 

61

50

41

35

31

*105

91

71

47

48

61

71

82

89

93

58

42

33

27

24

21

18

15

12

109 1

1,643.1

54.8

0.258

0.29

July

7.9

T76- 7.6

17 

35

34

24

481

556 THS"

95

61

43

34

33

36

24

22

18

16

*22

364

271

114

63

42

31

26

22 

15

15

2,725.1

87.9

0.415

0.48

Aug.

13

15

72

3S 

34

35

29

22

16

*14

11

9.4

8.2

7.6

7.3

7.0 779"

9.1

9.4

8.2

70

37

24

21

17

12

13

21

18

18

9.1

626.2

20.2

0.095

0.11

Sept.

9.1

*7.9

6.7

6.1 

6.4

4.9

4.3

3.4

3.1

2.5

1.9

1.6

T7Q- 1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

14

51

44

28

18

13

9.7

8.5

7.9

7.6 

6.4

273.0

9.10

0.043

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,270 Min 0.8 Mean 216 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.79

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,520 Min 0.8 Mean 114 Cfsm 0.538 In. 7.31

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
266 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Levisa Fork at Pikevllle, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°28'35", long 82°31'05", on left bank at foot of Huffman Avenue in Pikevilla, Pike County, a quarter of a mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 119, 0.5 

mile upstream from Ferguson Fork, and 7.6 miles downstream from Shelby Creek.

Drainage area.--1,237 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity since 1907 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 633.18 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Sept. 22, 1944, chain or wire-weight gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream at datum 1.0 ft higher. Sept. 23, 1944, to Sept. 30, 1952, water-stage recorder 

a quarter of a mile downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--17 years 1,280 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge daring year, 11,400 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 16.20 ft); minimum, 1.5 cfs Oct. 21, 22; minimum gage height, 0.94 ft Sept. 19.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 50,300 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 42.90 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 21, 22, 1953.

Maximum stage known, about 52 ft in February 1862. Flood in January 1918 reached 

a stage of 44.7 ft, from floodmark.

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

Revisions.--WSP 953: Drainage area.

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 31 to Dec. 12)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 23

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

2.0

1.0

6.0

13

26

184

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

14.0

430

610

930

9,200

Jan. 24 to Sept. 30

0.9 6.0 1.5 92

1.0 15 2.0 190

1.1 28 3.0 430

1.2 42

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 3.0 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.4

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.4

7.4

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

4.5

3.5

3.5

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.5

4.5

5.5

7.4

B_^a

163.2

5.26

0.0043

0.005

Nov.

9.5

8.8

*8.1 9T5-

11

12

12

12

17

17

17

18

20

22

22

22

22

22

23

25

25

25

35

39

28

28

35

46

4?

39

671.9

22.4

0.018

0.02

Dec.

30

21

18

1718"

21

*21

18

23

42

66

92

135

171

246

310 24"B~

173

122

92

81

77

77

72

66

60

58

53

53

55

55

2,591

83.6

0.068

0.08

Jan.

53

51

53

53

53

49

48

44

Ba- 42

rn *255

280

217

785

8,240

5,500

1,790

979

602

640

4,150

9,090

3,470

1,990

1,380

1,050

811

615

514

457

43,490

1,403

1.13

1.31

Feb.

398

352

338

332

325

322

315

280

264

247

236

230

211

188

175

*171

T5ti

194

228

a250

a600

al,000

a866

a600

a470

a400

a360

a320

_

__ ___ _ -

9,786

350

0.283

0.29

Mar.

al.OOO

a2,500

a3,500

a4, 500

a3,000

a ,800

a ,400

a ,300

a ,600

a ,400

a ,000

a ,700

a ,400

a ,500

a ,600

a ,500

a ,850

a ,450

a ,200

a ,150

1,000

790

*672

696

684

1,070

2,810

2,220

1,710

1,560

1,650

57,212

1,846

1.49

1.72

Apr.

1,750

1,680

1,550

1,320

1,110

937

860

1,040

972

839

755

720

640

554

522

510

5TJ

972

1,290

1,150

930

762

702

832

720

586

645

839

*846

666

27,253

908

0.734

0.82

May

582

562

582

916

1,110

916

745

1,040

1,180

1,040

839

640

530

919

6,710

5,970

3,080

2,350

3, 160

3,170

2,540

1,890

1,450

1,110

832

696

645

1,140

670

502

£6A oyu

48,109

1,552

1.25

1.45

June

*469

436

490

370

325

282

249

213

190

468

762

1,070

570

561

708

475

772

916

727

494

355

278

228

192

165

143

120

103

89

77

12,297

410

0.331

0.37

July

66

61

55

55

56

*80

139

383

1,620

714

380

262

200

159

145

217

194

143

114

94

80

150

1,180

574

335

232

173

135

110

92

77

8,278

267

0.216

0.25

Aug.

73

106

155

213

192

177

175

165

145

*114

96

73

60

52

45

42

55

253

TSH

143

184

180

165

147

118

97

85

78

106

105

108

3,875

125

0.101

0.12

Sept.

89

70

58

53

45

39

32

31

24

23

20

18

15

*13

12

11

lo- 10

ii

54

147

198

205

T5T

110

84

65

52

42

38

1,730

57.7

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 35,100 Min 2.0 Mean 1,142 Cfsm 0.923 In. 12.52

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,090 Min 2.0 Mean 590 Cfsm 0.477 In. 6.48

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 267

Johns Creek near Meta, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°33'50", long 82°S7'20", on left bank 100 ft upstream from Ford Branch, 

1,000 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 119, 1.0 mile upstream from Raccoon 

Creek, and 1.1 miles southwest of Meta, Pike County.

Drainage area.--55.7 sq mi.

Records available. May 1941 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 717.66 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 13 years, 62.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 780 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 6.75 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 4,350 cfs Mar. 5, 1945, and Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 

13.14 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow 

at times in many years.

Flood in 1939 reached a stage of 13.6 ft, from floodmarks 600 ft downstream.

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

of no gage-height record, which are poor. Some regulation at low flow by small mill 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from station.

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

per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 7-9)

Oct. 1

2.4 0

2.5 .4

2.6 1.8

2.7 3.3

2.9 7.2

to Jan.

3.1

3.2

3.5

4.0

6.0

16

14

20

50

126

625

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

Jan,

,35

,4

.5

,6

.8

. 17

0.2

.5

1.5

3.0

7.4

to July 2

3.0

3.3

3.6

4.0

6.0

15

39

75

150

625

Ji

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

ily 3 to

0

.4

1.1

2.2

Sept.

2.7

2.9

3.1

3.2

30

3.6

8.2

15

21

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

00"

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

.3

1.7

1.5

1.2

.9

.5

.4

6.9

0.23

0.0041

0.005

Dec.

0.3

.2

7?

.2

.2

.3

1.2

*1.5

3.3

8.2

6.4

4.6

4.7

14

TT

a7

a5

a3

a2

a2

al.5

al

al

al

al

a. 7

a. 5

.6

1.4

1.8

1.8

90.6

2.92

0.052

0.06

Jan.

1.5

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

5.4

27

*13

a5

a6

161

508

T2?

53

36

28

39

215

176

120

93

59

44

34

27

23

19

1,821.7

58.8

1.06

1.22

Feb.

16

15

19

'26 22

a33

a34 a56"

32

26

22

17

12

14

*14

13

15

14

12

13

14

12

11

11

13

12

11

12

491

17.5

0.314

0.33

Mar.

84

150

382 26~5~

164

102

69

78

136

172

108

65

72

81

77

61

48

42

39

39

31

 So- 27

so

34

88

97

80

61

124

174

3,010

97.1

1.74

2.01

Apr.

158

13T

95

68

54

43

39

34

28

23

23

23

19

18

TS

18

37

54

48

38

31

28

35

64

50

38

30

*30

23

18

1,317

43.9

0.788

0.88

May

14

16

20

55

44

34

57

116

89

71

47

35

26

49

140

122

75

106

202

14T

89

56

39

28

21

18

15

12

10

8,4

6.9

1,765.3

56.9

1.02

1.18

June

*6.9

7.7

6.4

5.2

5.0

4.4

4.0

3.2

3.4

3.0

19

16

7.2

5.7

20_

8.7

7.4

13

7.7

5.0

3.8

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.0

1.4

1.2

.9

.6

_.±

177.7

5.92

0.106

0.12

July

0.4

.2

.1

7T

.5

*.4

.5

13

8.5

3.5

1.9

1.2

1.0

.7

.4

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.6

19

T.2

3.6

2.2

1.2

.9

.7

.4

.4

.2

70.0

2.26

0.041

0.05

Aug.

1.4

8.5

~5M 17

3.8

13

7.4

4.4

11

*7.4

4.6

3.0

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

174

6.6

4.4

3.0

4.2

2.9

1.6

1.2

2.2

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

2.6

4. 6

135.4

4.37

0.078

0.09

Sept.

3.3

1.8

1.1

.8

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

0^

0

0

0

0

9.9

19~S-. 2

4.0

2.4

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.7

58.6

1.95

0.035

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 662 Mln o Mean 42.2 Cfsm 0.758 In. 10.28

Water year 1953-54: Max 508 Min 0 Mean 24.5 Cfsm 0.440 In. 5.98

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gag,e-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
268 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Dewey Reservoir near Van Lear, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°44'16", long 82°43'50", in intake structure of Dewey Dam on Johns Creek, 

1.0 mile upstream from Daniels Creek and 2| miles southeast of Van Lear, Johnson County.

Drainage area.--207 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. November 1948 to September 1950 in files of Corps of Engineers.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 1, 1950, staff gage at site 3,100 ft upstream.

Extremes. --Maximum contents during year, 17,800 acre-ft May 17 (elevation, 650.57 ft); minimum, 9,190 acre-ft Jan. 9 (elevation, 641.18 ft).

1950-54: Maximum contents, 36,800 acre-ft Feb. 3, 1951 (elevation, 663.75 ft); minimum, that of Jan. 9, 1954.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by rolled earth-fill dam with discharge tunnel, controlled by 

concrete gravity weir, crest elevation, 644.5 ft, three gated sluices, and uncontrolled 

side channel concrete spillway. Dam completed July 22, 1949, and filling of pool began 

May 15, 1950. Conservation pool (elevation, 645.0 ft) first reached June 14, 1950. 

Total capacity at elevation 686.0 ft (spillway crest) is 93,300 acre-ft, of which 81,000 

acre-ft above elevation 645.0 ft is reserved for flood control and 12,300 acre-ft below 

elevation 645.0 ft is for conservation. Figures given herein represent total contents, 

of which 69 acre-ft below gate still, elevation, 608.25 ft, is dead storage.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Sept. 30.. .................

Nov . 30 ...................

Calendar year 1953 ......

Aug. 31................ ...

Water year 1953-54 ......

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

11,000

-

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre -feet)

-60O

-700

+5,300

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 269

John

Location. Lat 37°44'37", long 8 

0.3 mile upstream from Daniel 

southeast of Van Lear, Johns o

Drainage area . 208 sq mi. 

Records available. --October 1939

Gage . --Water-stage recorder and 

sea level (levels by Corps of 

site and datum.

Average discharge. --15 years, 19

Extremes. Maximum discharge dur 

mum, 8.3 cfs Dec. 5 (gage hei 

1939-54: Maximum discharg 

ting; curve extended above 3

Remarks . --Records good. Flow re 

Rating tables, water ye

Oct. 1 to Jan. 23

2.45

2.5

2.7

2.9

3.2

7.0 

8.7

Note.--Same as 

following table 

above 3.2 ft. 

Discharge, in cubic feet

Creek near Van Lear, Ky.

43'27", on right bank 100 ft upstream from Long Branch, 

^reek, 0.5 mile downstream from Dewey Dam, and 2^ miles 

1 ounty.

o September 1954.

ncrete control. Datum of gage is 597.28 ft above mean 

ngineers). Prior to Aug. 14, 1940, staff gage at same

cfs (unadjusted).

ig year, 1,120 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 8.25 ft); minit, 2.49 ft).

8,350 cfs Jan. 9, 1946 (gage height, 26.50 ft), from 

00 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1 cfs

lated by Dewey Reservoir (see preceding page).

1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

cubic feet per second)

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.2

Jan. 24 to Sept. 30 

8.7 3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

138

228

600

1,060

r second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

&

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

L3

T3T

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

12

281

12.3

Nov.

1212"

11

*11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.5 

9.5

304.5

10.2

Calendar year 1953 :

Water year 1953-54:

Dec.

9.5

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.3

8.7

8.7

*8.7

9.1

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

10 TO"

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.1

9.1 

9.1

9.1

290.2

9.36

Jan.

9.1

9.

9.

9.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

9.

9.1

8.7

8.7

9.1

10

10

138

246

185

104

104

332

763 323-

152

158

160

156

109 

84

82

5,240.6

105

Max 1,600 I

*Iax 981 I

Feb.

48

26

2ff

80

111

111

111

111

109

107

106

34

34

35

35

35

*35

35

35

35

34

33

32

30

30

29

29

29

-

1,507

53.8

Mar.

53

284

664

981 '454

223

223

179

131

296

395

320

142

176

224

219

133

97

98

98

98

81

70

*70

70

53

14

14

14

15 

13

5,932

191

Apr.

13T4"

13

13

17

23

28

84

111

107

106

104

102

73

61

62

65

76

154

179

111

109

109

107

107

106

104

*104

44

2,334

77.8

May

30

3TT

55

109

107

106

154

250

246

196

107

109

107

107

109

115

206

242

239

313

208

151

147

62

33

34

36

38

38 

35

34

3,753

121

June

35 *3T

34

32

29

28

26

26

26

25

26

29

32

32

29

29

28

28

27

26

26

24

23

21

20

19

18

16

15 

13

776

25.9

July

12

T?

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11 

TT

11

369

11.9

Aug.

12

TT

TT

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

12

368

11.9

Sept.

12

TS

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

361

12.0

bserved Adjustedt

n 8.3 Mean 155 Mean 154 Cfsm 0.740 In. 10.08

n 8.3 Mean 53.7 Mean 61.1 Cfsm 0.294 In. 3.99

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents In Dewey Reservoir.
270 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Paint Creek at Staffordsville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°50'05", long 82°52'15", near center of span on downstream side of 

bridge on D. S. Highway 460, 100 ft downstream from Barnetts Creek, 0.8 mile upstream 

from Mudllck Creek and Staffordsville, Johnson County, 4 miles upstream from Jenny 

Creek, and 7.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--101 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1950 to September 1954.

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

is 600.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 920 cfs May 8 (gage height, 6.60 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs Oct. 7, 8, 12, 13; minimum gage height observed, 1.65 ft July 31.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs Sept. 20, 1950, Mar. 22, 1952, from rating 

carve extended above 5,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 24.11 ft

The flood of July 5, 1939, reached a stage of about 25 ft, from information furnished by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions.--WSP 1235: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 13)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 Jan. 17 to Sept. 3O

2.1

0

1.0

2.0

3.0

5.0

8.0

13 6.0

116

215

360

500

800

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.0 

2.5 

5.2

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

3.0

9.2

24

43

116

Mote. Same as preceding 

table above 3.0 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.4

.3

.4

.2

.2

.5

.5

.5

.6

.7

.5

.7

.8

1.0

.9

.8

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.1

19.4

0.53

0.0062

0.007

Nov.

0.7

1.2

1.0

.8

*.8

.8

1.0

.4

.6

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

1.2

.7

.8

.8

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.4 ia

2.0

2.1

1.6

1.8

1.4

34.3

1.14

0.011

0.01

Dec.

1.2

1.2

iuQ

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.4

*1.6

2.0

1.8

1.9

1.8

5.9

II

8.0

5.0

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.0

3.8

3.8

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.8

3.4

3.6

95.5

3.08

0.030

0.04

Jan.

3^0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.4

4.2

5.6

b5

b4

*b3.4

16

342

132

48

45

51

238

146

102

76

71

69

71

46

43

35

30

1,610.8

52.0

0.515

0.59

Feb.

22

22

37

74

IS

71

55

45

40

37

33

27

17

16

16

14

19 *16

13

13

13

12

12

13

20

22

21

27

-

805

28.8

0.285

0.30

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,810 Min 0.2

Mar.

143

195

482

518

186

132

105

113

129

139

108

83

110

170

122

92

71

57

51

49

35

32

35

35

*27

66

82

74

66

124

154

3,785

122

1.21

1.39

Apr.

129

96

91

74

60

53

51

54

66

54

56

57

49

49

49

49

126

160

124

95

70

57

68

57

51

45

41

*127

129

113

2,300

76.7

0.759

0.85

May

96

170

112

132

105

89

307

716

336

186

137

101

78

69

62

50

41

37

30

31

25

21

16

14

12

16

13

10

20

10

8.8

3,050.8

98.4

0.974

1.12

June

7.2

6.8

*9.2

13

9.2

6.0

4.1

4.7

10

13

31

31

13

9.2

6.4

9.2

74

32

29

12

8.4

5.2

3.6

4.1

3.3

2.5

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.6

364.2

12.1

0.120

0.13

July

1.3

1.3

1.3

2.5

2.2

4.1

8.0

43

*25

6.8

4.7

3.0

2.2

1.9

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.3

1.6

2.2

19

14

6.0

2.8

1.9

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.0

-tji

167.8

5.41

0.054

0.06

Aug.

JU£

4.7

78

62

31

14

9.2

8.8

186

46

*17

9.2

7.6

4.7

3.0

3.0

9.4

55

14

8.4

27

10

6.0

4.4

4.1

4.1

6.0

25

12

7.6

4.7

683.2

22.0

0.218

0.25

Sept.

3.6

3.0

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.4

3.8

4.7

17

5.2

4.1

4.1

2.0

1.6 *1.3

1.3

1.0

^

1.0

32

408

66

28

16

10

7.6

6.0

4.7

4.1

4.7

648.7

21.6

0.214

0.24

Mean 91.2 Cfsm 0.903 In. 12.27

Water year 1953-54: Max 716 Min 0.2 Mean 37.2 Cfsm 0.368 !" 4.99

Peak discharge (base, 2.900 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BIS SANDY RIVER BASIN 271

Levisa Fork at Paintsville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°48'55", long 82°47'30", on downstream side of left pier of bridge on 

State Highway 40 at Paintsville, Johnson County, and 700 ft downstream from Paint 

Creek.

Drainage area.--2.143 sq mi.

Records available. June 1915 to September 1916, October 1916 to November 1920 (gage 

heights only), December 1928 to September 1954. Published as "at Thelma" prior to 

1928.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 566.84 ft above mean sea level,

.atum of 1929, supplementary a 

gage at site 3.4 miles (revise 

Oct. 11, 1934, chain gage at p 

wire-weight gage at present si 

stage recorder at present site

Average discharge (revised).--26 years (1915-16, 1929-54), 2,274 cfs.'

Extremes. Maximum discharge duri 

minimum daily, 21 cfs Oct. 23-

1915-16, 1928-54: Maximum 

from reading at crest); minimu;

Flood of Jan. id, 1918, rea 

use (gage height, 42.0 ft, rev 

mined by Corps of Engineers, 

to floodmark by Corps of Engin

Remarks . ---Records good except tho 

are fair.

Revision:;. WSP 953: Drainage ar

Rating tables, water year 

in

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24

1.4 

1.6 

l.B 

2.0 

3.0

BO 

132 

435

4.0

6.0

10.0

16. C

justment of 1944. Junel, 1915, to Nov. 9, JL920, staff 

.) downstream at different datum. Dec. 22, 1928, to 

'esent site and datum. Oct. 11, 1934, to Apr. 5, 1940, 

.e and datum. Apr. 6, 1940, to Oct. 23, 1953, waterand datum.

g year, 12,700 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 16.8 ft); 

6.

Ischarge, 62,300 cfs Feb. 4, 1939 (gage height, 42.15 ft, 

i, 8.4 cfs July 23-25, 1930 (gage height, 1.06 ft). 

:hed a gage height of 40.7 f-t, site and datum then in 

Lsed, present site and datum), from floodmarks deterlood of 1862 reached a stage of 46.6 ft, from levels 

sers.

se for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which

1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

cubic feet per second)

Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

870

,120

,420

,700

60

138

500

5.0

8.0

13.0

1,490

3,720

8,300

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

ss. I'B

?.B

!!7

I!6

::e

;;s '.'A

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

23

28

27

25

24

22

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

23

25

744

24.0

0.011

0.01

Nov.

26

28

30

*33

34

32

32

32

32

32

33

35

37

39

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

41

42

50

55

50

50

55

65

60

1,203

40.1

0.019

0.02

Dec.

58

50

40

37

35

37

40

*4B

53

62

75

88

116

168

194

257

346

339

274

208

171

143

124

102

82

88

80

80

85

75

70

3,625

117

0.055

0.06

Jan.

68

70

70

62

60

62

55

55

55

68

120

220

*320

. 288

376

2,590

10,700

6,030

2,500

1,020

702

1,800

6,040

8,630

3,360

2,670

1,900

1,580

1,310

1,100

970

54,851

1,769

0.825

0.95

Calendar year 1953: Max 30,500 M

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,700 M

Peak dlE.charee (base, 18,000 cfs).-

* Discharge measurement made on thi

Mote. Doubtful gage-height record

estimated on basis of 2 discharge mea

Feb.

882

810

784

815

851

779

820

779

748

720

707

694

680

658

550

*40B

360

333

326

333

376

404

612

936

824

761

725

640

-

18,315

654

0.305

0.32

Mar.

869

2,440

5,960

8,270

7,440

4,780

3,100

2,180

2,280

3,020

3,610

3,330

2,550

2,400

3,260

4,120

2,980

2,130

1,750

1,530

1,460

1,310

1,140

*1,060

1,100

1,220

2,060

3,260

2,630

2,280

2,630

88,149

2,844

1.33

1.53

Apr.

2,540

2,460

2,370

2,060

1,700

1,480

1,380

1,300

1,480

1,400

1,290

1,240

1,180

1,100

990

155

1,080

1,410

1,700

1,850

1,570

1,370

1,260

1,260

1,300

1,160

*1,100

1,230

1,390

1,320

43,825

1,461

0.682

0.76

May

1,160

1,110

1,160

1,390

1,590

1,610

1,660

3,020

2,540

2,130

1,690

1,450

1,240

1,150

2,390

7.560

6,180

3,480

3,150

3,900

3,650

2,840

2,220

1,760

1,320

1,140

1,240

1,060

1,270

975

7,84

67,819

2,188

1.02

1.18

June

810

*761

698

738

630

527

472

416

368

340

428

1,040

1.120

838

774

905

792

946

1,040

928

725

532

416

326

280

238

207

184

153

138

17,770

592

0.276

0.31

July

121

109

96

88

88

£6

*8B

181

480

1.480

995

586

392

284

218

190

221

256

218

165

129

156

184

1,080

792

500

340

246

190

150

132

10,241

330

0.154

0.18

Aug.

115

132

274

228

308

336

263

242

348

288

*196

150

115

96

88

72

£9

822

940

356

302

260

260

233

197

181

181

214

184

124

126

7,705

249

0.116

0.13

Sept.

126

115

93

74

67

62

65

67

56

50

45

39

33

30

25

24

*27

30

30

91

417

738

396

380

266

197

156

121

99

91

4,010

134

0.063

0.07

In 21 Mean 1,802 Cfsm 0.841 In. 11.41

in 21 Mean 872 Cfsm 0.407 In. 5.52

-No peak above base.

s day.

Oct. 24 to Dec. 7, Jan 11-13, Feb. 15, Sept. 10-16; discharge

surements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
272 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Tug Fork at Litwar, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°29'05", long 81°50'40", on left bank 200 ft downstream from War Branch, 

0.5 mile downstream from Litwar, McDowell County, 2.2 miles northwest of laeger, and 

2.7 miles downstream from Dry Fork.

Drainage area. 502 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1930 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 936.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 16, 1942, chain or wire-weight gage at highway bridge 0.5 mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 508 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 cfs July 21 (gage height, 10.70 ft); minimum, 28 cfs Dec. 22-27; minimum gage height, 1.02 ft Dec. 27.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 27,600 cfs (revised) Mar. 25, 1935 (gage height, 19.0 

ft), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; minimum observed, 11 cfs Oct. 3, 4, 

7, 1930; minimum gage height, that of Dec. 27, 1953.

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

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

papers indicated.

WSP

713

728

743

758

783

973

1003

1003

1033

1033

1053

1053

1083

1113

1113

1113

1143

1243

1173

1173

1235

1235

1275

Water 

year

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1943

1944

1944

1945

1945

1946

1946

1947

1948

1948

1948

1949

1949

1950

1950

1952

1952

1953

Date

Apr.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Mar.

Mar.

Feb.

Mar.

Feb.

Mar.

Jan.

Mar.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

Dec.

Mar.

Jan.

Feb.

Jan.

Apr.

May

1,

30,

15,

3,

25,

13,

18,

20,

17,

5,

7,

19,

16,

13,

17,

8,

4,

18,

31,

2,

22,

28,

19,

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1943

1944

1944

1945

1945

1946

1946

1947

1948

1948

1948

1948

1949

1950

1950

1952

1952

1953

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,630

9,770

7,790

16,000

27,600

14,000

15,800

8,330

19,400

12,900

19,800

9,550

7,930

12,900

7,330

11,000

8,930

7,730

9,130

20,500

8,530

12,700

16,500

Gage height 

(feet)

g9.18

gll.78

glO.55

g!4.78

g!9.0

10.58

11.46

7.91

13.20

10.10

13.36

8.50

7.68

10.06

7.35

9.23

8.21

7.65

8.32

13.70

8.00

10.00

11.75

g From graph based on gage readings.

Remarks . Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 728: 1931. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water years 1930, 1937, 1943-46, 1948, 1950, and 1952, superseding 

those published in WSP 713, 823, 973, 1003, 1033, 1053, 1173 and 1235, are given herein:

Date

1930

June 27

1937

Feb. 3

4

1943

Mar. 13

1944

Feb. 18

1945

Feb. 17

Discharge

42

890

780

6,380

8,970

8,080

Date

1945-Con.

Feb. 18

Mar. 5

6

1946

Jan. 7

8

1948

Feb. 13

14

Apr. 7

Discharge

7,40O

4,860

7,340

7,700

11,300

8,860

7,620

6,850

Date

1948-Con.

Apr. 8

1950

Jan. 31

Feb. 1

2

1952

Apr. 28

1953

May 20

Discharge

8,750

8,130

7,650

14,500

8,440

8,440
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Tug Foi 

Revised figures of monthly dischar

Month

June 1930 ........................

Water ye'ar 1936-37. ............

Calendar year 1937 .............

Calendar year 1943. ............

Calendar year 1944. ............

Calendar year 1945. ............

Water yeiar 1945-46 .............

Calendar year 1946 .............

Calendar year 1948. ............

Water year 1949-50. ............

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

Calendar year 1952 .............

Water year 1952-53. ............

k at Litwar, W. Va.- -Continued

gs, in cubic feet per second, 1930,1937, 1943-46,1948,1950,1952

Cfs-days

-

55,604 

139,533 

223,607

44,932 

215,005 

155,609

51,596

190,865

40,882 

44,898 

21.6,913 

221,969

45,876 

211,874 

185,205

41,029 

57,663 

196,768 

223,187

37,578 

52,977 

248,424 

243,608

32,526 

226,192 

204,566

47,155 

183,394

Maximum

142

5,780 

6,230 

7,280

6,380 

8,150 

6,380

8,970 

8,970 

8,970

8,080 

7,340 

8,080 

8,080

11,300 

11,300 

11,300

8,860 

8,750 

8,860 

8,860

8,130 

14,500 

14,500 

14,500

8,440 

8,440 

8,440

10,100 

10,100

Minimum

29

575 

36 

42

323 

30 

24

90 

24 

28

200 

514 

36 

51

345 

33 

31

65 

460 

49 

41

350 

384 

57 

69

346 

40 

37

385 

37

Mean

74.6

1,270 

547 

613

1,449 

589

454

1,090 

461 

521

1,460 

1,448 

594 

608

1,480 

580 

507

1,415 

1,922 

538 

610

1,212 

1,892 

681 

667

1,384 

618 

559

1,521 

502

Per square

mile

-

2.54 

1.09 

1.23

2.89 

1.17 

.904

2.17 

.918

1.04

2.91 

2.88 

1.18 

1.21

2.95 

1.16 

1.01

2.82 

3.83 

1.07 

1.22

2.41 

3.77 

1.36 

1.33

2.16 

1.23

1.11

3.03 

1.00

Runoff in 

inches

0.17

2.65 

14.86 

16.64

3.33 

15.93 

12.27

2.34 

12.50 

14.12

3.03 

3.33 

16.07 

16.45

3.40 

15.69 

13.72

3.04 

4.27 

14.59 

16.54

2.78 

3.92 

18.40 

18.05

2.41 

16.75 

15.16

3.49 

13.59

Rating table, wa 

disc

er year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

iharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

Discharge, in cubic feet p

27

33

43

106

260

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.7

490

84*0

1,850

4,810

7,930

r second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

41

41

39

36

36

35

37

39

36

37

37

34

35

38

36

34

34

37

36

32_

*38 

38

39

39

38

38

38

72

62

86 

58

1,276

4:. 2

0.082

0.09

Nov.

50

39

38

38

41

38

38

38

32

38

37

35

35

37

34

36

37

40

38

36

37 

39

66

82

62

54

46

44

43

*38

1,266

42.2

0.084

0.09

Dec.

37

36

37

35

35

37

42

48

58

128

94

78

86

166

215

134

86

46

42

42

54 

60

62

40

31

33

35

39

44

44 

40

1,964

63.4

0.126

0.15

Jan.

38

34

34

35

35

37

*36

35

37

62

181

166

78

80

325

2,760

1,080

440

298

225

268 

1,990

2,570

983

582

415

349

294

253

232 

212

14,164

457

0.910

1.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,100 V.

Water year 1953-54: Max 7,770 M

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). 

14,200 cfs (10.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thi

Feb.

184

*181

190

184

184

181

169

154

157

157

148

140

126

123

128

128

160

178

178

187

544 

808

556

440

372

306

264

236

6,763

242

0.482

0.50

Mar.

367

502

1,150

1,300

920

708

582

544

596

768

768

629

576

1,060

1,400

983

722

602

526

514

430 

380

385

390

385

1,200

1,360

983

752

832 

*1,120

23,434

756

1.51

1.74

Apr.

1,150

1,040

888

715

608

550

615

582

556

508

468

462

405

395

410

462

1,550

1.850

1,250

904

730 

643

589

556

496

474

452

452

410

395

20,565

686

1.37

1.52

May

367

372

385

446

415

376

367

440

457

532

508

457

405

1,040

4,980

2,350

1,410

1,310

1,850

1,620

1,540 

1,170

904

730

622

*556

1,670

1,010

738

671 

544

30,242

976

1.94

2.24

June

474

446

395

376

344

311

290

279

260

264

271

260

222

284

236

242

385

298

242

196

181 

178

166

163

148

146

128

114

112

109

7,520

251

0.500

0.56

July

109

100

109

196

209

131

140

521

333

196

154

131

120

114

140

246

140

123

298

239

7.770 

5,400

2,090

992

622

462

385

327

302

279 

253

22,631

730

1.45

1.68

Aug.

236

306

362

256

246

751

358

271

260

228

212

193

181

172

163

151

181

*242

203

181

319 

212

175

184

172

148

140

178

160

134 

126

7,101

229

0.456

0.53

Sept.

117

112

100

88

90

78

78

82

90

82

106

76

74

72

72

72

70

62

64

270

279 

154

*117

86

76

72

64

68

70

68

2,909

97.0

0.193

0.22

Ln 31 Mean 486 Cfsm 0.968 In. 13.15

In 31 Mean 383 Cfsm 0.763 In. 10.37

lay 15 (5:30 a.m.) 6,480 cfs (6.95 ft); July 21 (12:15 p.m.)

i day.
d74 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Panther Creek near Panther, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°26'45", long 81°52'15", on left bank: 200 ft downstream from Cub Branch, 

2.1 miles upstream from Trace Fork, and 3 miles southwest of Panther, McDowell County.

Drainage area.--30.8 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1946 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,050 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--8 years, 34.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 492 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 4.71 ft); minimum, 

0.03 cfs Nov. 19-20; minimum gage height, 1.09 ft Oct. 8.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 1,700 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 7.47 ft); minimum, 0.003 cfs Oct. 6-8, 1946 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

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

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 21 to Sept. 3O

0.98 0.03

1.4

1.5 3.3

1.6 

1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

181

294

1.3 

2.3 

3.8 

6.0

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

50

99

181

294

429

.9 17

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.08

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

^oe

*.i

.2

.3

.2

.1

.08

.1

.1

.2 

.2

.1

4. 22

0.136

0.0044

0.005

Nov.

0.1

.06

.1

.08

.08

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.08

.06

.1

.2

.1

.08

.08

.06

.03

.03

.3

.5

^J

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

* . 6

.6

7.24

0.241

0.0080

0.009

Dec.

0.6

.6

.5

.5

^A

.5

.8

.8

1.2

4.2

1.8

1.3

1.5

11

7.6

3.1

1.7

1.0

.6

.5

.7

1.6

1.6

9.0

.7

.5

.4

.7

1.0

1.2

1.0

58.6

1.89

0.061

0.07

Jan.

0.7

.6

.8

. 7

.9

.8

.7

*.6

.6

3.4

19

9.2

14

7.5

68

278

63

34

23

18

30

281

159

62

42

33

30

26

23

21

18

1,268.5

40.9

1.33

1.53

Feb.

17

*13

11

11

11

10

8.8

7.8

7.8

7.0

6.7

5.7

JLJ

5.7

5.2

5.4

8.8

9.8

11

13

26

32

26

22

18

15

12

12~

343.4

12.3

0.399

0.41

Mar.

28

*48

116

98

61

42

32

30

37

46

37

26

31

108

98

55

38

31

27

24

18

16

18

18

23

80

77

54

40

62

89

1,508

48.6

1.58

1.82

Apr.

77

65

49

36

28

24

24

22

19

18

17

19

15

!i

15

19

35

54

43

32

25

25

25

24

22

21

21

*27

28

25

868

28.9

0.938

1.05

May

21

18

20

42

35

26

24

32

39

43

38

29

22

121

301

126

68

98

141

90

62

48

36

28

21

*17

12

11

8.1

6 .4

1,593.3

51.4

1.67

1.92

June

4.9

5.4

5.4

4.5

4.9

3.3

3.6

3.1

3.0

4.3

7.6

4.9

3.3

2.8

8.7

16

21

14

7.8

4.7

3.6

4.3

*3.3

2.1

2.3

1.3

1.6

.9

1.2

jJi

154.6

5.15

0.167

0.19

July

0^5

1.0

.9

4.7

3.3

1.5

2.2

12

5.3

2.4

2.3

1.2

1.3

.8

11

9.8

3.6

3.9

14

5.4

189

172

49

25

15

12

9.8

8.1

6.4

6.4

4.9

583.7

18.8

0.610

0.70

Aug.

5.7

8.7

10

5.2

4.7

a30

a!5

alO

a8

a6

a5

a4

a3

a2.5

a2

a3

a3.5

*a3.5

3.3

3.0

2.6

3.0

2.4

2.0

1.2

1.5

1*1

3.2

1.9

1.2

2.0

158.2

5.10

0.166

0.19

Sept.

0.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.4

.8

.5

1.2

.8

.7

.5

.6

.4

.6

.4

.6

.4

.6

5,1

4.7

2.8

*1.4

1.3

.7

.7

.7

.5

.7

.5

31.4

1.05

0.034

0.04

Calendar year 1953 : Max 731 Min 0.03 Mean 29.1 Cfsm 0.945 In. 12.81

Water year 1953-54 : Max 301 Min 0.03 Mean 18.0 Cfsm 0.584 In. 7.93

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis 

pole Creek at Wayne.

of records for Tug Fork at Litwar and Twelve-
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 275

Tug Pork near Kermit, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 37°49'OS", long 82°23'20", on right bank 2 miles upstream from Wolf Creek, 

3 miles; upstream from Kermit, Mingo County, and 3 miles downstream from Pigeon Creek.

Drainage area. 1.185 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1934 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 581.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

192 9.

Average discharge. 20 years, 1,271 cfs .

Extremes .---Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 cfs July 22 (gage height 21 43 ft)- 

minimum, 30 cfs Oct. 18 (gage height, 1.14 ft).

1934-54; Maximum discharge, 34,400 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 35.9 ft)- minimum, 23 cfs Sept. 14, 1939 {gage height, 1.13 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 43.3 ft on unknown date prior to 1915.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record 

which are poor. ODD ,

Revisions Jwater years).--WSP 965: 1934-41.

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

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.15

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 87

2.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

21.0

226

1,400

4,350

7,950

13,800

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

47

44

43

44

45

44

43

42

40

37

39

45

42

40

39

36

34

36

44

*39

39

46

43

40

42

43

45

47

51

53

15

1,347

43.5

o.o:,7

0.04

Nov.

75

83

69

63

55

47

47

46

47

47

47

46

44

46

47

46

45

45

45

46

49

55

71

91

79

92

~89 103

*83

73

1,811

60.4

0.051

0.06

Dec.

65

63

59

53

51

51

63

69

69

110

139

179

179

185

270

348

301

167

133

147

131

113

103

79

70

70

75

87

79

83

81

3,672

118

0.100

0.12

Jan.

81

79

75

71

67

65

65

63

*65

105

226

321

191

294

486

3,080

5,000

2,010

1,070

750

650

1,150

5.770

3,900

2,120

1,360

dl,030

d810

d670

d570

d470

32,664

1,054

0.889

1.03

Feb.

d407

d362

d447

d650

d710

d690

d670

d590

d570

d530

d482

d414

d362

d335

d314

d301

d301

d311

d318

d328

d342

d530

dl.070

d850

d750

d650

d550

d462

-

14,296

511

0.431

0.45

Mar.

d730

dl,550

d3,020

d4.480

d3,580

d2,450

dl,800

dl,450

(11,360

*dl,600

dl,750

dl,550

dl,320

dl,360

d2,120

d2,400

dl.800

dl,360

dl,200

dl,150

dl,070

d890

d810

d830

d850

d990

dl,960

d2,230

dl,750

dl,600

d2,120

53,130

1,714

1.45

1.67

Apr.

d2,700

d2,510

d2,230

dl,700

dl,450

dl,280

dl,200

dl,200

dl,150

dl,030

d970

d950

d870

d790

d770

d770

d930

d2,060

2,450

1,750

1,360

1,200

1,110

1,280

1,150

970

890

*870

850

750

39,190

1,306

1.10

1.23

May

690

630

'830 610

870

790

770

1,070

1,150

1,110

1,110

1,030

890

810

3,370

d5,630

d3,080

d2,060

d2,450

d3,270

d2,890

d2,450

dl,850

dl,450

dl,240

dl,070

1,110

1,850

1,240

990

890

49,250

1,589

1.34

1.55

June

750

670

590

530

478

428

386

348

345

345

396

418

386

403

338

376

630

750

550

379

311

253

*229

220

200

188

173

164

147

Hi

11,512

384

0.324

0.36

July

128

123

126

133

161

240

216

263

566

576

321

229

185

158

136

128

182

253

210

220

dl,830

dl2.600

d6,850

d2,640

dl,400

d970

d730

d590

d506

d474

428

33,772

1,089

0.919

1.06

Aug.

d376

d570

dl,220

dl,150

d730

d810

dl,400

d890

d790

d690

d570

d470

d400

d342

d304

d287

d321

*d440

d400

d386

d352

d369

d407

d331

d291

d260

d240

d226

d216

d267

d284

15,789

509

0.430

0.50

Sept.

d213

d!85

d!70

d!61

d!47

d!28

d!20

dllO

dllO

d!08

d!03

dlOl

d98

d96

d92

d89

d92

d85

alOO

a500

al.OOO

d690

d389

d267

d207

d!79

d!56

d!39

d!31

d!23

6,089

203

0.171

0.19

Calendar year 1953: Max 16,400 Mln 34 Mean 1,090 Cfsm 0.920 In. 12.50

Water year 1953-54: Max 12,800 Mln 34 Mean 719 Cfsm 0.607 In. 8.26

Peak discharge (base, 10.000 cfs).--July 22 (12 m.) 14,400 cfs (21.43 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Tug Fork at Lltwar and 

Twelvepole Creek at Wayne.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height praph based 

on partial graph, engineers' notes, weather records, and records for Tug Fork at Lltwar and Twelvepole Creek at Wayne.
276 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Big Sandy River at Louisa, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°10'20", long 82°38'20", on left bank 1.5 miles upstream from Blaine 

Creek, 4.5 miles northwest of Louisa, Lawrence County, and at mile 21.0.

Drainage area. 3,870 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1938 to September 1947, October 1948 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 512.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 10, 1951, water-stage recorder or staff gages at lock 3, 5.5 

miles upstream at datum 3.65 ft higher. The base gage used prior to Nov. 10, 1951> has 

been used as the auxiliary gage since that date. Prior to Nov. 10, 1951, auxiliary 

water-stage recorder or wire-weight gage at mouth of Blaine Creek, 1.5 miles downstream 

from present base gage.

Average discharge. 14 years (1939-47, 1948-54), 3,943 cfs.

Extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 15,400 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 16.82 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 72 cfs Oct. 20.

1938-47, 1948-54: Maximum discharge, about 85,000 cfs Feb. 5, 1939 (gage height, 

48.0 ft, from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use); minimum not 

determined.

Maxinum stage known, 48.4 ft Apr. 3, 1908 (former site and datum). Flood of Mar. 6, 

1899, equalled that of Feb. 5, 1939.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. 

Cooperation. Gage-height records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

100

TF

96

92

88

88

90

87

86

84

82

81

80

86

81

81

80

75

7F

75

82

80

75

80

81

76

78

81

81 

82

82

2,583

83.3

0.022

0.02

Nov.

84

96

102

106

98

92

92

88

84

82

84

86

86

84

82

81

B2

84

87

87

88

92

106

110

128

130

132

152

160 T5"?

3,017

101

0.026

0.03

Dec.

146

140

138

140

132

130

126

120 12~6~

146

155

205

248

304

365

495

610

b55TJ

b500

b430

b370

b310

b260

b220

b!70

b!80

b200

bZ20

244 

233

216

7,829

253

0.065

0.08

Jan.

202

199

199

193

184

181

175

172 T75~

190

196

330

365

470

732

3,030

11,900

13,400

6,550

3,500

2,760

2,920

5,350

14,600

11,000

6,240

4,610

3,530

2,860 

2 390

2^030

100,633

3,246

0.839

0.97

Feb.

1,800

1,600

1,450

1,620

1,980

2,110

2,100

1,970

1,810

1,690

1,540

1,360

1,100

973

903

834

798

786

756" 780

792

840

1,160

1,990

2,020

1,770

1,580

1,400

-

-------

39,542

1,412

0.365

0.38

Mar.

1,630

2,690

6,690

11,600

13,900

13,900

7,140

5,480

4,720

4,920

5,930

6,340

5,730

5,270

5,290

7,330

6,930

5,010

3,840

3,320

2,980

2,700

2,390

2,130

2,130

2,380

3,000

5,340

5,970 

5,010

5,100

163,290

5,267

1.36

1.57

Apr.

5,820

5,960

5,620

4,980

4,180

3,500

3,030

2,830

2,950

2,890

2,670

2,510

2,380

2,200

1,990

1,920

2,360

3,150

5,040

5,220

4,410

3,470

3,040

2,920

3,030

2,740

2,490

2,630

2,830

2, 880

101,660

3,389

0.876

0.98

May

2,550

2,250

2,320

2,600

3,130

3,170

3,550

6,070

5,980

5,100

4,270

3,530

2,960

2,520

2,380

2,970

12,400

8,710

6,070

6,950

7,810

6,830

5,530

4,270

3,260

2,670

2,580

2,880

3,210

2,670 

1,950

138,140

4,456

1.15

1.33

June

,630

,570

,390

,270

,250

1,110

980

886

838

874

802

1,010

1,600

1,690

1,320

1,220

1,420

1,570

1,870

1,730

1,380

1,090

892

706

600

535

485

440

396

360

32,914

1,097

0.283

0.32

July

324

293

271

302

271

267

298

*370

360

938

2,280

1,280

826

600

480

396

347

365

585

510

1,400

7,060

11,600

6,460

3,750

2,190

1,430

1,070

850

730 

664

48,567

1,567

0.405

0.47

Aug.

610

658

1,020

2,140

1,310

1,030

1,420

1,770

1,750

1,460

1,320

*892

706

590

515

460

477T

500

1,290

1,430

904

754

748

712

600

530

515

545

530

480

610

28,269

912

0.236

0.27

Sept.

570

470

392

356

311

275

247

255

239

239

215

195

188

178

174

*154

151

145 TSB1,590

1,770

2,080

1,700

1,040

802

640

510

430

365

329

16,158

539

0.139

0.16

Calendar year 1953: Max 40,500 Mln 75 Mean 3,485 Cfsm 0.901 in. 12.22

Water year 1953-54: Max 14,600 Mln 75 Mean 1,370 Cfsm 0.483 m. 6.58

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 cfs).--Ho peak abov 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 277

Blaine Creek at Yatesville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°09' , long 82°41', on upstream wall near center of span of covered

bridge at Yatesville, Lawrence County, 5 miles northwest of Louisa, 5.5 miles upstream 

from Cat Creek, and 8.3 miles downstream from Little Blaine Creek.

Drainage area. 217 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1915 to September 1918, October 1918 to January 1921 (gage heights 

only) , January 1938 to September 1954.

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

is 561.57 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. June 1, 1915, to Jan. 30, 1921, staff 

gage at site 50 ft upstream at datum 0.45 ft higher. Jan. 4, 1938, to Dec. 25, 1945, 

staff gage at site 130 ft upstream at present datum.-

Average discharge . 19 years (1915-18, 1938-54), 252 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,710 cfs May 8 (gage height, 8.8 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1915-18, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 15,500 cfs Feb. 4, 1939 (gage height, 26.55 

ft); minimum not determined.

Maximum stage known, 27.6 ft, present site and datum, on unknown date prior to 

1915.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are poor.

Revislons. WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 3-6, 9, 11, 12)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

2.0

4.0

7.2

12

26

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

79

225

670

1,470

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1 ""

^ 0.9

1

J

} .

I

}-

-i

. -9

-^

}"

J

27.0

0.87

0.0040

0.005

Nov.

]I "

J *1.2

. 1.0

 1.5

36.0

1.20

0.0055

0.006

Dec.

),

(*)

 2

6

> 4

109.5

3.53

0.016

0.02

Jan.

^

> 3

*b2

b2

13

91

237

TT?

62

73

160

160

133

97

91

93

77

62

58

47 

37

1,650

53.2

0.245

0.28

Feb.

30

26

28

35

63

80

7?

58 

50

50

47

37

28

22

22

22

*22

18

20

18

15

18

15

15

13_

13

18

20

"

-----

882

31.5

0.145

0.15

Mar.

67

211

532

3E9" 710

229

182

202 

225

221

193

182

282

622

323

193

142

119

106

97

79

62

62

56 *F6-

62

91

97

93

255

6,258

202

0.931

1.07

Apr.

221

190

163

145

116

101

97

123

178

160

130

119

103

91 33-

96

169

321

261

182

148

123

110

127

130

127

*122

221

301

241

4,709

157

0.724

0.81

May

193

175

187

198

193

172

428

 1,460 570"

385

275

193

168

145

142

116

93

85

81

73

. 69

58

45

43

33

30

40

40

37

30 

28

5,885

190

0.876

1.01

June

22

20

*15

9.4

9.4

15

15

12 

15

13

12

12

9.4

9.4

15

52

265

TS5

79

47

28

22

20

15

12

11

8.1

5.6 575-

5.6

942.5

31.4

0.145

0.16

July

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

4.6

4.0

4.0

*16 

7.2

15

9.4

5.6

4.6

3.6

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.0

2.4

14

223

239

T5T

58

22

13

9.4

7.2

7.2

6.6 

5.6

871.2

28.1

0.129

0.15

Aug.

4.0

18

89

98

37

37

16

16 

87

209

91

*43

24

17

14

12

11

14

12

16

16

30

16

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

13

11

5.6 

3.0

997.2

32.2

0.148

0.17

Sept.

5.6

4.0

4.0

3.0 370-

3.0

3.0

34 

9.8

7.6

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.3

4.3

*4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

465

555

SOT

122

67

40

30

26

22

18

15

1,782.5

59.4

0.274

0.31

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,070 Hin 0.3 Mean 162 Cfsm o 747 In. 10.14

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,460 Min - Mean 66.2 Cfsm 0.305 In- 4.14

Peak discharge (base, 4,200 cfs). No peak above base 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-iiseharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Doubtful gage-height record Oct. 1 to Jan. 12; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge 

measurements, weather records, and records for Paint Creek at Staffordsville.

3889ZIJ O -56 -19
278 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Ashland, Ky.

Location (revised) . Lat 38°27'23", long 82°36'27", on left bank in upper pool at lock 

and dam 29 at Ashland, Boyd County, 2.8 miles downstream from Big Sandy River and at 

mile 319.9.

Drainage area. 60.750 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . October 1938 to September 1954 (prior to October 1939 and since 

October 1952, no low-flow records).

Gage. --Staff gage read hourly. Datum of gage is 483.12 ft above mean sea level, Ohio 

River datum. Auxiliary staff gage on left bank at lock and dam 30, 19.5 miles downstream.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 235,000 cfs Mar. 5; maximum gage height, 36.05 

ft Mar. 5 (from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge not determined.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 589,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1948; maximum gage height, 65.3 

ft Apr. 17, 1948; minimum daily discharge determined, 3,760 cfs Oct. 2, 1946. 

Maximum stage known, 73.6 ft Jan. 27, 1937.

Remarks . Records good. 

shown.

Discharge less than 55,000 cfs on days for which no discharge is

Cooperation. Gage-height record and one discharge measurement furnished by Corps of 

Engineers .

Revisions (water years). WSP 1033: 1944(M,m).

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov.

t5,490

Dec. Jan.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

88 , 700

115,000

83,100

64,200

61,700

72,000

102,000

135,000

135,000

96,200

73,300

74,300

85,900

88 ,000

96,700

_

_

_

-

Feb.

95 , 500

67,400

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

65,400

72,000

67,000

77,000

86,900

91,900

87,800

82,000

90,200

61,800

55 , 700

-

_

_

_

-

Mar.

65,400

118,000

186,000

218,000

233,000

221,000

192,000

156,000

123,000

102,000

89,700

92,600

116,000

137,000

141,000

138,000

123,000

108,000

81,300

64,100

80,800

81,400

86 , 300

78,900

72,100

73,100

84 , 600

105,000

113,000

124^000

*3,724.3

120,100

1.98

2.28

Apr.

134,000

136,000

130,000

111,000

80,100

72 , 100

74,300

76,200

89,600

90 , 900

87,800

75,000

71,900

82 , 500

85,000

90,800

115,000

146,000

197,000

206,000

186,000

164,000

139,000

120,000

103,000

98,200

82 , 400

81,700

106,000 

118,000

$3,349.5

111,600

1.84

2.05

May

128,000

131^000

124,000

109,000

108,000

105,000

106,000

113,000

100,000

95,100

93,500

92,000

84,500

71,700

68,700

79,400

83,700

65,400

59,100

63,200

62,300

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

_

_

-

June

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

"

_

58,000

54,500

-

-

-

-

63,300

67,500

56,000

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

July

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

"

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

59,100

105,000

135,000

157.000

94,, 000

"

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

Aug.

-

-

-

-

-

75,000

72,200'

63,100

-

"

-

-

-

-

"

-

-

-

-

-

_

61,600

-

-

"

-

-

66,300

59,200

_

_

_

-

-

Sept.

Calendar year 1953: Max 220,000 Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 233,000 Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

t Result of discharge measurement.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Discharge less than 55,000 cfs on days for which no discharge Is ahown.
LITTLE SANDY RIVER BASIN 279

Little Sandy River near Grayson, Ky.

Locatlon.--Lat 38°20'00", long 82°55'30", on downstream side of center pier of highway 

bridge, 0.3 mile upstream from Lower Stlnson Creek, 1.4 miles downstream from D. S. 

Highway 60, and 1.7 miles northeast of Grayson, Carter County.

Drainage area.--398 sq ml.

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1954.

Datum of gage Is 557.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since 

1948, auxiliary wire-weight gage 1.5 miles upstream at same datum as base gage.

Average discharge.--16 years, 466 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,560 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 12.2 ft at auxiliary gage, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.5 cfs Oct. 12.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 24,500 cfs Sept. 22, 1950; maximum gage height, 27.53 

ft Sept. 28, 1950; minimum discharge observed, that of Oct. 12, 1953.

Flood in February 1937 reached a stage of 25.0 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

16,600 cfs).

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

1929. Prior to Aug. 11, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since Apr. 6,

Remarks.--Records good above 50 cfs and fair below, 

water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions. WSP 923: Drainage area.

Records of chemical anslyses for the

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

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.5 

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.5 

*2.5 

3.1 

3.1 

2.8

2.8

1.6

27?

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.0

2.3

4.0

4.6

5.1

5.7

5.5

5.3

5.1

5.1

*3.9

3.9

5.7

3 .9 

3^7

107.0

3.45

0.0087

0.01

Nov.

3.3 T72-

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.0 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.4

4.6

4.2

3.9

4.2

4.4

5.4

6.4

6.9

7.6

n.

10

9

8.0

6.9

6.9

158.2

5.27

0.013

0.01

Dec.

6.9 

6.4

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.7 

5.5 

*5.1 572- 

6.6

6.9

7.3

9.0

12

12

13

16

T4

11

10

10

9.3

8.6

9.0

8.6

8.6

9.3

9.3

9.3

10

10

272.9

8.80

0.022

0.03

Jan.

11 

T?

12

12

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

14

16

15

14

16

18

26

200

184

118

*115

348

335" 392

151

123

111

109

144

162

134

109

2,956

95.4

0.240

0.28

Feb.

88 75-

75

72

73

75 

73 

65 

61 

61

60

56

49

45

41

40

39

37

36

35

35

33

3?

*33

33

34

38

41

-

1,436

51.3

0.129

0.13

Mar.

86 276"

678

1,000

627

400 

312 

298 

308 

306

284

316

691

1,730 9TB~

480

332

264

227

207

182

147

129

119

113

114

134

132

129

137

194

11,270

364

0.915

1.05

Apr.

223

200

182

154

144

134 

127 

122 

111 

108

104

106

*108

99

9_6

107

352

597

435

308

239

196

183

178

161

137

124

655

807 ¥72"

6,979

233

0.585

0.65

May

741 

1,160

669

675

510

390 

483 

1,880 

1,350 

732

489

385

300

248

239

205

168

142

122

*130

166

137

106

92

80

70

60

53

52

50

43

11,927

385

0.967

1.11

June

35 

32

30

30

29

25 

24 

22 

23 

22

32

43

30

30

26

70

90

'272" 321

104

54

43

32

27

24

20

18

*14

12

10

1,494

49.8

0.125

0.14

July

9.0

8.6

7.6

8.3

8.0

7.3 

6.6 

6.6 

27 

24

13

11

8.0

8.0

5.7

5.3

4.4

474

85

30

137 1^5-

125

85

58

42

31

20

51

57

32

1,050.8

33.9

0.085

0.10

Aug.

66 

185

200

141

85

124 

86 

73 

518

TIT

121

72

50

39

33

27

27

32

50

54

67

47

33

*22

22

27

25

22

20

f2

24

2,456

79.2

0.199

0.23

Sept.

18

17

13

10

8.3

8.0 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3

6.9

6.2

6.6

7.3

6.9

6.4

6.2

5.9

1,410" 5.7 

1,020

428

187

110

77

57

43

33

28

*33

3,587.6

120

0.302

0.34

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,540 Mln 1.6 Mean 322 Cfsm O.809 In. 10.97

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,880 Min 1.6 Mean 120 Cfsm 0.302 In. 4.08

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Discharge computed from twice-daily auxiliary gage readings Oct. 1 to Jan. 19, Feb. 13-28, 

May 31 to July 18, Aug. 14-18, Aug. 22 to Sept. 21, Sept. 27-30.
280 TYGARTS CREEK BASIN 

Tygarts Creek near Greenup, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°33'55", long 82°57'10", on downstream side of center pier of bridge

 on Stage Highway 7, 100 ft downstream from Lick Run, 0.3 mile upstream from Whiteoak 

Creek, and 6| miles west of Greenup, Greenup County.

Drainage area.--241 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1940 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 547.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Average discharge.--14 years, 289 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,540 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 7.44 ft); no 

flow Oct. 22-24.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 12,800 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 20.35 ft); no 

flow for some days in 1952-54.

Remarks.--Records good. Occasional regulation at low flow caused by withdrawal of water 

for cooling purposes by gas transmission plant above gage.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1113: 1942-43, 1945-46.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

.4

.6

1.0

2.5 

6.0

22

37

82

207

380

810

1,110

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

.2

.4

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

.1

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.1

0

0

0

.2

*.3

.4

.5

.5

.4

.5

10.9

0.35

0.0015

0.002

Nov.

0.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.4

.2

.4

.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

20.9

0.70

0.0029

0.003

Dec.

1.0

1.2

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.0

1.6

*1.6

1.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.9

3.9

4.6

3.9

3.9

4.6

6.0

6,0

6.0

6.0

5.3

4.6

3.9

3.9

3.2

2.5

2.5

3.2

100.1

3.23

0.013

0.02

Jan.

3.2

3.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

1.0

1.3

2.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.9

6.0

8.8

70

180

72

*63

215

286

144

102

75

60

54

54

92

82

65

1,666.0

53.7

0.223

0.26

Feb.

52

41

36

37

32

28

26

25

22

21

18

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12

14

15

17

-

580

20.7

0.086

0.09

Mar.

24

161

323

500

265

190

150

132

134

132

122

298

376

376

272

190

147

122

107

104

104

92

82

75

70

72

90

107

100

122

214

5,253

169

0.701

0.81

Apr.

157

147

117

92

122

107

90

80

70

63

56

52

*50

52

52

163

1,060

670

295

209

167

142

122

114

110

92

82

84

280

160

5,057

169

0.701

0.78

May

220

541

430

680 420~

265

232

646

548

299

224

187

152

120

104

92

82

70

60

*58

56

63

54

43

37

31

28

25

24

22

ii

5,832

188

0.780

0.90

June

15

15

15

13

12

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

10

9.5

10

17

45

137

132

72

41

30

25

19

15

12

9.5

*8.1

6.0

4._6

740.7

24.7

0.102

0.11

July

3.2

1.3

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.2

.6

.6

.6

.8

.6

.6

35

17

~82 275

45

28

18

12

8.8

6.7

5.3

3.2

2.0

557.7

18.0

0.075

0.09

Aug.

142 2.5

162

75

52

75

63

78

156

525

100

56

36

24

19

17

15

12

25

95

204

110

63

*37

24

18

34

60

39

32

25

2,175.5

70.2

0.291

0.34

Sept.

19

17

10

11

9.5

8.1

6.0

8.1

13

16

10

6.7

4.6

3.2

2.0

1.0

172

1.2

3.2

515

1,100

371

167

104

70

52

41

31

25

*22

2,648.8

88.3

0.366

0.41

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,980 Mln 0 Mean 178 Cfsm 0.739 In. 10.00

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,100 Mln 0 Mean 67.5 Cfsm 0.280 In. 3.82

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs).--Mo peak above base. 

" Discharge measurement made on this day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 281

Little Scioto River above Marion, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°37'43", long 83°10'11", in NE£ sec. 7, T. S S., R. 15 E., on left bank 

at downstream side of Chesapeake and Ohio Railway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Rock 

Fork and 3? miles northwest of Marion, Marion County.

Drainage area.--72.1 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 909.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to June 17, 1940, staff gage at same site-and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 51.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,180 cfs June 17 (gage height, 6.13 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1933-54: Maximum discharge, 3,720 cfs June 7, 1947 (gage height, 8.16 ft); no flow 

at times.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1143: 1939(M), 1943-45, 1947.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 4-7)

.9

2.0 

4.4 

7.9

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

105

253

774

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec .

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.5

18

*13 

6.0

3.1

46.6

1.50

0.021

0.02

Feb.

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

. 2

.3

.6

1.2

8.3

7.9

5.1

5.4

11

9.2

6.4

4.8

*4.4

3.9

3.9

-

83.5

2.98

0.041

0.04

Mar.

7.5

13

28

25

20

17

15

30

44

*42

27

17

14

13

11

7.5

6.0

5.1

5?7

14

28

18

13

11

13

24

17

15

78 

*179

164

921.8

29.7

0.412

0.48

Apr.

104

71

52

37

32.

32

42

140

164

87

116

195

103

75

66_J

159

526

292

158

105

79

6288-

123

83

60

58

*138

94

67

3,408

114

1.58

1.76

May

52

47

83

79

57

44

36

30

27

33

27

24

21

18

15

14

13

12

11

9.2

8.3

. 7.5

7.9

6.8

6.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

6.0

5.7

5.4

722.4

23.3

0.323

0.37

June

6.8

11

11

10

8.8

6.4

5.4

4.4

4.2

3.7

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.5

2.5

66

620

196

98

56

33

23

18

14

11

9.2

7.5

*7.1

6.4

5.7

1,256.7

41.9

0.581

0.65

July

4.4

3.7

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.5

3.f

4.2

3.4

3.4

2.5

1.9

1.5

1.5

 1.2

. 7

.6

.5

.4

.6

.9

2.7

2.7

2.5

1.3

1.0

.9

.5

*. 5

.3

.3

59.3

1.91

0.026

0.03

Aug.

0.4

.6

.7

.5

.6

1.2

~ 1.2

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

*1.3

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.0

.9

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

21.2

0.68

0.0094

0.01

Sept.

~7T 0 1

!i.1.1

.1.1.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0.9

0.03

0 . 00042

0.0005

Calendar year 1953: Max 745 Min 0 Mean 19.9 Cfsm 0.276 In. 3.74

Water year 1953-54: Max 620 Min 0 Mean 17.9 Cfsm 0.248 In. 3.36

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs). --Apr. 17 (4 p.m.) 553 cfs (4.22 ft); June 17 (6 a.m.) 1,180 cfs

(6.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
282 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Scioto River near Prospect, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°25'10", long 83°11'50", on downstream side of pier of Hoskins Bridge, 

l^ miles upstream from Ottawa Creek, 2 miles south of Prospect, Marion County, and 

2-J miles downstream from Fatten Run.

Drainage area. 571 sq mi.

Records available. July 1925 to October 1932 (published as "at Prospect"), October 1939 

to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 886.9 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). July 24, 1925, to Oct. 31, 1932, chain gage 

at site 2£ miles upstream at datum 4.8 ft higher. Oct. 16 to Dec. 5, 1939, chain gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 461 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2 ,220 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 6.85 ft); minimum, 3.7 cfs Spet. 27 (gage height, 0.88 ft).

1925-32, 1939-54: Maximum discharge observed, 10,100 cfs Mar. 22, 1927 (gage 

height, 15.0 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 3.5 cfs Sept. 13. 1953.

Maximum stage known, 21.1 ft Mar. 25, 1913, original site and datum (discharge, 

27,000 cfs, computed by Franklin County Conservancy District).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those for May 17 to 

June 17, which are fair. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant 

above station.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

12

T4

18

17

12

15

16

18

15

15

20

16

17

21

25

19

17

19

20

22

25

23

20

22

22

20

26

26

22

23

591

19.1

0.033

0.04

Nov.

30

28

27

27

24

22

21

20

20

21

24

27

25

23

23

22

21

22

21

21

23

25

23

24

*25

22

20

20

17

16

684

22.8

0.040

0.04

Dec.

16

16

16

15

17

19

22

19

25

28

23

20

18

22

26

23

20

b!9

b!8

bl7

17

40

29

22

20

18

17

15

16

17

15

625

20.2

0.035

0.04

Jan.

16

15

16

15

15

17

17

16

16

b!6

b!5

*b!5

b!4

b!4

b!5

19

18

15

16

20

35

28

24

26

28

33

185

331

*554

167

87

1,618

52.2

0.091

0.10

Feb.

57

59

49

41

35

33

24

22

23

20

b!9

18

19

19

19

23

45

87

116

87

91

124

143

114

P8

71

61

64

1,571

56.1

0.098

0.10

Mar.

75

103

210

321

236

193

175

165

197

*208

183

140

111

98

88

78

66

56

59

111

149

175

141

111

105

111

129

150

423

*1 ,330

1,540

7,237

233

0.408

0.47

Apr.

1,450

1,030

616

412

297

*262

279

653

1,030

1,030

634

634

730

492

375

492

1,600

2,150

1,960

1,000

526

427

653

492

396

300

365

492

*396

284

21,457

715

1.25

1.40

May

221

197

471

544

412

292

229

183

158

150

145

141

128

116

106

98

94

84

77

70

62

56

54

50

49

44

39

40

64

49

48

4,471

144

0.252

0.29

June

122

149

108

97

81

68

60

56

48

46

42

38

37

32

59

171

1,260

1,720

790

412

227

152

109

85

69

60

54

*40

39

36

6,267

209

0.366

0.41

July

34

30

30

29

27

24

42

46

38

39

34

31

34

29

34

27

24

23

23

23

30

38

26

25

27

23

20

27

26

19

17

899

29.0

0.051

0.06

Aug.

24

20

20

16

34

34

21

31

36

26

19

13

11

13

17

12

10

T6

40

18

16

14

*12

13

16

33

19

20

34

26

17

651

21.0

0.037

0.04

Sept.

13

12

18

T3

11

10

11

11

9.1

9.4

10

9.4

9.1

11

11

12

14

9.8

10

8.4

12

14

7.7

8.4

15

14

6 .2

10

12

*13

334.5

11.2

0.020

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,720 Mln 4.5 Mean 217 Cfsra 0.380 In. 5.15

Water year 1953-54: Max 2, ISO Mln 6.2 Mean 127 Cfsra 0.222 In. 3.01

Peak discharge (base, 5,60O efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 283

Mill Creek near Bellepoint, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°14'55", long 83°10'30", on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

l£ miles upstream from mouth and 1-| miles west of Bellepoint, Delaware County.

Drainage area.--181 sq mi.

Records available . November 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 865.14 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by students of Ohio State University, city of Columbus benchmark). 

Prior to Jan. 1, 1948, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years (1943-54), 160 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,540 cfs June 17 (gage height, 6.12 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Oct. 2,3; minimum gage height, 0.85 ft Oct. 2.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 7,040 cfs Jan. 26, 1952 (gage height, 9.85 ft); no flow 

Sept. 25, 26, 1944, Sept. 19, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 18.0 ft in March 1913.

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

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16 to Nov. 10)

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

0.5

.9

1.7

3.2

5.6

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

107

215

369

558

812

1,500

2,430

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0^6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9 

*.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.0

.0

.0

.1

.2

1.5

T75

1.5

28.0

0.90

0.0050

0.006

Nov.

1.5

T7T

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3 

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.7

3.6

4.0

6.0

4.5

4.5

4.8 

4.2 

4.2

79.2

2.64

0.015

0.02

Dec.

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.2

2.9

3.6

3.4

3.0

4.8

5.0

4.5

5.3

4.5

5.0

*6.0

5.6

5.0

3.8 

3.4

3.8

4.2

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

6.7

6.0

5.3 

4.8 

4.5

4.0

140.8

4.54

0.025

0.03

Jan.

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.0

*3.0

3.4

5.3

4.2

3.8

4.5

8.8

15

16

13

14

14

13

88

~75 324 

38

24

714.8

23.1

0.128

0.15

Feb.

16

15

13

13

11

11

9.0

8.5

*8.0

8.5

7.5

6.7

775

6.7

6.7

7.5

11

101 

63

39

60

125

63

39

28

25

20

20

749.6

26.8

0.148

0.15

Mar.

35

57

131

145

67

52

39

*38

57

54

45

34

26

24

20

17

15

13 

15

*81

200

75

46

35

30

27

27

"~i,560 

1.920

1,000

5,947

192

1.06

1.22

Apr.

304

158

105

"60 75

' *117

145

184

184

97

68

57

50

42

42

244

*942 338" 

129

80

54

45

44

42

38

20

27

1

36 

68 

39

3,834

128

0.707

0.79

May

28

27

26

7362"

37

27

23

22

20

18

16

15

13

12

11

10

9 

8

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6 

9

8

7

538

17.4

0.096

0.11

June

15

30

25

*20

16

14

12

10

9

8

7

6

6

5

9

80

1 , 70fr

1.900 

700

200

90

70 ~ 55

45

35

30

25

25 

20 

17

5,184

173

0.956

1.07

July

15

13

12

11

10

9

11

14

20

16

12

9

7

5

4

4

3

3 

3

*5.6

25

16

41

34

13

6.7

5.0

3.6 

3.0 

9 4.

§77

340.0

11.0

0.061

0.07

Aug.

275

198

75

23

24

240

148

52

18

11

6.7

4.5

3.8

3.6

4.0

4.0

4.8

4.2 

4.8

7.3

5.0

6.0

4.8

4.5

4.0

5.6

3.6

11 

8 

6

4

1,174.2

37.9

0.209

0.24

Sept.

3

2.7

2.1

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

*1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.1 

1.1

1.0

1.8

2.7

1.8

1.3

1.2

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1 

1.2

42.5

1.42

0.0078

0.009

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,970 Min 0.6 Mean 70. o Cfsm 0.387 In. 5.26

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,92O Min 0.6 Mean 51.4 Cfsm O.284 In. 3.86

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).--June 17 (time unknown) 2,540 cfs (6.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record May 11 to June 3, June 5 to July 19, Aug. 28 to Sept. 8} discharge 

estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby 

streams.
284 :iOTO H1VER BASIN

Scioto River below O'Shaughnessy Dam, near Dublin, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°U8'36'', long 83°07'14 1 ', on left bank In Delaware County, a quarter of

a mile north of county line, three-quarters of a mile downstream from O'Shaughnessy

Dam, and 3 miles north of Dublin, Franklin County.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 775.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 26, 1921, staff gage at site three-quarters of a mile upstream 

at same datum. Aug. 26, 1921, to Oct. 13, 1924, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream 

at same datum.

Extremes. Maxi es. Maximum discharge during year, 4,910 cfs June 18 (gage height, 7.87 ft); mini- 

, 1.0 cfs Nov. 3-5 (gage height, 2.80 ft).

urn, u.i cis MOV. o, ia^i igage neignt, z.ai IM.

Maximum stage known, 24.6 ft Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 74,500 cfs at Griggs D 

miles below gage, computed by C. E. Cherman, Ohio State University).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by O'ohaughnessy Reservoir since 1925 (see 

p. 307 ).

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 18

51

2.0 

3.8 

6.4 

10

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3,5 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

64

64

70

75

75

75

75

75

75

70

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

59

*48

50

51

53

53

53

51

51

50

50

48 

48

1,895

61.1

-

-

Nov.

48

22

1.3

1.0

TT2

24

60

53

53

51

64

51

1,5

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

452.7

15.1

-

-

Dec .

1.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

27

68

70

66

62

60

62

59

*50

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

50 

55

1,210.9

39.1

-

-

Jan.

55

55

55

55

40

2.1

3.6

6.0

6.0

e.o

21

50

62

7^

fS

72

72

72

72

56

24

24

24

24

24

26

26

26

26

26 

27

1,181.7

38.1

-

~

Feb.

27

44

62

60

60

60

60

59

*59

59

59

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

59

_

-------

1,580

56.4

-

-

Mar.

59

59

60

64

50_

244

295

260

306

339

322

250

188

153

137

104

95

82

100

202

453

366

285

204

180

164

164

261

2,260

*4,540

3,900

15,946

514

-

-

Apr.

2,460

1,820

1,130

708

525

551

*598

902

1,430

1,510

1,100

778

961

750

577

814

5,180

3,180

2,670

1,750

929

765

1,350

918

674

507

423

658

699

501

34,818

1,161

-

-

May

388

322

436

898

690

489

388

295

265

222

214

204

196

172

156

146

139

122

119

139

68

81

85

72

74

68

62

60

80

82 

72

6,804

219

-

-

June

89

140

168

136

107

82

*66

66

59

51

45

66

79

48

61

212

2,290

4,160

1,940

887

507

339

232

150

113

96

85

47

38

35_

12,394

413

-

-

July

39

29

36

33

73

15

49

69

70

66

66

36

4.3

43

100

136

136

100

*59

44

16

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

15

55

94

139 

146

1,686.9

54.4

-

"

Aug.

142

88

46

46

41

42~5.6

82

63

37

19

6.1

29

72

75

72

50

6.1

5.6

5.9

6.1

21

95

163

98

45

5.6

5.6

6.1

26 

67

1,471.7

47.5

-

"

Sept.

85

88

88

88

88

88

90

*78

51

51

51

50

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

64

95

95

85

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

2,082

69.4

-

"

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,140 Min i.o Mean 362 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,340 Min i.o Mean 223 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 285

Olentangy River at Claridon, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°35'05", long 82°59'20", in MV ses. 26, T. 5 S., R. 16 E. , on left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 95, half a mile east of Claridon, Marion 

County, half a mile downstream from Otter Creek, and 7-| miles east of Marion.

Drainage area.--156 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 962.25 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,090 cfs June 17 (gage height, 9.80 ft); no 

flow Oct. 2-26.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 6,800 cfs June 7, 1947 (gage height, 13.57 ft); no flow 

Oct. 2-26, 1953.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 5 cfs or those for periods of ice effect, which 

are fair.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 1235:

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

'jr 0.1

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

'<

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.6

0.02

0.00013

0 . 0002

Nov.

ITS' 0.1

2.2

Z.I

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.7

2.Z

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.4 

2.4

2.6

Z.6

2.8

4.0

4.0

8.7

6.9

5.5

4.9

4.6

*4 . 2

85.8

2.86

0.018

0.02

Dec.

3.6

3.4

3.Z

3.Z

2.8

3.3

3.6

3.Z

3.0

5.0

4.9

4.0

3.8

4.9

6.2

5.5

4.8

4.0 

3.4

Z.9

3.4

6.4

bll bTD"

9.0

6.4

5.2

*4.4

4.2

4.Z

3 9

146.8

4.74

0.030

0.03

Jan.

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.0

Z.9

2.9

3.Z

3.0

2.8

2.3

Z.O

1.8

2.2

2.4

2.3 

2.3

3.6

6.9

b6

b5

b6

7.7

9.1

*256

304

*97

b30

843.6

27.2

0.174

0.20

Feb.

b25

24

20

17

15

14

12

12

11

10

blO

b9

bl^

9.9

11

13

28

119 

68

42

59

154

74

49

39

*32

28

28

-

942.9

33.7

0.216

0.2Z

Mar.

46

8Z

126

bllO

b90

b75

b65

1Z2

314

333

179

101

79

65

52

40

34

30

177

241

105

75

59

74

194

99

82

*372

*942

780

5,179

167

1.07

1.23

Apr.

362

Z08

137

98

§i

83

121

333

475

189

255

633

Z95

153

132

483

1,560

1,260 

412

2Z8

143

168

657

705

314

186

455

*1,Z70

806

314

12,516

417

Z.67

2.98

May

199

TST

159

153

115

89

81

91

93

88

85

68

56

46

38

34

32

29 

26

24

20

19

18

16

15

15

15

20

17

16

1,856

59.9

0.384

0.44

June

*34

68

55

37

32

Z9

22

19

17

16

15

13

13

11

47

1,320

1,470 

610

131

76

55

46

4Z

30

24

Z3

25

*18

14

4,337

145

0.9Z9

1.04

July

13

11

9.9

9.6

9.0

8.4

10

14

19

14

10

7.9

6.Z

5,5

4.6

4.0

3.4

3.4 

3.5

3.3

12

2B~ 42

13

8.6

5.9

 4.4

3.4

*2.7

2 . 4

277

Z94.8

9.51

0.061

0.07

Aug.

27

34

17

10

11

16

Z3

13

8.4

6.0

4.8

3.9

2.9

2.8

37?

3.4

3.3

6.6 

12

15

20

9.2

6.8

6.0

5.5

6.2

6.0

9.2

7,1

*5.4

4 . 2

308.9

9.96

0.064

0.07

Sept.

3.3

27F

2.6

1.8

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

1,1

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

,4

74

.4 

.6

.8

1.1

1.3

1.0

.9

1.0

1.7

1.6

1.1

'.e

34.6

1.15

0.0074

0.008

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,090 

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,560

Min 

Min

83. Z 

72.7

Cfsm 

Cfsm

0.533

0.466

In. 

In.

7.24

6.31

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Apr. 17 (11 a.m.) 1,770 cfs (9.31 ft); June 17 (7 p.m.) 2,090 

cfa (9.8O ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
286 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 

Whetstown Creek near Shawtown, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°28'30", long 82°56'40", in T. 7 N., R. 18 W., on left bank at downstream 

side of highway bridge, l£ miles southeast of Shawtown, Morrow County, if miles upstream from Shaw Creek, and 3-J- miles southwest of Cardington.

Drainage area.--61.7 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 954.69 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Average discharge.--8 years, 68.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 5.83 ft); no 

flow at times in October and September.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 4,920 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 8.84 ft); no flow 

at times in 1953-54.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27

Dii

0

1

3Ch

.3

.4

.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

.0

arge,

0

1

2

4

6.

.1

.3

.7

.4

.5

.2

.6

in cubic

1

1.

1

1

2

3,

4

.1

.2

.4

.7

.0

.0

.0

feet

9.

14

28

59

102

322

587

per se<

.9 

1.0

Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

1.0 

1.8 

3.0 

5.2 

8.1

105

163

270

918

year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

75

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.5

.6

.8

.8

.9

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.7

2.7

3.5 Z75

*2.6

2.0

23.3

0.75

0.012

0.01

Nov.

1.7

1.8

1.6

TTT

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.2

2.7

5.4

T7T

3.7

3.9

3.5

3.2

3.0

*2.8

77.4

2.58

0.042

0.05

Dec.

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.4

3.0

4.0

3.5

3.2

4.4

4.7

3.5

3.4

3.7

5.2

4.7

3.7

2.8

2.5

2.7

4.0

13

bT?

b7

b6

4.4

3.9

*3.7

3.9

3.9

3 4

133.4

4.30

0.070

0.08

Jan.

3.5

3.2

3.4

3.0

2.8

3.2

3.5

3.0

3.5

b3

b2.5

b2.4

b2.3

273

2.7

4.2

3.7

2.7

3.2

5.8

b!6

b9

blO

9.5

7.6

8.9

*363

ToT

45

*30

b20

684.9

22.1

0.358

0.41

Feb.

b!6

b!3

12

11

10

b8

b7

b6

b5

bS

b5

b5

b5

5.5

6.4

8.6

88

W

39

29

83

72

39

28

22

*21

17

19

.

-------

665.5

23.8

0.386

0.40

Mar.

35

46

73

b60

b50

b40

b30

71

146

158

78

58

44

36

28

23

21

 2T 19

*165

98

54

40

31

46

56

37

110

*468

*749 'S5T

3,113

100

1.62

1.87

Apr.

115

82

61

46

38_

52

94

108

92

55

48

86

54

39

40

337

565

155

89

60

45

144

'2TS" 766

106

71

83

185

*8?

58

3,974

132

2.14

2.39

May

46

41

39

40

33

27

28

33

31

31

28

25

22

19

16

14

14

12

11

11

9.7

8.5

7.8

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.4 S74"

10

9.6

6.9

606.7

19.6

0.318

0.37

June

*15

25

19

36

28

19

13

9.3

7.8

6.6

5.8

5.0

5.2

4.5

3.9

10

~5o" 206

34

19

13

9.3

7.8

6.1

4.8

5.5

5.5

4.1

*4.1

5.7

616.0

20.5

0.332

0.37

July

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.5

2.4

3.8

4.8

4.8

3.4

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.5

1 .4

1.2

1.2

1.2

^_9

10

24 ^7.9

3.9

2.4

1.6

1.3

1.0

*.9

1.0 

.9

103.5

3.34

0.054

0.06

Aug.

10

14 -5.1

2.6

4.3

8.1

8.6

4.1

2.6

1.9

1 .6

1.3

1.2

T7J

1.6

1.4

1.7

1.6

*9.2

5.2

3.0

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.4

5.1

5.5

3.7

2.6

*1.9 

1 . 6

117.4

3.79

0.061

0.07

Sept.

1.4 T73-

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.9

.9

.8

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

15

0

0

0

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

*.l

.1

15.3

0.51

0.0083

0.009

Calendar year 1953: Max 812 Min 0 Mean 38.4 Cfsm 0.622 In. 8.44

Water year 1953-54: Max 766 Min 0 Mean 27.8 Cfsm 0.451 In. 6.09

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). --Apr. 17 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

:30 a.m.) 1,240 cfs (5.83 ft).
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 287

Shaw Creek at Shawtown, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°29 I 00", long 82°57'25", in T. 7 N., R. 18 W., on left bank at downstream 

side of highway bridge half a mile east of Shawtown, Morrow County, 1-| miles upstream 

from mouth and 3| miles southwest of Cardington.

Drainage area.--25.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 954.99 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--8 years, 26.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 475 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 4.39 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 1,250 cfs Apr. 12, 1948 (gage height, 6.05 ft); no flow 

at times in 1952-54.

Remarks. Records good except those below 2 cfs and those for periods of ice effect or no 

gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.3 

.4 

.5

0

.2 

1.0

2.4

5.6

15

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

162

243

358

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0 Q0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

.1

7T *o

0

0.2

O.OO65

0.00026

0 . 0003

Nov.

0.1.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.3

.3

.4

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

*.4

6.2

0.21

0.0083

0.009

Dec .

0.4

.4

.3

7T

.4

.7

.7

.5

.9

1.0

.8

.9

.8

1.2

1.4

bl.3

b.9

b.6

b.5

b.5

bl.O

b3

b2.0

bl.5

bl.2

bl.o

*b.9

b.8

b.8

b.8

30.6

0.99

0.039

0.04

Jan.

bO.7

.7

.6

.5 75-

.8

.6

.5

.7

.6

b.5

b.5

b.5

b.5

1.9

2.5

b2.1

bl.8

2.8

20

55

a30

a9

a4

a3

b2.5

*b70

4T

19

*12

b8

294.9

9.51

0.377

0.43

Feb.

b6

b5

4.2

3.6

3.4

b2.9

b2.5

b2.0

bl.9

bl.8

bl.7

bl.6

blTT

1.8

2.1

2.6

12

19

11

8.0

23

26

TT

10

8.0

*6.7

5.4

5.9 ' -

193.8

6.92

0.275

0.29

Mar.

14

20

31

b25

b20

b!5

b!2

30

50

41

24

19

15

12

9.7

7.5

6.4

5.9

TTff

*60

41

22

16

13

19

19

42" 13 

*168

116-

1,212.3

39.1

1.55

1.79

Apr.

56

38

28

21

17

21

25

29

28

19

17

22

18

14

TS

89

524

Tt

44

29

2L

38

185

94

46

30

32

57

*32

24

1,495

49.8

1.98

2.21

May

19

TT

16

-I 16

'< 13

10

10

13

13

13

12

10

9.0

7.2

~ 6.1

5.4

5.1

4.7

4.3

X 3-8

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.5

 575- 2.4

2.9

2.9

2 5

238.2

7.68

0.305

0.35

June

*4.0

5.2

5.1

4.0

4.2

3.4

2.8

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2 578-

13

108

128

TT

20

10

6.7

4.7

3.5

2.8

2.8

2.4

1.7

 1.5

1.2

396.5

13.2

0.524

0.58

July

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.9

.8

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.2

.8

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.6

2.9

776

1.0

.5

.4

.3

.3

*.2 72-

.2

24.8

0.80

0.032

0.04

Aug.

0.3

1.8

1.3

.5

.8

1.0

1.9

.9 ' .5

.4

.3

.3

73- .2

.3

.4

.5

.5

*.8

4.1

1.4

.6

.4

.3

.8

1.8

1.6

2.2

1.0 

*.5

.4

28.1

0.91

0.036

0.04

Sept.

0.3T3"

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

,1

Oo"

0

0

0

*.

3.8

0.13

0.0052

0.006

Calendar year 1953: Max 373 Mln 0 Mean 12.7 Cfsm 0.504 In. 6.86

Water year 1953-54: Max 324 Mln o Mean 10.8 Cfsm 0.429 In. 5.79

Peak discharge (base. 400 efs).--Mar. 3O (5:30 p.m.) 414 cfs (4.22 ft); Apr. 17 (9 a.m.) 475 cfs 

(4.39 ft;.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

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

Creek near Shawtown.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
iOD SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Olentangy River near Delaware, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°21'20", long 83°04'05", in HW^NEi T. 5 N., R. 19 W., U. S. Military Survey, on left bank 500 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1,000 ft downstream from Delaware Dam, 1,300 ft upstream from Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, and 4 miles north of 

Delaware, Delaware County.

Drainage area. 387 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1923 to September 1934, April 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 800.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, 

water-stage recorder at site 500 ft downstream at datum 76.7 ft higher.

Average discharge.--27 years (1923-34, 1938-54), 348 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,020 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 84.95 ft); minimum, 3.3 cfs Feb. 3 (gage height, 79.42 ft); minimum daily, 4.1 cfs Feb. 6.

1923-34, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 14,100 cfs Mar. 21, 1927 (gage height, 16.9 

ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 20, 1930, Sept. 14-29, 1934.

Remarks. Records good. Flow completely regulated by Delaware Reservoir since 1951 (see 

p. 30?). Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment 

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

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

79.4

79.5

79.6

79.8

80.0

80.2

80.4

2.9

4.9

7.7

15

27

44

73

80.7

81.0

81.5

82.0

84.0

85.0

154

286

593

903

2,230

3,020

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

19 T5-

20

20

20

20

20

25

31

3T

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

30 

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

*30

862

27.8

_

-

Nov.

30

30

30

30

30

30

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

29

29

30

29

147

582

382

376

370

305

36

2,692

89.7

_

-

Dec.

*20

13

10

TO

10

10

10

11

15

15

15

15

15

18

21

20

20

20

20 

20

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

*20

20

20

20

529

17.1

_

-

Jan.

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20 

21

20

20

20

20

20

22

25

22

22

*22

22

636

20.5

_

-

Feb.

22

16

4.7

5.5

5.2

4.1 4T9"

5.7

5.2

14

19

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19 

19

178

271 - '27)4"

176

76

*25

38

46

-

1,286.3

45.9

_

-

Mar.

221

125

140

328

205

212

200

204

298

556

469

316

240

161

138

72

4545"

46 

286

519

395

250

176

83

185

276

235

979

*2,230

2,150

11,795

380

_

-

Apr.

579

8T9" 5.7

9.4

7.7

11

97

374

605

550

364

382

754

402

272

525

934

2,620

2,300 

872

426

333

965

1,580

1,090

748

384

907

1,480

*965

20,550.7

685

_

-

May

394

298

419

35T

240

245

158

138

138

138

138

138

138

138

135

128

74

49

49 

49

50

35

28 '2TJ

28

28

28

29

30

28

28

3,848

124

_

-

June

30

*29

167

235

109

49

49

50

50

35

27

27

27

19

128

187

587

788

2,020 

965

120

77

77

75

43

28

28

28

28

*28

6,110

204

_

-

July

22

19

20

19

19

19

20

20

19

19

19

19

14

4.8 575"

5.5

5.7

5.7

5.7 

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

12

21

21

21

*33

il

463.5

15.0

_

-

Aug.

41

29

212"T

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

22 

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

22

22

22

*22

22

711

22.9

_

-

Sept.

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

22

22

21

23

23

22

22

22

22 

22

22

22

22

22

19

20

23

23

*2S

ii

657

21.9

,

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,730 Min 4.5 Mean 173 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,62O Min 4.1 Mean 137 Cfsm - In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 289

Olentangy River at Stratford, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°15'29", long 83°03'44", in NE£ T. 4 N. , R. 19 W., on left bank 0.2 mile 

upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 23 at Stratford, Delaware County, and 3 miles 

downstream from Delaware Run.

Drainage area. 438 sq mi.

Records available. July 1934 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 823.63 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 4, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 364 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,220 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 4.13 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs July 27 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1934-35, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 15,600 cfs June 19, 1939 (gage height, 8.77 

ft); minimum, 0.96 cfs Sept. 17, 18, 1934 (gage height,-0.76 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Delaware Reservoir since 1951 (see p. 307).

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

3.2 

5.2

69

2.2

2.4 

2.6

2.8 

3.0 

4.0

115

197

349

565

850

2,890

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

26

29

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

*31

30

31

30

30

31

31

32

3T

31

30

30

844

27.2

_

-

Nov.

30

30

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

28 "25

29

33

31

40

359

36~9~ 369

359

349

67

2,587

86.2

-

-

Dec.

31

W

14

11

12

19

12

11

14

19

16

16

16

21

*24

22

20

21

21

22

26

28

23

22

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

617

19.9

_

-

Jan.

23

23

23

23

23

24

23

23

23

23

24

22 ?s

23

26

28

ZZ

24

25 

34

38

24

25

24

25

28

64 35-

30

28

26

830

26.8

-

-

Feb.

26

26

20

11

9.0

8.7

7.5

6.8

*T7S

7.8

14

20

20

21

22

23

40

28

26

28

127

'2~37> 289

173

122

34

34

58

-

1,439.1

51.4

-

-

Mar.

170

208

125

296

274

175

217

192

272

530

580

349

250

178

132

102

52

5?

62 

224

554

468

289

192

122

130

230

306

1,170

2,600

2,650

13,201

426

-.

-

Apr.

1,000

63

46

40

34

109

*140

478

730

730

462

430

796

626

276

797

1,420

2,710

2,690 

1,180

484

379

1,010

1,820

1,350

883

552

783

1,630

1,230

24,878

829

_

-

May

547

306

420

369

250

250

202

139

142

146

142

142

139

139

139

135

112

60

62 

60

58

54

36

36

34

34

35

36

41

34

33

4,332

140

_

-

June

51

44

120

*250

174

58

58

57

57

54

32

31

5T

31

124

284

713

741

2,250

1,420

191

94

92

87

78

40

34

34

33

33

7,296

243

_

-

July

33

25

27

27

26

23

38

27

23

23

22

22

22

18

17

*6.8

4.6

4.6

5.0

5.5

15

9.7

7.3

5.7

5.0

4.4

ST?

21

22

22

84

601.8

19.4

~

-

Aug.

62

45

27

23

59

34

26

24

24

23

22

22

22

25

27

22

21

3T

37 

25

23

21

22

21

22

45

29

24

22

23

21

880

28.4

-

-

Sept.

21

21

22

20

20

20

20

*20

20

20

20

20

20

20

22

22

22

23

22 

22

23

22

22

22

22

 20" 19

22

22

25_

636

21.2

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,66O Min 4.0 Mean 183 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54 : Max 2,710 Min 4.4 Mean 159 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
290 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Scioto River at Columbus, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°54'34", long 83°00'33", on right bank at sewage-treatment works of city 

of Columbus, Franklin County, 0.4 mile downstream from bridge on Prank Road.

Drainage area.--1,624 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1921 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 630.40 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1924, staff gage at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--35 years, 1,335 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,090 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 13.48 ft); minimum, 57 cfs Dep. 26; minimum gage height, 6.22 ft Sept. 30 (result of dredging).

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 40,300 cfs Jan. 27, 1952; maximum gage height, 24.70 ft 

Mar. 21, 1927, Jan. 27, 1952; minimum discharge, 42 cfs Sept. 6, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 25.9 ft Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 138,000 cfs, estimated by 

Franklin County Conservancy District). This stage is not comparable with present gage 

heights because of subsequent channel improvement and levee construction.

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

which are fair. Flow regulated by O'Shaughnessy Reservoir since 1925 and Griggs Reservoir for municipal supply of city of Columbus, and by Delaware Reservoir since 1951 

(see p. 307). Diversion for water supply made several miles above gage. For statement on diversion from Alim Creek basin into municipal supply system of the city of 

Columbus see Remarks for Alum Creek at Columbus. Sewage return flow normally is discharged at gage and is included in flow past gage.

Revisions (water years). WSP 743: 

1926-30, 1932-33.

1927(M). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 803: 1922-24,

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

6.3 

6.5 

6.7 

7.0

110

200

400

8.0

11.0

14.0

1,260

4,700

8,840

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

101

95

92

80

104

101

92

92

89

83

78

101

98

104

101

104

92

83

98

107

107

107

107

101

89

98

142

126

86

*110

101

3,069

99.0

_

-

Nov.

86

97

107

104

104

104

104

89

100

107

107

104

107

104

92

100

106

118

110

107

101

163

156

118

209

452

498

468

445

400

5,067

169

_

-

Dec.

*155

114

101

95

83

107

82

86

138

125

92

86

76

197

139

104

95

92

83

75

95

126

104

98

73

68

71

84

*86

92

89

3,111

100

_

-

Jan.

75

73

73

80

83

92

100

100

86

75

80

86

86

89

142

164

83

92

89

276

271

138

114

92

98

177

254

195

138

112

89

3,702

119

_

-

Feb.

*95

104

104

112

103

89

75

86

92

92

89

89

86

75

89

98

192

126

114

130

185

262

408

330

302

248

*118

148

_

4,041

144

_

-

Mar.

288

400

386

302

482

316

288

309

330

422

774

670

598

482

372

309

242

175

262

415

766

1,060

790

582

475

379

372

645

2,580

*6,530

7.650

29,651

956

_

-

Apr.

4,700

2,310

1,460

934

702

718

889

1,140

1,830

2,280

1,830

1,210

1,360

1,780

988

1,310

4,310

5,350

5,870

3,710

1,780

1,260

2,810

3,110

2,530

1,670

1,410

970

2,090

2,040

64,351

2,145

_

-

May

*1,410

943

925

1,360

1,160

916

790

614

598

498

460

430

400

379

344

323

344

295

212

206

195

150

142

142

134

130

126

118

204

107

107

14,162

457

_

-

June

342

*254

281

365

415

295

185

160

155

160

165

142

110

123

139

453

2,310

5.090

4,070

3,110

1,210

614

452

323

260

212

170

165

150

*134

22,014

734

_

-

July

134

134

184

133

124

118

204

138

130

116

106

12T

132

159

286

138

110

109

118

443

767

180

150

130

110

122

128

126

126

*126

138

5,240

169

_

-

Aug.

150

212

170

138

412

175

160

118

160

138

122

110

110

144

334

160

146

138

146

146

130

107

He

134

211

411

155

150

118

116

*116

5,159

166

_

-

Sept.

118

122

126

114

98

101

114

142

Tze

122

110

101

104

114

114

110

95

104

114

122

134

110

96

e95

e95

e90 e90~

e90

elOO

ellO

3,283

109

_

-

Calendar year J.953: Max 7,650 Min 68 Mean 632 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 7,650 Min 68 Mean 446 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for station near Cirolevllle.
5CIOTO RIVER BASIN 291

Scioto Big Run at Briggsdale, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°54'55", long 83°03'55", in right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 62 at Briggsdale, Franklin County, 2ij miles northeast of Grove City and 

4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--12.4 sq mi.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 729.06 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Average discharge. 8 years, 11.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1948-50 and 1954 are contained in the following table:

year

1948

1949

1950

1954

Max imum

Date

Feb. 13, 1948-

Jan. 5, 1949

Jan. 6, 1950"

July 20, 1954

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,290 805-

1,060' 2, 790"^

Gage height 

(feet)

*8.2

6.38

8.30

11.92

Minimum

Date

At times

Do.

Do.

Do.

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

0

0

0

t Prom floodmarks.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 2,790 cfs July 20, 1954 (gage height, 11.92 ft); no 

flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*0.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.8

1.8

1.7

Irl

24.1

0.78

0.063

0.07

Nov.

1.3

.9

4.8

6.9

*6.2

4.7

3.3

2.8

2.0

1.3

6.5

6.0

3.5

2.3

8.3

9.6

5.0

3.7

3.2

2.6

2.0

2.7

2.8

7.6

8.3

5.0

3.7

3.7

2.7

1.7

125.1

4.17

0.336

0.37

Dec.

1.7

*2.0

1.9

1.9

2.3

2.0

4.3

11

5.2

4.3

3.5

2.6

2.4

2.3

3.4

16

7.8

5.0

3.5

2.6

2.7

2.4

2.6

1.8

1.9

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.8

11

117.7

3.80

0.306

0.35

Jan.

"12" 317

30

23

b!3

b9

*b7

b6

25

13

10

b6

b5

b4

b2.7

3.9

2.8

2.0

bl.8

bl.7

bl.7

bl.6

1.5

1.2

bl.3

bl.3

bl.3

bl.3

bl.3

bl.3

bl.3

570.0

18.4

1.48

1.71

Feb.

bl.3

1.3

1.3

*1.3

al.3

al.2

al.2

al.l

al.l

al.O

ai.o;

al.l

a300

a350

ISO

a25«^

33

27

24

15

9.9

6.4

5.0

5.5

14

59

38

81

19

1,1O6.0

38.1

3.07

3.31

Mar.

13

24

 20

12

7.9

7.7

14

11

8.9

7.7

~ 5.6

4.8

5TO

5.5

6.8

76

20

13

114

44

21

23

90

41

19

a!6

a!80

a5o

a40

a!5

*a90

1,045.9

33.7

2.72

3.14

Apr.

40

21

13

10

9.0

55

35

26

13

9.0

12

262

154

152

43

28

17

13

10

7.8

5.0

4.0

3.5

3.2

2.9

a2.9

a3.0

a3

a2.9

3.2^1

962.9

32.1

2.59

2.89

May

a2.5

a2.6

a!8

*4.0

5.3

4.1

22

10

5.8

4.0

3.0

22

36

T4

9.0

6.9

27

9.9

5.0

4.0

3.5

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.2

1.2

1.2

.8

.9

.6

_il

231.0

7.45

0.601

0.69

June

0.2

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.3

1.0

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

1.5

.3

.1

0

0

0

.4

.8

.2

O

0

o

0

o

o

0

33

28

67.2

2.24

0.181

0.20

July

7.4

*Z.4

1.4

.6

.2

.1

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

3.1

19

78

14

3.9

1.9

*2.5

6.6

1.7

.8

. 6

144.2

4.65

0.375

0.43

Aug.

0.2

.1

0

0

1.8

1.3

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

aO

3.9

0.13 o.oio

o.oi

Sept.

aO

aO

aO

aO

ao

aO

ao

ao

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

0.04

0.0032

0.004

Calendar year 1947: Max 327 Min 0.1 Mean 13.9 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.18

Water year 1947-48: Max 350 Min O Mean 12.0 Cfsm 0.968 In. 13.17

Peak discharge (base, 8OO cfs). --Jan. 1 (9 a.m.) 961 cfs (6.86 ft); Feb. 13 (time unknown) 1,290

cfs (8.2 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range

in stage, weather records, records for Big Walnut Creek at Rees and other nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
292 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Scioto Big Run at Briggsdale, Ohio Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

He an

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.9

1.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

3.4

0.11

0.0089

0.01

Nov.

0

*0

1.1

.9

7.2

43

8.7

3.7

2.5

3.2

2.5

1.9

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.8

1.5

8.5

14

6.4

4.3

3.0

2.5

2.0

6.7

34

63

44

20

293.5

9.78

0.789

0.88

Dec.

13

9.3

7.5

5.8

5

4

4

3

3

2.8

2.5

2.2

3

7

120

*75

36

21

18

15

33

26

15

12

7.5

5.0

4.3

4.2

27

18

9.5

518.6

16.7

1.35

1.56

Jan.

6.8

4.8

3.5

216

245

!\> 44 \

2S~A

26

22

28

39

43

28

26

18

36

60

83

47

16

*23

36

69

251

63JT

165

257,

123 '

4i_

16

2,082.1

67.2

5.42

6.25

Feb.

13

9.0

~~ 7.2 "~ 11

11

^ I2

f 13

11

12

11

6.7

6.7

7.5

40

205

36

20

15

20

44

*19

64

33

23

38

18

14

12

732.1

26.1

2.10

2.19

Calendar year 1948: Hax 350 Hln 0

Har.

7.8

6.9

6.4

6.4

6.9

11

6.7

6.4

8.9

140

31

19

13

11

8.7

6.9

7.5

8.4

5.8

4.8

5.3

12

ZO

12

9.6

96

95

30

11

7

6

627.4

20.2

1.63

1.88

Apr.

8.7

7.2

5.3

4.0

4.5

12

8.4

6.1

5.0

3.7

3.7

*3.7

4

5

7

12

10

18

10

5

4

11

8

6

4

4

4

*3.4

3.4

3.5

194.6

6.49

0.523

0.58

Hay

3.9

3.5

2.6

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.3

.8

.5

+3

1.0

1.2

2.6

2.5

2.1

2.5

1.7

1.0

.9

.6

.5

*.3

50,6

1.63

0.131

0.15

June

0.2

.2

.1

.6

1.6

.3

.1

0

0

0

1.5

.6

3.3

1.7

1.0

.6

9.1

4.2

1.8

1.0

.6

.3

.2

0

1.9

.9

13

9.5

3.0

*2.5

59.8

1.99

0.160

0.18

July

2.9

T7?

.6

.2

.1

.1

1.2

.1

0

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.0

0.26

0.021

0.02

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.6

479

.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15.2

0.49

0.040

0.05

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

1.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

0.05

0.0040

0.004

Hean 13.6 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.83

Water year 1948-49: Max 257 Hln 0 Mean 12.6 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.75

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). --Jan. 5 (12:30 a.m.) 805 cfs (6.38 ft).

ted on basis of 

other nearby

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.1

0.003

0.00024

0.0003

Nov.

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

^

3.2

0.11

0.0089

0.01

Dec.

0.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.2

1.6

4.0

1.5

.4

.1

0

22

7.3

3.9

2.9

2.9

1.9

1.0

.7

2.7

9.6

4.8

3.0

2.1

1.7

74.6

2.41

0.194

0.22

Jan.

1.7

277

38

74

*53_^

*352

67

30

20

120

39

23

54

47

107

96

28

21

11

7.8

7.1

6.9

8.0

157

45

149

42

22

40

24 

18

1,711.2

55.2

4.45

5.13

Feb.

18

39

19

11

8.6

10

9.7

17

122

29

16~

35

190

200

46

26

18

15__

13

8.4

7.8

97

*33

20

10

7.9

6.1

7.3

_

-------

1,039.8

37.1

2.99

3.11

Calendar year 1949: Max 257 Hin 0

Har.

7.1

4.8

4.1

4.3

4.8

4.8

5.2

6.1

3.4

2.8

7.4

10

41

12

8.6

*7.8

6.9

6.3

4.4

45

37

26

18

12

8.0

7.8

12

18

8.0

5.8

5 2

354.6

11.4

0.919

1.06

Apr.

6.3

5.2

16

113

43

21

13

9.7

7.1

8.0

7.3

*5.6

4.6

3.9

3.6

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.1

3.0

2.5

2.2

26

21

157

45

17

9.1

6.7

7.1

576.2

19.2

1.55

1.73

Way

6.9

5.8

4.8

4.4

5.4

3.9

2.8

2.0

2.0

3.1

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.6

5.0

4.6

2.3

*2.0

1.6

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

71.3

2.30

0.185

0.21

June

0.2

'.3

1.5

.4

*.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.5

.6

.2

u

0

0

6.9

0.23

0.019

0.02

July

0

0

0

3

.7

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.0

0.13 o.oio

0.01

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

4.5

*.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.9

1.4

8.8

0.28

0.023

0.03

Sept.

0.2

0

0

0

.1

*.l

0

0

0

2.4

4.0

6.8

4.4

1.1

.4

.1

0

0

.7

.7

9.5

81

10

3.9

2.3

1.3

.8

.6

.3

.2

130.9

4.36

0.352

0.39

Hean 10.5 Cfsm 0.847 In. 11.53

Water year 1949-50: Max 352 Hin 0 Mean 10.9 Cfsm 0.879 In. 11.92

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). Jan. 6 (8 a.m.) 1,060 cfs (8.30 ft); Apr. 25 (4:30 p.m.) 880 cfs

(6.73 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 7-11, July 2-18; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

leasurement, recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 293

Scioto Big Run at Briggsdale, Ohio--Continued

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to July 19 July 20 to Sept. 30

.1

.4

.9

1.7

1.1 

1.5

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 8.4

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

30

63

110

174

250

625

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1.1.1

.1

0.9

0.03

0.0024

0.003

Dec.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

^1.

.2

.2

.1

.1

.3

.2

*bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

*o

0

0

2.7

0.09

0.0073

0.008

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

bO

bO

b.l

b.3

.1

.1

b.l

.1

3.5

6.9

*bTT2

.5

.4

.4

.9

6.5

2.0

1.1

. 8

.6

25.6

0.83

0.067

0.08

Feb.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

3

.2

.3

1.3

1.3

.8

.8

4.6

2.4

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.1

2.2

-

24.1

0.86

0.069

0.07

Mar.

7.8

8.3

13

4.8

2.8

2.1

1.8

2.2

1.8

1.7

*1.6

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.0

.8

.7

.7

2.4

*18

6.5

3.8

3.1

2.2

2.4

2.2

1.5

2.0

*12

15

8.7

135.7

4.38

0.353

0.41

Apr.

5.0

3.8

2.8

2.2

2.4

8.3

8.0

6.6

4.6

3.5

3.1

2.3

1.8

1.8

3.6

39

33

14

8.2

5.2

4.0

3.5

17

*14

8.0

5.6

4.6

3.7

2.8

2,8

225.2

7.51

0.606

0.68

May

3.3

12

27

13

7.8

4.8

4.1

3.4

5.2

7.1

4.4

3.2

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.1

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

1.4

.7

_._2_

112.7

3.64

0.294

0.34

June

6.7

5.2

2.0

1.6

1.0

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

*0

67

46

10

4.0

2.1

1.0

.6

.6

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

150.4

5.01

0.404

0.45

July

6~0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

16

.6

0

0o-zr

*466

*140

36

15

8.7

5.1

*3.2

1.7

1.0

.6

*.4

.3.

694.8

22.4

1.81

2.09

Aug.

0.6

2.8

1.1

.3

*7.8

2.8

.7

.4

1.0

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

-.1

.1

.1

0

.1

12

2.1

lD - 1 A - 3

n) - 2

VJ .1

36.1

1.16

0.094

0.11

Sept.

*0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.2

0.01

0.0081

0.001

Calendar year 1953: Max 201 Min 0 Mean 3.46 Cfsm 0.279 In. 3.80.

Water year 1953-54: Max 466 Min 0 Mean 3.86 Cfsm 0.311 In. 4.24

Peak discharge (base, 800 efs). July 20 (8 p.m.) 2,790 cfs (11.92 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

3889E6 O - 56 -20
294 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Big Walnut Creek at Central College, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°06'13", long 82°53'03", in T. 2 N., R. 17 W. , a quarter of a mile east 

of Central College, Franklin County, 3 miles southeast of Westerville, and 3| miles 

downstream from Duncan Run.

Drainage area. 191 sq mi.

Records available. July 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 814.96 ft above mean sea level.

Average discharge. 16 years, 187 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,760 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 9.18 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, Sept. 4; minimum gage height, 2.26 ft Oct. 12.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 14,400 cfs Aug. 4, 1943 (gage height, 16.6 ft); no flow 

Aug. 2-19, Sept. 18-27, 1944.

Remarks. Records fair. Some regulation by construction of Hoover Dam. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 873: 1938, drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.3

.4

.3

.2

.5

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.1

72

.2

.2

.4

.5 

.4

.2

*.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.4

.5

.7

.6

. 8

1.1

11.8

0.38

0.0020

0.002

Nov.

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8 

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.9

3.6

3.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.2

65.3

2.18

0.011

0.01

Dec.

3.1

2.9

.2.8

2.8

2.6

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.6

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.2

*4.6

b4

b4 

b4

b4

4.0

4.2

4.8

b4

b4

6.4

6.2

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.8 

4.8

125.7

4.06

0.021

0.02

Jan.

4.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.2

.4

.6

.6

.6

5.4

b5 

b5

b5

12

66

b50

b40

31

20

20

*324

282

105

b60 

b40

1,139.4

36.8

0.193

0.22

Feb.

b30

b25

b20

b!8

b!6

b!5

b!3

b!2

*bll

bio

b9

b9

b9

b9

bio

b!5

57 

186

98

73

181

216

109

76

62

53

48

45

-

1,435

51.2

0.268

0.28

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,500 Min 0.1

Mar.

76

132

246

206

b!50

130

84

*206

312

237

151

114

94

94

62

52

44 

40

44

409

312

147

101

82

71

69

63.

76

*2,530

2,020 

74B

9,102

294

1.54

1.78

Apr.

290

176

126

93

TL

*109

331

237

200

118

91

98

89

71

68

251

1,590 

398

180

112

81

66

709

606

213

128

I 94

81

77

63

6,823

227

1.19

1.33

May

59

62

82

A 105

I ~89

66

56

48

55

101

103

76

77

55

44

36

35 

31

29

26

23

22

20

18

17

15

14

14

14

14 

il

1,417

45.7

0.239

0.28

June

14

19

21

*20

25

26

19

15

12

5.3

8.2

7.6

7.2

6. "6

6.4

47

256 

154

94

38

20

14

10

8.5

7.4

6.4

5.0

4.6

4.2

4.2

915.6

30.5

0.160

0.18

July

3.6

2.8

2.0

1.8

2.6

2.3

3.1

3.4

3.6

4.2

4.0

3.1

2.6

2.0

*3.4

2.1

1.6 

1.4

1. 7

1.8

6.6

14

U

7.2

4.8

3.4

2.9

2.4

2.0

1.7 

1.8

111.9

3.61

0.019

0.02

Aug.

2.4

23

TT

5.6

11

8.5

16

10

6.4

4.8

3.8

3.1

2.4

2.8

3.4

3.1

2.6 

3.4

4.2

9.8

9.1

6.4

4.6

3.8 3.o'

6.2

3.8

18

13

7.2 

3.8

216.4

6.98

0.037

0.04

Sept.

0.5

.5

.4

.2

.5

.6

1.3

*.5

.5

.5

.3

.7

.7

.6

.3

.5

1.0

1.1

.4

.7

.7

.5

.7

.5

.7

.8

.7

.5

.7

. 8

18.4

0.61

0 . 0032

0.004

Mean 71.5 Cfsm 0.374 In. 5.08

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,530 Min o.l Mean 58.6 Cfsm O.307 In. 4.17

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 295

Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio

Location.--Lab 39°56'42", long 82°56'28", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Livingston Avenue Bridge in Columbus, Franklin County, and 6 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 190 sq ml.

Records available. July 1923 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1954. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 733.62 ft above mean sea level. 

Average discharge. 28 years, 163 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,840 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 6.83 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs for many days; minimum gage height, 1.00 ft Sept. 24. 25.

1923-35, 1933-54: Maximum discharge, 8,800 cfs Feb. 27, 1929 (gage height, 13.6 

ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs for several days in 1951-54; minimum gage height, 0.79 ft 

Sept. 7, 1925.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 1 cfs, 

which are fair. During low flow seasons part of municipal water supply for city of 

Columbus is pumped from its Alum Creek well field. A pprtion of pumpage is believed 

to be diverted from Alum Creek basin as recharge for aquifer supplying well field.

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: 1933.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 17-27, Mar. 29-31, Apr. 17, 23, 

24, June 1, 15-19, July 15, 20, 21, Aug. 5, 15, 25, 26)

0.95 

1.0

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.1

.2

.8

2.3

4.3

7.8

13 6.0

21

44

101

214

398

804

1,700

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.1 

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

~41.5

.2

.2

.2

5.7

0.18

0.00095

0.001

Nov.

0.2

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.3

17

1.4

.6

2.5

.4

.9

.5

.4

.3

27.8

0.93

0.0049

0.005

Dec.

0.3

5

is

.3 

.3

1.8

.5

.4

2.8

1.4

.4

.4

.3

*6.2

1.0

b.6

b.5

b.5

b.5

b.6

3.1

5.0

2.9

1.8

6.0

7.1

£70

4.6

3.7

2.7

2.5

64.8

2.09

0.011

0.01

Jan.

1.8

ill

1.8

2.0 

2.3

2.9

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

10

12

4.6

2.6

2.0

39

43

29

b20

16

13

27

*75

204

87

49

38

702.0

22.6

0.119

0.14

Feb.

21

19

17

15 

13

11

9.4

*8.9

6.8

7.1

7.4

6.8

6.4

5.4

670

7.8

19

75

83

55

65

~88 144

54

40

35

26

32

_

__--_..

884.0

31.6

0.166

0.17

Mar.

52

106

176

204

111

b75

60

56

118

128

99

66

58

49

38

30

25

21

36

143

297

133

86

64

57

4947'

71

*1,050

*1,450

1,080

6,015

194

1.02

1.18

Apr.

300 1791

128

92 

*73J

90

289

261

275

136

99

103

101

75

75

141

1,540

518

214

130

92

75

702

620

240

147

111

86

83

66.

6,841

228

1.20

1.34

May

64

79

101

Y\ 9*

; si

60

55

47

76

88

97

70

64

54

47

39

40

30

27

21

19

16

15

13

12

9.4

8.3

7.1

21

8.3

1,370.9

44.2

0.233

0.27

June

68

40

*61

49 

50

44

28

22

17

13

12

8.9

7.1

5.4

81

277

958

36T

123

71

44

32

23

19

12

8.3

6.4

4.6

3.9

47T

2,454.7

81.8

0.431

0.48

July

3.5

2.7

8.5

2.4 

3.6

1.7

12

2.7

2.0

1.5

.8

.8

2.5

*16

21

2.0

1.2

1.0

.7

57.

28

6.4

5.4

7.1

4.3

3.3

2.3

1.4

.7

v~a.4

2.0

205.7

6.64

0.035

0.04

Aug.

2.2

18

19

7.4 

T8_

22

25

16

15

5.7

3.1

2.9

1.7

679

67

9.3

5.6

4.0

3.1

7.9

21

12

6.4

3.9

18

39

5.7

24

16

8.3

4.6

478.7

15.4

0.081

0.09

Sept.

3.3

273

1.7

.9 

.6

.4

*.4

.6

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

1.7

.6

1.6

.4

.4

tt

.4

.4

.4

.5

.7

22.2

0.74

0.0039

0.004

Calendar year 1953: Max 997 Mln 0.1 Mean 60.0 Cfsm 0.316 In. 4.29

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,430 Mln 0.1 Mean 52.3 Cfsm 0.275 In. 3.73

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
296 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Big Walnut Creek at Rees , Ohio

Location. Lat 39°51'24", long 82°57'26", in NE^ sec. 26 , T. 4 N. , R. 22 W. , on right bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile southwest of Rees, Franklin County, 

and 4-j miles downstream from Alum Creek.

Drainage area.--544 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1921 to December 1935, December 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 698.20 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Aug. 18, 1921, to Oct. 23, 1927, chain and staff gages at site 0.3 mile upstream, at datum 2.00 ft lower prior to Oct. 1, 1924, at present datum thereafter.

Average discharge. 29 years (1921-35, 1939-54), 493 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge luring year, 5,460 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 9.66 ft); minimum, 5.9 cfs Oct. 12, 17, 18; minimum gage height, 0.88 ft Sept. 18, 13-15, 28, 29.

1921-35, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 21,800 cfs Feb. 27, 1929 (gage height, 18.0 

ft); minimum, 5 cfs Sept. 4, 5, 10-12, 1925.

Maximum stage known, 20.5 ft Mar. 25, 1913, present datum, at site 0.3 mile upstream.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1053: 1929, 1933(M), 1943(M), 1945.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 23,

June 17, 18)

0.8 

1.0 

l.Z 

1.4 

1.7 

Z.O

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

7.0 

9.0

Z94

475

970

2,980

4,710

154

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.4

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.1

7.1

7.4

7.1

6.7

6.7

*6.7

6.7

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.8

8.2

8.6

12

17

17

13

10

255.6

8.25

0.015

0.02

Nov.

9.0

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.8

8.2

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.6

8.6

9.8

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

18

56

21

23

25

19

19

18

17

419.0

14.0

0.026

0.03

Dec.

16

14

14

14

13

14

17

14

14

?6

22

18

16

*19

47_

28

22

21

18

17

17

25

27

23

19

21

23

23

24

22

20

628

20.3

0.037

0.04

Jan.

19

18

17

17

ii

18

18

19

19

18

17

16

16

16

17

43

31

23

20

85

247

159

130

124

94

78

275

*748 344"

191

152

3,005

96.9

0.178

0.21

Feb.

Ill

89

80

73

70

61

54

*48

45

42

40

38

35

33

33

34

48

127

272

186

183

408

357

196

150

143

115

109

------

3,130

112

0.206

0.21

Mar.

168

275

475

591

330

288

221

*242

479

503

388

278

232

201

164

136

115

102

100

350

970

456

297

226

199

183

173

156

2,230

*4jl40

2,660

17,328

559

1.03

1.19

Apr.

940

543

395

304

*244

275

630

645

645

403

294

259

278

226

224

396

5,180

1,660

645

407

291

232

1,040

1,980

772

456

334

294

250

215

18,457

615

1.13

1.26

May

196

272

399

380

307

235

201

183

205

310

330

259

207

191

147

124

122

107

92

84

73

67

62

58

52

48

45

43

52

58

42_

4,951

160

0.294

0.34

June

72

168

*134

134

109

107

98

87

72

59

49

42

34

32

30

237

1,550

1,270

471

275

178

126

102

73

59

44

38

31

26

25

5,732

191

0.351

0.39

July

24

20

21

28

24

25

23

35

23

18

17

16

*14

1369"

31

20

18

17

21

177

54

42

43

44

34

28

23

20

19

16

977

31.5

0.058

0.07

Aug.

19

20

36

32

165

124

80

61

67

56

35

26

21

20

108

85

44

28

28

22

25

33

33

31

28

152

98

41

45

35

44

1,640

52.9

0.097

0.11

Sept.

33

26

21

18

15

13

*11

11

11

10

9.4

9.0

9.0

a^e

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

11

13

14

13

14

13

12

9.8

9.0

8.6

9.0

9.4

378.4

12.6

0.023

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,430 Min 6.7 Mean 183 Cfsm 0.336 In. 4.57

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,140 Min 6.7 Mean 156 Cfsm 0.287 In. 3.90

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 297

Scioto River near Circleville, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°38'00", long 82°57'45", in sec. 3, T. 4 N., R. 22 W. , on left bank 40 

ft downstream from highway bridge, 1-5- miles upstream from Darby Creek, and 2j miles 

northwest of Circleville, Pickaway County.

Drainage area. 2,635 sq mi.

Records available . March 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 644.46 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Average discharge. 15 years, 2,163 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,300 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 12.97 ft); 

minimum, 121 cfs Oct. 12; minimum gage height, 1.79 ft Jan. 12, 13.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 69,200 cfs Mar.. 7, 1945; maximum gage height, 24.07 ft 

Jan. 28, 1952; minimum discharge, that of Oct. 12, 1953. 

Maximum stage known, about 34 ft Mar. 26, 1913.

Remarks. Records good except those above 2,000 cfs, which are fair. Flow regulated by 

Delaware Reservoir since 1951, and O'Shaughnessy and Griggs Reservoirs (see p. 307).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1053: 1945(P).

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 7, 

June 30 to July 20, July 24 to Sept. 30) ,

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

108

192

381

649

2,540

5,400

11,300

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12:

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

136

136

136

132

134

148

142

138

134

134

130

*124 138"

136

136

136

138

134

130

134

140

140

140

140

140

134

148

200

155 

159

4,375

141

-

-

Nov.

144

134

142

146

142

142

140

140

130

138

148

148

148

148

146

140

144

155

166

159

157

157

227

212

195

305

466

487

446

440

5,992

200

-

-

Dec.

531

166

157

146

146

161

144

155

214

*187

173

157

164

298

236

209

190

178

166

159

192

200

192

182

161

155

161

178

175

173

5,698

184

-

-

Jan.

170

153

150

148

1ST

159

164

170

170

157

150

150

148

157

159

244

230

187

185

279

820

746

401

331

280

246

427

877

348

*498

335

9,296

300

-

-

Feb.

265

246

223

214

214

203

182

170

170

170

166

161

159

155

150

157

185

220

317

381

391

396

792

660

514

482

372

280

_

7,995

286

-

-

Mar.

401

592

963

1,110

992

906

655

666

848

1,050

1,140

1,140

992

877

706

586

493

*401

363

752

1,490

1,700

1,370

1,050

848

792

660

757

1,510

* 10* 800

44,430

1,433

-

-

Apr.

7,720

3,670

2,240

1,640

1,280

1.170

1,400

1,840

2,100

2,470

2,240

1,700

1,490

1,770

1,580

1,400

4,860

8,170

6,360

4,960

2,780

1,770

2,540

6,230

4,340

2,780

2,040

1,700

1,840

2,320

88,400

2,947

-

-

May

1,840

1,640

1,840

2,040

1,960

1,520

1,250

1,170

1,020

1,170

1,080

992

*848

757

666

592

553

542

451

396

386

326

284

261

261

250

250

250

261

314

250

25,420

820

-

-

June

265

757

603

626

683

638

466

406

420

440

406

391

344

353

314

353

2,090

5,510

5,290

3,670

2,180

1,140

848

649

498

420

353

276

265

236

30,890

1,030

-

-

July

*230

230

220

272

227

223

223

292

246

223

203

190

192

203

444

401

250

203

192

235

2,810

1,700

906

498

331

250

220

203

190

*180

175

12,360

399

-

-

Aug.

200

209

265

212

376

820

934

493

425

335

261

214

185

180

280

386

296

272

236

230

214

195

187

190

206

540

603

466

318

240

217

10,185

329

-

-

Sept.

203

198

187

178

170

159

161

173

190

180

170

168

159

159

166

164

161

153

157

*180

168

170

150

138

134

134

128

126

142

148

4,874

162

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,020 Mln 124 Mean 912 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,800 Mln 124 Mean 685 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
298 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Darby Creek at Darbyville, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°42'05", long 83°06'35", near right bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on State Highway 316, three-eighths of a mile northeast of Darbyville, Pickaway 

County, and 3 miles downstream from Greenbrier Creek.

Drainage area. 533 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 713.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Mar. 17, 1940, chain or staff gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 431 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,680 cfs July 21 (gage height, 7.17 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Oct. 4, 15, 16; minimum gage height, 0.58 ft Oct. 4.

1921-35, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Feb. 27, 1929 (gage height, 16.0 

ft, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs by 

velocity-area studies; minimum observed, 1.4 cfs Oct. 7, 1931.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1083: 1922(M), 1924(M) , 1927(M) , 1929(M) , 1933(M) , 1938(M).

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10 to Nov. 12)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29 Mar. 30 to Sept. 30

0.5 

.6

.8 

1.1

Z.O 

4.6

12

34

1.4 

1.7 

1.9

114

151

0.8 

.9 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

11

16

32

78

162

Z.5 281

3.0 435

4.0 970

5.0 1,640

7.0 3,460

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

4.6

4.6

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

*3.6

3.6

3.3

373

3.6

4.1

4.6 

5.6

6.3

5.6 

5.3

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.3

5.6

6.6

7.3

T75

7.3

143.8

4.64

0.0087

0.01

Nov.

7.3

574

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.8

8.8

9.3

10

11

12

12

12

12

13

13 

13

13

13 

15

19

18

2_4

23

21

22

21

21

407.1

13.6

0.026

0.03

Dec.

21

20

19

18

17_

17

18

18

18

22

22

22

22

*24

29

27

24

22

21

20

20

21

20

18

18

19

20

21

22

22

21

643

20.7

0.039

0.04

Jan.

21

20

19

18

19

20

20

21

20

19

18

17

T7

*17

18

22

20

18 

21

64

67 

60

55

48

45

47

53

53

126

ITT

76

1,170

37.7

0.071

0.08

Feb.

63

55

46

45

43

40

37

*35

34

33

30

29

28

28

28

27

29

30 

32

64

72 

67

65

82

69

62

54

54

_

--___-.

1,281

45.8

0.086

0.09

Mar.

60

65

78

90

100

94

91

84

72

71

81

79

72

65

58

55

52

48 

48

82

102 

142

125

loo

88

84

74

69

85

*1.740

1,570

5,624

181

0.340

0.39

Apr.

675

421

319

252

*208

208

297

406

396

311

242

204

170

156 156"

201

758

1,040 

540

373

289 

250

898

1,500

820

545

424

360

300

250

12,969

432

0.811

0.90

May

230

258

363

?5T

238

201

177

162

152

160

154

146

137

128

124

121

121

114 

107

98

92 

84

78

73

68

65

61

59

60

58

54

4,224

136

0.255

0.29

June

82

109

*138

177

138

119

96

86

78

69

68

59

54

51

46

67

432

1.900 

1,300

511

342 

250

201

152

124

104

88

75

65

59

7,040

235

0.441

0.49

July

53

46

43

41

37

34

38

39

41

40

40

*41

42

34

32

31

38

35 

35

54

*2,490 

1, 570

820

467

330

240

181

138

110

91

77

7,308

236

0.443

0.51

Aug.

69

63

6S

84

119

1,040

872

455

342

258

199

152

122

106

95

96

166

199 

188

150

124 

114

100

82

73

126

228

271

192

140

107

6,398

206

0.386

0.44

Sept.

102

T5

65

55

51

45

*42

39

35

33

31

29

26

25

23

23

22

21 

22

29

26 

21

19

18

17

16

16

16

15

IS

973

32.4

0.061

0.07

Calendar year!953 : Max 3,130 Min 3.3 Mean 194 Cfsm 0.364 In. 4.93

Water year 1953-54 : Max 2,490 Min 3.3 Mean 132 Cfsm 0.248 In. 3.34

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 efs). No peak above base. 

 Discharge measurement made on this day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 299

Deer Creek at Williamsport, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°35'09", long 83°07'22", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 22 at Williamsport, Pickaway County, 2 miles downstream from Dry Run.

Drainage area.--331 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1926 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 721.7 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Feb. 29, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.: 25 years, 287 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,290 cfs June 17 (gage height, 7.10 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Oct. 1-4 (gage height, 0.00 ft).

1926-35, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 29,300 cfs Feb. 26, 1929, from rating curve 

extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; maximum gage height, 12.49 

ft Jan. 27, 1952; minimum discharge, 1.6 cfs July 25, 1934.

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1083: 1929.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.0 

.1 

.2 

.4 

.7

1.1

5.0

11

60

135

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

228

374

2,250

3,140

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.8

ITS

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.4

3.4

3.7

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

*4.4

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7 

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.6

5.0

5.0

5.6

5.6

6.7

7.9

8.5

9.1 

97T

146.4

4.72

0.014

0.02

Nov.

12

12

9.6

9,6

9.1

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11 

11

11

12

12

12

14

17

18

19

16

14

14

12

354.7

11.8

0.036

0.04

Dec.

11

11

11

10

9.6

11

11

10

12

14

*13

13

14

17

17

17

16 

15

14

13

12

13

12

13

14

13

12

12

13

13

12

398.6

12.9

0.039

0.04

Jan.

12

TZ

12

12

12

13

13

13

14

13

12

12

12

12

13

15

14 

13

20

53

81

75

60

50

43

36

34

34

44

*42

36

837

27.0

0.082

0.09

Feb.

33

29

26

25

25

25

24

24

23

22

21

20

20

19

T9

19

20 

20

22

26

27

28

38

40

36

35

32

35

-

733

26.2

0.079

. 0.08

Mar.

41

49

65

85

70

70

68

60

57 57

59

60

56

55

51

46

42 

*39

40

72

139

135

106

90

83

77

72

63

57

62

*85

2,111

68.1

0.206

0.24

Apr.

94

83

70

65

79

113

154

193

262

191

152

129

107

92

96

162

474 

488

290

213

168

143

408

1.030

542

348

362

322

228

186

7,244

241

0.728

0.81

May

283

738

738

452

307

241

201

174

174

198

174

152

*133

119

109

102

98 

90

85

81

72

67

60

56

52

49

46

44

46

42 

39

5,222

168

0.508

0.59

June

75

139

135

109

88

72

57

51

136

158

111

98

79,

63

51

'"^Sfgjfr 

1,440

768

338

241

181

163

143

113

90

14

S2

45

7,479

249

0.752

0.84

July

*40

36

33

31

29

27

27

26

24

23

21

20

17

16

14

-14

12 

TS

15

16

*476

4T7

193

125

86

60

44

36

29

25 

22

1,966

63.4

0.192

0.22

Aug.

23

23

45

24

35

*77

94

77

68

44

33

30

25

25

20

20

35 

40

35

30

25

20

*20

19

19

100

200

T40

95

70

55

1,566

50.5

0.153

0.18

Sept.

45

40

*35

30

25

20

20

19

18

17

16

14

13

12

12

11

11 

11

14

19

15

13

11

10

9

8

8

8

*8

500

16.7

O.O50

0.06

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,480 Min 1.8 Mean 118 Cfsm 0.356 in. 4.84

Water year 1953-54 : Max 2,290 Min 1.8 Mean 78.2 Cfsm 0.236 In. 3.21

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOP cfs).--June 17 (10 p.m.) 4,290 ofs (7.1O ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Aug. 12 to Sept. 3O (no gage-height record Aug. 12-17, 

19-22); discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for 

Darby Creek at Darbyvllle and othef stations on nearby streams.
300 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Scioto River at Chillicothe, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°20'3l", long 82°58'27", on right bank at north end of Chillicothe, Ross 

County, 450 ft downstream from Bridge Street Bridge.

Drainage area. 3,847 sq mi.

Records available. December 1913 to September 1914 (gage heights only), April 1921 to 

September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 594.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1914, staff gage at site 400 ft upstream at different 

datum. Apr. 1, 1921, to Feb. 1, 1923, tape gage and Feb. 2, 1923, to Aug. 6, 1930, 

chain gage, at site 500 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 33 years (1921-54), 3,319 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 9.90 ft); minimum, 169 cfs Nov. 8; minimum gage height, 1.10 ft Oct. 1-5.

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 101,000 cfs Jan. 23, 1937 (gage height, 27.68 ft); minimum, 160 cfs Jan. 1, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 39.8 ft Mar. 26, 1913 (discharge, 260,000 cfs, estimated by 

Franklin County Conservancy District).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by O'Shaughnessy Reservoir since 1925, Delaware 

Reservoir since 1951, and Griggs Reservoir (see p. 307). Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions (water years) . WSF 758: Drainage area. WSP 803: 1929(M).

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

and discharge, iu cubic feet per second)

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

115

805

1,640

5.0

8.0

10.0

3,910

8,360

12,200

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

175

TT5

175

175

175

182

182 

189

182

182

182

*175

175

189

209

209

196

196

189

182

189

196

196

196

196

196

202

209

*250

223 

202

5,949

192

-

-

Nov.

202

196

182

182

196

189

189 

182

182

182

182

189

196

196

189

182

182

175

189

202

202

209

209

298

284

264

435

546

553

*525

7,289

243

-

-

Dec.

511

277

243

230

223

216 

256

225

250

298

277

264

277

298

408

559

518

298

270

264

264

270

284

270

250

256

225

*230

250

243

8,620

278

-

-

Jan.

236

236

216

216

225

225

225 

256

245

245

225

202

209

256

245

257

325

359

264

518

665

1,080

791

581

518

456

422

700

1.160

*918

686

12,908

416

-

-

Feb.

532

442

415

587

573

373

346 

325

304

304

304

291

277

257

257

243

257

298

525

456

484

532

644

888 756-

665

623

518

11,876

424

-

-

Mar.

*497 'S30"

872

1,240

1,320

1,200

1,040 

872

902

1,120

1,280

1,460

1,320

1,200

1,030

858

756

679

609

656

1,320

2,180

1,980

1,540

1,240

1,080

1,010

918

1,080

5,160

*11, 000

48,051

1,550

-

-

Apr.

11,000

6,400

3,650

2,550

1,980

1,750

1,750 

2,280

2,720

3,260

3,260

2,600

2,080

2,080

2,540

1,920

4,140

9,620

8,720

7,180

4,860

2,890

2,550

7,340

7,500

5,000

5,520

3,150

2,440

*5,150

125,600

4,120

-

~

May

2,950

5,150

3,390

5,520

3,260

2,550

2,080 

1,920

1,640

1,780

1,730

1,590

1,410

1,200

1,120

995

952

880

812

721

665

657

555

511

470

463

449

442

449

465

456

43,168

1,393

-

-

June

*401 68"6

1,020

902

948

940

805 

651

609

693

658

581

525

538

408

422

1,560

7,180

8,720

6,120

4,170

2,250

1,500

1,200

955

784

665

555

*470

428

47,172

1,572

-

-

July

380

346

339

318

352

511

298 

518

566

318

304

277

257

257

257

518

415

518

291

277

1,900

4,500

2,250

1,560

940

728

595

525

*456

594

359

20,504

655

-

"

Aug.

373

387

587

456

532

955

1,640 

1,520

1,200

858

651

546

449

380

559

484

504

497

504

742

532

422

352

332

532

511

1,120

987

784

616

*490

19,702

656

-

"

Sept.

415

366

325

298

270

256

250 

223

230

236

236

223

209

202

202

202

202

202

202

230

264

243

243

223

209

202

196

196

189

*202

7,106

237

-

"

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,600 Min 175 Mean 1,584 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1955-54: Max 11,000 Min 175 Mean 975 Cfsm - In.

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs) .

* Discharge measurement made on th

 No peak above base 

Ls day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 

Paint Creek near Greenfield, Ohio

301

Location. Lat 39"22'50", long 83°22'30", on downstream side of pier of highway bridge 

in Payette County, a quarter of a mile north of county line, 0.6 mile upstream from 

Stone Run, and 2 miles north of Greenfield, Highland County.

Drainage area.--251 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1926 to November 1935, October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 845.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 14, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 54 years, 222 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,310 cfs June 18 (gage height, 4.24 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1, 4.

1926-35, 1939-54: Maximum discharge, 13,900 cfs Apr. 20, 1940 (gage height, 10.8 

ft); no flow Sept. 10, 18, 27, 29, 30, Oct. 1, 4, 1953:

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years ).--WSP 743: 1926(M). WSP758:- 1926-33.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Feb. 24, Sept. 20-30)

1.0

1.3 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

95

187

277

690

1,180

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

0

.1

.1

0

.1

.2

.1

.2

.8

1.4

1.1

1.1

*.6

.6

.3

.6

.9

.6

.5

.6

.6

. 6

.5

.5

.5

.9

.8

1.4

2.0

2 5

1.4

22.1

0.71

0.0028

0.003

Nov.

1.1

.9

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.8

.6

.6

.8

.6

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8 

.6

.8

1.2

2.8

7.3

276

1.2

1.2

1.1

.6

.6

33.4

1.11

0 . 0044

0.005

Dec.

0.6

.5

75

.6

1.1

1.7

2.2

1.7

*3.2

3.2

2.5

3.2

2.5

3.6

4.8

b4

b4

b3

b2.5 

1.7

1.4

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.7

64.8

2.09

0.0083

0.01

Jan.

1.4

1.2

T72

1.2

1.4

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

bl.8

bl.7

2.0

2.2

4.8

b5

b5

4.8 

10

20

b!6

10

7.3

8.4

7.8

7.8

7.8

*7.3

6.3

6.3

160.3

5.17

0.021

0.02

Feb.

9.5

8.9

7.8

7.3

6.8

6.8

6.3

5.3

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.8

4.8

5.8 

6.8

7.3

12

11

11

16

18

17

18

225.6

8.06

0.032

0.03

Mar.

26

28

31

34

b30

b25

b25

b25

b25

b30

34

42

40

41

38

33

30

*27

29 

64

81

101

77

60

54

52

45

40

39

38

1,283

41.4

0,165

0.19

Apr.

34

32

30

28

47

176

242

198

142

107

95

78

64

57

98

364

780

668

429 

284

201

156

338

830

668

459

347

409

301

227

7,889

263

1.05

1.17

May

215

780

735

586

429

318

251

207

169

156

140

120

*113

95

83

75

68

63

58 

57

50

45

42

39

37

34

34

34

38

34

5,135

166

0.661

0.76

June

76

161

92

85

64

50

41

36

32

29

54

56

43

65

44

88

120

933

1.080 

401

224

156

122

92

80

62

50

41

35

31

4,443

148

0.590

0.66

July

*28

24

23

23

22

20

18

18

17

14

13

12

10

8.4

7.3

6.3

4.8

478

16 

17

42

2F

25

20

17

17

14

11

8.9 

7.3

'

500.6

16.1

0.064

0.07

Aug.

5.8

5.3

T7S

6.3

*79

64

42

31

29

29

26

20

16

14

13

13

11

12

12 

46

17

16

12

9.5

9.5

14

17

13

12 

12

13

626.7

20.2

0.080

0.09

Sept.

13

TF

8.4

6.8

4.8

3.6

4.0

*3.6

3.6

3.6

2.8

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.2

1.4 

*5.1

7,8

3.2

1.4

1.1

.8

.6

.5

.3

74 

.5

100.6

3.35

0.013

0.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 735 Min 0 Mean 80.4 Cfsm 0.320 In. 4.36

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,080 Min 0 Mean 56.1 Cfsra 0.224 In. 3.02

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
302 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 

Rocky Fork near Barretts Mills, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°13'05", long 83°23'05", on left bank at downstream side of highway

bridge, 1.1 miles north of Barretts Mills, Highland County, 2 miles east of Rainsboro, 

and 2-jj miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--141 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 770.7 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 15, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 145 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,150 cfs July 21 (gage height, 11.67 ft); 

minimum, 0.8 cfs Nov. 17; minimum gage height, 2.11 ft Dec. 4, 5.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 13,200 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 15.56 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum daily, 

1.0 cfs Nov. 17, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by small powerplant at Barretts 

Mills. Flow regulated by Rocky Fork Reservoir 6 miles above station beginning 1952 

(capacity, 34,100 acre-ft).

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3 to Dec. 26,

Aug. 12-17, Sept. 1-30)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7

1.0

1.6

2.8

4.8

7.9

12

25

2.9 

3.1 

3.3 

3.6

4.0

7.0

10.0

45

77

129

250

460

2,430

4,740

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

T5

19

18

17

17

15

15

15

14

13

15

*15

14

13

13

13

14

12

13

13

13

13

13

11

10

13

11

8.5

7.2 

6.9

423.6

13.7

0.097

0.11

Nov.

7.5

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.7

5.5

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.7

4.2

4.8

4.2

4.1

4.2

4.0

1.0

2.2

6.3

4.9

7.0

6.9

5.8

5.0

5.2

8.8

774

7.0

6.4

6.4

164.5

5.48

0.039

0.04

Dec.

5.7

5.2

4.5

5.0

1.3

3.5

6.4

6.4

*6.4

10

6.4

6.3

7.6

8.3

6.4

7.4

7.9

7.2

6.6

3.1

7.3

8.1

8.1

7.4

7.2

6.0

3.3

4.1

8.6

4.6 

4.8

191.1

6.16

0.044

0.05

Jan.

5.9

4.7

6.2

8.1

9.5

6.6

9.4

9.1

4.6

4.4

9.6

9.1

8.5

9.0

4.7

11

14

11

11

46

73

22

15

14

14

14

28

21

*16

15

13

449.4

14.5

0.103

0.12

Feb.

13

13

13

12

13

13

12

7.5

9.3

9.1

8.0

9.0

9.9

12

12

13

11

8.9

8.1

8.8

14

14

10

10

11

14

12

16

_

-------

316.6

11.3

0.080

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,780 Min 1.0

Mar.

27

19

48

29

20

18

17

16

14

li

14

82

38

55

58

51

*46

46

61

255

193

140

117

95

100

136

112

100

88

112 

106

2,225

71.8

0.509

0.59

Apr.

93

79

68

53

56

63

59

61

45

42

44

42

36

35

55

426

4"5o 606

265

176

120

93

96

64

56

51

53

59

49

48

3,395

113

0.801

0.89

May

58

120

193

189

136

100

103

103

98

91

77

*66

55

52

46

45

43

41

35

32

29

27

16

26

13

15

17

22

29

14 

22

1,913

61.7

0.438

0.50

June

23

43

40

38

31

14

25

17

21

17

19

30

169

157

114

217

361

356

246

157

103

72

56

42

29

22

19

19

13

5.7

2,475.7

82.5

0.585

0.65

July

5.1 *S7T

17

201

383

361

241

246

120

72

48

35

43

37

49

41

22

17

180

240

*4,520

2,280

1,180

654

361

201

120

82

59

46

71

11,738.8

379

2.69

3.10

Aug.

61

69

112

*79

242

232

154

95

84

64

48

37

29

30

Zl_

32

78

100

212

891

750

449

260

160

100

93

249

157

106

73 

48

5,121

165

1.17

1.35

Sept.

38

29

23

22

18

18

19

22

19

20

23

14

11

16

22

22

*21

23

20

30

23

21

21

21

20

19

21

20

19

102

717

23.9

0.170

0.19

Mean 56.5 Cfsm 0.401 In. 5.45

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,320 Min 1.0 Mean 79.8 Cfsm 0.566 In. 7.67

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 303

Paint Creek near Bourneville, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°15'49", long 83°10'01", on downstream side of left pier of highway 

bridge, It miles southwest of Bourneville, Ross County, and l£ miles upstream from 

Upper Twin Creek.

Drainage area. 808 sq mi.

Records available . October 1921 to January 1937, January 1938 to September 1954. Published as "at Bainbridge" October 1921 to September 1923 and as "near Bainbridge" 

January 1938 to April 1939.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 665.2 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1923, chain gage at site 9 miles upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1923, to Aug. 26, 1924, chain gage and Aug. 27, 1924, to 

Jan. 25, 1937, water-stage recorder, at present site and datum. Jan. 20, 1938, to 

Apr. 30, 1939, chain gage at site 6 miles upstream at datum 687.64 ft above mean sea 

level.

Average discharge.--31 years (1921-36, 1938-54), 788 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 cfs July 21 (gage height, 12.56 ft); 

minimum, 12 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 2.50 ft).

1921-37, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 52,100 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 19.2 

ft); minimum, 6.7 cfs Aug. 13, 14, 1930 (gage'height, 2.24 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Plow slightly regulated by Rocky Pork Reservoir beginning 

S5T7 22, 1952 (capacity, 34,100 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1924, 1925(M) , 1926, 1927(M), 1933, 1935, 1937.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 25 to Aug. 5, Aug. 7-19, 

Aug. 23 to Sept. 6)

2.5

3.1 

3.5

4.2

16O 

297 

450

4.6

5.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

715

1,010

3,590

6,020

7,640

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

18

18

17

IS

21

23

24

24

25

23

*21

19

21

23

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

23

23

24

26

29 ^3*

CO

24

575

21.8

0.027

0.03

Nov.

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

12_

17

19

25

29

29

28

30

29

28

26

584

19.5

0.024

0.03

Dec.

24

22

21

20

18

19

18

18

*23

27

30

31

27

30

39

42

38

33

30

28

27

30

32

28

26

25

24

23

22

24

24

823

26.5

0.033

0.04

Jan.

21

20

20

20

22

24

24

23

24

23

20

19

TS

21

23

28

34

36

35

44

177

140

77

67

59

53

63

74

*66

56

51

1,383

44.6

0.055

0.06

Feb.

47

41

41

40

40

40

38

37

34

32

32

30

29

26

27

30

30

30

28

28

30

31

34

34

32

36

39

46

-

962

34.4

0.043

0.04

Mar.

74

155

160

204

155

135

138

128

117

113

120

264

311

245

227

191

*163

152

150

563

'BT6 645

416

338

297

363

338

285

256

334

343

7,846

253

0.313

0.36

Apr.

285

242

220

188

185

524

785

659

486

358

315

297

245

217

637

1,680

5,190

2,200

1,510

1,050

785

596

523

1,360

1,470

1,050

785

860

757

575

24,034

801

0.991

1.11

May

828

1,790

1,990

1,710

1,240

920

757

722

575

542

474

*416

353

297

256

227

210

191

171

160

152

135

124

107

107

98

98

98

104

102

92_

15,046

485

0.600

0.69

June

89

399

242

191

163

135

113

102

92

86

77

92

369

332

ISO

243

450

648

1,390

848

394

268

220

182

145

124

109

92

82

T3

7,930

264

0.327

0.36

July

63

*58

53

59

131

174

133

120

102

80

67

57

51

51

49

48

44

38

1,050"

168

6,790

2,830

1,240

603

334

234

174

145

122

104

92

15,264

492

0.609

0.70

Aug.

128

107

120

*124

384

379

256

204

185

188

145

122

102

91

87

77

76

157

168

1,160

824

384

256

198

158

142

182

201

155

131

111

7,002

226

0.280

0.32

Sept.

92

ST

*74

69

63

53

48

48

49

44

42

42

35

32

30

35

*33

32

33

35

42

35

33

35

35

33

33

32

33

35

1,319

44.0

0.054

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,970 Mln 12 Mean 350 Cfsm 0.433 In. 5.89

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,790 Min 12 Mean 227 Cfsm 0.281 In. 3.80

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 efs).--July 21 (2 p.m.) 11,100 cfs (12.56 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
304 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Scioto River at Higby, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°12'44", long 82°51'35", in sec. 6, T. 7 N., R. 80 W., on left bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Walnut 

Creek and l£ miles north of Higby, Ross County.

Drainage area.--5,129 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 567.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 7, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1930-35, 1937-54), 4,234 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,100 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 8.43 ft); 

minimum, 248 cfs Oct. 12 (gage height, 0.88 ft).

1930-36, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 112,000 cfs Apr. 21, 1940 (gage height, 

22.84 ft); maximum gage height, 23.00 ft Mar. 8, 1945; minimum discharge, 244 cfs 

Oct. 23, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 31.6 ft Mar. 26, 1913. Flood in January 1937 reached a stage 

of 26.4 ft (discharge, 177,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Flow slightly regulated by O'Shaughnessy and Griggs Reservoirs 

and by Delaware Reservoir beginning 1951 (see p. 307). Records of water temperatures 

and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1937(M).

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 21 July 22 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

250

330

540

825

2.5 

3.0

6.0 

8.0

1,250

1,930

7,490

12,100

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

285

440

780

1,220

3.0

6.0 

7.0

1,930

7,490

9,740

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

268

266

266

262

254

270

268

275

270

266

262

*252

2%2

262

275

278

280

272

262

266

262

264

264

262

264

262

272

282

*302

330 295"

8,395

271

_

-

Nov.

285

275

280

272

278

280

278

275

272

272

270

278

280

280

280

268

275

272

280 

290

302

298

309

352

415

380

447

626

654

*605

9,928

331

_

-

Dec.

612

546

405

352

330

316

295

306

312

323

352

375

344

352

375

447

430

390

357 

344

330

330

330

357

323

309

292

285

*352

306

316

11,043

356

_

-

Jan.

309

306

298

278

290

295

298

298

306

316

292

290

280

288

309

323

357

375

375 

415

788

1,270

1,000

742

654

605

592

*712

1,110

1,060

832

15,663

505

_

-

Feb.

661

592

546

510

492

486

464

420

415

400

400

385

37Q

362

344

348

352

362

420 

452

586

586

626

932

870

765

712

654

-

14,512

518

_

-

Mar.

*661

788

,100

,510

,550

,370

,250

,070

,080

,200

,460

,880

,010

,61O

,330

,150

,010

916

848 

,090

,870

,740

,660

,090

,640

,460

,410

,230

,260

,410

*10j900

56,553

1,824

_

-

Apr.

11,900

7,710

4,490

3,160

2,410

2,330

2,660

3,080

3,420

3,860

3,860

3,250

2,570

2,410

3,860

4,580

9,740

12,100

11,700 

9,280

6,860

4,400

3,420

7,610

9,980

7,070

5,060

4,780

3,950

*4,130

165,630

5,521

_

-

May

4,130

6,650

6,650

6,860

5, 440

4,310

3,500

3,250

2,820

2,820

2,740

2,490

2,170

1,830

1,610

1,440

1,330

1,240

1,170 

1,060

988

940

862

788

742

712

690

698

772

675

682

72,029

2,324

_

-

June

*619

841

,420

,200

,180

,150

,040

892

810

832

848

758

765

1,090

832

772

3,300

7,490

10,200 

7,710

5,440

3,250

2,090

1,550

1,260

1,060

932

818

*728

668

61,545

2,052

_

-

July

612

566

540

516

522

598

605

566

586

534

486

452

436

410

415

528

619

492

835

880

4,950

9,280

4,490

2,570

1,630

1,160

940

796

*693

616

560

38,883

1,254

_

-

Aug.

574

574

567

630

1,110

1,770

2,010

1,830

1,400

1,200

976

820

708

623

574

616

724

679

796 

1,620

2,330

1,180

844

772

672

900

1,240

1,360

1,170

949

*772

31,990

1,032

_

-

Sept.

693

651

602

547

495

440

405

395

386

390

382

362

350

340

318

3L5

?L8 '18

:26 

26

562

358

346

340

326

312

300

297

291

 30C7

11,591

386

_

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 17,600 Min 252 Mean 2,069 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 195S-54: Max 12,100 Mln 252 Mean 1,364 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 24,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 305

Salt Creek at Tarlton, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°33'45", long 82°47'00", In SW£ sec. 34, T. IS N., R. 20 W., on right 

bank half a mile northwest of Tarlton, Palrfleld County, and 6£ miles upstream from 

Plum Run.

Drainage area. 10.6 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 875.36 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 191S.

Average discharge . 8 years, 10.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,720 cfs June 13 (gage height, 5.28 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 2,780 cfs July 18, 1947 (gage height, 6.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 850 cfs by velocity-area studies; no flow for many days.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 19

0.61 

.66

Jan. 20 to Sept. 30

0

.9

1.1 

3.1

.64

.7

2.0

0.9 

1.0

1.6 

1.9

59

109

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.2

.4

.2

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2 

.2

2.7

0.09

0.0085

0.01

Dec.

~TZ 0.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.7

.3

.2

.2

.9

.8

.5

b.4

b.3

b.3

b.4

bl.O

1.8

.8

b.6

b.5

b.5

b.6

1.0

.6

.4 

.4

15.4

0.50

0.047

0.05

Jan.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

b.3

b.3

.3

.3

b.3

b.3

b.2

b72

b.2

b.2

bl.O

b4

b2.4

b.8

*b.4

*34

20

b9

b4

2.6

2.1

2.8

6.6

3.4

2.3 

2.0

bl . 7

102.9

3.32

0.313

0.36

Feb.

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

bl.l

b.9

b.8

bT?

1.1

b.9

.8

.8

1.0

.9

1.1

1.1

.9

1.0

2.6

2^

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.9

1.6

2.6

-

36.5

1.30

0.123

0.13

Mar.

9.2

10

14

b9

b6

b5

b7

12

*10

6.6

10

17

10

7.1

5.0

b4

3.7

T7T

4.6

IB.

8.0

5.8

5.4

4.3

5.4

6.6

5.0

4.6

4.6 

4.3

3.7

229.6

7.41

0.699

0.81

Apr.

3.0

2.8

2.5

1(3 2.3

8.5

5.8

4.6

3.7

3.4

4.6

4.3

3.4

3.4

5.0

*47

30

12

8.0

5.8

5.0

12

29

*15

9.6

7.1

12

13

7.6

8.0

288.4

9.61

0.907

1.01

May

14

16

28

18

11

7.6

13

13

20

22

13

9.6

7.6

6.2

5.4

5.0

5.0

4.3

4.0

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

3.4

z'.o 2 3

254.3

8.20

0.774

0.89

June

16

7.7

4.3

a3.0

a.2.5

a2.1

al.8

a8

a5

2.5

2.0

1.6

97

1^

4.0

*23

56

27

8.7

4.3

2.5

2.1

2.5

1.2

a. 9

a. 7

.6

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

301.3

10.0

0.943

1.05

July

aO.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.6

.4

.1

.1

.1

7.5

5.1

.9

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

*0

aO 

aO

25.3

0.82

0.077

0.09

Aug.

aS.O

a2.0

al.3

al.O

alO

3.0

1.0

 28

76

T.6

3.1

1.6

1.0

.8

1.6

1.0

.6

.6

.8

1.4

.8

.5

.4

.3

10

15

6.2

2.1

1.3

.7 

*.7

183.4

5.92

0.558

0.64

Sept.

0.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

.1

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

1.0

2.0

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

7.7

0.26

0.025

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 103 Min 0 Mean 4.78 Cfsm 0.451 In. 6.10

Water year 1953-54: Max 97 Min 0 Mean 3.97 Cfsm 0.375 In. 5.07

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs).--June 13 (5 p.m.) 1,720 cfs (5.28 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

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

and records for Clear Creek near Rockbridge. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
306 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Tar Hollow Creek at Tar Hollow State Park, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°23'20", long 82°45'00", In NEirSEi sec. 36, T. 10 N., R.'2Q W., on left 

bank 2 miles upstream from mouth and 5c miles south of Adelphl, Ross County.

Drainage area. 1.50 sq ml.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch weir. Datum of gage Is 793.91 ft above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge.--8 years, 1.35 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 30 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 3.98 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 228 cfs May 2, 1951 (gage height, 5.21 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 35 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.9 .1

3.0 .5

3.1 1.2

3.2

3.3

3.4 

3.6

2.4

3.9

6.1

12

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*.7

~Ts 1.6

.3

.2

.1

0

0

.3

.3

.2 

0

4.3

0.14

0.093

0.11

Feb.

-

0

0

0

0

Mar.

0

.3

.8

.7

.3

.1

.1

.5

*.S

.9

.7

T!T.6

.3

.2

*.2

.1

.1

*.3

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.7 

1.1

12.8

0.41

0.273

0.31

Apr.

0.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.9

.9

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

4.2

9J

8.0

2.5

1.4

.8

*-6,

1.3

2.4

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.7

1.2

1.0

42.4

1.41

0.940

1.05

May

1.0

3.2

2.6 H

1.6

1.4

1.9

1.9

2.4

2.0

1.4

1.0

' .7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

28.8

0.93

0.620

0.71

June

(*)

0

0

0

0

July

(*)

0

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

 0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953 : Max 20 Mln 0 Mean 0.676 Cfsm 0.453 In. 6.12

Water year 1953-54 : Max 9.7 Mln 0 Mean 0.242 Cfsm 0.161 In. 2.18

Peak discharge (base. 75 cfsl. No peak above base. 

« Discscharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 307

Reservoirs in Scioto River basin, Ohio

0'Shaughnessy ReservoJr.--Lat 40°09'15", long 83°07'34", in Delaware County, at dam on 

Scioto River, 4 miles north of Dublin, Franklin County. Drainage area, 987 sq mi. 

Records available, December 1936 to February 1937 and October 1940 to September 1954 

in reports of Geological Survey. Daily readings have been obtained by city of Columbus, Division of Water, since 1925. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at 

mean sea level (levels by City of Columbus). Maximum contents during year, 18,630 

acre-ft June 18 (elevation, 849.52 ft); minimum, 7,650 acre-ft Jan. 20 (elevation, 

833.65 ft). Maximum contents during period 1940-54, 21,050 acre-ft Jan. 28, 1952 

(elevation, 851.74 ft); minimum observed, 97.9 acre-ft Feb. 11, 1945 (elevation, 

791.97 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam; dam completed and storage begun in 1925. 

Available capacity, 14,490 acre-ft, between elevation 789.5 ft (sill of outlet gate) 

and 845 ft (crest of spillway), based on survey made in 1942. Flashboards installed 

May 8, 1945, additional capacity, 2,450 acre-ft, between elevations 845 ft (crest of 

spillway) and 847.9 ft (crest of flashboards). Dead storage, 55 acre-ft. Records 

given herein represent total contents. Water used for municipal supply of city of 

Columbus.

Griggs Reservoir. Lat 40°00'54", long 83°05'38", at dam on Scioto River, 65 miles northwest of Columbus, Franklin County, and 6? miles upstream from Olentangy River. Drainage area, 1,052 sq mi. Records available, December 1936 to February 1937 and October 

1940 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. Daily readings have been obtained by city of Columbus, Division of Water, since 1908. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is 680.38 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by city of 

Columbus); gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents during year, 5,270 acre-ft Mar. 31 (elevation, 757.24 ft); minimum, 

834 acre-ft Jan. 12 (elevation, 740.80 ft). Maximum contents during period 1940-54, 

6,490 acre-ft Jan. 27, 1952 (elevation, 760.63 ft); minimum observed, 252 acre-ft 

Jan. 24, 1945 (elevation, 735.78 ft).

Reservoir is formed by a concrete dam; dam completed and storage begun'in 1905. 

Available capacity, 3,680 acre-ft between elevations 735.4 ft and 753.4 ft (crest of 

spillway), based on survey made in 1935. Flashboards installed July 28, 1945, additional capacity, 735 acre-ft, between elevations 753.4 ft (crest of spillway) and 

755.6 ft (crest of flashboards). Dead storage, 250 acre-ft. Records given herein 

represent total contents. Water used for municipal supply of city of Columbus.

Delaware Reservoir. Lat 40 0 21'25", long 83°04'05", in NW^NE^, T. 5 N., R. 19 W., at dam 

on Olentangy River, 4 miles north of Delaware, Delaware County. Drainage area, 

381 sq mi (Corps of Engineers). Records available, March 1951 to September 1954. 

Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, Sandy Hpok datum 

(levels by Corps of Engineers). Maximum contents during year, 20,860 acre-ft Apr. 17 

(elevation, 919.77 ft); minimum, 4,160 acre-ft Jan. 20 (elevation, 904.07 ft). 

Maximum contents during period 1951-54, 26,020 acre-ft May 19, 1953 (elevation, 

922.82 ft); minimum, that of Jan. 20, 1954.

Reservoir formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; closure of dam made Aug. 12, 

1947; storage to maintain conservation pool began Mar. 20, 1951. Capacity at top of 

crest gates (elevation, 947.00 ft), 132,000 acre-ft of which 8,400 acre-ft (winter) 

and 14,000 acre-ft (summer) is in conservation pool. Reservoir is used primarily for 

flood control although the conservation pool is operated for increased low flow for 

water supply and pollution abatement to downstream areas and for recreational and 

wildlife conservation purposes. Outflow is controlled mostly by operation of gates 

in sluiceways through dam, but above spillway level, taintor gates on spillway can be 

used. Gage-height record and capacity curve used to compute data contained herein 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Sept. 30. . .

Oct. 31...

Nov . 30 ...

Dec. 31...

Calendar 

year 1953

Jan. 31.

Feb. 28.

Mar. 31.

Apr. 30.

May 31.

June 30.

July 31.

Aug. 31.

Sept. 30.

Water year

0 'Shaughnessy Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

g842.18

836.97

837.39

835.76

-

840.89

845.03

849.08

848.38

848.17

848.13

846.74

847.88

843.58

Contents (acrefeet)

12,510

9,300

9,520

8,680

-

11,630

14,550

18,210

17,520

17,320

17,220

15,940

17,030

13,510

Change in

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

_

-3,210

+220

-840

-4,180

+2,950

+2,920

+3,660

-690

-200

-100

-1,280

+1,090

-3,520

+1,000

Qriggs Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

754.07

753.52

746.14

743.58

-

742.56

745.67

756.78

755.85

755.52

g755.00

753.90

753.41

754.28

Contents 

(acrefeet)

4,170

3,960

1,790

1,270

-

1,090

1,680

5,090

4,780

4,640

4,470

4,100

3,930

4,240

Change in

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

_

-210

-2,170

-520

-360

-180

+ 590

+3,410

-310

-140

-170

-370

-170

+310

+70

Delaware Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

913.17

911.33

904.97

904.83

-

908.49

910.40

911.71

915.54

915.16

916.14

915.89

915.40

914.03

Contents 

(acrefeet)

11,820

9,700

4,700

4,580

-

7,100

8,800

10,100

14,650

14,260

15,440

15,170

14,520

12,700

Change in

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

_

-2,120

-5,000

-120

-3,730

+2,520

+1,700

+1,300

+4,550

-390

+1,180

-270

-650

-1,820

+880

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

g From graph based on gage readings.
308 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Low-flow investigation, Scioto River basin, Pickaway and Ross Counties, 

and vicinity, Ohio

An investigation of the low-flow characteristics of the Scioto River basin was made 

Oct. 12, 13, 1953, for the purpose of studying the relationships between dry-weather 

streamflow, ground-water conditions, and the surficial geology, as well as inventorying 

the water-supply possibilities of this area. Current-meter measurements were made at 

gaging stations and other selected points on Scioto River and tributaries. The measurements were made after a period of dry weather and therefore the discharges are essentially 

from ground-water sources. These results together with streamflow records, ground-water 

records, and geologic studies of the area indicate the water-supply potentials of this 

basin with particular reference to sustained flow.

The measurements on each stream are listed in order proceeding downstream and each 

measured tributary is inserted in the order in which it enters the main stream. Drainage 

area shown is total drainage area above the measuring point.

Discharge measurements, Scioto River basin, Ohio, Oct. 12, 15,1955

Date

12

12 

12 

12

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12 

15

13 

13

15

15 

15

12

15

15

15

13 

15

13

Stream

Walnut Creek. ....... 

Little Walnut Creek. 

Walnut Creek. .......

Yellowbud Creek. ....

Soloto River. ....... 

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

Scioto River. ....... 

Paint Creek. ........

Rocky Fork. ......... 

Paint Creek. ........

Paint Creek. ........

North Fork Paint 

Creek.

Unnamed Creek. ......

Creek.

Anderson Run. .......

North Fork Paint 

Creek.

Biers Run. ..........

Creek. 

Unnamed Creek. ......

Location

Highway 316 near South Bloomfield. 

At Franklin-Pickaway County line, 

3-f miles south of Groveport. 

At mouth, 1 mile southeast of 

Ashville. 

At mouth, 2-5 miles south of 

South Bloomfield.

ville.

1 mile south of Fox. 

At Yellowbud. ...................

1 mile below Piokaway-Ross County line and 4-j miles west of 

Kingston.

port.

At gaging station at Chillicothe. 

At gaging station near Greenfield.

At gaging station near Barretts 

Mills. 

0.4 mile below Rocky Fork. ......

At gaging station near Bourneville.

li miles below Compton Creek and 

2 miles below Fayette-Ross 

County line.

At mouth at Sulphur Lick. .......

Run.

At mouth of Anderson Run. ....... 

0.3 mile above Biers Run. .......

0.6 mile below Biers Run. .......

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

194 

45.1 

263

495

35.6

3,342 

259

411

3,647 

251

141 

719

11.0

808 

14.5

10.5

123

.46

5.65

219 

220

2.32

Discharge 

(cfs)

99 2

7.56 

.06 

11.1

1.66

1.59

*159 

5,60

6.15

*175 

.66

**14.0 

**19.2

0

**20 . 8

.57

0

0

0 

0

0

Cfs per 

square 

mile

.039 

.002 

.039

.003

.045

.048 

.022

0

.045 

.003

.099 

.027

0

.026 

0

.003

0

0

0

0 

0

0

Flow 

Flow

Jgulated by Delaware, 

'egulated by Rocky Fo

Origgs, and O'Shaughnessy Reservoir 

rk Reservoir.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 309

Low-flow investigation, Scioto River basin, Pickaway and Ross Counties, 

and vicinity, Ohio Continued

Discharge measurements, Scloto River basin, Ohio, Oct. 12,13, 1953.--Continued

Date

Oct. 13 

13 

13 

12

12 

12

12 

12

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

13

13 

13

Stream

North Pork Paint 

Creek. 

Unnamed Creek. ......

North Fork Paint 

Creek.

Indian Creek. .......

.. .do.......

Scioto River. .......

West Branch Tar 

Hollow Creek. 

Tar Hollow Creek....

Salt Creek. .........

Salt Creek. .........

* Flow regulated by Delaware, 

t Flow regulated by Delaware,

Location

2.1 miles above mouth of North 

Fork Paint Creek.

1.2 miles above bridge on State 

Highway 23 at Chlllicothe. 

At bridge at Massieville. .......

Below Little Walnut Creek at 

Mooresvllle.

At gaging station at Hlghby..... 

At gaging station at Tarlton. . . . 

At gaging station at Tar Hollow 

State Park. 

At gaging station at Tar Hollow 

State Park. 

At former gaging station it miles 

southeast of Londonderry.

At Richmondale ..................

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

231 

1.40 

237 

1,138

9.71

15.7 

10.5 

36.2

59.3 

5,129 

10.6 

.30

1.50 

286

246 

548

Discharge 

(cfs)

3.52 

0 

3.45 

*33.9

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

t253 

0 

0

0 

4.82

1.38 

8.22

Cfs per 

square 

' mile

.015 

O 

.015 

.030

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.049 

0 

0

0 

.017

.006 

.015

Grlggs, and O'Shaaghnessy Reservoirs. 

Grlggs, O'Shaughnessy, and Rocky Fork Reservoirs.

3889Z6 O - 56 - Zl
310 OHIO BRUSH CREEK BASIN

Ohio Brush Creek near West Union, Ohio

Location.--Lat 38°48'13", long 83°25'16", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 348, 0.3 mile downstream from Cedar Run, 2 miles southwest of Cedar 

Mills, and 7 miles east of West Union, Adams County.

Drainage area. 388 sq ml.

Records available.--August 1926 to November 1935, September 1940 to Septemcer 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 510.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 22, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 440 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,500 cfs July 21 (gage height, 16.13 ft); 

minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 4-26; minimum gage height, 1.84 ft Oct. 17-22.

1926-35, 1940-54: Maximum discharge, 51,600 cfs Mar. 19, 1943 (gage height, 26.5 

ft), from rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 18, 19, Oct. 4-26, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.84 ft Sept. 8, 1930. e> e> e> .

Remarks.--Records good except those below 8 cfs, which are fair.

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 15, July 23-26)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

1.7 

4.2

26

2.4

2.7

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

11.0

13.0

45

125

230

690

1,330

4,060

7,620

10,400

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

^1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1!

.2

.2

.3

4.1

0.13

0.00033

0.0004

Nov.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

^5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

8.3

0.26

0.00072

0.0006

Dec.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.4

1.0

3.4

5.6

1±1

4.6

3.7

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.7

3.0

2.4

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

70.6

2.26

0 . 0059

0.007

Jan.

3.0

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.4

1*1

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.2

2.4

4.4

75

47

33

*26

514

870

326

119

63

52

52

416

313

132

82

61

3,229.1

104

0.268

0.31

Feb.

45

37

33

32

30

26

27

26

24

21

20

19

16

16

15

14

15

15

*14

14

IB

21

22

26

26

22

22

76

-- -._. .

696

24.9

0.064

0.07

Mar.

600

600

990

554

242

156

119

101

95

62

76

1.940

970

458

277

166

136

113

116

1,040

450

238

204

200

190

*495

294

197

155

1,290

525

13,093

422

1.09

1.26

Apr.

290

197

151

116

104

110

96

90

62

63

61

76

76

63

71

1,260

2.660

665

351

226

162

126

223

197

125

95

90

*110

101

110

8,171

272

0.701

0.78

May

220

320

526

595

262

179

145

226

193

145

116

95

73

61

50

43

37

35

30

30

26

25

22

20

16

15

13

9^5

11

13

12

3,565.5

116

0.299

0.34

June

12

13

13

12

11

9.5

*6.7

6.7

8.7

6.7

11

9.5

1,1

11

229

453

5.590

706

212

104

63

42

35

32

27

19

16

14

13

11

5,511.0

164

0.474

0.53

July

9.5

ej

6.7

1,100

521

294

92

69

110

45

26

21

16

15

14

13

13

11

212

193

9.070

1-,080

*308

135

62

52

*42

35

26

24

21

13,690 . 9

442

1.14

1.31

Aug.

11

263

1,170

186

160

666

215

110

264

206

92

56

40

30

26

24

22

35

76

*2.760

603

234

132

90

66

94

517

234

110

66

45

6,675

260

0.722

0.83

Sept.

33

26

21

16

16

14

13

13

*11

11

11

11

9.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

8.2

1^8

36

£53

165

96

52

33

26

21

16

15

15

16

996.1

33.3

0.086

0.10

Calendar year 1953 : Max 7,800 Min 0.1 Mean 246 Cfsm 0.639 In. 6.67

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,070 Min 0.1 Mean 156 Cfsm 0.407 In. 5.54

Peak discharge (base. 11.000 cfs).--July 21 (4:30 p.m.) 15,500 cfs (16.13 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 311

Ohio River near Maysville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°38'10", long 83°42'15", on left bank at lock and dam 33, 2.2 miles 

downstream from Cabin Creek, 3.5 miles upstream from Maysville, Mason County, and at 

mile 405.1.

Drainage area. 70,130 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1954 (fragmentary prior to October 1940).

Gage. Staff gage read hourly. Datum of gage is 452.57 ft above mean sea level, Ohio 

River datum. Auxiliary staff gage at lock and dam 34, 29.0 miles downstream, read 

hourly.

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54) , 89,920 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 247,000 cfs Mar. 6; maximum gage height, 34.55 

ft Mar. 6; minimum discharge not determined.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 635,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1948; maximum gage height, 65.5 

ft Mar. 9, 1945; minimum discharge not determined.

Maximum stage known, 75.3 ft Jan. 27, 1937 (discharge, 820,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of slack water, which are poor. 

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

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

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

} e7,100

*

Us 6, 400

66,700

!

L

e5,800

66,300

.

1

Ie6,400

|

'

199,900

6,448

0.092

0.11

Nov.

1

65,800

65,600

67,400

e7,400

UelO,500

J

e 12, 500

246,000

8,200

0.117

0.13

Dec.

^ 10, 000

Vel5,500

Ye25,000

29,000

 .

Je25,000

j

e25,000

672,500

21,690

0.309

0.36

Jan.

Vel6,500

)

v

Ul4,500

.

1

|e24,000

j

639,000

57,400

*88,600

104,000

85,700

69,900

64,600 

77,000

108,000 

136,000

128,000

97,700

78,400

77,300

87,500 

92 200

H,666.3

53,750

0.766

0.88

Feb.

98,500 

94,000 

64,000

632,000 

637,000

,

Ie32,000

.

1

|e24,100

I

620,000

630,000

47,700

62,500

67,900

67,000

76,000 

87,700

93,300 

*89,800

88,000

88,500

66,900

-

*1,491.3

53,260

0.759

0.79

Mar.

665,000 

69,200 

136,000

201,000 

236,000

244,000

224,000 

193,000 

158,000 

126,000

106,000

94,300

112,000 

132 ,000

146,000

150,000

142,000

128,000

110,000

34,500

73,300

82,600 

87,500

90,400 

84,500

77,800

78,700

92,500

108,000

120,000

129 ,000

*3,881.3

125,200

1.79

2.06

Apr.

141,000 

150,000 

149,000

135,000 

114,000

91,000

80,600 

80,600 

84,100 

96,100

99,100

*94,000

81,900 

80 , 500

87,700

95,600

115,000

143,000

181,000

May

129,000 

137,000 

147,000

145,000 

132,000

123,000

119,000 

120,000 

122,000 

113,000

107,000

104,000

100,000 

91 , 500

78,300

74,300

85,300

88,400

70,200

220.000 60,800

219,00ol *63,000

198,000f| 

173,000^45,000

148, 000 f 

130,OOOU

118,000

109 ,000

94,600

96,200

116,000

*3,721

124,000

1.77

1.97

635,500

*2 , 602 . 8

83,960

1.20

1.38

June

je34,000

1

|e36,000

47,000

638,000

651,000

60,700

69,500

74.000

62 , 900

Ie28,000

1

.

1

U21,000

I

I (*)

ti,i58.a

38,600

0.550

0.61

July

jelS.OOO

J

>

leie.ooo

e!7,000

|e38,000

69,200

119,000 

147.000

97!900

*

1

Ul8,000

f

1

«., 110.1

35,810

0.511

0.59

Aug.

624,000

54,100

69,900 

72'. 500 

655,000 

630,000

>

1

Ve25,000

J

30,000

631,000

638,000 

48,400

632,000 

*e25,000

639,000

652,000

56,800

66,700

636,000

623,000

tl, 124. 4

36,270

0.517

0.60

Sept.

|e2 1,000

J

69,500

69,300

19,500

31,000

.

1

Jel2,000

1

J

511,500

17,050

0.243

0.27

Calendar year 1953: Max 228,000 Min - Mean 66,530 Cfsm 0.949 In. 12.88

Hater year 1953-54: Max 244,000 Min - Mean 50,370 Cfsm 0.718 In. 9.75

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

e Slack water (stage-fall-dlscharge relation indefinite); discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, records for stations at Huntington, W. Va., and at Louisville, Ky., and on tributary streams, and evaporation and storage data.
312 WHITEOAK CREEK BASIN

Whlteoak Creek near Georgetown, Ohio

Location.--Lat 38°50'42", long 83°55'16", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 221, 600 ft downstream from Opossum Run, if miles southwest of Georgetown, Brown County, and 6? miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 221 sq mi.

Records available. October 1923 to November 1935, October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage Is 

569.21 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Feb. 8, 1940, and 

Dec. 9, 1948, to Sept. 30, 1949, chain, staff, or wire-weight gages, and Feb. 8, 1940, 

to Dec. B, 1948, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 8.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 

1949, to Nov. 6, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 247 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,660 cfs July 22 (gage height, 9.79 ft); 

minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 2-9.

1923-35, 1939-54: Maximum discharge observed, 20,500 cfs May 14, 1933 (gage 

height, 20.87 ft, present datum); no flow at times in 1930, 1940-41, 1943, 1948, 

1951-53.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow supplemented during drought September 1953 to February 

1954 by release from Lake Grant on Sterling Run for water supply of city of Georgetown, which is diverted from creek above station. Sewage from city enters Town Run, 

tributary above station. Some diversion from Lake Grant into East Fork Little Miami 

River during same period. Lake empty Feb. 5, refilled Mar. 24.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 728: 1924-31. WSP 758: 1933.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods or Ice effect or periods 

when once-daily gage-height readings were not representative of the 

mean dally gage height (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 21

0.1

.5

1.3

2.8

5.0

8.7

23

51

5.1 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

9.0

97

199

375

630

1,010

1,540

2,250

3,950

July 22 to Sept. 30

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.6

4.9

0

.6

2.1

5.1

10

17

34

65

5.2

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

8.0

9.0

119

199

375

630

1,000

1,960

3,240

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

2.5

2.8

272

1.4

1.1

.8

.7 

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

1.9

1.9

1.4

1.1

.9

1.9

1.1

1.2

.9

2.2

28.7

0.93

0.0042

0.005

Nov.

1.8

1.3

1.1

1.0

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.4

.5 

.6

.5

*.4

.4

.7

.4

2.8

3.2

3.2

2.4

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.8

32.7

1.09

0.0049

0.005

Dec.

i.3

1.1

1.1

1.0ja

2.2

1.3

1.3

2.0

3.7

2.6

2.5

1.9

3.2

22.

15 

6.8

5

5

4

4

4

5

5

4

4

4

4

5

5

4.6

132.4

4.27

0.019

0.02

Jan.

.6

.7

.1

.1

.1

^

20

51 

20

13

*36

42

93

190

74

42

36

32

270

212

82

57

46

1,369.6

44.2

0.200

0.23

Feb.

33

26

22

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

8.7

8.0

7.6 

8.3

7.2

*772

8.0

13

14

19

23

20

17

14

67

-

468.0

16.7

0.076

0.08

Mar.

242

286

546

351

100

62

49

46

43

45

57

762

715

202

119

78

61

50

108

1.510

316

124

88

84

92

*819

239

115

78

462

261

8,110

262

1.19

1.37

Apr.

112

76

58

47

42

38

34

38

39

30

27

26

25

29

29

781 

2,290

361

152

86

64

50

46

39

35

33

29

*29

40

36

4,721

157

0.710

0.79

May

30

61

294 2"5"6~

126

68

57

74

108

69

52

44

36

30

26

23 

19

17

15

14

14

14

11

10

8.7

7.6

7.6

6.8

8.0

6 . £

6,1

1,519.6

49.0

0.222

0.26

June

6.1

6.8

51

36

21

14

*10

7.6

7.2

6.J

36

160

58

31

193

1.290 

282

159

97

46

30

19

17

10

7.6

6.:

9.3 6.:

4.2

5.7

2,630.9

87.7

0.397

0.44

July

2.8

2.0

1.2

709

467

199

61

37

21

13

8.0

5.4

4.1

3.5

2.0

1.8

1.1

.9

1.1

7.3

1,420

*2 . 120

143

76

45

32

*22

17

14

9 7

7-Li

5,454.0

176

0.796

0.92

Aug.

4.8

26

624

105

41

311

82

48

160

45

43

31

20

14

10

7.6 

6.1

4.5

975

'1.950

852

120

58

42

29

98

383

80

44

36 

23

5,307.8

171

0.774

0.89

Sept.

17

12

11

8.2

5.6

5.1

4.5

5.1

*3.6

2.7

2.1

1.6

1.6

1.0

.8

.6 

.8

.2

4.5

95

30

32

20

12

7.6

4.8

3.3

2.1

1.8 

1*8

298.4

9.95

0.045

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,180 Mln 0 Mean 148 Cfsm 0.670 In. 9.05

Water year 1953-54 : Max 2,290 Min 0.1 Mean 82.4 Cfsm 0.373 In. 5.06

Peak discharge (base. 4.600 cfs).--July 22 (4 a.m.) 4,660 cfs (9.79 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 313

Little Miami River near Selma, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°48'40", long 83°44'20", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

Selma Pike, 2.3 miles northwest of Selma, Clark County, and 3.1 miles upstream from 

North Fork.

Drainage area. 50.6 sq mi.

Records available. August 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,019.79 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 166 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 3.10 ft); minimum, 

576Tfs July 31 (gage height, 1.43 ft).

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 380 cfs Jan. 17, 1953 (gage height, 4.20 ft); minimum, 

that of July 31, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Records 

of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water 

year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 19 Mar. 20 to Sept. 3O

1.48

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

1.0

4.3

8.1

13

28

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

0.3

1.8

5.3

10

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

82

150

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1*3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.6

*1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.6 

1.8

49.8

1.61

0.032

0.04

Nov.

1^6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.2

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.9

^2

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2 . 4

6.81

2.27

0.045

0.05

Dec.

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

£1!

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.9

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.4

3.2

*3.2

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.6

3_£

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

80.3

2.59

0.051

0.06

Jan.

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.4

b2.2

b2.0

bL£

2.4

3.2

*4.0

2.9

2.6

2.9

5.9

11

b7

6.0

5.3

5.0

5.7

12

10

8.6

7.3

6.4

137.4

4.43

0.088

0.10

Feb.

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

1*3

4.3

4.6

5.0

7.3

7.3

6.8

7.7

10

11

9.1

8.1

7.7

7.7

6.8

8.1

-

180.1

6.43

0.127

0.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 196 Mln 1.3

Mar.

13

15

*23

b!8

b!3

bll

b!3

15

13

12

11

11

10

9.7

7.7

1*3

7.3

6.8

9.3

*45

34

25

22

19

19

17

14

14

15

16 

15

480.6

15.5

0.306

0.35

Apr.

13

13

11

11

16

52

52

83

56

41

34

27

*23

21

26

60

110

65

49

38

33

30

48

52

41

34

32

28

24

23

1,146

38.2

0.755

0.84

May

23

23

22

19

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

14

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

9.6

9.1

8.5

7.5

7.5

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.5

6.6

6^2

399.8

12.9

0.255

0.29

June

9.1

*9.6

7.5

7.1

6.6

6.2

5.3

8.6

11

7.1

6.6

6.2

5.3

5.3

5.3

12

39

27

19

13

10

11

14

10

8.0

7.5

7.1

6.2

5.7

±3.

301.2

10.0

0.198

0.22

July

4^5

4.1

3.3

3.7

4.1

3.7

4.1

3.7

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.1

.8

.6

.8

.6

.4

.6

2.4

1.6

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

jj

.7 

.7

6 7.. 9

2.19

0.043

0.05

Aug.

o*z

1.0

1.2

*.8

5.6

3.0

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

1.2

3.0

2.1

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

5.6

5.3

5.3

20

7.5

4.9

3.7

3.3

3.0

95.8

3.09

0.061

0.07

Sept.

2.7

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.8

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

*1.6

1.6

1.6

3.0

4^5

2.7

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.6

1=1'

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.1

58.4

1.95

0.039

0.04

Mean 19.6 Cfsm 0.387 In. 5.25

Water year 1953-54: Max 110 Mln 0.7 Mean 8.40 Cfsm 0.166 In. 2.24

Peak discharge (base. 600 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
314 LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

North Fork Little Miami River near Pitchin, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°49'40", long 83°46'25", on right bank at upstream side of highway 

bridge, 1.1 miles upstream from Goose Creek and 1.3 miles southwest of Pitchin, Clark 

County.

Drainage area. 29.1 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1952 to September 1954.

1. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,011.46 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 63 cfs June 17 (gage height, 3.04 ft); minimum, 

0.3 cfs Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 0.87 ft).

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 132 cfs Jan. 18, 1953 (gage height, 3.89 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 26, 27, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended 

sediment loads for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except for periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.85 0.3 1.5 13

.9 0.7 2.0 27

1.0 2.2 3.0 61

1.2 6.0

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

Day

1

2

3

5

6

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0,8

.8

1.0

1.4

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1^6

1.4

1.6

1.4

36.6

1.18

0.041

0.05

Nov.

1.4

1.4

1,1

1.3 

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

*1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

42.1

1.40

0.048

0.05

Dec.

1.4

1.4

1.4

JU1

1.6

1.3

1.6

1.9

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.7

*2.0

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.6

2,4

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

bl.5

48.2

1.55

0.053

0.06

Jan.

bl.4

1.7

1.4

1.1

1.3

1.1 

1.0

1.3

1.0

bl.O

1.0

.7

.8

1.3

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.7

3.6

7.7

b6

b5

4.4

3.8

*4.0

9^

7.9

6.2

4.2

92.0

2.97

0.102

0.12

Feb.

4.2

3.8

3.6

3 5 

3.6

3.3

2.9 

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.7

2±e.

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.9

4.2

4.8

4.6

4.6

6.2

6^6

6.0

5.4

4.8

4.6

4.4

5.0

111.6

3.99

0.137

0.14

Mar.

6.8

7.5

*blO

b8 

b7

b6

b6 

8.1

7.7

7.3

6.8

*6.6

6.6

6.4

6.2

5.8

5^6

5.6

6.4

*16

14

11

9.2

8.1

8.1

7.5

6.4

6.2

7.0

8.1

239.9

7.74

0.266

0.31

Apr.

7.5

6.8

6.2

5,._6 

7.3

20

36

27

21

17

15

*13

13

14

18

46

29

21

16

14

13

34

33

23

19

16

14

13

558.4

18.6

0.639

0.71

May

11

11

12

10 

9.7

9.0

8.8 

8.6

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.1

1.5

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.4

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.0

i-d.

219.7

7.09

0.244

0.28

June

*6.2

7.7

6.2

6.0 

5.4

4.8

4.6 

7.4

8.1

5.6

5.6

5.0

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

35

13

8.6

6.6

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.3

2.9

2.9

191.0

6.37

0.219

0.24

July

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.6 

2.6

2.4

2.4 

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

56.4

1.82

0.063

0.07

Aug.

1.1

iuS *1.3

1.1 

2.2

1.9

1.4 

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

2.2

1.7

3.2

9^0

4.0

2.7

2.0 

1.7

1.6

57.9

1.87

0.064

0.07

Sept.

1*1

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1 

1.1 1.1 1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1 1.1

1.3

*1.1

.8

.6

.7

.7

.7

^

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.8

26.3

0.877

0.030

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 98 Min 0.7 Mean 10.6 Cfsm 0.364 In. 4.94

Water year 1953-54: Max 46 Min 0.5 Mean 4.60 Cfsm 0.158 In. 2.13

Peak discharge (base. 260 cfs). No oeak shove base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

Little Miami River near Oldtown, Ohio

315

Location. Lat 39°44'55", long 83°55'50", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U.S. Highway 68, 0.9 mile upstream from Massie Creek, 1.3 miles northeast of Oldtown, Greene County, and 4.5 miles north of Xenia.

Drainage area. 129 sq mi.

Records available. July 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 816.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,720 cfs June 8 (gage height, 10.2 ft); minimum, 5.4 cfs July 29 (gage height, 1.04 ft), result of temporary storage at rock dam 

upstream.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, that of June 8, 1954; minimum, that of July 29, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Records 

of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water 

year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7. Oct. 27 to Nov. 16, 

Nov. 22 to Jan. Si)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

9.3

17

47

2*1 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

262

530

1,330

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1353 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

.1

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

* .6

.4

.8

.4

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8'.2

.7

9.7

10

11

11

12

12

13

11

13

13

13

IS

11

293.2

9.46

0.073

0.08

Nov.

12

11

12

11

12

11

11

12

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

ni

1011

10

10

11

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

9.7

10

329.7

11.0

0.085

0.09

Dec.

10

9.2

9.7

10

9.2

11

13

13

13

14

12

11

11

*13

15

13

11

9.7

b8

b9

10

14

15

13

11

blO

b9

11

12

11

11

351.8

11.3

o.oee

0.10

Jan.

9.7

10

11

10

11

11

11

10

10

11

10

9.2

8.3

8.6

*10

15

14

11

12

17

37

b25

b!5

b!3

blB

22

34

37

30

27

23

501.0

16.2

0.126

0.15

Feb.

22

21

20

EO

20

19

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

17

18

23

23

22

23

27

30

28

26

24

23

22

25

_

586

20.9

0.162

0.17

Calendar year 1953; Max 465 Min 7.1

Mar.

31

34

*42

b35

b30

b30

b30

34

33

31

31

*30

30

28

26

24

 23 23

27

*60

77

55

46

41

38

37

33

31

32

33

33

1,088

35.1

0.272

0.31

Apr.

32

30

29

27

33

75

138

174

145

98

76

62

*53

47

79

118

308

190

132

98

79

71

141

167

122

95

79

69

59

54

2,880

96.0

0.744

0.83

May

53

59

65

55

49

45

44

43

42

42

40

38

35

34

31

31

30

29

29

30

27

26

25

24

25

24

24

24

25

23

20

1,091

35.2

0.273

0.31

June

29

*38

33

30

27

25

23

*998

 340

104

66

47

45

31

27

25

81

75

44

34

29

26

29

26

22

20

18

16

15

ii

2,337-

77.9

0.604

0.67

Mean 52.5 cfsm 0.407

July

14

13

13

13

13

13

14

15

T3

12

10

10

11

10

9.3

8.5

8.2

8.2

9.6

10

13

12

11

10

9.3

8.5

8. .2

7.7

7.2

7.2

7.0

328.9

10.6

0.082

0.09

Aug.

7.0

7.5

7.9

*7.7

11

17

12

10

8.7

8.7

8.5

7.9

7.5

7.7

8.2

8.5

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.5

8.2

7.5

7.5

31

19

25

36

21

16

13

13

377.9

12.2

0.095

0.11

Sept.

12

11

10

9.0

8.7

8.2

.9

.9

.9

.9

.7

.5

- -2

' . 5

* .5

.5

.5

.2

16

14

15

13

11

9.6

10

10

10

10

11

11

290.7

9.69

0.075

0.08

In. 5.51

Water year 1953-54: Max 998 Min 7.0 Mean 28.6 cfsm 0-222 In _ 2.99

Peak discharge (base. 800 cfs).--June 8 (8 p.m.) 4,720 cfs (10.2 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
316 LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

Massie Creek at Wilberforce, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°43'20", long 83°52'55", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

Wilberforce-Clinton road, 0.5 mile northwest of Wilberforce, Greene County, 1.7 

miles upstream from Clark Run, and 3.5 miles northeast of Xenia.

Drainage area. 64.3 sq mi.

Records available. September 1952 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 865.30 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 256 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 4.00 ft); 

minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 3-7; minimum gage height, 1.41 ft July 31.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 390 cfs Jan. 18, 1953 (gage height, 4.45 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 3-7, 1954; minimum gage height, that of July 31, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

1.0

1.5

3.0

6.0

15

1.35

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

0.3 1.9

.4 2.1

1.1 2.4

2.2 3.0

3.7 3.5 

5.7

34

83

149

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1.1

T7T

1.1

1.2

1.3

*1.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.6

272

1.9

1.6

48.2

1.55

0.024

0.03

Nov.

1.8

TTe

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

*1.9

1.8 

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.7

3.0

2.4

2.4

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

58.6

1.95

0.030

0.03

Dec.

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.6

2.4

1.9

2.8

3.2

2.4

2.2

1.9

3.2

*4.2

3.0

2.2

1.7 

1.6

1.9

3.7

3.9

2.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.4

2.2

1.9

72.7

2.35

0.037

0.04

Jan.

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.2

1.9

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

2.2

*4.2

3.2

2.4 

2.8

13

23

8.7

7

7

7.7

9.4

17

13

11

9.4

6.8

174.3

5.62

0.087

0.10

Feb.

7.1

6.8

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.5

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.0

4.8

4.1

3.9

4.2

4.4

5.0

8.4

7.7 

7.1

7.4

11

9.8

8.7

7.7

7.1

6.8

6.3

9.1

-

179.4

6.41

0.100

0.10

Mar.

14

*14

19

16

15

13

12

13

11

10

11

*11

10

10

7.7

7.7

7.7

1^

*2!6

26

21

18

15

14

13

11

10

11

11

9.4

404.6

13.1

0.204

0.24

Apr.

8.1

7.7

7.4

iT~7.1

31

37

32

24

20

19

16

*14

13

29

62

127

55

42

34

31

70

92

65

52

44

37

31

27

1,126.3

37.5

0.583

0.65

May

25

26

27

23

21

19

19

17

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

10

9.4 

9.8

10

8.4

7.7

7.1

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

7.4

6.3

5.0

397.8

12.8

0.199

0.23

June

9.5

*13

13

11

9.4

8.1

6.8

9.0

72

40

27

20

15

12

9.8

9.4

48

66 

36

23

17

13

12

9.1

7.4

6.5

5.3

4.6

4.1

5.7

540.7

18.0

0.280

0.31

July

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.6

3.0

2.9

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.3

1,2

.9

.9

.7

1.0

1.5

1.2

 §75 3.6

1.8

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.6

.5

. 6

54.2

1.75

0.027

0.03

Aug.

0.6

.9

1.0

.8

*2.2

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.1

*.9

.7

.6

.7

1.2

1.1

.9 

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.8

.9

3.6

~2.3 39

1.3

.7

.5

73.8

2.38

0.037

0.04

Sept.

0.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.6 

» 6

17

3.8

1.3

1.1

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.9

35.9

1.20

0.019

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 307 Min 0.9 Mean 24.3 Cfsm 0.378 In. 5.13

Water year 1953-54: Max 127 Min 0.3 Mean 8.68 Cfsm 0.135 In. 1..82

Peak discharge (base, 600 efs).--Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

Todd Pork near Roachester, Ohio

-TH K 39Tc2'°^"A 1 ??g 84°05'10", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

Highway 123, 03 mile downstream from Lick run, 1.6 miles southeast of Roachester, Warren County, 2f miles southeast of Morrow, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--234 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1952 to September 1954.

^aSmentWofe i92S9tagereC°rder' Datum or gage is 679 - 40 ft above mean sea level, adjustExtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,400 cfs July 21 (gage height 17 2 ft) 

min^«'^- 2M Cf<S °ct; 1-4 > 19 '23 ' Nov - 3 - 9 = mlnlm ^ge height, 5.02 ft Dot 4

Sept 1 2 ! llss"11 dlscharge ' that of July 2 1. 1954 : no flow for part of each day

Rema i'^^'Rr0r dS fa*r. excep£ those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some regulation by Cowan Lake on Cowan Creek. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatares, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350T

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 11 to June 25, July 22 

to Sept. 9, Sept. 22)

317

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.8

5.9

6.0

0.1

7.0

7.5

8.0

9.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

131

300

525

825

1,490

4,280

6,780

10,500

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

 J2

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

8.9

0.29

0.0012

0.001

Nov.

0.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.1

1.9

*2.2

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.4 

2.0

5.2

15

7.9

5.2

4.0

3.7

3.0

2.7

74.5

2.48

0.011

0.01

Dec.

2.5

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.7

2.4

3.5

*2.9

3.8

3.5

4.0

5.0

b4

b3

b2.7

2.5

2.5

2.6 

3.3

3.8

b3

b2,7

b2.5

2.7

3.0

3.3

3.5

3.7

89.8

2.90

0.012

0.01

Jan.

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

178

140

103

b80

b60

b45

b40

b55

*b75

b85

b60

b45

b90

235

272 

T40

b!20

108

98

58

62

62

56

50

49

2,382.4

76.9

0.329

0.38

Feb.

45

45

43

43

43

43

43

43

41

41

41

40

40

40

40

41

47

49

22

12

14 

21

17

15

12

12

11

20

924

33.0

0.141

0.15

Mar.

79

*88

143

95

49

41

34

28

25

.23

41

163

134

81

58

41

34

28

116

520

260 

194

163

73

68

123

88

68

66

58

52

3,034

97.9

0.418

0.48

Apr.

41

35

29

25

26

104

105

83

60

43

47

54

40

*32

104

1.170

1,100

308

178

123

95 

98

858

344

190

137

123

178

110

93

5,933

198

0.846

0.94

May

125

540

858

465

284

194

163

154

137

128

108

88

73

60

50

43

40

35

30

34

29 

22

20

17

15

14

14

15

18

22

17

3,812

123

0.526

0.61

June

49

88

*66

54

34

25

20

16

40

21

15

15

13

26

75

50

88

87

38

20

13 

10

7.9

7.4

7.1

5.9

4.8

4.0

3.5

3.2

906.8

30.2

0.129

0.14

July

2.9

2.5

2.5

162

83

108

24

11

7.2

5.2

4.0

3.5

2.9

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.4

TTs

4.1

305

'6.760 

1,300

324

151

105

81

50

32

23

18

15

11,595.6

374

1.60

1.84

Aug.

14

36

79

34

107

190

93

68

358

*163

108

75

45

32

32

23

176

425

180

429

242 

121

81

47

32

44

215

115

81

50

32

3,727

120

0.513

0.59

Sept.

23

16

13

11

9.9

8.7

7.6

7.4

7.1

6.9

5.7

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.5

*3.7

3.5

3.2

3.3

4.8

5.7 

7.9

5.4

3.7

3.3

3.2

2.9

2.7 ?rr

2.7

194.1

6.47

0.028

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,690 Mln o.l Mean 123 Cfsm 0.526 In. 7,10

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,760 Mln 0.2 Mean 89.5 Cfsm 0.382 In. 5.18

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 eta). July 21 (6 a.m.) 13,400 cfs (17.2 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
318 LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Little Miami River at Milford, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°10'17", long 84°17'53", on right bank 500 ft downstream from Wooster 

Pike Bridge in Milford, Clermont County, and l£ miles upstream from East Fork.

Drainage area. 1,195 sq mi.

Records available. March 1925 to July 1936, October 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 499.35 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Aug. 17, 1928, chain gage at bridge 500 ft upstream at datum 

0.72 ft higher.

Average discharge.--26 years (1925-35, 1938-54), 1,215 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,400 cfs July 21 (gage height, 11.42 ft); 

minimum observed, 27 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, -0.30 ft).

1925-36, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 69,900 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 

20.90 ft); minimum observed, that of Sept. 18, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 160 cfs, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 728: 1931. WSP 743: 1932. WSP 758: Drainage area. 

WSP 873J1925-36.

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

in cubic feet per second)

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

-0.2 

-.1

.1 

.5

33

45

83

181

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

386

675

1,060

2,130

-0.3 

-.2

0.0

.5

1.0

197

390

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

9.0

675

1,060

2,130

5,100

15,400

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

*38

3T

38

45

49

40

45

56

43

50

47

52

44

47

43

50

45

54

41

45

54

41

43

45

43

49

49

54

58

5T

1,458

47.0

0.039

0.04

Nov.

56

52

52

52

52

50

50

54

*52

50

59

58

56

49

5Y

59

56

59

61

59

58

61

77

77

71

85

77

85

67

63

1,805

60.2

0.050

0.06

Dec.

71

71

67

63

55

71

65

69

73

77

77

77

85

*79

104

100

80

70

65

65

71

89

73

70

70

70

75

77

85

83

75

2,330

75.2

0.063

0.07

Jan.

71

75

79

75

79

71

63.

165

157

151

157

136

136

138

*141

160

166

160

157

202

600

5TT

299

266

235

212

188

224

235

206

184

5,719

184

0.154

0.18

Feb.

169.

157

151

151

151

146

151

136

141

136

*131

141

122

126

117

126

163

151

151

151

151

146

157

154

151

151

136

146

_

4,060

145

0.121

0.13

Mar.

224

330

367

406

321

250

231

212

192

184

195

605

604

386

295

243

206

*188

220

1,130

898

630

507

401

317

377

377

295

266 330"

321

11,508

371

0.310

0.36

Apr.

274

239

220

202

188

426

830

703

567

485

416

367

330

287

313

1,670

4,910

2,250

1,310

890

675

555

2,200

2,250

1,390

954

773

987

696

561

27,918

931

0.779

0.87

May

515

1,620

2,700

1,890

1,200

*868

717

675

598

555

526

471

424

376

345

316

295

276

262

254

254

248

223

207

194

185

179

TF?

191

185

194

17,125

552

0.462

0.53

June

232

466

429

307

265

230

204

240

480

874

487

328

269

240

214

498

262

657

487

299

*230

191

173

179

145

139

113

113

106

94

8,951

298

0.249

0.28

July

113

89

83

522

301

204

176

129

99

85

81

72

68

64

54

59

so- 50

57

54

*12,600

2,660

769

410

276

207

170

*134

123

108

89

19,956

644

0.539

0.62

Aug.

89

68 113"

156

156

397

316

200

196

354

223

167

139

123

113

103

94

732

54T

455

515

265

185

167

113

126

362

400

269

176

*139

7,453

240

0.201

0.23

Sept.

118 -59-

85

89

68

61

57

54

57

47

44

44

42

39

47

44

36

27

37

50

50

54

76

61

54

50

50

36

*49

42

1,666

55.5

0.046

0.05

Calendar year 1953 : Max 8,990 Min 31 Mean 623 Cfsm 0.521 In. 7.06

Water year 1953-54: Max 12,600 Min 27 Mean 301 Cfsm 0.252 In. 3.42

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 efs).--July 21 (11 a.m.) 23,400 cfs (11.42 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge below about 160 cfs computed from graph based on once-daily staff-gage readings.
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 319

East Fork Little Miami River at Perlntown, Ohio

Location. Lat 39"08'13", long 84°14'17", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Periritown, Clermont County, 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 477 sq mi.

Records available. May 1915 to September 1917, October 1917 to May 1920 (gage heights 

only), January 1925 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 507.28 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Feb. 6, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--29 years (1925-54), 544 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs July 22 (gage height, 14.95 ft); 

minimum, 0.8 cfs Oct. 1-4; minimum gage height, 0.66 ft Sept. 29, 30.

1915-20, 1925-54: Maximum discharge, 39,400 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 23.42 

ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs July 24, 1930; minimum gage height, -0.18 ft Oct. 3-7, 1917.

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 643: Drainage area. WSP 873: 1938. WSP 973: 1933(M).

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

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 17, Dec. 19-22, Dec. 26 

to Jan. 20; stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18, 

23-25, Jan. 23-25)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13 Mar. 14 to July 22 July 23 to Sept. 30

0.6

.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

2.0

5.0

9.1

15

22

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

34

90

215

540

1,040

1,710

1.2 

1.5

0

4.0

10

18

52

100

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

215

540

1,040

2,490

4,200

0.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.3

1.6

36

81

140

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

227

361

540

1,040

2,490

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*0 i 8

.8

.8

.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

2^0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

38.4

1.24

0.0026

0.003

Nov.

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

*1.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1^2

1.0

1.2

1.2

2.9

5.4

6^2

5.0

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.5

3.5

70.9

2.36

0.0049

0.005

Dec.

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2^1

3.2

3.2

2.9

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

*5.0

6.2

6.6

5.8

5

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.4

5

5

5

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4 

5.4

140.5

4.53

0.0095

0.01

Jan.

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.1

3.5

3.2

2.9

3.2

*3.2

5.0

5.8

6.2

6.2

15

88

75

60

55

45

40

50

99

71

45

786.3

25.4

0.053

0.06

Feb.

40

33

29

26

25

22

21

20

19

18

*18

17

16

15

15

15

17

16

16

18

18

23

27

28

32

32

28

.*!

645

23.0

0.048

0.05

Mar.

218

309

452

400

240

137

86

65

52

44

J£

738

1,290

488

283

188

134

*108

250

1,890

903

333

207

163

204

933

452

257

166

247 

291

11,570

373

0.782

0.90

Apr.

193

142

111

93

84

100

93

106

110

89

79

72

65

60.

66

1,710

5.840

1,070

403

246

170

130

106

93

82

*72

71

69

76

60

9,661

322

0.675

0.75

May

58

271

1,500

 821

380

218

166

204

163

134

110

93

84

74

65

56

49

46

40

42

39

37

34

31

29

29

28

27

28

26 

25

4.907

158

0.331

0.38

June

62

596

381

152

96

72

58

68

*53

35

72

717

176

204

403

5.120

605

360

170

86

53

39

37

37

27

37

22

14

9.4

8^8

7,770.2

259

0.543

0.61

July

8.2

5.8

8.0

212

1,300

568

294

123

72

47

31

23

18

16

7.6

4.6

3_.6

4.0

4.6

3.6

%460

»9,180 ~780~

276

169

118

87

*65

53

44 

36

L6, 022.0

517

1.08

1.24

Aug.

30

35

242

99

47

34

38

159

128

270

227

128

81

58

48

37

32

29

147

934

1,910

519

222

140

102

72

1,250

962

309

176 

*114

8,579

277

0.581

0.67

Sept.

78

59

46

40

33

28

25

23

21

18

15

14

12

11

10

10

9.2

9.2

9.2

13

13

31

20

14

12

9.2

7.6

1*1 *7.1

7.1

611.7

20.4

0.043

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,800 Mln 0.8 Mean 297 Cfsm 0.623 In. 8.48

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,180 Mln 0.8 Mean 167 Cfsm 0.350 In. 4.73

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 efs). July 22 (12m.) 13,000 cfs (14.95 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
320 LICKING RIVER BASIN

Licking River near Salyersville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37 0 44'55", long 83°05'20", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 30, 0.2 mile upstream from Gardner Branch, 1.2 miles west of Salyersville, Magoffin County, and 3.1 miles downstream from State Road Fork.

Drainage area. 140 sq mi.

Records available. December 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 823.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 27, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1939-54), 153 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, Vll cfs May 8 (gage height, 12.14 ft); no flow 

for several days in October.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 14,300 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 25.4 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revisions (water years) WSP 923: 1939-40, drainage area.

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

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 31 to Nov. 30; stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice Jan. 14, 15)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3

5.83

5.9

6.3

6.6 

6.9

7.2

7.5

8.0

11.0

109

169

550

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8 

6.0

Mar. 4 to Sept. 3O 

0

.2 

1.4 

2.8 

6.6

6.2 

6.5 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

13

28

68

289

550

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

He an

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*0.1

00"

» aO

a.l

.1

a.l

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 3

a. 3 

a. 4

.6

2.6

0.08

0.00057

0.0007

Nov.

(*)

 aO.4

. a. 5

1.1

al.l

al.5

al.3

a2.5

a2.0

al.5

1.1

1.1 

1.1

23.3

0.78

0.0056

0.006

Dec.

(*)

a4

124

04.0

0.029

0.03

Jan.

' a3

8

301 ISO"

70

45

49

109

243

197

98

119

114

95

85

74

a60

a45

1,933

62.4

0.446

0.51

Feb.

a35

a35

a50

a80 a70~

52

42

34

27

a25

a20

al7

al5

aTF

al5

al6

19

*18

17

16

16

15

15

a21

a22

a20

a!9

a!9

-

765

27.3

0.195

0.20

Mar.

90

200

466 I2S"

253

a!85

al45

al40

a!55

a210

a!65

a!25

114

a!45

a!30

a!05

a 90

a80

a75

68

63

57

52

47

*4£

92

149

132

114

215

a220

4,549

147

1.05

1.21

Apr.

a90

221

179- 289

125

105

97

101

116

93

*74

66

allO

a!05

a80

3,201

107

0.764

0.85

May

63

a80

a70

a!50

a!20

a 90

238

508

7TZ

195

153

128

106

89

77

a70

a65

a60

a65

a60

a50

a45

a40

a30

aZI5

a25

a35

50

38

34

31

3,063

98.8

0.706

0.81

June

26

22

20

*16

15

al3

all

alO

a20

alO

a!5

al2

alO

17

27

38

3?

11

6.6

5.3

4.9

4.7

a4.0

a3.7

a3.5

3.3

3.0

2.8

a2.4

3.1 . 8

371.0

12.4

0.089

0.10

July

al.5

al.3

a2.0

a4.2

a3.5

a2.5

2.1

13

TT

8.7

5.6

3.8

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.4

2.7

2.2

2.2

4.9

5.7

3.8

2.7

1.8

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

101.8

3.28

0.023

0.03

Aug.

0.8

tt

5.1

4.3

2.7

2.4

2.7

2.7

20

TT

7.1

4.7

*3.1

2.0

1.7

1.2

1.7

5.1

18

7.9

5.6

3.1

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.7

5.8

3.8

3.5

2.1

1.0

141.7

4.57

0.033

0.04

Sept.

1.3

1.8

al.O

.6

a. 3

.2

4.4

6.0

2.0

.8

.2

~.1

.1

*.l

.1

.3

.2

.2

92

~7S 169

25

14

9.6

7.6

6.2

5.1

4.3

4.5

435.7

14.5

0.104

0.12

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,960 Mln 0 Mean 124 Cfsm O.886 In. 11.99

Water year 1953-54: Max 508 Min 0 Mean 40.3 Cfsm 0.288 In. 3.91

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

trend of flow, and records for nearby stations.
LICKING RIVER BASIN 321

Licking River at Farmers, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°08'25", long 83°33 I 30", near right bank on downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 60, 300 ft upstream from Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-way bridge, threequarters of a mile west of Farmers, Rowan County, and 1.1 miles upstream from Triplett 

Creek.

Drainage area. 826 sq mi.

Records available. July 1915 to June 1920 (gage heights only), May 1928 to September 1931, 

Decemcer 1936 to February 1937, April 1938 to September 1954. All figures of discharge 

above 2,000 cfs prior to April 1938 have been found to be unreliable and should not be 

used. Gage-height records collected at same site since 1904 are contained in reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 646.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. July 22, 1915, to June 30, 1920, staff gage at site 400 ft downstream at datum 

0.21 ft lower. May 22, 1928, to Sept. 1, 1939, chain or wire-weight gage, and Sept. 2, 

1939, to July 13, 1942, water-stage recorder, at site 100 ft downstream at present datum. 

Auxiliary staff gage 3.8 miles upstream since Oct. 1, 1944; July 2, 1938, to Sept. 30, 

1944, staff gage 1 mile downstream used as auxiliary gage.

Average discharge.--16 years (1938-54), 1,033 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,220 cfs May 9 (gage height, 10.98 ft); minimum, 

1.7 cfs Oct. 11, 12 (gage height, 1.74 ft).

1915-20, 1928-31, 1936-37, 1938-54: Maximum discharge determined, 32,200 cfs Feb. 3, 

1939 (gage height, 24.8 ft, from graph based on. gage readings); maximum gage height, 

31.1 ft Feb. 9, 1918 (ice jam), datum then in use; reverse flow at times caused by backwater; minimum discharge unaffected by backwater, 0.7 cfs Oct. 14, 1930; minimum gage 

height, '1.30 ft Sept. 19, 1943.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of inadequate fall data, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 953: Drainage area. WSP 1275: 1928-31, 1937.

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

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 15; fall used as 

factor, Jan. 22, 25, Mar. 4, 5, 13-15, Apr. 17, 18, 20, 21, 

28, May Z, 7-10, 12, 14-19, Sept. 21, 23)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 18 Jan. 19 to Sept. 30

1.66 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 85

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

320

700

1,200

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

3.0

11

39

97

320

4.0 700

8.0 2,800

10.0 4,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.1

2.9

TTT

4.1

4.1

5.3

5.3

*4.1

2.9

2:9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9 

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

*5.3

5.3

6.5

7.7

TT

118.7

3.83

0.0046

0.005

Nov.

8.9

7.7

6.5

5.3

F^

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.9

10 

16

14

17

22

24

 2? 25

20

313.7

10.5

0.013

0.01

Dec.

18

16

15

14

12

12

11

*11

11

12

14

15

16

22

22

30

25

24

17

12

11

10 

8.9

8.9

11

11

8.9

8.9

7.7

6.5

£ C

O . O

432.3

13.9

0.017

0.02

Jan.

7.7

10

10

8.9

7.7

7.7

6.5

tt

6.5

11

11

14

16

17

26

386

860

1,100

695

*502

1,260

1,340 

930

760

592

466

522

700

550

422

344

11,595.5

374

0.453

0.52

Feb.

281

242

236

386

422

404

374

332

290

266

239

215

185

157

144

137

134

134

132

132

127

125 

T5S

*125

125

154

194

307

-

6,124

219

0.265

0.28

Mar.

1,150

1,490

2,320

2,750

2,290

1,610

1,120

910

875

885

850

760

1,290

62,060

1,580

1,060

780

618

534

490

438

377 

338

326

320

362

506

655

670

855

1,210

31,479

1,015

1.23

1.42

Apr.

1,300

1,160

975

810

665

570

518

474

458

450

446

518

*534

494

466

743

2,500

1,900

1,500

1,220

931

720 

622

574

506

466

438 1,'SSo"

1,460

1,140

25,838

861

1.04

1.16

May

1,410

1,620

1,140

1,240

1,060

970

1,140

3,210

5,860

2,700

1,660

1,160

905

728

663

557

495

437

383

*356

359

326 

284

245

215

194

167

157

152

T52~ 142

28,087

906

1.10

1.26

June

137

130

134

134

137

130

122

115

111

113

120

130

152

147

154

230

248

660

1TC

236

149

113 

90

75

67

59

52

49

*39

34_

4,537

151

0.183

0.20

July

32

28

28

32

109

127

108

73

149

191

122

79

63

50

42

36

32

28

28

2_4

50

79 

185

132

93

65

52

42

36

33

32

2,180

70.3

0.085

0.10

Aug.

27

3T

239

389

?2T

144

108

90

93

230

209

147

108

79

61

50

44

41

53

157

88

67 

79

71

*122

71

57

139

260

239

134

3,849

124

0.150

0.17

Sept.

95

71

55

42

36

32

27

28

24

41

41

44

39

33

27

23

19

18

15

3T

934

950 

IjSTr

332

203

137

104

84

71

67

4,210

140

0.169

0.19

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,800 Mln 2.9 Mean 776 Cfsm 0.939 In. 12.76

Water year 1953r54: Max 3,860 Mln 2.9 Mean 325 Cfsm 0.393 In. 5.34

Peak discharge (base, 7.000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

e Computed from Inadequate fall data.
322 LICKING RIVER BASIN

Triplett Creek at Morehead, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°10'45", long 83°25'55", on right bank at Morehead, Rowan County, 1.1 

miles upstream from Dry Creek, 1.6 miles downstream from Christy Creek, and 12.9 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 47.5 sq mi.

Records available. June 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 710 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 13 years, 72.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,190 cfs May 1 (gage height, 6.89 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 16,700 cfs Sept. 21, 1950 (gage height, 13.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 11.41 ft; no flow for many days.

Maximum stage known, 18.9 ft in July 1939, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Some regulation at low flow by Morehead Water Supply Co.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 24-27)

0.83 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

Oct. 1 to May 1

0

.1

.4

1.2 

2.3

1.4

1.6

1.7 

1.0 

2.5 

4.0

6.0

16

25

81

190

760

0.82 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

May 2 to Sept. 30 

0

.2

.5

.8

1.2

2.2

4.0

1.5

1.6

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0

6.8

11

18

66

134

194

374

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

00"

0

0

0

0

0*.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

*.2

TT.1 

.1

0

0.7

0.02

0.00042

0.0005

Nov.

0.1

00"

0

.1

.1

.1

*0

.1.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.2

.3

TT

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.0

0.10

0.0021

0.002

Dec.

 0.1JT

'.Z

.Z

.2

.4

.2

*.3

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.6

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

.3

.1

.1

.3

.2 

.2

.2

5.7

0.18

0.0038

0.004

Jan.

0.2

.2

.1

72

.2

.3

.3

.2

.3

.6

.6

.5

.4

.6

9.3

85

51

27

21

*145

129

58

30

20

16

14

34

47

30

20

15

754.0

24.3

0.512

0.59

Feb.

13

12

11

11

10

9.6

9.2

9.2

8.7

8.7

7.8

6.4

5.2

5.2

4.0

4.8

4.8

4.0

3.2

T7T

5.2

5.6

5.2

*7.4

7.4

7.4

6.9

69

-

266.3

9.51

0.200

0.21

Mar.

149

131

205

US

73

52

39

49

52

49

39

81

176

126

75

54

38

29

25

21

18

15

15

14

TF

32

39

34

29 

29

29

1,850

59.7

1.26

1.45

Apr.

24

20

18

16

15

14

TT

15

15

14

17

24

*29

25

22

3T3~ 342

265

85

58

43

36

38

39

30

25

53

285

112

109

2,115

70.5

1.48

1.66

May

235" 472

201

172

99

66

226

244

116

78

57

43

36

35

27

20

16

14

14

*26

22

16

13

11

10

9.1

8.3

8.3

14

T'.G 9 5

2,320.8

74.9

1.58

1.82

June

7.6

7.2

7.2

6.4

6 0

4.8

3.8

3.6

4.2

4.4

5.7

4.4

3.3

6.0

3.6

4.8

7.8

26

~ff.7

5.1

3.1

2.2

1.8

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.6

*.3

.2

142.5

4.75

0.100

0.11

July

0.2

.1

0

.2

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

1.5

24 ~4".8

1.5

.9

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.3

35.7

1.15

0.024

0.03

Aug.

0.3rf

.6

1.3

1.5

2.0

1.0

71

30" 73

14

9.5

a7

a5

a4

a3

a2

al

a2

a6

a4

a2

al*.7

.7

.8

1.0

2.7

2.2

1.6

1.1

252.4

8.14

0.171

0.20

Sept.

0.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.3

7S

.7

4.4

.5

.5

.7

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

83.

59

26

12

7.2

4.6

3.5

2.2

1.5

1.1 

2.6

216.5

7.22

0.152

0.17

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,490 Min o Mean 49.0 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.01

Water year 1953-54: Max 472 Min o Mean 21.8 Cfsm 0.459 In. 6.25

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Ho peak above base. 

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Bo gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

Licking River at Farmers.
LICKING RIVER BASIN 323

Licking River at Blue Lick Springs, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°25'19", long 83 0 59'S7", near center of span on downstream side of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 68 and State Highway 32, at Blue Lick Springs, Nicholas County, l£ 

miles upstream from Indian Run, 10 miles upstream from Johnson Creek, and 10 miles downstream from Fleming Creek. Records include flow of Indian Run.

Drainage area. 1.740 sq mi, approximately (including that of Indian Run). 

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

Ts 560.73 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 16 years, 2,248 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,390 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 14.36 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 3.5 cfs Oct. 13; minimum gage height 

observed, 3.79 ft Oct. 3.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 35,900 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 45.0 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, that of Oct. 13, 1953; minimum gage height observed, 2.90 

ft Oct. 12, 13, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 47.4 ft in January 1937.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 20 to Jan. 16, Feb. 16-28)

Oct. 1 to June 13 June 14 to Sept. 30

3.5

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.5

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

14.0

199

355

580

1,200

6,100

4.1 

4.5 

5.0

5.5

24

66

160

300

6.0 

7.0

11.0

520

1,200

4,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9

?

8.5

8.5

8.5

*8.5

8.5

7.5

6.5 

5.5

4.8

4.0

3.5

T^J

4.5

5.5

7.5

7.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

188.8

6.09

0.0035

0.004

Nov.

4.0

T^T

4.2

4.8

5.4

6.2

7.2

8.5

10 

11

13

*13

13

12

11

10

9

8.5

8.5

10

11

14

13

12

15

18

17

15

18

19

325.3

10.8

0.0062

0.007

Dec.

19

20

20

19

18

19

21

*21

20 

23

21

21

24

28

30

32

32

33.

35

35

37SB35

32

31

31

30

27

28

27

26

830

26.8

0.015

0.02

Jan.

26

26

25

24

23

21

2T

21

22 

24

24

24

24

24

34

450

1,270

1,930

1,470

2,320

 3,540

2,950

2,170

1,570

1,160

976

1,000

1,410

1,580

1,190

860

26,209

845

0.486

0.56

Feb.

'550" 630

419

367

343

500

605

515

444 

387

347

323

304

271

240

216

202

192

182

180

180

185

175

T7T

*180

175

175

202

-

8,636

308

0.177

0.18

Mar.

2,120

4,250

5,160

5,690

5,100

3,780

2,960

1,850

1,5^0 

1,470

1,420

1,420

2,030

3,100

4,620

3,420

2,300

1,280

1,070

1,050

948

824

716

640

620

665

710

962

1,020

1,460

1,580

65,785

2,122

1.22

1.41

Apr.

2,150

1,860

1,620

1,350

1,140

962

836

782

692 

615

610

'gJo" 590

752

698

1,470

2,920

5,850

4,'410

2,660

1,920

1,440

1,140

948

920

896

710

660

2,490

2,600

46,311

1,544

0.887

0.99

May

2,820

3,030

4,100

3,940

3,650

2,540

2,040

3,730

5,780 

5,390

4,140

2,470

1,630

1,210

990

872

764

640

520

458

403

387

379

323

274

234

206

194

171

153

141

53,579

1,728

0.993

1.15

June

137

137

137

122

113

102

96

91

96 

88

180

122

920

1,240

188

200

1,160

850

1,170

857

556

*335

238

183

148

125

104

87

77

6J5

9,924

331

0.190

0.21

July

59

54

52

50

52

46

42

52

58 

96

100

155

148

115

85

61

48

43

39

35

33

72

87

77

113

162

T2T

93

72

58

51

2,331

75.2

0.043

0.05

Aug.

iSS" 47

133

125

256

355

265

466

1,520 

689

411

304

247

188

151

121

98

82

69

*64

60

66

129

115

102

92

85

151

151

174

539

7,006

226

0.130

0.15

Sept.

304

188

129

98

85

71

59

66

84 

82

59

47

57

51IB47

45

43

118

5.500

2,660

1,850

*1,520

1,120

568

584

259

195

155

155

13,981

466

0.268

0.30

Calendar year 1953: Max 19,100 Mln 3.5 Mean 1,636 Cfsm 0.940 In. 12.77

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,830 Mln 3.5 Mean 644 Cfsm 0.370 In. 5.03

Peak discharge (base. 16,000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Oct. 1 to Nov. 19; discharge estimated on basis of gage 

heights, 5 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for stations at Fanners and McKinneysburg.
324 LICKING RIVER BASIN

North Fork Licking River near Lewisburg, Ky.

Location. Lat 38 0 32'55", long 83°47'30", on left bank at downstream aide of bridge on 

State Highway 419, 1^- miles west of Lewisburg, Mason County, and l£ miles downstream 

from Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 118 sq ml.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage 680 ft, revised (from topographic map). 

Prior to Nov. 2, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 158 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,780 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 6.92 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 11,300 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 20.7 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow for many days.

Flood of July 1938 reached a stage of 22.7 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from reeds, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1173: 1947-48.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect and 

backwater from reeds (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.6

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.7

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

22 

62 

115 

328 

S8O 

960

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

U

O

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

.2

b!40

b!20

b80

*27

445

416

135

54

35

25

20

96

89

49

35

24

1,790.3

57.8

0.490

0.56

Feb.

18

14

13

1Z

11

9.7

9.1

7.9

7.3

6.7

6.5

5.7

5.2

4.7

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.5 *375-

3.7

3.9

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.0

3.9

3.7

47

-

228.8

8.17

0.069

0.07

Mar.

396

354

660

304

133

76

55

49

41

35

31

5tJ6"

881

337T

163

94

64

51

50

125

113

64

58

61

61

109

94

62

48

274

*E11

5,553

179

1.52

1.75

Apr.

98

67

48

36

31

26

23

22

17

14

14

14

12

11

IT

79

475

T5S

82

48

35

28

26

25

Z3

19

16

15

16

24

1,538

51.3

0.435

0.48

May

78

109

360

478

T5S

113

113

209

125

87

62

50

40

32

26

21

16

13

*11

9.4

8.2

6.7

5.4

4.4

3.9

3.1

2.6

2.3

3.0

3.0

2^1

2,193.1

70.7

0.599

0.69

June

Z.O

1.6

2.1

2.1

1.3

.9

.8

.8

64

18

10

12

75

129

117

285

362

ITO

107

18

9.4

6.5

5.7

3.7

3.1

Z.3

1.5

.9

*.6

.4

1,342.7

44.8

0.380

0.42

July

0.3

.2

.2

.3

.6

~X1.0

.5

.2

.1

0

t>

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

4.2

0.14

0.0012

0.001

Aug.

O

11?

138

10

3.1

6.2

4.9

1.5

.8

.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

7.5

*214

61

8.8

51

97

8.5

3.7

96

25

7.3

4.4

2.8

865.3

27.9

0.236

0.27

Sept.

1.5

.9

.6

.3

.2

O

t>

O

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

160

170

TTff

*33

8.8

4.9

3.1

1.8

.9

.7 

.5

497.2

16.6

0.141

0.16

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,430 Min 0 Mean 90.8 Cfsm 0.769 In. 10.45

Water year 1953-54: Max 881 Min 0 Mean 38.4 Cfsm 0.325 In. 4.40

Peak discharge (base, 5.600 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Backwater from reeds Aug. 2 to Sept. 30
LICKING RIVER BASIN 325

Licking River at McKinneysburg, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°35'52", long 84°16'00", on downstream side of highway bridge at

McKinneysburg, Pendleton County, 6.5 miles southeast of Falmouth, 9.0 miles upstream 

from Blanket Creek, and 12.8 miles upstream from South Fork.

Drainage area. 2,280 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. July 1924 to August 1926, November 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. er-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 520.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

July 23, 1924, to Aug. 9, 1926, chain gage at same site, datum unknown. 

Nov. 18, 1938, to June 30, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site and datum. Since 

Oct. 1, 1949, auxiliary water-stage recorder 4.0 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 16 years (1924-25, 1939-54), 2,869 cf s.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,050 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 13.25 ft); minimum daily, 4.5 cfs Oct. 23-26; minimum gage height, 3.68 ft Nov. 15.

1924-26, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 54,100 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 47.59 

ft); minimum, 3.8 cfs Oct. 18, 19, 1952.

Flood of January 1937 reached a stage of about 47.8 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 ofs, which are poor. Records of chemical 

analyses, water temperatures, and sediment loads for the water year 1954 are given in 

WSP 1350.

Revisions. WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 1 to Nov. 21; shifting-control 

method used Dec. 6 to Jan. 15)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

3.9 

4.1 

4.4

4.6

18

38

92

152

4.9 300

8.0 2,220

10.0 3,920

4.0 

4.2 

4.4

57

104

4.7 210

8.0 2,220

13.0 6,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.5

9

9

8.5

8.5

8.5

8

7.5

7

6.5

6

5.5

5

*5 

5

5

5

5

5

5

5 

5

4.5

4T5

4.5

4.5

5.5

*5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

189.0

6.10

0.0027

0.003

Nov.

5

5

5

5

5

7

7

7

7

6.5

6.5

6

6

5.5 

5.5

6

7

6.5

6

6

5.5 

21

22

19

22

22

24

2T

24

24

328.0

10.9

0.0048

0.005

Dec.

24

24

24

29

29

30

*26

22

2*

26

22

22

22

26 

32

30

31

28

26

28

30 

35

41

38

35

33

31

31

29

28

26

882

28.5

0.012

0.01

Jan.

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

2022"

22

22

21

22 

28

972

1,400

1,610

1,640

3,290

*4.770 

4,500

3,880

2,250

1,520

1,240

1,520

1,520

1,720

1,610

1,190

34,966

1,128

0.495

0.57

Feb.

918

732

618

522

464

552

654

624

570

510

452

408

386

348 

320

288

255

235

220

215

210 

210

*206

201

201

201

201

504

-

11,225

401

0.176

0.18

Mar.

1,430

4,270

5,880

6.600

6,450

4,770

3,360

2,380

1,860

1,670

1,630

2,810

3,690

3,670 

5,470

4,670

2,610

1,790

1,650

2,340

1,570 

1,300

1,160

1,070

978

1,270

1,140

1,220

1,330

*2,680

2,340

85,058

2,740

1.20

1.39

Apr.

1,810

2,040

2,090

1,760

1,470

1,260

1,090

1,000

912

840

798

768

762

900 

918

2,810

4,860

5,740

*6.170

3,630

2,520 

1,920

1,510

1,260

1,130

1,130

978

870

1,620

2,880

57,446

1,915

0.840

0.94

May

2,920

3,000

4,060

4,860

4,560

3,660

2,480

3,050

5,700

6.250

5,300

3,620

2,230

1,640 

1,310

1,130

1,030

888

762

660

576 

528

516

486

*425

376

332

293

266

235

220

63,343

2,043

0.896

1.03

June

201

193

197

193

171

164

160

144

137

310

365

1,240

469

H§

315

1,380

1,420

1,190

1,260

858 

546

*370

266

201

157

125

104

88

74

14,275

476

0.209

0.23

July

65

55

51

49

46

43

38

37

lie- 34

lie

91

141

T28

94

74

57

47

43

37 

40

35

74

74

78

164

137

104

81

65

2,383

76.9

0.034

0.04

Aug.

61

169

1.500

594

354

510

464

515

660

894

696

436

348

282 

220

164

131

188

*122

1,070

469

271

164

250

282

282

184

455

326

260

235

11,956

585

0.169

0.19

Sept.

405

326

225

160

125

99

81

70

59

59

86

74

54

44 

55

51

51

57

41

2,880

4.160 

2,300

1,750

 1,410

960

618

425

504

250

176

17,255

575

0.252

0.28

Calendar year 1953: Max 28,800 Mln 4.5 Mean 2,O48 Cfsm 0.898 In. 12.19

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,600 Mln 4.5 Mean 820 Cfsm 0.360 In. 4.87

Peak discharge (base. 21.000 efs).--Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

3889Z6 O - 56 - 22
326 LICKING RIVER BASIN

South Fork Licking River at Cynthiana, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°23'27", long 84°18'11", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highways 356 and 36, at Cynthiana, Harrison County, 0.4 mile downstream from 

Grays Run, and in pool formed by old mill dam 2.6 miles downstream.

Drainage area. 615 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. Gageheight records collected in this vicinity since 1917 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

'§_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 688.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Oct. 28, 1952, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 735 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,120 cfs June 13 (gage height, 7.84 ft); minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Oct. 23-26, Nov. 10-18.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 35,300 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 23.32 ft); minimum daily, that of Oct. 23-26, Nov. 10-18, 1953.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and poor below. Small diversion by Cynthiana municipal water plant.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 953: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1943(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

4.4

4.5 

4.7 

5.0 

7.0

26

72

208

442

2,280

1.9 

3.0

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3 

4.35

4.4

4.5 

4.7 

5.0 

5.5 

7.0

35

50

95

225

450

870

2,280

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsrn

In.

Oct.

1

1

1

1

1

1

**.7

.7

.7

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

73" .3

.3

.3

1

1

.9

.9

. 8

20.0

0.65

0.0011

0.001

Nov.

0.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

^3

.3

**.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.7

.7

.7

1.5 

2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1

1

1

1

22.3

0.74

0.0012

0.001

Dec.

1

T

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2.5

2.5

2

2

2

2

2

2

2.5

3

3

3

*3.4 

3.5

375

3.5

3

3

3

3

3

3

73.4

2.37

0.0039

0.004

Jan.

3

3

3

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3

3

3

3

3.5

4

5

35

194

215

275

1,810

1,910 

879

474

330

255

255

405

554

442

338

8,420.0

272

0.442

0.51

Feb.

255

*2TB

190

169

155

137

119

101

90

75

70

61

53

50

43

40

40

37

35

35

35

32

32

35

32

32

30

65

-

-------

2,266

80.9

0.132

0.14

Mar.

113

514

1,050

1,210

897

618

405

315

255

*225

204

176

225

190

278

352

248

190

190

248

330

300 

255

240

232

262

300

308

300

308

375

11,113

358

0.582

0.67

Apr.

420

345

278

225

190

155

143

143

131

113

107

107

*95

85

80.

472

1.510

1,490

879

546

375

292

248

218

190

162

155

137

169

197

9,657

322

0.524

0.58

May

211

375

352

412

586

490

360

466

754

Wz

412

308

248

204

169

143

131

*119

107

90

75

65 

61

50

47

40

30

30

26

20

2JL

6,998

226

0.367

0.42

June

12

10

13

12

10

10

10

9.8

32

28

267

338

540

He

80

80

70

211

101

70

50

32 

*22

15

11

9.8

9.0

8.2

7.8

7.4

2,252.0

75.1

0.122

0.14

July

7.0

6.6

6.2

6.1

7.1

8.8

9.1

8.9

8.3

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.9

6.5

6.1

5.6

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.3

361 4.2 

345

131

70

53

*35

24

18

13

10

1,198.9

38.7

0.063

0.07

Aug.

15

57

35

24

107

~85 169

57

61

47

37

40

40

30

22

17

12

15

12

10

9.6

9.0

8.6

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.2

*7.0

6.7

978.4

31.6

0.051

0.06

Sept.

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.9

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.3

3.1

2.9

180~ 2.8

345

570

382

225

131

70

40

22

18

24

2,091.8

69.7

0.113

0.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 18,300 Min 0.3 Mean 533 Cfsm 0.867 In. 11.77

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,910 Mln 0.3 Mean 124 Cfsm 0.202 In. 2.73

Peak discharge (base. 10.OOP efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Oct. 1 to Jan. 16} discharge estimated on basis of 

1 discharge measurement, gage-height record, weather records, and records for stations on nearby 

streams.
LICKING RIVER BASIN 327

Stoner Creek at Paris, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38"13'45", long 84"15'20", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on 

county road, 0.6 mile north of Paris, Bourbon County, and 1.3 miles downstream from 

Huston Creek.

Drainage area. 238 sq ml.

Records available.--April 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 760 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1953: Maximum discharge during period April to September, 3,540 cfs May 18 

(gage height, 9.37 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 30.

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,240 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 5.61 

ft); minimum dally, 0.2 cfs for several days.

Remarks.--Records good above 10 cfs and poor below.

Discharge, In cubic feet per aecond, 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Apr.

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

318

238

Total

May

*96

90

71

58

1,550

758

345

278

226

198

155

135

126

121

386

June

29

21

15

12

7.9

6.6

ITS

7.5

11

18

*18

12

14

14

8.4

July

55

25

15

8.8

6.6

9.3

12

7.0

5.7

6.6

5.7

4.0

3.5

2.5

2.0

Aug.

1.5

1.5

2.0

2^

2.0

2.0

1.5

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

Sept.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

3.0

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.2

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean. ..............................................

Cubic feet per second per square mile ..............

Runoff In Inches ...................................

Apr.

260

224

334

1,300

585

372

262

208

173

157

145

131

119

110

105

-

_

_

_

-

May

412

1,370

2.600

1,660

942

504

315

224

180

166

140

112

82

63

50

38

13,451

434

1.82

2.10

June

1.220

961

232

143

102

60

36

19

12

9.3

8.4

10

51

142

112

-

3,319.6

111

0.466

0.52

July

1.5

2.0

2.0

1.5

2.0

*4.3

4.2

3.5

3.2

3.2

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

207.0

6.68

0.028

0.03

Aug.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

48.5

1.56

0.0066

0.008

Sept.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

2.2

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.5

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

ii46.2

1.54

0.0065

0.007

* Discharge measurement made on thla day.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record July 14-20, July 26 to Sept. 17; discharge estimated on 

basis of recorder graph, 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for stations on 

nearby streams.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.8

2.0

2 f Q

1.8

1.6

1.6

*1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

7T

.4

.4 

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.2

.9

31.5

1.02

0.0043

0.005

Nov.

0.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

*.3

.3

.2

73

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.4

l*s

.9

1.3

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

14.5

0.48

0.0020

0.002

Dec.

0,2

.2

.4

1.3

1.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.7

2.5

5.4

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0 

*2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

61.3

1.98

0.0083

0.01

Jan.

Ttf

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.4

4.2

9.8

12

32

122

74

217

1,000 

445

226

162

126

108

145

250

210

166

130

3,461.7

112

0.471

0.54

Feb.

101

584

74

69

63

52

44

59

33

30

29

26

24

21

20

18

18

17

17

19

20 

18

17

16

17

16

15

ze

-

943

33.7

0.142

0.15

Mar.

115

307

358

304

210

162

130

104

87

*77

72

69

66

157

170

115

90

74

80

101

122

101

101

104

115

130

154

150

119

115

213

4,227

156

0.571

0.66

Apr.

180

141

115

94

80

74

72

66

58

52

48

*42

42

37

33

87

534

385

226

166

126 

94

84

72

63

50

48

119

98

90

5,576

115

0.475

0.53

May

162

126

115

184

187

137

148

250

255

170

126

98

77

66

55

44

59

*55

29

26

24 

20

18

16

14

12

9.8

9.5

8.2

6.6

5.2

2,450.1

79.0

0.552

0.58

June

6.1

4.5

7.7

6.6

6.1

4.3

5.2

6.1

7.7

6.1

47

37

16

12

9.8

8.2

18

35

25

12

7.7 

5.2

5.4

2.5

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.2

504.5

10.1

0.042

0.05

July

1.8

.9

1.6

3.1

5.4

2.9

2.5

1.8

1.3

1.0

.7

.5

77

1.0

.7

.9

.7

.6

1.0

1.5

517

60

26

14

9.3

6.6

*4.7

4.3

3.6

2.7

756.8

24.4

0.103

0.12

Aug.

3.1

11

74

14

26

26

20

14

12

11

9.3

8.2

6.6

5.2

4.5

4.0

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.2

 1.0

503.6

9.79

0.041

0.05

Sept.

'0.7

.5

.4

.6

.5

.5

.4

1.5

1.2

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.2

16

69 

77

4T

23

14

9.5

7.7

6.1

5.6

6.6

290.5

9.68

0.041

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953.-54: Max 1,000 Mln 0.2 Mean 44.4 Cfsm 0.187 In. 2.55

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
328 LICKING RIVER BASIN

Licking River at Catawba, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°43', long 84°19', on left bank three-quarters of a mile east of Catawba, 

Pendleton County, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Kincaid Creek.

Drainage area. 3,250 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1916 to September 1920 (July to September 1916 and October 1917 

to September 1920, gage heights only), July 1928 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 498.37 ft above mean sea level (Louisville 

& Nashville RR. benchmark). July 1916 to September 1920 staff gage at site half 

a mile downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--27 years (1916-17, 1928-54), 4,041 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,400 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 14.34 ft); 

minimum, 2.6 cfs Nov. 9, 10; minimum gage height, 4.14 ft Oct. 19, 20.

1916-20, 1928-54: Maximum discharge, 86,300 cfs Apr. 14, 1948 (gage height, 47.0 

ft, from floodmark); minimum, 2.5 cfs Aug. 5, Oct. 14, 18, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 853: 1937. WSP 953: Drainage area. WSP 1003: 1943.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 21 to Jan. 16, 

Aug. 19, HO)

4.13 

4.2

2.6

11

67

106

5.5

6.0

8.0

13.0

378

680

2,780

10,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

376- 8.6

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.6

7.4

6.2

6.2

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.2

*6.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

3.8|

S70

7.4

8.6

8.6

7.4

6.2

5.0

5.0

*6.2

7.4

7.4 

7.4

207.8

6.70

0.0021

0.002

Nov.

8.6

9.8

8.6

8,6

8.6

7.4

7.4

5.0

3.8

375

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

6.2

15

25

35

2?

29

25

25

26

29

28

382.8

12.8

O.O039

0.004

Dec.

262B29

32

35

45

*40

38

38

42

43

39

36

45

57.

52

46

42

39

38

38

40

47

52

50

46

45

43

43

42 

39

1,275

41.1

0.013

0.01

Jan.

38

35

33

31

33

35

33

32

31

33

33

31

31

33

43

1,350

1,860

1,820

1,800

3,950

7,620

*6,710

5,720

3,260

2,090

1,610

2,290

2,140

2,120

2,260

1,700

48,805

1,574

0.484

0.56

Feb.

1,510

1,040

860

716

624

608

734

716

656

586

526

482

440

419

387

365

338

317

305

296

288

288

*288

280

276

276

272

750

_

-------

14,443

516

0.159

0.17

Mar.

1,890

4,250

6,120

7,400

7,590

5,820

4,070

2,940

2,200

1,900

1,820

3,450

3,920

4,010

5,440

5,040

3,120

2,110

1,970

3,450

2,210

1,730

1,530

1,370

1,260

1,870

1,580

1,530

1,700

*4,500

2 , 820

100,610

3,245

0.998

1.15

Apr.

2,970

2,920

2,480

2,080

1,740

1,470

1,270

1,130

1,030

932

869

824

842" 797

941

4,590

8,940

7,110

*7,750

4,710

3,160

2,440

1,900

1,550

1,330

1,260

1,130

960

1,350

2,940

73,415

2,447

0.753

0.84

May

2,960

3,190

4,600

5,510

4,970

4,290

3,040

3,160

5,380

6,710

5,760

4,030

2,590

1,890

1,490

1,250

1,100

941

788

680

580

521

487

471

434

*396

378

365

356

326 

264

68,907

2,223

0.684

0.79

June

244

228

228

228

224

204

193

182

189

236

498

1,260

923

2.600

1,020

515

967

1,570

1,260

1,370

990

600

*419

321

252

204

163

130

106

J33

17,417

581

0.179

0.20

July

84

76

67

66

66

95

144

104

77

64

115

112

97

151

144

106

84

70

61

52

49

46

42

40

28T

216

189

204

163

121 

95

3,284

106

0.033

0.04

Aug.

81

33

851

878

476

309

396

406

369

1,010

aSSO

a600

a450

a350

a280

a230

a!70

a220

*151

1,150

616

326

244

197

276

509

546

558

387

305 

220

15,064

421

0.130

0.15

Sept.

300

330

252

193

151

118

97

86

76

67

70

82

74

63

54

47

42

45

56

2,560

5,820

5,070

2,220

*1,780

1,240

779

510

583

300

264

21,127

704

0.217

0.24

Calendar year 1953: Max 46,700 Mln 3.8 Mean 2,715 Cfsm 0.835 In. 11.33

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,940 Mln 3.8 Mean 994 Cfsm 0.306 In. 4.16

Peak discharge (base, 52,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

stations on nearby streams.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 329

Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°05'40", long 84°30'40", on right bank at downstream side of CovingtonCincinnati suspension bridge, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, 0.2 mile downstream from 

Licking River, 1.9 miles upstream from Mill Creek, and at mile 470.5.

Drainage area. 76,580 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1936 to September 1954 (fragmentary prior to October 1939). 

Gage-height records collected at approximately same site since 1858 are contained in 

reports of Mississippi River Commission for period 1858 to 1886, in files of U. S. 

Weather Bureau 1886 to 1890, and in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau since 1890.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4S9.61 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River 

datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, several gages at different sites and datums were used. 

Since Oct. 1, 1939, auxiliary water-stage recorder or staff gage read hourly, at dam 

37, IS.7 miles downstream; prior to Oct. 1, 1939, several gages at different sites and 

datums were used as auxiliary gages.

Average discharge. 15 years (1939-54), 94,640 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 230,000 cfs Mar. 7; maximum gage height, 34.01 

ft Mar. 7; minimum discharge not determined.

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 894,000 cfs Jan. 26, 1937; maximum gage height, 78.8 

ft Jan. 25, 1937, site and datum then in use; minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite fall-stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

e6,100

1 <"

Ve6,800

1

^e7,500

I

>e6,600

Ue6,100

1Ie6,800

J

206,300

6,655

0.087

0.10

Nov.

e6,000

1

1

Us, 900

I

J

e6,600

68,000

T

I

Ul 1,500

I

J

-I

I

Ul2,300

J (*)

251,500

8,383

0.109

0.12

Dec.

k

1

Ull,200

1

/

el 6, 4 00

13,200

21,200

22,300

27,300

34,400

29,300

37,300

35,500

22,100

20,300

20,100

23,500

19,000

27,600

36,500

36,100

27,600

27,400

27,900

18,700

17,600

682,900

22,030

0.288

0.33

Jan.

19,900

21,000

17,800

*14,400

15,300

13,800

15,90O

17 , 300

15,?00

14,200

15,300

21,100

26,000

28,800

20,600

34,000

54,200

68,400

91,900

99,900

93,300

79,800

75,100

84,800

111,000

128,000

121,000

99,100

83,100

81 , 800

86 , 200

* 1,668.7

53,830

0.703

0.81

Feb.

90,100

*93,000

89,800

35,800

43,300

43,000

38,800

30,300

33,300

34,200

25,300

34,000

28,100

22,200

22,200

21,200

32,700

41,000

63,300

67,600

71,500

71,900

79,300

86,700

89,000

86,900

86,000

83,000

-

tl,543.5

55,120

0.720

0.75

Mar.

67,100

66,200

90,200

157,000

204,000

*226,000

225,000

208,000

181,000

150,000

126,000

109,000

108,000

122,000

138,000

148,000

149,000

138,000

126,000

114,000

93,400

83,300

86,300

89,700

91,100

37,300

83,400

84,700

97,800

112,000

124,000

13,885.5

125,300

1.64

1.89

Apr.

132,000

144,000

149,000

144,000

131,000

110,000

91,400

83,700

*82,400

86,500

96,000

98,400

91,200

82,100

83,700

91,100

117,000

132,000

160,000

198,000

214,000

208,000

190,000

168,000

146,000

131,000

120,000

109,000

97,600

106,000

K, 793.1

126,400

1.65

1.84

May

121,000

133,000

145,000

152,000

145,000

137,000

127,000

123,000

125,000

125,000

118,000

112,000

107,000

102,000

90,900

81,200

*79,500

86,000

84,000

73,300

67,200

59,300

48,500

48,000

42,800

33,400

26,000

40,900

39,800

41,600

36,000

F2,750.4

88,720

1.16

1.34

June

21,700

40,000

34,500

28,600

42,100

35,700

26,200

34,900

38,700

42,900

37,500

47,600

51,100

59,900

40,400

35,800

50,400

58,800

66,800

69,800

75,100

42,100

30,200

39,900

28,800

29,000

26,200

24,800

15,000

16,600

tl, 189.1

39,640

0.518

0.58

July

16,500

14,200

14,300

16,700

16,800

16,700

17,700

13,900

*16,700

14,100

23,600

19,700

16,600

15,600

14,200

21,300

32,400

38,600

39,700

39,800

64,500

93,500

120,000

139,000

125,000

83,600

27,300

17,300

15,400

15, 800

14,600

O., 135.1

36,620

0.478

0.55

Aug.

15,300

19,000

24,300

21,400

28,800

44,400

63,700

75,200

6.4,100

32,900

45,500

51,400

25,900

25,400

19,000

*15,500

21,100

35,300

30,300

43,000

36,200

41,700

53,000

41,000

25,500

41,600

51,800

66,200

61,800

40,100

22,100

tl, 156.1

57,290

0.487

0.56

Sept.

26,600

23,600

29 , 000

18,900

17,900

14,000

16,300

11,700

11,400

15,800

11,600

10,400

11,500

12,900

10,400

12,600

11,600

14, 100

16,200

*57,000

35,200

34,900

37,200

27,300

24,000

21,600

14,000

13,800

14,100

14,100

567,700

18,920

0.247

0.28

Calendar year 1953: Max 240,000 Mln - Mean 69,640 Cfsm 0.909 In. 12.34

Water year 1953-54: Max 226,000 Mln - Mean 51,590 Cfsm 0.674 In. 9.15

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed In thousands.

e Indefinite fall-stage-discharge relation; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measureents and records for other stations In Ohio River basin.
330 MILL CREEK BASIN

Mill Creek at Reading, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°13'15", long 84°26'50", in sec. 32, R. 1, T. 4, on right bank at upstream side of Koehler Street Bridge at Reading, Hamilton County, 1 mile upstream 

from West Fork Mill Creek and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 73.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

5~27.00 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1951, water-stage 

recorder or wire-weight gage at same site at datum 4.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1951, to 

Apr. 25, 1954, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,040 cfs July 21 (gage height, 11.36 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 700 cfs; minimum daily, 2.7 cfs Aug. 1.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 5,780 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 16.00 ft, datum 

then in use); no flow for days in 1940-41, 1944, and 1951.

Remarks. Records poor prior to June 11, fair thereafter. Some diversion by industrial 

plants above station. Flow supplemented at times by ground-water pumpage from wells 

in Mill Creek and Miami River basin. Pumpage is diverted indirectly from streams as 

recharge for aquifer supplying wells.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

*9.2

6.4

13~ 5.6

9.2 

9.2

9.2

9.2

7.6

6.0 

8.0

9.2

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.2

8.0

9.2

9.6

11

10

11

9.6

7.2

10

15

TT

10

10

8 0

290.4

9.37

.

-

Nov.

7.2

 11

11

11

11

10 

10

6.8

9.6

11

11 

11

11

8.0

6.4

9.2

9.2

10

10

10

7.6

-5.0 14

8.8

8.8

6.8

8.4

6.4

T76- 6.0

276.8

9.23

_

-

Dec.

*8.4

8.0

8.0

8.4

5.1

9.2 

7.2

7.6

11

8.8

8.8 

6.8

5.3

IS

IT

9.6

6.4

7.6

6.4

6.8

7.6

8.4

6.8

6.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.4

7.6

7.6

6.4

242.0

7.81

-

-

Jan.

5.6

573- 5.3

7.6

8.4

7.2 

8.0

6.8

5.6

5.3

6.8 

7.2

8.0

9.6

11

8.0

5.6

6.0

7.6

30

20

11

9.6

8.8

11

13

*12

11

10

9.2

8.8

289.3

9.33

_

-

Pet.

10

10

10

11

11

10 

9.2

10

10

10

11 

10

9.2

8.8

976

11

12

9.6

9.6

10

11

11

11

9.6

11

11

8.8

14

-

289.4

10.3

.

-

Mar.

13

11

11

10

9.6

8.4 

S76- 8.0

11

10

20

"14 126

10

11

10

11

 12

21

30

12

13

13

13

14

13

9.2

9.2

13

14

13

503.0

16.2

_

-

Apr.

12

11

9.2

8.4

13 

13

16

13

12

11 

12

13

13

19

*99

61

14

13

14

14

29

-53 100

12

14

20

g56

g20

19

694.6

23.2

-

-

May

18

41

46

75

20

16 

16

10

8.8

 9.6

11 

11

10

9.6

8.0

7.2

172

10

11

11

11

8.8

7.2

8.8

9.6

9.2

8.8

10

9.2

7.6

7.2

408.8

1312

-

-

June

32

20

16

13

9.2

if*4

106

g66

*g!3

*g213 

p§

g66

g50

g91

g50

g50

g25

g20

15

g24

g28

g25

g21 s2i

817

13

g24

g23

g57

1,167.6

38.9

-

-

July

g24

818

g37

g!46

g95

g30 

g23

g22

821

818

815 

22

27

27

26

2519~

20

24

28

928

TI?

28

14_

7.4

a6

a6

a5

a6

a5

a4_

1,788.4

57.7

-

-

Aug.

a2/7

*103 ~SS

13

11

8.2 

g6.2

gll

11

9.0

g9.6 

g8.2

6.6

9.4

7.3

6.2

7.0

13

14

73

9.4

3.5

4.6

6.2

5.8

47

11

6.6

3.5 

5.0 5. 8

476.8

15.4

-

-

Sept.

5.4

5.8

6.2

5.4

4.1

4.4 

6.6

9.6

7.8

*8.6

7.0 

5.8

8.2

10

10

10

10

7.8

52

IT

9.0

8.6

8.2

8.2

6.2

4.7

7.4

8.6

8.2 

8 .6

279.4

9.31

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,900 Mln 4.3 Mean 47.8 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 928 Mln 2.7 Mean is. 4 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 1.700 cfs). July 21 (8 a.m.) 2,040 cfs (11.36 ft). 

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Carthage.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
MILL CREEK BASIN 331 

West Pork Mill Creek Reservoir near Greenhills, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°15'40", long 84°29'40", at dam on West Fork Mill Creek, l£ miles east 

of Greenhills, Hamilton County.

Drainage area.--29.5 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 600.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers); gage readings have been reduced to elevations 

above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 1,680 acre-ft Mar. 12 (elevation, 675.75 ft); 

minimum, 1,370 acre-ft Nov. 20 (elevation, 674.11 ft).

1953-54: Maximum contents, 2,550 acre-ft May 22, 1953 (elevation, 679.73 ft); minimum (after first filling), that of Nov. 20, 1953.

Remarks. Reservoir formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; operation for flood control began Dec. 20, 1952; storage to maintain conservation pool began Apr. 19, 1953. 

Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 702.0 ft), 11,380.acre-ft, of which 1,530 acreft is in conservation pool. Dead.storage, 65 acre-ft. Records given herein represent 

total contents. Reservoir is used for flood control and recreation. There are no 

gates on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduit through dam.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and capacity table furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Date

Calendar year 1953 . . .

Water year 1953-54...

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

I CQfl

1 550

1 550

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-

+100

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
332 MILL CREEK BASIN

West Fork Mill Creek at Woodlawn, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°15'15", long 84°28'15", in NEij sec. 10, R. 1, T. 3, on left bank at upstream side of Riddle Road Bridge in Woodlawn, Hamilton County, 0.5 mile upstream from 

small tributary, 1.9 miles downstream from West Fork Mill Creek: Dam, and 4.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--31.9 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1952 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 570.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge daring year, 680 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 4.87 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 1,300 cfs May 22, 1953 (gage height, 5.66 ft); no flow 

for many days each year.

Remarks.--Records fair. Flo-f regulated by West Fork Mill Creek Reservoir (see preceding

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 2 to Jan. 17, Jan. 22-26, 

Feb. 1, 3, 12-16, Mar. 9, 11, 12, May 8 to June 1, June 5-8)

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

1.2 

2.6 

4.2

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

-

-

Nov.

0

*0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

o .1

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.1

0.003

-

-

Dec.

*0

0

0

.1

O

.1

0

O

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0.5

0.02

-

-

Jan.

0

TO

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

.1

.5

5

30

4.2

.3

.1

.1

0

**13

3

2.6 

2 5

'

63.4

2.05

-

-

Feb.

0.5

.1

.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.0

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

1.5

5

-

42.8

1.53

-

-

Mar.

30

17

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.4

"71" .1

.1

.9

*138 ~2T

25

12

1.7

*.2

.1

24

107

2.3

*3.7

6.9

6.1

5.0

6.1

2.7

2.9

2.9

3 2

3 2

442.2

14.3

-

-

Apr.

3.9

4.0

4.6

4.0

1.6

1.1

.8

2.9

12

2.4

1.6

1.6

4.2

5.0

9.2

27

100

3". 2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

45

13

9.8

2.7

5.7

10

4.6

-.6.

293.3

9.78

-

-

May

0.7

8.1

20

9.2

2.4

2.0

.6

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

44.2

1.43

-

-

June

0.2

6.5

7.7

.5

.2

0

0

0

31

*2.1

*77

2 .6

2.6

11

2.0

.6

5.6

2.1

1.9

1.9

.8

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

156.4

5.21

-

-

July

0.1

0

.1

.2

30

16

1.9

.7

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

.1

.2

.1

16

7.4

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0 

0

.1

73.8

2.38

-

-

Aug.

0.1

.2

*0

.1

.2

1.9

1.5

.3

.2

.6

1.9

1.7

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

23

18

3.4

.1

0

0

.2

10

6.5

.5

1.6

.4

73.4

2.37

-

"

Sept.

0

3

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

±L

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.2

0.01

-

-

Calendar year 1953; Max 559 Mln 0 Mean 14.9 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 138 Mln 0 Mean 3.26 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

** Field estimate made on this dav.

" uiscnarge measurement or ooservation or no now maae on this aay.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1-4, Jan. 18-21, 27-31, Feb. 2, 4-11, Feb. 17 to Mar. 8, Mar. 10;

.scharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for unpublished station near Qreenhllls.
MILL CREEK BASIN 333

West Fork Mill Creek at Lockland, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°13'35", long 84°27'20", in NEs sec. 2, R. 1, T. 3, on downstream side of 

pier of Lock Street Bridge in Lockland, Hamilton County, 1.2 miles upstream from tiouth.

Drainage area.--35.6 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954. Published as "at Arlington Heights" 

October 1938 to June 1942.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 539.00 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River 

datum. Prior to June 23, 1942, at site 0.8 mile downstream at datum 10 ft lower.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 667 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, V.54 ft); no flow 

Aug. 24, 25.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 6,310 cfs May 25, 1947 (gage height, 16.93 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair. Some diversion by industrial plants above station. Flow supplemented by ground-water pumpage. Flow regulated by West Fork Mill Creek Reservoir (see 

P.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 6, Sept. 22-30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22

3.4 0.4

3.5 1.7

3.6 3.8

3.8 10

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

1.0 

2.6 

5.5 

9.3

3.9 14

4.2 34

4.5 57

5.0 101

5.5 171

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.9

4.9

4.6

5.0

7.9

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

n.o

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.5

78

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

3.0

2.1

1.9 

2.1

2.3

61.7

1.99

-

-

Nov.

2.1

*2.1

2.1

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.8

2.3

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.1

3.7

172

1.4

1.4

1.1

T75

1.2

1.2

1.1

63.3

2.11

-

-

Dec.

*1.Z

T72

1.5

1.5

2.2

4.2

1.5

1.6

4.1

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

6.0

176

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.6

2.9

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

3.4

2.9

3.1

2.9

77.6

2.50

-

-

Jan.

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.6

4.2

3.9

4.2

4.2

3.9

4.2

3.9

3.9

4.5

10

8.5

6.6

6.6

6.2

18

36

18

3.1

1.5

1.8

*13

5.3

3.1

3.4

3.1

198.4

6.40

-

-

Feb.

3.1

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

T74

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.7

2.5

1.6

1.8

6.7

4.5

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.6

7.4

-

71.8

2.56

-

-

Mar.

30

20

4.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.1

1.0

2.6

153

18

17

12

2.8

1.5

*1.2

23

101

5.0

6.3

9.8

12

9.1

13

4.9

4.5

5.5

5.9

4.9

480.5

15.5

-

-

Apr.

4.9

4.5

4.9

4.9

3.1

2.7

1.8

2.3

13

3.2

2.1

.8

178

4.9

10

34

100

6.6

5.2

5.5

5.5

6.7

42

18

13

5.5

10

14

11 

2.9

344.8

11.5

-

-

May

3.2

11

28

14

4.5

2.9

2.7

1.2

.8

*.6

.6

.5

77

.6

.6

.7

.6

1.0

1.1

1.5

1.2

1.0

.7

.8

.6

.7

.9

1.7

1.6 

1.5

'

89.3

2.88

-

~

June

3.9

12

14

3.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

4.6

30

*3.9

88

4.1

6.0

18

6.6

3.0

8.8

3.7

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.1

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

7Z

.4

1.7

225.6

7.52

-

-

July

0.5

.2

1.7

7.6

34

33

4.9

1.8

1.2

1.0

.7

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

2.8

3.5

3.5

32

21

1.7

.8

.8

1.0

1.1

1.7

2.6 

2 .9

2^4

171.7

5.54

-

-

Aug.

5.5

18

1.5

1.8

*2.1

4.2

3.4

3.0

1.0

.3

1.3

2.2

1.0

1.6

1.0

.6

.4

1.4

1.2

35

34

11

.9

0

0

11

17

15

2.6

2 ' 5

181.3

5.85

-

-

Sept.

0.3

.2

.2

.2

^1

.2

.5

.7

.6

*.6

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.5

.7

.5

.2

.7

2.0

5.0

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.6

.7

.8 

1.0

20.3

0.68

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 600 Mln 0.4 Mean 16.8 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 153 Min 0 Mean 5.44 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
334 MILL CREEK BASIN

Mill Creek at Carthage, Ohio

Location.--La t 39° 12'05", long 84° 28'10", in SWir sec. 1, R. 1, T. 3, on downstream side of 

first pier from right abutment of Anthony Wayne Avenue Bridge in Carthage, Hamilton, 

County, 1 mile downstream from West Fork Mill Creek and 11 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 116 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1946 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 512.00 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River 

datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge daring year, 1,850 cfs July 21 (gage height, 6.44 ft); minimum, 2.2 cfs Aug. 8 (gage height, 0.85 ft).

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 8,300 cfs May 25, 1947 (gage height, 14.21 ft); no 

flow at times during 1948-49.

Remarks.--Records fair. Some diversion by industrial plants above station. Flow supplemented by times by ground-water pumpage from wells in Mill Creek and Miami River 

basins. Pumpage is diverted indirectly from streams as recharge for aquifer supplying 

wells. Flow regulated by West Fork Mill Creek Reservoir (see p. 331).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.8

1.0 

3.3 

7.0

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

115

185

300

615

1,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Tota2

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

11

7.0

8.6

17.

11

1O

10

10

8.4

5.9

*9.1

11

12

12

11

9.4

6.2

10

12

11

12

11

8.9

5.5

9.3

14

11

11

10 

6.4

312.7

10.1

_

-

Nov.

4.4

*9.6

12

12

12

13

8.4

4.8

12

14

13

14

14

8.8

7.0

12

14

14

14

14

9.4

22

IS

13

14

9.7

11

6.3

5.2

11

341.6

11.4

_

-

Dec.

*13

13

14

14

9.0

15

13

14

19

16

14

8.4

ZT~6.3

16

14

14

14

9.4

8.9

15

16

15

14

8.9

8.9

8.9

14

15

14 

13

409.7

13.2

_

-

Jan.

8.9

8.4

B79

13

15

15

15

15

11

8.9

14

17

17

18

*24

14

8.9

12

14

§i

43

26

10

8.4

12

15

*20

16

14

9.9 

9.4

493.7

15.9

-

Feb.

13

14

13

13

12

8.4

15 7.5

12

12

11

11

8.4

8.0

11

17

18

12

11

16

14

12

12

12

13

14

10

24

-

349.3

12.5

-

Mar.

30

26

18

14

13

8.9

8.0

12

12

12

20

~2T 187

20

20

15

*14

14

42

94

14

14

16

18

16

19

9.9

12"7.5

18 

14

765.3

24.7

-

Apr.

13

12

9.9

8.0

974

13

12

15

16

12

9.4

8.4

10

13

24

77

~\S 105

14

13

13

15

84

29

17

14

17

42

22

14

677.1

22.6

_

-

May

14

28

65

31

20

14

17

11

8.0

*11

12

11

10

10

8.0

5.5

9.0

11

12

12

10

7.0

4.8

8.0

9.4

9.4

9.9

12

7.7

4 . 8

4.4

406.9

13.1

_

-

June

21

26

21

13

8.4

6.3

7.0

56

74

*18

*272

29

55

38

114

40

32

18

9.4

6.6

8.9

13

11

9.4

8.9

7.0

5.2 676-

8.0

39

981.7

32.7

^

-

July

17

6.6

29

127

77

34

13

9.9

8.4

6.6

5.9

9.4

11

13

12

11

7.8

8.5

11 .

9.1

831.

87

24

12

6.3

6.3

7.0

5.9

6.3

6.3 

4.4

1,423.7

45.9

_

-

Aug.

9T~2.8

33

12

*12

9.9

8.4

11

13

8.4

8.4

9.4

9.4

12

10

8.0

8.9

16

18

108

32

15

8.4

8.9

8.9

50

25

20

9.0

7.5 

10

604.3

19.5

_

-

Sept.

8.4

7.5

8.4

7.0

4.8

675- 4.0

8.9

8.0

*8.4

6.6

5.2

6.3

8.9

9.4

9.4

8.4

6.6

6.6

2_2.

12

9.9

8.9

8.4

6.6

5.2

7.5

9.9

8.9

9 Q . a

248.6

8.29

_

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,850 Mln 2.4 Mean 56.7 Cfam - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 831 Mln 2.8 Mean 19.2 Cfam - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 335

Indian Lake at Russells Point, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°28'05", long 83°53'20", on north edge sec. 1, T. 7 S., R. 8 E., on 

backwall of concrete intake well for State fish hatchery on U. S. Highway 33, a quarter of a mile east of Russells Point, Logan County, and half a mile west of outlet 

into Miami River.

Drainage area.--109 sq mi.

Records available. November 1946 to September 1954.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Prior to Sept. 15, 1949, at site half a mile east at 

Indian Lake Dam spillway at same datura.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height observed during year, 2.12 ft May 12; minimum observed, 

 nTF~ft Nov. 19, 20.

1946-54: Maximum gage height observed, 3.00 ft Feb. 14, 1950; minimum-observed, 

0.58 ft Feb. 12, 1948.

Remarks.--Lake level controlled by dam. Spillway crest at gage height 2.15 ft.

Gage height, in feel, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30 

31

Oct.

1.52

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.54

1.58

1.58

1.56

1.54

1.52

1.48

1.44

1.40

1.36

1.30

.

-

-

-

1.31

.28

.26

.24

.24

.22

.22

.26

1.32

1.30

1.28 

1.26

Nov.

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.24

1.24

1.28

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.32

1.32

1.30

1.28

1.26

1.24

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.18

1.18

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.24

1.26

1.28

1.32

1.36

1.36

1 . 38

Dec.

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.34

1.34

1.36

1.36

1.34

1.34

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.40

1.40

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.42

1.40

Jan.

1.38

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.38

1.40

1.42

1.44

1.44

1.42

1.44

1.44

1.42

1.42

1.44

1.42

1.40

1.40

1.42

1.44

1.44

1.42

1.42

1.44

1.44

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.48

1.48

Feb.

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.44

1.46

1.46

1.44

1.44

1.44

1.42

1.42

1.46

1.46

1.44

1.44

1.44

1.46

1.44

1.44

1.48

1.52

1.52

1.50

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.48

-

Mar.

1.54

1.56

1.56

1.6O

1.64

1.66

1.66

1.70

1.70

1.68

1.68

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.72

1.72

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.74

1.76

1.76

1.74

1.74

1.76

1.74

1.74

1.74

1.78

1.82

Apr.

1.82

1.82

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.82

1.82

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.90

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.90

1.94

1.98

1.96

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.90

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.88

1.88

1.92

1.92

1.92

May

1.92

1.98

2.06

2.10

2.10

2.08

2.08

2.06

2.06

2.10

2.10

2.12

2.10

2.08

2.06

2.06

2.06

2.04

2.02

1.98

1.96

1.94

1.92

1.92

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.92

1.94

1.94

1.92

June

1.92

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.96

1.94

1.92

1.92

1.96

1.96

1.94

1.94

1.96

1.94

1.92

1.94

1.98

1.96

1.96

1.94

1.92

1.92

1.92

1.90

1.88

1.88

1.86

1.84

1.82

1.80

July

1.78

1.76

1.76

1.80

1.78

1.76

1.78

1.82

1.80

1.78

1.76

1.74

1.72

1.70

1.74

1.72

1.70

1.68

1.68

1.72

1.76

1.74

1.72

1.70

1.70

1.68

1.68

1.66

1.66

1.64

1.64

Aug.

1.68

 1.68

1.72

1.72

1.78

1.76

1.74

1.74

1.78

1.76

1.74

1.72

1.70

1.74

1.78

1.76

1.74

1.78

1.76

1.74

1.72

1.70

1.74

1.72

1.70

1.74

1.72

1.70

1.74

1.78

1.76

Sept.

1.74

1.72

1.70

1.70

1.68

1.72

1.72

1.70

1.68

1.66

1.66

1.70

1.70

1.68

1.68

1.72

1.70

1.68

1.66

1.70

1.70

1.68

1.68

1.74

1.72

1.70

1.68

1.68

1.66

1.66

Note. Gage heights Oct. 16-19 in error and not used.
336 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Miami River at Sidney, Ohio

Location. Lat 40"17'14", long 84°08'57", on right bank 100 ft upstream from North Street 

Bridge in Sidney, Shelby County, and half a mile downstream from Tawawa Creek.

Drainage area. 545 sq mi.

Records available. February 1914 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 924.70 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 18, 1919, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream at datum 

1.76 ft higher. Sept. 18, 1919, to Aug. 19, 1925, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 40 years, 484 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,510 cfs June 16, Aug. 5; maximum gage height, 

9.63 ft Aug. 5; minimum discharge, 25 cfs July 30, 31, Sept. 28, 29 (gage height, 

u. 07 ft).

1914-54: Maximum discharge, 20,700 cfs Mar. 20, 1927 (gage height, 14.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,900 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 

7.4 cfs Sept. 23, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 19.6 ft Mar. 25, 1913, present datum (discharge, 44,000 cfs, 

computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair Plow 

regulated by Indian Lake.

Cooperation.--Base data, except three discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years). WSP 433: 1915. WSP 743 : Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30

0.1 28 2.0 388

.5 66 3.0 800

1.0 137 6.0 2,530

1.5 247 1.0 

1.5

70

148

249

31 to Sept. 30

1 2.0

5 3.0

6.0

8.0

800

2,530

4,470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

28

23

30

33

34

38

37

39

38

37

*36

35

35

36

36

35 

35

36

37

36

37

38

39

40

40

45

45

44

41 

41

1,140

36.8

_

-

Nov.

40

40

*40

40

40

40" 39

41

41

40

40

41

42

42

42

43

42 

43

44

44

48

46

49

51

50

49

52So"

48

SO

1,317

43.9

_

-

Dec.

47

48

50

51

44

58

65

55

55

56

54

49

45

49

57

58

bSO

b45

b4040"

46

62

b75

b65

b55

52

48

44

46

44 

46

1,599

51.6

_

-

Jan.

40

44

41

42

41

44

*43

42

42

42

b40

b3S

b35

b35

38

43

b45 

b40

43

56

92

100

76

67

59

89

958 600"

379

224 

174

3,849

124

-

Feb.

135

115

103

99

93

87

76

72

*72

*71

69

64

62

63

63

70

128 

242

149

129

146

189

162

137

124

137

144

112

-

3,113

111

-

Mar.

212

288

335

414

244

189

164

149

*140

146

135

131

140

118

140

140

102 

84

W

143

274

198

129

120

123

140

162

231

1,150

*2,520 

1,880

10,233

330

-

Apr.

1,260

800

611

451

329

312

522

1,020

1,100

678

509

590

454

352

321

579

1,590 

1,400

975

611

437

338

349

332

252

226

*216

285

235

174:

17,308

577

_

-

May

159

153

166

240

189

162

138

146

134

146

*159

152

136

128

117

106

103 

103

108

102

117

91

79

74

69_

72

70

74

79

73 

69

3,714

120

_

-

June

67

72

78

73

72

67

61

154

695

304

329

213

153

136

*497

1,670

5,250

1,320

517

288

199

150

120

103

85

69

60

57

57

50

10,965

366

_

-

July

44

38

36

39

75

64

76

94

*7C

46

44

39

34

35

33

47

42 

37

35

34

35

64

46

39

35

31

28

27

27

26 3~3

1,353

43.6

_

-

Aug.

72

51

*39

37

3.920"

1,420

654

312

193

134

103

80

66

61

103

108

84 

84

110

*104

91

72

62

56

138

929

344

185

123

92 

72

9,899

319

_

-

Sept.

 57 62

45

43

38

36

35

33

33

32

32

31

30

30

31

30

30 

28

29

31

28

28

32

32

29

27

26

2F

26

29

995

33.2

_

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,180 Min 28 Mean 290 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,920 Min 26 Mean 179 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 5,400 efs).--June 16 (10:30 p.m.) 6,510 cfs (9.59 ft); Aug. 5 (9 a.m.) 

6,510 cfs (9.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 337

Loramie Creek at Lockington, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°12'35", long 84°14'32", In NE£ sec. 30, T. 7 N., R. 6 E., on left bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge, 1,300 ft downstream from Lockington Dam, half 

a mile northwest of Lockington, Shelby County, and 1-J miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 261 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1915 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 800.03 ft above mean

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to July 3, 1924, staff gage at same site at

datum 75.96 ft higher. July 3, 1924, to Aug. 17, 1926, staff gage and Aug. 18 to

Sept. 30, 1926, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 74.96 ft htgher.

Average discharge. 39 years, 209 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,420 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 81.45 ft); 

minimum, 3.6 cfs Oct. 6; minimum gage height, 77.14 ft Oct. 4, 5.

1915-54: Maximum discharge observed, 10,400 cfs May 7, 1916 (gage height, 86.4 ft, 

present datum); minimum, 2.0 cfs Aug. 19, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 91.6 ft Mar. 25, 1913, present datum (discharge, 25,600 cfs, 

computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Slight regulation by State reservoir at Port Loramie. Flood flow regulated by Lockington retarding basin.

Cooperation. Base data furnished by Miami Conservancy District. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 523: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1916.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, (gage heigh., in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

77.1

77.3

77.4

77.6

77.9

78.1

3.2 

6.4 

8.6

78.3

78.5

78.7

79.0

80.0

81.0

90

146

231

436

1,330

2,080

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of am

In.

Oct.

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.0

5.8

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

*4.0

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.1

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.1

5.0 

5.7

5.9 

5 9

6.1

132.9

4.29

-

-

Nov.

6.2

6.2

*6.2

676- 7.1

6.2

6.1

6.1

5.9

579

5.9

5.9

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.9

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.8

7.1

7.1

7.1 

6.8

6.8 

6 . 8

190.2

6.34

-

-

Dec.

a7

a7

a7

a7

al

a9

a alO" 11

a9

a9

8.4

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.9

8.4

7.9

7.3

7.1

6.8

7.3

7.7

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.7

7.5

7.3

7.1 

7.1

7.1

244.1

7.87

-

-

Jan.

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

*6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.1

671

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

8.0

11

14

14

11

11

22

1,210 

247

88 

67

53

1,877.4

60.6

-

-

Feb.

46

40

34

32

48

58

52

52

52

*52

51

48

38

19

14

14

18

31

27

23

30

44

34

29

26

24

22 

84

-

1,042

37.2

-

-

Mar.

326

217

217

146

108

100

53

34

*32

31

116

83

31

23

21

78

108

52

25

40

55

38

32

29

27

36

40 

186

1,620

1,760

900

6,564

212

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,400 Mln 3.8 Kes

Apr.

500

305

202

146

118

128

340

524

347

231

172

157

134

110

100

563

1,250

810

452

248

161

121

108

102

80

70

*64 

74

60

48

7,725

258

_

-

n 142

May

40

129

176

221

146

108

80

67

60

61

*53

51

47

43

37

30

27

25

25

24

24

22

19

18

16

15

15 

16

20

21

18

1,654

53.4

_

-

June

16

47

44

33

33

25

20

18

73

66

162

141

80

53

122

110

175

202

TS

54

37

26

20

16

14

11

10 

9.2

8.6

8 . 4

1,722.2

57.4

-

-

July

7.9

7.3

7.3

7.3

8.4

15

12

12

*14

11

8.4

7.3

6.8

6.4

5.9

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.9

6.1

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.1

5.7

5.2 

5.0

4.9

4.7

4. 7

226.7

7.31

_

-

Aug.

5.4

577

9.6

7.5

401

524

580

354

172

98

60

41

28

21

25

31

40

35

29

*35

37

29

21

15

47

747

153 

90

58

39

28

3,766.2

121

-

-

Sept.

20

T5

11

9.9

8.6

7.9

7.5

7.1

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.1

6.2

6.1

5.9

5.7

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.2

a4

aS

a4

a4 

a4

a4

a5

203.7

6.79

_

-

Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,760 Mln 3.8 Mean 69.4 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfa).--Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
338 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Miami River at Taylorsville, Ohio

Location. Lat 39° 52 '22" , long 84 C 09'51", on left bank 600 ft downstream from Taylorsville Dam, three-quarters of a mile north of Taylorsville, Montgomery County, and 

9^ miles upstream from Stillwater River.

Drainage area. 1,155 sq mi.

Records available. January 1914 to September 1917, January 1922 to September 1954. Published as "at Tadmor" 1914-17.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700.08 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Jan. 1, 1922, staff gage at site at Tadmor, if miles upstream 

at different datum. Jan. 1, 1922, to Nov. 11, 1925, staff gage at site 600 ft upstream 

at outlet works of Taylorsville Dam at present datum.

Average discharge. 32 years (1922-54), 966 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,520 cfs June 17 (gage height, 68.55 ft); minimum, 42 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 61.18 ft), result of freezeup.

1922-54: Maximum discharge, 25,500 cfs Jan. 15, 1937 (gage height, 73.32 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Jan. 2, 1945 (gage height, 61.10 ft).

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 25.4 ft at site at Tadmor (discharge, 127,000 

cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks.--Records good. Flood flow regulated at retarding basins on Miami River Just 

above station and on Loramie Creek at Lockington. Low and medium flow slightly regulated by Indian Lake.

Cooperation. Base data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 743: 1924(M). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 853: 1930, 

1937.WSP 923:1922-24.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 13-16, 21-24, Aug. 10-12, 28-30)

61.2

61.5

61.8

62.1

62.5

106

198

325

535

63.0

65.0

67.0

68.0

840

2,520

4,950

6,510

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

56

54

54

61

59

66 

63

68

68

66

64

61

*63

66

64

63

64

61 

59

65

64

64

64

64

59

59

66

74

76

76 

74

1,985

64.0

0.055

O.06

Nov.

66

66

*68

68

66

66 

68

64

61

66

72

72

72

72

68

66

70

72 

74

74

74

76

87

83

89

89

87

87

83

83

2,209

75.6

0.064

0.07

Dec.

83

85

85

87

85

104 

114

1O4

114

122

109

102

98

100

111

106

106

91 

81

91

89

102

106

104

98

104

98

91

89

87

87

3,035

97.8

0.085

0.1O

Jan.

79

79

79

77

83

87 

*83

83

83

79

79

68

5866"

76

77

70

64 

74

89

135

122

114

114

122

119

1,110

1 6OO

491

560

6,654

215

O.186

O.21

Feb.

293

237

198

188

191

188 

184

170

*154

152

185

154

148

152

122

151

166

202 

345

245

241

241

293

271

233

218

210

254

-

5,726

204

0.-177

0.18

Mar.

362

589

583

655

565

425 

365

288

*250

237

254

340

262

257

2O6

221

284

279 

225

225

284

415

540

266

245

245

262

302

2,580

5.100

4,380

21,271

686

0.594

0.68

Apr.

2,620

1,740

1,220

1,OOO

840

820 

1,000

1,510

1,820

1,420

1,000

872

905

739

667

745

2,660

2,920 

2,050

1.5OO

938

735

667

601

565

474

*452

447

491

420

33,636

1,121

0.971

1.08

May

360

36O

491

547

585

464 

595

545

535

330

*316

516

297

279

254

253

214

202 

.198

198

194

188

180

148

154

141

141

160

170

174

151

8,518

275

0.238

0.27

June

160

163

177

191

166

154 

141

132

728

834

589

775

447

*307

258

886

5.710

3,030 

1,46O

814

547

370

297

241

206

180

151

127

124

122

19,487

650

0.563

O.63

July

116

104

98

98

93

124 

129

138

*158

152

1O9

85

85

81

76

72

70

76 

83

77

79

79

79

91

77

68

66

63

61

59

bi. cT

2,765

89.2

0.077

0.09

Aug.

77

72

96

79

1,56O

3.150 

1,780

1,140

733

430

279

221

177

148

170

170

188

184 

174

166

184

166

138

129

116

1,130

1,000

571

550 

233

191

15,162

489

0.425

0.49

Sept.

151

129

*114

98

87

77 

72

79

68

68

68

61

59

59

59

59

58

58

58

56

56

58

56

56

54

56

54

52

52

52

2,084

69.5

0.060

O.O7

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,520 Mln 54 Mean 611 Cfsm O.529 In. 7.17

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,71O Mln 52 Mean 536 Cfsm 0.291 In. 3.93

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs). June 17 (4 p.m.) 7,520 cfs (68.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Greenville Creek near Bradford, Ohio

Location. Lat 40 "06'08", long 84°25'48", between sees. 33 and 34, T. 9 N. , R. 4 E., on 

left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 721, If miles south of Bradford, 

on line between Darke and Miami Counties, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 195 sq mi.

Records available. March 1931 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 948.9 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 173 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 4.73 ft); minimum, 8.2 cfs Dec. 31 (gage height, 1.18 ft), result of freezeup.

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 9,320 cfs May 14, 1933 (gage height, 9.2 ft); minimum, 

6.7 cfs Aug. 4,5, 1934.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by mill above station.

Cooperation. Base data, except two discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 803: 1933(M). WSP 823: 1933. WSP 1235: 1936, 1937(M) .

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5 to Dec. 31, 

June 2-5, 9-11, 15, 18, 19)

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

9.0

14

30

53

106

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

230

407

880

1,480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

16

16

16

18

20

20

20

19

18

18

18

*18

18

17

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

22

22

22

22

25

27

26

26

24

621

20.0

0.103

0.12

Nov.

24

25

25

22

24

23

20

21

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

*22

22

23

21

23

26

26

26

25

25

26

23

24

697

23.2

0.119

0.13

Dec.

23

25

23

21

22

43

48

33

29

37

30

26

25

26

33

28

22

23

21

20

25

33

39

32

29

26

26

26

25

25

22

866

27.9

0.143

0.16

Jan.

22

25

24

22

24

23

23

*24

23

23

21

2~0" 16

18

20

24

20

21

20

27

60

49

41

40

34

33

377

288

140

102

81

1,685

54.4

0.279

0.32

Feb.

67

60

56

52

51

47

42

*39

39

39

38

34

30

31

33

36

*43

43

41

41

48

43

41

40

39

39

38

68

-

1,218

43.5

0.223

0.23

Mar.

207

137

100

72

59

60

57

49

47

46

*46

47

46

45

41

38

38

38

42

59

64

57

53

51

51

54

53

57

488

804

4,266

138

0.708

0.82

Apr.

403

269

196

156

161

334

463

338

243

185

158

140

*121

115

110

191

522

328

213

161

133

119

121

121

108

98

93

91

81

78

5,850

195

1.00

1.12

May

76

156

135

130

108

91

81

74

74

72

67

63

59

*56

53

52

49

48

47

48

47

43

41

40

40

39

40

46

74

60

46

2,055

66.3

0.340

0.39

June

56

89

71

74

66

57

52

49

121

76

71

60

48

41

59

53

40

*171

110

63

47

39

33

31

29

26

25

22

22

21

1,722

57.4

0.294

0.33

July

21

20

20

29

31

26

30

45

52

32

26

23

20

19

18

17

16

17

18

*18

22

30

23

19

16

15

17

16

14

12

14

696

22.5

0.115

0.13

Aug.

40

43

27

20

29

48

33

23

20

19

19

18

16

43

28

36

*26

22

26

22

18

17

16

15

17

ii

20

33

24

20

18

770

24.8

0.127

0.15

Sept.

17

15

16

16

14

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

14

12

14

14

15

15

12

12

13

15

12

10

10

10

10

10

12

383

12.8

0.066

0.07

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,880 Min 15 Mean 131 Cfsm 0.672 In. 9.09

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,260 Min 10 Mean 57.1 Cfsm 0.293 In. 3.97

k discharge (base, 1,500 efs). No peak above base. 

Ischarge measurement made on this day.
340 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Stillwater River at Pleasant Hill, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°03'28", long 84°21'22", in SE^ sec. 18, T. 7 N., R. 5 E., on left bank 

aTTcTownstream side of highway bridge three-quarters of a mile northwest of Pleasant 

Hill, Miami County, and 2 miles downstream from Painter Creek.

Drainage area. 502 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1916 to September 1926, December 1934 to September 1954. 

Gage-height records collected at same site since March 1922 are contained in reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 845.73 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 23, 1934, staff or chain gage at same site and datura.

Average discharge.--29 years (1916-26, 1935-54), 450 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 8.56 ft); minImum, 6.4 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 0.94 ft).

1916-26, 1934-54: Maximum discharge, 26,400 cfs Jan. 14, 1937 (gage height, 17.32 

ft), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum observed, 4 cfs Oct. 17, 1920, July 12, 22, Aug. 30, 1921.

Maximum stage known, 17.5 ft Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 51,400 cfs, computed by 

Miami Conservancy District). This stage is not comparable with present gage heights 

because of failure of levee in 1913.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant on Greenville Creek.

Cooperation.--Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 523: 1917, drainage area. WSP 803: 1924(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height , in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1O-26)

1.1 

1.3

2.2

16

31

59

95

152

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

224

368

749

1,210

2,610

3,510

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

19

19

19

19

25

27

22

28

28

28

26

28

*22

28

27

22

21

24

27

25

25

27

21

22

20

31

26

30

27

29

26

768

24.8

0.049

0.06

Nov.

27

30

27

25

24

27

22

23

29

24

27

24

22

22

24

25

26

*26

23

24

22

27

30

34

30

29

33

33

31

30

800

26.7

0.053

0.06

Dec.

32

32

33

31

25

51

6~3 66

57

57

54

46

44

47

51

51

43

38

35

36

42

49

54

52

54

46

44

42

42

40

36

1,393

44.9

0.089

0.10

Jan.

40

37

41

39

36

38

36

*36

36

36

32

33

28

28

30

33

34

33

34

42

62

82

66

69

56

59

1,040

616

255

175

137

3,319

107

0.213

0.25

Feb.

"94 109

84

80

77

71

64

60

57

57

55

52

48

49

52

51

*63

69

70

65

71

80

73

66

65

61

61

68

_

-------

1,872

66.9

0.133

0.14

Mar.

548

342

222

166

98

100

95

89

81

74

*74

74

73

69

66

61

57

57

62

82

109

98

85

79

80

80

85

92

1,750

3,510

1,850

10,308

333

0.663

0.76

Apr.

876

587

426

327

318

607

1,010

770

548

406

339

294

*250

234

227

421

1,690

812

492

355

280

247

245

245

219

192

182

177

161

142

13,079

436

0.869

0.97

May

135

439

362

392

264

204

170

150

146

139

127

116

109

*98

95

91

89

87

81

80

75

69

66

63

63

60

65

74

112

125

88

4,234

137

0.273

0.31

June

91

180

170

148

148

116

94

84

217

237

250

170

123

89

76

110

85

*168

229

135

84

66

57

51

47

44

40

37

36

36

3,418

114

0.227

0.25

July

32

29

29

35

54

59

77

73

84

65

46

37

29

26

22

19

16

18

22

*22

18

28

31

25

21

20

17

20

17

16

16

1,023

33.0

0.066

0.08

Aug.

28

53

45

*30

54

60

66

¥7

38

33

29

26

22

30

55

62

*64

47

42

37

27

25

26

21

32

63

57

63

54

37

29

1,302

42.0

0.084

0.10

Sept.

2622"

20

20

20

17

17

16

12

13

11

12

19

14

14

18

12

17

14

16

13

13

13

8.6

14

8.6

15ir1

14

447.5

14.9

0.030

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,70O Min 17 Mean 303 Cfsm 0.604 In. 8/20

Water year 1953-54: Max 3.51O Min 7.3 Mean 115 Cfsm O.229 In. 3.11

Peak discharge (base, 4.OOO cfs). --Mar 3O (9 a.m.) 4.1OO cfs (8.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 341

Stillwater River at Englewood, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°52'10", long 84°16'57", in NVl£ sec. 23, T. 5 N., R. 5 E., on right

bank 1,000 ft downstream from Englewood Dam, 1 mile southeast of Englewood, Montgomery 

County, and 82 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--646 sq mi.

Records available. November 1925 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 699.97 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 29 years, 575 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,000 cfs Mar. 30'(gage height, 76.72 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 71.47 ft).

1925-54: Maximum discharge, 9,910 cfs May 14, 1933 (gage height, 79.99 ft); minimum, 3.7 cfs Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 1944 (gage height, 71.36 ft).

Maximum discharge during flood in March 1913, 85,400 cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District.

Remarks. Records good. Flood flow regulated by Englewood retarding basin. Diurnal 

fluctuation caused by powerplants at West Milton and on Greenville Creek.

Cooperation. Base data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

71.7

71.9

72.3

72.5

43

75

125

191

72.8

73.1

73.5

74.0

75.0

77.0

365

635

985

1,350

2,050

4,390

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

2T

21

22

24

25

36

32

29

30

31

27

*27

32

32

29

28

28

27

27

28

28

27

32

29

28

29

34 

33

33

34

884

28.5

0.044

0.05

Nov.

35

35

35

34

34

34

32

34

33

32

35

35

36

35

34

34

34

*36

38

36

38

41

41

41

44

45

4T

43 

44

43

1,115

37.2

0.058

0.06

Dec.

43

42

42

42

il

51

51

63

73

69

60

58

53

54

53

54

53

52

47

43

42

47

51

52

52

54

52

48 

48

47

43

1,580

51.0

0.079

0.09

Jan.

43

42

43

42

45

44

43

*42

42

41

40

40

35

36

38

41

39

39

39

48

67

71

82

86

84

82

516

1.250 

460

244

180

3,944

127

0.197

0.23

Feb.

152

131

114

109

101

93

89

79

75

71

69

65

63

60

60

71

91

89

*91

93

98

98

101

98

89

82

79

91

2,502

89.4

0.138

0.14

Mar.

364

508

296

214

166

128

128

12-2

112

103

*101

98

93

91

86

84

77

7382"

93

109

128

125

112

106

103

101

114 

1,200

5.570

5,250

11,737

579

0.587

0.68

Apr.

1,480

945

654

463

421

802

1,440

1,240

961

664

517

421

*351

310

330

417

1.940

1,550

921

615

445

358

344

330

310

279

255

244 

229

210

19,446

648

1.00

1.12

May

205

308

565

490

413

290

238

210

196

187

177

169

159

*146

137

131

128

120

114

109

106

103

93

91

91

86

84

93 

103

131

137

5,610

181

0.280

0.32

June

125

134

205

180

166

159

137

120

106

229

240

265

173

*137

109

101

114

112

176

184

134

101

82

69

61

54

51

47 

42

40

3,853

128

0.198

0.22

July

39

38

38

38

39

43

67

84

79

84

77

58

48

40

32

29

27

28

27

*25

33

32

27

32

34

29

26

24 

22

2?

23

1,244

40.1

0.062

0.07

Aug.

32

35

43

49

51

53

61

67

58

47

39

35

32

32

35

51

*58

75

60

49

43

38

32

32

35

44

79

67 

67

63

48

1,510

48.7

0.075

0.09

Sept.

39

32

31

27

26

24

24

23

20

20

17

16

16

15

18

18

17

16

18

18

18

16

16

15

15

15

12

11

IT

15

579

19.3

0.030

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,130 Win 21 Mean 418 Cfsm 0.647 In. 8.79

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,370 Min n Mean 148 Cfsm 0.229 In. 3.10

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

388926 O - 56 - Z3
342 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Mad River at Zanesfleld, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°21 I 05", long 83°40'25", on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge 

adjacent to U. S. Highway 33, 0.8 mile upstream from unnamed stream In Hadley Bottom 

and 1 mile north of Zanesfleld, Logan County.

Drainage area. 6.41 sq ml.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,208.28 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 8.75 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 127 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 2.09 ft); minimum; 0.6 cfs Jan. 12, 13, result of freeze-up; minimum gage height, 0.63 ft Feb. 7, 12

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 1,110 cfs Apr. 11, 1948 (gage height, 6.76 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

3.97 ft and logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Jan. 12, 13, 1954; minimum gage 

height, that of Feb. 7, 12, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-20)

0.65 

.7 

.75

0.9 

1.6 

2.5 

3.5

0.9

1.1

1.2 

1.4

6.2

16

22

40

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In..

Oct.

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

31.0

1.00

0.156

0.18

Nov.

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

30.9

1.03

0.161

0.18

Dec.

*1.0 

1.0

1.0

. .9

.9

1.2

1.0

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

bl.O

bl.O

1.2

1.6

3.5

275

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

39.5

1.27

0.198

0.23

Jan.

1.2 

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

b.9

b.6

b.6

*b.7

.9

.9

.9

b.9

.9

2.9

5.0

bl.5

1.5

1.2

' f

12

32 .5 

3.8

2.9

2.1

89.5

2.89

0.451

0.52

Feb.

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1/2

1.2

1.3

1.3

176- .9

1.2

1.5

2.6

8.8

4.5

3.3

3.1

8.1

4.0

3.1

, 2.9 r 2 - 7

2.5

*2.1

2.7

71.4

2.55

0.598

0.41

Mar.

3.3 

3.3

4.5

b2.9

b2.9

b2 . 7 

3.9

4.8

4.8

4.2

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

4.3

9.3

4.2

3.3

3.1

2.9

5.5

5.1

2.7

12 

26

T5

185.9

6.00

0.956

1.08

Apr.

9.2

7.0

5.5

4.8

4.5

5.0 

5.0

12

6.6

*5.5

5.6

5.0

4.8

4.5

5.6

14

~8.5 15

6.2

5.5

4.8

4.8

6.2

5.3

4.8

_.. 4.5

9.2

7.0 

5.6 

5.0

196.2

6.54

1.02

1.14

May

4.8 

25

17

11

>\ 7.8

6,2 

5.6

5.3

5.9

7.0

5.6

5.5

4.8

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.3

 3.5

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.9 

2.9

2.7

2.5

168.8

5.45

0.850

0.98

June

3.1 

2.9

2.9

5.8

2.9

2.7 

2.5

15 "7.4

4.0

5.3

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

fcf

1.5

90.0

5.00

0.468

0.52

July

1.5 

1.5

1.6

2.0

2.0

1.8 

2.9

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.9

2.1

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

a2.0

al.6

al.4

al.3

al.3

1.3

1.5

1.5 

1.5

iiP-

 

52.4

1,69

0.264

0.50

Aug.

1.6

1.2

1.0

^1

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.2

1.5

2.5

1.5

1.5

2.6

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.7

2.1

5.0

1.8

al.5

1.2 

1.2

1.2

57.9

1.87

0.292

0.54

Sept.

1.2 

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

Q

tt

.9

.9

 1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

34.0

1.15

0.176

0.20

Calendar year 1953: Max 67 Mln 0.9 Mean 4.20 cfsm 0.655 In. 8.89

Water year 1953-54: Max 38 Min 0.6 Mean 2.87 cfsm 0.448 In. 6.08

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs). No peak above 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for station near Urbana.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 343

Mad River near Urbana, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°06'27", long 83°47 I 57" on west line of sec. 35, T. 5 E., R. UN., on 

left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 36, if miles upstream from 

Dugan Run, if miles downstream from Muddy Creek, and 2? miles west of Urbana, Champaign 

County.

Drainage area. 157 sq mi.

Records available. September 1925 to September 1931, August 1939 to September 1954.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 985.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to May 18, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum. May 18, 1930, 

to Sept. 30, 1931, staff gage at site 600 ft downstream at datum 0.36 ft lower. 

Aug. 1 to Sept. 25, 1939, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 147 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 5.31 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Jan. 12, result of freezeup.

1925-31, 1939-54: Maximum discharge observed, 7,740 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 

10.4 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum 

daily, 24 cfs Feb. 2, 3, 1945.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation. Base data, except two discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 19, 20; Jan. 29 to Feb. 8, 

June 12-16; stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 

23-25, Jan. 13, 14, 23, 24, Mar. 5)

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30

20

29

64

129

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

241

450

730

Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0 

2.3

2.6

3.0 

3.5

138

244

450

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

41

41

41

43

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

44

*43

41

41

39

41

43

36

38

39

43

43

43

43

48

4T

44

43

46

1,336

43.1

0.275

0.32

Nov.

46

?4

44

41

 43

44

44

44

44

43

43

43

41

41

41

41

39

39

39

39

39

41

43

39

41

41

39

39

39

39

1,243

41.4

0.264

0.29

Dec.

39

39

39

39

3£

46

43

39

44

50

48

44

44

50

48

43

38

39

38

39

39

~55 54

50

45

43

41

43

46

44

41

1,341

43.3

0.276

0.32

Jan.

43

44

43

41

41

41

39

38

39

36

35

27

35

40

*44

41

36

38

39

54

78

50

50

45

46

48

*213 ~9"5

71

58

52

1,600

51.6

0.329

0.38

Feb.

50

50

48

48

46

44

41

4T

*43

*46

46

43

43

44

44

48

82

74

60

58

68

62

56

54

52

50

48

52

-

1,441

51.5

0.328

0.34

Mar.

54

*54

66

56

55

54

52

58

58

56

52

50

48

48

46

44

44

44

48

89

62

56

52

50

50

48

44

62

4,36

'554 669 

2,859

92.2

0.587

0.68

Apr.

175

142

122

110

107

112

114

124

107

97

94

88

85

83

90

103

180

T22

107

97

92

88

90

88

85

81

53

94

*83

81

3,124

104

0.662

0.74

May

78

81

-§9 105

86

81

78

76

76

*81

78

76

73

71

70

67

67

65

65

65

64

62

61

59

59

58

61

61

67

61

57

2,208

71.2

0.454

0.52

June

79

78

75

71

70

62

55

58

113

75

81

55

45

44

*47

52

146

T8

65

57

54

52

51

51

51

51

51

47

47

47

1,908

63.6

0.405

0.45

July

47

46

47

47

52

46

51

47

45

42

41

40

38

38

38

38

38

38

*38

37

59

14

37

36

37

36

36

36

36

36

48

1,295

41.8

0.266

0.31

Aug.

71

38

38

36

295

103

67

57

50

46

42

41

40

42

57

50

47

47

50

45

42

41

*42

42

46

62

50

46

45

44

42

1,764

56.9

0.362

0.42

Sept.

41

lO

40

38

38

38

38

38

37

37

36

36

36

36

35

35

35

35

35

34

35

35

35

35

35

34

34

34

34

34

1,083

36.1

0.230

0.26

Calendar year 1953: Max 700 Mln 34 Mean 85.7 Cfsm 0.546 In. 7.40

Water year 1953-54: Max 669 Mln 27 Mean 58.1 Cfsm 0.370 In. 5.03

Peak discharge (base. 1.100 cfs). Mar. 30 (6 a.m.) 1,600 cfs (5.31 ft). 

 Discharge measurement made on this day.
344 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Buck Creek at New Moorefield, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°59'15", long 83°42'55", in NE^ sec. 9, R. 10, T. 5, on right bank at 

downstream side of New York Central Railroad bridge at south edge of New Moorefield, 

Clark County, li miles downstream from East Pork and 5 miles upstream from Beaver 

Creek.

Drainage area.--67.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,005,44 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Nov. 9, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 68.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,790 cfs June 16 (gage height, 6.36 ft); minimum, 13 cfs July 30, Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.48 ft).

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 3,260 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 7.46 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs; minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 11, 1944.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

2.5

3.0 

4.0

117

184

412

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

2T

21

21

*24_

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

23

23

24

24

24

24

24

699

22.5

0.334

0.39

Nov.

24

24

24

23- 23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

*23

24

24

24

24

26 TB"

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

710

23.7

0.352

0.39

Dec.

23

23

24

24

23

26

24

24

26

27

24

24

24

26

24

*24

23

22

24

24

24

322"9

27

27

26

26

26

26

25

24

775

25.0

0.371

0.43

Jan.

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

22

21

2T

24

24

26

24

24

24

36

39

29

28

28

27

*32

60

4?

36

32

30

871

28.1

0.418

0.48

Feb.

30

28

27

27

27

27

25

25

25

25

24

23

24

24

24

25

29

27

27

27

29" 31

28

27

27

26

25

27

-

740

26.4

0.392

0.41

Mar.

30

30

33

*31

30

28

29

29

28

27

27

27

26

26

26

25

24

24

28

34

30

29

28

27

27

26

26

28

TTo- 98

O£

52

1,015

32.7

0.486

0.56

Apr.

42

39

35

34

35

65

54

46

41

37

36

*33

32

3?

32

52

78

45

39

35

33

112

~6T 138

47

41

41

38

35

33

1,426

47.5

0.706

0.79

May

37

38

3S

34

32

31

31

31

32

31

30

29

27

27

27

26

26

25

25

24

24

24

24

2323-

23

24

24

30

24

23

867

28.0

0.416

0.48

June

*65

36

32

30

27

25

24

IS

40

28

37

28

26

24.

57

347 33-3"

119

67

52

44

40

33

34.

32

31

29

27

26

25

1,775

59.2

0.880

0.98

July

--£! ^3

24

24

24

22

24

22

21

21

21

20

19

~ 19

21

19

18

19

19

19

21

19

18

17

16

1515-

*15

16

15

15

605

19.5

0.290

0.33

Aug.

_ 17

*17

17

16

H

27

23

21

22

20

19

19

18

21

21

19

19

20

19

19

18

18

13

17

20

55

22

20

19

18

18

686

22.1

0.328

0.33

Sept.

18

17

16

16

15

15

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

15

*14

TS

15

14

16

16

15

16

16

15

15

15

15

16

463

15.4

0.229

0.26

Calendar year 1953 : Max 654 Min 18 Mean 43. S Cfsm 0.648 In. 8.79

Water year 1953-54: Max 347 Min 14 Mean 29.1 Cfsm 0.432 In. 5.83

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs). --June 16 (9:30 p.m.) 1,790 cfs (6.36 ft); June 17 (9 P.m.) 1,280

cfs (5.74 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day .
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 345

Beaver Creek near Springfield, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°56'25", long 83°44'55", In sec. 18, R. 9, T. 5,'on right bank at upstream side of bridge on Merrit Road, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth and

3-5 miles east of center of Springfield, Clark County. 

Drainage area.--37.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1954. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read onae daily. Datum of gage is

960.98 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Nov. 9, 1942, chain gage at same

site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 40.0 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge daring year, 1,730 cfs June 16 (gage height, 4.11 ft), from

rating curve extended above 340 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow;

minimum, 4.1 cfs July 31; minimum gage height, 0.10 ft Oct. 1-4.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 4,980 cfs (revised) Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 7.95ft,

in gage well), from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs; minimum, 3.3 cfs Jan. 25,

1945.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised,

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-sapply

papers indicated.

WSP

973 

1003 

1113 

1235

Water 

year

1943 

1944 

1948 

1952

Date

Mar. 19, 

Apr. 8, 

Feb. 13, 

Jan. 26,

1943 

1944 

1948 

1952

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,060 

1,310

4,980 

3,500

Gage height 

(feet)

6.83 

5.00 

7.95 

6.85

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1943-45, superseding those published in WSP 973, 1003, and 1033, are given herewith:

Date

1942

Dec. 28

29

30

31

1943

Mar. 11

16

17

19

20_

Discharge

137

137

267

122

137

233

198

891

323

Date

1943-Con.

July 22

29

1944

Mar. 6

7

23

Apr. 8

9

11

12

Discharge

157

505

276

258

184

524

192

503

206

Date

1945

Feb. 15

16

22

26

Mar. 3

6

20

June 17

18

Discharge

164

239

464

228

408

1,150

552

324

676

Month

Calendar year 1943 ...............

Calendar year 1944. ..............

Calendar year 1945 ...............

Cfs-days

13,044.9

8,955.1

14,970.6

Maximum

891

524

1,150

Minimum

8.2

4.3

5.9

Mean

35.7

24.5

70.7

41.0

Per square 

mile

1.08

.957

.657

1.90

1.10

Runoff in 

inches

14.70

13.01

8.93

4.27

2.12

14.95

Revised peak discharge.--1942-43: Feb. 11 (2 a.m.) 401 cfs; Mar. 16 (10 p.m.) 615 cfs: Mar. 19 

(8 p.m.) 3,060 cfs; May 25 (5:30 a.m.) 419 cfs; July 29 (4 a.m.) 800 cfs; July 29 (4 p.m.) 662 cfs.

1943-44: Mar. 5 (2 a.m.) 346 cfs; Mar. 6 (10:30 p.m.) 700 cfs; Mar. 23 (8 p.m.) 368 cfs; Apr. 8 

(4 a.m.) 1,310 cfs; Apr. 11 (12 m.) 1,150 cfs.

1944-45: Feb. 22 (4:30 a.m.) 1,110 cfs; Feb. 26 (10 p.m.) 722 cfs; Mar. 3 (3 a.m.), 770 cfs; 

Mar. 20 (1:30 a.m.) 848 cfs; June J.8 (3 a.m.) 1,540 cfs. 

1947-48: Feb. 13 (10:30 p.m.) 4,980 cfs.
346 MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

Beaver Creek near Springfield, Ohio Continued

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 16 June 17 to Sept. 30

0.1 3.9

.2 6.7

.4 16

.6 32

0.9 67

1.1 109

1.3 172

1.5 255

0.6 32

1.0 78

1.4 147

1.9 295

Note.--Same as preceding 

table below 0.6 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

*5.0

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.7

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.3

153.1

4.94

0.132

0.15

Nov.

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.7

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

*5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

7.1

670

6.4

6.0

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.7

172.3

5.74

0.154

0.17

Dec.

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

7 .1

6.0

5.3

6.0

6.7

6.0

5.7

5.3

6.0

6.4

*6.4

5.7

4.8

4.8

5.0

6.0

9.7

670

8.8

7.1

8.0

6.7

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.4

192.8

6.22

0.167

0.19

Jan.

5.7

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.3

573

6.4

11

5.7

6.7

7.1

9.3

23

16

11

8.0

9.3

*10

36

20

16

14

11

304.2

9.81

0.263

0.30

Feb.

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.3

8.8

8.8

7.6

T76

8.0

8.8

8.8

13

13

12

11

16

16

14

12

12

12

12

13

-

-- -

307.7

11.0

0.295

0.31

Mar.

16

17

23

*15

14

14

11

16

15

14

14

14

13

14

12

11

11

11

13

*32_

20

16

14

13

13

12

11

11

20

30

23

483

15.6

0.418

0.48

Apr.

19

16

14

13

14

49

45

134

50

36

29

*23

18

17

18

34

*84

39

29

23

19

59

250

87

48

37

28

23

20

19

1,294

43.1

1.16

1.29

May

17

20

20

16

16

15

15

14

14

18

14

13

12

11 ai

10

10

9.7

9.3

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.1

7.1

7.1

9.7

7.6 

6.7

359.1

11.6

0.311

0.36

June

*22

18

12

14

10

8.8

8.0

15

15

9.7

18

11

8.0

2 7.6

248

273

TT?

48

31

21 A

16*

18

13

12

11

9.3

8.4

8.0

7.6

1,034.4

34.5

0.925

1.03

July

7.1

6.7

6.7

7.6

9.3

7.1

8.4

7.1

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.3

r, 5.3

6.7

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

6.7

8.0

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.3

*4.3

4.3

4.3

4.1

182.8

5.90

0.158 o.ie

Aug.

4.6

*4.3

5.7

4.8

46

16

8.4

6.4

6.7

6.4

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.3

14

8.8

6.0

6.7

8.4

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

11

44

16

11

9.3

8.0 

7.6

311.2

10.0

0.268

0.31

Sept.

6.7

677

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.3

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.7

5.3

*5.3

5.0

5.3

5.3

6.4

5.7

5.3

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.5

164.1

5.47

0.147

0.16

Calendar year 1953: Max 412 Min 4.3 Mean 20.2 Cfsra 0.542 In. 7.35

Water year 1953-54: Max 273 Mln 4.1 Mean 13.6 Cfsra 0.365 In. 4.93

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs).--June 16 (12 p.m.) 1,730 cfs {4.11 ft).

- uj.Bcncii'ge me a. sure merit maae on T-nis aay.

Note. Discharge below about 40 cfs computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 347

Mad River near Springfield, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°55'23" ) long 83°52'13", in NWv sec. 16, R. 9, T. 4, on right bank 150 ft 

downstream from Rock Run, 2 miles downstream from Buck Creek, and 3 miles west of 

Springfield, Clark County.

Drainage area.--485 sq mi.

Records 1954. available . January 1904 to March 1906 (fragmentary), February 1914 to September 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 881.42 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Jan. 1, 1904, to Mar. 31, 1906, chain gage at site a third of a mile downstream at different datum. Feb. 1, 1914, to Feb. 29, 1924, staff gage at site 

If miles upstream at datum 6.39 ft higher. Mar. 1, 1924, to July 31, 1925, chain gage 

at site 300 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--40 years (1914-54), 494 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year," 4,090 cfs June 17 (gage height, 6.54 ft); minimum, 9'9 cfs Oct. 22, Sept. 19; minimum gage height, 1.20 ft Sept. 19.

1914-54: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 14.9 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 

70 cfs Feb. 9, 26, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 16.9 ft Mar. 25, 1913, present datum (discharge, 55,400 cfs, 

computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation. Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 603: 1924. WSP743: Drainage area. WSP823: 1929(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 22,

May 23-31, June 25 to Sept. 30)

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

129

198

328

2.0 

4.0

488

2,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

.10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

132

132

132

129 

139

142

145

151

158

148

142

142

145

*145

145

145

142

139

145 

148

145

145

145

142

142

148

168

151

151

148

145

4,476

144

0.297

0.34

, Nov.

142

142

148

145 

*142

142

145

142

145

148

155

155

155

151

151

151

165

165

165 

176

168

191

158

161

161

148

158

155

155

158

4,643

155

0.320

0.36

Dec.

165

161

161

165 

161

194

168

168

202

187

176

165

158

187

183

168

161

151

148 

161

168

191

194

168

155

158

155

158

158

158

151

5,304

168

0.346

0.40

Jan.

148

148

145

145 

155

151

151

148

142

139

135

135

129

145

*180

168

142

142

155 

235

287

210

191

187

183

345

488

319

260

235

210

5,853

189

0.390

0.45

Feb.

210

210

198

202 

191

180

168

172

176

172

172

165

161

TeT

161

187

239

231

*310 

219

235

218

206

198

194

198

183

214

-

5,431

194

0.400

0.42

Mar.

235

*214

248

231 

233

214

202

206

206

306

218

198

191

180

180

183

180

180

234 

287

252

231

218

206

210

202

187

214

1,380

1.590

698

9,404

303

0.625

0.72

Apr.

488

398

338

305 

333

425

419

520

377

319

291

378

269

260

373

376

641

398

328 

396

273

305

689

388

305

273

269

269

*252

343

10,598

353

0.728

0.81

May

265

260

310

291 

265

252

248

239

243

*243

231

331

323

233

210

194

202

198

198 

191

183

172

158

TeT

161

161

165

172

210

172

161

6,593

213

0.439

0.51

June

358

282

227

333 

206

194

191

950

688

305

367

269

223

210

*235

791

1.510

714

338

278

243

256

210

194

183

173

165

161

158

158

10,459

349

0.720

0.80

July

158

151

155

155

165

158

168

158

155

145

142

148

148

145

148

139

132

132

*139 

129

145

145

129

119

116

116

116

113

113

113

116

4,301

139

0.287

0.33

Aug.

135

121

116

113 

*767

283

168

148

148

139

132

129

129

166

202

145

139

155

142 

139

129

129

*129

132

225

348

187

161

151

148

148

5,502

177

0.365

0.42

Sept.

148

148

148

145

135

135

142

139

135

135

139

129

132

135

139

139

139

129

m

148

126

126

129

126

124

129

132

132

132

4,045

135

0.278

0.31

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,460 Mln 125 Mean 310 Cfsm 0.639 In. 8.67

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,510 Min 113 Mean 210 Cfsm 0.433 In. 5.87

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 efs).--June 17 (1 a.m.) 4,090 cfs (6.54 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
348 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Mad River near Dayton, Ohio

Location. Lat 39"47 "48", long 84°05'32", In SW£ sec. 7, R. 8, T. 2, on left bank 600 ft 

downstream from Huffman Dam, 2\ miles downstream from Mud Run, and 6 miles northeast 

of Dayton, Montgomery County.

Drainage area.--632 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1914 to September 1921, October 1924 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 699.95 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Nov. 19, 1914, to Sept. 30, 1921, staff gage at site 1 mile upstream at datum 

83.96 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1926, staff gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 36 years (1915-21, 1924-54), 629 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,750 cfs June 9 (gage height, 80.92 ft); minimum, 119 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height,'77.63 ft).

1924-54: Maximum discharge, 18,400 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 87.9 ft); minimum, 91 cfs Aug. 6,9, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 14.0 ft Mar. 25, 1913, original site and datum (discharge, 

75,700 cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks. Records good. Flood flow regulated by Huffman retarding basin.

Cooperation. Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Revisions (water years). WSP 453: 1915. WSP 523: Drainage area. WSP 743: 1929-32.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 5-26)

77.6

78.0

78.5

116

180

353

79.0

80.0

81.0

666

1,640

2,890

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

140

138

140

151

143

148

148

150

151

150

144

143

141

 141

143

141

141

140

140

146

148

140

138

141

138

140

162 

162

155 

156

153

4,498

145

0.229

0.26

Nov.

150

150

151

150

144

144

150

150

176

*173

165

167

167

165

165

160

165

167

169

171

167

173

191

173

180

171

169 

171

167 

167

4,928

164

0.259

0.29

Dec.

169

165

 160

160

160

191

171

169

183

202

176

167

162

178

204

176

169

162

158

160

167

188

191

178

171

167

165 

162

165

165 

160

5,321

172

0.272

0.31

Jan.

156

156

156

155

156

162

162

158

158

156

155

155

155

156

*167

194

165

156

165

226

299

248

213

213

196

219

452 

420

314

255

6,378

206

0.326

0.38

Feb.

238

238

226

229

226

213

204

204

*207

204

199

194

188

185

185

199

252

252

*252

229

262

238

235

232

219

219

210 

235

-

6,172

220

0.348

0.36

Mar.

255

*248

269

272

255

252

238

232

235

226

238

226

216

210

204

204

216

204

241

336

323

272

255

*252

245

232

216

216

1,080

1.550

1,OOO

10,398

555

0.550

0.61

Apr.

685

528

453

405

455

556

628

708

590

471

420

593

375

558

457

509

888 658"

490

598

553

403

757

628

459

358

352 

332

*310

291

14,620

487

0.771

0.86

May

299

540

448

595

544

514

502

287

287

*287

276

265

255

245

252

219

219

219

216

216

207

199

188

180

185

176

IBS

219

196

176

7,747

250

0.396

0.46

June

391

442

527

262

252

213

196

592

1.680

584

496

398

291

*258

241

323

1,550

898

496

540

287

265

258

219

207

199

185 

175

165

15.8

12,124

404

0.639

0.71

July

155

155

160

167

169

162

178

178

155

155

150

144

141

137

144

155

155

154

*144

157

156

151

141

155

128

127

127 

126

125

125 

124

4,498

145

0.229

0.26

Aug.

141

140

140

150

483

385

219

178

151

140

133

133

130

137

173

151

144

148

148

140

131

128

*126

151

155

542

282 

216

194 

180

176

5,585

180

0.285

0.33

Sept.

169

167

162

158

151

141

154

141

137

128

128

125

T§5

130

131

150

130

126

158

128

140

137

130

128

130

127

125 

125

130 

130

4,081

136

0.215

0.24

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,360 Mln 137 Mean 375 Cfsm 0.593 In. 8.03

Water year 1953-54 : Max 1,680 Mln 124 Mean 237 Cfsm 0.375 In. 5.07

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 ofa). Mo peak above base, 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 349

Miami River at Dayton, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°45<55", long 84°ll'5l", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from Main 

Street Bridge in Dayton, Montgomery County, and three-quarters of a mile downstream 

from Mad River.

Drainage area.--2.513 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1905 to September 1906, January 1907 to December 1909 (gage 

heights only), April 1913 to September 1919, October 1919 to September 1921 (gage 

heights only), October 1921 to September 1954. Gage height records collected at Main 

Street Bridge since January 1892 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700,00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1921, staff gage at Main Street Bridge at datum 23.73 ft 

higher. Oct. 1, 1921, to July 24, 1931, staff gage at Main Street Bridge at datum 

21.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--41 years (1913-54), 2,223 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 26.62 ft); 

minimum, 117 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 20.46 ft)

1913-54: Maximum discharge at Millers Ford, 3f miles below station, 59,800 cfs 

Apr. 21, 1920 (gage height, 16.0 ft, site and datum then in use), computed by Miami 

Conservancy District; minimum, 78 cfs Sept. 26, 1941 (gage height, 20.19 ft).

Maximum stage known, 29.0 ft Mar. 26, 1913, site and datum then in use (discharge, 

250,000 cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks. Records good. Flood flow regulated at four retarding basins above station. 

Water is diverted above station for use in Dayton; most of return flow from diversions 

bypasses station in Dayton sewer system.

Cooperat ion.--Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Revisions.--WSP 758: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3O Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

20.6 152

21.0 348

21.5 661

22.0 1,160

24.0

25.0

26.0

4,030

6,050

8,990

20.4

20.6

21.0

21.5

95

177

408

755

22.0 1,200

24.O 4,030

25.0 6,050

26.0 8,990

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

180

166

157

166

171

180

185

199

194

199

194

194

194

209

209

199

194

190

190

*194

209

194

176

176

176

171

218

233 

228 

228

226

6,001

194

-

-

Nov.

223

218

223

223

199

199

199

199

228

*233

199

228

223

223

218

218

223

233

237

237

237

252

'262 272

272

267

262

257 

252 

252

6,968

232

-

-

Dec.

252

267

247

247

242

306

291

281

327

548

3O6

286

272

301

327

296

296

281

257

257

262

276

296

296

276

286

286

272 

272

267 

272

8,748

282

-

-

Jan.

262

257

252

*247

257

272

272

257

247

237

237

237

213

228

257

281

237

223

247

332

432

398

359

359

354

376

828

2,140 

1,600

954

694

13,546

437

-

-

Feb.

595

535

473

455

444

420

4O9

392

381

348

386

354

338

332

*522

364

461

449

548

522

522

498

529

542

498

473

449

510

12,549

448

-

-

i Mar.

653

1,230

1,070

1,030

954

735

654

581

548

510

516

568

535

485

461

455

*504

522

548

624

632

710

669

595

562

529

504

548 

3,290

6,660

8,330

38,212

1,233

-

-

Apr.

4,56O

3,080

2,210

1,720

1,66O

1,860

2,700

2,930

2,930

2,210

1,790

1,540

1,500

1,330

1,410

1,500

4,450

4,660

3,230

2,280

1,660

1,430

1,610

1,500

1,230

1,020

965

947 

938

894

61,744

2,058

-

-

May

811

912

1,560

1,240

1,250

1,020

903

803

763

771

74O

*725

695

666

631

596

582

561

540

54O

527

506

493

460

434

421

408

460 

473 

486

466

21,243

685

-

-

June

7O7

718

659

596

568

533

*493

454

2,100

1,540

1,140

1,250

894

702

610

960

5.7OO

4,060

2,000

1,230

894

695

603

500

454

421

376

345 

315 

505

31,820

1,061

-

-

July

297

279

251

235

235

246

*297

370

309

315

297

263

219

203

187

168

154

182

203

177

229

198

182

177

172

154

*146

141 

136 

132

1 po -l<-o

6,682

216

-

-

Aug.

150

203

203

203

807

5.460

1,790

1,200

811

596

454

389

333

309

364

358

370

370

376

333

327

303

279

274

274

922

1,270

732 

547 

*440

376

18,823

607

-

-

Sept.

321

285

251

229

203

172

150

159

150

154

154

150

141

146

154

154

154

132

177

164

*159

164

146

141

141

141

132

121 

128 

136

5,OO9

167

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 17,300 Min 157 Mean 1,336 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,660 Min 121 Mean 634 Cfsm - In.

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
350 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Miami River at Miamisburg, Ohio 

(Formerly published as Miami River near Miamisburg}

Location. Lat 39°38'45", long 84 "17 "20", in sec. 31, R. 6, T. 1, on left bank 600 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 725 at Miamisburg, Montgomery County, and 

0.3 mile downstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 2,718 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1924 to September 1935, October 1952 to September 1954. Published as "near Miamisburg" 1924-35.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 678.60 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Aug. 29, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1935, at site 2.2 miles downstream at datum 

677.06 ft above mean sea level.

Average discharge.--13 years, 2,189 cfs.

Extremes.--1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 19,100 cfs May 23 (gage height, 

12.22 ft); minimum daily, 238 cfs Sept. 7.

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 10,500 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 

8.94 ft); minimum daily, 164 cfs Aug. 1.

1924-35, 1952-54: Maximum discharge, 55,000 cfs Feb. 27, 1929 (gage height, 16.5 

ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 148 cfs Sept. 7, 1925.

Maximum discharge known, 257,000 cfs Mar.'26, 1913, computed by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station. Flood 

flow regulated by four retarding basins above station.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by Dayton Power and Light Co. Ten discharge 

measurements furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years). WSP 743: 1929(M).

Rating tables, Oct. I, 1952, to Sept. 30, 1954 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1, 1952, to May 23, 1953 May 24, 1953, to Sept. 30, 1954

2.7 340

3.0 535

4.0 1,770

7.0 

12.0

6,510

18,500

2.3 

2.6

3.0

160

325

705

5.0 3,210

8.0 8,510

11.0 15,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

465

465

479

432

439

552

500

493

479

472

479

439

472

452

452

452

458

432

394

439

439

452

446

452

446

406

528

493

446

458

446

14,257

460

0.169

0.19

Nov.

446

432

493

472

465

465

458

432

426

446

446

452

452

439

452

413

446

452

603

521

500

578

514

507

544

552

500

569

544

500

14,519

484

0.178

0.20

Dec.

486

52T

514

521

895

1,190

1,530

1,050

910

1,560

5,210

2,260

1,490

1,140

1,010

908

845

809

749

704

672

895

1,110

1,050

996

870

761

672

612

620

641

31,201

1,006

0.370

0.43

Jan.

586

578

594

569

64T

652

594

1,110

1,070

2,050

4,920

5,430

3,580

*2,540

2,610

2,540

3,140

7,280

8,090

5,090

3,660

2,910

2,330

2,190

2,330

2,400

1,980

2,980

2,760

2,120

'

81,304

2,623

0.965

1.11

Feb.

1,910

1,770

1,670

1,530

1,460

1,370

1,350

1,270

1,200

*1,150

2,120

4,280

4,600

3,140

2,470

2,120

1,770

1,410

1,280

1,400

1,840

3,140

2,400

1,770

1,570

1,600

1,530

1,400

_

 _-_-.

54,520

1,947

0.716

0.75

Mar.

1,240

1,150

1,550

6,890

9,570

6,140

3,880

2,980

2,470

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,330

2,610

2,680

4,040

3,440

3,440

6,140

5,430

3,810

2,840

2,330

2,050

1,910

1,740

1,630

1,560

1,460

1,360

1,310

94,350

3,044

1.12

1.29

Apr.

1,300

1,280

1,270

,230

,090

,140

,140

,090

1,200

1,370

1,410

1,410

1,330

1,310

1,310

1,550

1,500

1,660

1,620

1,910

1,770

1,560

1,370

1,240

1,160

1,130

1,140

1,100

996

1,060

39,646

1,322

0.486

0.54

May

1,020

970

833

845

908

882

1,040

1,740

2,910

2,190

1,670

*1,420

1,350

1,840

4,040

5,780

8,090

13,200

11,900

7,280

4,920

6,890

18,200

13 , 900

* 13, 900

10,500

6,140

4,120

3,140

2,520

2,130

156,268

5,041

1.85

2.13

June

1,880

1,690

1,570

1,430

1,310

1,170

1,140

1,200

1,280

1,470

5,450

3,880

2,130

1,570

1,280

1,260

1,310

1,130

1,050

982

392

859

815

760

738

749

663

642

694

716

41,690

1,390

0.511

0.57

July

1,010

903

892

749

749

804

727

782

*621

632

590

500

540

570

530

490

472

481

520

610

632

738

738

881

881

652

600

540

520

490

481

20,325

656

0.241

0.28

Aug.

487

1,060

1,100

1,060

1,180

948

771

705

1,070

1,400

1,130

881

738

642

560

472

500

481

462

452

443

381

318

357

365

333

*349

341

318

306

292

19,902

642

0.236

0.27

Sept.

325

299

292

351

372

249

238

*?86

*333

333

325

312

280

286

325

333

333

349

381

273

306

312

306

306

312

286

260

249

292

292

9,196

307

0.113

0.13

Calendar year 1952: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfam - In.

Water year 1952-53: Max 18,200 Mln 238 Mean 1,581 Cfam 0.582 In. 7.89

Peak discharge (base. 16,000 cfs). May 23 (-2 p.m.) 19,100 cfs (12.22 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

Miami River at Miamisburg, Ohio Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

351

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

286

273

249

210 292"

266

280

292

306

292

240

286

292

312

312

312

286

244 

281

299

*318

312

286

232

244

373

325

318

333

325

287

8,963

289

0.106

0.12

Nov.

280

312

318

318

306

292

251

254

299

349

306

325

325

281

273

,325

312

325 

325

333

292

333

381

365

373

318

333

333

306

349

9,492

316

0.116

0.13

Dec.

357

357

349

318

318

405

397

381

452

*500

424

341

325

424

472

405

381

365 

306

512

365

381

397

357

325

333

325

341

365

357

349

11,484

370

0.136

0.16

Jan.

312

299

306

318

381

373

381

333

312

299

306

333

312

299

365

405

306

312 341-

452

705

530

452

452

500

560

917

5,560

2,000

1,250 

956

18,407

594

0.219

0.25

Feb.

815

727

652

652

600

550

510

*550

*520

481

500

490

443

397

434

481

716

610 

684

663

652

621

642

684

652

600

570

652

-

16,488

589

0.217

0.25

Mar.

881

1,570

1,250

1,190

1,170

956

815

771

727

674

716

727

684

580

580

580

600

663

749

881

749

*848

859

760

716

674

600

621

1,950

7 , 880 

*8,720

40,921

1,520

0.486

0.56

Apr.

5,260

*5,440

2,520

2,000

2,150

2,260

2,860

5,560

5,510

2,860

2,200

1,820

1,760

1,570

1,820

1,940

4,280

5.450 

5,810

2,720

2,070

1,690

2,000

1,880

1,470

1,260

1,180

1,150

1,120

1,100

72,450

2,415

0.889

0.99

May

1,010

1,140

1,650

1,510

1,510

1,270

1,100

982

905

948

903

870

848

815

727

652

665

674 

652

642

*652

510

500

520

550

472

481

570

570

550

520

25,284

816

0.500

0.55

June

948

948

857

795

684

632

621

610

1,970

1,880

1,460

1,490

1,110

892

793

*960

5,040

5,090 

2,460

1,510

1,140

925

804

652

580

550

452

424

424

405

37,064

1,235

0.454

0.51

July

397

381

565

525

292

525

581

500

597

389

557

565

541

518

306

312

280

273 

397

518

*424

325

306

245

244

270

*260

254

244

252

2 16

10,039

324

0.119

0.14

Aug.

164

257

299

292

510

5,750

2,070

1,470

1,060

782

590

490

454

381

389

452

462

490 

490

443

389

357

373

373

373

568

1,760

948

684

*580

490

22,170

715

0.265

0.50

Sept.

414

375

341

292

254

232

266

254

254

244

244

167

244

244

244

249

244

232 

215

325

266

254

238

244

216

165

222

216

210

232

7,596

255

0.093

0.10

Calendar year 1953: Max 18,200 Min 210 Mean 1,499 Cfsm 0.552 In. 7.48

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,720 Min 164 Mean 768 Cfsm 0.283 In. 3.84

Peak discharge "(base. 16.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

Discharge neasurement made on this day.
352 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio

^^-^ T-Lat 39°38'10", long 84°23'48", in NW£ sec. 11 T . 3 N., R. 4 E., on right bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Germantown Dam, if miles northwest of Germantown 

Montgomery County, and 3 miles upstream from Little Twin Creek. wiraamown,

Drainage area.--275 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1914 to December 1923, December 1926 to September 1954.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700.24 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 18, 1926, staff gage at site 1 mile downstream at datum 12.49 

it higher.

Average discharge.--36 years (1914-^3, 1927-54), 268 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,420 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 22.27 ft); minimum, 2.8 cfs Oct. 3,4.

1914-23, 1926-54: Maximum discharge, 8,790 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height 28 76 

ft); minimum, 1.5 cfs Sept. 25, 1941 (gage height, 18.25 ft).

Maximum stage known, 18.3 ft Mar. 25, 1913, original site and datum (discharge, 

bb.OOO cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks.--Records good except those below 15 cfs, which are fair. Flood flow regulated 

by Germantown retarding basin.

Cooperation.--Base data, except five discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years). WSP 403: 1914(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 26, 

Aug. 19 to Sept. 30)

18.3

18.5

18.7

18.8

18.9

19.1

Z.Z 

5.0

34

19.3

19.6

20.0

20.5

21.0

22.0

58

110

217

419

677

1,270

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

^9

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.8

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

*4.4

4.7

4.5

4.8

4.8 

4.8

 4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.4

5.7

6.1

6.8

7.2

772

7.2 

7.0

149.9

4.84

0.018

0.02

Nov.

7.0

7.0

7.0 *6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.2

7.2

7.5

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.5 

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.5

B7T

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.0

8.7

8.5

8.0

236.1

7.87

0.029

0.03

Dec.

8 0

8 0

7_ 7

7 7

8 5

11

12

11

12

13

12

11

11

11

12

11

11 

10

10

10

11

1111

1111

11

11

1111

10 

10

326.9

10.5

0.038

0.04

Jan.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.2

9

*10

9.8

10

12

12

11

11

16

49

29

21

19

18

19

65

102

65

44 

34

674.8

21.8

0.079

0.09

Feb.

31

27

25

24

23

22

20

*19

18

18

*17

16

16

16

16

17

48 

44

34

32

37

42

36

33

31

29

27

36

_

754

26.9

0.098

0.10

Bar.

68

72

66

52

41

35

33

32

29

27

34

40

37

32

29

27

25 

*23

38

99

71

58

50

44

42

42

36

33

40

162 

279

1,696

54.7

0.199

0.23

Apr.

160

112

91

74

171

*444

638

401

263

185

150

 121

102

93 165'

385-

1.090 

506

294

198

147

125

125

121

106

97,

88

91

79

li

6,693

223

0.811

0.90

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,010 Min 2.9 Mean 121

May

74

144

157

T25

97

82

74

66

65

63

58

53

49

45

42

40

39 

*36

36

37

35

32

30

28

27

25

26

31

34

33

30

1,713

55.3

0.201

0.23

June

57

43

48

45

37

34

30

*28

237

179

"228 334

112

86

69

52

129 

172

147

88

56

42

34

28

23

21

18

16

15

11

2,422

80.7

0.293

0.33

July

13

12

30

34

22

21

18

17

16

16

16

14

13

12

10

10

9.5 

9.8

11

10

91

28

14

12

10

9.5

9.0

*8.5

8.2

7.7

li!

519.4

16.8

0.061

0.07

Aug.

7.2

7.7

8.0

8.0

9.5

9.8

9.0

9.5

11

10

9.2

9.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.0

44 

"29 110

13

11

9.5

8.2

7.7

*8.0

11

22

14

19

14

10

470.8

15.2

0.055

0.06

Sept.

9.0

777

7.0

6.6

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

*5.0

5.0

4.8

4.7 

4.7

4.8

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

161.8

5.39

0.020

0.02

Cfsm 0.440 In. 5. -97

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,090 Min 2.9 Mean 43.3 Cfsm 0.157 In. 2.12

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 353

Talawanda Creek near Hamilton, Ohio

Location. lat 39°27'30", long 84°32'50", in sec. 9, T. 2 N., R. 3 E., on left bank 

0.9 mile downstream from Sevenmile Creek, if miles south of village of Sevenmile, 

3 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles north of Hamilton, Butler County.

Drainage area. 311 sq mi.

Records available. November 1937 to September 1939 (fragmentary), October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 590.0 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912. Prior to May 1, 1939, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft 

downstream at datura about 2.5 ft lower. Sept. 1, 1939, to May 18, 1948, water-stage 

recorder at site 1,000 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1939-54), 297 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,240 cfs July 21 (gage height, 14.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 10.29 ft).

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 24,800 cfs Jan. 4, 1949 (gage height, 21.0 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 4, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair except those above 2,000 cfs or those for periods of no gageheight record, which are poor.

Cooperation. Nine discharge measurements furnished by Miami Conservancy District. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 973: 1940, 1942.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, 13, 19, 28, 30, Nov. 2, 4, 6, 

9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 25, 27, 30, Dec. 4, 7, 10, 11, 14, 18, 21)

10.3

10.4

10.5

10.7

10.8

10.9

0.8

3.7

10

29

42

61

11.0

11.2

11.5

12.0

12.5

170

370

930

1,620

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.

a.*

a.

a.'

a.'

a.

a.

a.

* . 

a.

a.

a.

a.

3.

*.

3 .

al.

al.

al.

al.

al.

al.9

a2.1

T7I

al.8

1.5

al ' 5

26.7

0.861

0.0028

0.003

Nov.

al.5

1.5

al.5

*1.5

al.5

1.5

al.5

al.6

1.7

al.7

al.7

al.7

1.7

al.8

al.9

2.1

a2.3

a2.5

a2.7

2.9

a3

a3

2.9

a2.9

*2.9

a2.9

2.9

a2.9

a2.9

2.9

66.0

2.20

0.0071

0.008

Dec.

a2.9

3279

a3

3.7

34

a5

6.0

a6

a6

6.6

6.6

a6

a5

6.0

a7

a7

a6

6.0

a5

a5

6.0

a7

a8

a7

6.0

a6

a5

4.3

a5

a6

5.4

171.4

5.53

0.018

0.02

Jan.

34

33

a3

2.9

33

34

34

3.7

34

a4

4.9

a4

*3.7

4.9

6.6

11

7.4

4.3

8.1

16

74

38

33

26

21

23

~99 166

66

41

30

723.5

23.3

0.075

0.09

Feb.

26

22

20

22

18

18

16

15

*16

14

*11

10

39

a9

8.9

11

46

74

49

345

a50

64

49

44

35

30

330

350

_

811.9

29.0

0.093

0.10

Mar.

92

80

*61

53

46

39

37

33

33

33

46

83

77

51

42

39

37

*35

53

214

118

92

80

72

64

64

57

51

51

53 

64

1,950

62.9

0.202

0.23

Apr.

66

57

51

48

*l.lT5

878

930

298

244

198

170

*148

125

118

138

203

603

338

220

176

143

130

208

176

143

125

181

134

121

106

7,586

253

0.814

0.91

May

110

220

314

T98

156

134

118

103

92

99

85

80

74

69

64

59

55

*53

48

59

51

48

42

38

35

33

34

41

53

44 

38

2,647

85.4

0.275

0.32

June

83

55

*42

39

35

34

30

*28

26

24

106

69

72

69

166

85

121

106

64

44

34

30

33

26

20

18

16

15

13

T5

1,516

50.5.

0.162

0.18

July

11

11

11

85

61

49

30

24

20

18

16

12

9.6

8.1

6.6

5.4

4.3

4.3

6.0

4.3

758

85

44

28

18

15

11

*10

8.1

6.6 

5.4

1,385.7

44.7

0.144

0.17

Aug.

4.3

574

9.6

11

18

29

15

9.6

10

16

18

11

7.4

6.6

8.1

5.4

431

576

288

59

37

25

20

16

*13

68

80

74

38

26

20

1,955.4

63.1

0.203

0.23

Sept.

16

*12

9.6

8.1

7.4

5.4

4.3

4.3

3.3

3.3

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

*5.4

6.6

3.7

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

T72

120.6

4.02

0.013

0.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,920 Mln 0.3 Mean 162 Cfsm 0.521 In. 7.09

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,110 Mln 0.3 Mean 51.9 Cfsm 0.167 In. 2.27

» Dischsrge messurement msde on this dsy. 

3 No gsge-height record; discharge estimated on basis of westher records snd records for ststiona 

on nesrby stresms.
354 MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

Miami River at Hamilton, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°23'28", long 84°34'20", in NE£ sec. 6, T. 1 N., R. 3 E., on right bank 

1,000 ft downstream from Columbia Bridge at Hamilton, Butler County, and 3 miles downstream from Talawanda Creek.

Drainage area. 3,639 sq mi.

Records available. January 1907 to June 1909 (fragmentary), January 1910 to September 1918, 

April 1927 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 499.98 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Apr. 12, 1927, staff gages at site 0.7 mile upstream at datum 

64.65 ft higher.

Average discharge. 35 years (1910-18, 1927-54), 3,353 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,100 cfs Mar 31 (gage height, 62.56 ft); minimum, 122 cfs July 20 (gage height, 56.66 ft).

1927-54: Maximum discharge, 78,800 cfs Mar. 19, 1943 (gage height, 76.6 ft); minimum, 100 cfs Sept. 26, 27, 1941; minimum gage height, that of July 20, 1954.

Maximum discharge known, 352,000 cfs Mar. 26, 1913 (gage height, 34.6 ft, site and 

datum then in use), computed by Miami Conservancy District.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow regulated by powerplant at Hamilton. Flood flow regulated by five retarding basins above station.

Cooperation. Base data, except eight discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 803: 1936.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28 Jan. 29 to Sept. 3O

57.0 215 58.0 940 57.0 220* 58.0 990

57.3 340 59.0 2,41O 57.2 305 59.0 2,490

57.6 550 57.5 49O 63.0 9,98O

Discharge, in cubic feet-per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

336

370

309 

271 

340

309

329

325

382

310

330

338

*286

379

350

355

325

330 

*325

291

300

364

332

330

263

'392 246

"555

343

357

363

10,248

331

0.091

0.10

Nov.

340

331

3O4 

*383 

358

323

310

385

298

300

364

358

361

340

315

346

307

356 

338

368

358

364

396

401

*400

400

404

348

330

414

10,600

353

0.097

0.11

Dec.

364

350

370 

388 

358

370

396

397

457

470

470

470

357

402

459

456

449

413

406

330

378

369

390

401

352

364

330

349

373

364

401

12,203

394

0.108

0.12

Jan.

346

352

305 

325 

325

364

393

388

365

500

379

348

342

*335

399

354

376

403 

345

446

697

685

540

478

494

563

800

2,400

2.490 

1,590

1,110

19,037

614

0.169

0.19

Feb.

93O

870

804 

720 

710

680

579

562

*624

578

*538

554

546

462

169

567

730

782 

720

793

750

720

730

750

760

730

633

710

-

19,001

679

0.187

0.19

Mar.

826

1,150

1,480 

1,340 

1,340

1,150

954

837

837

793

848

918

930

730

700

700

700

*710 

882

1,410

1,070

942

1,070

966

894

848

793

700

760

5,730 

8.500

41,308

1,333

0.366

0.42

Apr.

6,010

*4,120

3,080 

2,490 

3,600

*3,760

4,030

4,120

4,120

3,680

3,000

2,400

2,240

2,160

2,240

2,660

4,930

6.580 

4,750

3,680

2,830

2,400

2,740

2,740

2,160

2,000

1,790

1,64O

1.500

1,500

94,750

3,158

0.868

0.97

May

1,4OO

1,730

2.580 

2,490 

2,160

1,900

1,640

1,420

1,270

1,210

1,210

1,160

1,090

1,040

1,000

848

815

*837 826'

804

771

760

"660 554

613

603

612

614

700

633

597

34,547

1,114

O. 3O6

0.35

June

1,100

1,470

1,010 

966 

826

710

710

*1,050

1,510

2,400

2,400

1,920

1,700

1,280

1,370

954

2,670

5.850 

3,420

2,080

*1,500

1,240

1,060

882

740

624

606

530

490

506

43,554

1,452

0.399

0.45

July

476

420

455 

538 

506

520

346

421

530

476

434

428

445

419

366

381

322

332 

349

448

5.890

865

509

437

366

339

308

*340

332

329

245

16,572

535

0.147

0.17

Aug.

"39O 282

394 

387 

509

2.700

2,660

1,890

1,410

1,05.0

771

577

554

522

424

500

944

1,640 

942

782

615

469

496

436

*529

550

1,650

1,300

930

740

642

27,685

893

0.245

0.28

Sept.

517

*T75 4 1 L.

421 

368 

352

322

339

304

329

320

280

287

260

321

512

497

354

316 

282

329

*459

362

355

362

279

283

267

325

322

296

10,492

350

0.096

0.11

Calendar year 1953 : Max 14,500 Min 246 Mean 1,903 Cfsm 0.523 In. 7.07

Water year 1-953-54 : Max 8,300 Mln 245 Mean 931 Cfsm O.256 In. 3.46

Peak discharge (base, 24,000 cfs)--No peak above base. 

" Discharge measurement made on this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 355

Whitewater River near Alpine, Ind.

Location (revised) . La t 39°34', long 85°09', in sec. 14, T. 13 N., R. 12 E., on right 

bank 500 ft dovmstream from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Wilson Creek, 

If miles north of Alpine, and 2$ miles upstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 539 sq mi.

Records^ available. October 1928 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 750.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Nov. 9, 1928, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 537 cfs.

Extremes. 1949-50: Maximum discharge during water year, 20,000 cfs Feb. 14 (gage height, 

15.04 ft); minimum, 43 cfs (revised) Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 3.38 ft).

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 3,770 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 8.80 

ft); minimum daily, 46 cfs Sept. 26, 27.

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Jan. 14, 1937 (gage height, 16.61 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 22, 1931;-minimum daily, 26 cfs Aug. 13, 1944.

Revisions. The figures of maximum and minimum discharge for some water years have 

been revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in 

the water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

683 

698 

728 

823 

1053 

1083 

1143 

1173

Water 

year

1929 

1930 

1932 

1937 

1946 

1947 

1949 

1950

Maximum

Date

Jan. 13, 1930 

June 27, 1932 

Jan. 14, 1937

Discharge 

(cfs)

12,700 

7,870 

35,000

Gage height 

(feet)

12.89 

10.81 

16.61

Minimum

Date

Sept. 29, 1929 

Oct. 1929

Sept. 12, 1946 

Nov. 24, 1946 

Sept. 37, 1949 

Oct. 23, 1949

Discharge 

(cfs)

38 

34

57 

54 

43 

43

Gage height 

(feet)

1.85 

1.81

3.26 

3.24 

3.38 

3.38

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1143: 1943-44 (M), 1947 (M). WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the water years 

1929-30, 1938, 1949 and complete daily table for the water year 1950, superseding those 

published in WSP 683, 698, 853, 1143, and 1173~, are given herein:

Date

1929

Feb. 26

27

July 1

2

8

Aug. 8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

16,6OO

3,900

12,000

6,120

3,620

230

214

230

247

202

195

248

247

230

187

182

204

179

170

165

167

168

153

145

147

144

137

136

136

127

124

125

123

110

144

180

230

208

141

140

130

140

132

123

121

Date

L929-Con.

Sept. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

174

131

129

115

119

108

111

104

118

117

116

106

107

111

104

100

95

112

98

99

101

94

95

92

98

105

103

96

95

97

93

87

85

100

180

405

337

261

230

193

181

164

159

165

165

Date

1930

Jan. 2

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

1937

Dec. 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1938

Jan. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Discharge

3,830

3,950

10,200

8,920

9,240

2,940

4,820

10,800

7,850

5,020

1,400

1,110

966

858

779

728

703

728

779

754

728

754

993

884

754

678

629

581

572

525

391

430

412

403

386

386

374

361

365

370

353

Date

1938 -Con.

Jan. 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Feb. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

24

25

26

27

28

Mar. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Discharge

357

345

349

353

417

754

506

460

450

440

605

1,060

654

654

553

567

558

581

678

576

529

511

562

1,150

1,490

938

754

629

567

1,520

1,500

1,200

1,020

911

805

703

678

654

629

1,100

3,400

1,430

1,110

938

884

Date

1938 -Con.

Mar. 11

12

13

Sept. 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

1949

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

858

831

805

230

210

200

180

170

160

145

130

120

115

110

257

162

134

388

441

425

£48

203

170

137

123

145

120

109

125

111

106

1,010

232

154

138

148

112

104

104

100

96

231

174

128
MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Whitewater River near Alpine, Ind.--Continued

Revised figures of monthly disci arge, in cubic feet per second, 1929-30, 

1958. 1949

Month

Water year 1928-29.

Calendar year 1929.

Water year 1929-30. 

Calendar year 1930.

Calendar year 1937 .

Water year 1937-38. 

Calendar year 1938.

Water year 1948-49.

Cfs-days

_

-

-

_

321,694

312,115 

273,818

307,692

Maximum

554

16,600 

405

16,600

10,800 

10,800

17,400

9 420

10,300 

10,300

25,100

Minimum

80

85

56 

54

97

110

97 

45

67

Mean

725

794

583

485

881

514

1,108

396

855 

750

843

Per 

square 

mile

1.35

1.47

1.08 

.900

1.63

2.06

.735

1.59 

1.39

.380

1.56

Runoff in 

inches

19.25

20.01

6.21

14.68 

12.22

22.19

2.14

.82

21.54 

18.89

21.22

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

120

105

127

172

179

217

318

296

230

188

168

182

161

157

141

141

153

155

157

150

629

1.610 755

458

*366

320

283

264

250

235 

215

8,813

284

0.527

0.61

Nov.

213

205

185

220

154

191

166

165

167

160

154

156

154

165

157

159

145

155

149

157

125

156 

115

142

159

126

150

127

*137

24

4,602

153

0.284

0.32

Dec.

137

112

156

110

102

122

118

118

91

1T2

186

540

319

261

156

188

175

317

569

530

405

765 

640

429

560

696

1.440

945

650

*505 

433

11,045

356

0.660

0.76

Jan.

381

404

2,860

15,300

7,220

5,400

3,970

2,290

1,960

8,610

6,720

2,460

5,310

5,970

6,580

15,700

5,080

2,120

1,580

1,270

1,150

1,050 

1,020

5,000

3,290

7,210

6,070

2,180

1,750

1,420 

1 220

122,525

3,952

7.55

8.45

Feb.

1,090

*1,020

950

890

893

920

950

1,080

5,950

1,800

1,180

1,620

9,250

*16,600

*8,450

5,220

2,520

1,870

1,750

1,480

1,530

5,220 

2,060

1,550

1,220

1,020

1,020

1,020

-------

73,900

2,639

4.90

5.10

Mar.

1,220

1,000

a960

a920

900

900

870

900

900

840

870

930

1,070

1,000

950

*900

870

870

840

950

1,580

1,260 

1,070

1,000

950

870

2,160

5,150

1,760

1,220

1,070

56,690

1,184

2.20

2.55

Apr.

920

855

810

4,500

4,610

1,700

1,180

980

890

855

810

760

735

710

690

670

650

630

*610

590

570

550 

550

590

610

590

550

530

553

2,570

51,755

1,058

1.96

2.19

May

2,020

950

785

690

650

610

570

550

530

650

650

570

550

510

492

492

*458

475

440

425

425

440 

440

550

510

440

425

410

4lO

425

425

17,907

578

1.07

1.24

June

592

568

468

500

444

400

572

344

344

1,030

650

472

416

396

*452

725

1,050

700

560

520

464

416 

584

416

1,690

985

660

570

520

484

17,152

572

1.06

1.18

July

458

458

558

710

7W

560

474

454

418

570

554

540

556

522

515

508

508

479

492

450

566

322 

294

287

*273

262

258

301

276

228 

210

11,871

385

0.711

0.82

Aug.

218

245

198

179

171

163

158

156

151

*165

175

175

155

150

145

145

148

156

597

413

511

272 

245

227

227

224

220

224

282

255 

245

6,788

219

0.406

0.47

Sept.

245

'838

475

585

352

341

442

598

410

374

365

552

551

551

301

311

541

521

*647

1,100

5,460 

2,060

860

650

510

458

410

585

565

22,154

758

1.57

1.53

Calendar year 1949: Max 25,100 Mln 74 Mean 759 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.12

Water year 1949-50: Max 16,600 Min 74 Mean 1,000 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.20

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Jan. 4 (7 p.m.) 17,900 cfs (14.67 ft); Jan. 10 (11 a.m.) 12,200

cfs (13.45 ft); Jan. 14 (1 a.m.) 5.580 cfs; Jan. 16 (9 a.m.) 18,600 cfs (14.83 ft); Jan. 24 (9:30

p.m.) 7.070 cfs; Feb. 9 (2:30 p.m.) 4,550 cfs; Jan. 27 (12:30 a.m.) 13,100 cfs 15.75 ft); Feb. 14

(2 p.m.) 20,000 cfs (15.04 ft); Mar. 28 (9 a.m.) 7,410 cfs; Apr. 5 (2 a.m.) 8,480 cfs (11.97 ft);

Apr. 50 (9 p.m.) 4,550 cfs; Sept. 2 (6:50 p.m.) 5,940 cfs (10.51 ft); Sept. 22 (11 p.m.) 6,580 cfs

(10.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station

at Brookvllle .
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 357

Whitewater River near Alpine, Ind. Continued

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar 30 Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

4.3 54

4.4 72

4.6 135

5.0 280

5.5 520

6.0 840

7.0 1,720

8.0 2,820

3.9 42

4.1 75

4.5 174

5.0 360

5.5 600

6.0 900

7.0 1,720

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

61

58

58

58

67

68

68

68

68

68

68

6B

70

70

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

*68

68

68

68

75

75

75

72

72

2,103

67.8

0.126

0.15

Nov.

72

72

70

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

*72

72

75

75

75

75

80

80

83

*83

83

80

*78

78

78

2,245

74.8

0.139

0.16

Dec.

78

78

78

78

78

97

97

89

89

&9

86

83

80

86

*89

a83

a78

a75

a72

a72

b72

b72

b72

b72

b72

72

72

70rs

70

70

2,441

78.7

0.146

0.17

Jan.

67

67

68

68

70

70

70

68

68

67

b64

1)61

*b59

b63

78

78

70

68

70

94

269

160

124

118

107

121

763

500

294

230

198

4,272

138

0.256

0.30

Feb.

180

166

156

149

142

135

128

121

118

*118

114

110

107

100

100

107

114

107

104

104

104

100

107

104

104

100

100

344

_

3,543

127

0.236

0.25

Mar.

510

325

260

216

188

177

166

160

152

*146

152

152

146

135

132

128

124

121

132

146

170

160

152

149

149

152

149

142

361

2, 560

1,140

8,752

282

0.523

0.60

Apr.

714

535

436

369

1,760

1,480

1,570

*1,110

738

580

515

490

432

396

581

982

1,670

970

744

618

555

520

525

555

500

450

410

360

321

501

21,187

706

1.31

1.46

May

505

369

345

587

*347

309

288

272

261

258

246

236

225

215

208

199

193

190

186

180

177

171

166

163

160

154

160

174

177

154

149

7,022

227

0.421

0.49

June

193

222

196

180

166

*154

149

162

520

246

199

183

160

183

212

180

197

205

183

165

152

145

156

150

123

115

108

103

98

96

5,257

175

0.325

0.36

July

92

88

83

385

542

152

120

168

*156

115

106

101

94

90

86

79

75

85

81

79

101

90

92

83

75

70

66

62

62

*61

59

3,576

109

0.202

0.23

Aug.

56

108

77

73

86

73

68

71

75

71

66

62

61

61

61

59

65

149

92

79

70

64

61

61

75

163

370

254

*145

113

98

2,985

96.3

0.179

0.21

Sept.

90

8T

75

71

66

71

73

68

62

61

59

57

57

57

57

56

56

54

51

61

56

52

52

51

51

*46

46

48

48

48

1,781

59.4

0.110

0.12

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,560 Mln 58 Mean 350 Cfsm 0.649 In. 8.83

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,360 Mln 46 Mean 178 Cfsm ' 0.330 In. 4.50

Peak discharge [base, 4,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range 

In stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

 889Z6 O - 56 - Z4
358 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

East Fork Whitewater River at Richmond, Ind,

Location.--Lat 39°48'24", long 84°54'26", in SE^ sec. 7, T. 13 N., R. 1 W., on left bank 

50 ft downstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile south of Richmond, 

and 2 miles upstream from Short Creek.

Drainage area.--123 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1949 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 854.01 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission). Prior to 

July 27, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 136 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 3.86 ft); 

minimum, 0.8 cfs July 17, 18, Aug. 2, Sept. 29.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfs Jan. 15, 1950 (gage height, 12.49 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum, that of July 17, 18, Aug. 2, Sept. 29, 1954. 

Maximum stage known, 15.0 ft in March 1913, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1235: 1951. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.2 

.3

1.0

2.4

4.9

8.6

14

0.7 

.9 

1.3 

2.0 

3.0

129

305

690

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.9

5.9

4.6

6.3

!i

9.1

7.4

7.0

7.4

5.9

7.8

10

9.5

7.8

7.4

7.8

9.1

10

11

11

10

9.5

10

*7.8

9.5

11

14

11

8.6

9.1

7.4

271.8

8.77

0.071

0.08

Nov.

10

11

11

10

10

9.5

7.8,

10

11

9.1

9.5

11

11

9.1

10

*13

11

11

11

11

8.6

14

13

15

14

13

13

14

14

14

339.6

11.3

0.092

0.10

Dec .

13

13

13

13

11

58

19

16

29

18

15

13

12

*19

15

14

10

10

12~9.5

21

17

14

10

13

13

12

13

12

12

11

480.5

15.5

0.126

0.15

Jan.

11

11

11

11

12

12

11

11

1^

10

9.5

*9.1

9.1

10

17

13

9.5

11

13

63

71

25

19

20

19

77

~58 271

56

46

37

1 , 002 . 3

32.3

0.263

0.30

Feb.

34

33

29

30

28

25

23

23

*24

23

21

19

11

2S

20

26

28

23

22

21

23

21

25

22

20

19

20

52

-

_______

691

24.7

0.201

0.21

Mar.

59

44

37

30

28

26

25

24

23

*22

28

24

22

21

20

19

17

17

37

32

33

28

25

24

29

25

22

34

158

- 552

714

1,699

54.8

0.446

0.51

Apr.

141

105

75

62

*184

'252 481

197

139

103

101

82

71

66

184

332

311

177

124

97

80

73

110

90

80

70

64

56

52

46

4,005

133

1.08

1.20

May

60

70

To

54

46

41

*40

35

41

37

34

33

30

25

24

25

25

24

24

23

20

18

18

17

17

16

26

35

22

19

IS

984

31.7

0.258

0.30

June

62

34

30

*32

26

24

21

47

71

33

57

28

20

80

88

33

29

50

21

15

13

13

11

10

10

7.4

7.4

7.0

7.0

6.3

893.1

29.8

0.242

0.27

July

5.9

*4.6

31

29

46

14

30

17

11

8.2

7.4

7.8

5.9

5.6

3.5

3.5

.1x5

3.6

8.6

8.2

24

17

9.1

7.0

6.6

6.3

*4.7

3.5

3.3

2.4

1 . 0

338.0

10.9

0.089

0.10

Aug.

4-6~ 1.2

9.0

6.6

21

13

7.4

7.1

10

20

7.4

7.4

5.9

5.7

7.0

6.6

48

23

9.8

7.8

6.3

5.6

6.6

50

81

36

241

*5l

23

15

14

793.4

25.6

0.208

0.24

Sept.

11

To

10

7.8

6.6

6.3

7.8

7.0

6.. 3

5.6

4.1

4.9

6.3

5.6

6.6

5.9

5.6

3.0

1.7

6.3

4.9

*5.2

4.6

4.1

3.0

Iti

J7S

2.8

2.2

2.8

162.2

5.41

0.044

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,360 Min 4.1 Mean 71.9 Cfsm 0.585 In. 7.93

Water year 1953-54: Max 552 Min 1.2 Mean 31.9 Cfsm 0.259 In. 3.51

Peak discharge (base. 5,500 efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 359

East Pork Whitewater River at Brookville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°26', long 85°00', in NE^NE^ sec. 20, T. 9 N., R. 2 W., on right bank

65 ft downstream from State Highway 101 bridge, 0.8 mile northeast of Brookville, Franklin County, and 1.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 382 sq mi.

Records available. March to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to toy 22, 1954, wire-weight gage 65 ft upstream at 

same datum. Datum of gage is 623.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 7,050 cfs June 16 (gage height, 7.00 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Sept. 13-30.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating tables, Mar. 1O to Sept. 3O, 1954 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 29 to June 16, Aug. 26-29)

Mar. 10 to May 9 May 10 to Sept. 30

2.0 60

2.2 100

2.6 220

3.0 360

3.5 620

4.0 940

2.5

2.6

3.0 85

3.3 

3.6 

4.2

180

350

910

Dise'ia.ge, in cubic feet per second, March to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

'-

-

*68

79

118

90

74

68

64

64

64

73

166

140

92

85

81

79

83

77

80

83

400

-

-

-

-

Apr.

250

205

166

140

205

*740

800

500

380

302

270

235

205

184

205

340

600

450

320

268

220

205

285

310

260

235

190

184

160

151

8,965

299

0.783

0.87

May

142

170

235

230

181

*160

160

ICO

140

140

130

120

120

115

110

110

110

105

100

100

100

95

95

90

90

90

90

115

168

128

108

3,997

129

0.338

0.39

June

172

190

122

110

*98

83

77

69

102

98

174

105

71

272

196

904

369

226

108

79

67

60

60

52

46

44

41

38

34

35

4,102

137

0.359

0.40

July

35

34

34

308

564

113

77

113

*79

59

52

46

42

40

38

38

35

33

34

*33

76

58

42

36

32

29

27

*26

26

26

25

2,030

65.5

0.171

0.20

Aug.

25

32

60

46

36

30

28

27

27

26

26

25

25

25

25

30

37

228

77

52

40

33

29

27

53

235

*220

180

98

71

59

1,932

62. 3

0.163

0.19

Sept.

52

46

40

35

33

29

28

28

28

25

24

24

2222"

22

22

22

22

22

25

22

22

22

*22

22

22

22

22

22

22

791

26.4

0.069

0.08

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In,

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfam In,

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Mar. 14, 21, 28, Apr. 4, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, May 2, 4, 9, 16, July 29 

to Aug. 17; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
360 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Whitewater River at Brookville, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°25', long 85°01', in sec. 32, T. 9 N., R. 2 W., on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, three-eighths of a mile downstream from East Fork and 

three-quarters of a mile south of Brookville.

Drainage area. 1.239 sq mi.

Records available. June 1915 to September 1917, October 1917 to May 1920 (gage heights 

only), and October 1927 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. July 1923 

to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 595.54 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

T929. July 1923 to Sept. 27, 1928, chain gage at same site and datum. Prior to July 

1923, chain gage at same site at datum 1.7 ft higher.

Average discharge.--33 years (1915-17, 1923-54), 1,263 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,660 cfs June 16 (gage height, 5.91 ft); mlnimura, 91 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height, 0.14 ft).

1915-20, 1923-54: Maximum discharge, 69,200 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 25.56 

ft); minimum, 49 cfs (revised) Jan. 5, 1935; minimum gage height, 0.14 ft Sept. 26, 

1941.

Maximum stage known, 39.0 ft Mar. 25, 1913, from floodmarks (discharge not determined ).

Revisions.--The figures of maximum and minimum discharge for some water years have 

been revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in 

the water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

433 

453 

698 

743 

758 

783

Water 

year

1916 

1917 

1930 

1933 

1934 

1935

Maximum

Date

Jan. 31, 1916 

Mar. 13, 1917 

Jan. 10, 1930 

Mar. 18, 1933

Discharge 

(cfs)

47,100 

28,300 

30,700 

39,900

Gage height 

(feet)

fl9. 6 

1-14.0 tie. 5

19.31

Minimum

Date

July 18, 1916 

Feb. 14, 1917

July 27, 1934 

Jan. 5, 1935

Discharge 

(cfs)

158

130

60 

49

Gage height 

(feet)

1.15 

1.05

.35

.29

t From graph based on daily gage readings.

Remarks. Records good except those below 200 cfs, which are fair. Some regulation at low

flow by powerplant above station. 

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per

second, for the water year 1917 (complete daily table) and for periods in the water

years 1915-16, 1929, 1934, 1936, superseding those published in WSP 433, 453, 683, 758,

and 803, are given herein:

Date

1915

July 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

14

15

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1916

Jan. 1

2

3

12

13

29

30

31

Feb. 1

8

9

10

15

16

17

18

19

Discharge

279

325

350

300

682

635

2,680

12,600

6,850

780

830

882

682

512

512

442

380

550

1,540

592

442

7,530

7,310

7,310

15,800

12,400

10,800

21,900

38,700

14,800

1,780

1,780

1,520

1,720

1,780

2,320

2,680

1,780

Date

1916-Con.

Feb. 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

July 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

1,720

1,580

1,580

1,850

2,160

1,850

1,650

1,280

1,160

1,220

675

635

560

528

465

465

435

435

325

350

350

350

405

375

375

302

325

350

375

405

758

528

405

405

350

325

302

302

435

325

Date

1916-Con.

July 31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1929

Feb. 26

27

1934

July 6

12

Discharge

280

302

280

280

435

528

495

405

2,000

2,680

1,110

715

598

528

495

435

405

350

302

405

560

350

325

302

280

260

260

260

260

280

260

260

46,600

14,400

119

109

Date

1934-Con.

July 13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

109

105

94

86

86

86

78

78

74

70

74

70

70

66

60

418

223

136

114

105

96

156

105

90

82

78

78

74

217

266

141

109

94

96

119

105

109

94

94

90

Date

L934-Con.

Aug. 31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

1936

Feb. 13

14

15

24

25

26

27

28

Discharge

78

78

74

70

66

66

63

70

123

96

90

74

94

136

96

86

96

136

123

94

94

78

101

82

90

86

76

76

84

613

306

4,650

9,700

2,980

4,230

6,560

10,600

11,200

3,220
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

Whitewater River at Brookville, Ind. Continued

Revised figures of monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1915-16, 

1929, 1934, 1936

361

Month

July 1915. ...........

Water year 1915-16. 

Calendar year 1916.

Water year 1928-29. 

Calendar year 1929.

Water year 1933-34. 

Calendar year 1934.

Water year 1935-36. 

Calendar year 1936.

Cfs-days

-

_

_

_

.

_

_

_

_

_

_

287,275 

360,421

Maximum

12,600

38,700 

38,700

46,600 

46,600

7,090 

7,090

10,700 

10,700

Minimum

279

190

190

172 

202

60 

60

73 

73

Mean

1,630

1,707 

1,517

1,850 

2,000

396 

316

785 

985

Per square 

mile

1.32

1.38 

1.22

1.49 

1.61

.320 

.255

.634 

.795

Runoff in 

inches

1.52

18.77 

16.69

20.24

21.95

4.33 

3.45

8.62 

10.82

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1916 to September 1917

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

228

228

228

218

208

208

199

199

199

218

242

228

242

218

218

208

208

208

218

255

308

242

228

228

228

228

218

208

208

199 

199

6,872

222

0.179

0.21

Nov.

199

199

199

190

199

199

199

199

199

208

218

208

218

228

228

228

228

218

228

228

218

228

242

155

242

255

255

255

242

255

6,667

222

0.179

0.20

Dec.

242

242

255

255

255

255

288

308

462

288

272

308

288

255

255

255

255

242

255

242

272

242

228

228

242

228

6.180

3,830

352

650 

570

18,499

597

0.482

0.56

Jan.

635

635

715

675

14.600

10,800

3,420

2,500

2,000

1,720

1,340

895

1,000

848

675

758

715

528

635

635

758

8,600

2,860

1,720

1,400

1,280

1,000

1,220

2,160

2,000 

2,500

71,227

2,298

1.85

2.14

Feb.

1,400

800

528

405

495

598

758

800

598

495

435

375

375

302

325

435

405

598

758

758

758

675

5.250

2,860

1,400

1,110

1,110

1,000 -

23,786

850

0.686

0.71

Mar.

895

800

715

758

800

495

1,160

1,850

1,340

1,220

2,680

9,600

19. 400

14,600

4,960

3,420

2,860

3,040

1,780

1,580

1,650

2,320

3,830

4,050

2,320

1,720

1,580

1,340

1,220

1,110

1,060

96,146

3,101

2.50

2.89

Apr.

788

5,430

3,620

2,320

4,960

7.550

3,620

2,320

2,000

1,690

1,480

1,280

1,160

990

935

885

788

788

835

835

835

740

650

650

740

788

788

990

1,040

1,100

52,595

1,750

1.41

1.58

May

2,500

1,840

1,280

1,100

3,620

2,320

1,690

1,400

1,280

1,840

308

835

835

695

650

610

532

495

495

462

462

532

1,040

570

495

462

1,100

4.270

2,500

1 , 280

1,220

38,718

1,250

1.01

1.16

June

1,540

2,680

1,540

935

15.500

4,050

3,040

1,840

4,730

3,420

2,320

1,480

1,160

1,040

884

788

650

610

570

462

430

430

430

430

402

375

495

1,840

1,480

990

56,342

1,880

1.52

1.69

July

715

758

560

435

405

405

465

1,220

756

560

528

528

465

2.500

1,060

800

1,400

1,000

675

528

495

405

375

435

405

465

495

405

325

302 

280

20,147

650

0.525

0.60

Aug.

242

242

228

228

218

228

255

218

218

228

218

218

218

208

199

199

199

208

199

272

228

328

352

375

255

242

228

218

208

218

218

7,313

236

0.130

0.22

Sept.

208

199

1,400

272

228

208

242

4.750

570

328

255

218

218

218

208

204

199

194

190

199

218

218

218

199

199

190

190

208

199

208

12,535

418

0.337

0.38

Calendar year 1916: Max 38,700 Min 190 Mean 1,517 Cfam 1.22 In. 16.69

Water year 1916-17: Max 19,400 Min 302 Mean 1,126 Cfam 0.909 In. 12.34
362 MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

Whitewater River at Brookville, Ind. Continued

Rating table

discharge

year 1953-54 ^age height, In feet, and 

ubic feet per second)

0.1

.5

1.0

z.o

92

170

320

820

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

1,510

2,370

3,460

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

102

101

104

107

112

112

121

120

116

us

116

116

114

118

us

lie lie

116

114

112

116

118

*120

118

116

118

123

125

127

125

121

3,602

116

0.094

0.11

Nov.

120

121

118

118

120

120

120

118

111

116

118

118

118

120

118

116

me

120

121

123

123

129

131

133

135

139

139

*135

133

129

3,701

123

0.099

0.11

Dec.

129

129

129

12Z

127

165

205

175

172

178

172

160

155

162

*165

162

158

150

143

152

160

150

139

131

129

129

137

133

131

129

127

4,610

149

0.120

0.14

Jan.

125

123

123

125

127

131

133

129

127

125

125

123

*121

129

141

143

139

129

133

165

575

400

282

247

232

292

1.440

1,240

695

515 

425

8,959

289

0.233

0.27

Feb.

364

340

316

302

288

274

254

241

235

*220

220

220

215

198

195

220

515

352

285

274

254

247

235

241

244

232

229

756

-

7,966

284

0.229

0.24

Mar.

970

706

575

480

396

364

348

328

316

*292

360

754

565

410

360

324

316

302

460

820

550

460

420

388

376

396

410

355

364

2.110 

2,100

17,376

561

0.453

0.52

Apr.

1,280

940

760

640

1,570

5.540

*3,540

2,100

1,550

1,210

1,000

910

820

712

820

1,590

2,980

1,920

1,350

1,040

880

760

880

1,160

970

1,210

1,200

718

625

560

38,855

1,295

1.05

1.17

May

735

1.550

1,320

1,070

850

*706

630

575

545

520

480

455

425

400

384

568

356

348

340

332

524

310

306

299

288

288

285

500

470

548 

296

16,103

519

0.419

0.48

June

588

600

415

388

*348

316

288

271

450

415

425

400

288

540

795

996

565

560

344

285

247

229

220

208

200

195

185

178

172

I cr>

L J^

11,263

375

0.303

0.54

July

148

145

*141

867

1.160

415

274

306

257

215

192

180

170

165

155

145

139

135

135

*131

290

232

175

158

139

133

129

*127

125

120 

116

7,215

255

0.188

0.22

Aug.

114

134

229

170

165

162

141

137

133

131

131

131

127

123

121

118

137

366

235

185

141

129

121

120

142

348

552

"218

344

232 

190

6,027

194

0.157

0.18

Sept.

170

152

143

139

137

135

137

150

120

117

112

109

108

107

105

104

103

102

99

110

110

100

94

*92.

92

92

92

92

92

92

3,387

113

0.091

0.10

Calendar year 1953 : Max 9,240 Mln 101 Mean 790 Cfsm 0.638 In. 8.67

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,340 Mln 92 Mean 354 Cfsm 0.286 In. 3.88

Peak discharge (base. 12.000 ofs). No peak abov 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
LAUGHERY CREEK BASIN 363

Laughery Creek near Farmers Retreat, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°57'05", long 85°04'22", in sec. 2, T. 4 N., R. 3 W., on right bank 

2 miles southeast of Farmers Retreat and 3f miles downstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 248 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 526 ft (by altimeter). Prior to Apr. 16, 

JT941, staff gage directly across on left bank at same datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 273 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 640 cfs May 3 (gage height, 3.99 ft); no flow for 

many days.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 15.54 ft); no 

flow at times in 1940, 1943-44, 1946, 1948, 1951-54.

Remarks. Records fair except those above 30 cfs, which are good. 

Revisions (Mater years).--WSP 973: 1942(M). WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 except period of lee effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 12-17, 20-26; stage-discharge 

relation affected by Ice Dec. 16-18, 23, 24)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.8

3.7

6.6

10 4.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_._!

.1.1.1

0

0

0.4

0.01

0.000040

0.00004

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.4

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3 

.3

6.3

0.20

0.00081

0.0009

Jan.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.5

*.7

.7

.8

1.0

147

188

164

108

80

42

39

89

90

119

69 

38

1,180.8

38.1

0.154

0.18

Feb.

39

25

25

19

20

18

15

4.7

14

11

*8.0

3.1

3.1

4.7

5.3

12

8.7

33

105

66

43

44

33

30

21

28

24

60

-

720.6

25.7

0.104

0.11

Mar.

245

168

100

71

55

49

35

35

31

ZT_

31

67

266

202

100

72

59

46

82

*180

280

T26

82

62

64

74

71

69

59 

76

64

2,948

95.1

0.383

0.44

Apr.

55

47

41

31

39

38

82

82

82

67

62

57

*45

39

51

207

384

377

171

102

78

64

95

78

100

82

66

53

47

36

2,748

91.6

0.369

0.41

May

41

130

500

482

£69

150

129

102

82

62

52

43

37

34

*24

20

22

23

18

12

15

15

9.1

3.6

5.1

5.0

5.9

5.9

11 

157

2,551.6

82.3

0.332

0.38

June

56

95 .

178

120

74

53

37

34

22

18

14

12

11

31

*16

12

2.3

1.0

.9

.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

0_

791.3

26.4

0.106

0.12

July

(*)

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

194

141

63

31

32

19

38

41

46

12 

2 9

4!o

623.9

20.1

0.081

0.09

Sept.

2.1

.8

.5

.4

.3

.3

.8

.6

*.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

0_

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

7.9

0.26

0.0010

0.001

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,990 Mln 0 Mean 190 Cfsm 0.766 In. 10.38

Water year 1953-54: Max 500 Mln 0 Mean 31.7 Cfsm 0.128 In. 1.73

Peak discharge (-base, 4,000 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
364 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

North Pork Kentucky River at Hazard, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°14'45", long 83°11 I 00", near right bank on downstream side of Woodland 

Park bridge at eastern limits of Hazard, Perry County, 150 ft upstream from city waterworks dam and 4.0 miles upstream from Lots Creek.

Drainage area. 465 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1940 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at site 

0.8 mile downstream since 1925 are contained in reports of II. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wir»-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 839.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--14 years, 517 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,440 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 10.9 ft); minimum 

daily, 1 cfs Oct. 13, Sept. 19; minimum gage height observed, 3.20 ft June 28.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 37,000 cfs Feb. 1, 1951 (gage height, 27.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determinations at gage heights 21.75, 25.94, and 26.55 ft; minimum daily, 

1 cfs Oct. 9, 1941, Oct. 20, 1951, Oct. 13, 1953, Sept. 19, 1954; minimum gage height 

observed, that of June 28, 1954.

Flood of May 30, 1927, reached a stage of about 35 ft (from information by local 

resident, 0. S. Weather Bureau gage readings, and relation of 1927 and 1939 floods). 

Flood of Feb. 3, 1939, reached a stage of 29.95 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 20 cfs and those for periods of indefinite

stage-discharge relation, which are fair. Small diversion by city of Hazard waterworks 

and electric plant above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 953: 1940. WSP 1113: 1942.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar

4.05

4.1

4.2 

4.4

4.7 

5,0 

6.0 

10,0

410

720

2,050

8,050

Mar. 5 to Sept. 30

7 1 4.4

5 4.7

5 9 5.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4

5

5

5

5

5

3

*2

2

2

2

2

1

Z

5

5

3

5

5

5

5

2

2

3

3

2

4

3

3

3

5

108

3.5

0.0075

0.009

Nov.

5

Q

8

8

8

5

5

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

*6

6

8

8

5

8

18

15

7JJ

45

34

21

18

18

376

12.5

0.026

0.03

Dec.

15

12

12

10

8

10

8

10

21

18

18

99

67

88

164

170

110

*88

34

34

34

29

34

34

29

21

18

21

18

18

18

1,270

41.0

0.088

0.10

Jan.

12

15

15

12

15

10

10

10

10

39

177

288

116

110

1,680

6,580

1,600

632

347

233

1,250

3,220

2,240

973

687

460

*401

338

280

191

177

22,128

714

1.54

1.77

Feb.

134

122

110

105

94

88

e80

e65

eSO

e65

e65

e55

eSO

e45

e45

e45

e50

e55

e50

645

e45

645

e45

650

e55

e55

e55

67

-------

1,845

65.9

0.142

0.15

Mar.

632

1,120

2,760

*2,160

1,320

964

820

820

1,080

1,260

988

940

580

749

832

661

500

414

351

387

306

246

230

246

230

500

550

661

540

510

470

23,827

769

1.65

1.91

Apr.

432

387

351

315

288

262

*297

297

315

540

480

405

333

297

262

246

360

600

560

450

360

315

441

683

560

661

460

4O5

342

297

12,001 '400

0.860

O.96

May

230

176

246

315

315

254

279

570

58O

460

351

*Z79

230

246

540

560

460

620

988

727

640

414

297

324

183

243

214

127

96

66

47

11,077

357

0.768

0.89

June

3u

414

222

148

96

66

e55

640

e35

e35

e32

e30

630

214

450

262

*500

772

342

e200

6150

e!20

elOO

e90

675

e50

e40

630

26

M

4,672

156

0.335

0.37

July

16

13

13

41

26

18

41

1,610

934

6300

6210

6170

6130

elOO

e70

53

53

48

120

134

173

*1,560

832

396

238

155

114

90

72

47

35

7,812

252

0.542

0.62

Aug.

35

41

84

108 ~96

72

66

23

35

26

47

26

20

20

16

13

14

16

13

18

47

47

26

*18

47

47

20

10

20

18

13

1,102

35.5

0.076

0.09

Sept.

11

8

8

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

7

5

5

5

5

3

2

1

120

342

176

84

60

26

20

16

14

14

*18

1,019

34.0

0.073

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max 13,500 Min 1 Mean 414 Cfsm 0.890 In. 12.09

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,580 Min 1 Mean 239 Cfsm 0.514 In. 6.98

Peak discharge (base, 4,OOP cfs).--Jan. 16 (6 a.m.) 9,440 cfs (10.9 ft); Jan. 22 (5 p.m.) 5,220 

cfs f^ Tfl (8.15 T^ ft). pi-1

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of ot 

records, and records for nearby stations.

ver's notes, weathe
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 

Troublesome Creek at Noble, Ky.

365

Location.--Lat 37°26'36", long 83°13'06", on left bank adjacent to State Highway 15, 0.2 

mile downstream from Buckhorn Creek, 1.5 miles west of Noble, Breathitt County, and 

14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 178 sq mi.

Records available. December 1949 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 768.5 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (University of Kentucky Survey Camp benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,750 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 7.24 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 23.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 15,600 cfs Feb. 1, 1951 (gage height, 24.78 ft); no 

flow Sept. 26, to Nov. 23, 1953.

Maximum stage known, about 29 ft in February 1939, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 22, 23)

Oct. 1 to May 27 May 28 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.15

1.2

1.25

1.3

1.4

2.3 

5.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

17

33

60

290

950

1,300

1.1

1.15

1.2

1.25

1.3

1.0 

1.8 

2.8

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

11

27

62

290

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

B.O

8.0

7.0

6.5

5.0

3 . 9

38.6

1.29

0.0072

0.008

Dec.

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.5

3.0

a2.3

a2.3

4.6

7.5

9.8

15

15

28

39_

33

21

*9.8

6.5

4.2

3.6

3.6

4.2

4.6

3.9

3.0

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.6

4.6

253.9

8.19

0.046

0.05

Jan.

4.6

2.7

379

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.7

12

47

41

23

21

426

1.240

290

118

81

72

298

666

408

220

190

165

*135

107

83

70

54

4,797.1

155

0.871

1.00

Feb.

43

401

41

41

38

34

31

27

25

28

28

23

20

18

IF

18

22

24

21

20

20

20

18

20

22

22

20

30

_

732

26.1

0.147

0.15

Mar.

205

300

*852

£63

379

275

220

240

328

373

275

190

238

338

260

195

150

122

104

115

89

69

72

77

85

373

343

270

210

288

7,986

258

1.45

1.67

Apr.

258

222

192

155

128

118

*115

128

162

142

132

125

103

93

85

97

432

455

282

208

160

132

140

212

165

195

150

202

192

-1 CO

5,277

176

0.989

1.10

May

118

97

109

178

148

120

230

684 442"

288

208

*158

120

150

235

230

182

185

205

162

130

95

74

58

46

185

514

178

106

70

49

5,754

186

1.04

1.20

June

66

"62 106

48

40

31

26

22

18

17

15

14

13

84

47

*27

20

26

21

14

12

8.2

6.8

6.4

5.9

5.2

4.2

3.0

2.6

E . C

773.3

25.8

0.145

0.16

July

2.0

1.8

1.5

7 .4

16

9.3

9.3

423

175

59

34

22

16

12

9.8

10

10

9.8

14

18

16

*200

104

37

22

14

10

8.2

6.8

5 6

4.8

1,288.3

41.6

0.234

0.27

Aug.

4.2

9.4

28

2F

23

19

15

10

9.3

13

23

14

9.3

5.9

5.2

4.5

3.9

3.3

3.0

373

4.5

4.8

4.8

*5.9

4.5

4.5

4.8

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.0

282.2

9.10

0.051

0.06

Sept.

2.6

1.8

1.5

1.2

.7

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

13

~94 186

29

17

10

6.8

5.2

4.2

*3.6

6.4

388.1

12.9

0.072

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,590 Mln O Mean 165 Cfsm 0.927 In. 12.58

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,240 Mln 0 Mean 75.5 Cfsm 0.424 In. 5.75

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 efs). No peak above case.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and trend of flow.
366 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 

North Fork Kentucky River at Jackson, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°33', long 83°23', near center of span on upstream side of bridge on 

State Highways 30 and 52 at Jackson, Breathitt County, 3 miles downstream from Quicksand Creek.

Drainage area. 1,105 sq mi.

j.3ui-i, J.3J.O-6J., anu reoruary IIMI to .uecemoer isco ^oove o.u it c

to September 1954 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator- gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

Tfc 697.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 19^9. Prior to Oct. 1, 1941, at datura 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge --19 years (1928-31, 1938-54), 1,203 cfs (revised).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,050 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 15.2 ft); minimum not determined.

1928-31, 1936-37, 1938-54; Maximum discharge, 46,800 cfs Feb. 4, 1939 (gage height,

43.10 ft, present datum): no flow Oct. 16, 1930.

Maximum stage known, that of Feb. 4, 1939. Flood of May 30, 1927, reached a stage

01 42.9 ft.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1928 and 1931 have

been revised to 13,800 cfs June 30, 1928 [gage height, 19.8 ft) and 21,400 cfs Apr. 22-

23, 1931 (gage height, 26.50 ft), superseding those published in WSP 663 and 713, respectively. 

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record,

those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, and for Jan. 13, which are

poor.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

RevisIonsTwater years).--WSP 853: 1929(M) . WSP 953: Drainage area. Revised figures

of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year 1929, superseding those

published in WSP 683, are given herewith:

1928 

Nov. 19....... 8,000

20....... 15,600

Dec. 26....... 463

1929 

Feb. 26....... 16,900

27....... 21,700

Mar. 6....... 12,300

23....... 27,000

1929 Con. 

Mar. 24....... 32,400

25....... 9,300

May 2....... 5,780

3....... 13,300

Month

November 1928 .............

Water year 1928-29 ...... 

Calendar year 1929 ......

Maximum

32 400

32,400 

32 , 400

Minimum

10 

10

Mean

1,587 

1,707

Per 

square 

mile

1.20

1.44 

1.54

Runoff In 

Inches

1.34

19.49 

20.97

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1> Q

J

) '

} 

} 

1-

I'

157.5

5.08

0.0046

0.005

Nov.

)»

1 .

1

) '

1 <" 1 '

7

9

12

16

60

90

50

40

30

27

496

16.5

0.015

O.O2

Dec.

25

24

23

22

21

20

20

23

30 

40

50

60

80

172

205

230

*255

?55 

250

200

172

152

132

104

a80

60

65

72

73

72

71

3,058

98.6

0.089

0.10

Jan.

69

68

65

67

68

66

64

62

63 

92

154

290

b200

245

723

4,450

7,970

2,980 

1,060

872

1^,640

3,510

5,480

2,700

1,600

*1,260

1,O4O

876

750

664

592

39,740

1,282

1.16

1.34

Feb.

496

439

418

404

376

362

334

281

263 

236

210

195

176

168

166

166

188

188 

190

212

212

210

200

222

220

230

242

376

_

-------

7,380

264

0.239

0.25

Mar.

1,000

1,560

*3,820

5.480

2,940

2,100

1,730

1,560

1,630 

1,940

1,960

1,360

,280

,520

,400

,270

,160

985 

831

795

714

652

596

572

620

1,220

1,310

al,400

al , 500

al , 400

al,500

47,805

1,542

1.40

1.61

Apr.

1,680

1,190

1,030

921

858

813

*723

768

750 

754

921

894

732

687

620

592

1,550

1,750 

1,530

1,260

1,020

889

867

975

970

1,560

1,490

1,650

1,460

898

31,782

1,059

0.958

1.07

May

754

624

596

741

822

782

804

1,760

1,470 

1,280

1,060

*880

831

804

786

826

921

844 

980

1,180

960

780

678

516

432

383

390

620

a400

a 300

a25O

24,454

789

0.714

0.82

June

a 200

a250

a500

a400

305

254

200

172

148 

140

140

144

164

2 IS

439

*652

512

705 

786 BIS"

355

212

188

144

113

102

83

58

43

36.

8,272

276

0.250

0.28

July

35

34

33

34

42

63

94

427

2.420 

1,350

369

275

218

168

134

104

88

80 

360

482

*251

1,260

1,790

995

804

355

233

170

131

98

84

12,981

419

0.379

0.44

Aug.

67

83

*137

140

200

202

192

190

200 

527

299

248

160

83

63

54

49

41 

36

44

43

35

a 50

*a63

a70

a75

86

62

62

62

60

3,483

112

0.101

0.12

Sept.

50

41

28

24

24

22

21

20

20 

16

a!6

a!6

a!4

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!3

alOIB"

42

232

*714

48?

180

114

79

63

52

42

34

2,425

80.8

0.073

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max 15,3OO Min - Mean 985 Cfsm O.891 In. 12. O8

Water year 1953-54: Max 7..97O Min - Mean 499 Cfsm 0.451 In. 6.14

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs).--Ho peak above base. * Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations. b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note_.--Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 1 to Dec. 13; discharge estimated on basis of 

2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 367

Middle Fork Kentucky River at Tallega, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°34', long 83°35', on downstream side of left pier of highway bridge, 

100 ft upstream from Lineman Creek, three-quarters of a mile southwest of Tallega, Lee 

County, and 7.9 miles upstream from confluence with North Fork.

Drainage area. 530 sq mi.

Records available . October 1930 to March 1932, October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 642.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 16, 1930, to Mar. 31, 1932, chain gage, 

and Oct. 1, 1939, to Feb. 6, 1940, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1930-31, 1939-54), 632 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,480 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 19.56 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Oct. 12-22.

1930-32, 1939-54: Maximum discharge, 26,500 cfs Feb. 2, 1951 (gage height, 40.07 

ft), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum 

daily, that of Oct. 12-22, 1953.

Flood of February 1939 reached a stage of 40.5 ft, from information by Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1931, 1940.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 4 Mar. 5 to Sept. 30

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

3.8

.3

.9

1.9

3.3

5.0

9.2

19

37

4.1

4.4

4.7

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

14.0

19.0

76

143

255

390

860

1,310

1,950

3,260

5,200

2.6

2.7 

£.9 

3.1 

3.3 

3.6 

3.9

6.0

7.0

10

17

28

50

4.2 

4.6 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

12.0

131

240

400

870

1,650

2,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

 n: .1

.1.1

.1.1 .1 .1.1

.1.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.5

0.21

0.00040

0.0005

Nov.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3 

.3 

.3

.3

.4

.5

.8

1.0

1.5

1.7

l!7

1.7

1.7

18.1

0.60

0.0011

0.001

Dec.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.3

2.5

2.6

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.5

5.0

8.4

*64

110 

TO4 

78

63

44

34

28

23

20

18

17

17

18

19

18

718.8

23.2

0.044

0.05

Jan.

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

IB- 14

21

33

54

146

153

364

2,710

4,800 

1,560 

579

555

1,420

2,500

3,480

2,210

*1,040

680

525

448

408

372

318

24,513

791

1.49

1.72

Feb.

260

215

195

175

159

143

127

115

102

93

86

76

71

68

63

6063" 

73 

80

106

117

115

115

159

179

162

149

533

-

3,859

138

0.260

0.27

Mar.

1,670

*2,490

2,680

5,680

2,610'

1,600

1,190

1,030

1,240

1,580

1,570

1,140

855

1,200

1,020

830

645 

521 

449

416

412

356

316

354" 308

680

1,360

1,210

915

895

840

36,032

1,162

2.19

2.53

Apr.

735

630

539

476

416

*380

344

336 392"

715

655

552

462

384

344

336

1,000 

2,020 

1,690

1,110

765

575

562

750

934

670

890

750

938

705

21,055

702

1.32

1.48

May

534

416

384

480

625

575

984

1,510

1,560

1,210

*795

570

444

392

396

440

444 

420 

1,050

1,520

956

655

476

372

296

240

199

175

170

151

155

18,574

599

1.13

1.30

June

122

157

136- 825

336

244

193

161

141

122

113

102

94

135

*611

392

288 

324 

424

352

233

168

135

111

97

83

72

62

50

ii

6,624

221

0.417

0.46

July

35

30

29

35

31

34

29

179

288

308

173

131

100

77

62

49

41 

35 

354

*165

192

1,490

2,000

825

36S

233

163

127

110 

89

71

7,853

253

0.477

0.55

Aug.

60

74

156

102

121

312

T6T

113

99

91

110

72

54

43

35

32

27 

24 

22

23

21

21

20

18

15

*13

55

50

50

51

45

2,090

67.4

0.127

0.15

Sept.

35

27

21

18

20

17

16

17

19

18

13

10

9.3

8.7

8.0

7.4

6.9 

6.8 

S75

51

233

126

89

127

89

66

*50

40

33

57

1,245.9

41.5

0.078

0.09

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,490 Min 0.1 Mean 556 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.24

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,800 Min 0.1 Mean 336 Cfsm 0.634 In. 8.61

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 efs). No peak above baae. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
368 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

South Fork Kentucky River at Booneville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°29', long 83°40', on right bank 400 ft downstream from Buck Creek, 

1,000 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 30 at Booneville, Owsley County, and 

0.5 mile downstream from Meadow Creek.

Drainage area.--720 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1925 to September 1931, October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 642.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 5, 1925, staff gage at site 700 

ft upstream from Meadow Creek and Aug. 5, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1929, tape gage on highway bridge 600 ft upstream from Meadow Creek, at datum 3.07 ft higher. Oct. 1 to 

Nov. 27, 1929, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years (1925-31, 1939-54), 963 cfs (revised).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,230 cfs Jan. 16; maximum gage height, 16.23 

ft Jan. 16; no flow Oct. 11-28, Nov. 3-14, minimum gage height, 0.89 ft Oct. 26.

1925-31, 1939-54: Maximum discharge, 50,700 cfs June 29, 1947 (gage height, 41.70 

ft), from rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations 

at gage heights 38.83 and 41.70 ft; no flow Oct. 11-28, Nov. 3-14, 1953.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

643 

663 

698 

713

Water 

year

1927 

1928 

1930 

1931

Date

Dec. 22, 

Nov. 17, 

Nov. 18, 

Apr. 23,

1926 

1927 

1929 

1931

Discharge 

(cfs)

38,800 

13,800 

8,260 

12,900

Gage height 

(feet)

34.5 

20.2 

16.42 

22.28

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods 

of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 893: 1929(M). WSP 953: Drainage area. Revised figures 

of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 1925-31, superseding those 

published in WSP 603, 623, 643, 663, 683, 698, and 713, are given herewith:

Date

1925

Apr. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

791

662

610

555

548

538

423

378

485

450

900

702

610

548

502

433

Date

1925-Con.

Apr. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

1926

May 16

Dec. 22

25

Discharge

378

384

378

348

791

678

527

410

340

348

662

11,600

35,800

15,500

Date

1926-Con.

Dec. 26

1927

May 29

30

31

Nov. 17

1928

Nov. 20

1929

Mar. 6

23

May 3

7

Discharge

17,200

8,850

12,200

9,750

10,000

11,200

11,600

28,900

11,600

9,980

Date

1929-Con.

Nov. 17

18

19

1930

Feb. 5

6

14

15

1931

Mar. 28

29

Apr. 22

23

Discharge

4,620

7,190

3,590

6,080

3,790

6,090

3,700

7,670

7,560

6,340

9,540

Month

Water year 1925-26....

Calendar year 1926 ....

May 1927......... .......

Water year 1926-27....

Calendar year 1927 .... 

Water year 1927-28....

November 1928 ...........

Calendar year 1928 ....

Water year 1928-29....

Calendar year 1929 ....

Water year 1929-30.... 

Calendar year 1930....

April ...................

Water year 1930-31 ....

Maximum

22,600

35,8OO

35,8OO

15 , 000 

10,000

11,200

37,900

37,900

7,190 

6,090

9,540

Minimum

4

11

288

15

4 

4

82

23

6

6

.2

.1

282

.1

Mean

828

1,246

1,950

1,595

1,177 

1,030

910

1,025

1,260

1,284

560 

394

431

Per square 

mile

1.15

1.73

2.71

2.21 

1.21

1.63 

1.43

1.26

1.42

6.65

1.75 

1.46

1.78

.778 

.547

1.43

2.64

.599

Runoff In 

Inches

15.61

23.49

3.12

30.07 

1.35

22.19 

19.42

1.41

19.38

7.61

23.79 

1.62

24.21

2.53

10.55 

7.42

1.66

2.95

8.14
KENTUCKY RIVER B^SIN 369

South Fork Kentucky River at Booneville, Ky.--Continued

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Jan. 16, 17, 21-23, Mar. 1-4

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3

0.9

.95

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.7

2.0

0

.3

.7

2.4

5.5

9.5

20

34

62

2.4 120

2.8 195

3.2 280

3.6 380

4.0 495

5.0 850

7.0 1,880

15.0 7,200

Mar. 4 to Sept. 3O

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

1.5

56

92

135

195

Note. Same as preceding table above 2.8 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

is

.3

.2

.2

*.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

2.6

0.08

0.00011

0.0001

Nov.

0.1 

.1

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

o

o

0

0

o

.1

.1 * .1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.5

.7

.8

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

9.6

0.32

0.00044

0.0005

Dec.

1.0 

1.0

.8

78

1.1

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.4

4.8

9.5

15

*48

49

38

32

26

22

18

16

14

12

10

10

10

10 

10

374.8

12.1

0.017

0.02

Jan.

9.5

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.2

87?

16

35

b290

b250

b!60

761

6.900

4,460

1,140

646

758

4,970

5,310

5,420

2,140

1,190

*858

716

720

642

546 

450

38,416.1

1,239

1.72

1.98

Feb.

565 

302

275

253

217

189

159

134

114

101

95

86

79

68

63

58.

63

81

177

211

225

229

215

272

522

579

477

1,450

7,057

252

0.350

0.36

Mar.

6.190 

*4,790

5,870

5,950

3,120

2,050

1,490

1,350

1,660

1,990

1,570

1,O9O

948

1,990

1,490

1,070

826

678

590

586

625

540

537

537

546

1,660

2,530

1,720

1,220

1,180

1,120

57,493

1,855

2.58

2.97

Apr.

962 

814

712

611

531

*480

441

426

432

580

546

507

447

585

558

570

1,440

5,810

2,220

1,340

948

742

688

670

664

600

874

966

1,010

766

25,540

845

1.17

1.51

May

659 

519

486

850

953

758

1,420

5,550

2,420

1,490

*989

750

586

534

618

583

510

483

979

1,070

786

594

465

368

298

251

217

185

162 

138

118

23,547

760

1.06

1.22

June

106 

161

444

318

278

209

168

138

116

97

85

78

118

158

*105

348

213

569

450

265

189

141

105

86

69

56

46

36

a50 

Ei25

5,207

174

0.242

0.27

July

a21 

a!7

a!5

aT7

a20

a!7

a!5

a50

a!40

209

138

88

62

46

34

25

19

15

18

*20

17

175

255

ITS

110

73

49

57

28 

21

15

1,944

62.7

0.087

0.10

Aug.

12 

24

46

55

106

172

79

60

52

40

32

27

22

17

15

12

10

8.7

7.8

8.2

7.4

6.2

5.9

7<5

*25

67

91

78

55 

41

27

1,279.2

41.3

0.057

0.07

Sept.

17 

12

9.1

7.4

6.6

5.5

4.4

4.4

5.1

5.9

5.1

4.1

3.5

2.7

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.1

70~.8

202

TIT

62

36

50

47

34

*25

19 

54

822.1

27.4

0.038

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,800 Min 0 Mean 797 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.02

Water year 1953-54 : Max 6,900 Min 0 Mean 442 Cfsm 0.614 In. 8.34

Peak discharge (base. 14.000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations. 

* b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
370 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 14, at Heidelberg, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°33', long 83°46', on right bank 1,000 ft upstream from lock 14 at

 FTeicTelberg, Lee County, 0.5 mile upstream from Sturgeon Creek, and at mile 249.1.

Drainage area.--2,648 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1925 to September 1931, December 1936 to February 1937, July 

1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 626.66 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River

 Saturn (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Sept. 2, 1939, staff gage at lock 14.

Average discharge.--22 years (1925-31, 1938-54), 3,403 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 18,600 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 15.65 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily discharge, 13 cfs Nov. 17-19; minimum gage 

height observed, 2.9 ft Nov. 22.

1925-31, 1936-37, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 110,000 cfs Feb. 4, 1939 (gage height, 

35.6 ft, from floodmarks); minimum, 4 cfs Oct. £0, 1930; minimum gage height observed, 

that of Nov. 22, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good above 1,000 cfs and poor below.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 853: 1929(M). WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

9.0

9.3

9.7

10.0

140

275

538

1,030

1,520

10.5

11.0

13.0

16.0

2,530

3,660

9,240

20,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25

25

25

25

25

24

**23

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

24

25

25

25

24

23

22

22

21

21

21

20

20

20 

20

20

688

22.2

0.0084

0.01

Nov.

25

25

25

25

25

24

23

22

21

18

15

14

14

14

14

**14

11

13

13

14

14

15

16

18

20

20

20

22

25

25

566

18.9

0.0071

0.008

Dec.

27

28

30

30

27

25

23

21

19

20

21

21

22

23

25

**30

35

45

50

55

55

60

60

65

70

80

95

110

115

120 

125

1,532

49.4

0.019

0.02

Jan.

115

95

95

95

95

95

95

90

85

125

200

212

440

489

892

9,980

17.500

9,910

3,380

2,360

7,600

10,700

13,800

10,900

*5,560

3,680

2,840

2,470

2,130

1,800 

1,480

109,108

3,520

1.33

1.53

Feb.

1,230

1,030

906

854

802

717

646

549

499

469

431

414

388

362

522

330

345

353

431

528

560

570

549

693

1,030

1,140

989

2.350

-

19,487

696

0.263

0.27

Mar.

*9,180

10,500

12,600

16.200

12,800

8,020

5,650

4,690

4,900

5,920

6,090

4,870

3,710

4,740

4,800

3,970

3,200

2,570

2,170

1,980

1,920

1,700

1,520

1,460

1.450

3,020

5,840

5,540

4,290

4^160

163,360

5,270

1.99

2.29

Apr.

3,830

3,340

2,880

2,450

*2,110

1,880

1,700

1,610

1,590

2,220

2,490

2,450

2,220

1,840

1.570

1,630

3,640

9.180

7,480

5,030

3,610

2,820

2,450

2,470

3,150

2,750

3,430

3,360

3,660

2,970

91,810

3,060-

1.16

1.29

May

2,450

1,960

1,700

2,220

2,820

2,570

4,180

8.290

7,480

*5,590

3,920

2,880

2,190

1,860

1-, 820

1,980

2,170

2,000

2,450

4,220

3,430

2,530

1,920

1,480

1,200

989

841

1,150

1,000

752 

605

80,645

2,601

0.982

1.13

June

518

479

1,270

1.580

1,080

841

670

549

469

396

557

514

298

*460

815

1,280

1,180

1,160

1,660

1,410

892

635

479

370

314

275

240

212

186

140

20,309

677

0.256

0.29

July

120

100

90

90

105

120

130

509

1,450

2,860

1,290

764

509

379

298

226

153

120

*405

646

1,030

3,060

4.440

3,410

1,520

879

614

460

353

298 

254

26,682

861

0.325

0.37

Aug.

219

198

353

396

431

828

658

489

489

450

705

528

379

291

233

192

166

146

134

153

160

140

120

130

153

140

*268

283

268

247 

226

9,573

309

0.117

0.13

Sept.

160

146

110

85

65

50

45

45

40

40

35

35

30

29

27

26

24

23

23

226

841

879

841

624

460

353

275

219

179

205

6,140

205

0.077

0.09

Calendar year 1953 : Max 28,600 Mln 13 Mean 2,720 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.94

Water year 1953-54 : Max 17,300 Mln 13 Mean 1,452 Cfsm 0.548 In. 7.44

Peak discharge (base. 30.000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite below 200 cfsj discharge estimated on basis of 

heights at station and records for nearby stations.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 371

Red River near Hazel Green, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°48'44", long 83°27«50", on right bank 600 ft upstream from Buck Creek, 

0.3 mile downstream from Chapel Branch, and 2.7 miles northwest of Hazel Green, Wolfe 

County.

Drainage area. 65.8 sq ml.

Records available.--April to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 880 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 692 cfs May 8 (gage height, 4.02 ft); no flow 

Sept. 14-19.

Remarks. Records good except those below 2 cfs, which are fair.

Rating table, Apr. 21 to Sept. 30, 1954 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from debris July 11, 17, 18, Aug. 17, 18)

0.84 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

0 

.1 

.6 

1.8 

4.5 

8.5 

14

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

55

91

135

220

370

520

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, April to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec.

Calendar year : Max

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

58

49

43

42

62

46

82

229

135

93

-

-

-

-

May

72

67

64

87

72

58

282

514

238

140

99

76

58

55

48

36

30

2S

*25

28

22

19

17

15

13

12

14

11

11

8.9

7.7

2,227.6

71.9

1.09

1.26

June

.3

.7

.3

.3

.7

6.1

*4.9

4.2

3.9

3.9

4.5

5.7

8.1

4.9

6.5

20

26

14

7.3

4.5

3.0

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

176.3

5.88

0.089

0.10

July

0.6

.6

1.3

8.3

3.9

2.0

3.2

11

8.9

4.2

1.8

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.3

^

.2

11

4.2

*22

17

6.9

6.1

1.5

.8

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

120.3

3.88

0.059

0.07

Aug.

O.S

3.7

3.9

2.7

2.2

6.1

2.7

9.9

37

12

6.1

3.3

2.7

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.4

5.1

4.2

1.6

.9

3.5

2.7

1.8

1.0

.7

126.8

4.09

0.062

0.07

Sept.

0.5

.3

.2

.3

.2

.1

.1

.5

.7

.5

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

i§i

102

30

13

8.1

5.3

3.6

3.0

2.2

*2.0

6.5

348.5

11.6

0.176

0.20

Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
372 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Red River at Clay City, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°51'52", long 83°55'59", on downstream side of pier on left bank at 

bridge on State Highway 15 at Waltersville, 500 ft upstream from Brush Creek, half a 

mile west of Clay City, Powell County, and 4.8 miles upstream from Hardwick Creek.

Drainage area. 363 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to March 1932, April 1938 to September 1954.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 601.45 ft above mean sea level, Kentucky 

River datum (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Aug. 14, 1939, ehain or wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1938-54), 477 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,180 cfs May 8; maximum gage height, 9.06 ft 

May 8; minimum discharge, 4.0 cfs Oct. 9-11; minimum gage height, 0.79 ft Oct. 9.

1930-32, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 21,100 cfs July 15, 1938 (gage height, 22.8 

ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Aug. 10-12, 1944 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: 1931-32.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Dec. 19j discharge above 

980 cfs computed using rate of change in stage as a factor)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

1.5

5.0

15

28

54

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

120

220

350

660

980

0.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.4 

2.0

2.5 230

3.0 360

4.0 660

5.0 980

134

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10

9.0

7.5

6.5

5.5

4.6

4.3

4.3

£*£

4.0

4.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

*4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

7.5

9.5

8.0 

9.0

12

176.6

5.70

0.016

0.02

Nov.

11

10

9.5

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.0

7.5

7.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.0

*9.5

9.5

10

12

23

17

14

15

12

10 

9.0

292.5

9.75

0.027

0.03

Dec.

8.0

7.0

5.5

5.5

5.0.

6.5

7.5

9.0

15

15

15

17

19

24

34

51

42

28

25

18

16

16

20

26

30

24

20

20

22 

27

34

612.0

19.7

0.054

0.06

Jan.

34

32

27

25

24

24

23

23

23

30

56

80

75

54

155

914

798

305

202

354

1.290

867

474

318

242

230

471

471

310 

235

186

8,352

269

0.741

0.86

Feb.

149

*131

155

230

206

184

160

134

116

114

108

99

85

74

Ii

71

72

81

81

76

74

75

72

71

79

120

139

535

-

3,562

127

0.350

0.36

Mar.

1.610

1,350

1,460

1,460

901

624

465

480

534

552

*471

366

1,040

990

543

396

305

260

230

226

215

192

161

173

194

336

417

387

330 

603

734

18,011

581

1.60

1.85

Apr.

585

468

393

322

278

248

235

235

235

204

244

417

322

*275

248

642

1.840

1,260

806

531

411

330

375

312

265

245

230

328

546 

489

13,319

444

1.22

1.36

Hay

681

510

468

546

453

366

942

2.060

1,560

854

558

426

333

288

260

212

184

162

*146

136

141

128

106

97

88

81

75

84

79 

66

JaS

12,146

392

1.08

1.24

June

57

66

66

61

55

49

42

38

35

33

32

32

37

60

1E7

151

162

298

188

106

71

*52

40

34

30

25

22

18

16 

15

2,078

69.3

0.191

0.21

July

13

12

11

26

108

84

54

62

144

85

52

38

29

24

20

16

14

13

16

44

76

255

158

75

46

33

25

*21

17

14

13

1,598

51.5

0.142

0.16

Aug.

12

12

19

40

160

100

65

55

210

150

100

75

60

50

40

35

31

28

25

24

23

150

130

95

70

50

35

45

76 

70

*55

2,090

67.4

0.186

0.21

Sept.

42

32

26

21

18

16

14

37

84

61

38

28

22

17

16

13

13

11

11

782

1.590

667

232

132

90

70

56

49

42

44

4,074

136

0.375

0.42

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,520 Hin 3.2 Mean 358 Cfsm 0.986 In. 13.39

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,060 Hin 4.0 Mean 182 Cfsm 0.501 In. 6.78

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 cfsl. No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 15-16, Aug. 4-31; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, and records for Dix River near Danville.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 373

Kentucky River at look 10, near Winchester, Ky.

Location (revised) . Lat 37°53'41", long 84°15'44", on left bank at look 10, 0.9 mile 

downstream from Otter Creek, 8 miles southwest of Winchester, Clark County, and at 

mile 176.4.

Drainage area.--3,960 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . October 1907 to September 1954.

Gage.--Upper staff gage at lock 10, read twice daily. Datum of gage is 557.37 ft above 

mean sea level, Ohio River datum. Feb. 2, 1940, to Aug. 10, 1943, water-stage recorder 

1.1 miles upstream at different datum. Since Oct. 1, 1949, upper staff'gage at lock 9, 

at Valley View, 18.9 miles downstream used as auxiliary gage.

Average discharge.--47 years, 5,129 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,400 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 16.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum'daily, 30 cfs Oct. 11.

1907-54: Maximum discharge, 92,400 cfs Feb. 5, 1939 (computed from graph based on 

gage readings); maximum gage height, 35.1 ft Mar. 29, 1913; minimum discharge, less 

than 10 cfs (estimated)in October 1930.

Remarks.--Records good above 1,000 cfs and poor below. 

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: 1908-52.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 4 Mar. 5 to Sept. 50

9.1 

9.3 

9.5 

9.7 

10.0

130

220

360

690

11.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

2,240

4,260

9,750

18,400

23,800

9.1 

9.3 

9.5 

9.7 

10.0

130

220

350

630

10.5

11.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

1,340

2,200

4,260

9,750

18,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per- second, water- year- October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

45

50

50

50

45

40

40

35

35

35

30

35

35

35

35

40

40

40

40

40

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

40

55

50 

45

1,230

39.7

0.010

0.01

Nov.

50

60

60

60

55

50

50

50

45

45

40

40

35

35

35

35

40

40

40

40

40

45

50

60

90

120

80

70

60

60

1,580

52.7

0.013

0.01

Dec.

55

50

50

45

45

45

45

50

50

55

60

65

75

80

95

80

65

60

65

70

75

90

100

110

120

130

135

140

150

155 

165

2,575

83.1

0.021

0.02

Jan.

175

170

160

155

142

*130

127

118

121

146

200

232

312

570

1,340

7,300

16.800

16,600

7,470

5,050

10,500

12,900

13,800

14,700

12,900

5,600

5,480

4,520

3,560

2*560

146,798

4,735

1.20

1.38

Feb.

2,040

1,760

1,610

1,470

1,390

1,260

1,130

1,040

*890

794

716

630

570

515

482

471

460

471

460

526

666

755

755

768

960

1,450

1,610

2.580

-

28,229

1,008

0.255

0.27

Mar.

11,300

15,000

16,200

19,200

18,400

13,100

8,100

6,200

4,950

6,380

7,000

6,580

6,620

6,500

6,380

5,500

4,580

3,760

3,100

2,900

2,560

2,450

*2,200

2.020

2,020

2,660

3,980

6,620

5,950

5,520 

5,900

213,630

6,891

1.74

2.01

Apr.

5,720

4,950

4,260

3,780

3,200

2,860

2,520

2,420

2,420

2,580

2,780

3,220

3,240

2,900

2,490

4,030

9,720

11 . 500

11,300

*7,830

5,800

4,480

3,710

3,380

3,380

3,760

3,510

4,310

4,720

4,950

135,320

4,511

1.14

1.27

May

4,480

3,980

3,340

3,730

4,020

3,910

5,250

15.200

12,500

9,020

6,320

4,750

5,690

2,980

2,680

2,660

2,660

2,660

2,450

3,470

4,190

3,400

2,580

1,970

*1,660

1,40O

1,570

1,110

1,340

1,120 

900

118,770

5,851

0.967

1.12

June

721

645

695

1,440

1,520

1,150

928

630

575

466

414

374

536

520

619

984

1,550

1,860

1,520

1.910

1,550

1,040

695

484

582

522

287

244

200

*185

24,244

808

0.204

0.23

July

170

150

146

166

158

205

220

414

886

2,180

2,470

1,290

760

542

414

556

250

220

250

566

1,250

5,060

3,800

4.520

2,840

1,480

872

597

466

336 

280

31,054

1,002

0.253

0.29

Aug.

232

215

508

*422

564

754

886

721

998

872

802

886

597

406

508

256

220

200

180

250

244

232

232

210

190

287

322

308

439

459 

329

15,289

429

0.108

0.12

Sept.

250

232

20O

175

142

158

150

146

190

22O

205

170

142

130

127

118

112

106

103

2,460

5.800

2,960

1,610

1,120

774

553

414

336

287

294

17,644

588

0.148

0.17

Calendar year 1953 : Max 38,600 Min 30 Mean 3,971 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.60

Water year 1953-54 : Max 19,200 Min 30 Mean 2,012 Cfsm 0.508 In. 6.90

Peak discharge (base. 40,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 1 to Jan. 4; discharge estimated on basis of gage 

heights and records for nearby stations.

3889Z6 O - 56 - 25
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at look 8, near Camp Nelson, Ky.

Location (revised). Lat, 37°44'43", long 84°35'12", on wall of look 8, near right bank 

Z. 4 miles southeast of Camp Nelson, Jessamine County, 2.7 miles downstream from Sugar 

Creek, 4.5 miles upstream from Hiokman Creek, and at mile 139.9.

Drainage area.--4,430 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 520.50 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Since Oct. 1, 1951, auxiliary waterstage recorder 4.8 miles downstream.

Average discharge .--15 years, 5,401 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year 20,400 ofs Mar. 5 (gage height, 17.6 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 35 cfs Oct. 12-14, 24, 25.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 85,400 cfs Feb. 17, 1948 (gage height, 37.6 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum not determined.

Flood of Jan. 23, 1937, reached a stage of 41.2 ft. Flood of Feb. 6, 1939, reached 

a stage of 38.6 ft.

Remarks. Records good above 1,000 cfs, and poor below. 

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions.--WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting control method used Aug. 16, 21, 22, 27-29)

10.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

300

690

1,360

2,310

13.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

4,500

7,300

14,300

22,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

50

55

55

55

55

50

50

45

45 

40

40

35

35

35

40

40

45

45 

50 

50

45 

45

40

35

35

40

40

45

55

65 60"

1,420

45.6

0.010

0.01

Nov.

50

60

65

70

70

70

65

60

55 

50

50

45

45

45

40

40

40

45 

45 

45

45 

50

55

70

90

140

TSo

110

90

80

1,905

63.5

0.014

0.02

Dee.

75

70

65

60

55

So- 50

so

50 

55

60

70

80

90

90

90

90

70 

70 

75

85

100

115

125

130

140

145

150

160

170

i§£

2,865

92.4

0.021

0.02

Jan.

190

210

200

190

180

160

*150

140

TTO

150

160

170

328

496

1,220

7,080

15,600

18,400 

9,790 

5,760

12,400 

13,700

13,700

15,400

11,600

6,040

6,840

5,620

4,160

3,390

2 ,820

156,384

5,045

1.14

1.31

Feb.

2.350

1,980

1,730

1,640

1,540

1,400

1,250

*1,090

1,010 

943

846

798

714

580

640

600

610

590 

597 

620

690 

750

798

810

858

1,280

1,540

1,930

-

30,257

1,081

0.244

0.25

Mar.

9,120

15,700

15,600

18,600

19,600

14,700

9,330

6,420

5,820 

6,070

6,930

6,660

7,050

7,460

6,690

5,880

4,850

3,790 

3,350 

2,980

2,750 

2,590

2,410

*2,230

2,150

2,490

4,260

6,600

6,190

5,850

5,930

220,050

7,098

1.60

1.85

Apr.

5,760

5,190

4,480

3,900

3,370

2,940

2,690

2,550

2,550 

2,450

2,550

3,330

3,350

3,000

2,630

5,290

12,300

11,600 

12,700

9,3'SO

*6,420 

4,880

3,930

3,590

3,350

3,680

3,220

3,790

4,260

4,780

143,890

4,796

1.08

1.21

May

4,600

4,090

3,440

3,460

3,840

3,860

4,190

12,600

15,900 

1TJ,500

6,900

5,220

3,950

3,150

2,710

2,610

2,590

2,590 

2,430 

2,750

4,070 

3,550

3,200

2,210

1,790

*1,450

1,400

1,250

1,500

1,260

1.050

121,850

5,951

0.887

1.02

June

950

822

774

1,120

1,330

1,380

1,090

894

726 

582

532

534

503

554

702

945

1,560

1.960 

1,646 

1,850

1,690 

1,140

918

690

558

482

405

556

*500

250

27,025

901

0.203

0.25

July

210

180

160

150

145

140

T35

300

610 

1,250

2,530

1,650

956

680

550

440

377

556 

321

290

810 

3,020

5,590

4,510

3, 486

1,900

1,160

85B

620

468

419

32,070

1,055

0.254

0.27

Aug.

398

591

*577

461

650

650

798

786

1.070 

96&

798

774

690

550

440

342

295

250 

270 

275

377 

314

270

250

220

3?S" 210

377

570

461

419

14,810

478

0.108

0.12

Sept.

563

321

275

240

220

190

170

*155

140 

200

220

220

190

170

160

145

135

125 

115 

2, SIS"

4.400 

5,440

2,050

1,310

982

714

550

503

454

447

20,914

697

0.157

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 39,800 Min 35 Mean 4,372 Cfsm 0.987 In. 13.39

Water year 1953-54: Max 19,600 Min 35 Mean 2,119 Cfsm 0.478 In. 6.49

Peak discharge (base, 40,OOO cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite below 300 cfs; discharge estimated on basis of gage 

heights, weather records, and records for other stations in the Kentucky River basin.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 375

Dix River near Danville, Ky.

Location (revised). Lat 37°38i31", long 84°39 I 39", on right bank 50 ft downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 52, 1.4 miles downstream from Hanging Fork, and 6 miles east 

of Danville, Boyle County.

Drainage area. 316 sq mi.

Records available.--May to August 1905 (gage heights only), October 1942 to September 

1954.Published as "Dicks River near Danville" 1905.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 750 ft (from topographic map). May to 

August 1905, staff gage at site 6 miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 24 to 

Dec. 16, 1942, staff gage at present site and datum. Auxilary staff gage at site 

2 miles downstream from base gage read twice daily during periods of possible backwater.

Average discharge.--12 years, 434 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,610 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 7.37 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 20,900 cfs Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 16.28 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.6 

1.6 

2.9 

5.2

8.3

1.0 

1.2 28

41

66

140

235

2.6 380

3.0 590

4.0 1,260

5.0 2,260

7.0 5,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

V

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

*.l

0

.1

72" .2

.2

0.9

0.03

0.000095

0.0001

Dec.

0.2

.1

.2

.1

2

.1

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.7

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

.9

1.1 

1.4

T74

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

1.0

1.1

21.3

0.69

0.0022

0.003

Jan.

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

rrr

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.8

2.4

2.8

2.9

4.5

381

2,320

692

253

160

744

5,640 1,220' 

668

435

355

280

1,140

854

485

340

240

14,230.9

459

1.45

1.67

Feb.

183

T52

148

138

122

109

94

78

69

68

65

56

46

41

40

*41

46

60

56

50

48 

46 

44

40

37

36

33

62

-

2,018

72.1

0.228

0.24

Mar.

668

355

385

315

195

152

130

114

101

92

81

78

3M

375

215

150

122

109

103

112

120 

103 

94

*107

114

130

211

155

132

126

171

5,849

189

0.598

0.69

Apr.

150

145

126

110

99

94

85

37

148

138

118

124

118

101

92

1,490

5,740

1,260

608

380

258 

192 

227

276

183

148

154

*128

110

96

10,975

366

1.16

1.29

May

81

69

62

69

87

66

233

1.210

458

195

138

112

92

78

74

68

56

48

40

39

36 

34

30

26

25

20

33

44

25

17

14

3,577

115

0.364

0.42

June

12

17

41

88

59

36

*26

19

15

11

8.0

5.8

5.8

5.5

4.0

70

66

102 ~8T

34

21 

14 

8.3

5.2

3.6

2.6

2.1

1.6

1.3

1.0

770.8

25.7

0.081

0.09

July

0.9

.7

iT?

1.4

1.1

1.1

*.8

40

96

65

30

18

12

6.8

4.0

2.5

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

244 

1.590 

195

80

37

24

15

10

6.4

4.3

2*8

2,296.1

74.1

0.234

0.27

Aug.

2.4

2.2

27?

554

514

128

63

45

869

Z3T

*97

53

35

26

22

17

14

10

7.4

5.8

122 

130 

105

49

28

19

14

27

40

24

15

3,253.2

105

0.332

0.38

Sept.

16

10

7.4

4.5

3.1

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

*.9

.8

.7

1.0

.9

.9

1.8

94 

150 ~65~

34

21

15

9.1

4.0

2.4

2.5

456.4

15.2

0.048

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,790 Mln 0 Mean 320 Cfam 1.01 In. 13.77

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,740 Mln 0 Mean 119 Cfsm 0.377 In. 5.10

Peak discharge (base, S,000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
376 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Herrington Lake near Burgin, Ky.

Location. -Lat 37°47'08", long 84 0 42'14", at Dix Dam on Dix River, 2.9 miles upstream 

from mouth and 8 miles east of Burgin, Mercer County.

Drainage area.--437 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. 

November 1925 to September 1954 in files of Kentucky Utilities Co.

Gage. Indicator gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Kentucky Utilities

Extremes.--Maximum usable contents during year, 70,600 acre-ft May 15-17 (elevation, 

736.5 ft); minimum contents, 31,800 acre-ft Jan. 14 (elevation, 709.2 ft).

1925-54: Maximum usable contents, 123,200 acre-ft many times (elevation, 760 ft); 

minimum contents after first filling, 1,620 acre-ft Dec. 18, 20-27, 1929 (elevation, 

681.8 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth and rock-fill dam with side channel spillway controlled by 10 vertical lift gates 35 ft long and 10 to 12 ft high. Storage began 

Nov. 4, 1925; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Nov. 26, 1925. 

Total usable capacity between elevations 760 ft (top of spillway gates) and 680 ft 

(minimum pool, dead storage unknown) is 123,200 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for power.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Kentucky Utilities Co.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Oct. 31. ..................

Calendar year 1953. .....

Feb. 28. ..................

May 31 ...................

June 30 ...................

Water year 1953-54. .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

722.6

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

61,800

-

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-5,400

+4,300

-1,000

-15,300

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 377

Kentucky River at lock 6, near Salvisa, Ky. 

(Formerly published as Kentucky River at lock 6, at Warwick)

Location (revised).--Lat 37°55'32", long 84°49'17", on right bank at lock 6, Woodford

County, 1.6 miles upstream from Clear Creek, 2.1 miles east of Salvisa, and at

mile 96.2

Drainage area. 5,110 sq mi. 

Records available.--October 1925 to September 1954. Prior to October 1953, published as

''at lock 6, at Warwick." 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 488.58 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River

aatum (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to November 1934, staff gage at same site

and datum. Auxiliary staff gage at lock 5, 14 miles downstream read twice daily. 

Average discharge .--29 years, 6,440 cfs (unadjusted). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,600 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 14.40 ft);

minimum daily, 131 cfs Oct. 12, 18, Nov. 3, 12, 15.

1925-54: Maximum discharge, 87,800 cfs Jan. 23, 1937; maximum gage height, 43.35

ft Jan. 25, 1937; minimum discharge, about 25 cfs on several days in 1930, 1931,

1933-34. 

Remarks.--Records good above 1,000 cfs and poor below. Flow regulated by Herrington

Lake (see preceding page) and by hydroelectric plant at lock 7. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 803: 1927(M). WSP 873: Average discharge. WSP 953:

Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

9.0

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.4 

9.6

115

155

210

280

375

495

795

9.8

10.0

10.5

11.0

12.0

15.0

1,180

1,650

2,920

4,460

8,360

24,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

188

230

154

184

182

159

135

156

156

163

132

131

T47

151

143

165

151

131

145

170

170

156

140

132

139

143

199

160

172

154

149

4,947

160

-37.1

Nov.

170

146

131

TT2

167

141

149

155

142

160

151

131

158

155

131

223

192

156

182

225

292

376

264

744

760

424

492

434

267

394

7,684

256

-147

Dec.

733

784

845

892

476

172

473

768

871

926

571

460

151

354

615

527

614

716

476

276

402

784

636

467

147

143

160

210

247

222

284

15,382

496

-323

Jan.

215

231

228

292

266

223

*194

206

222

246

252

230

433

579

1,200

5,620

13,200

16,900

13 200

6^720

12,400

14,500

14,500

15,700

14,100

8,360

7,120

7,080

5,160

4,060

3,320

168,957

5,450

+284

Feb.

2,730

*2,390

2,140

1,790

1,790

1,630

1,460

1,380

1,140

1,030

867

952

775

786

714

736

702

619

566

520

826

747

795

858

872

1,190

1,540

1,930

_

33,475

1,196

-IB

Mar.

5,860

14,900

16,300

18,200

20,400

17,000

11,300

7,840

6,320

*6,200

6,960

7,290

7,250

8, '450

7,290

g6,600

g5,480

4,560

g3,800

g3,350

3,030

2,870

2,730

2,490

2,560

2,420

3,710

6,320

6,880

6,440

6,560

231,160

7,457

+68

Apr.

6,400

5,790

5,020

4,320

3,770

3,320

2,920

2,780

2,730

2,660

2,810

3,320

3,620

*3,320

2,980

4,710

13,100

13,500

13,300

11,400

7,920

5,860

4,630

4,020

3,590

3,900

3,900

4,020

4,700

4,940

159,070

5,302

+237

May

5,090

4,530

3,960

3,680

4,060

4,190

4,390

10,600

14,700

12,200

8,580

6,010

4,630

3,650

3,090

2,840

2,730

*2,730

2,760

2,760

3,800

4,020

3,230

2,550

2,090

1,820

1,630

1,650

1,550

1,390

1,420

132,330

4,269

+ 13

June

1,020

1,070

894

1,180

1,640

1,710

1,310

1,270

948

908

704

581

523

687

712

960

1,390

1,810

2,110

1,900

1,990

1,540

1,120

*795

540

562

495

369

265

2M

31,291

1,043

-90

July

277

252

317

290

362

186

269

344

465

1,070

2,190

2,240

1,250

894

676

369

338

334

284

383

794

3,170

3,440

3,800

4,020

2,570

1,380

884

642

478

34,496

1,113

-32

Aug.

460

484

362

*636

565

736

789

921

1,240

1,130

938

862

789

661

520

449

546

480

364

337

400

350

328

354

245

308

336

384

442

491

432

17,339

559

-16

Sept.

405

442

527

360

308

384

582

*735

488

328

299

224

486

634

464

206

2BT

243

229

1,940

4,, 730

4,490

2,840

1,710

1,320

864

684

528

493

482

27,708

924

-147

Adjusted for change In contents In Herrington Lake

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

72.9 

0.014 

0.02

109 

0.021 

0.02

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

173 

0.034 

0.04

5,734 

1.12 

1.29

1,178 

0.231 

0.24

7,525 

1.47 

1.70

5,539

1.08 

1.21

4,282 

0.838 

0.97

Observed

Max 43,400 Min 131 Mean 5,040 

Max 20,400 Min 131 Mean 2,367

953

0.186 

0.21

1,081 

0.212 

0.24

543

0.106 

0.12

777 

0.152 

0.17

Adjusted

Mean 5,046 Cfsm 0.987 In. 13.41 

Mean 2,346 Cfsm 0.459 In. 6.23

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change in contents in Herrington Lake, equivalent in cubic feet per second; furnished by Kentucky Utilities Co.

g Computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings.
378 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 4, at Frankfort, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°12'06", long 84 0 52'54", on left bank at downstream side of Broadway 

Street Bridge at Frankfort, Franklin County, 300 ft upstream from Benson Creek, 

0.9 mile upstream from lock 4, and at mile 65.9. Records include flow of Benson 

Creek.

Drainage area.--S,430 sq mi (includes that of Benson Creek).

Records available.--March 1905 to July 1906 (gage heights only), October 1925 to September 1954 (fragmentary October 1930 to September 1932).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 462.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 27, 1939, staff gage at lock 4, 0.9 mile downstream at same datum. 

Auxiliary staff gage, read twice daily, at lock 5, at Tyrone, 16.3 miles upstr-eam.

Average discharge.--27 years (1925-30, 1932-54), 7,002 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,800 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 10.85 ft); minimum daily, 115 cfs Oct. 13.

1925-54: Maximum discharge, 89,500 cfs Jan. 23, 1937; maximum gage height, 

47.46 ft Jan. 25, 1937, from floodmarks, at site 0.9 mile downstream; minimum discharge 

not determined.

Remarks.--Records good above 1,000 cfs and poor below. Flow regulated by Herrington Lake 

("see" p. 376) and by hydroelectric plant at lock 7. Records of chemical analyses and 

water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 953: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1941-42.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

6.17

6.3

6.4

6.5 

6.7

115

190

260

340

650

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

9.0 

11.0

1,300

2,900

4,880

9,360

20, 600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

?3

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

184

225

268 239"

239

225

178

160

178

204

190

130

*115

1ST

130

136

184 

166

136 

160

218

218

218

172

160

148

232

253

218

239

204

5,852

189

-87

Nov.

211

211

190

166

232

218

190

211

184

197

178

136

120

T5T

142

140

246

*225

184 

246

284

580

292

568

878

686

352

598

423

264

8,706

290

-147

Dec.

699

788

966

878

706

268

351

816

849

1,010

719

610

253

902

707

552

639

754

610 

360

278

726

672

597

209

160

150

2(30

253

*253

284

17,219

555

-323

Jan.

292

260

276

284

316

284

246

218

2T8

260

268

268

300

579

1,820

6,030

11,300 

17.800

14,800 

9,460

13,200

14,300

14,300

14,900

14,400

9,310

7,710

7,760

5,810

4 500

3^660

175,129

5,649

+284

Feb.

3,010

2^540

2,270

1,910

1,850

1,730

1,580

1,380

*1,250

1,120

987

966

924

840

861

783

821 

707

650

726

924

840

924

924

1,050

1,500

2,650

-------

36,443

1,302

-18

Mar.

4,820

13,400

15,600

17,100

19,500

17,500

11,900

8,310

6,600

6,160

6,820

7,350

7,080

8,350

7,480

6,910

5,850 

4,960

4,340 

3,980

3,430

3,130

2,980

*2,720

2,510

2,720

3,470

5,940

6,950

6, 820

6,730

231,410

7,465

+68

Apr.

6,560

6,030

5,260

4,500

4,020

3,510

3,090

2,900

2,830

2.760

2,790

3,240

3,620

3,470

3.050

6,720

15,600 

13,600

13,500 

11,900

8,540

*6,580

5,050

4,500

3,820

4,020

4,220

4,140

4,800

5,090

167,110

5,570

+237

May

5,220

4,750

4,260

3,900

4,100

4,300

4,420

8,540

14,100

12,700

9,170

6,560

5,010

3,940

3,240

2,830

2,680 

2,680

2,830 

2,680

3,550

4,140

3,820

2,650

*2 , 140

1,820

1,550

1,580

1,520

1,410

IjZBO

133,370

4,302

+13

June

1,120

1,150

987

1,100

1,580

1,700

1,440

1,150

1,050

924

903

632

578

614

821

1,010

1,390 

1,790

1.940 

1,910

1,790

1,580

1,150

882

596

506

542

418

300

260

31,785

1,059

-90

July

*246

260

253

355

366

232

490" 184

361

837

1,980

2,230

1,330

1,030

745

500

366 

332

284 

352

539

2,790

3,360

3,740

4,540

2,900

1,610

1,010

764

506

506

34,776

1,122

-32

Aug.

542

536

470

550

*652

614

840

861

1.200

1,150

987

882

821

726

579

470

524 

560

444 

379

405

524

340

332

316

268

516

579

444

470

506

18,087

583

-16

Sept.

405

451

506

457

500

308

466

708

*578

379

316

260

280

596

560

308

'2BO" 246 

260 

3,460

6.270

4, 960

3,200

1,910

1,470

1,200

688

632

578

560

32 , 532

1,084

-147

Adjusted for change In contents In Herrington Lake

Mean 

Cf am 

In.

102 

0.019 

0.02

143 

0.026 

0.03

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

232 

0.043 

0.05

5,933 

1.09 

1.26

1,284 

0.236 

0.25

7,533 

1.39 

1.60

5,807 

1.07 

1.19

4,315 

0.795 

0.92

Observed

Max 48,400 Min 115 Mean 5,222 

Max 19,500 Min 115 Mean 2,445

969

0.178 

0.20

1,090 

0.201 

0.23

567 

0.104 

0.12

937 

0.173 

0.19

Adjusted

Mean 5,228 Cfsm 0.963 In. 13.06 

Mean 2,424 Cfsm 0.446 In. 6.06

Peak discharge (base, 44,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Herrington Lake, equivalent In cubic feet per second; furnished by Kentucky Utilities Co.
KENTUCKY RIVER BA3IN 379

North Elkhorn Creek near Georgetown, Ky.

Location. Lat 38 0 12'15", long 84°30'50", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on 

Crumbull Pike, 1.7 miles downstream from Millers Run, 2 miles east of Georgetown, 

Scott County, and 2.6 miles upstream from Lanes Run.

Drainage area.--119 sq mi.

Records available . April 1950 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 810 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Sept. 18, 1952, wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator at 

same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 896 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 5.76 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 6,480 cfs Mar. 23, 1952 (gage height, 18.41 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,600 cfs; no flow for many days in most years.

Flood in April 1948 reached a stage of about 22 ft,-from information by local 

residents.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

.9 

1.8 

3.8 

7.0

4.0 

5.0

6.0

265

610

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.1

.3

.6

1.0

.1

~.2

.2

.1

.0

8.8

0.28

0.0024

0.003

Jan.

1.0

T70

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.5

3.0

17

68

47

33

138

442

248

148

102

78

67

91

131

115

94

75

1,912.5

61.7

0.518

0.60

Feb.

*64

58

55

49

43

38

32

29

26

24

22

21

18

16

15

15

15

14

14

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

25

694

24.8

0.208

0.22

Mar.

55

75

83

73

61

55

49

44

*41

36

33

31

31

31

32

28

24

22

25

42

62

58

58

61

61

75

83

83

78

102

162

1,754

56.6

0.476

0.55

Apr.

Ill

83

70

58

51

47

46

44

40

36

32

*30

30

27

2!5

158

719

358

218

150

113

89

78

70

59

49

44

55

64 

59

3,013

100

0.840

0.94

May

135

98

87

140

126

96

92

TIB- 172

106

83

70

59

51

46

41

*34

30

27

25

23

21

18

15

13

11

9.2

8.4

9.2 

10

7.9

1,808.7

58.3

0.490

0.57

June

6.7

6.4

7.9

775

7.4

7.9

7.9

7.0

6.7

6.0

5.4

5.1

4.8

3.4

3.2

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.0

*2.7

2.4

1.8

2.2

2.6

1.2 

. 8

132.4

4.41

0.037

0.04

July

0.8

.7

.4

.4

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

45

~5.7 52

4.4

3.2

2.2

*1.5

1.0

.8 

.6

.4

126.1

4.07

0.034

0.04

Aug.

37 1.0

72

26

24

16

13

9.7

7.9

14

19

12

7.9

6.0

5.1

4.4

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.4 

1.1

1.0

307.7

9.93

0.083

0.10

Sept.

*0.9

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

102

~S"3 151

37

22

15

11

7.4

6.4

4.8 

4.1

450.1

15.0

0.126

0.14

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,290 Min 0 Mean 118 Cfsm 0.992 In. 13.48

Water year 1953-54: Max 719 Min 0 Mean 28.0 Cfsm 0.235 In. 3.20

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
380 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Cave Creek near Fort Spring, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°01'15", long 84°35'38'' ) on left bank 3 ft downstream from bridge on Bowman Road, 1.4 miles upstream from South Elkhorn Creek, and 2-jj miles southeast of Port 

Spring, Payette County.

Drainage area. 2.58 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 884.26 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted.

Extremes . 1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 75 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 

2.6 ft, from graph based on fragmentary gage-height record); no flow at times.

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 65 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 2.46 

ft); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1952, to Sept. 30, 1954 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.05 

.2

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.1

2.6

4.8

12

1.0 1.2 2.1 42 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

. 0.04

1.24

0.040

0.016

0.02

Nov.

0.05 "755"

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.15

.15

.10

.10

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.1

.573-

.2

.2

.25

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.25

0.108

0.042

0.05

Dec.

0.1

!l

*.2

1.5

.8

.5

.35

.45

*1.95

1.0

.65

.5

.4

.35

.3

.3

.25

.25

.3

.3

.3

.25

.25

.25

.2

.2

.2

.15

.15

.5

13.10

0.423

0.164

0.19

Jan.

0.65 ~75B-

.7

.8

.8

.7

2.1

7.4

6.6

7.4

6.6

5.0

4.0

3.4

2.8

2.6

3.2

4.8

4.8

*4.3

3.8

3.2

3.2

20

T5

12

9.5

10

8.2

7.0

5.6

166.80

5.38

2.09

2.40

Feb.

4.8 4TO"

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.2

1.95

1.65

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2 172-

1.3

3.4

2.4

2.2

*2.2

2.1

1.95

1.65

1.5

59.40

2.12

0.822

0.86

Mar.

1.5

375

*35

40 2o15

13

10

8.2

6.6

5.3

4.8

4.0

11

26

15

10

10

8.5

7.0

5.5

5.0

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.8

2 3

288.7

9.31

3.61

4.16

Apr.

3.4

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.5

*3.2

3.8

3.8

5.6

4.6

6.2

TTS

4.3

4.0

3.6

3.0

5.0

4.8

4.3

4.0

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.2

2.1

1.8

T75- 1.5

102.2

3.41

1.32

1.47

May

1.5

1.2

1.1

1. 4

20

15

9.0

6.2

4.8

4.0

3.4

3.0

3.0

4.5

4.6

10

25

37

2T

15

12

9.0

7.5

6.0

5.0

*4.0

3.2

2.6

2.1 

1 . 8

1.5

245.4

7.92

3.07

3.54

June

1.4

1.2

1.1

.9

.85

.85

.85

.7

.65

.6

.6

.55

.55

.45

.45

.45

.4

.4

.35

.3

.3

.3

.25

.25

.2

.4

.35

2.8

?7T

. 8

21.35

0.712

0.276

0.31

July

0.6

*.4

.4

.35

.4

.95

.85

1.8 ~79

.6

.45

.4 .

.35

.3

.25

.25

.35

.3

.3

.25

.25

.3

.35

.25

.2

.15

.1

7T

.1 

.1

.1

12.45

0.402

0.156

0.18

Aug.

0.1

.1

*.l

~755- 1.25

.35

.25

.25

.2

.15

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.05 .35-

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05 

.05

.05

4.85

0.156

0.060

0.07

Sept.

0.05 o 

ff

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

*.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

.05

.05

.05

.05

0

0 

.05

1.00

0.033

0.013

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 40 Min o Mean 2.52 Cfsm 0.977 In. 13.26

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 20, Mar. 3, Mar. 14 to Apr. 7, May 5-7, 16-26; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for South Elkhorn Creek at Port Spring.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Cave Creek near Fort Spring, Ky. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

381

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.05 ~755

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.05

0

0

0

.05

0.20

0.006

0.0023

0.003

Nov.

0.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

0

U

0

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.2 *7T!i.1

.1

.05

.05

.05

.05

1.70

0.057

0.022

0.02

Dec.

0.05 ~7U5

.05

.05

.05

.1

.05

.05

.1

.1

.1

.05

.1

.15 .IS"

.1

.1

.05

.05

.05

.1

.15

.1

.1

.05

.05

.05

.05

.1

.1

.1

2.50

0.081

0.031

0.04

Jan.

0.05 -TUB"

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.1

.05

.05

.2

*1.5

2.6

1.3

1.3

.7

*3.6

4.8

T7>

2.1

1.65

1.4

1.5

2.6

2.6

2.2

1.95

1.5

37.20

1.20

0.465

0.54

Feb.

1.4

*T73-

1-1.

1.0

.85

.8

.65

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.35

.4

.35

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.25 .6-

-

15.35

0.548

0.212

0.22

Mar.

0.7

.7

.7

.6

.55

.55

.55

.5

.5

.5

.45

*.5

.55

.55

.4

.4

.4

.35 ."5-

.9

.9

.85

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.25

4.0

3.4

27.85

0.898

0.348

0.40

Apr.

3.2

2.6

2.2

1.95

1.65

1.65

1.65

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

*.85

.85

-JL

10

15TO"

7.4

5.6

4.3

3.6

3.2

2.6

2.1

1.8

2.2

2.2

1.65

1.5

96.45

3.22

1.25

1.39

May

1.2

1.1

1.5

1.3

1.0

.85

1.8

T76"5

1.3

1.2

1.0

.85

.8

.8

.7

.65

* . 6

.55

.6

.6

.5

.5

.45

.4

.35

.35

.4

.35

.35

.3

77

24.30

0.784

0.304

0.55

June

0.3

.25

.4

77

.35

.3

.25

.25

.35

.25

.2

.2

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.05

7T55-

.05

.05

.05

.1

.1

5.25

0.175

0.068

0.08

July

0.1

.05

.1

.1

.05

.05

.05

.2

.1

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

0

U

.05

.05

.05

2.1

.2

.1

.1

* . 1

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

4.60

0.148

0.057

0.07

Aug.

0.05

.4

.?

.2

.1

.1

.05

.35

.35

.15

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.05

.1

.1

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.05

.05

0

4.05

0.131

0.051

0.06

Sept.

*0

U

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.1

1.95

.5

.3

.2

.15

.1

.1

.1

.05

.1

9.65

0.322

0.125

0.14

Calendar year 1953: Max 40 Min 0 Mean 2.48 Cfsm 0.961 In. 13.06

Water year 1953-54: Max 15 Min 0 Mean 0.628 Cfsm 0.243 In. 3.31

* Discharge measurement made on this day .
382 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

South Elkhorn Creek at Fort Spring, Ky.

Location.--Tat 38°02'35", long 84°37'35", on right bank near upstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 60 at Port Spring, Payette County, 1.5 miles upstream from Shannon Run 

and 6-| miles west of Lexington.

Drainage area.--22.8 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1950 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 834.25 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 12, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 309 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 4.43 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 1,030 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 8.0 ft); no flow 

for many days each year.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: 1951-52.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.12

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

.1

5

1.2 

2.4 

5.5

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.7

9.8

16

36

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

U

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.4

*7T

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2 

.1

2.6

0.09

0.0039

0.004

Dec.

 0.1JT

.1

.1

.1

.4

.4

.3

.5

1.0

.7

.8

.8

1.3

1.6

1.5

1.2

.8

.6

.6

1.0

1.6

1.8

T75

1.2

1.0

.9

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

26.6

0.86

0.038

0.04

Jan.

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.8

7F

.8

1.0

1.1

1.1

.9

1.4

*23

54

27

14

11

53

94

I?

32

24

19

18

36

36

31

25

20

580.0

18.7

0.820

0.95

Feb.

17

TF

*14

12

10

8.8

7.5

7.1

.1

.1

.'a3

.5

.5

.2

.2

.5

.2

.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.3

5.0

3.0

3.0

8.0

-

181.4

6.48

0.284

0.30

Mar.

10

9.3

9.3

7.5

7.1

6.3

5.9

5.5

5.2

5.2

*4.8

5.2

5.9

6.3

5.2

5.2

4.5

17F

7.1

14

13

11

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

57 

TZ

342.0

11.0

0.482

0.56

Apr.

32

26

21

17

14

12

12

11

9.3

8.4

9.3

9.3

*7.5

7.1

7TT

139

~WT 176

61

42

34

28

24

20

17

14

14

20

14

11

914.0

30.5

1.34

1.49

May

9.8

8.8

9.8

10

8.8

7.5

13

16

TF

10

9.3

8.0

7.1

6.7

6.3

5.5

*5.2

5.2

4.2

4.5

3.8

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.7

2.0

1 . 8

196.3

6.33

0.278

0.32

June

1.7

1.8

3.0

3.0

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.1

.9

3.3 T74"

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

.7

.5

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

U

0 

0

34.3

1.14

0.050

0.06

July

0

U

0

0

0

0

0

.8

.5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

17

T.6

1.6

.9

*.6

.4

.2

.1 

0

0

35.8

1.15

0.050

0.06

Aug.

0

T.O

3.3

2.4

2.7

1.4

1.0

3.5

~3.8 11

2.0

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

39.1

1.26

0.055

0.06

Sept.

*0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

53_

31

9.8

5.2

3.3

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.1

.8 

.9

110.0

3.67

0.161

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 496 Min 0 Mean 24.5 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.55

Water year 1953-54: Max 176 Min 0 Mean 6.75 Cfsm 0.296 In. 4.02

Peak discharge (base, 500 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 383

Elkhorn Creek near Frankfort, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°16'05", long 84°48'55", on downstream side of center pier of Knights 

Bridge, 6 miles northeast of Frankfort, Franklin County, and 7.4 miles downstream from 

confluence of North and South Elkhorn Creeks.

Drainage area. 463 sq mi.

Records available. May 1915 to December 1920 (gage heights only October 1918 to December 

1920), December 1939 to September 1954. Published as "at Forks of Elkhorn" 1915-20.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 540 ft (from topographic map). May 1, 

1915, to Dec. 31, 1920, staff gage at site 6.6 miles upstream at different datum. 

Dec. 28, 1939, to Aug. 14, 1940, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge . 17 years (1915-18, 1940-54), 572 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,960 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 6.31 ft in gage 

well, 6.6 ft at outside gage by relation curve); minimum, 4.0 cfs July 21.

1915-18, 1939-54: Maximum discharge, 22,400 cfs Apr. 14, 1948 (gage height, 12.04 

ft in gage well, 14.5 ft at outside gage by relation curve); no flow Jan. 7-13, 1940. 

Flood of Aug. 2, 1932, reached a stage of about 17.5 ft, from information by local 

resident. Flood of January 1937 was about 0.3 ft lower.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Low flow 

sustained by effluent from Lexington sewage treatment plant.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of loe effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 17 Apr. 18 to Sept. 30

1.6

1.7 

l.S

1.9

2.0 

2.2

4.9

7.9

12

17

24

49

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

109

236

695

1,410

2,500

1.5

1.6

1.7

2.3 

4.8 

8.5

1.8 13

2.0 27

2.2 49

Note. Same as preceding table above 2.2 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

10

9.1

7.0

5,8

5.2

5T3

6.4

9.5

12

10

12

9.1

*7.3

9.5

14

11

9.5

10

9.5

7.9 

6.7

7.0

7.6

6.1

5.2

7.3

9.5

16 15-

14

287.7

9.28

0.020

0.02

Nov.

13

12

12

11

10

13

11

9.8

11

9.8

9.1

9.5

15

15

16

16

12

*9.5

7.9

7.0

1S~6.4 

20

26

45_

27

22

17

16

18

437.0

14.6

0.032

0.04

Dec.

15

13

15

15

12

21

22

16

18

32

25

27

29

31

33

b40 b?0"

b36

35

31

29 

25

b23

b23

b26

b25

b23

24

23

23

24

774

25.0

0.054

0.06

Jan.

23

23

21

22

20

19

23

*20

20

23

b!9

b!6

blS

b5T

46

448

432

b273

224

331

1,660 

1,500

853

585

437

361

532

543

517

447

369

9,853

318

0.687

0.79

Feb.

'5"6"5' 305

243

224

198

176

159

142

131

122

*116

107

96

89

87

87

89

85

83

81

75 

73

71

71

67

62

"9? 60

3,453

123

0.266

0.28

Mar.

215

256

252

236

206

187

172

159

147

138

131

127

124

124

124

113

107

102 TT3-

184

218 

201

201

203

*212

283

280

283

280

294

365

6,037

195

0.421

0.48

Apr.

432

344

291

252

230

221

215

236

236

215

198

190

187

172

162

945

2.490

1,900

*1,160

788

590 

461

382

328

287

266

246

236

262

246

14,168

472

1.C2

1.14

Calendar year 1953: Max 13,600 Mln 3.1 Mean 454

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,490 Mln 4.3 Mean 126

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs.). No peak above base.

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

May

236

266

262

273

336

298

266

298

361

317

262

218

190

169

152

140

127

111

105

94

85 

79

73

*65

62

60

54

53

49

45

ii

5,147

166

0.359

0.41

June

42

38

44

51

53

49

44

40

40

36

35

33

33

30

28

28

32

-Je- 103

ss

28 

25

25

24

21

20

18

*13

9.5

tt

1,038.0

34.6

0.075

0.08

July

16

16

15

12

9.5

6.6

5.5

6.6

7.4

9.0

12

14

10

7.8

7.4

6.3

5.9

4.3 STT

5.2

9.2 

42

157 -SB41

42

32

26

24

20

17

658.0

21.2

0.046

0.05

Aug.

16

*20

31

JUS

92

109

73

54

46

66

67

46

41

35

34

31

27

25

25

27

24 

20

17

15

13

20

22

25

24

18

12

1,191

38.4

0.083

0.10

Sept.

12

15

15

15

12

10

8.1

8.5

6.3

*6.3

9.5

11

8.5

6.3

5.5

6.6

9.0

7.0

6.3

490

55ff

291

182

118

85

65

51

45

42

2,921.9

97.4

0.210

0.23

<5fsm 0.981 In. 13.32

Cfsm 0.272 In. 3.68
384 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Plat Creek near Frankfort, Ky.

Location. Lat 38 0 17'53", long 84°56'32", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 421, 0.4 mile downstream from confluence of Goose Creek and Bald Knob 

Branch and 7 miles northwest of Frankfort, Franklin County.

Drainage area. 5.60 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 670 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 3,460 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 

8.36 ft), from rating curve extended above 600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination for flood of July 8, 1955 at gage height 10.60 ft; no flow for many days.

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,940 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height', 6.77 

ft), from rating curve extended as explained above; no flow for many days.

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 542 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 4.38 

ft); no flow for many days.

Remarks Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, which 

which are fair.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1954 (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 21, Aug. 2, 4, 

Sept. 20, 21, 1954)

1.0

1.1 

1.15

1.3 2.2

1.35

2.3

3.3 2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

58

151

269

410

820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

aO

aO

aO

aO

a. 5

a. 2

a.l

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

al.5

aTBT

a. 3

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

a.l

4.0

0.13

0.023

0.03

Nov.

ao.9

1.0

1.1

.4

a. 3

al.O

a!5

a4.0

al.O

a. 4

a. 2

a.l

52

*30

1.9

3.1

1.3

.8

.5

.4

.3

.8

dl!2

32T

d40

d7.4

2.2

1.4

1.0

. 8

305.3

10.2

1.82

2.03

Dec.

0.7

.676"

94

9.9

3.6

58

115

18

a£ 0

a8.2

a7.4

6.8

139

alT

a!2

a9.0

a7.3

6.1

111

49

7.6

2.5

1.6

21

8.7

3.0

2.2

*1.7

4.3

3.6

738.4

23.8

4.25

4.90

Jan.

14

144

17

157

TO

5.0

3.0

2.5

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

T75- 1.3

10

12

11

4.0

7.4

*2.8

22

5.0

3.3

2.5

95

13

5.5

4.0

3.0

2 . 4

567.2

18.3

3.27

3.77

Feb.

2.8

16

102

*6.8

3.6

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.5

T75- 1.4

8.4

2.2

2.0

7.8

5.0

3.6

6.7

3.3

2.2

2.0

1.7

 1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

223.8

7.72

1.38

1.49

Mar.

1.5

1.5

6.7

5.8

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

261

*43

5.5

3.3

2.2

a. 9

1.6

1.5

6.6

6.8

2.5

2.0

480 ~T!2~

5.0

3.3

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.6

T76- 1.4

873.0

28.2

5.04

5.80

Apr.

1.6

1.2

 1.1

3.5

2.5

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0 1.1

105

d6 . 1

3.3

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

2.3

2.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.8 

.7

154.5

5.15

0.920

1.03

May

0.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

* . 3

.4

6.0

2.0

.8

.6

.4

.4

1.0

4.9

13

^5".l

9.6

2.2

.9

.6

.8

2.9

1.3

.8

.4

.3 

.2

72

58.5

1.89

0.337

0.39

June

0.1

.1

0

T5

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.4

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

1.3

0.04

0.0071

0.009

July

0

T5

0

0

.2

0

0

T7S- 3.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

**.!

0

.6

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

5.9

0.19

0.034

0.04

Aug.

0

T5

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.1

1.5

.2

4.072"

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

8.0

0.26

0.046

0.05

Sept.

0

l<f

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0 

0

12.7

0.42

0.075

0.08

Calendar year 1951: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max 480 Mln 0 Mean 8.07 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.62

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). --Dec. 4 (4 a.m.) 1,030 cfs (5.42 ft); Jan. 4 (11:30 a.m.) 1,150

cfs (5.63 ft); Jan. 26 (10 p.m.) 1,460 cfs (6.13 ft); Mar. 10 (9 p.m.)l,770 cfs (6.56 ft); Mar. 22

(2:30 a.m.) 3,460 cfs (8.36 ft); Apr. 13 (9:30 a.m.) 1,730 cfs (6.51 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage (when available),

weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded graph and weather records.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 385

Flat Creek near Frankfort, Ky. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1213-

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0o0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.6

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

3.1

0.10

0.018

0.02

Nov.

00~

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.6

.6

.2

~.9 20

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

25.1

0.84

0.150

0.17

Dec.

*0~.Z

.1

86.

66

3.4

1.1

.7

67

52

2.8

1.1

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

3.8

5.8

2.7

6.5

1.6

.8

.6

.5

.3

.2

.4

15

322.4

10.4

1.86

2.14

Jan.

4.0

2.6

22

4.5

1.7

1.6

13

61

T.I

59

6.8

2.4

1.5

1.1

*_J3

1.7

51

9.8

2.8

1.6

1.1

.9

1.5

13

2.8

1.6

9.3

27

3.3

1.7

1.4

320.6

10.3

1.84

2.13

Feb.

1.1

.8

.8

.7

.6

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

2.7

3.3

1.2

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4 *7S

22

~?.4 27

1.3

1.2

1.1

.8

.7

.6

_

-------

75.1

2.68

0.479

0.50

Mar.

0.8

6.1

*419 TB5.5

2.5

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.5

27

21

4.3

2.4

15

4.6

2.4

1.7

1.5

1.4

*1.1

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

7T

6.6

552.5

17.8

3.18

3.67

Apr.

10

2.2

1.4

1.0

JL§_

44

8.5

5.9

4.3

2.0

1.5

2.0

1.3

1.0

4.7

3.6

1.4

 5.2 111

4.3

2.5

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.9

233.6

7.79

1.39

1.55

May

1.5

.8

.6

*2.8

14

2.0

1.3

1.1

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.9

1.2

84~55

11

7.0

4.0

1.7

1.2

.8

.8

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

TT

210.8

6.80

1.21

1.40

June

00~

0

0

0

.2

1.5 ~72~

0

.1

.2

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.2

0.07

0.012

0.01

July

00~

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0o0

0

0

0

.5

7.3

T

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

8.5

0.27

0.048

0.06

Aug.

Q-0

0

0

0

0

0

3.0 Q 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

3.0

0.10

0.018

0.02

Sept.

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 480 Min 0 Mean 6.16 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.99

Water year 1952-53: Max 419 Min 0 Mean 4.81 Cfsm 0.859 In. 11.67

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Mar. 5 (9:30 a.m.) 1,940 cfs (6.77 ft); May 16 (11:30 a.m.) 

1,Z70 cfs (5.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow ma.de. on this day..

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

2.7

* .4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.2

0.11

0.020

0.02

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

3.0

.4

.1

4.4

277

.2

.1

0

.3

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

.1

12.7

0.41

0.073

0.08

Jan.

00~

0

0

*.l

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.4

*57

19

3.8

.8

.8

»91

13

2.0

.8

.6

.5

2.9

25

2.7

1.0

. 6

.4

225.5

7.27

1.30

1.50

Feb.

0.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

0

T5

0

0

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

*.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

50

-

53.7

.92

0.343

0.36

Mar.

9.6

2.0

1.1

.7

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

_.£

.3

.3

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

TO" 32

2.0

1.1

1.0

.8

*d6.0

4.7

1.3

.8

.7

1.2

.6

80.1

2.58

0.461

0.53

Apr.

0.4

.4

.3

.2

7?

.4

.4

4.6

.9

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

d86

dTO

d2.5

dl.2

d.8

d.6

*d2.9

1.4

.6

.5

.5

.6

.8

.5

. 8

120.1

4.00

0.714

0.80

May

1.1

d3.2

dio

T.O

.8

.5

7.1

1.5

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

.2

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.1

.3

0

0

29.7

0.96

0.171

0.20

June

0.1 *0

dT.2

ST?

d.l

dO

dO

d2.1

d.4

dO

dO

dO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

7.3

0.24

0.043

0.05

July

00~

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~7S 5.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.4

0.17

0.030

0.04

Aug.

0

*?.2 ~T

1.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.8

0.12

0.021

0.03

Sept.

00~

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

dlT.

d5.4

d.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

22.5

0.75

0.134

0.15

Calendar year 1953 : Max 419 Min 0 Mean 3.90 Cfsm 0.696 In. 9.44

Water year 1953-54: Max 91 Min 0 Mean 1.55 Cfsm 0.277 In. 3.76

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded graph and weather records.
386 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 2, at Lockport, Ky.

Location. --Lat 38°26'20", long 84°57'45", on left bank at lock 2 at Lockport, Henry 

County, 0.2 mile downstream from Sixmile Creek and at mile 31.0.

Drainage area. --6, 160 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1925 to September 1937 (fragmentary October 1930 to September 

) , July 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. --Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 433.36 ft above mean sea level, 

 datum of 1929. Auxiliary staff gage read twice daily at lock 3, 11.0 miles upstream.

Average discharge . --25 years (1925-30, 1932-37, 1939-54), 8,253 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 19,600 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 12.5 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 170 cfs Nov. 13.

1925-37, 1939-54: Maximum discharge, 108,000 cfs Mar. 7, 1945; maximum gage height, 

56.85 ft Jan. 24, 1937 (backwater from Ohio River); minimum discharge, about 30 cfs in 

August and October 1930.

Remarks. --Records good above 1,000 cfs and fair below. Flow regulated by Herrington Lake 

(see p. 376) and by hydroelectric plant at. lock 7.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions .--WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge in cubic feet per second)

6.5 

6.9 

7.2 

7.5

260

410

700

1,110

8.0

10.0

13.0

2,130

8,550

22,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

290

275

296

300

27(T

260

230

190

190

220

200

180

TW

190

200

200

200

190 

180

200

220

230

*240

210

190

180

230

270

260

250

260

6,981

225

-87

Nov.

250

240

220

220

230

240

230

240

240

240

210

190

170 TSO~

180

230

*250

260 

250

270

320

466

410

438

876

932 550"

712

540

400

-

10,214

340

-147

Dec.

520

748

990

960

990

560

424

700

890

1,250

1,050

796

500

360

700

724

724

820 

848

560

417

628

820

784

616

452

410

296

m

365

360

20,553

663

-323

Jan.

360

352

344

336

*360

380

360

340

332 336"

344

348

344

444

1,330

6,520

9,960

16,200 

15,800

11,700

14,100

15,500

14,800

14,600

15,000

10,800

8,900

8,690

7,040

5,440

4,500

185,860

5,995

+284

Feb.

5,750

3,090

2,760

2,350

2,130

1,980

1,880

1,540

1,460

*1,330

1,200

1,110

1,140

960

960

946

932

876 

834

890

'9T>4~ 772

876

960

990

1,100

1,460

3,480

_

_

-

42,660

1,524

-18

Mar.

4,380

11,200

15,200

16,000

18,800

17,900

13,000

8,970

7,220

6,380

6,620

7,500

7,220

8,060

7,710

7,150

6,240

5,220 

4,680

4,950

4,020

*3,480

3,270

5,000

3,oS(5

3,480

3,540

5,680

7,220

7,600

7,150

235,870

7,609

+68

Apr.

7,150

6,590

5,890

5,310

4,500

4,020

3,570

3,180

3,210

3,030

2,910

3,270

3,810

3,810

3,420

8,380

14,800

15,500 

*13,700

13,000

9,690

7,430

5,820

4,560

4,290

4,170

4,470

4,260

4,860

5,190

183,790

6,126

+237

May

5,400

5,310

4,680

4,320

4,260

4,530

4,710

6,980

13 , 000

15,100

9,850

7,150

5,340

4,410

3,630

3,090

2,880

2,820 

2,850

2,700

3,150

4,230

3,840

*2,940

2,270

1,880

1,620

1,580

1,480

1,500

1,320

136,820

4,414

+13

June

1,280

1,080

1,100

960

1,420

1,620

1,600

1,140

1,260

932

904

736

616

580

736

820

1,080

1,520 

1,880

2,050

1,750

1,790

1,250

1,000

724

592

560

*540

410

365

-

32,275

1,076

-90

July

390

356

336

344

328

332

314

3ZS

395

492

1,390

2,270

1,600

1,110

820

640

438

410 

360

360

472

2,090

3,510

3,810

4.290

3,330

1,930

1,180

796

616

540

35,577

1,148

-32

Aug.

540

*664

724

530

772

676

918

834

1,050

1,500

1,050

932

876

820

640

560

500

540 

500

445

395

473

438

370

375

352

3S?

370

410

417

438

19,261

621

-16

Sept.

452

424

438

480

431

410

*410

560

712

520

400

3 SO

332

391T

604

530

380

360 

348

3,980

6,940

5,750

4,050

2,470

1,730

1,370

932

784

712

652

-

37 , 931

1,264

-147

Adjusted for change in contents in Herrington Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

138 

0.022 

0.03

193 

0.031 

0.04

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54 :

340 

0.055 

0.06

6,279 

1.02 

1.18

1,506 

0.244 

 0.25

7,677 

1.25

1.44

6,363 

1.03 

1.15

4,427 

0.719 

0.83

Observed

Max 60,500 Mln 170 Mean 5,987 

Max 18,800 Mln 170 Mean 2,597

986 

0.160 

0.18

1,116 

0.181 

0.21

605 

0.098 

0.11

1,117

0.181 

0.20

Adjusted

Mean 5,993 Cfsm 0.973 In. 13.22 

Mean 2,576 Cfsm 0.418 In. 5.68

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Herrington Lake, equivalent in cubic feet per second, furnlahed by Kentucky Utilities Co.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 4 to Nov. 20; discharge estimated on basis of gage 

heights and records for stations upstream.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 387

Eagle Creek at Sadieville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°23'22", long 84°32'36", on left bank 15 ft upstream from Spoon Branch, 

a quarter of a mile west of Sadieville, Scott County, and 5.8 miles upstream from 

Little Eagle Creek. Records include flow of Spoon Branch.

Drainage area.--42.6 sq mi, includes that of Spoon Branch. 

Records available. June 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 757.18 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 13 years, 62.2 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,080 cfs June 13 (gage height, 10.83 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 14,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1943 (gage height, 21.96 ft, from 

floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 4,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times each year.

Flood in August 1932 reached a stage of about 22 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs and those for period of no gage-height 

record, which are poor. Occasional diversion from gage pool for water supply of 

Sadieville and to fill water tank of Southern Railway; some return from these diversions .

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

1.22

1.3

1.35

.7

1.5 

1.55

l.E

1.1 

1.8

11

1.9

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

130

265

940

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

~81.0

.7

.6

3.3

0.11

0.0026

0.003

Jan.

0.5

.5

.4

.4

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.9

.7

.5

.4

.4

50

100

25

10

100

400

150

35

19

13

10

100

150

80

40

20

14

1,323.8

42.7

1.00

1.16

Feb.

9

*7.4

7.9

7.4

6.4

5.2

4.5

3.6

3.1

2.6

3.1

3.1

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.6

2.8

3.1

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.1

505

408.9

14.6

0.343

0.36

Mar.

107

58

28

15

11

9.4

7.9

7.4

*6.0

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.6

15

8.4

6.0

4.5

4.2

107

154

25

12

9.9

9.4

28

43

18

12

9.9

22

16

751.8

24.3

0.570

0.66

Apr.

9.9

7.9

6.9

5.6

5.2

5.2

4.8

15

16

11

7.4

6.4

*5.2

4.5

5_.9

763

228

46

24

14

11

10

9.4

8.4

7.4

6.4

28

25

10

9.4

1,314.9

43.8

1.03

1.15

May

16

24

59

84

26

14

15

38

16

10

8.4

6.4

5.2

4.5

3.9

3.1

*2.6

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.6

.6

.5

.4

350.9

11.3

2.265

0.31

June

0.3

.3

.4

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

770

163

32

207

26

18

5.6

2.2

1.4

.9

*.l

.5

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

0

1,231.9

41.1

0.965

1.08

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.4

.2

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

I.I

0.04

0.00094

0.001

Aug.

3.0

15

9.0

.9

14

11

.9

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

54.7

1.75

0.041

0.05

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

209

154

20

6.4

2.6

1.2

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

396.3

13.2

0.310

0.35

Calendar yearl953 : Max 2,750 Min 0 Mean 33.6 cfsm 0.78~9 In. 10.69

Water year 1953-54 : Max 770 Min 0 Mean 16.0 Cfsm 0.376 In. 5.12

Peak discharge (base. 2.800 cf3).--June 13 (6:40 p.m.) 3,080 cfs (10.83 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

.Note. --Ho gage-height record Dec. 23 to Feb. 1; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
00 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Eagle Creek at Glencoe, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°42'22", long 84 0 49'32", near center of span on upstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 16 at Gallatin-Owen County line, half a mile south of Glencoe, Gallatin County, 5.9 miles downstream from Tenmile Creek, and 22 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--438 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1915 to September 1918, October 1918 to December 1920 (gage 

heights only), May 1928 to September 1931, June 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 508.36 ft above mean sea

level, unadjusted. Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, staff, chain, or wire-weight gages at bridge 

600 ft Upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1915-18, 1928-31, 1938-54), 490 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,140 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 9.5 ft from 

high-water mark); no flow for many days.

1915-20, 1928-31, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 32,900 cfs Mar. 19, 1943 (gage 

height, 23.1 ft, from floodmark, present site), from rating curve extended above 

24,000 cfs; no flow for many days in most years.

Flood of 1913 reached a stage of about 22.5 ft, present site.

Remarks. Records poor. Records of water temperature for the water year 1954 are given in 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 953: Drainage area.' WSP 1275: 1916-17, 1929(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 21-27, Sept. 20-21)

1.0

1.1

1.2

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27

0 1.4

.7 1.5

2.4 2.0

6.3 3.0

10 5.0

Jan. 28 to Sept. 21

580

1,780

8.0 4,340

.4

1.2

3.2

7.0

12

19

31

49

210

410

615

1,170

1,780

4,340

Sept. £2-30

46

132

247

389

805

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.3

1.0

11

7.6

5.9 

5.1

34.9

1.13

0.0026

0.003

Jan.

4.7

4.3

a4.0

a3.8

a3.6

a3.5

a4.5

a3.5

a3.5

a5.0

a3.1

a3.0

*3.5

5.1

alO

1,240

1,530

266

149

356

.5.950

*1,120

300

104

72

107

1,220

1,250

402

178 

131

12,440.1

401

0.916

1.06

Feb.

82

115

61

42

36

29

24

25

21

16

20

18

16

16

*13

16

202

13

10

10

33

29

42

79

56

19

13

194

-

-----

1,250

44.6

0.102

0.11

Mar.

1,300

701

366

190

112

85

73

63

54

49

45

365

628

210

115

96

71

54

35

J53

a 900

330

170

*128

96

79

382

310

152

1,440 

842

9,474

306

0.699

0.80

Apr.

362

254

170

99

85

85

282

102

79

59

85

68

54

44

.51

1,360

3,790

930

338

*198

156

134

112

99

121

105

79

59

76

131

9,554

318

0.726

0.81

May

102

82

63

215

306

270

452

290

178

115

93

71

59

49

54

45

30

23

18

15

13

12

11

10

12

*10

12

11

11

10 

9.0

2,651.0

85.5

0.195

0.23

June

8.5

14

19

16

13

11

10

10

9.5

219

124

59

45

142

1.090

404

194

85

96

88

59

35

24

18

13

11

10

9.0

7.0

4.7

2,847.7

94.9

0.217

0.24

July

*3.2

1.8

3.8

29

24

79

49

42

29

18

9.5

5.3

2.2

.6

.6

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

297.5

9.60

0.022

0.03

Aug.

0

0

0

4.5

93

54

38

25

16

13

10

13

12

10

8.5

6.1

4.5

85

118

65

88

42

21

16

12

*18

68

128

90

59 

35

1,152.6

37.2

0.085

0.10

Sept.

19

13

10

7.0

3.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.2

. 6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

281

1,100

*732

273

177

117

67

49

40

30

29

2,955.4

98.5

0.225

0.25

Calendar year 1953: Max 13,500 Min 0 Mean 305 Cfsm 0.696 In. 9.46

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,950 Min o Mean 117 Cfsm 0.267 in. 3.63

Peak discharge (base. 12.000 cfs).--Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Eagle. 

Creek at Sadleville and Elkhorn near Frankfort.
BEARGRASS CREEK BASIN 389

Middle Fork Beargrass Creek at Cannons Lane, at Louisville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38 C 14'10", long 85°39'50", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

Cannons Lane, at Louisville, Jefferson County, 1.7 miles downstream from Weicher Creek, 

5.7 miles upstream from confluence with South Fork, and 7.4 miles upstream from Ohio 

River.

Drainage area. 18.5 sq mi.

Records available. August 1944 to September 1954 .

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 477.70 ft above mean 

sea level, Louisville city datum, 1912 adjustment.

Average discharge. 10 years, 23.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,290 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 4.78 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 1,540 cfs Aug. 29, 1950 (gage height, 5.14 ft); no flow 

at times.

Flood of February 1943 reached a stage of 8.1 ft, from information by local residents .

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

.1

.3

.8

1.6

3.2

6.0

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

52

128

216

338

520

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.5

.6

.6

.5

.3

4.7

0.15 

0.0081 

0.009

Nov.

0.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

4.9

2.2

1.6

1.8

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

.7

21.3

0.71 

0.038 

0.04

Dec.

0.6

1.0

1.1

*1.1

.6

4.7

2.8

3.0

5.0

TT4

4.2

2.9

1.3

1.9

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.3

59.0

1.90 

0.103 

0.12

Jan.

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.8

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

1.7

7.9

15

8.2

4.4

3.7

*26

26

12

7.7

5.6

5.0

6.2

18

12

9.0

7.2

6.0

194.7

6.28 

0.339 

0.39

Feb.

4.4

5.0

4.2

3.7

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

3.8

5.0

4.0

3.4

4.2

3.7

3.2

3.4

2.4

2.3

*2.3

2.4

14

_

96.4

3.44 

0.186

0.19

Mar.

10

7.2

8.6

6.4

6.0

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.3

4.2

4.4

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.8

4.0

5.3

4.0

3.4

3.2

4.2

4.0

130.3

4.20 

0.227

0.26

Apr.

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.5

5.1

9.0

8.6

6.0

5.0

4.4

4.4

3.7

3.2

3.2

3.2

14

15

9.5

7.2

6.0

5.0

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.2

3.7

3.2

*4.2

4.2

3.7

158.2

5.27 

0.285 

0.32

May

4.0

5.2

*6.4

5.3

4.2

3.4

*7.2

6.8

5.0

4.2

3.7

3.2

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.8

4.0

2.5

1.0

94.2

3.04 

0.164 

0.19

June

1.5

1.1

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.0

1.1

.9

.6

*.6

.6

.7

2.8

1.3

1.0

1.5

1.1

.7

.8

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

28.0

0.93 

0.050 

0.06

July

0.4

.4

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.8

.4

.3

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.1

.2

2.0

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

11.5

0.37 

0.020

0.02

Aug.

0

6.0

3.0

8.7

T^

1.8

1.2

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.8

.6

.6

.6

1.2

2.2

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.3

.2

.6

.8

.5

1.1

.8

.4

39.9

1.29 

0.070 

0.08

Sept.

0.3

.2

.3

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

*.Z

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

2.3

441

39

14

9.0

6.8

5.0

4.0

3.2

2.8

2.2

1.9

533.8

17.8 

0.962 

1.07

Calendar year 1953: Max 316 Min 0 Mean 13.4 Cfsrn 0.724 In. 9.84

Water year 1953-54: Max 441 Min 0 Mean 3.76 Cfsm 0.203 In. 2.75

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs).--Sept. 20 (7:20 a.m.) 1,290 cfs (4.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record, discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

388926 O - 56 - 26
390 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Louisville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°16'40", long 85°47'39", on left bank at downstream end of lock wall In 

In lower pool at lock 41, at Louisville, Jefferson County, 5.0 miles downstream from 

Beargrass Creek and at mile 607.0.

Drainage area. 91,170 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1954 In reports of Geological Survey. 

January 1928 to September 1935 In files of Corps of Engineers. Gage-height records 

collected In this vicinity since 1871 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Normal pool (lower) staff gage read hourly. Datum of gage is 374.00 ft above mean 

sea level, Ohio River datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, and Oct. 1, 1943, to Sept. 30, 

1946, various combinations of gages near Louisville were used. Oct. 1, 1939, to 

Sept. 30, 1943, water-stage recorders at Louisville and Kosmosdale, 4 and 20.1 miles 

respectively, below dam 41, were used to determine discharge. Since Oct. 1, 1952, 

upper staff gage at dam 43, 26.4 miles downstream, has been used as an auxiliary gage.

Average discharge.--26 years (1928-54), 112,600 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 237,000 cfs Mar. 7; maximum gage height, 33.40 

ft Mar. 8; minimum daily discharge, 4,220 cfs Nov. 6.

1935-54: Maximum discharge, 1,110,000 cfs Jan. 26, 27, 1937; maximum gage height, 

85.44 ft Jan. 27, 1937; minimum dally discharge, 4,090 cfs Sept. 30, 1937.

Remarks.--Records good above 15,000 cfs and fair below, Low and medium flow affected by

operation of powerplant and navigation dams.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 12 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers .

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9 

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7,320

5,600

7,140

7,140

6,700

8,240 

6,700

6,070

8,170 

*8,170

8,170 

5,890

8,240

8,850

9,450

7,220

8,550

5,890

7,220

7,220

7,220

5,960

5,980

6,900

7,900

6,070

8,300

7,300

7,320

8,570

7,320

226,790

7,316

0.080

0.09

Nov.

8,550

9,020

7,320

4,400

4,270

4,220 

4,580

10,400

7,440 

6,100

9,450 

9,450

6,100

4,330

6,700

8,550

*9,020

9,020

8,920

7,850

7,850

9,590

10,100

22,400

12,400

8,600

11,200

25,500

12,700

11,000

274,830

9,161

0.100

0.11

Dec.

8,570

12 , 600

12 , 700

14', 2 00

14,300

17,500 

10,100

*12,700

19,400 

29,100

15,000 

21,000

30 , 000

29,000

32,900

34,000

33,600

37,400

31,000

18,600

20,700

20,000

23,200

20,700

36,400

58,500

34,600

18,800

33,200

22,600

15,500

717,670

23,150

0.254

0.29

Jan.

18,100

28,300

18,000

15,600

20,900

15,300 

13,700

16,300

14,600 

14,600

12,400 

18,300

30,800

30,900

29,200

33,800

48,500

81,500

90,300

124,000

119,000

115,000

94,900

92,600

116,000

142,000

*14B,000

137,000

112,000

97,500

95,400

$1,944 .5

62,730

0.688

0.79

Feb.

94,900

101,000

105,000

78,500

41,100

44,9OO 

39,300

35,700

36,600 

34,900

33,600 

28,600

33,800

28,500

28,400

26,900

30 400

*48'800

71,400

74,800

74,300

76,600

80,800

82,800

95,900

94,800

87,900

97,800

_

tl,708

61,000

0.669

0.70

Mar.

78,OOO

78,800

91,200

122,000

187,000

219,000 

235,000

226,000

205,000 

182,000

164,000 

*138,000

130,000

131,000

142,000

154,000

160,000

157,000

151,000

139,000

129,000

108,000

95,500

90,900

96,200

97,300

96,400

94,400

96,300

117,000

138,000

*4,249

137,100

1.50

1.73

Apr.

157,000

156,000

162,000

166,000

159,000

144,000 

132,000

111,000

101,000 

98,900

101,000 

104,000

108,000

103,000

92,900

101,000

122,000

154,000

165,000

188,000

208,000

*216.000

208,000

190,000

174,000

163,000

146,000

136,000

123,000

115,000

-------

$4,304.8

143,500

1.57

1.76

May

123,000

138,000

144,000

160,000

166,000

160,000 

152,000

141,000

140,000 

146,000

145,000 

135,000

123,000

119,000

112,000

100,000

90 , 400

86,400

87,200

*84,000

77,800

74,200

59,600

47,000

47,100

42 , 000

33,500

37, 200

42,000

42,900

40,300

$3,095.6

99,860

1.10

1.26

June

32,700

37,600

38,400

37,200

36,000

38,000 

38,000

36,600

40,400 

45,000

42,000 

47,600

50,700

61,200

53,200

34,800

50,900

59,800

72,000

79,800

78,800

62,300

*37,000

35,900

35 , 400

30,700

30,500

25,200

20,100

17,200

.--- _-

$1,305

43 , 500

0.477

0.53

July

17 , 100

15,700

15,600

17,500

27,000

15,500 

18,200

15,800

12,400 

18,800

24,500 

26 , 400

21,300

21,200

17,000

22,500

29,100

36,200

36,400

45,500

55,400

79,300

116,000

140,000

143,000

132,000

72,700

*22,400

13,200

14,300

14,300

$1,256.3

40,530

0.445

0.51

Aug.

13,400

26,900

23,800

28,000

29,000

45,500 

56,900

69 , 900

76,000 

57,800

35,600 

38,000

33,200

28,100

25,200

18,600

18,300

32,300

*34,300

39,300

40,400

40,800

53,100

49,500

37,500

35,900

54,900

56,500

61,400

54,900

36,400

$1,251.4

40,370

0.443

0.51

Sept.

22,800

29,400

29,100

27,000

15,000

16,800 

16,300

12 , 8OO

10,000

10 , 100

8,60O 

8,600

10,000

11,300

12 , 000

10 , 400

10,000

11,100

19,100

42,200

45,200

*41,900

38,400

37,600

31,500

29,000

17,900

12,700

12,500

15,000

614,500

20,480

0.225

0.25

Calendar year 1953: Max 312,000 Min 4,220 Mean 82,490 Cfsm 0.905 In. 12.27

Water year 1953-54: Max 235,000 Min 4,220 Mean 57,390 Cfsm 0.629 In. 8.53

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

$ Expressed In thousands.
SALT RIVER BASIN 391

Salt River near Harrodsburg, Ky.

Locatlon.--Lat 37°45'26", long 84°52'23", near center of span on downstream side of 

bridge on State Highway 152, \\ miles west of Harrodsburg, Mercer County, and about 

9 miles downstream from Quirks Run.

Drainage area. 41.4 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1952 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 810.60 ft above mean sea 

level, unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,540 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 8.07 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow for many days.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 2,960 cfs May 19, 1953 (gage height, 12.30 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow for many days each year.

Remarks.--Records fair above 50 cfs and poor below. Some regulation by waterworks of 

city of Harrodsburg above station. Diversion for part of municipal water supply of 

Harrodsburg above station. Figures of daily discharge include slight diversions from 

Kentucky River during periods of low flow for operation of filter beds of municipal 

water supply plant above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.6 

3.1 

5.1 

8.0

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

84

176

399

920

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

_

-

Nov.

(*)

0

0

_

-

Dec.

0

0

_

-

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

178

152

20

3.2

.8

246

275

117

a60

34

22

124

~S9~ 277

48

41

20

1,687.0

54.4

_

-

Feb.

13

10

8.8

8.0

7.5

6.3

5.7

a5.0

a3.5

3.1

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.1

1.8

*1.8

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.2

.8

.6

25

-

126.8

4.53

_

-

Mar.

46

22

17

14

4.7

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.7

2.1

2.0

273

^74" 122

47

30

14

9.6

9.6

12

8.0

5.1

5.4

5.4

*6.0

6.5

5.1

4.5

3.5

60

17

566.8

18.3

_

-

Apr.

7.7

5.4

4.5

3.9

3.2

2.7

2.6

3.2

2.6

2.6

3.2

3.1

2.6

1.7

TTT

901 3B"2~

89

26

14

30

17

22

19

12

7.7

*5.1

57

20

11

1,663.5

55.4

_

-

May

7.7

5.4

7.7

7.5

6.0

4.5

~59 162

30

20

14

7.7

7.2

6.0

5.4

4.7

4.5

4.2

4.2

3.5

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.5

1.8

1.7

1.2

a. 8

a.. 5

a_._3

398.8

12.9

_

-

June

1.2

4.5

8.8

3.9

2.9

2.6

al

a. 5

*a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

 18 .6

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

45.4

1.51

_

-

July

00"

0

a. a73-4

a.3

*a.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

0.04

_

-

Aug.

0

0

0

o

6.0

1.7

a. 9

.6

24

*2.5

al.5

al

a. 5

a. 4

.2

a.l

O

0

.2

3.5

3.2

5.4

1.0

.2

.2

.2

.2

~2.9 42

. 8

.1

99.3

3.20

_

-

Sept.

0

O

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

*a.l

0

0

0

o

0

11

56

^.9

1.7

.4

.2

.1

ao

aO

ao

.2

74.6

2.49

_

-

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,860 Min 0 Mean 40.2 Cfsm 0.971 In. 13.17

Water year 1953-54: Max 901 Min 0 Mean 12.8 Cfsm 0.309 In. 4.19

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 efs). Mo peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Beech Pork near 

Springfield.
392 SALT RIVER BASIN

Salt River near Van Buren, Ky.

Location (revised).--Lat 37°58'06", long 85°08'03", on right bank at downstream side of 

Goodnight Bridge, 1.8 miles east of Van Buren, Anderson County, and 2.3 miles upstream 

from Crooked Creek.

Drainage area. 200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 535.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Feb. 6, 1953, wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 237 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 3,240 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 9.91 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 14,700 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 19.3 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs; no flow for many days in most 

years.

Maximum stage known, 22.2 ft in 1928. Flood of January 1937 reached a stage of 

19.6 ft.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

112

210

4.5 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

350

540

1,460

2,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

23

14

4.1

*5.5

6.5

4.1

2.6

2.0

1.4

63.2

2.11

0.011

0.01

Dec.

1.0

.9

170

1.5

1.4

58

26

11

47

66

27

15

9.3

10

27

26

15

10

8.5

7.7

9.7

28

16

8.5

7.7

7.7

6.5

8.5

16

16

12

505.9

16.3

0.082

0.09

Jan.

9.7

7.7

6.9

5.5

5.8

4.7

4.4

3.8 378"

5.1

5.5

4

*4

172

a850

a400 

a!50

a80

a50

al.500

al,000

a500

a270

a!80

a!30

116

344

347

204

152

114

6,629.9

214

1.07

1.23

Feb.

90

77

70

63

56

48

41

37

34

31

29

26

22

21

20

21 

*22

22

20

20

22

20

18

16

16

14

14

546

-

1,436

51.3

0.256

0.27

Mar.

194

132

102

74

59

50

44

40

38

34

31

29

29

28

78

62

47

39

208

220

117

80

68

63

83

*110

89

80

70

304

2TO

2,812

90.7

0.454

0.52

Apr.

132

98

80

67

59

58

59

58

58

47

50

55

48

46

41

2,080 

1,900

588

263

170

119

121

86

61

58

52

*45

43

4043"

6,625

221

1.10

1.23

May

48

36

35

50

38

30

160

162 T40~

75

53

41

34

29

24

20 

17

15

14

13

11

9.8

9.2

8.2

7.4

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.6

5.6

5.4

1,117.9

36.1

0.180

0.21

June

5.6

5.4

31

14

9.8

7.7

6.6

90

*109 ~2S"

10

7.2

5.2

4.5

72

21 

18

30

21

10

7.2

5.4

8.0

5.8

4.5

3.9

3.0

2.4

2.1

1.6

546.9

18.2

0.091

0.10

July

0.9

.5

.5

3.9

2.1

.7

**.3

~m109

18

8.8

6.9

5.4

3.7

2.8

2.0 

1.5

.9

.8

.6

.3

.2

.2

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

238.0

7.68

0.038

0.04

Aug.

043"

58

223

15T

57

30

17

22

15

no

7.2

6.3

7.2

8.5

7.2 

5.6

4.5

3.7

3.0

2.8

2.1

3.7

3.2

4.1

6.9

5.6

5.0

5.2

4.8

3.1

728.7

23.5

0.118

0.14

Sept.

2.2

1.8

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

0*0"

0

0

0 

0

0

12

1,020

1,430

297

94

46

26

16

12

9.2

7.4

6.3

2,984.1

99.5

0.498

0.55

Calendar year 1953 : Max 6,510 Min 0 Mean 184 Cfsm 0.920 In. 12.51

Water year 1953-54 : Max 2,080 Min 0 Mean 64.9 Cfsm 0.324 In. 4.39

Peak discharge (base, 5,400 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for 

at Harrodsburg and Shepherdsville.
SALT RIVER BASIN 393

Floyds Pork at Fisherville, Ky.

Location.- -La t 38°11 I 15", long 85°27'35", on left bank on downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 155, at Fisherville, Jefferson County, 0.2 mile downstream from Brush 

Run and 1.5 miles upstream from Poke Lick.

Drainage area.--138 sq mi.

Records available. --August 1944 to September 1954.

Gage Gage . . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 542.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 T:9

Average discharge .--10 years, 177 cfs.

Extremes. --Maxim urn discharge during year, 9,590 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 12.17 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 11,500 cfs May 10, 1950 (gage height, 13.12 ft); maximum gage height, 13.34 ft Apr. 13, 1948; no flow at times in most years. 

Flood of 1937 reached a stage of about 16. & ft, from floodmark.

Remarks . --'Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. 

Revisions (water years ).--WSP 1275: 1946.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 19-20)

0

I.

.7

.75

.8

.9

.0

Oct. 1

0

.1

.4

1.4

3.2

to Jan.

1.1

1.4

1.6

2.0

2.6

20

6.2

19

37

93

210

0.8

.85

.9

.95

1.0

Jan.

0

.5

1.5

2.9

4.4

21 to

1.4

1.5

1.6

2.0

2.3

Sept.

20

27

37

93

145

30

2

3

4

5

8

.6

.0

.0

.0

.0

210

325

710

1,250

3,600

Discharij., in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

23

6.5

5.3

6.8

200

~9T 538

30

18

14

19

374

136

55

31

20

1,578.6

50.9

0.369

0.43

Feb.

15

13

*12

11

9.4

8.6

7.9

7.2

6.5

5.8

5.4

4.8

4.1

BTT

6.2

7.9

11

12

14

15

15

14

13

12

10

10

10

82

-

347.9

12.4

0.090

0.09

Mar.

198

106

67

49

29

23

20

18

17

*16

14

13

13

14

13

11

9.8

8.6

11

15

20

18

16

15

41

104

73

42

30

132

93

1,249.4

40.3

0.292

0.34

Apr.

47

30

22

19

16

97

73

44

27

20

19

17

15

13

*li

138

400

121

71

43

27

21

18

16

15

13

12

19

22

95

1,508

50.3

0.364

0.41

May

50

163

155

140

73

39

69

70

55

28

20

16

13

12

9.8

8.3

7.2

*6.2

5.8

5.8

4.8

3.8

3.2

2.9

2.3

3.8

7.6

9.0

10

7.2

3 2

1 , 003 . 9

32.4

0.235

0.27

June

2.3

5.4

14

14

16

12

8.6

7.7

11

3.2

2.0

1.3

58

20

7.9

8.3

4.4

2.0

1.1

.5

.5

.5

.2

*.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

201.0

6.70

0.049

0.05

July

0

12

~9.8 16

6.5

3.8

2.0

1.1

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

1.1

.2

*.3

0

0

53.7

1.73

0.013

0.01

Aug.

0

7.0

2.0

128

154

55

22

8.3

3.5

1.-3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

361.3

11.7

0.085

0.10

Sept.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

330

*5.400

405

92

24

13

9.0

6.8

5.4

4.4

3.5

4.4

4,297.5

143

1.04

1.16

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,090 Min 0 Mean 104 Cfsm 0.754 In. 10.26

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,400 Min 0 Mean 29.0 Cfsm 0.210 In. 2.86

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 cfs).--Sept. 20 (5 a.m.) 9,590 cfs (12.17 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
394 SALT RIVER BASIN

Salt River at ghepherdsville, Ky.

Location (revised).--Lat 37°59'06", long 85°43'03", near right bank on downstream side of 

pier of bridge on State Highway 61 at Shepherdsville, Bullitt County, 500 ft downstream 

from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge and 2.5 miles downstream from Floyds Fork.

Drainage area.--1,830 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 406.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Frior to Jan. 16, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 

1946, auxiliary wire-weight gage on Floyds Fork 2.8 miles upstream. Prior to Oct. 1, 

1946, auxiliary gages at various sites downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 16 years, 1,535 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 cfs Sept. 21; maximum gage height, 18.70 

ft Sept. 21; no flow for many days.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs Mar. 20, 1943; maximum gage height, 38.04 ft 

Mar. 8, 1945 (backwater from Ohio River); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 47.3 ft Jan. 25, 1937, from floodmark (backwater from Ohio 

River).

Remarks.--Records fair. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended 

sediment load for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 893: 1937(M). WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Fall used as a factor Jan. 15-17, 20, 21, Mar. 1,

Apr. 16-18, Sept. 20-22)

0.32 

.4 

.45 

.5 

.55 

.6

.5 

1.5 

4.2 

8.0

0.65

.7

.8 

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

12

18

29

80

176

300

2.0

3.0

4.0

10.0

13.0

450

1,210

2,120

9,920

14,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

6.1

82

102

70

44

30

22

16

372.2

12.4

0.010

0.01

Dec.

13

*11

11

8.8

7.2

12

12

108

86

56

127

~n137

53

42

41

38

34

35

29

24 

23

22

28

44

38

28

25

23

23

25

1,238.0

39.9

0.032

0.04

Jan.

28

34

30

28

25

22

20

19

16

?T

18

19

19

20

240

3,860

2,350

762

415

1,230

5.780 

*3,240

1,220

682

486

4,05

1,160

1,720

1,180

794

559

26,402

852

0.693

0.80

Feb.

430

350

305

268

239

207

176

151

134

118

108

94

80

76

TZ_

72

88

105

105

111

196 

219

188

*172

151

130

108

1,560

5,813

208

0.169

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 28,000 Min 0

Mar.

5,240

1,600

1,030

730

531

425

360

315

268

243

215

192

176

184

176

151

158

144

T4T

572

730 

410

320

278

273

a 600

aSOO

a 600

a400

a 600

*a900

16,768

541

0.440

0.51

Apr.

738

498

385

320

268

260

370

385

395

335

286

268

243

227

223

1,650

6,020

3,750

1,560

1,000

698 

538

842

559

405

405

474

810

545

395

24,852

828

0.673

0.75

May

430

400

*874

946

682

462

818

1,450

858

615

395

345

268

227

196

162

134

111

97

91

80 

70

61

54

52_

52

61

67

100

76

67

10,281

332

0.270

0.31

June

*61

56

114

268

273

154

94

74

203

330

203

108

65

47

42

136

315- 480

165

97

74 

52

36

24

18

12

9.6

6.4

3.6 ZL.JJ

3,523.1

117

0.095

0.11

July

2.5

2.5

14

29

21

9.6

4.9

7.2

50

165

105

58

36

23

*18

11

8.0

6.4

18

28

19 

14

9.6

4.9

2.5

1.5

.8

.4

.2

.1

71

670.2

21.6

0.018

0.02

Aug.

2$ 0.1

358

939

1,090

524

291

176

247

169

83

53

42

35

28

22

19

14

*12

11

9.6 

8.0

7.2

4. .9

4.2

3.6

3.0

3.0

18

21

14

4,237.6

137

0.111

0.13

Sept.

11

6.4

4.2

3.0

2.0

1.5

1.0

.8

.5

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.4

8,960

14. 500 

6,460

895

390

227

147

100

76

59

61

31,906.6

1,064

0.865

0.96

Mean 1,121 Cfsm 0.911 In. 12.38

Water year 1953-54: Max 14,500 Mln 0 Mean 345 Cfsm 0.280 In. 3.82

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 efs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Van
SALT RIVER BASIN 395

Rolling Fork near Lebanon, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°30', long 85°20', on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 68 and State Highway 55, 6.5 miles southwest of Lebanon, Marion County, and 

8.8 miles downstream from confluence of North and South Forks.

Drainage area. 240 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 580.74 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to May 28, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 314 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,390 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 15.65 ft); 

no flow for many days.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 26,500 cfs Jan. 1, 1945 (gage height, 22.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs; no flow 

at times.

Maximum stage known, 24.7 ft in 1913, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Some regulation at low flow by small mill above station.

Revisions.--WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to May 7 May 8 to Sept. 30

1.52

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.1 

2.4

.5 

3.0 

6.0

6.0 

7.0

78

125

332

615

970

1,370

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

11.0

16

29

59

134

335

615

970

3,050

1.4 

1.5E

1.6 

1.6E

1.7

1.8

1.9

0

1.2 

2.2 

4.7 

8.2

2.1

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

78

125

332

615

970

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

/ * \

( )

0

0

0

0

Nov.

-s0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2 iil.7

.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

3.9

0.13

0.00054

0.0006

Dec.

0.1

*0

.1

.2

.2

1.0

.5 

.4

.5

.7

.5

.5

.5

1*2

1.2

1.0

.5

.2

.1

.1

.2

.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.4

.5

.5 

.4

13.1

0.42

0.0018

0.002

Jan.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

^1

.2

1.7

1.4

1.0

1.7

11

*586

1,060

276

139

95

674

1.500

500

250

150

100

80

500

800

350

250 

200

7,328.5

236

0.983

1.14

Feb.

150

130

110

100

90

80

70 

60

50

45

40

35

30

25

m

25

*50

54

48

46

43

39

35

34

32

30

28

420

-------

1,919

68.5

0.285

0.30

Mar.

502

373

273

196

153

126

107 

101

80

73

66

62

429

373

217

160

129

109

195

256

182

142

*137

134

131

134

115

106

96

98 

95

5,350

173

0.721

0.83

Apr.

89

80

80

68

66

64

68 

104

131

111

117

153

129

112

103

2,360

2.950

994

591

417

318

270

420

579

386

316

*214

169

139

122

11,720

391

1.63

1.82

May

103

96

131

151

111

90

1,040 

 735

342

225

173

139

114

103

88

74

63

54

47

46

40

35

30

26

23

20

20

19

18

16

15

4,184

135

0.562

0.65

June

68

30

106

68

39

27

*20 

18

16

16

12

11

9.5

11

9.1

7.5

13

22

14

10

7.2

5.4

4.4

3.6

3.4

2.9

2.7

2.2

1.8

i-i

562.3

18.7

0.078

0.09

July

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.2

*1.1

1.0 

2.4

3.1

3.4

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.1

.8

.7

.5

.7

59 "57

15

9.5

6.4

4.7

2.9

2.0

1.4 

. 8

163.7

5.28

0.022

0.03

Aug.

2~0.6

89

112

139

41

22

14

22

49

24

14

*11

8.2

9.1

6.1

5.0

3.6

22

40

22

46

37

17

12

7.8

5.4

6.8

4.7

3.9 

3.9

881.1

28.4

0.118

0.14

Sept.

2.4

2.2

1.2

.8

.5

.3

.2 

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

.1

0

0

0

.2

 25 87

15

8.6

6.1

3.9

2.9

2.0

1.6

2.9

167.2

5.57

0.023

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,330 Min 0 Mean 231 Cfsm 0.962 In. 13.03

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,950 Min 0 Mean 88.5 Cfsm 0.369 In. 5.03

Peak discharge (base. 7.500 efal. No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this- day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 21 to Feb. 17; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for nearby stations.
396 SALT RIVER BASIN

Beech Fork at Bardstown, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°47'49", long 85°28'5l", near center of span on downstream side of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 31E, 0.1 mile downstream from Rowan Creek (formerly called 

Stewart Creek) and 1 mile southwest of Bardstown, Nelson County.

Drainage area. 664 sq mi.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 439.3 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54), 849 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,280 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 21.8 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 1-4; minimum gage height 

observed, 1.64 ft July 12, 25.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 27,100 cfs Dec. 13, 1949 (gage height, 39.25 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); no flow Sept. 29 to Oct. 4, Oct. 12, 1948.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. At times during periods of low flow, city of Bardstown diverts 

entire flow above station for municipal water supply. Some of this water is returned to stream by sewer outfall 300 ft above gage.

Rating tables, water year'1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June So to Aug. 4, 

Aug. 25 to Sept. 20)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

140

214

390

7.0

13.0

21.0

1,000

3,500

7,800

Note. Same as following 

table below 3.5 ft.

1.9 

2.2 

2.6

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

7.0

13.0

21.0

84

140

228

454

1,040

3,500

7,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

aO.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2 

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.3

jJt

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

8.3

0.27

0.00041

0.0005

Nov.

0.4

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6 

.5

.6

.5

.5

.6

.5

.4

a. 4

a. 4 

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

.4 

14

205

111

a70

a50

a30

18

16

14

638.2

21.3

0.032

0.04

Dec.

*14

13

12

11

11

a!3

a20

a30

a60

.69

68

68

68

68

54

45

22

16

22

24

22 

19

19

19

13

1^4

16

17

11

20

25

895.4

28.9

0.044

0.05

Jan.

25

21

21

a20

a!8

a!6

a!5

a!4 

a!5

23

11

19

19

23

805

5,270

4,030 

718

346

953

*6.510 

3,960

756

639

478

422

953

1,540

1,000

574

411

29,426

949

1.43

1.65

Feb.

342

294

241

220

184

146

136

111

100

96

88

82

69

a 60

a55

62

74 

*76

70

64

87 

86

78

68

59

56

49

383

-

3,436

123

0.185

0.19

Mar.

1,220

1.560

991

598

396

307

a25O

a200 

177

160

147

129

122

218

165

243

183 

144

143

362

714 

*384

276

228

200

212

210

237

204

499

1,320

11,999

387

0.583

0.67

Apr.

442

340

268

214

174

156

200

204 

174

157

188

254

241

263

259

3,070

7,800 

5.200

1,250

647

483 

382

340

373

314

294

*246

784

416

281

25,414

847

1.28

1.42

May

353

250

369

411

331

290

a700

1,760 

1,060

543

369

281

216

179

156

128

111 

97

83

76

68 

58

50

43

36

32

36

36

29

25

15

8,199

264

0.398

0.46

June

23

25

74

98

154

85

*76

52

40

31

a25

43

47

33

26

20

34 

a50

76

41

29 

23

12

10

9.0

9.0

6.4

4.4

2.8

. 6

1,159.4

38.6

0.058

0.06

July

.1

a

.8

a

a .5

.9

* .2

.3 

a

.3

.9

a

.1

a:

a

.1

.3

.1

.3

.1

.9 

.3

.1

^8

.8

.8

.1

.1

.1

1.1

1.1

42.2

1.36

0.0020

0.002

Aug.

0.8

1.1

1.6

264

834

473

179

97 

63

64

68

48

*32

27

27

24

22 

22

22

67

1,060 

~a500

a200

alOO

70

49

40

91

a80

49

86

4,661.5

150

0.226

0.26

Sept.

51

40

33

33

26

24

20

18 

16

14

13

10

9.5

a7

a2

*.6

-i

.4

.5

86

2,240 

2, "160

272

135

114

88

72

62

56

52

5,675.4

189

0.285

0.32

Calendar year 1953: Max 19,200 Min 0.1 Mean 649 Cfsm 0.977 In. 13.26

Water year 1953-54: Max 7,800 Kin 0.1 Mean 251 Cfsm 0.378 In. 5.12

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 c_fa_). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for nearby stations.
SALT RIVER BASIN 397

Beech Fork near Springfield, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°42'15", long 85°08'45", near center of span on upstream side of bridge

 on State Highway 152, 50 ft downstream from Pleasant Run, and 4? miles east of Springfield, Washington County.

Drainage area. 85.9 sq mi.

Records available. September 1952 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 680 ft (from topographic 

map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,880 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 16.1 ft, from

 graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, no flow for many days.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 2,640 cfs Mar. 3, 1953 (gage height, 19.8 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records fair above 50 cfs and poor below.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 22 to Jan. 14)

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

1.4

4.2

7.7

12

20

2.7

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

10.0

11.0

36

61

116

188

295

880

1,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

CF

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.1

*4.6 ~T2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

7.4

0.25

0.0029

0.003

Dec.

0

U

0

0

0

1.9

1.5

1.9

4.2

3.0

.9

.2

.1

.8

2.2

3.3

3.6

2.7

1.9

.8

.6

1.4

5.8

7.3

6^

5.3

3.2

1.2

.4

1.7

2.7

65.2

2.10

0.024

0.03

Jan.

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.4

.9

.6

2.7

5.3

7.3

7.5

6.4

625

432

135

52

29

810

*755

229

94

68

52

59

290

198

114

69

45

4,102.4

132

1.54

1.78

Feb.

41

36

33

28

23

19

15

12

11

11

10

9.5

7.5

6.9

6.6

7.3

10

*11

11

13

17

15

9

7.5

6.0

5.5

5.2

311

-

698.0

24.9

0.290

0.30

Mar.

242

TTF

74

47

45

42

28

24

23

22

19

15

106

102

44

26

21

18

61

136

47

*36

31

29

29

29

28

27

24

44

45

1,581

51.0

0.594

0.68

Apr.

28

22

19

17

16

16

17

17

16

15

47

33

21

17

15

921

620

215

97

57

50

40

39

155

40

39

*35

121

30

23

2,798

93.3

1.09

1.21

May

24

14

24

35

21

15

502 216-

78

41

28

20

19

17

16

12

9.0

8.1

7.1

6.8

7.3

7.1

6.8

6.4

5.8

5.0

4.2

3.3

2.7

1 9

1.3

1,164.8

37.6

0.438

0.50

June

7.3

13

18

17

9.5

5.6

*4.0

2.6

1.8

1.3

1.0

.5

0

tJ

0

0

0

4.2

4.4

1.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

92.0

3.07

0.036

0.04

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

~9.5 24

5.3

2.6

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.6

13

11

5.2

4.4

3.6

2.4

0

0

0

0

86.1

2.78

0.032

0.04

Aug.

0

8.1

394

152

44

6.9

6.0

5.5

9.5

7.3

2.8

1.1

*.8

.5

.2

.1

.1

0

.1

1.7

7.3

20

4.2

2.3

1.4

.6

18

104

18 

4.7

2.7

823.9

26.6

0.310

0.36

Sept.

1.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

.1

9.6

~50 214

9.5

7.3

4.5

2.0

.2

.1

0 

0

298.7

9.96

0.116

0.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,850 Min 0 Mean 77.1 Cfsm 0.898 In. 12.18

Water year 1953-54: Max 921 Min 0 Mean 32.1 Cfsm 0.374 In. 5.07

Peak discharge (base, 2,100 efs). No peak above base,

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
398 SALT RIVER BASIN

Rolling Fork near Boston, Ky.

Location (revised).--Lat 37°46'02", long 85°42'14", on downstream side near center of 

span of bridge on U. 3. Highway 62 and State Highway 61, 0.4 mile downstream from 

Beech Fork and 2.3 miles southwest of Boston, Nelson County.

Drainage area.--1,290 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 400.42 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 22, 1941, wire-weight gage at bridge 1,400 ft 

(revised) upstream at same datum. Since Feb. 4, 1942, auxiliary staff gage 4.0 miles 

downstream. Prior to Feb. 4, 1942, auxiliary water-stage recorder or staff gage at 

mouth of Rolling Fork 18.4 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 16 years, 1,640 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 34.1 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), computed from base gage height and estimated fall; minimum, 0.4 cfs for many days in October; minimum gage height, 2.93 ft July 17, 18.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 41,300 cfs Feb. 15, 1948; maximum gage height, 46.6 ft 

Jan. 8, 1950, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 0.4 cfs 

Oct. 20, 1939, and for many days in September, October 1953.

Maximum stage known, 55.2 ft in January 1937, former site, from floodmark.

p.c-marks.--Records fair except those for perioda of doubtful or no gage-height record at 

base or auxiliary gage, which are poor. Records of chemical analyses for the water 

year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions.--WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second)

(Estimated fall used as a factor Jan. 17, 18, 21-23, Apr. 17-20, May 8-9; 

shifting-control method used Oct. 1-28)

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22

0 7.0

1.4 10.0

7.7 15.0

14 21.0

28 28.0

67 31.0

Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

400

940

2,070

3,720

7,300

10,300

2.9 

3.3 

3.7 

4.1 

4.5 

5.0

80

120

172

8.0 632

15.0 2,070

21.0 3,720

28.0 7,300

33.0 13,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

~75 0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

1.2

1.7

al.5

*al.3

al.l

17.7

0.57

0.00044

0.0005

Nov.

al.O

a. 9

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 5

a75

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 8

47 

174

234 180"

109

89

63

49

37

995.7

33.2

0.026

0.03

Dec.

32

*26

23

24

20

21

24

62

71

134

117

106

T2~4~ 143

105

81

74

72

47

46

42

46 

47

53

51

38

38

38

44

46

46

1,841

59.4

0.046

0.05

Jan.

47

47

44

40

37

34

32

30

29

32

33

34

38

53

682

3,810

a6,000

a4,000

1,290

1,110

a3,500

* a 9,300 

a7,000

2,520

1,350

853

1,270

2,240

2,630

1,650

1,000

50,735

1,637

1.27

1.46

Feb.

760

646

527

476

420

358

314

282

244

226

207

194

170

156

148

143

T5o

192

201

201

250

241 

223

*196

182

165

165

624

8,071

288

0.223

0.23

Mar.

2,180

2,760

2,670

1,290

940

805

703

499

439

376

346

307

292

265 642~

673

581

427

385

612

1,120

942 

734

544

506

629

922

646

516

683

1,560

25,394

819

0.635

0.73

Apr.

*1,080

635

513

442

*384

360 40"9

499

472

448

489

571

579

578

601

2,420

a7,900

a!2,200

alO,4'00

a4,000

2,040

1,040

802

1,050

1,250

1,100

930

1,180

1,170

768

56,310

1,877

1.46

1.62

May

734

685

874

926

*765

692

1,320

a3,000

a3,500

1,870

1,020

726

615

504

406

373

318

278

247

213

196

150 

154

136

122

114

270

155

110

92

81

20,646

666

0.516

0.60

June

*93

115

294

352

357

253

189

161

142

115

86

83

96

83

72

61

148

90

87

123

90

67 

56

40

34

23

18

17

13

11

3,319

111

0.086

0.10

July

9.9

8.7

7.8

7.2

7.8

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

*6.3

6.0

6.0

4.2

3.9

472

4.8

4.8

5.4 

5.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

6.0

12

12

11

210.2

6.78

0.0053

0.006

Aug.

10

T4

68

a500

al.OOO

a600

a400

244

154

124

107

98

81

80

66

56

49

*43

37

88

650

774 

292

172

140

120

103

156

142

149

96

6,613

213

0.165

0.19

Sept.

104

72

58

47

48

39

35

27

23

20

13

11

12

11

10

9.6

9.0

8.4

7.2

37

640

2.240 

1,640

415

220

144

108

84

61

48

6,201.2

207

0.160

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 24,800 Mln 0.4 Mean 1,242 Cfsm 0.963 In. 13.08

Water year 1953-54: Max 12,200 Mln 0.4 Mean 494 Cfsm 0.383 In. 5.20

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs).

* Discharge measurement made on th

 No peak above base, 

.s day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record at base or auxiliary gage; discharge estimated on basis of 

base gage-height record, where available, 1 discharge measurement, and records for nearby stations.
SALT RIVER BASIN 399

Pond Creek near Louisville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38"07'10", long 85°47'50", on right bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on 

Manslick Road, 1.6 miles downstream from confluence of Northern and Southern ditches, 

and about 3 miles south of Iroquois Park in Louisville, Jefferson County.

Drainage area. 63.1 sq mi.

Records available. August 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 435.53 ft above mean sea level (Kentucky 

Department of Highways benchmark).

Average discharge . 10 years, 80.9 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 607 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 10.06 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Nov. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 1.24 ft Aug. 1, 2.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 2,060 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 17.78 ft); no 

flow Sept. 19, 20, Oct. 29, 1948.

Maximum stage known, about 19 ft in January 1937 (backwater from Ohio River), from 

information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records fair. Records include small amount of inflow diverted by manufacturing 

plants from Louisville water supply which is pumped from Ohio River.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-28)

Oct. 1 to Dec. Dec. 7 to Sept. 30

1.41

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

0.4

1.5

3.6

11

20

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

2.0

0.2

1.7

3.4

6.1

24

3.0

5.0

8.0

10.0

206

400

600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.0

4.8

3.6

1.9

1.4

4.8

5.6

4.8

4.8

3.6

2.1

1.9

4.8

5.9

5.9

3.4

3.2

1.3

1.1

37?

3.6

4.4

4.3

3.4

1.3

1.1

9.1

37T

8.3

5.9 

3.6

127.1

4.10

-

-

Nov.

2.8

2.6

3.2

*3.4

3.4

4.0

2.8

1.0

1.4

3.2

3.6

4.0

3.6

2.8

1.3

1.5

3.4

3.4

3.2

4.0

3.0

19

12

4.0

6.3

3.0

1.1

1.3

.4

_.!_

109.4

3.65

-

-

Dec.

2.6

2.6

4.0

*5.2

1.7

~6.9 19

4.8

8.8

8.0

5.8

3.4

2,0

5.0

8.4

5.0

3.9

3.2

1.9

1.5

2.2

*4.5

3.7

3.1

1.7

1.6

1.4

3.2

5.3

4.8 

3.9

138.9

4.48

-

-

Jan.

2.2

1.4

1.3

T77

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

2.7

2.4

3.7

4.2

3.2

9.2

28

42

13

8.8

7.7

114

~52 122

13

11

9.6

*20

107

30

18

14

10

637.1

20.6

-

-

Feb.

8.8

8.4

8.. 4

7.7

6.5

5.6

3.9

3.9

4.8

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.2

3.1

372

11

17

11

8.4

13

14

10

11

8.8

6.5

*5.8

4.8

83

_

-------

283.6

10.1

-

-

Mar.

37

TO

22

16

13

11

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.0

7.7

7.3

6.5

6.1

6.1

5.8

10 5.6

8.8

6.1

5.6

7.7

7.7

15

28

15

11

10

12 

10

354.2

11.4

-

-

Apr.

7.7

7.7

6.9

6.1

777

32

30

18

13

10

10

8.4

8.4

8.4

9.2

TIO" 174

31

18

14

11

9.2

10

9.2

7.7

12

20

*22

11

16

658.6

22.0

-

-

May

19

19

4230-

16

10

40

32

18

10

8.8

7.3

5.8

5.8

4.5

3.2

3.2

4.5

5.0

5.3

4.2

3.2

 274 2.2

3.4

aS

3.4

4.5

3.4

2.9

3.4

327.4

10.6

-

-

June

a3

as

a9

a9

alO

a8

a7

a6

a8

a3

*3.4

3.7

2.0

3.1

4.8

5.3

8.4

5.3

3.4

3.2

2.6

2.7

3.2

3.4

3.4

2.2

1.3

2^6

2.9

136.3

4.54

-

-

July

2.9

2.6

8.8

STff

5.8

3.2

3.4

5.6

7.3

3.2

3.1

2.9

3.1

3.2

2.9

3.4

2,9

1.7

4.5

*7.3

3.7

3.9

4.8

3.2

2.0

2.4

3.2

3.4

3.9

3.9 

2.9

123.9

4.00

-

-

Aug.

2$ 0.5

58

116

31

17

5.3

2.7

3.4

2.6

2.9

3.2

1.7

2.0

1.7

2.0

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

2.9

2.2

2.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.7

4.5

1.9

2.0 

3.1

325.3

10.5

-

-

Sept.

3.7

5.3

4.5

2.9

1.7

1.3

1.6

2.4

2.4

*2.4

2.2

75" .8

2.2

2.9

2.6

2.2

1.7

2.7

*498

310

41

17

12

a6

a3

a2

al.S

al

a2

939.8

31.3

-

"

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,140 Min 0.1 Mean 46.8 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 498 Min 0.4 Mean 11.4 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations
400 BIG INDIAN CREEK BASIN

Big Indian Creek near Corydon, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°17', long 86°07', in SE^ sec. 6, T. 3 S., R. 4 E., on upstream side of 

bridge on State Highway 335, half a mile upstream from Crandall Creek and 4| miles 

north of Corydon.

Drainage area.--129 sq mi.

Records available . October 1943 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 577.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 9, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Dec. 9, 1948, 

to June 12, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum for stages below 6.3 ft, 

water-stage recorder for stages above 6.3 ft.

Average discharge.--11 years, 183 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,800 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 14.04 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs Apr. 12, 1948 (gage height, 19.3 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs; no flow at times during 1943-44, 1951-54.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 18-3OJ stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice Jan. 10, 11)

5.1

5.2

5.3

Oct. 1 to May 31

5.4

5.5 

5.7

June 1 to Sept. 30

1.8 

3.1 

6.6

Note. Same as following table above 5.7 ft.

4.9

5.0

5.1 

5.3 

5.5 

5.7 

6.0

.5

1.8

3.7

6.6

14

6.2 

6.5 

7.3

7.8

10.0

11.5

25

56

220

410

1,630

2,640

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

077

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1 *o

0

0

0

0

o

0

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

2.4

0.08

0.00062

0.0007

Nov.

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

00"

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.6

1.0

.9

1.2

1.2

*1.3

1. 3

1.2

1.1

13.1

0.44

0.0034

0.004

Dec.

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

_J3_

2.3

2.8

4.7

370

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.9

1.1

1.1

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

42.3

1.36

0.011

0.01

Jan.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

T7T

l.l

1.2

1.2

1.5

3.3

9.3

14

12

9.6

59

222

95

48

33

27

31

155

129

83

61

43

1,051.0

33.9

0.263

0.30

Feb.

34

29

25

21

18

15

14

12

11

10

9.8

9.0

8.1

7.5

7.5

10

47

69

48

43

47

*48

41

40

38

32

30

599

-

1,322.9

47.2

0.366

0.38

Mar.

183

14?

123

91

74

64

55

50

43

41

37

36

36

31

25

22

19

19

23

53

51

42

39

*38

43

125

105

89

72

76

72

1,926

62.1

0 . 461

0.55

Apr.

61

51

47

39

36

56

125

97

78

66

62

61

50

46

43

110

281

153

111

82

64

56

52

47

41

*35

1"55 33

83

62

2,233

76.1

0.590

0.66

May

69

70

231

133

97

74

62

67

51

41

33

29

24

21

1-9

16

14

13

12

*11

10

9.3

7.9

6.6

5.8

5.1

4.5

4.4

10 4.2

8 . 6

1,163.4

37.5

0.291

0.34

June

87

107

86

~4T 109

25

18

13

13

10

8.1

6.6

5.6

5.0

6.0

4.2

4.1

7.9

7.7

5.0

4.1

2.4

*2.1

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

J_

586.1

19.5

0.151

0.17

July

0.6

.3

.1

.3

.4

.5

.6

.8

78

.8

.6

.5

.3

. 3

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Q

0

7.0

0.23

0.0018

0.002

Aug.

0

O

.3

7.9

41

226

42

13

6.6

4.4

*a2.7

a2.0

al.8

al.7

al.6

al.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.4

.8

.5

.5

1.4

1.3

. 8

.4

370.7

12.0

0.093

0.11

Sept.

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2,590

*284

87

43

25

17

12

8.6

6.1

5.2

4.1

3,082.1

103

0.798

0.89

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,470 Mln 0 Mean 103 cfsm 0.837 In. 11.39

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,590 Mln 0 Mean 32.5 Cfsm 0.252 In. 3.42

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). Sept. 20 (10 a.m.) 4,ouu ers U4.O4 r 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measu 

In stage, weather records, and records for Blue River near White Cloud.

cfs (14.04 ft) .

irements, recorded range
BLUE RIVER BASIN 401

Blue River near White Cloud, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°14'15", long 86°13'50", in NWpSEi sec. 19, T. 3 S., R. 3 E., on left 

bank 400 ft downstream from Spring Creek, 0.2 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 62, and three-quarters of a mile north of White Cloud.

Drainage area.--462 sq mi.

Records available. April 1931 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. August 

1909 to August 1912 and August 1914 to December 1916 in reports of Indiana Department 

of Conservation.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 434.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Apr. 24, 1931, to Nov. 15, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--23 years (1931-54), 625 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,300 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 7.87 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 7, 13, 14, 18-21.

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 26,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1937 (gage height, 21.97 ft, from 

observation at peak checked by floodmarks); minimum, 9.2 cfs Oct. 1, 1941; minimum 

gage height, 1.40 ft Sept. 20, 1940, Sept. 30, 1941.

Revisions. The figures of maximum and minimum discharge for some water years have 

been revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in 

the water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

728 

743 

783 

803 

823 

853 

1003

Water 

year

1932 

1933 

1935 

1936

1937 

1938 

1944

Maximum

Date

Jan. 18, 1932 

Jan. 1, 1933 

Mar. 12, 1935 

Apr. 6, 1936 

Jan. 22, 1937 

Mar. 31, 1938

Discharge 

(cfs)

10,000 

19,900 

18,900 

9,330 

26,000 

14,300

Gage height 

(feet)

12.3 

18.6 

18.0 

11.8 

21.97 

15.1

Minimum

Date

Oct. 12, 13, 1943

Discharge 

(cfs)

11

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 823: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per

second, for the water years 1931-32, and 1944, superseding those published in WSP 713,

728, and 1003, are given herewith:

Date

1931

Apr. 24

25

26

27

28

29

30

May 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

June 1

2

3

Discharge

710

572

655

830

628

520

445

405

360

340

3OO

280

262

245

238

238

207

198

195

280

174

168

150

139

130-

115

153

168

171

153

128

133

125

112

110

103

80

96

89

89

89

Date

1931-Con.

June 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

July 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Discharge

85

76

80

682

360

245

162

128

105

108

122

115

110

98

89

85

74

65

520

300

320

192

147

136

122

117

300

320

186

740

1,300

340

262

165

122

96

89

76

70

63

55

Date

1931-Con.

July 15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

49

43

41

41

165

115

770

1,090

320

204

150

110

89

70

65

63

59

54

52

177

238

360

300

195

162

162

890

204

139

96

87

68

55

65

76

115

300

159

128

110

83

Date

1931-Con

Aug. 25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Oct. 1

2

3

4

Discharge

68

52

600

262

207

242

136

96

1,090

1,520

545

340

198

159

116

98

89

78

66

61

51

61

382

245

147

103

105

103

98

65

59

85

450

655

262

147

108

87

72

65

57

Date

1931-Con.

Oct. 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

IS

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1943

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Discharge

57

115

280

495

300

210

144

108

89

94

105

320

180

139

91

80

70

54

59

65

108

162

117

890

360

340

300

15

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

12
402 BLUE RIVER BASIN 

Blue River near White Cloud, Ind.--Continued

Revised figures of monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1951-52, 1944

Month

Water year 1931-32

Calendar year 1943 

Water year 1943-44

Cfs-days

7,582

-

177,453 

136,279

Maximum

405

890

1,520

890

9,290

18 , 400 

8,350

Minimum

80

65

41

52

51

54

54

11

11 

11

Mean

189

174

236

188

253

181

713

17.7

486 

372

Per square 

mile

0.410

.377

.512

.408

.549

.393

1.55

.038

1.05 

.807

Runoff In 

Inches

0.47

.42

.59

.47

.61

.45

21.04

.04

14.22 

10.99

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 9, Jan. 13-28)

1.5 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

8.0

16

49

77

195

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.5

380

850

1,630

2,890

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

13 

13

13

13

13

13

11

13

13

14

13

14

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

*11

11

13

15

18

18

19

23

22

22" 24 

22

454

14.6

0.032

0.04

Nov.

23 

21

21

21

21

20

19

20

20

19

19

19

18

Is

19

19

20

20

20

20

21

26

28

27

27

25

*25

31

25

21

653

21.8

0.047

0.05

Dec.

19 

19

18

18

18

34

33

31

39

40_

36

28

27

27

27

25

24

21

20

20

20

22

21

20

19

19

18

*20

21

21 

21

746

24.1

0.052

0.06

Jan.

21 

20

19

19

19

19

19

18

T8

18

18

19

19

22

28

56

67

55

57

144

403

416

228

162

120

124

*365

476

372

216

3,825

123

0.266

0.31

Feb.

182 

155

138

120

108

97

87

81

74

71

67

63

59

59

56

64

135

158

155

172

180

*172

168

160

148

140

132

1,570

4,771

170

0.368

0.38

Mar.

1,840 

774

540

436

356

304

268

239

222

207

190

180

172

165

155

135

125

118

132

162

175

185

175

*168

182

272

288

304

280

300 

336

9,385

303

0.656

0.76

Apr.

340 

300

268

239

215

385

562

520

432

364

336

316

288

272

256

439

790

730

540

436

360

316

288

404

324

*272

239

415

520

356

11,520

384

0.831

0.93

May

312 

316

372

496

444

364

320

288

288

256

222

195

182

165

150

140

130

122

115

*108

97

93

89

83

77

74

73

74

77

74

7Q.

5,866

189

0.409

0.47

June

154 

464

416

336

284

198

150

183

488

47T

307

180

133

111

185

188

185

165

165

111

85

71

*63

59

53

49

46

41

39

36_

5,426

181

0.392

0.44

July

34 

33

33

35

39

35

34

33

31

27

26

25

25

24

23

20

*18

18

18

18

17

8T

342

130

70

49

39

33

30

26 

24

1,390

4,4.8

0.097

0.11

Aug.

26 

36

35

78

251

308

324

168

102

70

*55

45

41

36

34

32

31

31

31

69

55

34

33

48

37

30

33

42

39

29 

25

2,208

71.2

0.154

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,070 Mln 11 Mean 438 Cfsm 0.948 In. 12.90

Sept.

21 

18

15

15

16

16

19

17

16

15

14

14

13

T3

13

14

13

13

19

2.880

*1,910

714

460

328

239

190

150

120

99

87

7,471

249

0.539

0.60

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,880 Mln 11 Mean 147 Cfsm 0.318 In. 4.33

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs).--No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 403

Ohio River at Owensboro, Ky

Location.--Lat 37°46'45", long 87°06i30", near left bank in pier of bridge on State Highway 75, at Owensboro, Daviess County, 0.9 mile upstream from lock and dam 46, 2.9 miles 

upstream from Caney Creek, 5.7 miles downstream from Pup Creek, and at mile 756.5.

Drainage area. 97.200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1954 (discontinued). No low-flow records 

after September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 339.1 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River 

datum. Auxilary water-stage recorder 9.1 miles upstream from base gage, at Rockport 

Spencer County, Ind.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 235,000 cfs Mar. 9; maximum gage height, 25.73

 ,-, o!42l54: Max1"1 discharge, 842,000 cfs Mar. 10-12, 1945; maximum gage height, 

49.85 ft Mar. 11, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 54.9 ft Jan. 29, 30, 1937; maximum discharge, 1,210,000 cfs 

J3.n. 28, 1937,

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge less than 90,000 cfs on days for which no discharge is 

shown.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers. J v

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

93,100

122,000

126,000

118,000

*109,000

100 , 000

12 B, 000

141^000

140,000

127,000

113,000

.

-

-

-

Feb.

104 , 000

100,000

101,000

106,000 -

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

--

_

-

_-

_

£107,000

gl!6,000

_

-

-

-

Mar.

gill, 000

g!09,000

gl 03 , 000

£105 , OOC

£113,000

g!55,000

g200,000

5229,000

g253,000

*g2ZO,000

199,000

176,000

153,000

134,000

12 B, 000

130,000

141,000

146,000

154,000

149,000

142,000

135,000

121,000

110,000

106,000

106,000

109,000

110,000

114,000

103,000

106,000

*4,352

140,400

1.44

1.67

Apr.

121,000

138,000

147,000

154,000

158,000

159, OOO

155,000

141,000

126,000

114,000

105,000

103,000

105,000

107,000

109,000

111,000

114,000

125,000

14B,000

16B,000

*1B4,000

202,000

216,000

216, OOC

206,000

190,000

172,000

157,000

143,000

131,000

*4,425

147,500

1.52

1.69

May

120,000

120,000

126,000

136,000

149,000

*157,000

158,000

156, OOC

150,000

143,000

145,000

142,000

137,000

131, OOC

121,000

115,000

110,000

_

_

-

.

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

"

_

-

-

June

125, OOC

.

-

-

-

July

.

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

107,000

117,000

128,000

134,000

-

-

"

~

.

-

-

-

Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1953: Max 318,000 Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 233,000 Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Expressed In thousands.

g Computed from hourly readings of staff gage at dam 46, 0.9 mile downstream.

Note. Discharge less than 90,000 cfs on days for which no discharge is shown.
404 GREEN RIVER BASIN 

Green River near McKinney, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°25'20", long 84°45'00", on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

county road, 0.8 mile upstream from South Pork, 1.2 miles northwest of Arabia, 2.2 

miles south of McKinney, Lincoln County, and 3.3 miles downstream from McGills Creek.

Drainage area.--22.4 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 893.69 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 628 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 4.87 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 6,320 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 8.93 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 500 cfs by slope-conveyance study; no flow for many days.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0 1.4 8.3

.1 1.7 28

.2 2.0 54

I .5 2.5 121

1.3 3.0 210

3.8 4.0 410

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1S53 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

o

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

o

0

0

0

.2

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.3

.2

2.0

0.06

0.0027

0.003

Jan.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.8

b.5

b.4

b.3

*b4

b!80

129

32

17

12 *1S1

142

54

28

22

18

24

144

46

27

18

12

1,107.0

35.7

1.59

1.84

Feb.

10

8.3

7.8

6.7

5.8

4.9

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.2

2.7

2^1

2.4

2.4

*3.2

*4.5

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.4

35

147.6

5.27

0.235

0.25

Mar.

£L

25

22

16

13

10

8.3

7.2

6.7

5.8

5.3

4.9

12

11

8.3

6.7

5.8

5.3

5.8

7.8

6.7

6.2

*7.8

8.3

10

14

14

11

10

10

10

325.9

10.5

0.469

0.54

Apr.

11

9.4

7.B

7.2

6+Z

6.2

6.2

14

15

12

11

10

8.3

7.2

6.2

308

160

56

32

22

16

16

63

49

30

22

18

*13

10

7.8

960.5

32.0

1.43

1.59

May

5.8

a5

a9

alO

a7

a5

*a!20

54

28

18

12

9.4

7.2

7.2

6.2

5.3

4.5

3.8

3.2

3.0

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.3

1.2

1.0

.6

^

337.9

10.9

0.487

0.56

June

2.4

1.8

9.9

4.9

3.4

2.4

1.8

*1.2

1.0

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

23

5.3

2.0

1.2

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

66.4

2.21

O.O99

0.11

July

5.8

.8

.4

14

1.6

.6

*1.3

11

2.2

1.0

.6

.5

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 3

a. 3

a. 2

a 2

a. 2

a. 8

a3

al

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

a.l

a.l

49.4

1.59

0.071

0.08

Aug.

aO.l

a. 2

.3

10

3.0

1.6

.8

.5

.6

.5

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

.5

.2

.1

0

21.4

0.69

0.031

0.04

Sept.

P.

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0*o

0

0

0

0

0

4.7

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.7

0.22

0.0098

0.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 449 Min 0 Mean 18.7 Cfsm 0.835 In. 11.32

Water year 1953-54: Max 308 Min 0 Mean 8.29 Cfsm 0.370 In. 5.02

Peak discharge (base. 6OO cfsl.--Jan. 20 (8:30 p.m.) 618 cfs (4.83 ft); Apr. 16 (2:30 p.m.) 628 

cfs (4.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 1 discharge 

measurement, weather records, and records for stations near Mount Salem and on McGills Creek near 

McKinney.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 405

Green River near Mount Salem, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°24 I 40", long 84°45 I 11", on left bank 20 ft upstream from bridge on private road, about 300 ft downstream from South Fork, 0.8 mile downstream from gaging 

station near McKinney, and 2.6 miles east of Mount Salem, Lincoln County.

Drainage area.--36.3 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1953 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitide of gage is 880 ft (from 

topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 5.8 ft, from 

graph based on fragmentary gage-height record); no flow for many days.

Remarks.--Records poor prior to Feb. 26, good thereafter.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 15)

1.8O 0 2.3 6.4

1.85 .05 2.4 12

1.90 .17 2.5 24

1.95 .3 2.8 90

2.00 .55 3.0 160

2.1 1.3 3.2 310

2.15 1.8 3.5 470

2.2 3.0 4.0 645

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

Dec.

a0

O

o

0

o

*o

0

0*o

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

.3

.4

.4 

.3

2.7

0.087

0.0024

0.003

Jan.

0.3

.2

.2

.3

.4

.3

* . 3

.3

.4

1.1

.8

.7

.6

10

300

196

80

57

31

HI

220

109

68

57

48

51

214

*92

55

40 

26

2,070.9

6&.8

1.84

2.12

Feb.

24

18

15

12

11

9.5

8.5

7.5

6.5

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

6.9

*7.9

6.9

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.5

4.5

5.5

4.8

*4.2

3.9

23.

-

282.3

10.1

0.278

0.29

Mar.

64

51

46

33

24

18

15

12

11

10

8.9

8.4

18

18

13

10

8.9

8.4

9.4

15

11

10

*15

16

19

42

29

22

18

19 

19

622.0

20.1

0.554

0.64

Apr.

19

17

15

13

11

11

11

22

26

21

19

16

13

11

11

549

247

100

64

42

29

29

119

85

57

42

33

*24

18

14

1,688

56.3

1.55

1.73

May

11

9.4

15

16

11

9.4

*194

104

59

37

26

17

14

14

11

9.4

8.4

9.4

6.9

6.4

5.2

4.2

3.6

2.7

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.5 

1*1

616.5

19.9

0.548

0.63

June

3.1

2.2

20

9.4

6.0

4.2

2.7

*2.2

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.1

.9

.65

.6

.55

14

7.6

2.7

1.6

1.2

.9

.75

.5

.4

.35

.3

.2

-OS

.15

99.40

3.31

0.091

0.10

July

6.0

1.3

.55

14

1.5

1.0

*11

35

6.0

2.4

1.7

1.3

1.0

.75

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

3.5

6.4

2.0

1.15

.65

.45

.3

.3

.2

.15

^

100.70

3.25

0.090

0.10

Aug.

0.15

.7

1.4

23

6.0

2.7

1.5

1.2

1.2

.8

*.55

.45

.4

.35

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.15

.15

-il

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.15

.1 

.1

43.05

1.39

0.038

0.04

Sept.

0.05

.05

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

4^6

.65

.25

.15

.1

.1

.1

.1

.05

.1

6.30

0.210

0.0058

0.006

Calendar year 1953: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 549 Mln 0 Mean 15.2 Cfsm 0.419 In. 5.66

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 1 to Feb. 25; discharge estimated on basis of 

recorder graph, where available, 4 discharge measurements, 3 observations of no flow, weather 

records, and records for nearby stations.

388926 0-56-27
406 GREEN RIVER BASIN

McGills Creek near McKinney, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°26'40", long 84°41'55", on right bank 0.3 mile upstream from mouth, 3.2 

miles northeast of Arabia, and 3.2 miles east of McKinney, Lincoln County.

Drainage area. 2.19 sq mi.

Records available. September 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 970 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 88 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 2.24 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 950 cfs Mar. 22, 195S (gage height, 5.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 70 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

no flow for many days.

Remarks.--Records good above 1 cfs and fair below.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.03

1.1

1.2

1.25

1.3

.2 

1.4 

2.3 

3.5

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

7.1

12

18

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

(»)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

C)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

b.6

b.4

b.3

b.2

*bl

b20

12

3.2

1.8

1.4

*26

13

5.5

3.0

2.3

1.8

2.5

14

5.1

2.7 

2.0

1.4

120.8

3.90

1.78

2.05

Feb.

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

4.6

-

22.8

0.81

0.370

0.39

Mar.

4.1

375

3.0

2.5

1.8

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

.8

.7

.6

.6

.4

.4

.7

.9

.9

.8

1.0

*.9

1.1

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.1 

1.1

1.1

39.7

1.28

0.584

0.67

Apr.

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.7

7s

35

14

5.5

3.2

2.0

1.5

2.0

9.4

5.9

3.2

2.3

1.7

*1.5

1.1 

1.0

103.3

3.44

1.57

1.75

May

0.7

.7

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

*11

5.9

3.0

1.8

1.7

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.il

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

36.6

1.18

0.539

0.62

June

0.1

.1

1.2

.6

.4

.2

.2

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

4.1

0.14

0.064

0.07

July

0

0

0

il

0

0

.1 *.l

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0.6

0.02

0.0091

0.01

Aug.

0

0

0

.4

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.7

0.02

0.0091

0.01

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0~.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.2

0.007

0.0032

0.003

Calendar year 1953: Max 44 Mln 0 Mean 1.89 Cfsm 0.863 In. 11.69

Water year 1953-54: Max 35 Min 0 Mean 0.90 Cfsm 0.411 In. 5.57

Peak discharge (base, 110 ef3).--Ho peak abov 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by i 

re base.

flow made on this day.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 407

Green River at Greensburg, Ky.

Location (revised) . Lat 37°15'13", long 85°30'11", on left bank 75 ft downstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highway 68, 300 ft upstream from Clover Lick Creek, a quarter of a 

mile south of Greensburg, Green County, and 2.6 miles upstream from Russell Creek.

Drainage area. 742 sq ml.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 531.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to June 20, 1941, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since Jan. 4, 

1951, auxiliary wire-weight gage read twice dally, 1.8 miles upstream from base gage. 

November 1941 to Jan. 3, 1951, auxiliary staff gage 1.5 miles downstream from base

Average discharge.--15 years, 1,047 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 19 27 ft)- 

minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 26, 27 (gage height, 0.75 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 47,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1952 (gage height, 33.50 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 26, 27, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 36.2 ft in 1913, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. 

Revisions. WSP 893: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Pall used as a factor Jan. 15-31, Mar. 1-4, Apr. 16-20, May 8-12. 

Shlftlng-cpntrol method used Oct. 1-31; stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice Jan. 13, 14)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 Jan. 17 to Sept. 30

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

0.9

3.2

7.4

16

26

40

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

8.0

57

110

260

1,010

3,150

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

2.0

6.0

13

25

43

2.0

3.0

5.0

12.0

17.0

275

615

1,510

5,400

10,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.6 

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

*.7

1.0

1.0 

1 *- ?< >

18.7

0.60

0.00081

0.0009

Nov.

ill

1.6

2.0

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.9

2.3

2.6

2.9

3.2

3.2

2.9

3.2

2.9

2.9

4.8

5.7

6.8

6.2

5.7

6.2

6.8

7.2

7.5

106.3

3.54

0.0048

0.005

Dec.

8.0 

*9.0

9.5

13

12

19

19

15

18 

19

20

19

16

23

36

42

40

39

40

42

42

40

39

39

34

33

39

43

48

47 

43

905.5

29.2

0.039

0.05

Jan.

42 

40

39

40

40

37

37

36

36

48

69

161

210

170

337

2,890

5,100

2,250

1,030

*1,010

5,370

9.760

4,080

1,960

1,310

1,110

1,590

3,060

2,460

1,420

1,020

46,762

1,508

2.03

2.34

Feb.

774 

612

524

461

412

352

308

266

236

218

203

188

173

161

149

158

191

323

370

314

281

260

239

221

*203

191

182

242

_

-------

8,212

293

0.395

0.41

Mar.

2,010 

2.560

1,600

1,210

934

726

590

496

426 

366

326

296

302

552

608

464

360

299

284

366

670

608

486

461

486

486

698

698

573

500 

433

20,674

667

0.899

1.04

Apr.

*405 

370

335

305

284

287

299

363

632

662

570

506

492

430

391

1,300

8,790

9,620

3,250

1,720

1,170

870

798

1,810

2,010

1,240

998

790

854

626

42,177

1,406

1.89

2.11

May

496 

405

342

323

*329

311

430

2,590

2.740 

1,410

954

712

584

503

464

444

391

311

281

278

245

215

191

170

155

143

134

125

110

104

32.

15,985

516

0.695

0.80

June

113 

*158

706

1.570

858

478

308

239

290 

293

206

164

137

119

119

167

137

539

342

209

158

128

107

87

73

62

55

45

39

36

7,742

258

0.348

0.39

July

32 

30

29

30

30

34

30

32

m

131

113

*84

65

50

38

32

25

22

18

17

22

30

53

30

22

21

18

18

17

16

1,408

45.4

0.061

0.07

Aug.

17 

32

43

67

89

65

57

48

50 

48

38

30

27

24

21

*18

16

15

20

48

20

27

92

84

48

34

27

27

27

24 

29

1,212

39.1

0.053

0.06

Sept.

22 

16

15

13

11

9.0

8.3

7.1

6.0 

5.5

5.0

4.6

3.8

3.4

2.3

1.4

1.4

1.2

T72

2.8

70

*32

39

39

38

36

27

20

16

18

475.0

15.8

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 16,000 Mln 0.4 Mean 747 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.67

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,760 Mln 0.4 Mean 399 Cfsm 0.538 In. 7.30

Peak discharge (tase. 13.000 efs). No pe 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

eak above base.
408 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Russell Creek near Columbia, Ky.

Location (revised) . Lat 37°07'09", long 85°23'38", on left bank at downstream side of 

bridge on Stage Highway 61, 0.2 mile upstream from Butlers Fork and 5 miles west of 

Columbia, Adalr County. Records Include flow of Butlers Pork.

Drainage area. 186 sq ml, Includes that of Butlers Fork. 

Records available. December 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 25, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54), 275 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,100 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 13.98 ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Oct. 22-24.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 15,900 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 23.8 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 7,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum 

daily, 0.4 cfs Sept. 25, 1952, Oct. 22-24, 1953.

Flood of January 1937 reached a stage of about 23 ft, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation or 

no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSF 1275: 1940. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet 

per second, for the water year 1953, superseding those published in WSP 1275, are given 

herewith:

1953 

Sept. 7............. 3.0

8............. 2.6

9............. 2.4

10............. 2.1

11............. 1.9

1953-eon.

Sept.12............. 1.6

13............. 1.4

14............. 1.2

17............. 1.2

18........... .. 1.2

Month

Water year 1952-53...

Cfs -days

64,424.2

Maximum

3,450

Minimum

1.1

Mean

177

Per square 

mile

.952

Runoff In 

Inches

12.87

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.9

*2i6

*2.6

4.0

6 . 4

8, 6

42.8

1.38

0.0074

0.009

Nov.

8.6

9.2

6.9

6.9

8.1

8.1

7.5

6.9

6.4

5.4

6.4

6.4

7.5

6.9

6.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.8

5.1

57T

5.4

20

26.

19

15

15

12

10

267.6

8.92

0.048

0.05

Dee.

8.6

8.6

*9.2

9.8

11

16

26

38

24

16

16

23

20

25

42.

41

24

16

10

9.2

9.2

12

22

22

19

15

12

13

16

21

23

577.6

18.6

0.100

0.12

Jan.

21

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

17

52

156

55

45

35

960

1,620

420

210

139

1,130

*5,120

1,180

662

430

333

264

483

409

282

223

180

12,540

405

2.18

2.51

Feb.

149

133

123

117

102

87

76

65

62

62

59

52

46

li- 45

es

240

162

121

104

98

87

74

65

*63

60

54

460

-

2,874

103

0.554

0.57

Mar.

581

532

395

273

212

177

149

131

117

106

98

91

229

261

160

119

100

89

96

209

166

125

121

151

191

276

235

193

160

145

*137

6,025

194

1.04

1.20

Apr.

117

102

91

83

85

93

175

186

184

141

133

171

139

123

175

2,960

2,940

990

553

360

606

204

487

609

332

221

335

702

350

236

13,883

463

2.49

2.78

May

168

133

125

*141

113

92

1,150

970

466

294

210

161

137

161

190

131

101

117

123

94

77

62

54

47

42

38

35

32

32

30

26

5,532

178

0.957

1.11

June

148

182

*782

318

139

87

63

52

52

42

34

27

23

69

47

303

881

165

90

59

45

35

a30

a25

a20

a!8

a!6

a!4

a!3

a!2_

3,791

126

0.677

0.76

July

all

a25

a!5

a35

ajto

a50

a20

a50

a30

a20

a!5

a!3

*12

12

9.8

8.6

7.5

6.9

6.4

5.8

6.9

18

87

28

14

9.2

7.5

5.8

5.1

4.7

4.4

633.6

20,4

0.110

0.13

Aug.

6.9

31

48

34

16

9.2

6.4

5.4

4.7

4.4

4.0 474"

5.1

5.8

6.9

15

13

*8.6

6.9

5.4

4.7

4.4

6.9

31

21

8.6

5.1

8.1

10

10

7 5

358.4

11.6

0.062

0.07

Sept.

5.1

3.6

2.6

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

.7

4.4

6.4

6.4

5.4

4.7

2.9

1.8

1.3

8.1

388

*89

25

12

6.9

5.1

4.4

3.6

3.3

4.0

608.4

20.3

0.109

0.12

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,450 Min 0.4 Mean 172 Cfsm 0.925 In. 12.57

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,120 Min 0.4 Mean 129 Cfsm 0.694 In. 9.43

Peak discharge (base, 5,200 efs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

nearby stations.

Note. Stage discharge relation indefinite Oct. 1-26; discharge estimated on basis of gage heights 

and records for nearby stations.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 409

South Fork Little Barren River at Edmonton, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°58'27", long 85 0 36'11", on right bank 5 ft from downstream side of 

bridge on State Highway 496, three-quarters of a mile southeast of Edmonton, Metcalfe 

County, and 3.0 miles upstream from Rogers Creek.

Drainage area.--18.1 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1941 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 742.83 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to July 21, 1953, at site 5 ft from upstream side of 

bridge at same datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 27.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,280 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 7.07 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 2,140 cfs June 15, 1949 (gage height, 10.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for many days 

each year.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1033: 1942(M). WSP 1205 : 1949.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.98 

1.05 

1.1

.2

.25

.3

.35

.05 

.15 

.35

1.25

1.95

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

3.8 

7.1

36

58

114

260

760

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

*0

0

0

.6

.1

.1

.05

.1

.1

.1

.1

.25

.15

.05

.05

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

2.05

0.066

0.0036

0.004

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

S

3.5

2.5

2

120

62

9.4

4.9

3.6

520

*111

80

29

21

19

IB

61

25

16 

12

8.1

941.0

30.4

1.68

1.93

Feb.

6.3

6.0

9.6

10

7.S

6.0

4.35

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.15

2.25

2.25

2.4

2.25

63

34

17

12

14

10

7.S

S.3

6.2

6.0

*4.05

4.05

148

-

405.55

14.5

0.801

0.83

Mar.

68

46

33

21

15

12

10

8.C

7.1

7.1

6.7

6.0

107

30

17

12

9.1

8.6

24

45

22

16

17

45

43

40

25

19

14 

14

*12

760.2

24.5

1.35

1.56

Apr.

10

8.1

6.7

7.1

6.0

40

40

43

24

15

40

32

22

30

*60

668

198

60

36

24

18

15

271

62

35

24

35

31

22 

16

1,898.9

63.3

3.50

3.90

May

12

9.1

12

*9.6

7.1

5.6

150

60

30

18

13

10

9

10

7

6

5.5

6

5

4.5

4

4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3

3

3

3.5 

3

2 5

425.9

13.7

0.757

0.88

June

4

*11

138

21

12

7.1

4.95

3.S

3.15

2.4

1.65

1.25

1.25

.95

.65

86

27

6.0

3.6

2.25

1.S5

1.35

.85

.45

.4

.3

.2

.15

.1

.05

343.30

11.4

0.630

0.71

July

1.0

3.0

.45

.35

.25

.15

2.4

2.95

.85

.35

.15

*.l

.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

1.65

.3

.15

.05

0

0

0 

0

0

33.20

1.07

0.059

0.07

Aug.

0

.05

.3

.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0.40

0.013

0.00072

0.0008

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

100

*10

3

2

1

.5

.2

.1

0

0 

0

116.8

3.89

0.215

0.24

Calendar year 1953: Max 333 Mln 0 Mean 15. S Cfsm 0.862 In . 11.67

Water year 1953-54: Max 668 Mln 0 Mean 13.5 Cfsm O.746 In. 10.12

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). No peak abov bas

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note. --No gage-height record Dec. 5, 6, Dec. 18 to Jan. 15, Feb. 24, Apr. 10, 11, 14, 15, May 7, 

8, May 11 to June 1, Aug. 19 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, 

3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
410 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Green River at Munfordville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°16'05", long 85 0 53'10", on right bank at downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 31W at Munfordville, Hart County.

Drainage area. 1,790 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--February 1915 to December 1922, October 1927 to September 1931, December 1936 to February 1937 (In WSP 838), April 1938 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at same site since 1924 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 451.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 18, 1940, chain or staff gages at site 0.2 mile downstream at same 

datum. Oct. 18 to Nov. 29, 1940, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years (1915-22, 1927-31, 1938-54) 2,588 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,800 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 25.08 ft); mlnimum, 53 cfs Sept. 18, 19 (gage height, 2.30 ft).

1915-22, 1927-31, 1936-37, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 72,200 cfs Jan. 23, 1937 

(gage height, 50.40 ft, from floodmarks, site then In use), from rating curve extended 

above 44,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 39 cfs 

Sept. 2, 1921 (gage height, 2.2 ft, site then in use).

Maximum stage known, 54.0 ft in January 1913, at former site (discharge, 87,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended 

secTTment loads for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 18 Apr. 19 to Sept. 3D

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

40

82

170

265

380

5.0

10.0

15.0

25.0

1,600

4,950

8,800

16,700

2.3

2.6

53

181

3.0

5.0

390

1,600

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 5.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

65

65

65

61

61

65

61

65

65

65

69

69

65

65

65

65

65

65 

65

65

61

61

65

69

69

69

82

95

104

91

2,161

69.7

0.039

0.04

Nov.

86

*78

78

74

74

91

82

91

91

86

86

91

91

91

95

91

99

99 

99

104

108

156

350

188

152

130

*112

108

108

99

3,288

110

0.061

0.07

Dec.

95

91

95

104

108

130

156

143

156

170

156

156

148

152

156

152

143

125 

138

152

148

148

152

161

170

170

170

161

143

143

143

4,435

143

0.080

0.09

Jan.

148

152

148

143

138

138

134

148

134

152

230

332

350

464

884

4,640

7,150

6,800 

3,270

2,100

9,230

12,500

15.100

8,520

3,600

2,650

2,910

*4,770

5,260

3,860

2, 620

96,675

3,119

1.74

2.01

Feb.

1.980

1,590

1,350

1,210

1,100

980

872

776

716

662

620

578

542

500

476

482

746

1,170 

1,090

998

890

812

752

*698

662

620

584

782

-

24,238

866

0.484

0.50

Mar.

2,540

4.400

4,030

2,980

2,280

1,800

1,500

1,280

1,130

1,020

926

854

818

1,430

1,490

1,240

1,000

860

812

1,030

1,540

1,520

1,300

1,150

1,260

1,410

1,450

1,620

1,460

*1,260

1,120

48,510

1,565

0.874

1.01

Apr.

1,030

950

872

812

770

758

668

1,010

1,740

1,740

1,610

1,620

1,590

1,420

1,950

3,600

13,200

16.500 

15,800

8,780

3,650

2,670

2,300

5,610

5,150

3,880

2,770

2,550

2,670

2,140

109,610

3,654

2.04

2.28

May

1,660

1,350

*1,270

1,240

1,140

1,030

1,700

6,490

6,470

4,600

2,840

2,040

1,610

1,370

1,280

1,230

1,090

1,030 

974

914

836

728

656

590

542

494

472

462

434

406

3§4

47,332

1,527

0.853

0.98

June

*445

1,250

2,670

4.880

2,950

1,690

1,110

848

800

896

746

602

494

440

428

484

944

1,690 

1,180

824

572

456

384

335

296

270

240

220

201

iii

28,536

951

0.531

0.59

July

181

176

186

255

302

524

245

270

318

379

396

*296

280

235

201

172

155

149 

140

126

126

191

550

401

296

250

176

149

151

122 

109

7,045

227

0.127

0.15

Aug.

105

149

484

478

508

265

220

186

167

149

140

140

135

126

122

114

114

109 

144

*368

291

230

291

181

206

176

149

215

196

172 

140

6,270

202

0.113

0.13

Sept.

118

114

109

101

92

88

84

84

76

72

72

69

65

61

61

57

57

I

84

1,150

1^4j30

638

*340

240

196

167

149

135

122

6,167

206

0.115

0.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 23,000 Mln 61 Mean 1,718 Cfsm 0.960 In. 13.03

Water year 1953-54: Max 16,300 Mln 53 Mean 1,053 Cfsm 0,588 In. 7.98

Peak discharge (base. 16,000 cfs). --Apr. 18 (12 p.m.) 16,800 cfs (25.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Nov. 6-9, 15-26, Jan. 4-22, 

Feb. 20-24, May 9-15, May 21 to June 1.
OREEN RIVER BASIN 411

McDougal Creek near Hodgenville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°32'37", long 85°40'19", on left bank 0.3 mile upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 470, 4£ miles southeast of Hodgenville, Larue County, and 4f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--5.27 sq mi.

Records available. August 1953 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 775 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes .--1953: No now during period August to September.

19*53-54: Maximum discharge during year, 320 cfs June 18 (gage height, 2.83 ft); no 

flow for many days.

Remarks. Records good except those below 0.5 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods 

or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, Oct. I, 1953 , to Sept. 30, 1954 (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Nov. 3, 

Nov. 8-22, Sept. 27-30)

0.51 

.55 

.60 

.65 

.70 

.75 

.80

0

.03

.06

.20

.45

.75

1.20

0.85 

.90 

.95

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.88 

2.8

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

TJ

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.1

.15

.3

*.3

.15

.1

1.55

0.050

0.0095

0.01

Nov.

0.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.05

.05

.05 

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

12

.75

.5

.4

.35

.3

.3

.3 

.25

16.55

0.552

0.105

0.12

Dec.

*0.25

!35

.35

.25

3.1

T65

.45 

.7

.55

.45

.45

.45

.65

.5

.5

.6

.4

.4

.5

.7

.65

.45

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.7 

.6

.5

17.10

0.552

0.105

0.12

Jan.

0.5

.6

3

10

(*)

19

13

7.9

7.3

6

I'

177.7

5.73

1.09

1.25

Feb.

'

2

I'

4

*2.5

3

71.5

2.55

0.484

0.50

Mar.

5

1'

L

J1.5

70.5

2.27

0.431

0.50

Apr.

*1.55

i. 55

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.9

2.4

3.7 

2.6

2.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

52

21

13

9.1

6.1

4.6

12

12

6.7

3.7

6.2

4.1

3.0

2.6

2.4

192.05

6.40

1.21

1.36

May

2.0

2.4

2.8

*2.4

2.2

2.0

*31

13 

9.1

6.1

4.6

3.7

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.55

1.45

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.85

.9

.85

s-L

111.10

3.58

0.679

0.78

June

0.9 *.75

6.8

1.55

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9 

.9

.85

.75

.7

.65

.55

.55

.7.

.65

25

2.0

1.2

1.1

.85

.7

.65

.55

.5

.45

735" .35

.35

54.75

1.82

0.345

0.39

July

0.35

.35

.4

.4

.35

.25

til

.25

.15

.1

.1

*.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

o

0

.05

.2

.05

.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.45

0.144

0.027

0.03

Aug.

0.1

3.5

.4

.35

.1

.05

.05

.05 

.05

.05

.05

.05

.1

.1

.1

.05

**.05

.05

1.2

.4

.3

5

.4

.1

.1

~.5 Q

6.5

1

0

0

20.75

0.669

0.127

0.15

Sept.

0

TJ

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

15

1

.5

!i

.1

.05

.05

.05

. 05

22.00

0.733

0.139

0.16

Calendar year 1953 : Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54 : Max 52 Mln 0 Mean 2.08 Cfsm 0.395 In. 5.37

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Dec. 17-21, Dec. 24 to Jan. 20, Jan. 25 to Mar. 31, Aug. 20 to 

Sept. 24; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, recorded range in stage, weather 

records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
412 GREEN RIVER BASIN

North Fork Nolin River at Hodgenville, Ky.

IiOcatlOTiJrevl8edl.--Lat 37°34'33", long 85°44'23", on right bank 10 ft upstream from 

Mnnn^ ^St^6 Highway 61 at Hodgenville, Larue County, and 0.6 mile downstream from 

McDougal Creek (formerly called Douglass Creek).

Drainage area. --42. 4 sq mi.

Records availably. July 1941 to September 1954.

Gage.- "Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 701.64 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Average discharge. --13 years, 48.0 cfs.

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 548 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 6.75 ft); no flow 

at times 54 ' ^axlmum dlscharge > 6 .580 cfs Mar. 3, 1953 (gage height, 14.76 ft); no flow

, maxlmum discharge for the water year 1948 has been revised to 6,560 

(gage height, 14.75 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1113.

^ 

cfs Feb. 13,

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record 

municipal water su^l ° f Hodgenvllle dlvert s approximately 0.1 cfs abovl station for

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 26 to Dec. 3)

pr. 17 to Sept. 30

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

109

316

1.03

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.9 

4.0 

6.7 

9.8

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

14

18

22

34

109

206

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

'l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

70

6.3

3.2

2.6

1.4

1.2

.5

.5

.5

86.2

2.87

0.068

0.08

Dec.

*0.2 ~

1.6

3.6

2.6

15

4.2

2.8

4.2

4.9

3.2

2.6

2.2

4.0

3.6

2.8

3.2

1.6

1.6

2.2

3.2

4.2

3.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

3.6

4.2

3.6

2.8

100.2

3.23

0.076

0.09

Jan.

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.6

4.4

4.4

3.6

2.6

5.2

51

53

22

14

13

*175

128

67

41

32

26

39

71

48

37

28

21

909.4

29.3

0.691

0.80

Feb.

18

16

20

15

12

11

10

9

8

7

6.7

6.4

6.2

6

7

13

12

11

15

21

20

13

*9

8.2

7.4

7.1

7.1

51

-

353.1

12.6

0.297

0.31

Mar.

48

34

28

20

17

15

13

12

11

11

10

9.3

8.9

8.5

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.1

9.3

9.3

7.8

7.4

7.8

7.4

8.2

8.5

8.2

7.8

8.2

13

10

388.3

12.5

0.295

0.34

Apr.

*9.7

9.3

8.9

8.9

8.5

10

12

19

16

14

21

21

17

16

14

209

126

73

48

35

28

29

30

21

17

17

16

14

13

22

903.3

30.1

0.710

0.79

May

14

15

17

*16

*14

14

119

63

40

29

23

18

16

15

13

11

10

9

8.5

8

7.7

7.5

7.2

 5 7.1

14

10

9.8

9.5

8.6

8.2

571.1

18.4

0.434

0.50

June

18

*6.4

57

13

9.8

8.6

7.9

12

8.9

7.9

7.3

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.4

7.9

7.9

34

11

7.6

5.5

4.5

3.5

3

2.5

2

1.5

1.2

1

^

277.2

9.24

0.218

0.24

July

0.6

.2

.2

.9

2

.5

.2

3

2

1

.5

.3

.2

**.!

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11.9

0.38

0.0090

0.01

Aug.

0

2.4

1.8

5.6

2.0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

6.2

4.3

6.7

5.4

1.7

.1

0

0

.6

0

0

0

56.0

1.81

0.043

0.05

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16

87

3.6

1.7

**.!

0

0

0

0

0

.5

108.9

3.63

0.086

0.10

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,600 Mln 0 Mean 31.7 Cfsm 0.748 In. 10.15

Water year 1953-54: Max 209 Mln 0 Mean 10.3 Cfsm 0.243 In. 3.31

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--Doubtful or no gage-height record Feb. 3-23, May 10-25, June 5-7, June 21 to Aug. 1, 

Sept. 24, 25; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, recorder trace where available, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 413

Nolin River at Wax, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°21', long 86°09', on right bank at upstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 88 at Wax, Grayson County, 14 miles northwest of Munfordville and 28.2 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--600 sq.mi.

Records available . December 1936 to February 1937, April 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 462.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 27, 1941, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1938-54), 775 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,440 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 13.17 ft); 

minimum daily, 38 cfs Oct. 20, 21.

1936-37, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 37,000 efs Jan. 24, 1937 (gage height, 32.26 

ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 34 cfs Sept. 17, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 953: Drainage area. WSP 1275: 1937. Revised figures of 

discharge, in cubic feet per second, for a low-water period in the water year 1953, 

superseding those published in WSP 1275, are given herewith:

Date1953

Sept. 7

8

9

10

11

12

Discharge

46

44

42

41

40

39

Date

1953-Con.

Sept. 13

14

15

16

17

18

Discharge

38

37

36

36

35

35

Date

1953-Con.

Sept. 21

22

23

24

25

26

Discharge

65

60

58

54

53

49

Date

1953-Con.

Sept. 27

28

29

30

Discharge

46

46

45

42

Month

Water year 1952-53. ............

Cfs-days

224,310

Maximum

8,700

Minimum

35

Mean

615

Per square 

mile

1.02

Runoff in 

inches

13.89

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

42

42

42

40

43

43

45

43

43

42

40

41

42

41

40

40

39

39

39

38.

38

39

39

50

46

43

43

50

70

72

65

1,379

44.5

0.074

0.09

Nov.

62

69

*72

65

60

56

54

54

52

50

48

46

45

46

45

45

50

45

43

43

43

200

334

430 322"

126

92

77

69

66

2,809

93.6

0.156

0.17

Dec.

63

5762"

66

63

129

174

128

135

125

98

91

84

88

84

*78

74

60

66

70

69

71

67

a65

a60

a60

a65

a70

80

78

78

2,558

82.5

0.138

0.16

Jan.

71

67

66

64

66

60

62

60

59

88

105

95

77

109

496

1,010

675

490

334

1,090

5,220

2,120

965

664

518

495

715

790

*682

538

454

16,305

526

0.877

1.01

Feb.

387

346

322

304

277

247

222

203

190

184

175

164

151

145

140

174

228

222

211

283

337

294

258

232

211

198

187

798

-

7,090

253

0.422

0.44

Mar.

951 *75T

628

515

452

394

357

328

304

288

270

256

246

239

214

201

188

180

TW

234

266

247

222

212

228

326

324

308

273

255

244

10,129

327

0.545

0.63

Apr.

242

222

206

196

*195

244

370

525

518

440

405

401

379

361

331

1,480

2,680

1,960

1,160

860

691

586

545

520

522

440

396

387

374

350

17,984

599

0.998

1.11

May

383

387

379

387

376

335

1,300

1,750

1,120

745

598

*510

452

412

372

346

312

288

266

247

232

219

206

192

184

177

171

T88

211

184

171

13,100

423

0.705

0.81

June

283

230

857

700

528

331

260

260

294

296

234

193

174

*164

149

201

264

190

161

149

188

144

127

123

111

114

104

102

97

90

7,118

237

0.395

0.44

July

93

118

99

116

118

95

110

112

98

89

84

88

80

74

74

72

66

66

63

63

*79

222 160"

86

69

65

65

62

61

63

58

2,768

89.3

0.149

0.17

Aug.

57

TT

238

203

182

170

120

86

74

71

67

72

77

68

65

63

65

62

72

253

207

486

308

171

142

*112

310

383

551

258 

203

5,267

170

0.283

0.33

Sept.

138

110

95

89

81

77

74

74

68

66

63

59

56

56

54

52

51

53

52

161

986

1,090

433

234

163

132

112

99

*89

95

4,962

165

0.275

0.31

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,700 Min 35 Mean 603 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.63

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,220 Min 38 Mean 251 Cfsm 0.418 In. 5.67

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 efs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records fo 

stations on nearby streams.

Note.--Indefinite stage-discharge relation Oct. 1 to Nov. 22; discharge estimated on basis of 

gage-height record, 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for stations on nearby 

streams.
414 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Green River at lock 6, at Brownsville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°12"25", long 86°15'40", on right bank just upstream from look and dam

6, 0.7 mile downstream from Indian Creek, 1.0 mile northeast of Brownsville, Edmonson

County, 2.1 miles downstream from Nolin River, and at mile 181.7.

Drainage area.--2.850 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1924 to September 1931, December 1936 to February 1937, 

July 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 413.03 ft above sea level, datum of 1929. 

Frior to Nov. 26, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 1948, upper 

staff gage at lock 5 used as auxiliary gage.

Average discharge.--23 years (1924-31, 1938-54), 4,070 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,400 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 16.57 ft); minimum daily, 120 cfs Sept. 18, 19.

1924-31, 1936-37, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1937 (gage 

height, 44.94 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 68,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, that of Sept. 18, 19, 

1954.

Flood of Jan. 10, 1913, reached a stage of 42.8 ft.

Remarks. Records good above 1,000 cfs and fair below except those below 400 cfs, which 

are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 623: 1925. WSP 893: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

8.5 360

8.6 440

9.0 830

10.0 2, 140

12.0

15.0

17.0

6,400

15,600

21,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

210

200

200

180

180

170

TTO

170

170

170

170

170

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

210

250

300 29~0"

270

6,000

194

0.068

0.08

Nov.

260

270

250

260

270

250

230

250

260

280

270

370

270

270

280

290

300

310

300

310

320

580

830 500"

690

449

310

260

220

ifSTJ

10,149

338

0.119

0.13

Dec.

220

210 '2TU

220

220

380

485 4"40"

408

440

416

380

360

360

360

350

330

320

330

330

340

350

350

330

300

280

290

320

370

390

380

10,479

338

0.119

0.14

Jan.

360

350

330

320

310

300

300" 290

310

494

600

570

570

640

2,190

5,390

7,250

7,960

6,330

5,510

13,700

16,100

T6,000

14,400

7,990

4,690

5,410

6,010

*7,080

6,400

4,660

142,814

4,607

1.62

1.86

Feb.

3,410

2,700

2,300

2,080

1,890

1,700

1,540

1,390

1,290

1,220

1,130

1,060

1,000

940

896

1,000

1,470

1,690

1,770

2,040

2,250

1,860

1,610

1,460

1,330

1,240

1,160

3,100

_

46,526

1,662

0.583

0.61

Calendar year 1953 : Max 31,900 Min 170

Mar.

4,090

*5,370

6,120

4,990

3,830

3,020

2,460

2,120

1,890

1,730

1,590

1,480

1,420

1,520

1,900

1,830

1,590

1,390

1,370

1,560

1,880

2,080

1,980

1,800

1,800

2,280

2,270

2,250

2,250

2,010

1,800

73,670

2,376

0.834

0.96

Apr.

1,650

1,680

1,420

1,340

1,270

1,450

*1,980

2,780

3,100

3,000

2,900

2,840

2,720

2,580

2,840

7,060

14,700

19,600

20,300

17,300

8,380

4,950

3,940

5,480

7,600

6,420

4,730

3,810

3,700

3,500

165,020

5,501

1.93

2.15

May

2,860

2,390

2,210

2,190

2,060

1,380

4,160

7,880

9,460

7,990

5,500

*3,810

2,940

2,460

2,180

2,010

1,880

1,700

1,610

1,520

1,420

1,320

1,210

1,110

1,040

984

940

896

918

874

8ZO.

80,222

2,588

0.908

1.05

June

1,010

1,180

4,530

6,650

5,486

3,450

2,040

1,550

1,460

1,370

1,360

1,130

951

863

*820

1,560

2,010

1,800

1,830

1,460

1,070

874

730

650

580

530

503

467

440

424

48,772

1,626

0.571

0.64-

July

408

416

416

450

490

530

550

512

521

550

550

540

510

485

440

408

350

320

310

290

320

590

730 50~0~

570

467

360

300

260

230

200

13,673

441

0.155

0.18

Aug.

190 '235'

467

810

740

580

512

416

350

310

240

240

250

230

210

200

200

200

220

432

780

841 'S30"

*600

432

416

380

640

810

710

503

13,769

444

0.156

0.18

Sept.

408

310

240

220

200

190

180

180

170

170

160

160

150

150

140

140

140

ISO" 120

240

*2,960

3,100

1,940

962

600

449

360

300

260

14,959

499

0.175

0.20

Mean 2,936 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.98

Water year 1953-54 : Max 20,300 Min 120 Mean 1,~715 Cfsm 0.602 In. 8.18

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite for discharge below 400 cfs; discharge estimated on 

basis of gage heights where available, weather records, and records for stations at Munfordville 

and Woodbury.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 415

Bear Creek near Leitchfield, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°25'35", long 86°15'50", near center of span on upstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 65, just downstream from Taylor Fork, 0.8 mile upstream from McClure 

Fork, and 4 miles south of Leitchfield, Grayson County.

Drainage area. 30.8 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice dally. Altitude of 

gage is 500 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 54.7 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,470 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 13.8 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 5,700 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 18.6 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times during 

most years.

Flood of 1937 reached a stage of about 21 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 23-3O)

Oct. 1 to June 3 June 4 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

0 

.2 

.6 

1.5 

3.3 

6.1 

10

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

82

132

192

410

540

735

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.9

0

.1

.3

.8

1.6

2.9

5.2

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

107

132

192

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

O

0

0

0

Nov.

0

ff

*0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-?15

1

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

19.8

0.66

0.021

O.O2

Dec.

~T2" 0.1

l'

5

2

-B- 20

1

6

2.5

1

.7

.6

5

1

*.9

.5

.4

.4

.5

1

1.9

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

1.5

2.6

2.2 

1.9

68.1

2.20

0.071

0.08

Jan.

1.7

1.2

.6

.7

.7

.6

1.0

.8

1.2

1.3

2.0

.6

.7

91

109

42

7.7

3.9

3.9

600

236

51

24

18

15

422

161

32

*20

14 

7.7

1,871.3

60.4

1.96

2.26

Feb.

6.0

7.3

1O

11

7.7

6.1

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.1

2.6 276"

2.9

5.3

26

28

14

10

66

35

16

12

10

6.9

5.3

4.1

118

-

431.7

15.4

0.500

0.52

Mar.

51

2T

*30

16

16

13

12

9.2

8.4

7.7

6.1

5.5

5.5

3.9

3.3

3.1

375

3.6

14

16

6.5

5.8

8.8

10

8.8

27

20

15

11

13 

9.6

391.1

12.6

0.409

O.47

Apr.

7.7

6.9

5.5 5-75"

6.1

*84

41

52

25

18

23

18

14

12

12

576

T4T

47

28

21

16

13

15

10

8.4

8.8

8.0

8.4

9.5

8.8

L,250.6

41.7

1.35

1.51

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,160 Min 0 Mean 37.0

May

6.9

22

21

14

8.4

7.7

323 -75

63

24

16

*12

9.2

9.2

7.7

5.8

4.4

3.9

3.3

2.9

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3 T75-

2.0

1.5

1.3

656.6

21.2

0.688

0.79

June

5.0

3.3

105 "IS

6.0

2.9

1.0

2.4

5.2

2.8

2.5

1.8

2.O

4.3

*4.7

55

12

1.6

1.0

.7

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

234.0

7.80

0.253

0.28

July

0.1

.1

.1

!i.1

.1.1.1.1

0

0

0

0

*o

0

66

T.8

1.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

78.0

2.52

0.082

O.09

Aug.

0.1

41

T.6

.7

.5

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

O

0

o

0

*.2

0

0

0

0

2.1

.7

3.1

.3

54.2

1.75

O.O57

0.07

Sept.

0

ff

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

65

169

 T.5

.8

.5

.5

.4

*.4

.3

.3

.6

239.3

7.98

0.259

0.29

Cfsm 1.2O In. 16.30

Water year 1953-54: Max 600 Min 0 Mean 14.5 Cfsm 0.471 In. 6.38

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note . Doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 1 to Dec. 21, Dec. 31, Feb. 1, 8-1O, Mar. 21,

Apr. 29, May 21-25, June 22, July 10, Aug. 22, Sept. 5, 6, 19; discharge estimated on basis of

weather records and records for stations on nearby streams .
416 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Barren River near Pagevllle, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°51'09", long 86°04'37", near right bank on downstream side of bridge 

pier on U. S. Highway 31E, 100 ft upstream from Hurricane Creek, 1.8 miles south of 

Pageville, Barren County, and 2.1 miles upstream from Peter Creek.

Drainage area.--535 sq mi.

Reeords avallable.--June 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 505.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 28, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 839 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 18.33 ft); 

minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 19, 20; minimum gage height, 2.67 ft Sept. 7-13.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 58,300 cfs Mar. 23, 1952 (gage height, 27.26 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 28, 1941, Sept. 19, 20, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 923: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1940, 1945-46.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, .water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

44

42

39

37

37

37

37

36

3T

38

40

41

39

40

39

40

41

40

41

41

41

42

44

43

44

46

51

55

61

61

64

1,338

43. Z

0.081

0.09

Nov.

61

58

*57

55

54

53

5Z

52

42

4T

51

53

53

53

54

54

54

55

55

58

59

91

87

93

BT

80

8Z

75

70 

65

1,859

6Z.O

0.116

0.13

Dee.

64

63

68

84

111

140

Z20

*TT4

136

109

109

102

94

10Z

119

134

119

96

77

67

67

74

80

78

70

65

61

ET

71

85

2,985

96.3

0.180

0.21

Jan.

80

74

71

68

65

64

63

60

6T

100

Z92

314

199

148

486

3,Z40

1,780

855

*572

831

5,510

4,950

3,560

1,880

1,340

1,090

1,030

1,130

976 

8Z4

700

32,413

1,046

1.96

2.25

Feb.

600

539

507

503

474

424

390

356

337

327

314

292

272

259.

257

296

856

952 7TS"

657

804

724

619

*564

528

478

442

744

-

14,231

508

0.950

0.99

Mar.

2,260

1,570

1,150

948

768

665

582

514

460

417

383

353

514

528

414

330

286

264

275

330

321

278

262

BITS'

1,980

1,710

1,480

1,100

880 

*728

615

22,957

741

1.39

1.60

Apr.

528

453

390

353

324

321

34?

638

593

507

561

700

680

600

657

2,700

11,700

7,130

2,580

1,560

1,160

964

860

1,400

992

792

680

546

608 

550

41,969

1,399

2.61

2.92

Hay

503

460

489

*546

536

471

704

1,610

1,020

784

642

557

514

525

518

471

421

400

387

366

340

318

292

278

264

252

247

240

245 

242

229

14,871

480

0.897

1.03

June

336

222

481

3BT

286

210

178

*156

154

146

136

126

109

98

100

199

191

152

134

104

84

74

66

61

55

51

49

46

42

40

4,469

149

0.279

0.31

July

64

70

61

74

78

77

78

281

554

25T

150

111

*91

76

65

60

54

50

47

43

41

124

231

205

136

91

66

55

48 

43

4£

3,391

109

0.204

0.24

Aug.

37

36

38

48

53

53

61

58

50

43

40

38

37

37

38

39

*38

37

49

53

46

60

38

34

47

65

58

46

45

66E0~

1,448

46.7

0.087

0.10

Sept.

51

42

36

32

28

26

26

25

25

24

24

24

23

23

23

22

2?

22

22

139

984

TTC

*302

205

166

142

127

119

113 

123

3,652

122

0.228

0.25

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,220 Min Z6 Mean 574 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.56

Water year 1953-54: Max 11,700 Hin ZZ Mean 399 Cfsm 0.746 In. 10.12

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). Apr. 17 (5 p.m.) 14,200 cfs (18.33 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 417

West Bays Fork at Scottsvllle, Ky.

Location. --La t 36°44'50", long 86°11'45", on downstream side of left abutment of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 31E, 1 mile southwest of Scottsvllle, Alien County, and 5.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --7. 52 sq mi .

Records available. --October 1950 to September 1954.

Ga^e. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 640 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Aug. 27, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 780 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 4.40 ft); no 

flow Sept . 18 .

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 1,640 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 6.09 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 600 cfs on basis of slope -area determination of peak flow; 

no flow for many days .

Remarks . - -Rec ord s good .

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.9

2.0

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

3.2

3.3

68

145

200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2 72"

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

7T 

.3

6.8

0.22

0.029

0.03

Nov.

0.3

.3

*.3

.3

-JL

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

7.5

TT?

.7

.6

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

17.7

0.59

0.078

0.09

Dec.

0.3

.276"

.7

.5

~I.Z 11

*.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.9

.9

.7

.5

.4

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.6

.5 

.5

27.0

0.87

0.116

0.13

Jan.

0.4

.3

77

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

3.1

2.2

1.2

.9

2.5

26

26

12

7.4

*6.0

124

74

42

24

17

13

12

22

17

13

10 

7.7

466.3

15.0

1.99

2.31

Feb.

7.0

6.0

6.0

5.2

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.5

275

2.5

2.5

11

14

10

8.0

25

22

14

12

*9.4

7.7

6.6

6.3

34 ~

-------

239.5

8.55

1.14

1.18

Mar.

25

18

13

10

8.4

7.4

6.6

6.0

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.3

33 9.4

7.0

5.6

4.9

4.9

5.6

4.9

4.0

3.7 TVS"

32 '26

18

14

12

10

*7.7 

6 .3

327.6

10.6

1.41

1.62

Apr.

4.9

4.6

4.3

3.7

5.1

6.0

5.2

14

7.7

9.8

24

18

13

16

13

178 ~8T

38

23

17

14

11

9.4

13

8.0

6.6

6.3

6.6

5.2

4.6

569.0

19.0

2.53

2.81

May

4.3

4.3

5.2

*4.0

3.7

3.4

25

TT

7.4

6.0

4.9

4.6

5.6

6.6

5.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

3.7

3.4

3.1

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.0

1.7 

1.4

144.4

4.66

0.620

0.71

June

21

2.8

26 ~4.3

2.8

2.2

2.0

*1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.8

8.2

12

4.0

2.2

1.4

1.0

1.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

73

104.2

3.47

0.461

0.52

July

0.3

.3

2.6

1.0

.5

.4

3.3

14~T.2

.8

.6

.5

*.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

7?

1.5

4.2

.9

.6

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

36.7

1.18

0.157

0.18

Aug.

0.2

.775-

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

_.!_

.1

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

5.9

0.19

0.025

0.03

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

81

*20

1.4

.8

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.5

8.5

116.2

3.87

0.515

0.57

Calendar year 1953: Max 181 Min 0.2 Mean 7.66 Cfsm l 02 In. 13.83

Water year 1953-54: Max 178 Min 0 Mean 5.65 Cfsm 0.751 In. 10.18

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 efs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
418 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Drakes Creek near Alvaton, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°53'45", long 86°23'20", on right bank at downstream side of abandoned 

bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from State Highway 71, 2.5 miles northwest of Alvaton, Warren 

County, and 4.8 miles downstream from Trammel Fork.

Drainage area.--484 sq ml.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1954.

Ga_ge. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 443.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

19^9, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Dec. 19, 1940, wire-weight gage at 

site 0.5 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--14 years (1940-54), 711 cfs.

Extreme_s.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,810 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 20.08 ft)- minimum, 9.4 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 2.92 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 30,900 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 30.70 ft)- minimum, 9 cfs Sept. 28, 1941 (gage height, 2.79 ft).

Remarks.--Records good above 500 cfs and fair below.

Revisions (water years). WSP 923: Drainage area. WSP 1003: 1943 WSP 1113- 1940(M) 

1942(M), 1944-45(M). '

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22

*21

20

19

19

19

19

18

TS

19

20

20

20

20

21

20

20

20

21

20

20 

18

19

18

20

19

22

23

24

25

26

630

20.3

0.042

0.05

Nov.

26

25

24

*24

23

2223"

24

26

26

26

27

29

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

77

137

13TJ

94

71

56

49

42 

39

1,280

42.7

0.088

0.10

Dec.

36

35

36

42

49

68

114

*TOT

83

62

50

42

37

37

39

40

38

33

30

27

28 

28

28

28

26

25

56" 24

28 

31

31

1,308

42.2

0.087

0.10

Jan.

31

30

30

28

28

27

27

26 ?8

47

103

146

134

124

364

2,560

1,210

610

*408

610

5,930 

2,950

1,940

1,300

1,010

832

1,180

1,440

1,060 

840

647

25,700

829

1.71

1.97

Feb.

523

450

408

388

354

316

285

258

242

233

219

200

180

169

164

209

1,070

888

622

1,100

2,640 

1,380

958

776

*631

541

450

1,430

-

17,084

610

1.26

1.31

Mar.

1,980

1,360

1,050

815

640

544

475

422

386

360

340

317

403

577

392

319

278

254

254

290

298 

265

249 533"

2,150

1,460

1,100

888

720 

607

*505

20,633

666

1.38

1.59

Apr.

422

370

334

308

285

285

410

689

734

547

672

1,120

871

720

759

2,890

6,210

2,780

1,660

1,140

899 

762

745

776

658

550

478

468

450 

406

29,398

980

2.02

2.26

May

374

338

354

396

*386

350

710

1,340

 SBTT

654

526

445

400

532

675

559

466

440

420

372

338

310

283

263

245

231

217

212

236

224

 

13,372

431

0.890

1.03

June

362

500

 1,410 5F6"

472

336

274

233

*209

200

171

155

140

127

115

120

171

172

132

103

90 

80

73

65

61

56

54

50

45 

42

6,984

233

0.481

0.54

July

40

114

80

57

46

41

39

198

209

T2T

92

76

67

*60

53

50

47

43

42

39

36 

78

172

122

92

65

52

46

42 

37

35

2,297

74.1

0.153

0.18

Aug.

32

35

40

40

42

43

88

80

54

43

37

33

32

31

30

28

28

*28

32

36

32 

31

26

23

66

9546"

33

27 

23

Si

1,235

39.8

0.082

0.09

Sept.

21

21

18

18

17

16

15

16

14

14

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

Itf

289

*1,260 

1 394

180

108

76

57

44

36

32 

60

2,807

93.6

0.193

0.22

Calendar year 1953 : Max 7,270 Kin IS Mean 510 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.29

Water year 1953-54 : Max 6,210 Mln 10 Mean 336 Cfsm 0.694 In. 9.44

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 efs). No peak above bas 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 419

Barren River at Bowling Green, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°00'04", long 86°25'51", on downstream side of old bridge, 400 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 31W and 68 at Bowling Green, Warren County, 800 ft 

upstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 6 miles downstream from Drakes 

Creek, and 8.9 miles upstream from Jennlngs Creek.

Drainage area. 1,680 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected In this 

vicinity since 1901 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau (prior to 1940, 

records are for site about 7 miles downstream and are fragmentary prior to July 1924).

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 409.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 21, 1944, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 1947, auxiliary staff gage at Tennessee Valley 

Authority steam plant, 7.7 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 16 years, 2,450 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,200 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 26.50 ft); mlnImum, 44 cfs Sept. 19, 20 (gage height, 4.03 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 77,400 cfs Mar. 24, 1952; maximum gage height, 44.63 ft 

Mar. 24, 1952; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 19, 20, 1954. 

Maximum stage known, 52.2 ft Jan. 8, 1913, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for 

the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1945, 1946(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Pall used as a factor Jan. 18, 22-25, Mar. 3, Apr. 17-22, 24, 

25, May 8-10, June 3)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22

4.2

4.3 

4.5

72

110

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

4.7 

5.0 

5.5

Nov. 22 to Sept. 30

42

60

95

169

249

405

6.0

7.0

14.0

20.0

26.0

605

1,140

5,900

11,100

19,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

74

*72

72

71

68

66

67

67

66

65

64

64

64

65

65

65

65

66

67

65

65

65

84

66

64

62

TZ

76

81

86

94

2,153

69.5

0.041

0.05

Nov.

98

101

101

*94

92

89

86

87

86

84

86

82

84

92

96

98

105

108

105

105

105

252

214

514

263

214

185

166

156

144

3,872

129

0.077

0.09

Dec.

156

126

152

159

144

179

217

380

*405

311

269

244

230

225

219

217

227

227

187

174

179

152

156

166

169

166

159

159

156

156

166

6,172

199

0.118

0.14

Jan.

174

177

169

166

159

154

152

162

154

182

208

352

552

524

564

4,610

7,160

5,840

2,040

*1,630

8,340

14,100

1\ 410

4,440

3,410

3,300

4,640

4,040

3,110

2,440

90,239

2,911

1.75

2.00

Feb.

1,980

1,670

1,490

1,360

1,270

1,130

990

880

805

760

725

670

618

569

544

569

1,370

2,530

2,180

1,900

4,180

5,260

2,360

1,950

*1,700

1,510

1,330

1,880

42,180

1,506

0.896

0.93

Mar.

5,060

5,590

4,050

3,080

2,400

1,990

1,740

1,540

1,390

1,260

1,150

1,070

990

1,750

1,560

1,180

954

840

800

540

1,080

942

835

880

3,350

4,200

3,610

3,010

2,400

2,020

*1,750

65,051

2,034

1.21

1.40

Apr.

1,470

1,270

1,100

990

895

860

966

1,590

2,290

1,930

1,770

2,890

2,730

2,300

2,620

4,700

14,900

18.100

18,000

9,340

4,270

3,220

2,740

3,680

3,820

2,650

2,110

1,860

1,750

1,560

118,371

3,946

2.35

2.62

May

1,460

1,250

1,190

1,430

*1,420

1,270

1,930

5,800

4,950

3,150

2,500

1,840

1,570

1,510

1,700

1,540

1,550

1,180

1,150

1,030

906

815

730

660

614

569

540

520

508

504

4^88

45,854

1,479

0.880

1.02

June

504

1,930

2,620

5,240

2,200

1,360

960

770

*655

650

578

508

460

422

391

402

800

614

500

416

352

317

294

271

252

241

227

217

203

192_

24,546

818

0.487

0.54

July

185

192

440

285.

233

249

211

219

605

670

440

320

257

*250

208

190

172

156

149

159

154

214

426

440

574

294

227

190

156

156

122

8,261

266

0.158

0.18

Aug.

119

162

154

154

124

144

159

169

159

142

122

109

100

95

89

87

87

*85

91

85

87

89

89

129

149

182

162"

132

107

89

3,822

125

0.073

0.08

Sept.

85

87

85

79

74

70

68

63

60

57

55

53

51

49

48

47

46

45

45

55

2,230

5,490

*1,310

578

349

200

211

200

185

185

10,160

339

0.202

0.22

Calendar year 1955: Max 19,200 Mln 59 Mean 1,600 Cfsm 0.952 In. 12.95

Water year 1955-54: Max 18,100 Min 45 Mean 1,147 Cfsm 0.6S3 In. 9.27

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
420 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Green River at lock 4, at Woodbury, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°11'00", long 86°37'40", on left bank 0.2 mile upstream from lock 4, at 

Woodbury, Butler County, 0.3 mile downstream from Barren River and at mile 149.1.

Drainage area. 5,410 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1936 to February 1937, October 1937 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 389.60 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to September 1940, staff gage at site 0.2 mile downstream at lock 4, 

at same datum. Auxiliary wire-weight gage 7.8 miles downstream read twice daily; 

Oct. 1, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1951, and Oct. 1, 1952, to Sept. 30, 1953, auxiliary staff 

gage 6.0 miles downstream; Oct. 1, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1952, wire-weight gage 7 8 miles 

downstream.

Average discharge.--17 years (1937-54), 7,645 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34,900 cfs Apr. 19; maximum gage height, 19.35 

ft Apr. 20; minimum daily discharge, 200 cfs Sept. 14-16.

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 205,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1937, from rating curve extended 

above 86,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 43.1 ft Jan. 25, 1937; minimum daily discharge, 

that of Sept. 14-16, 1954.

Flood of Jan. 11, 1913, reached a stage of 38.5 ft.

Remarks.--Records good above 1,500 cfs and poor below. 

Revisions.--WSP 893: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25 to Jan. 15, Feb. 13-15, Mar. 19, 

May 1-6, May 14 to June 2, Sept. 24-30; fall used as a factor 

Jan. 21-25, Apr. 17-21)

6.4 

6.6 

7.0 

7.3 

8.0

200

460

1,010

1,520

3,330

9.0

12.0

15.0

17.0

6,300

18,300

28,500

35,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

265

260

260

260

260

*260

260

260

260

260

260

260

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

260

260 

250

*250

252

252

317

356

382

395

4o8

8,667

280

0.052

0.06

Nov.

408

434

421

408

*382

382

382

369

356

369

382

382

369

369

356

356

356

369

382

434

460

828 

1.500

*1,160

1,130

384

618

486

408

356

15,296

510

0.094

0.11

Dec.

356

343

356

369

382

564

856

870

940

912

828

688

632

646

646

590

577

564

564

525

551

538 

525

525

499

473

473

538

577

604

604

18,115

584

0.108

0.12

Jan.

590

577

564

551

538

*512

499

486

486

688

954

1,010

1,190

1,260

3,120

10 , 500

14,600

13,500

10,300

9,700

23,400

26,700 

29,400

25,000

16,500

10,300

11,200

12,400

12,700

11,500

8,740

259,465

8,370

1.55

1.78

Feb.

6,460

5,340

4,650

4,200

3,930

3,640

3,300

2,990

2,770

2,640

*2,470

2,370

2,200

2,080

1,980

2,370

4,290

4,920

5,010

5,130

7,260

6,860 

5,310

4,470

3,930

3,580

3,270

7,180

-

114,600

4,093

0.757

0.79

Mar.

11,000

11,900

11,800

9,700

7,460

5,970

5,070

4,470

4,050

3,700

3,410

3,250

3,050

3,160

3,930

3,640

3,220

*2,970

2,850

2,990

3,250

3,550 

3,470

g3,360

g4,470

g7 , 100

g6 , 940

g6,120

g5,520

g4,920

g4,290

160,560

5,179

0.957

1.10

Apr.

g3,840

g3,440

g3,080

2,800

2,640

2,740

4,470

5,280

g6,460

g6,120

g5,550

g6,090

g5,970

5,880

6,820

12,200

24,900

30 , 500

54,500

31,100

19,800

*11,000 

7,820

8,740

12 , 300

10,500

8,180

6,420

6,050

5 , 820

300,790

10,050

1.85

2.07

May

5,190

4,620

4,440

4,440

4,580

4,110

9,020

15,600

16,800

13,400

9,740

6,940

5,700

5,150

4,800

4,560

4,170

3,810

3,580

*3,500

3,050

2,830 

2,580

2,540

2,150

2,000

1,910

1,840

1,790

1,790

UW

157,690

5,087

0.940

1.08

June

2,420

5,560

11,000

14,000

10,400

6,150

4,140

5,050

2,580

2,590

2,310

1,980

1,840

1,590

1,590

2,080

4,440

2,850

2,800

2,160

1,650

1,350

1,160

1,070

1,010

940

898

842

800

800

95,610

3,120

0.577

0.64

July

*716

688

828

982

926

982

1,010

1,150

1,260

1,420

1,530

1,140

968

842

758

702

590

538

486

447

499

744 

1,260

1,210

1,130

954

758

577

486

382

317

26,060

841

0.155

0.18

Aug.

556

486

702

968

*1,020

926

842

674

564

460

569

517

517

504

252

226

252

252

569

1,020

940

1,160 

1,100

828

674

577

618

716

912

1,010

772

19,985

645

0.119

0.14

Sept.

577

447

543

300

280

260

250

240

240

230

220

210

210

200

200

*200

210

250

408

1,140

*8,060

9.580 

6,060

2,970

1,650

1,100

842

758

758

926

59,119

1,504

0.241

0.27

Calendar year 1953: Max 51,200 Min 250 Mean 5,428 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.63

Water year 1953-54: Max 34,300 Min 200 Mean 3,326 Cfsm 0.615 In. 8.34

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

g Computed from once- or twice-daily staff-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 1-24, Sept. 4-18; discharge estimated on basis of 

gage-height record and records for stations at Brownsville and Liver-more.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 421

Mud River near Lewisburg, Ky.

Location (revised) . Lat 37°00'14", long 86°54'26", on right bank 100 ft upstream from

bridge on State Highway 106, 2j miles northeast of Lewisburg, Logan County, 7i miles

downstream from Motts Lick Creek, and 14 miles upstream from Wolf Lick Creek.

Drainage area. 97.3 sq ml.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 409.05 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 23, 1941, wire-weight gage at site 100 ft downstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54), 155 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,900 cfs June 3 (gage height, 15.8 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow for many days.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 9,600 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 21.1 ft from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow at times In most years.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge ,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 17-20, Feb. 18-27, Apr. 19 

to May 7, June 6-23, July 7)

2.74

2.8

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 

0

Jan. 17 to Sept. 30

.6

2.7

55

7.0

8.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

115

225

712

2.74

2.8

3.2

3.6

4.0

5.0

0

.5

4.5

12

23

63

6.0

8.0

11.0

13.0

14.0

16.0

118

268

585

880

1,300

3,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.1

54

17

9.0

6.0

4.5

3.3

2.2

1.6

99.7

3.32

0.034

0.04

Dec.

1.2

.6

1.6

4.1

6.5

46

*62

TT

12

9.5

8.5

8.3

7.3

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.3

5.8

5.2

4.8

5.0

5.4

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.7

9.7

14

13

307.7

9.93

0.102

0.12

Jan.

11

9.3

8.1

7.3

6.5

6.0

5.6

4.9

4.7

16

53

36

23

18

368

942

362

119

78

*592

1,990

1,130

514

259

190

160

591

452

244

168

130

8,498.4

274

2.82

3.25

Feb.

108

92

80

72

62

54

48

44

43

44

38

32

26

27

26

194

550

215

144

328

306

185

156

122

104

*90

85

658

-

3,933

140

1.44

1.50

Mar.

413

202

198

158

120

102

87

76

69

63

56

56

49

56

45

40

36

33

38

46

41

36

33

136

280

309

195

141

114

95

80

3,403

110

1.13

1.30

Apr.

*70

60

53

48

47.

186

375

172

120

95

109

134

105

110

151

511

756

34T

207

147

117

93

160

314

179

126

101

89

80

70

5,126

171

1.76

1.96

May

62

56

70

66

*58

51

1,200

968

338

163

117

90

76

92

81

66

56

52

49

44

40

35

31

28

25

22

21

29

24

22

i§

4,050

131

1.35

1.55

June

343

183

2,140

1,330

265

105

72

58

179

*74

45

36

30

26

24

22

21

58

47

23

17

13

11

8.7

6.9

6.3

5.7

5.3

4.7

4.0

5,163.6

172

1.77

1.97

July

3.2

3.5

3.7

3.8

3.3

2.9

5.7

~56 324

16

8.9

6.1

4.7

3.8

3.2

2.6

2.1

1.7

1.3

.9

.6

.9

1.3

1.1

1.3

.9

.5

.3

.1

0

0

464.4

15.0

0.154

0.18

Aug.

0

0

.2

.2

.3

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

129

35

2.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

167.5

5.40

0.055

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,090 Min 0 Mean 130 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.11

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

133

881

158

18

*9.7

6.5

4.0

3.3

3.1

3.4

121

1,341.0

44.7

0.459

0.51

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,140 Min 0 Mean 89.2 Cfsm 0.917 In. 12.44

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 efs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

J88926 O - 56 - 28
422 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Rough River near Madrid, Ky.

Location (revised) . Lat 37°35'31", long 86°19'46", on upstream side of bridge near center 

of span on State Highway 65 at Everleigh, 1.5 miles southeast of Madrid, Breckinridge 

County and 1\ miles downstream from Clifty Creek.

Drainage area. 229 sq mi.

Records available. May 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 466.08 ft above mean sea 

Tevel, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 16 years, 319 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge determined during year, 1,920 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 

18.4 ft, from graph based on gage readings, but may have been greater during period 

of no gage-height record, Apr. 16, 17); minimum daily discharge, 7.0 cfs Oct. 24-26.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 13,800 cfs Mar. 22, 1952; maximum gage height, 36.2 ft 

Dec. 13, 1949 (from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily discharge, that of 

Oct. 24-26, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 38.6 ft Jan. 19, 1937, from floodmarks (discharge, 18,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records poor. 

Revisions. WSP 873: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 13 to Nov. 5)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

4.1

4.2

4.4

4.5 

4.8

4.0

8.0

16

5.1 

5.5 

6.0 

9.0

82

122

174

504

4.2 

4.4 

4.7 

5.0 

6.0 

14.0

8.0

18

44

205

1,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

10

11

11

11

11

9.6

9.6

10

9.2

8.8

7.6

8.0

8.4

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.6

7.6

a7.5

a7.5

a7.0

aTTo

a7.0

7.6

13

15

18 

Tff J.O

302.0

9.74

0.043

0.05

Nov.

10

9.2

13

12

*13

12

10

alO

alO

alO

11

12

12

12

alZ

a!2

13

13

14

14

a!4

a40

83

60

33

21

19

a!7

16

15

552.2

18.4

0.080

0.09

Dec.

15

14

T7

19

a25

a80

a70

50

38

28

21

19

19

20

18

18

*17

15

14

14

14

18

19

16

15

15

15

17

20

22

22

724

23.4

0.102

0.12

Jan.

21

19

17

18

18

17

16

17

a!7

a!7

18

19

a20

20

a350

416

174

87

57

207

295

504

22?

130

112

112

361

*328

269

a210

a!50

4,245

137

0.598

0.69

Feb.

92

88

84

79

81

63

54

58

53

48

46

44

a42

a41

a4o

a!50

a250

a!40

a!30

a!60

207

134

104

114

117

92

a90

438

-

3,039

109

0.476

0.49

Mar.

677

330

*229

186

140

a!20

105

101

96

89

84

74

a68

a64

60

53

50

51

60

a62

66

75

73

74

83

165

169

141

116

115

114

3,890

125

0.546

0.63

Apr.

a!05

99

96

89

87.

*116

139

145

192

153

a!40

131

122

108

108

a900

aljlOO

622

358

259

228

180

148

136

119

113

107

107

104

103

6,414

214

0.934

1.04

May

102

99

101

104

96

79

798

842

424

217

163

141

*123

110

92

89

86

68

71

71

56

57

45

47

45

43

79

45

42

43

IP4,418

143

0.624

0.72

June

33

41

205

146

63

39

33

28

23

23

27

22

22

*25

117

83

98

46

31

29

24

22

23

21

14

14

a!7

a!5

a!5

a!5

1,314

43.8

0.191

0.21

July

16

~56 116

38

105

36

27

31

32

29

24

19

16

14

14

14

14

13

12

*14

13

43

66

23

14

12

13

12

12

10

SLJL

867.5

28.0

0.122

0.14

Aug.

9.5

25

313

50

59

39

21

16

14

14

14

13

14

11

13

10

10

10

14

14

14

12

46

*75

28

22

17

107

315 ^79

85

1,483.5

47.9

0.209

0.24

Sept.

28

22

19

18

16

16

16

14

14

14

12

12

11

11

15

22

12

10

10

235

1,100

336

101

a60

42

27

*28

24

23

23

2,291

76.4

0.334

0.37

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,82O Mln 7.0 Mean 248 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.71

Water year 1953-54= Max 1,100 Mln 7.0 Mean 8O.9 Cfsm 0.353 In. 4.79

Peak discharge (base, 4,OOP efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for station at Falls of Rough.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 423

North Fork Rough River near Westview, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°41'32, long 86°23'29", on left bank, 25 ft downstream from bridge on 

Stage Highway 520, 1.0 mile southeast of Westview, Breckinridge County, and 2.1 miles 

downstream from Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area. 42.4 sq mi, of which 19.8 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. Hay to September 1954.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 500 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 549 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height,-7.16 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs on several days; minimum gage height, 0.63 ft Sept. 12-19.

Remarks.--Records good above 5 cfs and fair below.

Rating tables, May 1 to Sept. 30, 1954 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

May 4 to July 20

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

0.1'.2

.5

1.0

2.0

3.3

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

July 21 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

1.2

2.4 

3.8 

5.6

95

135

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, May to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

May

a5.0

a5.5

a6.5

5.2

4.6

4.4

*61

3ff

21

14

10

*8.7

7.4

6.6

5.7

June

1.5

1.6

7.9

TTT

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.6

2.4

1.4

1.0

.8

1.0

.8

.8

Total

July

0.2

.3

.2

.5

.8

.5

.4

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

.2

Aug.

0.3

28

9.5

7.2

4.4

1.2

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

Sept.

0 3

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean................... ..........................

May

4.8

4.2

3.5

3.2

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.8

2.6

2.5

2.1

2.3

1.8

1_.J5

246.1

7.94

June

*5.3

5.2

1.6

.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

T?

-

47.9

1.60

July

0.2

.1

.1

*.l

.1

1.2

TT5- 8.3

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

17.4

0.56

Aug.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

5.1

4.3

.7

*.3

.2

.2

.1

TT

48 ~?.6

.8

.5

117.5

3.79

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

66

 1284M

1.6

.9

.9

1.1

*1.0

.9

1.1

1.7

-

209.7

6.99

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station near Madrid.

Rough River near Falls of Rough, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°36'33", long 86°29'47", on right bank 2.6 miles downstream from North

Fork, 3| miles northeast of Falls of Rough, Grayson County, 4.1 miles upstream from Rock

Lick Creek, and 7.1 miles upstream from mill dam. 

Drainage area. 449 sq mi. 

Records available. January 1940 to September 1954 (high-water records only). Prior to

October 1951, published records of low flow are for site at Falls of Rough, 7.1 miles

downstream. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 429.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929. Prior to July 10, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,710 cfs Apr. 17; maximum gage height, 14.53 ft

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Mar. 23, 1952; maximum gage height, 30.07 ft 

Ifer. 23, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge less than 1,000 cfs on days for which no discharge is 

shown.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Jan. 21................. 2,270

22................. ,900

27................. ,110

28................. ,070

Feb. 28................. ,100

Mar. 1................. ,560

2................. ,000

Apr. 16. ,740

Apr. 17................. 2,630

18................. 2,120

19................. 1,040

May 7................. 1,200

8................. 1,810

9................. 1,290

Sept.21................. 1,460

22................. 1,370

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 cfs). No peak above base.

Note. Discharge less than LOOT cfs on days for which no discharge Is shown. Result of discharge measurement Mar. 3, 1954, 

468 cfs.
GREEN RIVER BASIN

Rough River at Falls of Rough, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°35'20", long 86°33'05", on left bank 150 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 110 at Falls of Rough, Grayson County, and 3.0 miles downstream from Rock 

Lick Creek.

Drainage area. 500 sq mi.

Records available . January 1940 to September 1954 (low-water periods only, prior to October 1948) . Prior to October 1948, records of low flow published as near Falls of 

Rough . "

Average discharge. --6 years (1948-54), 910 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 3,000 cfs Apr, 16; maximum gage height, 17.06 ft 

Apr. 17; minimum discharge, 7.4 cfs Oct. 9-16 (gage height, 1.42 ft).

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Jan. 14, 1950 (gage height, 28.87 ft); minimum daily, 6 cfs Aug. 13, 1944.

Floods of Jan. 12, 1913, March 1935, and Jan. 25, 1937, reached stages of 28.96, 

29.31, and 34.06 ft, respectively, from floodmarks. Flood in 1915 reached a stage of 

28.93 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. --Records good. Low flow regulated by small gristmill 100 ft above gage. Records 

of water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1954 are given in 

WSP 1350.

Rating tables, water-year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 25, Dec. 6-9,- rate of change 

In stage used as a factor for most discharges above 40O cfs)

Oct. 1 to Jan 21

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

4.0

7.0

16.0

270

671

2,540

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

Jan. 22 to Sept. 3O

10

26

67

6.0 529

12.0 1,640

18.0 3,120

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

21

18

8.7

14

8.7

8.0

8.0

LA

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.0

8.0

16

10

11

16

9.4

8 f O

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

11

11

317.0

10.2

0.020

0.02

Nov.

11

11

11

14

*12

11

11

11

11

10

8.7

8.7

9.4

10

10

16

11

10

18

12

11

11

25

59

68

46

33

28

24

21

552.8

18.4

0.037

0.04

Dec.

19

22

15

16

18

69

*118 ~84

73

56

40

26

24

32

36

26

18

18

19

19

19

20

19

19

19

19

19

20

21

23

24

970

31.3

0.063

0.07

Jan.

26

27

27

25

26

24

23

22

21

24

23

24

g24

g25

g218

g650

g588

g339

g!54

g866

g2,470

gl,980

729

379

268

453

1,200

*964

563

364

270

12,794

413

0.826

0.95

Feb.

211

174

160

180

188

166

138

116

102

93

89

78

72

67

.65

262

528

416

309

413

458

400

304

257

221

187

165

1.370

-

7,189

257

0.514

0.53

Mar.

1,470

600

459

360

292

250

218

196

172

155

142

130

116

106

92

85

80

91

116

136

153

129

118

134

239

290

268

220

200

186

8,055

260

0.520

0.60

Apr.

176

156

137

126

*125

288

576

595

448

340

287

267

239

211

194

2,280

2.850

2,250

883

564

408

322

292

268

235

203

179

174

165

158

15,376

513

1.03

1.14

May

174

182

221

179

162

148

1,590

1.880

996

547

359

*280

232

204

184

163

142

123

111

102

93

86

79

66

66

66

77

84

62

"66 53

8,777

283

0.566

0.65

June

59

56

85

212

190

99

59

56

51

47

48

35

39

39

*62

156

394

192

80

53

45

44

43

30

36

31

28

33

25

25

2,352

78.4

0.157

0.17

July

26

26

34

85

67

79

62

48

38

42

35

39

29

28

31

27

29

23

27

*li

21

21

27

86

47

37

29

25

26

23

21

1,159

37.4

O.075

0.09

Aug.

18

28

222

278

114

69

66

38

34

30

35

22

25

20

20

20

19

19

19

18

19

30

81

257

93

*47

36

39

263

252

108

2,339

75.5

0.151

0.17

Sept.

72

45

37

31

26

22

26

17

17

16

16

16

15

16

16

23

14

24

14

48

1.600

1,070

334

106

67

53

43

*38

39

29

3,891

130

0.260

0.29

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,96O Mln 7.4 Mean 514 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.93

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,830 Mln 7.4 Mean 175 Cfsm 0.350 In. 4.73

Peak discharge (base, 5.500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily or more frequent staff-gage readings.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 425

Rough River near Dundee, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°32'50", long 86°43'20", on right bank at downstream side of Barretts 

Ford Bridge, 1.5 miles downstream from Caney Creek and 3 miles southeast of Dundee, 

Ohio County.

Drainage area. 752 sq mi.

Records available. February 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 393.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 10, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 

1950, auxiliary wire-weight gage 5.6 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 14 years, 992 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,860 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 22.26 ft); minimum, 9.8 cfs Nov. 1,2.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Jan. 14, 1950 (gage height, 28.97 ft); minimum daily, 8.1 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1941; minimum gage height observed, 2.92 ft Oct. 28, 

1940.

Maximum stage known, 31.8 ft in January 1937-, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are

fair. 

Revisions. WSP 893: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1, 2, 5-7, Nov. 28 to Dec. 6, 

Dec. 12 to Jan. 14, June 20 to Aug. 1; fall used as a factor 

Jan. 23-26, Mar. 2, 3, Apr. 16, 18-21, May 7-11, Sept. 23, 24)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

20

48

137

8.0

11.0

18.0

510

1,030

2,760

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

24

43

80

169

8.0

12.0

23.0

530

1,260

4,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

22

2?

20

16

12

13

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12 

12

15

17

14

17

18

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

431

13.9

0.018

0.02

Nov.

11

10

11

11

11

*13

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

14

14

15

20

18 

12

19

25

22 

22

34

65

21

49

34

30

26

646

21.5

0.029

0.03

Dec.

24

22

24

22

20

47

*93

141

109

87

60

47

32

28

31

39

35

23 

20

20

22

22 

22

22

21

21

22

22

23

23

24

1,163

37.7

0.050

0.06

Jan.

24

26

27

27

26

26

26

26

24

26

25

25

25

31

55

629

910

640 

330

526

2,65O

21700

1,410

452

498

*1,52O

1,820

1,220

696

468

19,998

645

O.858

0.99

Feb.

355

288

249

245

264

258

224

186

161

145

132

124

109,

97

91

182

949 922' 

627

610

891

754 

570

455

389

328

2S9

1.410

-

11,304

404

O.537

0.56

Mar.

2.240

1,950

*1,180

842

621

488

398

341

303

268

243

218

199

179

160

144

129

119 

124

159

192

206 

205

185

191

345

510

464

382

329

305

13,619

439

O.584

0.67

Apr.

277

253

222

198

190

*287

891

1,160

1,OOO

712

536

470

420

364

331

1,710

3,580

5.810 

3,240

1,760

790

530 

434

399

354

307

267

248

236

228

25,204

840

1.12

1.25

May

252

279

297

291

255

220

31,360

d2.850

d2,700

1,980

876

491

*377

323

291

255

220

187 

161

145

130

118 

105

93

78

74

73

82

90

73

M

14,762

476

0.633

0.73

June

67

62

71

206

306

198

117

74

65

62

58

58

47

46

*46

93

240

404

176

77

46

38 

38

38

31

34

31

30

32

28

2,819

94.0

O.125

0.14

July

23

28

23

32

72

58

69

51

42

36

38

34

37

31

29

93

29

32 

27

*?9

27

34 

89

73

87

45

38

32

29

28

28

1,272

41.0

O.055

0.06

Aug.

23

50

133

306

251

120

89

92

53

46

42

49

38

38

36

32

35

36 

34

34

33

34 

40

138

212

93

*52

44

57

287

222

2,756

88.9

0.118

0.14

Sept.

Ill

78

49

44

40

37

34

38

33

31

3O

30

30

31

31

31

35

34 

33

48

851

1.740 

1,040

271

114

73

55

*47

47

51

5,117

171

0.227

O.25

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,680 Min 10 Mean 737 Cfsm 0.980 In. 13.30

Water year 1953-54 : Max 3,810 Min 10 Mean 271 Cfsm 0.360 In. 4.90

Peak discharge (base. 5.OOP cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on recorded graph and wire-weight-gage readings.
426

GREEN RIVER BASIN

Green River at Livermore, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°32'10", long 87 0 15'35", on downstream side of bridge near right bank 

on Stage Highway 81 at Calhoun, McLean County, 0.3 mile upstream from lock and dam 2 

and Long Falls Creek, and at mile 63.4 .

Drainage area. 7,580 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1930 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3^.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. supplementary adjustment of 1944. 4i ^ary water-stage recorder 7.8 miles upstream at datum 360.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1944. Mar. 22, 1930, to Sept. 30, 1940, and Oct. 1, 1942, to Sept. 30, 1947, present auxiliary gage used as base gage (staf*1 gage prior to September 1939). Upper 

staff gage at lock 2 used'as auxiliary gage Oct. 1, 1932, to Sept. 30, 1940. Present 

base gage used as auxiliary gage Oct. 1, 1942, to Sept. 30, 1947.

Average discharge. 24 years, 10,770 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 36,900 cfs Apr. 21; maximum gage height, 19.06 

ft Apr. 22; minimum dally discharge, 306 cfs Oct. 23.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 208,000 cfs Jan. 27, 1937; maximum gage height, 42.4 

ft Jan. 30, 1937, present site and datum; minimum discharge, 280 cfs Oct. 5-9, 23-27,

1930. Feb. 2-4, 1931.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1,000 cfs and those for periods of indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 893: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9 to Jan. 15, Peb. 13-16, July 10 to

Aug. 16; fall used as a. factor Jan. 18, 19, 24-27, Mar. 4, 5, Apr. 17-24,

May 9-11, June 4, 5, Sept. 21-27)

3.5

300

360

475

710

1,580

9.0

11.0

13.0

14.0

19.0

2,900

12,400

24,100

28,800

37,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

320

320

320

320

316

*315

314

312

310

310

310 

310

310

310

310

312

312

314

312

310

312 

310

*306 

305

312

320

332

339

345

352

356

9,859

318

0.042

0.05

Nov.

364

378

382

*378

378

382

382

378

369

374

369 

374

364

364

364

374

378

387

400

419

405 

475

*682 

1,080

1,190

1,190

950

830

682

570

15,612

520

0.069

0.08

Dec.

494

365

357

400

454

598

696

830

965

1,060

1.080 

980

890

800

800

725

682

668

668

654

612 

570

584 

612

598

560

570

598

612

598

668

20,747

669

0.088

0.10

Jan.

710

682

654

640

*612

598

612

612

570

640

770 

950

1,210

1,480

1,800

5,950

12 , 100

15,200

14,400

12,000

17,100 

27,600

31,400 

33,300

33,700

29 , 900

21,900

16,400

15,800

15,200

13 , 300

327,790

10,570

1.39

1.61

Peb.

10,400

7,900

6,400

5,400

4,780

4,300

3,820

3,420

2,900

*2,780

2,570 

2,480

2,380

2,080

2.000

2,050

4,500

7,250

8,050

8,250

9,500 

10.600

9,600 

7,850

6,400

5,300

4,660

7,900

_ _ _ -_ . .

155,520

5,554

0.733

0.76

Calendar year 1953 : Max 47,700 Min 306

Mar.

13,600

15,500

15.900

15,100

12,300

10,000

8,100

6,800

5,950

5,350

4,740 

4,460

4,100

3,860

4,140

4,540

*4,220

3,780

3,380

3.260

3,540 

3,940

4,220 

4,220

4,500

6,950

9,250

9,150

8,350

7,300

6,350

216,850

6., 995

0.923

1.06

Apr.

5,600

4,860

4,380

3,980

3.700

3,940

5,800

8,000

9,500

9,650

8,500 

8,350

8,100

8,050

8,650

12,200

21,900

30,000

33,300

*35,500

36,600 

35,800

27,200 

14,500

11,900

13,100

11,600

9,550

8,050

7,400

409,660

13,660

1.80

2.01

May

6,800

6,100

5,350

5,300

5,250

5,000

7,900

16,900

21,600

22,200

18,200 

14,000

10,000

7,750

6,650

6,050

5,450

4,860

*4,460

4,060

3,780 

3,460

3,180 

2,870

2,690

2,480

2,280

2,200

2,100

2,080

2.000

213,000

6,871

0.906

1.05

June

1,900

2,810

5,350

13,000

14.700

12,200

8,800

6,350

4,380

3,620

3,340 

2,940

2,450

2,220

2,080

2,050

3,220

4,020

3,500

3,140

2,540 

2,020

1,670 

1,400

1,270

1,140

1,050

950

875

*770

115,755

3,858

0.509

0.57

July

696

640

640

740

860

890

860

920

1,080

1,540

1.800 

17625

1,360

1,140

935

845

740

640

551

461

405 

426

532 

1,050

1,400

1,360

1,210

1,060

890

696

522

28,509

920

0.121

0.14

Aug.

461

522

570

*740

1,030

1,400

1,400

1,230

995

860

725 

584

475

387

356

340

504

1,480

1,340

1,210

1,400 

1,700

1,900 

2,000

1,700

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,600

1,900

2.100

35,209

1,136

0.150

0.17

Sept.

2,100

1,500

1,000

800

700

600

550

500

450

400

360 

340

330

320

320

320

320

310

310

*350

3,470 

*9,100

9.750 

6,530

3,120

2,240

1,930

1,600

1,400

1,300

52,300

1,743

0.230

0.26

Mean 7,914 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.18

Water year 1953-54: Max 36,600 Min 306 Mean 4,386 Cfsm 0.579 In. 7.86

Peak reaK discharge aiscnarge (base, ipase, 41,000 <±JL,UVU cfs). crs 1.--No --No peak peak above above base. Base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Aug. 21 to Sept. 20, Sept. 28-30; discharge estimated 

in basis of records for other stations in Oreen River basin.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 427

East Fork Pond River near Apex, Ky. 

(Formerly published as Pond River near Apex, Ky.)

Location (revised). Lat 37°07'20", long 87°19'10", on downstream side of right pier of 

bridge on State Highway 189, 1.1 miles downstream from Coal Creek, 2.1 miles northeast of Apex, Christian County, and 5.8 miles upstream from confluence with West Fork.

Drainage area. 196 sq mi.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1954. Prior to October 1953, published as 

Pond River near Apex.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 390.64 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1907. Prior to Aug. 21, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 267 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge recorded during year, 3,040 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 14.28 

ft); no flow for many days.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 17,500 cfs Jan. 15, 1951 (gage height, 19.40 ft); no 

flow at times during most years.

Maximum stage known, 19.6 ft in January 1937, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1083: 1942-46.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 6-8 ; rate of change In stage used as

a factor for most discharges above 150 cfs)

1.23

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.9

Oct. 

0

3.9 

6.4

1 to Jan. 21

2.2 

5 2.5

L 3.0 

4.0 

8.0

Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

127

532

0

2.5 

3.0

4.0 

8.0 

11.0 

12. O 

13.0 

14. O

145

532

904

1,130

1,670

2,69O

Note. Same as following 

table above 8.0 ft. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

O

0

0

0

16

*13

84 

78

53

37

28

22

20

18

15

12

9.5

7.8

7.4

7.1

7.8

7.1

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.6

6.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

494.0

15.9

0.081

0.09

Jan.

7.1

e6.O

e5.5

e4.8

e4.2

e3.7

e3.4

e3.1 

e3.0

e5T^

e4.2

e3.7

e3.5

e6.0

103

387

364

*112

52

a550

al,900

a2J 600

a 1,400

482

223

188

438

488

267

151

108

9,876.2

319

1.63

1.87

Feb.

85

72

64

57

52

48

44

4O

38

36

34

32

30

28

27.

349

a804

a658

315

495

763

434

*193

151

123

103

98

867

-

5,040

216

1.10

1.15

Mar.

a902

486

296

273

192

138

111

95 

83

72

65

61

55

50

44

40

36

35

37

40

44

44

42

80

352

652

450

246

*161

130

110

5,422

175

0.893

1.03

Apr.

92

78

68

6O

55

245

804

728 

346

192

142

173

190

137

202

1,200

2,600

1,890

750

310

183

167

497

372

211

138

116

133

140

112

12,331

411

2.10

2.34

May

96

72

*65

60

54

49

1,210

2,140 

1,890

688

259

143

105

96

89

75

60

50

44

42

4O

37

33

29

26

23

20

18

IS

18

18

7,567

244

1.24

1.44

June

36

184

858

1,030

868

231

*78

61 

850

1.550

805

181

74

59

55

38

29

24

20

16

14

11

9.1

7.3

5.1

4.3

3.9

3.0

2.3

1.9

6,888.9

230

1.17

1.31

July

2.2

3^

3.4

4.7

4.5

3.7

3.4

241 

447

97

24

*13

9.5

8.1

10

6.7

3.7

14

18

13

7.6

5.8

19

33

27

15

7.9

3.9

2.8

2.6

2.2

1,057.2

34.1

0.174

0.20

Aug.

2.9

3.0

2.8

1.6

.9

1.2

.8

.7 

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.il

*.3

10

35

61

23

11

84

34

14

7.3

7.9

7.6

19

3.9

1.9

1.2

337.9

10.9

0.056

0.06

Sept.

0.7

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

48

730

774

261

36

16

11

12

14

20

32

1,956.7

65.2

0.333

0.37

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,140 Mln 0 Mean 256 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.76

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,600 Min 0 Mean 142 Cfsm 0.724 In. 9.86

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs). Jan. 21 or 22 (time and discharge unknown); Apr. 17 (3 p.m.) 

3,040 cfs (14.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Tradewater River at olney and 

Mud River near Lewisburg.

e Indefinite stage-discharge relation; discharge estimated as Indicated in footnote "a."
428 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 

Ohio River at Evansville, Ind.

Location. Lat 37°58'20", long 87°34'35", on right bank at Riverside Drive and Court 

Street, at Evansville, Vanderburgh County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Pigeon Creek and at mile 792.3.

Drainage area. 107,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1936 to September 1954 (fragmentary prior to October 1940).

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 329.18 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River 

datum. Auxiliary staff gage read hourly at lock and dam 48, at Henderson, Henderson 

County, Ky., 17.3 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--14 years (1940-54), 131,400 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 243,000 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 26.46 ft).

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 1,410,000 cfs Jan. 29, 1937; maximum gage height, 

53.75 ft Jan. 31, 1937.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of indefinite fall-stage discharge relation, which are poor.

Cooperation.--Evansville gage-height record furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau. Lock 48 

gage-height record and four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1

Ie7,000

1

J

\>%7,700

1

J

.68,300

e7,400

1

Se7,000

I

J

1

Se7,700

J

233,200

7,523

0.070

0.08

Nov.

*e6,900

66,700

67,400

68,800

el3,700

1

1

Ul4,300

J

289,000

9,633

0.090

0.10

Dec.

1I ( *>

>el3,000

Ul9,000

1

>e27,000

e32,000

e25,000

1

Ve28,OOO

J

748,000

24,130

0.226

0.26

Jan.

1

>e21,000 J >''

.

I

Ul6,000

1

J

1

ie26,000

1

J

635,000

650,000 

680,000

96,600 

110,000

122,000

137,000

148,000

149,000

141,000

* 139, 000

147,000

160,000

160,000

151,000

137 000

*2,277.6

73,470

0.687

0.79

Feb.

121,000

112,000 

131,000

105,000

675,000

1I

Ie39,000

1

J

 >

I

Uso.ooo

1

J

1

ie53,000

)

76,300

78,600

80,700

87,600

86,600

90,000

97,200

102,000

__ _ __ _ .

tl,853

66,180

0.619

0.64

Mar.

121,000

118,000 

108,000

114,000

120,000

142,000

183,000

213,000

'231,000

231,000

218,000

197,000

172,000

149 , 000

136,000

134,000

140,000 

*148,000

155,000 

153,000

148,000

142,000

132,000

115,000

99,500

100,000

105,000

108,000 

111,000

113,000

110,000

$4,466.3

144,100

1.35

1.55

Apr.

118,000

134,000 

145,000

151,000

157,000

162,000

163,000

156,000

143,000

130,000

118,000

111,000

110,000

112,000

112,000

107,000

126,000 

140,000

163 , OOO 

*186,000

202,000

221,000

236,000

241,000

228,000

214,000

197,000

178,000 

160,000

145,000

*4,766

158,900

1.49

1.66

May

134,000

126,000 

128,000

137,000

"148,000

156,000

162,000

169,000

171,000

168,000

167,000

163,000

156,000

145,000

135,000

127,000

117,000 

103 , 000

99,200 

95,300

92,100

86,300

680,000

6 70, OOO

6 60, OOO

N

I

Ie45,000

1

t

*3,464.9

111,800

1.04

1.20

June

47,000

11Usi,ooo

1

J

656,000

"|

Uee.ooo

J

1I

Je56,000

1

J

28,OOO

c.

tl,520

50,670

O.474

0.53

July

 ]

Ul9, OOO

I

J

Ul7,000

1

>

 \

1

U24,000

I

J

Ie35,000

J

645,000

655,000

675,000

91,200

108,000

120,000

127,000

107,000 

660,000

635,000

e30,OOO

*1,328.2

42,850

0.400

0.46

Aug.

^627,000

1

 e64,000

,000

Ie30,000

J

648,000

 I

1

Ie52,000

1

J

*1,322

42,650

0.399

0.46

Sept.

29,000

 j

I

Ul7,000 I ">

-|

1

ie!2,OOO

I

J

Ie24,000

J

 \

1

ie57,000

I

J

le22,OOO

J

805,000

26,830

0.251

0.28

Calendar year 1953: Max 356,000 

Water year 1953-54: Max 241,000

Min - 

Min -

Mean 95,940 

Mean 63,210

Cfsm 0.897 !" 12.17 

Cfsm 0.591 In. 8.01

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

* Expressed In thousands.

e Indefinite fall-stage discharge relation; discharge estimated on basis of slack-water discharge

iasurements and records for other stations in Ohio River basin.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 429

Wabash River near New Corydon, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°33'50", long 84 0 48'10", in SE£ sec. 3, T. 24 N., R. 15 E., first

principal meridian, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on Indiana-Ohio 

State line road, 2 miles east of New Corydon and 2f miles downstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area. 258 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 830.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 23, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 14.37 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 13; minimum gage height, 5.61 ft Aug. 24.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 4,690 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 17.59 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 13, 1954; minimum gage height, 5.40 ft Aug. 18, 1951.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions. WSP 1235: Drainage area.

Rating table , water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 15, Dec. 2O to Jan. 12, 

Mar. 8-29, Aug. 29 to Sept. 30: stage-discharge relation affected 

by Ice Dec. 16-19, Jan. 13, 14)

5.5 

5.G 

6.0 

6.5

0.5

4.0

19

45

7.0

10.0

13.4

80

176

432

970

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.8

8.6

7.5

8.6

8.9

*8.9

8.6

8.2

7.2

6.4

6.1

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.8

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

7.8

8.2

7.5

7.8

8.6

8.2

9.2

10

10

9.6 

9.6

234.2

7.55

-

-

Nov.

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

10

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.6

*9.2

8.9

9.2

8.6

972

8.9

9.2

9.2

9.6

10

11

11

ii

10

10

9.6

8.9

8.6

285.9

9.53

-

-

Dec.

8.9

8.6

8.2

6.8

7.2

12

*14

9.6

8.2

9.2

7.5

6.4

678

8,6

10

9.8

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.2

10

17

13

10

9.2

8.9

8.9

9.2

8.9

8.9 

6.8

287.2

9.26

-

-

Jan.

9.2

8.2

9.6

8.2

8.6

8.2

8.6

7.5

*8.6

7.5

6.4

5 0

874

8.4

13

14

12

11

13

24

40

17

17

15

15

18

400

171

53

32 

24

1,001.4

32.3

-

-

Feb.

20

18

17

16

*16

15

12

12

12

13

11

10

11

11

11

54

89

46

32

26

37

26

21

21

19

19

21

621

-

1,237

44.2

-

-

Mar.

488

156

84

54

40

34

28

19

*17

16

14

12

9.6

10

8.6

7.5

6.8

678

7.8

20

30

20

16

13

15

19

22

22

334

572 

376

2,478.1

79.9

-

-

Apr.

161

92

68

50

41

41

45

141

84

59

164

136

74

57

162

768

968

359

156

97

73

60

55

50

45

38

*46

53

38

51

4,212

140

-

-

May

30

54

107

104

65

46

35

30

32

45

35

30

26

23

20

18

18

17

17

16

15

14

13

13

*13

12

13

14

15

18 

16

924

29.8

-

-

June

207

196

103

78

49

32

23

23

28

44

71

36

21

15

38

51

34

64

28

17

13

11

10

9.6

8.9

9.2

8.2

7.5

*775

7.5

1,250.4

41.7

-

-

July

7.5

6.8

7.5

8.6

7.8

6.4

19

16

9.2

6.8

6.1

5.4

5.8

5.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.1

6.8

5.4

6.8

9.2

6.1

5.4

5.4

*5.0

5.4

6.1

6.4

5.8 

6.4

220.0

7.10

-

-

Aug.

13

7.2

5.8

6.8

33

24

15

9.6

7.2

7.2

6.1

6.4

5.0

5.8

12

12

6.8

6.4

6.8

7.2

5.8

5.0

4.7

5.0

*40

~59 259

21

11

7.2 

5.8

626.8

20.2

-

-

Sept.

4.7

3.5

3.0

3.0

2.5

1.0

TTs

2.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.0

1.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

2.5

3.5

2.5

5.0

*6.1

5.8

5.4

5.0

6.1

6.8

6.4

7 5

100.8

3.36

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,630 Min 5.4 Mean 140 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 968 Min 1.0 Mean 35.2 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
430 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Bluffton, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40 0 44', long 85°11', in sec. 4, T. 26 N., R. 12 E., on downstream side

of left abutment of Main Street Bridge in Bluffton, 2 miles downstream from Sixmile

Creek.

Drainage area.--506 sq mi. 

Records available. October 1930 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey.

September 1923 to September 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Gage-height records collected at same site since December 1910 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 793.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Mar. 31 to Dec. 5, 1934, staff gage at same datum and nearby site. Prior to

Mar. 31, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge. 31 years (1923-54), 439 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,710 cfs June 11 (gage height, 6.36 ft);

minimum, 4.5 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 0.87 ft).

1923-54: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs Feb. 15, 1950 (gage height, 16.07 ft);

minimum, 3.9 cfs July 18, 1936; minimum gage height, 0.84 ft Sept. 24, 1944.

Maximum stage known, about 21.0 ft Mar. 25, 26, 1913, on basis of gage readings

published in newspapers (discharge, 25,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above

11,700 cfs on basis of rainfall-runoff relation). 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are fair. Flow affected by regulation of Lake St. Marys, diversion from or

into St. Marys River basin, and into Miami and Erie Canal. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: 1932-35. WSP 1235: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of loe effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.6

3.0

5.5

9.0

20

58

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.5 

6.0

110

220

370

900

1,530

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.6

8.3

8.3

9.0

10

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

7.6

7.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

*8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

11

11

11

11

11

271.4

8.75

_

-

Nov.

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

12

18

T7

16

17

16

18

17

17

16

367

12.2

_

-

Dec.

15

16

15

*13

13

20

16

15

19

22

17

15

14

16

16

15

14

b!3

12

12

14

16

15

16

15

16

14

13

12

12

12

463

14.9

_

-

Jan.

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

*14

12

10

9.5

b9.0

b8.4

b8. 4

b8.4

b8.4

b8.4

b9.0

33

40

31

46

38

30

36

325

628

346

150

94

2,001.5

64.6

_

-

Feb.

71

58

50

45

*40

37

31

27

26

24

23

21

21

21

ii

212

205

262

157

106

81

77

81

64

56

57

62

845

-

2,779

99.2

_

-

Mar.

1,550

1,140

505

*241

168

128

107

92

81

75

69

64

57

52

48

42

38

35

44

77

84

87

80

68

124

117

101

121

331

860

960

7,346

237

-

-

Apr.

680

361

232

172

136

130

124

236

358

250

1,140

1,060

540

310

268

486

1,220

1.440

1,OOO

394

238

175

148

126

114

102

*98

98

115

100

11,851

395

_

-

May

115

239

488

404

265

180

128

102

91

85

110

101

85

73

62

57

53

48

46

44

42

36

33

*30

28

26

26

32

36

33 

41

3,139

101

_

-

June

492

522

592

488

304

192

132

107

126

292

1,060

442

226

128

85

104

112

96

88

98

66

46

34

27

23

21

18

*16

15

15

5,967

199

-

-

July

14

13

18

17

32

42

117

205

TeT

85

47

31

23

19

16

15

14

15

14

14

18

18

16

15

16

*14

12

12

14 

13

13

1,073

34.6

-

-

Aug.

14

15

16

23

115

56

66

54

35

24

18

15

13

16

14

15

14

31

92

48

29

19

15

13

*20

190

150

95

70 

48

33

1,376

44.4

-

-

Sept.

23

15

11

11

10

9.2

9.2

43

30

20

14

10

7.2

6.6

6.9

6.9

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.2

*5.8

5.8

5.5

4.8

4.8

4.5

5.0

17 

12

332.0

11.1

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,050 Min 7.6 Mean 294 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,440 Min 4.5 Mean 101 Cfsm - In.

Peak discharge (base, 5.600 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Ho gage-height record Aug. 25 to Sept. 12; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 431

Wabash River at Huntington, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°51'20", long 85°29'53", in SW^NE^ sec. 27, T. 28 N., R. 9 E., on right 

bank at the Huntington Water and Light Plant, 2 miles south of Huntington, 3$ miles 

upstream from Little River, and at mile 409.

Drainage area. 710 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1954.

Cage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission). Prior to 

July 5, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,270 cfs Apr. 12 {gage height, 11.79 ft, from 

recorded range in stage); minimum, 9.4 cfs Oct. 24, Sept. 26, 27, 28, 29 (gage height, 

9.07 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 8,570 cfs Mar. 13, 1952 (gage height, 17.42 ft); minimum, 9.0 cfs Oct. 15, 1951; minimum gage height, 9.05 ft Sept. 7-9, Oct. 15, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those above 900 cfs and those for periods of ice effect or 

no gage height record, which are fair.

Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

9.07

9.1

9.2

9.3 

9.5

9.4

14

61

125

9.7

10.3

10.8

11.3

230

700

1,300

1,920

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

24

26

IB

18

20

18

30

30

26

16

14

13

11

11

13

14

16

16

16

20

24

18

*14

11

18

16

20

24

30

20

16

581

18.7

0.026

0,03

Nov.

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

523

17.4

0.025

0.03

Dec.

24

18

16

*20

18

22

26

30

24

24

24

22

22

22

b24

b22

b21

b2o

b20

b22

22

26

26

35

30

24

26

26

28

16

18

718

23.2

0.033

0.04

Jan.

20

20

20

20

20

20

22

*18

20

20

b20

b!7

b!6

b!5

b!4_

b!8

b!7

b!6

b!6

33

40

55

58

45

50

53

300

578

619

335

272

2,787

89.9

0.127

0.15

Feb.

130

97

81

*76

70

64

58

55

53

50

45

40

40

40

40

55

471

426

335

224

170

138

118

118

104

97

94

955

-------

4,244

152

0.214

0.22

Mar.

1,920

1,830

*948

514

b370

b280

212

182

152

138

125

118

104

97

90

84

76

70

73

104

166

161

152

134

206

356

265

218

342

912

1,160

11,559

373

0.525

0.61

Apr.

984

619

410

293

230

293

265

360

470

330

1,900

1,500

1,000

700

546

514

943

1,570

1,560

784

426

307

258

206

182

*161

148

143

138

148

17,388

580

0.817

0.91

May

134

254

800 750-

490

342

251

176

152

134

122

134

130

104

90

84

73

70

*61

58

58

50

47

45

42

37

37

45

73

64

99

5,006

161

0.227

0.26

June

7?4

972

1.070

880

610

394

272

200

237

335

999

746

418

237

156

114

111

114

108

94

97

81

67

*53

45

37

33

26

28

28

9,286

310

0.437

0.49

July

22

14

26

24

40

45

97

300

300

200

130

84

55

42

30

28

24

24

24

26

24

*28

18

18

18

18

24

22

22

22

20

1,769

57.1

0.080

0.09

Aug.

22

18

18

20

111

214

123

94

84

67

53

33

35

33

28

24

26

33

89

134

108

70

50

37

*45

53

204

178

206

125

84

2,419

78.0

0.110

0.13

Sept.

58

45

33

28

26

22

22

47" 76

35

30

22

16

18

16

14

14

16

14

13

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

9.4

13

30

694.4

23.1

0.033

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,960 Min 11 Mean 400 Cfsm 0.563 In. 7.63

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,920 Min 9.4 Mean 156 Cfsm 0.220 In. 3.00

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 2-25, Apr. 8-13j discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and comparison with records for stations at Bluffton and on nearby streams.
432 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Little River near Huntington, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°53', long 85°27', on line between SWij sec. 4 and NW£ sec. 9, T. 28 N., 

R. 10 E., on right bank on upstream side of highway bridge, 4.8 miles east of Huntington.

Drainage area. 266 sq mi.

Records available . October 1948 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 728.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 5, 1950, wire-height gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 261 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,040 cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 10.34 ft); minimum, 6.2 cfs Sept. 22, 23, 27, 28; minimum gage height, 1.45 ft Oct. 1-3.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 5,990 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 16.9 ft); minimum, 

4.0 cfs Oct. 1, 1949 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3)

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

5.0

12

30

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

115

241

635

1,550

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.

9.

8*

8.

8.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.8

*6.5

6.8

7.1

7.4

9.8

13

12

10

9.4

269.2

8.68

0.033

0.04

Nov.

9.1

9.1

9.1

 §77 8.7

8.7

8.7

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.8

9.8

11

9.8

9.8

10

10

11

16

24

16

14

14

13

13

13

14

335.8

11.2

0.042

0.05

Dec.

13

12

13

*14

*10

18

20

15

14

14

13

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.5

10

10

10

362.5

11.7

0.044

0.05

Jan.

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

*9.6

9.5

10

9

7

7

8

9

9

9

9

18

38

88

67

29

23

21

30

518

127

64

42

36

1,269.1

40.9

0.154

0.18

Feb.

30

24

22

*21

21

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

16

135

241

110

68

55

59

51

43

42

38

38

44

850

2,055

73.4

0.276

0.29

Mar.

543

241

163

*130

110

100

95

86

86

82

64

51

48

46

39

33

30

29

38

133

127

200

72

59

850

672

256

187

187

303

241

5,281

170

0.639

0.74

Apr.

187

187

151

110

95

139

151

226

163

139

1,460

882

377

241

187

175

139

110

95

86

77

68

*68

64

TS

64

127

95

77

64

6,072

202

0.759

0.85

May

59

105

241

139

90

72

59

51

50

51

48

43

38

34

30

29

28

29

*25

24

22

21

20

19

17

16

17

22

72 

59

122

1,652

53.3

0.200

0.23

June

1,200

612

617

478

241

163

110

90

72

64

126

121

72

55

41

36

35

29

26

26

25

22

19

*17

16

15

14

12

T2

12

4,378

146

0.549

0.61

July

11

10 

13

14

13

12

63

105

51

29

21

17

14

13

11

10

9.4

9.8

9.8

9.4

10

*10

9.1

8.4

8.0

7.

7.

7.

8. 

9.

10

540.6

17.4

0.065

0.07

Aug.

9.4

9.8

12

12

85

55

27

17

14

12

10

8.7

7.7

170

8.7

8.7

8.4

23

553

252

100

55

32

22

*22

197

163

82

49 

31

22

1,916.4

61.8

0.232

0.27

Sept.

17

14

13

11

10

9.1

9.1

32

34

T6

12

9.1

8.4

8.0

8.4

8.0

9.1

9.8

9.1

7.4

6.8

*6.5

675

6.5

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.4

11

325.5

10.8

0.041

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,580 Min 6.5 Mean 128 Cfsm 0.481 In. 6.51

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,460 Min 6.5 Mean 67.0 Cfsm 0.252 In. 3.43

Peak discharge (base. 5,500 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dee. 15 to Jan. 18, Feb. 13, Mar. 4-6.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 433

Salamonle River at Dora, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°48'27", long 85°40'47", in SE^NE^ sec. 12, T. 27 N., R. 7 E., on left 

bank in Salamonie River State Forest, 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--S53 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1930 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. November 

1923 to September 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 680 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

^to Oct. 1, 1951, wire-weight or chain gage at site 1.3 miles upstream at datum 688.59ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 30 years (1924-54), 505 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,820 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 5.08 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 25, 27, 28 (gage height, 1.87 ft).

1923-54: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 14.75 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 8.2 cfs 

Aug. 3, 1934 (gage height, 1.11 ft, site and datum then in use).

Revision.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1934 has been revised to 3,350 

cfs Mar. 30, 1934 (gage height, 6.81 ft, from graph based on gage readings), superseding figure published in WSP 1275.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: 1931(M), 1932, 1933(M) , 1935-36(M) , 1938-40(M), 

1941-42, 1945, 1952, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 110

2.8 

3.0 

3.4 

4.0 

5.0

190

300

590

1,180

2,580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16

15

TS 

16

18

18

18

19

20

20

20

*20

21

23

22

22

22

23

24

23

23

24

22

20

20

19

27

32 

Z5

32

32

675

21.8

0.039

0.04

Nov.

29

28

28 

26

25

25

 2T 24

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

28

34

37

48

IS

41

38

34 

33

34

882

29.4

0.053

0.06

Dec.

32

31

*31 

29

28

33

31

32

37

58

34

33

31

30

31

28

28

27

"25 26

26

27

27

26

26

26

26

27 

30

30

*28

915

29.5

0.053

0.06

Jan.

28

28

27 

28

27

28

26

28

26

26

26

 25 25

25

25

25

25

25

29

41

51

107

104

95

68

78

644

1,140 

631

258

225

3,944

127

0.230

0.27

Feb.

154

126

*110 

101

92

86

78

70

68

62

60

54

52

51

BT

64

663

598

342

215

190

205

ISO

130

118

107

101

972

5,070

181

0.327

0.34

Mar.

2,200

1,600

662

384

280

210

170

*150

134

122

118

107

98

95

86

76

70

68 70"

120

200

170

140

120

150

190

220

140 

220

420

770

9,560

308

0.557

0.64

Apr.

550

320

180 

270

190

320

550

800

638

412

1,710

2,540

1,140

622

574

496

896

1,510

*792

391

264

210

190

166

150

142

130

122 25B~

186

16,519

551

0.996

1.11

May

146

138

291 

468" 669

258

186

154

134

118

110

134

122

142

89

83

76

72

*68

66

64

62

60

56

54

52

BT

78 

182

110

118

4,414

142

0.257

0.30

June

867

1,050

1,540 

850

654

405

240

327

1,050

790

591

246

178

154

104

85

98

107

101

76

62

64

54

*46

42

40

56

53 

52

51

9,551

518

0.575

0.64

July

28

26 35- 

55

50

27

331

m

255

146

104

70

54

45

56

53

51

52

54

51

52

*52

50

51

50

30

30

50 

54 

34

37

2,027

65.4

0.118

0.14

Aug.

34

32

38 

60

532

255

200

114

68

167

72

57

54

44

38

35

31 4?

129

101

146

95

56

*43

165

182

74

52 

52 

42

54

5,042

98.1

0.177

0.20

Sept.

30

31

31 

29

26

24

26

51

24

20

18

18

17

18

18

18

18

17

16

15

14

13

*TS

13

13

13

13

13 

41

1 R 1? JLOU

753

25.1

0.045

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,020 Mln 15 Mean 334 Cfsm 0.604 In. 8.19

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,340 Mln 13 Mean 157 Cfsm 0.284 In. 3.85

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 20 to Apr. 8; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams. Stage-discharge realtlon affected by Ice Dec. 17-30, Jan. 11-18, Feb. 12, 

13, Mar. 5, 6.
434

WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Wabash River at Wabash, Ind.

Location. La t 40°47'25", long 85°49'13", in sec. 14, T. 27 N., R. 6 E., near center of 

span on upstream side of Wabash Street Bridge in Wabash, 7 miles downstream from Salamonie River and at mile 387.2;

Drainage area. 1.733 sq mi.

Records available . April 1930 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. August 

19iib to March 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 642.66 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 16, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 29 years (1923-28, 1929-34, 1935-54), 1,484 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,900 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 11.44 ft); minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 26, 28 (gage height, 1.90 ft).

1923-54: Maximum discharge, 49,600 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 24.22 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 17 cfs Aug. 4, 5, 9, 1934, July 21, 

22, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.66 ft Aug. 4, 5, 9, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 28.7 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark, determined by Corps of 

Engineers (discharge, 90,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records poor. Plow slightly affected by regulation of Lake St. Marys, diversion 

from or into Wabash River basin and into Miami and Erie Canal.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: 1930-40, 1942 (maximum only, 1930-37, 1940, 1942), 

drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 17 to Aug. 4)

1.9 

2.2 

2.6 

3.4

33

67

138

360

4.5

6.0 

11.0

810

1,780

6,460

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

39

3? 

39

39

42

41

39

39 

42

47

42

*42

42

44

46

47

48

48

48

52

52

54

57

60

62

53

60

91

 55 99 

96

1,648

53.2

0.031

0.04

Nov.

81

97 

99

97

86

78

78

77 

81

77

80

83

86

86

85

83

80

73

70

70

iOB- 69

114

TOT

108

101

101

101

101

101

2,653

88.4

0.051

0.06

Dec.

91

*86 

86

86

85_

85

85

89 

89

93

94

S3

93

93

88

89

89

89

89

89

89

86

86

86

86

8b

86

86

88

*88

88

2,737

88.3

0.051

0.06

Jan.

88

88 

86

85

85

85

85

85 

85

85

b80

b75

b70

b70

b75

b75

b70 b70~

b70

85

118

188

213

213

213

226

782

a2.100

al,90O

al,100

3.800

9,450

306

0.177

O.ZO

Feb.

a470

*a302 

a270

a250

a230

a210

a!90

a!80 

a!60

al50

a!40

a!40

a!30

a!30

a!20

a200

365

1.420

al.206

a950

a820

a680

a530

460

345

315

270

a400

-

11,027

394

0.227

0.24

Mar.

2,350

a4,000 

a!, 000

al,500

al,100

a800

a600

*480 

440

405

405

345

330

270

255

a240

a220

213

200

'547J

285

a620

a520

a450

al,400

al,400

1,040

760

715

al,490

a2 700

28,773

928

0.535

0.62

Apr.

2,420

2,020 

al,490

a810

670

625

540

580 

1,160

1,280

2,850

6,560

3,680

2,100

1,490

1,350

1,630

2,960

2,870

2,260

1,350

*670

a580

a500

460

440

460

480

420 '350"

44,965

1,499

0.865

0.97

May

405

440 

857

1,490

a810

a580

a480

a405 

a360

330

300

a270

a270

a240

240

226

213

*188

176

176

153

146

146

128

128

126

T5T

197

1,670

al,780

al,560

14,616

471

0.272

0.31

June

a2,340

4.060 

3,590

3,140

1,780

1,160

810

760 

1,350

1,490

al,550

1,630

a760

a460

330

330

420

285

255

240

213

200

*188

153

122

108

99

93

85 

81

28,082

936

0.540

0.60

July

75

69 

67

107

88

83

484

1,040 

625

460

315

255

188

148

118

99

89

88

103

94

*a90

a90

78

81

66

67

66

64

77

81

72

5,427

175

0.101

0.12

Aug.

107

83 

94

96

770

580

405

270 

200

285

270

138

105

97

96

80

1£w

405

1,630

530

315

a213

*138

122

670

540

480

330 

285

213

9,699

313

0.181

0.21

Sept.

153

120 

99

94

80

78

72

72 

112

126

83

72

70

63

55

59

55

59

49

57

55

*49

49

43

41

38

3?

38

39 

134

2,153

71.8

0.041

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 15,000 Min 38 Mean 958 Cfsm 0.553 In. 7.52

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,360 Min 38 Mean 442 Cfsm 0.255 In. 3.48

Peak discharge (base, 12.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on fails day. 

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on the basis of weather records and records for other stations on Wabash River, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 435

Mississlnewa River near Ridgeville, Ind.

Location. Lat 40 0 17', long 85°00', in SW£ sec. 8, T. 19 N., R. 14 E., on right bank 10 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, 0.8 mile downstream from Mud Creek, and 2 miles east of 

Ridgeville.

Drainage area. 130 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 965.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929- Prior to Oct. 4, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 135 cfs.

Extremes. 1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 3,250 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 

12.00 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs (revised) Sept. 11 (gage height, 1.65 ft).

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,020 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 

7.80 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 27, 28; minimum gage height, 1.66 ft Oct. 6.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 4,920 cfs Feb. 14, 1950 (gage height, 13.4 ft, from 

rating curve extended above 3,400 cfs); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 24, 1946; minimum gage 

height, that of Sept. 11, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those during periods Sept. 16, 1953, to Jan. 22, 1954, 

A~pr7 19 to May 3, Aug. 7 to Sept. 30, 1954, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1235: 1948, drainage area. Revised figures of discharge 

for the water year 1953, superseding those published in WSP 1275, are given herein.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1953, to Sept. 30, 1954 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 21 to Oct. 5, Oct. 17 to 

Dec. 6, 1953, Sept. 11-30, 1954; stage-discharge relation 

affected by Ice Jan. 2-6, 1953, Jan. 30-33, 1954)

Oct. 1, 1953, to Jan. 34, 1953 Jan. 35, 1953, to Sept. 30, 1954

1.8

1.9

2.0 

3.2 

3.6 

3.0 

3.5

2.1

3.5

6.0

15

43

78

134

4.0

7.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

13.0

308

834

1,330

1,740

3,350

3,350

1.6

1.7

1.8

0.3 

1.3 

3.4

2.0 10

2.2 19

2.6 43

Note. Same as preceding table 

above 2.6 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.6 *372-

4.4

3.5 

3.1

3.1

2.7

2.7

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.9

5.2

5.4

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.7

4.7

6.0

3TT

5.2

3.7

4.4

.4

.2

.2

.7 

.7

121.8

3.93

0.030

0.03

Nov.

5.3

6.4

11

7.6 

*4.4

3.5

375

3.5

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.9

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.7

7.6

11

6.4

13

28

13

70

 33- 76

18

12

10

384.6

12.8

0.098

0.11

Dec.

9.6

*9.6

l2~ 8.0

303

134

68

45

125

553

179

93

69

52

41

32

29

29

26

41

154

97

*170

115

77

56

43

32

30

38 

25

2,665.2

86.0

0.662

0.76

Jan.

22

19

18

17

Iff

19

20

48

145

208

388

169

199

358

298

184

357

736 '308"

192

144

*103

95

438

265

121

91

85

72

61 

79

5,277

170

1.31

1.51

Feb.

72

56

52

41

40

42

36

34

*29

2i

361

458

206

128

100

76

52

49

57

86

801 <!oTr

114

93

*84

77

66

49

-

3,493

125

0.962

1.00

Mar.

42

39

453

2.570. 

965

328

222

145

110

142

148

122

251

208

538

260

151

810 528-

221

147

109

90

74

62

52

49

45

40

36 37

8,994

290

2.23

2.57

Apr.

50

*43

38

38 

34

33

34

31 33

81

43

40

41

34

43

173 -5?

73

61

51

44

41

38

34

38

37

35

32

37

*40

1,442

48.1

0.370

0.41

May

40

32

26

24 

35

120

383

276

114

74

55

46

44

52

182

326

2,060

1,230

388

203

151

949

1,230

1,160

639

288

163

*104

79 

66

52

10,595

342

2.63

3.03

June

41

34

31

28 

36

24

33

33

33

53

81

31

36

31

18

17

21

17

14

13

11

9.4

8.7

8.4

8.0

9.4

9.0

7.6

7.6 

7.0

652.1

21.7

0.167

0.19

July

7.0

26

17

9.4 

148

-97 330

38

*23

17

13

11

9.4

8.7

7.6

7.0

7.3

8.7

19

9.4

7.0

50

64

24

13

9.4

10

18

8.0 *5 9

5J6

1,025.4

33.1

0.255

0.29

Aug.

6.6

44

~3T 178

17

12

9.8

18

15

9.0

6.6

5.6

5.2

4.8

4.2

4.0

3.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.4

T^T

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.4

401.7

13.0

0.100

0.12

Sept.

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.8 

9.8

5.2

2.1

*1.2

1.0

.8

.6

1T7

1.4

2.6

3.6

4.0

4.2

2.8

3.1

4.2

2.4

2.8

2.6

2.1

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7 

1.7

83.3

2.78

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,600 Mln 1.2 Mean 120 Cfsrn 0.923 In. 12.59

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,570 Mln 0.6 Mean 96.3 Cfsm 0.741 In. 10.04

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 efa). Mar. 4 (4 a.m.) 3,250 cfs (12.00 ft); May 17 (5 a.m.) 2,210 efs 

(10.84 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
436 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Mississinewa*River near Ridgeville, Ind. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.2

1.4

1.2

T~4~

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.9

1.9

2.4

3.1

3.6 376"

3.6

3.1 

1.9

52.8

1.70

0.013

0.02

Nov.

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4 

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.7

*1.7

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.7

2.4

3.1

 2T4.0

2.6

2.6

1.9

1.7

1.9

54.7

1.82

0.014

0.02

Dec.

1.7

1.5

T7T

1.7 

1.7

11

TT

*4.0

3 .4

4.8

4.2

2.8

2.4

3.6

5.2

4.0

2.8

1.9

1.7

2.1

4.0

8.4

8.0

4.6

3.6

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.4

2 . 6

2 . 6

117.7

3.80

0.029

0.03

Jan.

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.6 

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.1

*1.7

1.4

T7T

2.1

3.4

3.1

2.4

2.4

4

6

9.5

7.3

6.2

5.9

23

352 ~7?

32

27

18

609.5

19.7

0.152

0.18

Feb.

15

13

12

11 

10

9.0

7.3

6.6

*6.6

7.3

7.0

6.2

5.9

S7S

6.6

18

33

22

17

15

23

16

13

15

14

13

13

609

-

950.4

33.9

0.261

0.27

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,570 Mln 0.6

Mar.

245

106

74

42 

33

29

26

23

*21

20

20

19

19

17

14

13

IS

13

18

56

35

27

24

20

28

45

31

125

677

777

368

2,978

96.1

0.739

0.85

Apr.

190

129

85

69

73

141

168

151

92

73

72

64

54

49

106

533

564 IIS"

127

85

68

57

56

55

47

41

*42

43

34

31

3,517

117

0.900

1.00

May

41

83

177

^26 

72

51

41

32

31

31

28

27

23

21

19

18

17

16

15

15

13

13

11

10

*11

11

11

12

18

15

9.8

1,028.8

33.2

0.255

0.29

June

213 T06~

61

48 

32

24

19

54

116

32

78

34

20

15

13

12

17

85

35

20

13

10

8.7

7.6

6.6

5.9

4.8

4.0

*3.4

T70

1,102.0

36.7

0.282

0.31

July

3.6

3.1

5.2

12 

24

16

11

35 T3-

7.3

4.8

3.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

3.4

4.2

3.1

5.6

6.6

4.0

2.8

2.6

*2.1

1.7

T7t

4.6

6 . 2

7.0

208.2

6.72

0.052

0.06

Aug.

8.7

9.4

8.7

9.0

13

11

4.6

2.8

2.6

4.0

3.4

3.4

1.9

3.1

23

13

4.0

3.6

8.7

7.0

3.6

3.1

2.4

1.7

3.6

*25

T£

7.0

3.6

2.1

1.5

214.5

6.92

0.053

0.06

Mean 88.2 Cfsm 0.678 In. 9.21

Sept.

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.0

.8

1.0

.8

.8

1.0

1.9

2.1 rrs1.0

.8

.6

*.6

.5

.4

.3

7?

.3

.4

.3

29.7

0.99

0.0076

0.008

Water year 1953-54: Max 777 Min 0.3 Mean 29.8 Cfsm 0.229 In. 3.10

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 437

Mississinewa River near Eaton, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°20', long 85°19', in NEij sec. 31, T. 22 N., R. 11 E., near center of 

span on downstream handrail of county highway bridge in village of Granville, 

la miles upstream from Estey Creek and 2§ miles southeast of Eaton.

Drainage area. 304 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1952 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 880.60 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 7.42 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 23, 27 (gage height, 2.23 ft).

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 7,330 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 13.33 ft, from 

high-water mark); minimum, that of Sept. 23, 27, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4-31)

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.8 

3.1

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.1

117

220

520

920

1,480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

2.2

2T?

2.2

*2.S

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.8

3.4

3.7

3.7

5.8

6.6

B7^

6.6

6.6

6 . 2

117.5

3.79

0.012

0.01

Nov.

6.0

BTo

S.O

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

*6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

S.O

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

S.O

6.0

8.0

10

13

10

8.0

7.0

6.5

6.0 

6.0

2O0.5

6.68

0.022

0.02

Dec.

6.0

B77J

6.0

7.0

10

15

15

*16

23

2T

16

14

13

16

16

15

b!4

b!3

b!3

13

13

13

14

b!4

b!5

b!5

b!5

15

15 

15

14

426.0

13.7

0.045

0.05

Jan.

13

13

13

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

*bll

bTO" blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

12

17

28

39

31

28

21

27

344

452

14T 

86

76

1,514

48.8

0.161

0.19

Feb.

54

44

39

36

33

31

25

*24

25

23

22

21

17

18

19

30

135

126

80

63

56

46

43

38

36

37

39

526

-

1,686

60.2

0.198

0.21

Mar.

1,150

452

232

175

144

100

86

76

67

*62

62

58

56

53

50

43

40

374"6

S9

117

93

74

65

62

72

85

86

S75

1,510

1, 180

6,877

222

0.730

0.84

Apr.

558

330

232

164

135

197

360

330

272

197

245

220

164

135

144

920

1,480

1,030

436

272

197

117

126

117

108

93

108

135

100

93

9,015

300

0.987

1.10

May

76

81

390" 420

245

154

117

93

81

78

76

68

62

57

49

47

42

40

39

36

35

33

31

28

28

26

25

29

33

33

35

2,587

83.5

0.275

0.32

June

50

220

197

144

100

S7

51

54

154

154

73

8S

59

47

39

38

35

28

73

50

36

28

22

19

17

16

14

13

12

:u

1,907

63.6

0.209

0.23

July

9.8

9.8

11

11

11

15

30

24

26

30

18

13

10

8.2

7.0

6.2

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.9

5.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.5

5.5

4.9

4.S

4.9 

4.3

4.3

318.9

10.3

0.034

0.04

Aug.

4.6

47^

4.9

5.5

7.8

7.8

7.0

9.4

8.6

7.0

6.2

5.5

4.9

4.9

7.8

10

33

20

16

11

10

9.8

8.2

7.4

6.6

9.4

9.4

30

21 

14

11

323.3

10.4

0.034

0.04

Sept.

8.6

T^O

5.8

5.5

4.9

4.0

3.1

3.1

2.6

2.S

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.0

2T2

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.6 

3.1

96.3

3.21

0.011

0.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,100 Min 2.2 Mean 216 Cfsm 0.711 In. 9.63

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,480 Min 2.0 Mean 68.7 Cfsm 0.22S In. 3.06

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Doubtful gage-height record Nov. 1 to Dec. 5; discharge computed on basis of discharge 

measurements, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.

3889Z6 O - 56 - Z9
438 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Mississinewa River at Marion, Ind.

Location. Lat 40*34', long 85°40', in sec. 31, T. 25 N., R. 8 E., on left bank 12 ft 

downstream from Highland Avenue Bridge in Marion, 1 mile upstream from Hummels Creek, 

and 4 miles downstream from Lugar Creek.

Drainage area. 677 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1930 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1923 to May 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 774.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 9, 1933, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years (1923-29, 1930-54), 622 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,690 cfs Feb. 28 (gage height, 4.50 ft); minimum dally, 23 cfs Sept. 19, 22, 26.

1923-54: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs (revised) Mar. 21, 1927 (gage height, 

17.4 ft, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 

18,000 cfs; minimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 9, 1949; minimum daily, 3.8 cfs Oct. 23, 1940, 

Oct. 9, 1943; minimum gage height, -0.27 ft Sept. 25, 1935.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1927 and 1931 have 

been revised to 25,000 cfs Mar. 21, 1927 (gage height, 17.4 ft, from graph based on 

gage readings) and 3,370 cfs Apr. 4, 1931 (gage height, 5.4 ft, from graph based on 

gage readings), superseding figures published in WSP 873 and 713, respectively.

Remarks. Records good. Regulation at low flow by mill above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area. The supplemental peak discharge for Jan. 3, 1948, 

has been revised to 8,970 cfs, superseding figure published in WSP 1113.

Rating tables, water year 1353-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21-23, Dec. 1-10; stagedischarge relation affected by ice Jan. 11-13)

Oct. 1 to Dec Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

.9 

1.1

111

185 1.0

102

195

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

390

650

1,400

2,240

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

E

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

34

"35 32

35

34

34

34

34

36

36

36

37

37

37

38

38

38

37

36

38

38

37

38

38

41

42

57

47

*42 

45

42

1,183

38.2

0.056

0.06

Nov.

42

41

40

40

38

38

37

38

40

40

38

38

38

38

38

41

177

34

35

. . 35

38

66

59

59

38

42

47

47

47 

*50

1,399

46.6

0.069

0.08

Dec.

52

52

52

50

49

54

50

57

61

61

70

37

55

58

58

58

55

54

49

4_7

49

55

57

55

52

49

49

50

52 

*52

49

1,668

53.8

0.079

0.09

Jan.

49

46

47

49

49

49

49

49

49

47

46

45

45

44

46

47

44

44

46

73

118

90

77

71

75

101

860

895

*567

306

209

4,332

140

0.207

0.24

Feb.

164

144

124

113

102

97

88

84

79

75

73

71

68

64

66

605

598

444

338

254

298

223

174

167

151

148

160

1,910

-

6,882

246

0.363

0.38

Mar.

*2.060

*1,520

748

466

342

270

242

220

195

178

167

154

144

138

129

118

110

105

T35

310

270

266

238

198

242

286

212

216

366

1,400

*1,760

13,205

426

0.629

0.73

Apr.

1,280

797

302

366

310

457

734

986

618

480

1,520

1,000

637

466

414

439

1,720

1,970

993

561

414

346

310

278

250

234

234

*294

282 

226

18,918

631

0.932

1.04

May

195

216

413

*573

510

362

282

234

212

198

188

178

164

148

135

126

124

116

116

110

102

95

90

93

86

*a"t 84

116

100 

105

151

5,708

184

0.272

0.31

June

554

598

734

561

390

290

220

*360

409

262

294

184

148

160

129

113

138

178

132

102

116

110

90

79

71

64

58

57

54 

*52

6,707

224

0.331

0.37

July

50

49

64

75

60

57

73

70

71

75

64

68

62

54

47

43

40

46

40

38

52

44

40

40

38

37

37

37

*44 

37

55

1,607

51.8

0.077

0.09

Aug.

58

46

60

49

57

52

46

44

41

44

40

38

38

38

51

38

41

41

88

75

55

49

44

41

51

50

58

75

62 

50

*55

1,570

50.6

0.075

0.09

Sept.

52

47

44

40

36

30

29

28

26

24

26

26

26

26

27

27

26

26

23

24

24

23

24

24

24

23

24

27

34 

*43

883

29.4

0.043

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,900 Mln 5.8 Mean 462 Cfsm 0.682 In. 9-25

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,060 Mln 23 Mean 176 Cfsm 0.260 In. 3.53

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 439

Mississinewa River at Peoria, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°43', long 85°57', in sec. 10, T. 26 N., R. 5 E., near center of upstream 

side of right span of highway bridge at Peoria, 6 miles upstream from mouth and 

65- miles upstream from mouth and 6f miles southeast of Peru.

Drainage area.--809 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 660.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,200 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 6.08 ft); minimum daily, 31 cfs Sept. 10.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 8,350 cfs Mar. 4, 1953 (gage height, 11.79 ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 10, 1954.

Revisions.--The minimum discharge for the water year 1953, published in WSP 1275, 

has been found to be unreliable due to doubtful gage-height record, and should not be 

used.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year 

1953, superseding those published in WSP 1275, are given herewith:

1953 

Sept. 24.......... 58

1953-Con. 

Sept. 28. 50

48

45

Month

Calendar year 1953 ...........

Cfs-days

-

Maximum

7,350

Minimum

45

45

42

Mean

614

554

Per square 

mile

.759

.685

Runoff In 

inches

0.08

10.30

9.29

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.4

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

330

770

2,110

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

42

4T

44 

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

45

*47

47

46

46

46

46

46

47

47

47

47

51

54

59

61

74

77

74

68

1,555

50.2

0.062

0.07

Nov.

64

62

62 

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

61

BT

61

61

62

61

61

61

61

150

61

64

64

83

92

85

77

74

73

72

2,067

68.9

0.085

0.09

Dec.

71

*70

71 

72

72

74

74

74

74

74

74

72

66

66

74

b70

b66

b62

59

14

70

74

77

77

74

7773-

74

70

*70

70

2,207

71.2

0.088

0.10

Jan.

72

72

70 

68

68

68

70

72

72

72

b71

b70

b67

b65

b66

b68

b64 b65"

b71

b80

140

120

100

92

94

120

260

700

*950 370"

272

4,609

149

0.184

0.21

Feb.

230

210

180 

160

150

142

134

131

120

114

106

101

97

97

9_4

106

5~70 600

400

218

290

290

238

219

200

182

176

400

-

5,955

213

0.263

0.27

Mar.

*2,000

2.100

1,250 

655

350

272

272

254

254

222

209

196

187

179

168

162

145

155

165

165

272

310

272

254

254

350

310

272

390

1,300

1,700

15,045

485

0.600

0.69

Apr.

1,300

985

430 

440

400

430

750

1,290

930

632

1,470

1,500

1,130

655

655

550

1,100

2,050

1,570

1,100

*630

410

370

300

254

254

254

BTo- 238

272

22,639

755

0.933

1.04

May

238

196

254 

360

490

370

300

270

250

230

212

216

206

184

154

156

156

*154

154

148

148

134

120

120

110

110

120

150

130

150

200

6,190

200

0.247

0.28

June

1,190

1,130

1,250 

890

640

450

370

310

550

460

310

254

209

196

182

176

190

222

219

182

156

151

*151

184

196

106

90

90

88

10, 680

356

0.440

0.49

July

88

68

88 

97

85

83

95

92

96

98

80

84

80

70

62

56

50

56

52

48

*64

56

50

50

48

47

464"6~

54

47

62

2,098

67.7

0.084

0.10

Aug.

71

60

74 

64

70

66

58

54

52

54

52

47

4T

47

62

48

50

50

88

110

70

62

54

*67

65

64

80

95

82

64

70

1,997

64.4

0.080

0.09

Sept.

67

6?

58 

52

46

40

38

36

34

II

33

36

40

42

42

42

42

42

42

40

38

*37

37

37

37

37

37

41

48

55

1,269

42.3

0.052

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,350 Mln 42 Mean 554 Cfsra 0.685 In. 9.29

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,100 Mln 31 Mean 209 Cfsra 0.258 In. 3.49

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 4-16, 20-25, Nov. 1-12, Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, Dec. 3-5, 

JanT~51-30, Feb. 1-5, 17-19, Feb. 28 to Mar. 2, Mar. 30 to Apr. 1, Apr. 4, 5, 20, 24, May 6-10, 

23-31, June 17, July 7 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, discharge measurements, and records for station at Marion.
440 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Wabash River at Peru, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°44'35", long 86°05'4S", In sec. 32, T. 27 N., R. 4 E., near center of 

 span on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway dl, half a mile southwest of Peru, 

4.3 miles downstream from Mlssissinewa River, and at mile 370.5.

Drainage area.--2,655 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1943 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 617.94 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 11 years, 2,412 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,520 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 9.60 ft); minimum, 78 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 68,000 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 24.46 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 62 cfs Sept. 19, 1945; minimum gage height, 1.70 ft Oct. 5, 26, 

1946.

The flood of Mar. 26, 1913, reached a stage of 28.1 ft (discharge, about 115,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 63,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8 78 5.O 2,20O

2.2 220 7.0 4,500

3.0 610 9.3 8,010

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

112

112

112

112

119

109

106

103

103

103

106

106

*106

103

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

126

143

157

1-7

140

3,425

110

0.041

0.05

Nov.

140

133

119 119"

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

126

129

123

119

119

119

126

212

150

143

179

212

228

220

220

191

175

175

175

4,485

149

0.056

0.06

Dec.

*175

175

175

175

168

183

179

175

175

179

183

179

150

IBs

b!70

b!70

b!70

b!70

b!70

179

183

191

270

23?

200

179

172

172

150

*179

191

5,584

180

0.068

0.08

Jan.

175

175

172

165

165

165

165

172

172

165

b!63

b!62

b!61

b!60

KL60

b!59

b!59

b!58

b!57 2T2"

240

284

400

330

302

284

1,180

2,700

2,600

1,660

1,020

14,342

463

0.174

0.20

Feb.

705

*580

475

450

400

353

353

330

279

279

266

266

245

236 236"

270

1,220

2.110

1,500

1,020

845

845

640

610

550

525

500

832

-

______

16,920

604

0.227

0.24

Mar.

6.400

*5,950

3,730

2,300

1,500

1,020

950

810

740

705

670

580

525

450

475

425

425

3TB~ 376

450

740

950

810

705

775

2,200

1,750

1,180

1,100

2,060

3, 980

45,107

1,455

0.548

0.63

Apr.

3,850

2,810

2,110

1,260

1,100

1,100

1,660

2,200

2,300

1,930

4,760

8,010

5 060

3J030

2,300

2,020

2,190

5,200

3,250

2,700

*1,750

1,340

1,100

950

845

810

775 775"

810

880

68,875

2,296

0.865

0.97

May

740

670

950

1,930

2.110

1,500

1,100

880

705

640

550

525

550

500

425

425

376

*353

330

330

307

284

275

257

245

240

240

376

dl,750

dl,800

dl,500

22,863

738

0.278

0.32

June

3,560

4,920

4,500

4,780

3,030

2,020

1,420

1,260

2,400

2,200

1,580

2,110

1,500

1,020

810

610

867

880

640

550

500

*425

353

376

307

289

220

212

204

191

43,734

1,458

0.549

0.61

July

187

179

183

302

261

220

880

950

B3F

670

550

450

330

289

253

224

216

208

216

*216

232

212

208

183

179

168

161

157

TFT

175

208

9,699

313

0.118

0.14

Aug.

208

224

240

253

731

880

610

450

353

307

353

224

204

187

179

175

172

161

1,180

775

550

*400

266

253

1,020

670

610

500

425

353

13,153

424

0.160

0.18

Sept.

279 270"

195

168

161

147

150

154

161

168

165

136

129

123

112

109

1O9

109

109

109

109

103

97

*97

84

81

7884-

112

204

4,062

135

0.051

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 22,400 Min 100 Mean 1,590 Cfsm 0.599 In. 8.12

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,010 Min 78 Mean 691 Cfsm 0.260 In. 3.54

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Wabash River at Wabash 

and Wabash River at Logansport.
WABASH RIVER BASIN * 41 

Eel River at North Manchester, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°59', long 85°46', in NEv sec. 5, T. 29 N., R. 7 E. , on right bank 

200 ft downstream from Main Street Bridge at North Manchester and 1-5- miles upstream 

from Pony Creek.

Drainage area.--416 sq. mi, including Pony Creek.

Records available.--April 1930 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. November 1923 to March 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 738.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 23, 1953, wire-weight or chain gage on downstream side of Second 

Street Bridge 700 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 30 years (1924-54), 370 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,930 cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 6.88 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Jan. 12; minimum gage height, 1.85 ft July 28.

1924-54: Maximum discharge observed, 7,500 cfs Feb. 27, 1936 (gage height, 14.00 

ft), from rating curve extended above 4,600 cfs; minimum daily, 17 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 

21, 1941; minimum gage height, that of July 28, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair. Some regulation at times during low flow by mill 5 miles upstream. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: 1930-37, 1939, 1940(M), 1942, 1948, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 26, June 2-26, 

July 5, 6, 9-15, 22, 23, Aug. 3-14, 21-25)

1.8 

2.3 

2.9

117

280

3.5 

5.0 

6.2

490

1,050

1,580

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

42

46

48

53

63

59

51

55

57

53

42

42

44

46

48

48

50

48

48

50

51

*51

51

53

50

50

73

55" 99

46

41

1,613

52.0

0.125

0.14

Nov.

4650"

48

50

50

48

51

55

55

55

55

55

59

55

53

55

50

53

55

51

55

71

8553"

59

53

57

59

57 

63

1,671

55.7

0.134

0.15

Dee.

61

59

*61

61

55

7979"

69

71

75

71

69

67

71

73

65

50

51

65

69

79

75

65

42

57

69

67

65

65

65

59

2,039

65.8

0.158

0.18

Jan.

65

65

63

65

63

65

*63

59

65

63

57

32

BT

55

59

65

59

55

61

99

122

75

59

69

61

71

607

m

188

142

115

3,109

100

0.240

0.28

Feb.

108

104

97

*95

93

89

85

85

83

83

83

83

79

83

83

150

357

239

170

148

165

170

148

140

133

128

133

427

-

3,841

137

0.329

0.34

Mar.

665

*420

298

239

224

256

182

190

208

202

178

155

148

140

133

124

119

117

TS5

239

273

212

185

170

1,100

1,580

1 '770 220

595

525

472

11,474

370

0.889

1.02

Apr.

444

648

890

665

508

427

452

830

578

542

1,540

1,490

870

612

490

427

364

315

308

354

304

*266

233

5T3~ 218

1,180

870

595

448

357

17,738

591

1.42

1.58

May

294

280

392 3T5~

245

210

185

172

172

180

180

168

165

133

124

119

113

108 nio

104

102

97

91

91

II

81

83

99

102

87

91

4,770

154

0.370

0.43

June

391

472

438

542

385

276

215

190

175

155

138

133

122

110

104

102

124

102

91

95

102

155

*165

119

97

87

77

69

67 

59

5,367

179

0.430

0.48

July

65

63

107

139

97

85

535

578

3BT

239

17S

148

119

106

95

81

75

73

71

65

*69

102

93

75

65

57

53

50

57

55 

59

4,018

130

0.312

0.36

Aug.

67

7T

119

148

291

378

294

221

175

152

122

102

91

87

79

77

79

192

525

490

340

224

170

*133

124

352

472

374

276

205

160

6,590

213

0.512

0.59

Sept.

128 104"

85

75

65

55

59

69

48

48

44

44

42

44

48

48

59

71

53

55

*53

51

53

55

55

55

59

63

71

87

1,846

61.5

0.148

0.17

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,080 Min 41 Mean 211 Cfsm 0.507 In. 6.88

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,580 Min 32 Mean 176 Cfsm 0.423 In. 5.72

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Eel River near Logansport, Ind.

in sec. 14, T. 27 N. . E. 2 E., on upstream side 

^ mileS northeast of Logansport and

Drainage area.--791 sq ml.

Records available . July 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. --Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 621.50 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 11 years, 776 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,660 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 6.44 ft); minimum, 107 cfs Oct. 2, 3, Sept. 29 (gage height, 2.93 ft).

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 13,100 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 11.80 ft); minimum, 96 cfs Sept. 25, 1944 (gage height, 2.92 ft).

Flood of May 18, 1943, reached a stage of 13.2 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 

17,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 9,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. --Re cords good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions. --WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.9 

3.4 

4.0 

4.5

100

230

480

790

5.0 

5.5 

6.4

1,160

1,600

2,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In,

Oct.

109

109

107

TM

115

122

124

122

118

113

115

115

*122

122

118

118

115

120

118

118

115

115

113

113

113

118

146

162 TFT"

151

141

3,773

122

0.154

0.18

Nov.

141

139

136

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

132

132

132

132

129

136

146

157

157

146

146

141

136

136

136

4,118

137

0.173

0.19

Dec.

*136

136

136

146

141

146

141

136

157

141

141

136

141

157

162

b!40

b!20

blzTF

b!20

b!30

141

146

139

b!25

b!40

141

141

139

*139

139

132

4,305

139

0.176

0.20

Jan.

136

136

146

146

136

136

136

149

139

144

132

b!20

bllO

b!20

b!30

146

154

136

144

186

244

262

240

186

165

165

502

930

518

320

265

6,579

212

0.268

0.31

Feb.

215

*197

189

184

173

168

162

157

162

165

162

157

151

TsT

151

197

279

350" 430

300

265

279

286

279

248

*237

227

265

-

6,226

222

0.281

0.29

Mar.

657

783

552

420

336

272

279

279

293

300

300

279

265

251

218

206

195

189 230"

348

470

425

340

304

444

2,000

1,800

1,280

965

853

741

16,244

524

0.662

0.76

Apr.

620

562

632

916

783

638

608

860

1,360

1,850

2,060

2,540

1,900

1,190

902

776

650

546

491

*470

486

430

376

~57z 348

720

1,190

916

734

650

26,576

886

1.12

1.25

May

602

650 650"

638

535

440

372

348

336

328

328

316

293

279

258

251

*244

212

215

212

206

195

192

189

181

178

TSI

340

596

400

348

10,513

339

0.429

0.49

June

930

1,320

1,150

1,190

923

650

480

390

356

324

293

265

244

224

212

200

203

218

230

195

173

*197

206

254

212

189

173

151 168"

165

11,885

396

0.501

0.56

July

141

132

TBT

293

300

230

540

1,600

1,070

644

415

282

206

195

186

178

162

157

157

*151

154

151

157

157

151

141

146

141

132

146

141

8,807

284

0.359

0.41

Aug.

136

14T

151

200

590

916

650

480

348

316

308

296

234

173

157

157

157

178

650

1,110

846

530

*372

348

699

1,040

1,190

1,666

650

405

340

14,768

476

0.602

0.69

Sept.

272

251

212

195

178

165

157

146

162

151

139

134

134

132

127

132

129

122

122

*122

136

113

113

113

113

111

109

1W

118

134

4,351

145

0.183

0.20

Calendar year 1953 : Max 3,700 Min 107 Mean 430 Cfsm 0.544 In. 7.38

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,540 Min 109 Mean 323 Cfsm 0.408 In. 5.53

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 443

Wabash River at Logansport, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°44 1 47", long 86°22'39", in NE^ sec. 35, T. 27 N., R. 1 E., on left bank 

150 ft downstream from Cicott Street Bridge in Logansport, 1,000 ft downstream from Eel 

River, and at mile 353.7.

Drainage area. 3,751 sq mi.

Records available. April 1903 to July 1906, May 1923 to September 1954. Gage-height reeords collected at same site since December 1910 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 573.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). April 1903 to July 1906, chain gage at site 150 ft 

upstream at datum 2.12 ft higher. May 1923 to Mar. 15, 1925, chain gage at site 150 ft 

upstream at datum 0.19 ft higher. Mar. 16, 1925, to Mar. 31, 1927, Oct. 1, 1927, to 

Feb. 8, 1934, chain gage at site 150 ft upstream at present datum. Apr. 1 to Sept. 30, 

1927, staff gage at same site at datum approximately 2.85 ft higher.

Average discharge. 31 years (1923-54), 3,255 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,200 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 8.10 ft); minimum, 220 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height, 2.59 ft).

1903-6, 1923-54: Maximum discharge, 89,800 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 21.32 ft); 

minimum, 97 cfs Sept. 25, 1941; minimum daily, 135 cfs Sept. 26, 1941; minimum gage 

height, 2.27 ft July 23, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 25.3 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmarks (discharge, 140,000 cfs). 

Revisions. Maximum discharges for the water years 1904-6, 1924, and revised maximum 

discharges for the water years 1925-27, 1931, 1934-35, and revised minimum discharge 

for the water year 1948, are contained in the following table. They supersede figures 

published in the water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

-

-

-

-

603

623

643

713

758

783

1113

Water 

year

1904

1905

1906

1924

1925

1926

1927

1931

1934

1935

1948

Maximum

Date

Mar. 27, 1904

May 12, 1905

Mar. 28, 1906

Mar. 30, 1924

Mar. 14, 1925

Apr. 9, 1926

Mar. 21, 1927

Apr. 4, 1931

Mar. 31, 1934

May 4, 1935

Mar. 22, 1948*

Discharge 

(cfs)

57,600

32,700

25,000

45,400

52,900

41,900

44,300

11,100

16,100

26,400

30,800

Gage height 

(feet)

*t!7.1

*t!2.9

*t9.2

1-15.0 tie. 2

1-14.6

t!5.0

t7.6

8.79

11.30

12.53

Minimum

Date

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sept. 19, 1948

Discharge 

(ofs)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

243

Gage height 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.66

* Present datum.

t Prom graph based on gage readings.

$ Date only corrected.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant on tributary.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 783: 1934. WSP 1275: Drainage area. Revised figures of 

discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 1904, 1926-30, 1932-35, 1937-39, 

1948, superseding tho se published in WSP 98, 623, 643, 663, 683, 698, 728, 743, 783, 

823, 853, 873, and 1113 are given herein:

Date

1903

Nov. 10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

500

500

500

500

500

500

610

610

1,000

730

500

610

610

500

500

500

500

500

500

500

400

400

400

500

610

730

860

610

555

500

500

1,060

1,060

2,110

3,310

3,310

3,310

2,600

2,110

2,110

2,110

Date

1903-Con.

Dec. 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1925

Nov. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

1926

Jan. 19

20

21

Feb. 19

20

25

26

27

28

Mar. 1

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

2,800

3,310

3,050

2,800

2,600

2,800

3,050

2,920

2,750

2,560

2,400

13,700

12 , 400

7,800

5,700

7,200

19,500-

17,900

17,200

15,700

12,700

8,690

17,900

13,700

9,910

8,380

6,360

9,910

23,700

18,300

11,800

8,690

9,300

9,300

7,800

9,000

14,700

Date

1926-Con.

Mar. 25

Apr. 1

2

3

4

5

o

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Aug. 11

Sept. 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

Discharge

11,100

17,900

14,300

7,760

16 , 100

14,300

9,910

14,300

32,700

41,400

36,600

24,600

13,300

9,000

1,820

13,700

22,800

22,400

17,900

14,300

15,000

14,300

11,100

4,700

4,700

4,200

6,080

10,800

6,690

9,910

15,400

25,OOO

21,200

17 , 900

15,700

14,700

15,700

18,700

19,500

26,400

20,3OO

Date

1926-Con.

Oct. 6

7

8

1927

Jan. 23

24

31

Feb. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Mar. 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Apr. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Discharge

13,700

11,800

9,300

8,080

8,690

26,300

29,300

18,700

13,700

13,700

15,700

24,600

22,000

14,300

10,500

6,080

10,500

9,910

7,200

8,080

4,950

7,800

24,600

41,900

43,100

38,500

24,600

13 , 000

9,300

6,900

17,200

17,200

11,400

13,000

14,300

9,60O

6,900

6,600

13,000

Date

1927 -Con.

Apr. 11

17

16

19

20

21

22

30

May 1

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

June 5

6

Nov. 29

30

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Discharge

10,500

10,500

9,910

18,700

19,900

13,700

9,300

15,400

11,800

28,800

34,200

30,200

20,300

12,700

11,600

21,200

19,500

14,000

9,300

15,000

11,600

14,300

23,700

37,400

33,700

23,700

14,300

9,600

6,550

8,380

17 , 000

14,000

9,OOO

5,200

4,460

5,450

24,600

26,900

29,500

12,400

8,400
WABASH FIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Logansport, Ind. Continued

Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, 19O4, 1926-30, 

1937-39, 1948--Continued

Date

1939

Jan. 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Feb. 26

27

28

May 3

4

5

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

29

30

Dec. 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

1930

Jan. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Feb. 25

26

Discharge

25,000

26,400

19,100

12,700

22,000

16,400

12 , 100

15,400

10,800

14,700

22,000

17,500

10,500

14,700

9,600

11,800

25,000

19,900

13,000

8,380

12,400

13,700

10,800

15,700

11,800

15,700

17,900

14,300

14,000

25,900

24,600

17,500

11,800

9,910

30,700

36,800

29,800

19,500

12,400

13,700

25,500

33,700

31,700

25,900

20,700

30,200

41,900

60,900

53,000

33,700

17,900

9,300

12,700

18,300

Date

1930-CDn.

Feb. 27

28

1932

Jan. 7

8

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Dec. 8

9

10

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1933

Mar. 15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Apr. 1

2

3

4

Discharge

19,500

14,300

11,400

9,600

11,800

10,500

16,400

22,400

27,300

20,700

14,300

9,600

8,080

12,700

14,000

10,800

7,500

6,250

9,600

8,690

23,300

19,100

12,700

10,500

26,400

21,600

16,100

10,200

7,500

5,200

14,700

13,000

8,690

6,850

6,250

21,200

31,200

44,300

33,200

18,700

12,400

9,300

8,690

17 , 500

15,700

11,100

8,080

6,550

10,800

15,000

10,800

7,780

Date

1933-Con.

Apr. 5

6

7

8

9

17

18

19

20

21

May 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Sept. 28

29

30

1934

Mar. 28

29

30

31

1935

May 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

1936

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

Discharge

5,700

6,550

13,300

11,800

8,690

10,500

17,200

17,900

13,300

9,000

10,500

8,080

13,300

15,000

25,000

40,800

40,800

37,400

34,200

28,300

21,200

13,300

9,300

16,400

14,300

12,700

11,400

11,400

14,000

15,300

1,240

5,140

22,900

25,000

21,500

17,600

20,700

19,500

16,800

14,300

9,900

7,050

8,500

9,900

1,100

3,280

25,200

25,500

17,900

13,000

Date

1936-Con.

Nov. 7

Dec. 31

1937

Jan. 1

2

3

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Feb. 1

2

9

10

11

21

22

23

Apr. 5

6

7

8

9

15

16

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

9,000

17,800

18,300

14,000

9,900

17,800

27,800

24,000

16,100

11,400

8,700

18,500

38,900

45,200

38,400

29,700

19,100

14,300

16,700

17,900

13,600

12,100

13,300

10,800

8,150

6,000

4,700

8,530

16,800

12,700

13,500

14,300

12,000

14,000

17,600

10,100

12,900

22,800

20,300

14,400

9,900

9,140

9,450

11,700

12,400

10,500

14,300

10,500

15,000

20,300

15,300

10,200

Date

1938

Apr. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

1939

Mar. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1948

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

26

27

Discharge

39,400

34,100

22,000

13,300

8,750

6,750

9,050

25,400

43,400

42,300

30,200

20,300

13,000

9,600

17,800

18,300

14,600

10,800

12,100

16,400

13,300

9,300

6,880

5,490

4,660

32,100

52,600

45,200

32,600

22,800

12,800

310

304

304

304

304

304

310

324

317

317

338

317

304

298

278

272

272

254

260

310

394

378

MonthDecember 1903 .............. ............

November 1925 .............. ...

Calendar year 1925 ...................

April. ..................... ......

Calendar year 1926 ...............

January 1927 ....................

February .........................

May ....................................

June ............................. .

Water year 1926-27 .............

November 1927 .................

December. ........................

Water year 1927 -28 ...................

Water year 1928-29. ..................

Maximum

3,310

19,500

51,000

41,400

15,000

43,100

37,400

37,400

27,500

M in imum

400

908

245

398

2,520

1,050

568

1,500

435

375

Mean

1,943

6,280

2,780

10,000

4,300

4,450

8,810

9,710

9,400

3,400

4,890

10,100

5,140

3,530

3,600

Per square 

mile

0.518

1.67

.741

2.86

1.15

1.19

2.35

2.59

2.51

.906

1.30

2.70

1.37

.942

.959

Runoff in 

inches

0.60

1.87

10.06

1.47

15.58

16.11

1.13

2.44

2.89

1.01

17.72

.70

3.11

18.59

12.82

2.01

13.01
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Logansport, Ind. Continued

Revised figures of monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1904, 1926-30, 

1932-35, 1937-39, 1948--Continued

445

Month

Calendar year 1929 . ......

Calendar year 1934 .......

Calendar year 1935.......

Calendar year 1936 .......

Calendar year 1937 .......

Calendar year 1938.......

March 1939 .................

Calendar year 1939 .......

Calendar year 1948. ......

Cfs-days

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

775,967

912,843

1,695,112

1,448,304

373,960

1,124,203

1,404,208

Maximum

27,500

15,300

25,000

62,600

45,200

43,400

52,600

52,600

29,000

Minimum

375

161

270

163

393

350

2,010

191

254

Mean

4,390

1,190

2,126

2,494

4,644

3,968

12,060

3,080

3 425

3,837

Per square

mile

1.17

.317

.567

.665

4.32

2.51

1.27

1.24

3.27

1.14

1.06

3.22

.821

1.02

Runoff In 

inches

2.22

15.87

1.48

.65

1.11

4.30

2.41

7.64

7.70

9.04

4.98

2.80

17.31

16.82

3.65

15.49

14.37

3.71

11.16

.11

13.92

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

264 2~69~

264

269

293

274

280

280

274

280

293

286

286

*274

274

280

286

286

280

286

286

280

274

274

286

293

319

368

345

375 332"

9,010

291

0.078

0.09

Nov.

319

319

312

300

293

293

293

293

293

293

293

293

293

300

306

306

306

300

375

352

312

338

360

312

412

405

398

*352

345

360

9,726

324

0.086

0.10

Dec.

368

360

345

345

352

375

382

382

375

368

368

345

345

345

345

300

b320

b320

b320

375

398

398

420

465

420

338

326

332

*338

338

332

11,140

359

0.096

0.11

Jan.

35i:

338

332

332

326

312

326

326

326

319

269

252

319

319

319

312

286

300

306

456

1,050

820

780

659

609

609

1,410

*3,750

3,530

2,510

1,640

23,794

768

0.205

0.24

Feb.

1,150

970

834

737

659

620

587

543

510

492

483

447

438

429

429

576

724

2,610

2,150

1,640

1,300

1,190

1,170

1,020

890

*906

876

906

-

__ ___ _ _

25,286

903

0.241

0.25

Mar.

6,230

7,500

4,500

2,700

1,900

1,600

1,440

1,300

1,200

1,170

1,120

1,030

938

862

806

750

711

659

TIT

778

1,000

1,520

1,200

1,100

1,290

3,750

3,600

2,500

2,100

2,420

4,740

63,125

2,036

0.543

0.63

Apr.

4,500

3,700

3,100

2,710

2,070

1,840

2,190

3,110

4,080

3,210

4,810

12,200

8,700

5,220

3,970

3,310

2,910

4,980

5,480

*3,970

2,810

2,070

1,750

1,590

1,440

1,680

2,260

1,940

1,700

1,610

104,910

3,497

0.932

1.04

May

1,440

1,410

1,520

2,610

2,910

2,260

1,790

1,500

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,050

1,000

920

880

840

*800

730

680

650

620

610

590

570

540

530

590

820

2,210

2,090

1,290

37,050

1,195

0.319

0.37

June

2,510

7,800

6,350

7,500

5,220

3,640

2,610

2,020

3,310

3,420

2,510

1,860

2,340

1,660

1,320

1,190

1,000

1,610

1,300

1,100

954

*1,120

820

862

778

672

609

543

492

474

67,594

2,253

0.601

0.67

July

456

438

412

570

750

609

806

1,700

2,090

1,620

1,220

954

792

646

543

483

405

398

420

*405

483

429

375

390

375

352

326

306

319

345

330

19,747

637

0.170

0.20

Aug.

350

360

483

447

620

1,200

1,410

1,150

922

724

700

698

532

465

420

405

390

398

598

1,250

2,070

1,390

*1,070

764

620

609

1,000

1,200

1,290

1,020

922

25,477

822

0.219

0.25

Sept.

750

609

532

474

429

390

368

345

368

390

360

352

326

306

293

280

264

280

269

*280

264

242

236

220

230

230

225

225

236

306

10,079

336

0.090

0.10

Calendar year 1953: Max 27,600 Min 233 Mean 2,169 Cfsm 0.578 In. 7.84

Water year 1953-54: Max 12,200 Min 220 Mean 1,115 Cfsm 0.297 In. 4.05
446 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Delphi, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°35'26", long 86°41'54", in SW£ sec. 24, T. 25 N., R. 3 W., on downstream side of second pier from left abutment of highway bridge, 1 mile west of Delphi, 

1.6 miles upstream from Deer Creek, 8.6 miles upstream from Tippecanoe River, and at 

mile 330.8.

Drainage area.--4,032 sq mi.

Records available. January 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 519.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to July 19, 1942, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 3,516 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 10.60 ft); 

minimum, 238 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 85,300 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 25.60 ft); minimum daily, 158 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 28.4 ft (revised) Mar. 26, 1913, from information by State 

Highway Commission (discharge, about 145,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 

82,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.4 

2.0

220

405

800

3.0

6.0

10.0

1,680

5,260

11,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

CfSL

Oct.

270

265 

270

270

292

292

283

301

301

296

296

301

306

*301

501

292

301

301

296

292

296 

296

288

283

301

310

342

390

405 

390

41J,

9,539

308

0.076

In. | 0.09

Nov.

390

365 

365

355

355

346

346

342

337

337

342

342

342

342

342

346

*350

346

346

429

400 

395

405

411

435

453

465

355

411 

405

11,280

376

0.093

0.10

Dec.

405

405 

405

400

400

405

411

411

417

417

411

411

405

395

*570

395

395

390

390

395

435 

491

530

530

504

472

465

472

411

395

375

13,113

423

0.105

0.12

Jan.

417

400 

385

365

385

375

365

360

370

360

356

a310

a290

a3T5~

a330

a330

a330

a345

*a357

a620

1,150 

934

870

886

786

688

1,340

2,560

5,720

2,940

1,840

25,078

809

0.201

0.23

Feb.

1,380

1,050 

910

800

730

681

621

608

576

550

510

478

478

478

465

588

681

1,780

*2,450

1,900

1,480 

1,240

1,200

1,090

966

918

878

878

-

26,364

942

0.254

0.24

Calendar year 1953: Max 27,200 Mln 265

Mar.

5,060

7,000 

5,820

3,720

2,560

1,790

1,580

1,580

1,200

1,170

1,150

1,060

966

870

814

786

*750

688

702

744

814 

1,290

1,450

1,240

1,290

2,340

4,210

3,240

2,450

2,230

3,840

62,144

2,005

0.497

0.57

Apr.

4,860

4,210 

3,560

2,940

2,280

1,960

1,960

3,000

3,960

5,480

5,840

10,500

9,700

5,960

4,340

5,720

5,120

3,960

5,540

4,470

5,240 

2,450

2,010

1,730

1,580

1.480

2,180

2,180

1,840

1, 680

107,390

3,580

0.888

0.99

May

1,580

1,480 

*1,580

2,060

2,940

2,560

2,010

1,630

1,580

1,240

1,110

1,070

1,030

990

934

856

800

744

716

688

667 

634

608

595

582

545

562

772

2,010

2,450

1,580

58,401

1,259

0.507

0.55

June

5,410

8,050 

7,000

7,300

5,540

5,960

2,890

2,450

3,000

*3,720

2,780

2,120

2,560

1,900

1,450

1,190

1,050

1,580

1,580

1,110

958 

1,010

942

814

765

667

595

556

498

459

71,464

2,382

0.591

0.66

July

447

423 

425

510

730

640

*667

1,680

2,250

1,680

1,340

1,010

814

688

582

517

459

429

441

405

498 

472

405

395

400

385

350

*342 365"

375

355

20,457

660

0.164

0.19

Aug.

365

59T 

478

484

595

1,180

1,680

1,240

982

772

667

730

595

504

465

435

441

459

640

*966

1,900 

1,630

1,110

835

667

730

1,120

1,290

1,290

1,040

878

26,563

857

0.213

0.25

Sept.

765

647 

550

504

465

417

400

380

555

595

365

380

355

342

324

519

510

510

306

301

292 

265

265

265

256

260

247

#252

274

355

10,921

364

0.090

0.10

Mean 2,322 Cfsm 0.576 In. 7.83

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,300 Mln 247 Mean 1,158 Cfsm 0.287 In. 3.89

Peak discharge (base, 24,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 447

Deer Creek near Delphi, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°36', long 86°37', on line between SE£ sec. 22 and NE£ sec. 27, T.

25 N., R. 2 W., on downstream side of left wing wall of highway bridge, 3 miles northeast of Delphi and 4^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 278 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1954 (monthly discharge only prior to 

March 1944).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 542 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

i3ept. 18, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 238 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 cfs June 1 (gage height, 7.00 ft); minimum, 5.6 cfs Sept. 27.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 9,160 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 14.4 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 27, 1954.

Flood in May 1943 reached a stage of 19.8 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 18,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 6,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area, 1944, 1947-48.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6 to Jan. 19, stagedischarge relation affected by ice Dec. 16, 17, 

Jan. 11, 12, 15, 16)

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.5 

2.9

4.5

7.0

11

34

76

3.3 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

144

350

790

1,290

1,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

13

14" 12

17

15

15

15

15

15

14

15

15

*15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

14

20

26

25

25

25

493

15.9

0.057

0.07

Nov.

22

22

21

20

19

20

19

19

20

20

21

21

21

22

22

22

*22

21

21

21

22

3030"

28

28

26

26

25

25

26

682

22.7

0.082

0.09

Dec.

26

26

25

26

24

27

27

26

28

28

27

25

24

24

*24

20

19

T9

19

22

24

3330"

27

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

767

24.7

0.089

0.10

Jan.

23

23

23

23

24

23

22

22

23

22

22

T9" 18

19

19

19

19

19

22

61

56

*40

39

38

34

54

339

20T

99

62

55

1,488

48.0

0.173

0.20

Feb.

43

39

37

35

34

32

30

29

29

28

27

26

24

25

27

49

57

54

45

41

41

38

37

35

*34

35

32

47

-

1,010

36.1

0.130

0.14

Mar.

60

65

64

49

44

42

40

39

40

39

39

37

35

34

32

*30

29

28

34

44

57

53

48

44

54

63

61

57

57

63

69

1,450

46.8

0.168

0.19

Apr.

65

58

51

4646"

49

84

140

114

105

365

555 336"

237

297

291

204

151

121

104

90

83

80

79

72

68

65

64

60

57

4,137

138

0.496

0.55

May

54

63

163

*112

89

75

69

62

58

55

54

52

49

46

44

42

41

40

38

38

37

36

34

32

31

30

3T

157

474 

417

157

2,680

86.5

0.311

0.36

June

1,340

1.490

1,640

840

524

364

270

222

243

*219

149

118

99

86

76

70

66

110

182

116

82

469

213

110

79

62

50

43

38

34

8,804

293

1.05

1.17

July

30

27

27

29

36

31

*47

47

50

37

29

24

22

19

17

14

14

15

18

16

29

27

24

22

19

17

15

14

*19

15 

14

764

24.6

0.088

0.10

Aug.

15

17

22

30

52

33

25

24

21

18

16

14

13

13

13

12

13

14

19

20

19

16

14

12

li

*21

30

38

34 

24

19

642

20.7

0.074

0.09

Sept.

17

14

12

11

9.8

9.4

11

IS" 34

15

13

11

9.4

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.4

7.0

6.8

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

*6.2

6.2

9.0 

18

316.5

10.5

0.038

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,840 Mln 12 Mean 167 Cfsm 0.601 In. 8.15

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,490 Mln 6.2 Mean 63.7 Cfsm 0.229 In. 3.10

Peak discharge (base, 2.400 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
448 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Tippecanoe River at Oswego, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°19'14", long 85°47'2l", in NE^NE^ sec. 14, T. 33 N. , R. 6 E., on left

 bank 10 ft downstream from dam at Tippecanoe Lake Outlet in Oswego and 3 miles east of 

Leesburg.

Drainage area.--115 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 830.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to Aug. 12, 1953, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--S years, 122 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 322 cfs Apr. 29, 30; minimum daily, 

2.9 cfs Oct. 2.

1949-54: Maximum daily discharge, 680 cfs Apr. 8-10, 1950; maximum gage height, 

8.62 ft Apr. 10, 1950; minimum daily discharge, that of Oct. 2, 1953.

Remarks.--Records fair. Flow regulated by flashboards on Tippecanoe Lake 800 ft upstream. 

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

3.2

2.9

3.6

4.4

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

a4.8

34.8

*4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.4 

5.5

5.5

146.7

4.73

0.041

0.05

Nov.

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

*5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

7.0

8.1

9.0

10

11

12

13

14 

15

217.4

7.25

0.063

0.07

Dec.

16

16

18

19

20

22

24

26

28

30

30

30

28

27

25

b25

b25

b24

24

24

24

a24

a23

a23

a22

a22

a22

*24

23 

24

22

734

23.7

0.206

0.24

Jan.

22

22

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

16

15

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!5

16

20

24

*26

27

27

28

29

30

32

33

35

36

670

21.6

0.188

0.22

Feb.

35

34

33

33

33

34

34

34

33

32

30

30

28

28

*28

38

43

46

50

54

60

62

60

59

60

59

58

62

-

1,190

42.5

0.370

0.39

Calendar year 1953: Max 179 Min 2.9

Mar.

62

63

67

67

67

66

67

67

64

63

61

61

54

53

*53

53

54

53

54

54

52

51

51

55

77

100

141

188

224 

246

258

2,646

85.4

0.743

0.86

Apr.

257

251

246

242

238

*232

226

226

224

220

230

233

238

246

245

242

236

233

236

230

222

218

212

204

244

276

288

*308

322

322

7,347

245

2.13

2.38

May

310

310

298

292

262

252

250

240

220

203

190

179

170

158

147

133

124

119

*114

107

101

94

86

78

71

51

38

39

42

51

54

4,783

154

1.34

1.54

June

71

81

86

88

88

87

86

86

90

95

99

95

92

88

84

82

78

72

66

67

64

67

*69

76

87

98

~94 100

86

78

2,500

83.3

0.724

0.81

Mean 51.6 Cfsm 0.449

July

74

70

74

76

75

75

97

106

113

120

126

1?6

126

113

101

90

84

80

74

*70

80

82

78

70

64

58

50

45

41

38

21

2,513

81.1

0.705

0.81

Aug.

33

32

39

47

59

58

57

58

54

56

53

51

50

48

42

42

*40

47

56

60

62

62

62

64

74

84

86

90

95

97

91

1,849

59.6

0.518

0.60

In. 6.09

Sept.

86

84

80

74

68

62

58

51

46

41

37

34

32

*37

51

58

67

72

73

72

69

69

70

70

74

75

70

64

60

56

1,860

62.0

0.-539

0.60

Water year 1953-54: Max 322 Min 2.9 Mean 72.5 Cfsm 0.630 In. 3.57

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, recorded range in 

stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 449

Tippecanoe River near Ora, Ind.

Location.--Lat 41°10', long 86°34', in NE£ sec. 7, T. 31 N., R. 1 W., on upstream side of 

left span of highway bridge, 1.3 miles southwest of Ora and 2.0 miles downstream from 

Osborn ditch.

Drainage area. 839 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 694 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 11 years, 831 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,150 cfs Apr. 12, 13; maximum gage height, 

9.92 ft Apr. 12; minimum discharge, 128 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 4.30 ft).

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 7,800 cfs Apr. 5, 1950 (gage height, 14.40 ft); minimum, 122 cfs Sept. 2,3, 1953; minimum gage height, 4.15 ft Aug. 14, 1944, Oct. 16, 17, 

1946.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1944 has been revised to 

5,650 el's Apr. 13, 1944 (gage height, 13.2 ft), superseding figure published in 

WSP 1003.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9 to Dec. 8, Jan. 3-10,

Aug. 9 to Sept. 30)

4.2

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

10.0

120

320

870

1,620

2,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

142

138

128

142

140

*135

135

135

135

135

135

132

132

132

132

130

128

132

132

132

130

130

130

130

130

130

132

135

140

142

 

145

4,156

134

0.160

0.18

Nov.

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

*145

142

145

148

142

142

138

135

140

135

135

140

158

180

182

172

175

188

190

190

180

182

4,644

155

0.185

0.21

Dec.

188

188

188

190

195

195

195

202

208

212

222

220

215

210

205

210

200

195

190

200

205

*210

215

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

250

6,288

203

0.242

0.28

Jan.

275

262

200

185

178

178

170

170

170

175

170

165

165

160

*160

160

160

170

190

230

295

300

315

345

358

358

370

420

458

358

332

7,602

245

0.292

0.34

Feb.

308

280

280

272

258

250

245

238

*232

228

210

195

198

198

20?

345

508

630

532

495

445

445

445

432

432

420

408

508

-

9,639

344

0.410

0.43

Mar.

520

545

545

520

495

432

420

*458

458

458

445

432

420

382

382

370

358

345

345

408

445

458

420

432

1,060

1,720

*1 J 780

1,670

1,620

1,480

1,280

21,103

681

0.812

0.94

Apr.

,200

,200

,200

,240

* ,200

,130

,130

,130

,200

,480

,670

,020

,150

1 960

1,780

1,670

1,480

1,440

1,400

 1,400

1,360

1,280

1,160

1,160

1,200

1,570

1,900

2,080

2,020

1,900

44,710

1,490

1.78

1.99

May

1,670

1,620

1,720

1,720

1,620

,570

,520

,400

,360

,200

1,100

1,060

960

870

840

750

*720

660

630

600

570

545

532

520

495

470

458

495

558

520

532

29,285

945

1.13

1.30

June

558

870

810

840

810

720

660

600

570

585

545

545

508

495

482

470

558

*520

495

482

482

495

520

458

420

420

382

382

370

558

16,410

547

0.652

0.73

July

345

345

345

482

520

495

630

1,200

1,280

1,060

900

840

750

690

 630

570

495

495

a540

a.560

a530

a470

420

420

395

395

370

358

358

345

345

17,578

567

0.676

0.78

Aug.

345

345

345

358

395

520

495

445

382

345

320

*302

288

282

270

*270

278

295

320

382

358

332

320

282

302

432

675

600

495

470

420

11,668

376

0.448

0.52

Sept.

370

332

312

332

290

268

258

255

 262

250

230

228

195

195

195

190

188

188

188

188

188

192

190

185

180

178

178

172 Tfe

188

6,743

225

0.268

0.30

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,840 Min 122 Mean 472 Cfsm 0.563 In. 7.63

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,150 Mln 128 Mean 493 Cfsm 0.588 In. 8.00

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Tippe 

canoe River at Oswego.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17-30, Jan. 11-20.
450 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Tippecanoe River near Montlcello, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°47', long 86 0 45', in sec. 21, T. 27 N., R. 3 W., at Norway plant of 

Northern Indiana Public Service Co., 2 miles north of Monticello.

Drainage area. 1,710 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1954.

Average discharge. 23 years, 1,468 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 6,440 cfs Apr. 29; minimum daily, 115 cfs 

Dec. 17, Jan. 12.

1931-54: Maximum daily discharge, 15,400 cfs Apr. 4, 1950; minimum daily, 103 cfs 

July 27, 1934.

Remarks. Discharge computed on basis of records of operation of powerplant and flow over 

dam.

Cooperation. Records of daily discharge furnished by Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

277

206

218

257

248

155

232

206

295

180

257

257

232

308

257

257

232

206

207

207

206

207

180

180

206

206

411

257

232

206

309

7,294

235

0.137

0.16

Nov.

257

257

257

257

257

232

257

232

283

257

257

232

252

257

232

206

283

206

232

257

257

359

230

306

268

230

306

268

268

497

7,929

264

0.154

0.17

Dec.

230

230

268

230

268

306

306

306

344

268

306

306

268

"530 382

268

115

192

230

230

344

382

230

192

230

268

306

344

306

306

306

8,497

274

0.160

0.18

Jan.

230

306

306

268

344

344

267

268

306

230

192

115

192

192

230

268

230

230

192

704

382

306

344

306

344

458

1,540

916

.916

497

497

11,921

385

0.225

0.26

Feb.

573

459

497

382

459

382

382

382

382

382

382

287

306

344

420

802

1,100

916

916

725

763

649

649

649

649

611

724

687

_

15,859

566

0.331

0.34

Mar.

744

744

913

649

535

573

802

732

686

764

687

687

611

535

497

573

532

495

685

573

611

666

725

611

1,620

2,280

2,300

2,410

2,300

2,150

1,870

30,560

986

0.577

0.67

Apr.

1,810

1,900

1,870

1,700

1,810

1,620

1,650

1,870

1,810

1,880

1,880

3,990

3,330

3,210

2,800

2,770

2,300

2,300

2,080

2,080

2,080

1,810

1,740

1,590

1,580

2,140

2,520

2,400

6,440

2,200

69,160

2,305

1.35

1.51

May

2,260

2,140

2,110

1,880

2,110

1,960

1,810

1,660

1,700

1,550

1,510

1,330

1,250

1,330

1,030

1,030

1,150

916

916

961

766

791

766

753

691

678

7T8

1,100

1,470

1,170

40,422

1,304

0.763

0.88

June

1,800

1,810

1,670

1,600

1,410

1,150

1,220

980

1,740

1,170

916

916

841

816

1,130

853

855

1,030

816

853

879

1,200

1,060

766

688

616

525

616

513

535

30,974

1,032

0.604

0.67

July

500

462

513

539

513

666

1,170

1,600

1,610

1,480

1,260

980

980

866

791

728

616

616

616

616

786

565

437

411

514

462

437

462

462

46£

411

22,531

727

0.425

0.49

Aug.

360

411

513

411

513

462

462

614

488

505

433

462

437

462

462

437

385

658

691

575

550

411

539

488

437

814

616

878

766

6 16

616

16,527

533

0.312

0.36

Sept.

488

435

462

488

385

462

385

385

360

411

360

385

360

360

360

360

308

334

358

1,850

2,420

984

400

400

400

772

1,000

950

461

515

17,598

587

0.343

0.38

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,570 Mln 115 Mean 920 Cfsm 0.538 In. 7.32

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,440 Mln 115 Mean 765 Cfsm 0.447 In. 6.07
WABASH RIVER BASIN 451

Tippecanoe River near Delphi, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°37' , long 86°45', in sec. 16, T. 25 N., R. 3 W. , on right bank 2 miles 

northeast of Springboro, 2 miles downstream from Big Creek, and 5 miles northwest of 

Delphi.

Drainage area. 1,857 sq mi.

Records available . March 1903 to July 1906, November, December 1908, July 1939 to September 1954. Published as "at Springboro", 1903.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 552.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Mar. 14, 1903, to July 20, 1906, Nov. 2, 

to Dec. 31, 1908, chain gage at site 5| miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1939-54), 1,610 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 6,500 cfs Apr. 29; minimum discharge, 48 

cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 1.70 ft); minimum daily, 210 cfs Dec. 17.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 17,200 cfs Apr. 4, 1950 (gage height, 13.43 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 19, 1954; minimum daily, 94 cfs Oct. 1, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 13.5 ft Nov. 3, 1936, present site and datum (discharge, 

17,400 cfs) .

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 973: 1942. WSP 1275: Drainage area. Revised figures of 

discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 1905-6, superseding those 

published in WSP 128 and 169, are given herewith:

Date

1904

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Dec. 1

2

3

4

Discharge

386

366

386

386

392

392

379

334

386

412

398

386

398

379

412

431

418

398

398

386

366

334

386

386

386

386

379

379

379

366

366

353

334

334

Date

19O4-Con.

Dec. 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

1905

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

45O

512

519

533

554

575

554

54O

540

1,930

1,320

1,470

1,7OO

1,620

1,4OO

1,240

1,050

736

666

652

617

659

930

85O

720

720

720

659

659

645

631

652

Date

19O5-Con.

Sept. 24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Discharge

652

645

631

603

589

575

561

54O

617

603

554

526

505

484

484

47O

464

464

45O

438

424

405

398

398

688

2,750

2,75O

2,580

2,250

2.O9O

2,010

1,850

1,770

1,47O

Date

1905-Con.

Oct. 28

29

30

31

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

973

880

88O

8O8

8O8

808

744

744

680

1,770

2,250

2,O9O

2,010

2,010

1,930

1,930

1,770

1,62O

1,470

1,320

973

973

880

880

88O

880

808

808

744

680

617

617

2,580

2,750

Month Maximum

431

2,750

Minimum

334

398

Mean

386

883

1,031

Per square

mile

0.208

.475

.554

Runoff In 

Inches

0.23

.53

.64

.78
452 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Tippecanoe River near Delphi, Ind. Continued

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, June 12 

to Sept. 30)

2.3 

2.5 

3.0

190

265

556

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

1,390

3,580

8,130

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

276

251

239

230

234

232

241

234

279

255

317

242

267

297

303

304

238

275

267

231

*266

244

239

238

233

237

500

355

215 

214

362

8,315

268

0.144

0.17

Nov.

315

317

313

295

295

301

253

255

294

328

302

251

282

304

305

313

*360

257

334

305

300

530

297

392

367

322

453

272

400 

571

9,883

329

0.177

0.20

Dec.

348

271

407

266

393

410

402

404

520

392

389

395

366

535

*306

310

210

220

240

280

370

500

370

270

290

330

380

450

380 

340

330

11,074

357

0.192

0.22

Jan.

310

330

320

330

380

380

310

310

330

300

250

230 240"

250

290

310

270

250

240

*1,050

415

336

378

381

379

483

1,900

1,060

1,120 

589

423

14,144

456

0.246

0.28

Feb.

702

558

585

453

452

454

449

454

448

451

407

371

238

378

526

1,070

1,040

1,040

 1,040

829

784

756

733

731

836

720

789

768

-

18,062

645

0.347

0.36

Mar.

941

776

1,280

612

625

759

811

977

773

874

830

809

708

743

591

*734

553

541

697

724

685

644

814

748

1,730

2,290

2,270

*2,250

2,350 

2,170

1,860

33,249

1,073

0.578

0.67

Apr.

1,660

1,950

1,780

1,640

1,830

1,700

1,620

1,890

1,850

1,870

3,630

3,550

3,080

3,030

2,700

2,740

2,300

2,280

2,100

2,090

2,110

1,870

1,760

1,700

1,800

2,000

2,400

3,000

6,500

'

71,330

2,378

1.28

1.43

May

2,800

2,700

2,600

*2,400

2,150

2,120

1,950

1,820

1,800

1,780

1,530

1,570

1,340

1,450

1,150

1,260

1,220

1,060

1,120

1,050

1,030

913

886

913

840

774

893

1,580

1,960

1, 280 

1,150

47,089

1,519

0.818

0.94

June

2,240

2,070

1,910

1,850

1,510

1,390

1,310

1,300

2,550

1,510

*1,140

1,090

868

904

1,260

1,010

754

1,320

907

934

1,050

1,120

1,300

841

813

615

656

561

5TJ8 

604

35,955

1,198

0.645

0.72

July

617

458

643

622

582

724

1,380

*1,B40

1,700

1,620

1,300

1,110

1,030

998

816

765

622

623

*668

643

891

543

444

446

595

439

439

*528

540 

458

463

24,547

792

0.426

0.49

Aug.

467

462

559

469

615

480

479

569

581

549

534

437

512

520

429

429

537

505

896

*588

527

449

581

554

455

1,020

642

870

842 

639

639

17,835

575

0.310

0.36

Sept.

561

458

559

568

469

470

488

464

467

469

428

422

427

448

410

423

360

559

631

2,910

2,840

2,740

2,660

1,580

506

612

753

*761

448 

436

25,327

844

0.454

0.51

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,240 Mln 210 Mean 1,033 Cfsm 0.556 In. 7.56

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,500 Mln 210 Mean 868 Cfsm 0.467 In. 6.35

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 17 to Jan 20, Apr. 24 to May 4; discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records and records for nearby stations.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 453

Wildcat Creek at Greentown, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°27' ) long 85°57', in NEij on line between sees. 9 and 10, T. 23 N. , R. 

5 E., on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 213, 1.5 miles south 

of Greentown. Prior to June 5, 1954, at site 2.0 miles downstream.

Drainage area. 162 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1954 (monthly discharge only prior to February 1945).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 809.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 5, 1954, wire-weight gage at bridge 2.0 miles downstream at datum 

5.34 ft lower.

Average discharge.--10 years, 152 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed, 450 ofs Apr. 12 (gage height, 5.63 ft); minimum, 

 1.6 cfs Sept. 8-10, 12-14, 20, 29, 30.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 6,320 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 15.3 ft, site and 

datum then in use); minimum, 0.9 cfs Sept. 21, 1947.

Flood in Way 1943 reached a stage of 15.0 ft, from floodmarks, site and datum used 

prior to June 5, 1954 (discharge, 5,960 ofs). Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of 

18.9 ft, from floodmarks, site and datum used prior to June 5, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair prior to June 4, good thereafter, except for period of no gageheight record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area, 1945, 1947-48.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Nov. 4, Nov. 11 to Jan. 6)

Oct. 1 to June 4 June 5 to Sept. 30

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

4.1 

6.1 

9.0

2.6

3.0 

4.0 

5.3

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

165

265

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.5

4.0

3.5

a3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

a3.6

*3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

a3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

a3.6

3.6

4.5

5.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

123.1

3.97

0.023

0.03

Nov.

a6.o

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.5

as. 7

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

a5. 9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

ae.7

*7.6

9.0

7.0

a5.8

4.7

4.3

a4.3

4 3

177.1

5.90

0.034

0.04

Dec.

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.3

4.3

a4.3

4.3

5.1

5.5

5.5

5.3

4.9

a6.0

7 .3

7 .6

7.0

6.4

5.8

5.3

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.1

5.9

5.8

5.6

*5.6

6.1

6.1

5 9

171.5

5.53

0.032

0.04

Jan.

5.9

5.7

a5. 7

5.7

5.9

5.9

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.6

4.1

3.8

4.0

4.3

4.6

4.5

4.2

4.0

6.6

10

14

13

12

11

15

100

*188

T40

81

43

30

752.1

24.3

0.141

0.16

Feb.

21

19

18

17

16

16

a 15

14

13

11

11

8.4

8.4

a8. 6

8.7

58

186

118

82

63

a50

45

34

*31

33

30

26

216

_

1,177.1

42.0

0.244

0.25

Mar.

355

220

144

97

70

62

a60

59

53

51

48

44

42

a36

29

27

27

27

40

d50

a60

d50

d45

341

d42

d43

d45

a47

a51

a54

a52

2,071

66.8

0.388

0.45

Apr.

d50

d45

d42

a40

50

104

302

228

147

107

a280

388

250

186

147

127

dl!3

a!02

*92

77

67

64

62

57

a52

48

53

53

44

40

3,417

114

0.663

0.74

May

39

a60

100

84

64

55

44

40

a37

34

32

30

27

25

24

a23

22

*21

20

19

18

17

al6

16

16

14

14

25

40

a25

57

1,058

34.1

0.198

0.23

June

161

258

212

220

120

85

57

67

89

56

37

28

22

19

18

18

194

221

113

71

45

33

*25

19

16

14

12

9.9

8.7

ji. 1

2,256.7

75.2

0.464

0.52

July

7.8

7.0

8.4

12

9.0

7.5

11

13

10

9.0

8.1

7.5

7.2

6.7

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

*5.6

5.4

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

204.4

6.59

0.041

0.05

Aug.

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.2

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.7

3.2

3.4

3.6

6.7

6.0

4.4

3.4

2.8

*2.7

2.4

3.4

8.1

5.6

4.6

3.8

3.2

112.5

3.63

0.022

0.03

Sept.

2.6

2.2

2.1

2.7

27T

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.4

a2.2

a2.1

a2.0

al.9

al.8

al.7

al.6

al.6

59.6

1.99

0.012

0.01

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,540 Mln 3.5 Mean 113 Cfsm 0.657 In. 8.93

Water year 1953-54: Max 388 Mln 1.6 Mean 31.7 Cfsm 0.184 In. 2.55

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs),. No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Owasco.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Owasco. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17-28, Jan. 7-26.

388926 O - 56 - 30
454 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wildcat Creek at Owasco, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°28' , long 86°38', in SW£ sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 2 W., on right bank just 

downstream from highway bridge, half a mile northwest of Owasco and 15 miles upstream 

from South Fork Wildcat Creek.

Drainage area. 390 sq mi (revised).

Records available. March 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 624.61 ft above mean sea level (unadjusted). 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, wire-weight gage 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 374 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 cfs June 1 (gage height, 4.81 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 16, 17, 23, 24, 29, 30 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 13.3 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,700 cfs; minimum observed, 10 cfs Sept. 25, 1944. 

Flood of May 18, 1943, reached a stage of 14.0 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 21, Sept. 21-3O)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 11

1.0 19

1.4 47

1.8 100

2.3 

2.8 

3.9

210

375

915

0.8 

1.2 

1.6

Apr. 12 to Sept. 

13

82

2.2 

3.0 

4.4

2OO

460

1,170

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31

31

31

34

36

38

36

34

32

31

29

27

25

*23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

26

29

41

35 

32

877

28.3

0.073

0.08

Nov.

31

30

29

28

29

31

31

30

29

28

26

3T

36

32

29

*29

28

26

28

29

29

33

33

52

40

38

37

36

36

36

960

32.0

0.082

0.09

Dec.

33

33

33

33

33

35

36

36~ 43

36

36

36

34

*33

30

30

31

29

59

30

32

35

33

35

36

33

31

31

30

29

30

1,024

33.0

0.085

0.10

Jan.

30

30

29

28

31

36

33

31

30

30

28

23

22

23

25

27

25

25

23

36

57

*b83

b71

b67

b64

78

212

300

2BT

172

122

2,055

66.3

0.170

0.20

Feb.

92

82

74

70

67

66

61

56

53

53

52

52

53

49

48

60

85

112

150" 195

124

106

loo

*96

85

80

85

96

-

2,302

82.2

0.211

0.22

Mar.

222

505

355

258

202

160

146

140

130

116

106

106

98

92

85

*79

74

70

79

102

118

156

158

140

138

144

138

150

144 

170

180

4,761

154

0.395

0.46

Apr.

175

154

138

128

146

144

194

542

490

335

902

1.140

905

595

451

387

336

291

252

225

208

188

175

173

155

145

143

145

124

129

9,515

317

0.813

0.91

May

122

*145

234

195

205

175

157

139

129

122

112

105

100

93

90

85

81

76

76

74

75

71

68

64

62

66

64

82

242

237

161

3,707

120

0.308

0.35

June '

1,100

1.120

980

955

655

415

321

291

*380

356

270

208

169

147

127

124

111

280

501

291

2OO

159

127

105

92

84

69

64

60 

6C

9,821

327

0.838

0.93

July

56

54

50

50

58

46

57

*76

6?

*54

49

43

36

39

34

30

29

29

29

31

54

43

52

35

31

28

26

24

*2T 

27

28

1,288

41.5

0.106

0.12

Aug.

27

27

31

27

40

42

46

33

29

33

28

28

25

24

25

23

34

29

60

56

50

35

30

30

35

48

86

69

41 

32

29

1,150

37.1

0.095

0.11

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,680 Mln 23 Mean 289 Cfsm O.741 In. 10. O7

Sept.

27

25

24

22

21

20

77

4U

19

20

20

19

18

16

16

14

JS

17

19

18

16

15

14

14

16

17

*16

15

14 

14

619

20.6

0.053

0.06

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,14O Mln 14 Mean 104 Cfsm O.267 In. 3.63

Peak discharge (base. 3.OOP efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 455

South Pork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°24', long 86°47', in NW£ sec. 28, T. 23 N., R. 3 W., on right bank 40 

ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 26, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Middle Fork, 4^ miles -upstream from mouth, and 5 miles east of Lafayette. Prior to 

July 29, 1954, at site 40 ft downstream.

Drainage area. 246 sq mi.

Records available. March 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 563.45 ft above mean sea level (Indiana 

State Highway Commission benchmark). Prior to July 29, 1954, wire-weight gage at site 

40 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 247 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,530 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 5.92 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 28.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 12,000 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 15.12 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination at 

16.8 ft; minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 18, 19, 22, 1944.

Flood of May 1943 reached a stage of 16.8 ft, from floodmarks (discharge 17,900 cfs, 

by contracted-opening method).

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1948 has been revised to 4,080 

cfs, Apr. 6, 1948 (gage height, 9.95 ft, from graph based on gage readings), superseding figure published in WSP 1113.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 27, 28, May 3-6, June 1-11, 19)

1.6

1.7 

1.9 55

2.3 

3.0 

3.7

150

370

650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

29

29

26

31

30

30

39

29

29

27

26

29

26

27

29

29

29

29

29

29

*29

29

29

27

27

29

34

42

Tc" 44 

Ob

34

932

30.1

0.122

0.14

Nov.

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

32

32

34

34

a34

34

*34

32

32

34

34

34

a 42

49

42

39

39

39

36

38

38

1,068

35.6

0.145

0.16

Dec.

38

38

38

38

35

a38

42

39

39

39

39

36

a36

*36

35

35

35

35

36

38

39

44

42

45

44

41

41

41

41

41

39

1,203

38.8

0.158

0.18

Jan.

39

39

39

39

a41

a48

45

42

45

44

39

36

32

31

3T

33

36

35

36

70

*98

80

60

51

49

57

328

227

139

93

73

2,051

66.2

0.269

0.31

Feb.

77

73

68

64

64

59

354

53

52

52

50

50

50

47

47

70

105

*121

1(55

98

a90

86

73

68

*64

a65

66

allO

-

1,981

70.8

0.288

0.30

Mar.

220

174

139

a!20

102

84

84

86

88

86

86

84

84

79

73

68

*66

TO" 64

112

145

118

107

100

95

109

100

93

98

100

95

3,129

101

0.411

0.47

Apr.

91

84

79

75

84

134

279

217

158

139

a250

'2T9 470

205

183

172

153

131

118

109

100

98

100

98

a90

86

91

93

84

79

4,329

144

0.585

0.65

May

77

a!60

*530 352"

232

185

153

139

121

114

112

102

100

93

91

a86

82

79

75

73

70

66

66

64

62.

62

66

70

75

194

114

3,865

125

0.508

0.59

June

438

530

398

570

290

188

169

164

*456

318

185

126

121

107

102

102

126

109

191

116

73

68

62

55

53

52

45

42

a40

39

5,335

178

0.724

0.81

July

36

a36

44

145 n?

66

62

55

50

*44

36

35

32

31

31

30

29

a28

26

25

3441'

36

29

26

26

*2323-

24

24

23

1,262

40.7

0.165

0.19

Aug.

3o" 22

27

29

34

36

29

27

25

25

26

23

22

22

31

31

573

493

634

23T

114

77

55

49

45

64

*62

50

44

39

35

3,004

96.9

0.394

0.45

Sept.

34

3T

31

30

29

26

27

29

30

29

27

26

25

24

25

25

25

24

23

22

21

2?

22

22

21

21

*21

21

25

26

765

25.5

0.104

0.12

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,180 Min 26 Mean 218 Cfsm 0.886 In. 12.05

Water year 1953-54: Max 634 Min 21 Mean 79.2 Cfsm 0.322 In. 4.37

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Wildcat 

Creek near Owasco.

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-19, 23, 24, Jan. 12-18, 22-24.
456 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Lafayette, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°25'19", long 86°53'49", In sec. 20, T. 23 N., R. 4 W., on right bank 

20 ft downstream from Brown Street Bridge in Lafayette, 5.1 miles downstream from 

Wildcat Creek, and at mile 311.9.

Drainage area.--7,247 sq mi.

Records available. --February 1901 to December 1902, January to May 1903 (gage heights 

only) and October 1927 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. October 

1923 to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Gage-height 

records collected at same site since October 1913 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 504.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Oct. 7, 1923, to Nov. 20, 1933, chain gage at same site and datum. Prior to 

May 2, 1903, staff gage half a mile upstream at unknown datum.

Average discharge.--31 years (1923-54), 6,359 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,500 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 10.64 ft); minimum, 265 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 0.45 ft).

1901-3, 1923-54: Maximum discharge, 131,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 28.47 ft); 

minimum, that of Jan. 12, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.24 ft Aug. 15, 18, 1901.

Maximum stage known, 32.9 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark, determined by U. S. 

Weather Bureau (discharge, 190,000 cfs, estimated).

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

683 

728 

803

Water 

year

1929 

1932 

1936

Date

Apr . 2 , 

Jan. 19, 

Feb. 27,

1929 

1932 

1936

Discharge 

(cfs)

38,000 

37,600 

93,500

Gage height 

(feet)

*17.45 

17.28 

25.50

* From graph based on gage readings. 

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low stages caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water years 1929, 1932-33, 1936, superseding those published in 

WSP 683, 728, 743, and 803, are given herewith:

Date

1929

Jan. 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Apr. 2

3

4

12

May 4

5

Discharge

26,600

35,300

34,400

25,800

31,500

34, 100

26,900

22,900

34,100

34,700

24,800

25,600

25,800

22,900

Date

1929 -Con.

Hay 15

16

17

18

19

20

21

30

1932

Jan. 17

IS

19

20

Discharge

30,900

35,600

30,900

21,300

25,600

28,000

24,800

24, 200

27,200

34, 400

37,600

33,200

Date

1932-Con.

Jan. 21

22

23

24

Oct. 7

11

1933

Feb. 9

1936

Feb. 26

27

28

29

Discharge

23, 200

16,300

18,500

23,200

2,400

2,480

2,750

47,600

86,300

87,200

68,000

Month

Water year 1928-29. .........

Water year 1931-32. .........

Calendar year 1932 ..........

Water year 1932-33. .........

Calendar year 1933. .........

February 1936 .................

Calendar year 1936. .........

Cfs -days

-

-

-

364,950

1,876,670

Maximum

38,500

40,100

67,500

67,500

87,200

73,900

Minimum

1,250

950

583

583

730

730

1,250

476

Mean

7,951

4,959

5,310

7,920

12,580

5,028

Per square 

mile

1.53

1.10

.684

.248

.733

1.21

1.09

1.74

.694

Runoff in 

inches

14.89

9.33

.29

9.99

16.40

14.83

1.87

9.63
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Lafayette, Ind.--Continued

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 27 to May 6; stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice Dec. 16)

0.7

1.5

3.0

10.1

440

1,170

3, 120

15,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

753

708

TOT

708

708

753

744

753

771

780

780

834

762

780

843

825

780

762

771

780

744

*780

762

744

735

744

852

1,260

1,020 

951

942

24,837

801

0.111

0.13

Nov.

1,060

960

970

942

915

906

906

861

870

888

915

897

861

888

906

915

933

*960

888

980

1,050

1,050

1,270

l.OSO

1,140

1,160

1,150

1,200

1,030 

1,100

29,621

987

0.136

0.15

Dec.

1,310

980

970

1,050

933

1,060

1,080

1,080

1,120

1,220

1,080

1,050

1,040

1,030

1,150

*780

636

TW

870

990

1,140

1,370

888

825

1,000

1,030

1,130

1,120

1,120 

1,030

980

31,842

1,027

0.142

0.16

Jan.

960

1,060

1,030

990

1,040

1,160

980

1,010

951

980

762

472

sau

753

825

861

888

780

897

1,130

*2,410

1,260

1,280

1,490

1,500

1.560

3,440

4,290

5,510 

4,460

3,280

48,679

1,570

0.217

0.25

Feb.

2,520

2,310

1,980

1,860

1,620

1,560

1,500

1,440

1,390

1,370

1,280

1,220

1,160

1,040

1,240

1,620

2,180

*2,470

3,950

3,360

2,820

2,520

2,310

2,310

*2,180

2,180

1,920

2,240

-

55,550

1,984

0.274

0.29

Mar.

2,380

7,540

8,260

5,990

4, 120

3,280

2,970

2,740

2,670

2,380

2,450

2,240

2,180

1,980

1,980

1,740

1,800

*1,680

1,860

2,040

1,860

2,240

2,970

2,520

2,900

4,460

6,500

6,160

5,480 

5,140

5,140

107,650

3,473

0.479

0.55

Apr.

6,840

6,670

6,160

5,310

4,800

4,290

4,200

5,990

6,330

6,500

7,900

13,800

15,600

11,900

8,980

8,080

6,840

6,670

8,440

7,720

6,500

5,480

4,630

4,120

5,950

4,210

5,310

5,650

5,480 

5,140

203,400

6,780

0.936

1.04

May

5,140

5,140

5,480

*5,480

6,160

6,160

4,800

4,120

4,040

3,520

3,280

3,120

2,900

2,820

2,670

2,450

2,450

2,310

2,240

2,110

2,040

1,920

1,860

1,800

1,740

1,620

1,620

2,040

3,610 

4,800

3,780

103,220

3,330

0.460

0.53

June

4,800

11,300

11,100

10, 800

9,340

7,010

5,480

*4,460

5,650

6,500

5,140

4,120

3,860

3,440

3,200

2,900

2,520

2,670

3,440

2,820

2,520

2,670

2,970

2,310

2,040

1,980

1,500

1,560

1,290 

1,420

130,810

4,360

0.602

.0.67

July

1,370

1,270

1,260

1,390

1,620

1,620

1,740

2,740

*5,950

3,700

3,120

2,670

2,240

2,040

1,740

1,620

1,500

1,310

1,310

1,320

1,560

1,620

1,210

1,080

1,120

1,160

*1,000

1,OZO

1,140 

1,090

1 ' 000

52,530

1,695

0.234

0.27

Aug.

990

1,0W

1,150

1,250

1,400

1,560

2,380

2,040

1,920

1,680

1,460

1,420

1,340

1,250

1,160

1,060

1,560

2,110

2,380

2,110

2,380

2,450

1,980

1,800

1,500

1,680

2,110

2,180

2,520 

*2,110

1,800

53,790

1,735

0.239

0.28

Sept.

,680

,410

,280

,250

,140

1,040

1,070

1,190

1,040

980

980

933

924

897

888

843 852"

843

1,130

1,860

3,120

3,040

3,040

*2,670

1,560

825

1,130

1,180

1,070 

1,010

40,875

1,362

0.188

0.21

Calendar year 1953: Max 34,600 Mln 636 Mean 4,374 Cfsra 0.604 In. 8.19

Water year 1953-54: Max 15,600 Mln 472 Mean 2,419 Cfsra 0.334 In. 4.53

Discharge measurement made on this day.
458 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Covington, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°08'24", long 87°24'20", in sec. 35, T. 20 N., R. 9 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of highway bridge at Covington, 2.9 miles downstream from 

Oppossum Creek, 3.6 miles upstream from Spring Creek, and at mile 271.1.

Drainage area. 8,208 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at 

site three-eighths of a mile downstream January 1927 to December 1930 and at present 

site since December 1930 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 473.97 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 15 years, 7,037 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,900 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 13.25 ft); 

minimum, 830 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 2.84 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 147,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 32.44 ft); minimum observed, 487 efs Sept. 29, 1941 (gage height, 1.81 ft).

Maximum stage known, 35.1 ft in March 1913, from floodmark, determined by U. S. 

Weather Bureau (discharge, 200,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which 

are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low stages caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.8

4.0

6.0

13.0

790

2,090

4,700

15,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

910

890

880

880

870

*860 860"

870

880

890

900

920 

930

930 

920

920

910

910

900

900

890

890

880

880

870

860

950 

1,120 

1.240

1,166

1,110

28,780

928

0.113

0.13

Nov.

1,110

1,110

1,130

1,150

1,100

1,070

1,050

1,040

1,030

1,030

1,020

1,010 

*1,050

1,030 

1,030

1,040

1,040

1,030

1,020

1,030

1,100

1,190

1,160

1,140

1,140

1,180

1,200 

1,190 

1,180

1,200

32,790

1,093

0.133

0.15

Dec.

1,210

1,190

1,150

1,110

1,080

1,110

*1,180

1,150

1,210

1,220

1,210

1,210 

1,180

1,150 

1,160

1,170

1,130

1.070

1,110

1,200

1,220

1,290

1,290

1,140

1,190

1,340

1,340 

1,590 

1,340

1,290

1,220

37,270

1,202

0.146

0.17

Jan.

1,120

1,030

1,070

*1,140

1,130

1,120

1,120

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,030

840 

960

1,130 

. 1,150

1,190

1,200

1,220

1,290

1,440

d2,200

dl,700

1,440

1,790

1,910

1,970

2,220 

3,780 

4,300

5,260

4,840

53,920

1,739

0.212

0.24

Feb.

3,390

2,740

2,420

2,220

*2,030

1,850

1,570

1,560

1,560

1,500

1,390

1,340 

1,250

1,180 

1,210

1,500

2,030

2,280

2,510

5,650

3,520

5,000

2,740

2,540

2,540

2,480

2,420 

2,160

60,780

2,171

0.264

0.27

Mar.

2,090

2,280

4,550

7,100

5,250

4,170

5,550

5,590

5,150

2,940

2,800

2,740 

2,610

2,420 

2,550

2,220

2.050

2,090

2,050

2,090

2,160

2,160

*2,540

5,150

2,940

5,390

5,260 

5,660 

5,240

5,680

5,400

107,510

3,468

0.425

0.49

Apr.

6,240

7,250

6,800

5,950

5,540

5,120

4,700

4,980

6,800

7,400

8,900

11,100 

15.400

*U,960 

11,700

9,650

8,900

7,700

8,000

9,050

8,500

6,950

5,820

5,260

4.560

4,560

4,840 

5,400 

5,580

5,540

225,000

7,435

0.906

1.01

May

5,250

5,400

5,960

5,960

5,400

5,540

6,100

6.240

5,960

*4,840

4,450

3,910 

5,780

3,650 

3,260

5,000

2,800

2,610

2,580

2,480

2,420

2,550

2,220

2,160

2,050

1,910

1.850 

1,910 

5,130

4,840

4,840

118,920

3,856

0.467

0.54

June

4,560

8,500

11.900

11,400

10,900

9,050

7,250

5,960

5,820

7,100

6,950

6,520 

5,540

*4,700 

4,500

3,910

3,520

3,260

d3,700

d5,500

d5,250

d3,200

d5,500

d3,100

d2,700

d2,400

d2,150 

dl,950 

dl,700

dl.600

153,690

5,125

0.524

0.70

July

1,560

1,500

1,590

1,440

1,510

1,670

1,730

2,050

5,200

4. 170

5,780

*5,260 

3,000

2,480 

2,030

1,850

1,750

1,560

1,500

1,440

1,390

1,440

1,610

1,560

1,390

1,290

1,200 

1.090 

1,090

1,170

1,110

57,270

1,847

0.225

0.26

Aug.

1,110

*1,120

1,190

1,270

1,340

1,590

1,610

2,220

2,090

2,090

1,790

1,610 

1,500

1,390 

1,590

1,540

1,540

1,550

2,680

5,200

5.260

2,610

2,420

2,090

1,910

1,850

1,850 

2,280 

2,680

2j 680

2,420

59,280

1,912

0.253

0.27

Sept.

1,850

1,560

1,440

1,540

1,290

1,270

1,210

1,190

1,100

1,030

1,040

1,040 

1,030

1,020 

*1,010

1,000

1,000

990

1,350"

1,000

1,150

3,000

5.060

2,860

2,540

1,910

1,500 

1,290 

1,170

1,090

42,930

1,431

0.174

0.19

Calendar year 1953: Max 30,400- Mln 850 Mean 5,088 Cfsm 0.620 In. 8.42

Water year 1953-54: Max 15,400 Mln 840 Mean 2,674 Cfsm 0.326 In. 4.43

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record? discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Lafayette 

and Montezuma.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 459

Bluegrass Creek at Potomac, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°19'19", long 87°48'02", in SE^NE^ sec. 34, T. 22 N., R. 13 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 1.0 mile north of Potomac and 2.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 34.5 sq mi.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 655.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 4, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 578 cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 5.73 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 3,540 cfs July 9, 1951 (gage height, 10.72 ft); no flow 

for many days in 1952-54.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 11 to Sept. 30)

1.65

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

.1

1.1

2.6

4.9

13

2.5 

3.O 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

80

153

239

338

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

5

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1

.1

.1

.6

.8

75

.3

.3

3.5

0.11

0.0032

0.004

Nov.

0.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.3

.3

.3

jJi

3.9

0.13

0.0038

0.004

Dec.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.8

76

.6

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

**.2

.1

72

.4

.6

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

15.3

0.49

0.014

0.02

Jan.

0.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

2.5

1.1

.3

0

0

.1

.4

3.0

3.5

*T76~

.7

.3

17.5

0.56

0.016

0.02

Feb.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

4.8

477

2.0

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.7

*.4

.4

.4

.5

.7

19.9

O.71

0.021

0.02

Mar.

0.8

.9

.8

.9

.5

.2

7S

2.7

8.0

10

8.5

9.3

7.6

6.1

3.4

2.6

2.2

2.0

3.0

4.6

3.6

*3.0

2.8

2.4

13

17

T.6

6.5

5.5

4.9

3,8

144.8

4.67

0.135

0.16

Apr.

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.0

278

9.8

15

12

7.2

20

~67 282

41

30

56

211

60

35

26

21

18

16

14

12

13

*12

13

9.3

8.9

7.6

1,030.2

34.3

0.994

1.11

May

6.9

87

45

26

20

16

14

10

9.3

7.6

8.0

6.9

5.8

5.5

4.9

5.2

5.8

4.6

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.2

2.8

*2.6

2.3

2.3

3.0

4.0

3.6

2.2 

2.0

328.3

10.6

0.307

0.35

June

22

14

9.6

6.1

4.0

3.6

7.8

59

39

18

12

8.9

6.1

4.9

4.9

4.3

3.4

2.6

2.4

11

4.6

*2.8

2.2

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

.6

.5

_._4

259.4

8.65

0.251

0.28

July

O.S

.4

.3

.4

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

35

13

2.8

1.1

.6

.2

.1

0

**.!

.1 

0

55.4

1.79

0.052

0.06

Aug.

0

7J

0

1.0

1.4

.7

.5

.3

.3

5.7

5.1

1.4

.6

.3

.1

.1

.1

.2

3.3

2.8

1.2

.5

*.2

.1

.1

36

T8

3.4

1.6

.7 

.4

86.1

2.78

0.081

0.09

Sept.

~X0.2

.1

.1

.1

~.l 0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.8

0.03

0.00087

0.0009

Calendar year 1953 : Max 438 Min 0 Mean 16.2 Cfsm 0.470 In. 6.40

Water year 1953-54 : Max 282 Min 0 Mean 5.38 Cfsm 0.156 In. 2.12

Peak discharge (base. 780 cfa). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
40U WABASH RIVER BASIN

Boneyard Creek at Urbana, 111.

Location. Lat 40°06'40", long 88°13'35", in NW^NE^ sec. 18, T. 19 N., R 9 E on right 

banFIat downstream side of footbridge at rear of fire station on University of Illinois campus in Orbana, and l£ miles above mouth.

Drainage area. 4.64 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 708.25 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 4.81 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 255 cfs Apr. 10 (gage height, 4.84 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 30.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 512 cfs July 17, 1950 (gage height, 7.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 270 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.5 cfs Oct 19 

20, 1952, Sept. 24, 1953, Sept. 30, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by industrial plants upstream .

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.28 

.3 

.4

0.8 

1.0 

2.3

0.5

.7

1.0

4.6

11

25

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

1.7

2.0 

2 5

1)7

1.4

1.4 

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.7

*1.7

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.1

2.3

18

1.8

1.3

1.3

1 2

62.8

2.03

0.438

0.50

Nov.

1.0

1.3

1.2 

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.2

*1.3

1.4

1.2

jJ-L

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

5.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.7

1.2

2.1

1.6

42.2

1.41

0.304

0.34

Dec.

1.3

5.0

1.2 

6.5

2.5

*1.3

1.3

3.6

1.2

1.2

1.2

.9

172

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

.9

1.3

3.0

1.4

1.3

.9

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.2

50.7

1.64

0.353

0.41

Jan.

1.1 

1.4

1.1

1.3 

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

 1

1.3

1.3

al.2

al.Z

al.2

al.l

al.O

al.2

1.6

22

1.4

1.4

1.4

.9

1.4

16

*2.6

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.2

77.0

2.48

0.534

0.62

Feb.

1.6

6.2

1.7

1.7

H1.4

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.2

2.3

16

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

*1.7

1.7

2.0

1.4

-

63.5

2.27

0.489

0.51

Mar.

1.4 

3.1

2.3

1.3

1.6

1.4

1.3

2.0

2.3

6.5

2.8

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

7.1

1.4

ii

1.2

1.2

*1.8

11

1.6

1.8

1.1

2.1

1.3

1.4

68.6

2.21

0.476

0.55

Apr.

1^3 

1.3

1.3

2.1 

22

13

2.7 

1.8

1.6

20

13

3.7

2.6

5.7

22

7.4

3.4

2.1

2.3

2.1

1.8

3.4

1.8

1.8

1.6

*2.1

2.1

1.7

1.7

2.0

151.4

5.05

1.09

1.21

May

2.0 

14

1.8

1.7 

1.6

1.6

1*8 

1.6

'O1.3

1.6

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.8

10

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.4

1.8

1.7

 1.7

13

2.2

2.2

1.6

21

103.9

3.35

0.722

0.83

June

23

4.0

3.4

2,6 

2.3

Z.O.

22

18

6.5

6.2

5.0

3.9

3.4

3.7

4.4

3.9

3.7

3.6

4.3

2.9

3.7

3.9

3.2

*3.2

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.7

4.1

3.2

161.1

5.37

1.16

1.29

July

3.2

5.7

15

3.5 

2.1

2.7

3.4 

2.3

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.6

2.3

2.0

2.7

3.0

*20-2.7

2.6

2.6

2.1

2.3

2.0

2.1

14

2.1

2.3

122.5

3.95

0.851

0.98

Aug.

1.7 

4.6

2.3

24

T.6

2.6

2. 6 

7.9

6.6

6.3

2.3

2.6

1.8

3.8

6.6

2.7

2.7

6.8

11

4.2

2.4

2.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

8.6

3.7

2.6

1.8

*2.0

1^3

142.9

4.61

0.994

1.15

Sept.

1.8 

1.9

lii

2.0

1.4

1.4

2.0 

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.4

.9

1.3

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.8

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.0

*1.2

1.0

1.6

1.0

1.6

1.3

1.9

2.1

47.3

1.58

0.341

0.38

Calendar year 1953: Max 54 Mln 0.8 Mean 3.62 Cfsm 0.780 In. 10.60

Water year 1953-54: Max 24 Mln 0.8 Mean 3.00 Cfsm 0.647 In. 8.77

Peak discharge (base. 250 cfs). Apr. 10 (10:30 p.m.) 255 cfs (4.84 ft); June 1 (12:15 a.m.) 241 

cfs (4.64 ft); July 3 (10 p.m.) 234 cfs (4.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for West 

Branch Salt Pork at Urbana.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 461

West Branch Salt Fork at Urbana, 111.

Location (revised) . Lat 40°07'12", long 88°11'41", in NE^SW^ sec. 9, T. 19 N., R. 9 E., 

on right bank at Champaign-Urbana sewage disposal plant, 0.3 mile downstream from 

Boneyard Creek, 0.5 mile downstream from U. S. Highway 45, and 1 mile east of Urbana.

Drainage area. 71.4 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1936 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 687.02 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to July 8, 1941, at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--18 years, 53.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 261 cfs Jan. 20; maximum gage height, 3.18 ft 

Jan. 20, July 3; minimum discharge, 1.3 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 0.53 ft).

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 3,410 cfs Mar. 12, 1939 (gage height, 12.84 ft); minimum, 1.19 cfs Aug. 19, Oct. 20, 1936, Oct. 8, 1938.

Maximum stage known, 13.5 ft May 11, 1933, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1143: 1937(M). WSP 1205: 1942(P).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 11, 12)

1.3

2.0 

3.2

5.3

10

21

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

38

74 13*5

225

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

B 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.4

3.6

3.8

6.2 

3.8

3.2 3.1

3.2 

2.7

3.1

2.7

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.3

2.7

2.7

3.4

3.4

4.3

3.8

3.2

2.8

5.6

29

6.7

3.6

3.5 3 2

136.5

4.40

0.062

0.07

Nov.

2 8

378

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.4

2.8 

3.0

3.3

3.9

*4.9

3.7

3.2

2.8

3.4

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.9

3.3

9.8

378

3.7

3.5

2.8

4.4

3.1

5.0

4.0

113.7

3.79

0.053

0.06

Dec.

3.8

3.7

IP.

7.8

8.0 *3.6

3.9

8.1

4.3

3.8

3.6

3^0

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.7

3.2

3.7

7.8

3.9

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.5

135.2

4.36

0.061

0.07

Jan.

3.4

5.1

4.9

5.5

4.1

3.9

4.1 

3.6

5.2

4.1

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.2

3.6

4.4

4.7

41

4.9

4.2

3.6

4.7

9.2

29

*9.5

5.1

4.9

4.0 3 2

205.2

6.62

0.093

0.11

Feb.

3.9

3.7

11

4.4

3.8

3.7

3.6 

3.4

3.7

3.5

3.8

3.6

3.0

479

"6.2 32

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.2

4.2

4.1

3.9 *4.6

4.9

5.4

5.1

- - - -_ . -

153.3

5.48

0.077

0.08

Mar.

4.1

6.5

7.0

3.7

4.0

3.4

5.5 

5.8

6.1

8.0

9.5

9.1

4.5

4.7

4.2

3.9

3.8

13

5.0

3.1

377

3.7

*4.4

ii

5.0

4.8

3.6

5.3

4.0

4.1

176.1

5.68

0.080

0.09

Apr.

3.6

4.0

4.3

29

13

12

9.5 

8.3

14

102

~TT 112

51

48

86

68

47

35

28

24

24

21

18

17

*16

17

16

15

12

930.0

31.0

0.434

0.48

May

12

18

17

13 

13

12

12

11 

9.5

9.3

9.5

8.8

9.0

9.0

8.8

9.5

12

8.6

7.4

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.7

7.1

6.0

*6.0

12

7.8

7.1

i« 5.3

lo

305.9

9.87

0.138

0.16

June

48

39

28

20

16

14

47

160 

126

62

40

29

24

21

22

18

15

14

21

17

14

13

11

no

9.5

9.0

8.1

7.6i

876

8.3

880.1

29.3

0.410

0.46

July

7.8

10

23

13

6.9

6.7

10

14 

8.3

6.9

5.8

5.8

6.2

5.8

4.7

4.7

4.5

3.6,

472

5.3

34

8.6

6.2

5.1

4.0

4.2

4.7

4.2

22

6.2

5.1

261.5

8.44

0.118

0.14

Aug.

4.0

7.4

4.9

35

6.0

4.9

12 

6.4

18

6.9

5.8

4.2

5.6

11

4.9

4.9

9.0

18

11

4.5

3.6 472"

4.5

4.9

13

7.4

6.0

4.9

*4.2

3.6

265.7

8.57

0.120

0.14

Sept.

3.9

3.8

4.0 

4.0

3.1

3.0

5.4

3.8 

3.7

3.1

2.7

2.0

278

3.1

3.8

3.6

4.0

4.0

2.8

3.7

3.0

2.6

*2.7

2.6

2.9

2.4

2.8

3.4

4.1

4.6

101.4

3.38

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 690 Mln 2.7 Mean 26.2 Cfsm 0.367 In. 4.98

Water year 1953-54: Max 160 Mln 2.0 Mean 10.0 Cfsm 0.140 In. 1.91

Peak discharge (base, 480 cfs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
462 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Salt Pork Vermilion River near Homer, 111.

Location. Lat 40°03'20", long 87"57'30", in SW£Sw£ sec. 33, T. 19 N., R. 14 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 49, 1.1 miles north of Homer.

Drainage area. 344 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 621.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Mar. 1, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 270 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 920 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 5.61 ft); minimum, 

6.6 cfs Dec. 17.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 6,170 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 14.36 ft); minimum, that of Dec. 17, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 18.6 ft, probably in March 1939, from mark set by employees of 

Illinois Division of Highways.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: 1945-46.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 19S3 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16

18

18

24

29

28

22

20

18

18

18

16

12

*13

18

17

18

19

17

13

13

18

25

32

35

37

38

57

47 

19

13

706

22.8

0.066

0.08

Nov.

12

13

11

12

16

16

17

18

*19

18

16

19

18

19

20

18

16

16

20

21

21

25

29

28

18

16

16

13

13 

13

527

17.6

0.051

0.06

Dec.

18

18

17

18

j!9

23

27

24

20

20

25

18

17

16

13

9.0

7.8

174

9.0

11

 16

20

20

19

18

15

16

16

16

16

17

537.2

17.3

0.050

0.06

Jan.

15

17

17

17

16

19

17

17

20

19

15

8.4

9. 0

10

12

13

14

12

13

22

 §5 74

27

24

21

*25

43

60

35

29 

23

718.4

23.2

0.067

0.08

Feb.

18

19

22

24

29

23

21

18

22

26

29

27

21

25

34

34

80

41

26

25

23

22

21

*20

20

21

20

24

-

735

26.2

0.076

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,870 Mln 7.8

Mar.

24

21

19

16

li

19

22

24

25

24

25

28

32

38

25

18

21

20

21

29

31

20

*18

20

23

46

36

25

23

21 

25

753

24.3

0.071

0.08

Apr.

22

21

20

2T

48

100

73

56

32

23

375

720

347

241

212

433

426

280

208

165

137

122

116

102

93

87

*82

82

70

68

4,782

159

0.462

0.52

May

65

72

-77 119

63

59

57

55

50

47

44

45

44

41

41

43

55

52

39

36

33

32

32

28

*26_

29

32

59

45

37

34

1,491

48.1

0.140

0.16

June

95

176

113

93

73

63

56

146

358

251

154

113

89

97

93

95

84

66

59

68

60

53

*48

39

35

32

32

29

24

26

2,720

90.7

0.264

0.29

July

29

28

28

39

48

24

21

30

36

27

21

17

15

18

19

18

16

16

*16

16

28

49

34

23

19

16

13

16

21

44

33

778

25.1

0.073

0.08

Aug.

23

20

16

21

54

35

21

16

18

21

43

25

16

13

18

16

11

13

44

62

36

18

12

8.4

13

*21

45

52

29

17

11

768.4

24.8

0.072

0.08

Sept.

10

8.4

8.4

9.0

11

11

13

11

14

12

11

11

9.6

7.8

13

13

13

13

14

*13

15

16

15

14

14

16

14

16

11

375.2

12.5

0.036

0.04

Mean 156 Cfsm 0.453 In. 6.17

Water year 1953-54: Max 720 Mln 7.8 Mean 40.8 Cfsm 0.119 In. 1.61

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 efs). NO peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 463

Vermilion River near Catlin, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°06'09", long 87°42'58", in SE^SE^ sec. 16, T. 19 N., R. 12 W., on right 

bank 75 ft upstream from Butler Branch bridge, 150 ft upstream from Butler Branch, 0.1 

mile downstream from Salt Pork, and 2i miles northwest of Catlin.

Drainage area. 959 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1940 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 527.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 14 years, 756 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,520 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 7.31 ft); minimum, 9.3 cfs Sept. 26-28.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 36,000 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 23.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 8.0 cfs Sept. 30, 1953.

Maximum stage known since 1903, 24.4 ft in March 1939, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54:, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 2-26)

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

8.0

14

32

57

91

3.3 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

160

400

880

3,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

13

11

13

16

17

18

19

22

22

22

22

22

22

*21

20

19

20

21

22

22

22

20

18

19

20

22

32

36

60

73

47

753

24.3

0.025

0.03

Nov.

35

30

26

24

24

24

24

24

*24

26

28

28

26

26

28

28

28

28

26

28

30

41

44

39

48

41

37

34

34

34

917

30.6

0.032

0.04

Dec.

30

28

32

32

32

41

45

42

48

13

38

38

38

36

32

b30

28

24

22

^

*26

b35

b37

39

37

34

30

30

28

28

b28

1,035

33.4

0.035

0.04

Jan.

30

30

28

b29

30

28

b28

b29

32

b30

b28

b27

26

24

24

26

b26

26

30

54

b60

b45

b48

b50

b53

*b55

95

88

T25~ 152

99

1,455

46.9

0.049

0.06

Feb.

70

60

53

50

48

b47

b45

44

39

37

37

35

b35

38

36

70

71

97

93

67

53

44

38

*34

a32

a33

a30

a33

_

1,369

48.9

0.051

0.05

Mar.

a40

a36

38

b34

30

39

44

49

43

42

84

125

127

129

129

87

68

77

78

84

84

89

*67

59

67

78

T92" 251

134

111

95

2,610

84.2

0.088

0.10

Apr.

80

73

77

75

117

355

308

476

360

255

2,080

2.450

1,440

852

695

1,200

1,270

798

610

489

416

372

350

332

308

304

*314

286

248

220

17,210

574

0.599

0.67

May

208

241

404

325

238

£01

183

169

157

142

132

120

116

109

103

107

120

120

111

95

87

84

77

73

*67

62

70

78

97

84

91

4,271

138

0.144

0.17

June

129

228

258

192

155

125

101

111

426

554

325

227

175

139

169

139

184

189

132

107

118

105

*82

73

67

57

50

47

42

li

4,725

158

0.165

0.18

July

37

36

39

47

44

57

47

39

35

44

41

32

26

24

20

20

21

20

*18

T9

26

182

TAZ

86

52

38

30

24

28

28

35

1,337

43.1

0.045

0.05

Aug.

42

30

28

47

45

68

60

50

38

50

43

50

43

41

35

30

34

32

54

50

73

53

34

32

21

*42

52

101

101

60

1,477

47.6

0.050

0.06

Sept.

24

18

16

14

12

11

15

17

14

11

15

14

13

13

13

11

11

12

13

13

*13

13

11

11

11

10

9^3

9.3

11

11

389.6

13.0

0.014

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,560 Min 10 Mean 360 Cfsm 0.375 In. 5.11

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,450 Min 9.3 Mean 103 Cfsm 0.107 In. 1.47

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs). No pesk above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Danville.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
464 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Vermilion River near Danville, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°05'53", long 87°35'37", in SE^NWi sec. 22, T. 19 N., R. 11 W on left 

bank 1.5 miles upstream from Stony Creek and ?,\ miles southeast of Danville.

Drainage area.--1.280 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1914 to August 1921, June 1928 to September 1954.

gaSf.--Water-stage fea °I>^lc - Datum of gage is 503.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TQOQ 4ev? ls b y Cor>Ps of Engineers). Nov. 12, 1914, to Aug. 6, 1921, and June 13, 

ly^a, to Jan. 9, 1935, chain gage at downstream side of Chicago & Eastern Illinois 

Railroad bridge 0.3 mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge . 24 years (1930-54), 959 cfs.

Extremes, --Maximum discharge during year, 3,530 cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 8 10 ft)- minimum; 13 cfs Sept. 12, 26 (gage height, 1.84 ft).

^i 191 ?'? 1 ' 1928 '54 : Maximum discharge, 48,700 cfs Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 28.59 

ft); minimum daily, 2 cfs Oct. 9-14, 1920, Aug. 10, 1930.

Revisions.--The minimum discharge for the water year 1934, published in WSP 758 

used nd t0 bS unreliable due to doubtful gage-height record, and should not be

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Plow regulated at times by storage at Lake Vermilion on North Pork Vermilion River, 4i miles 

above station (usable capacity, 7,440 acre-ft in 1940), and by Danville sewage disposal plant.

Cooperation.--Water-stage recorder inspected regularly by employees of Danville Sanitary 

HeVldkanS (water years ^"WSP 853: 1936(M). WSP 973: 1939. WSP 1173: 1915-16,1920,

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of loe effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

14

16

20

26

49

99

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

7.0 

8.0

182

360

610

2,650

3,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22

20

17

16

26

26

27

30

32

29

29

33

*30

30

28

28

25

29

31

31

33

30

29

24

27

34

41

45

44 

81

55

982

31.7

0.025

0.03

Nov.

42

39

34

33

35

34

28

36

*34

35

34

37

36

34

35

37

35

36

35

35

37

53

46

44

45

45

45

39

40

42

1,140

38.0

0.030

0.03

Dec .

37

37

37

42

37

44

52

48

53

52

45

42

45

49

39

36

33

31

24

25

40

46

37

40

37

44

42

45

37

40

37

1,253

40.4

0.032

0.04

Jan.

41

46

45

46

45

42

40

42

42

b36

b32

b30

b32

b38

46

37

37

44

37

67

71

55

b60

b65

71

*77

106

83

121

!*S

93

1,772

57.2

0.045

0.05

Feb.

95

77

71

66

65

62

63

65

57

53

50

45

42

48

52

83

83

91

"85 116

71

63

52

49

46

48

37

63

-

1,798

64.2

0.050

0.05

Mar.

69

63

69

63

55

55

62

71

73

74

121

176

179

179

173

148

97

99

113

121

116

126

*104

93

113

134

262

273

221

176

145

3,823

123

0.096

0.11

Apr.

121

109

109

109

129

354

352

483

443

344

2,970

5.150

2,060

1,290

910

1,460

1,850

1,260

910

700

569

505

455

411

581

564

594

589

540

502

25,199

775

0.604

0.67

May

277

506

468

411

514

266

248

224

211

192

179

170

160

151

154

145

170

154

154

151

115

101

99

97

*91

85

95

111

126

126

111

5,618

181

0.141

0.16

June

182

233

325

255

208

176

148

168

542

940

575

375

284

224

217

217

195

248

173

134

179

176

145

129

109

87

71

69

52

49

6,883

229

0.179

0.20

July

45

45

59

48

52

63

53

48

42

41

52

46

35

48

33

28

25

20

*32

28

34

108

"99 157

62

52

41

34

45

36 

29

1,520

49.0

0.038

0.04

Aug.

40

44

39

56

57

59

68

65

62

66

"65 125

59

41

49

50

45

57

65

66

75

66

57

44

41

66

59

73

113

79 

52

1,875

60.5

0.047

0.05

Sept.

62

53

37

20

26

24

57

50

28

28

18

14

33

29

29

30

29

21

15

50

*50

25

17

17

15

18

24

22

22

22

825

27.5

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,220 Mln 16 Mean 550 Cfsm 0.430 In. 5.83

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,130 Mln 14 Mean 139 Cfsm 0.109 In. 1.45

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). No peak above base 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 465

Sugar Creek at Crawfordsvllle, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°03', long 86°54', in NWi sec. 32, T. 19 N., R. 4 W., on left bank 327 ft

 upstream from Crawfordsville Electric Light & Power Co.'s dam, half a mile upstream 

from bridge on State Highway 43, and 1 mile downstream from Walnut Fork Creek.

Drainage area.--5Q9 sq mi.

Records available . June 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 657.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Average discharge.--16 years, 452 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,730 cfs May 2 (gage height, 3.74 ft); minimum, 

1.8 cfs Sept. 28.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 24,000 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 14.02 ft), by 

contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum, that of Sept. 28, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 17.3 ft in March 1913, from information by local resident (discharge, about 36,000 cfs).

Revisions.--The minimum discharge for the water year 1949 has been revised to 8.6 cfs 

Aug. 26, 27, 1949, superseding figure published in WSP 1143.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 973: 1939{M). WSP 1275: Drainage area. Revised figures

 of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year 1949, superseding those 

published in WSP 1143, are given herewith:

Date

1949

July Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

Discharge

102

75

64

56

51

54

54

97

126

85

64

54

46

41

39

34

34

34

39

39

41

36

34

32

30

27

27

25

23

25

Date

1949-Con.

Aug. 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

Discharge

23

23

21

20

19

18

16

16

97

72

30

25

23

23

34

32

23

19

16

15

14

12

11

8.6

9.8

11

14

14

15

16

Date

1949-Con.

Sept. 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

14

12

12

23

18

16

14

14

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

44

27

16

15

14

14

14

12

11

11

11

11

Month

July 1949............

Water year 1948-49. 

Calendar year 1949.

Cfs -days

205,545.4 

209,736.4

Maximum

12,500 

12,500

Minimum

25

8.6 

8.6

Mean

23 3

563 

575

Per square 

mile

1.11 

1.13

Runoff in 

inches

15.03 

15.32
466 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Sugar Creek at Crawfordsville, Ind . Continued

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

1.6

0.5

8.6

23

72

180

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

371

702

1,400

2,370

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

T4

14 

14

21

*21

21 

19

21

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

16

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

16

21

34

36

3T

27

585

18.9

0.037

0.04

Nov.

27

25

23 

23

*21

23

23 

23

23

23

23

25

23

23

25

23

23

23

23

25

25

34

39

3F

36

32

32

30

30

30

797

26.6

0.052

0.06

Dec.

30

30

*30 

30

30

32

34 

36

36

3£

36

34

32

30

30

25

23

27

25

25

30

34

32

32

32

30

32

34

32

34

30

966

31.2

0.061

0.07

Jan.

34

32

34 

32

36

36

34 

32

36

36

32

30

32

27

27

30

30

25

27

*150

272

102

84

72

64

69

486

3oTf

214

136

98

2,749

88.7

0.174

0.20

Feb.

95

82

85 

82

79

72

67 

*64

62

62

59

56

54

5T

54

79

258 255"

184

148

133

122

102

95

92

95

92

130

2,817

101

0.198

0.21

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,010 Mln 12

Mar.

524

STT

267 

201

*156

148

152 

152

148

144

148

164

184

172

140

130

122

105

Tl?

214

302

240

209

180

172

180

164

152

201

349

328

6,238

201

0.395

0.46

Apr.

258

214

188 

164

354

1,230

1,570 

*1,000

627

491

1,200

1,070

664

524

627

930

702

491

400

317

267

249

244

244

226

209

240

231

197

180

15,318

511

1.00

1.12

May

172

1,360

2,270 

1,150

*664

491

371 

307

272

236

214

201

180

164

152

144

148

140

126

116

105

98

92

88

85

82

52

102

648

675

349

11,294

364

0.715

0.82

June

720

1,000

*1.580 

1,400

664

460

333 

322

272

254

205

168

140

345

184

197

176

160

282

184

140

108

88

75

64

56

51

46

41

36

9,751

325

0.639

0.71

July

32

30

36 

119

236

*136

82 

62

51

46

39

34

27

23

21

19

18

16

15

15

23

27

23

19

16

15

14

12

IF

16

15

1,252

40.4

0.079

0.09

Aug.

15

*16

19 

34

32

25

21 

19

18

27

21

18

15

15

30

21

19

19

34

67

49

32

25

19

18

16

16

18

19

18

14

729

23.5

0.046

0.05

Sept.

12

TT

11 

9.8

9.8

8.6

7.5 

7.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

4.7

4.7

4.7

3.9

3.1

3TT

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

*3.1

3.1

4.7

177.8

5.93

0.012

0.01

Mean 371 Cfsm 0.729 In. 9.89

Water year 1953-53: Max 2,270 Mln 3.1 Mean 144 Cfsm 0.283 In. 3.84

Peak discharge (base 4.500 cfs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER MS IN 467

Sugar Creek near Byron, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°55'52", long 87°07'33'', In SWij sec. 8, T. 17 N., R. 6 W., on right bank 

30 ft upstream from highway bridge, 2f miles northwest of Byron, and 5 miles downstream 

from Indian Creek.

Drainage area. 668 sq ml.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 538.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 18, 1941, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 626 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,630 cfs May 2 (gage height, 8.38 ft); minimum, 

16 cfs Sept. 24-30 (gage height, 1.68 ft).

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 28,700 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 20.68 ft); minimum observed, 12 cfs Sept. 21, 1941; minimum gage height observed, 1.70 ft Aug. 8, 1941.

Remarks. Records good.

Revlslo'ns.--WSP 1275: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water year 1944, superseding those published in WSP 1003, are given 

herewith:

1944-Con. 

Jan. 17.......... 52

18.......... 53

19.......... 55

20.......... 58

Month

Calendar year 1944. .........

Cfs -days

2,221

161,595

158,714

Maximum

139

11, 600

11,600

Minimum

52

27

27

Mean

71.6

442

434

Per square 

mile

0.107

.662

.650

Runoff in 

Inches

0.12

8.99

8.83

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, ^n feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 19, 20, 

Jan. 23-25)

1.6

2.1 

2.5

25

55

135

3.2 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

355

735

1,390

3,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31

3T

31

32 

39

*39

39

40

40

40

40

40

40

41

41

41

41

40

41

40

40

39

40

40

40

40

48

64

ST

57

55

1,287

41.5

0.062

0.07

Nov.

51

50

48

47 

*43_

43

43

43

43

43

44

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

47

48

57

6760"

60

58

55

54

51

53

1,468

48.9

0.073

0.08

Dec.

53

51

*51

51 

49

55

58

55

64

67

62

58

55

53

53

45

39

47

43

44

49

54

53

47

54

50

45

53

50

51

49

1,604

51.7

0.077

0.09

Jan.

48

50

51

58 

54

62

60

58

51

50

49

36

4T

44

45

45

39

42

47

232

406

219

185

155

120

97

375

590

32T

196

142

3,977

128

0.192

0.22

Feb.

124

112

102

97 

93

87

83

*80

78

76

74

74

69

67

7CT

97

151

338 2~2T

184

165

145

130

117

108

117

117

140

-

3,322

119

0.178

0.19

Mar.

418

480

35?

260 

*196

171

182

174

174

168

182

182

205

211

182

155

140

128 140"

182

338

313

254

230

214

211

208

199

220

359

407

7,235

233

0.349

0.40

Apr.

330

271

230

202 'S35

1,570

1,840

*l,SSo

850

625

1,610

1,430

880

660

655

1,240

940

680

540

427

363

324

334

324

299

268

278

299

254

224

19,926

664

0.994

1.11

Calendar year 1953 : Max 9,600 Min 31 Mean 504

May

208

2,080

3,020

1,670 

*970

675

535

435

379

334

302

271

243

220

199

196

214

187

168

155

145

138

130

126

121

119 HF

133

441

850

476

15,259

492

0.737

0.85

June

878

1,280

*1, 630

1,840 

 5TO

640

466

383

367

313

274

220

184

288

268

243

224

168

276

227

179

135

110

93

82

74

65

53

54

5i

12,040

401

0.600

0.67

Cfsm 0.754

July

50

48

47

106 

194

*202 TT9"

93

69

58

53

49

44

40

36

33

31

31

2925"

64

48

42

40

37

33

32

30

39

47

36

1,809

58.4

0.087

0.10

In. 10

Aug.

33

37

44

*65 

55

49

44

41

41

54

53

43

40

42

57

55

55

45

45

70

85

64

50

44

38

293

107

38

32

29

27

1,771

57.1

0.085

0.10

.25

Sept.

25

24

23

21 

20

20

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

17

18

18

18

18

17

19

19

18

17

16

TZ

16

16

16

*16

28.

566

18.9

0.028

0.03

Water year 1953-54 : Max 3,020 Min 16 Mean 193 Cfsm 0.289 In. 3.91

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
468 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Wabash River at Montezuma, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°47 I 33 1 ', long 87°22-'29", in sec. 35, T. 16 N., R. 9 W., in downstream

side of first pier from left bank of bridge on U. S. Highway 36 at Montezuma, 2.0 miles

upstream from Raccoon Creek, 4.9 miles downstream from Sugar Creek, and at mile 240.

Drainage area. 11,100 sq mi, approximately (revised).

Records available --October 1927 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. July 

1924 to September 1927 (gage heights only) in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 457.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 1, 1927, to Sept. 11, 1933, chain gage and 

Sept. 12, 1933, to July 12, 1950, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--27 years, 9,370 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,800 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 11.65 ft); minimum, 510 cfs Jan. 12 {gage height, 1.60 ft).

1927-54: Maximum discharge, 184,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 32.83 ft); minimum, that of Jan. 12, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.43 ft Aug. 3, 10, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 34.0 ft Mar. 27, 1913, from floodmarks (discharge, 230,000 cfs, 

estimated).

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1931 has been revised to 10,900 

cfs Sept. 18, 1931 (gage height, 7.65 ft, from graph based on gage readings), and the 

minimum discharge for the water year 1936 has been revised to 1,000 cfs Aug. 16, 1936 

(gage height, 1.85 ft), superseding figures published in WSP 713 and 803, respectively.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or nu gage-height record, 

which are fair. The Wabash River Ordinance Plant diverts water from the stream and 

returns it below the gage. The control is indefinite and, therefore, it is not known 

whether the flow returns above or below the control. Owing to the uncertainty and to 

the fact that diversions are usually a small precentage of the flow, no attempt was 

made to correct the measurements nor to adjust the monthly discharge.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 973: 1913(M). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet 

per second, for the water years 1929 and 1936, superseding those published in WSP 683 

and 803, are given herewith:

Date

1929

Feb. 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

8,000

6,500

5,500

5,500

6,000

6,000

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,000

5,000

4,000

4,500

4,500

4,500

4,500

6,000

7,000

7,000

6,500

6,000

6,000

Date

1929-Con.

Feb. 24

25

1936

July 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Discharge

,000

,000

,540

,540

,670

,750

,640

,520

,440

,400

,370

,350

,330

,330

,300

,280

,250

,230

,200

,200

Date

1936-Con.

July 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Discharge

,230

,160

,110

,090

,070

,040

,040

,060

,040

,060

,080

,100

,180

,130

,110

,120

,080

,060

,100

,060

,040

,030

Date

1936-Con.

Aug. 10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

31

Discharge

jlOO

,060

,040

,040

,020

,060

,030

,120

,120

,080

,070

,180

,240

,480

,560

,610

,800

,840

2,230

2,230

Month

Water year 1928-29.. 

Calendar year 1929..

Water year 1935-36. . 

Calendar year 1936..

Cfs -days

_

2,360,730 

2,910,820

Maximum

57,500 

57,500

95,800 

95,800

Minimum

,410 

,520

,020 

,020

Mean

11,100 

12,520

6,450 

7,953

Per square 

mile

1.00 

1.13

.581 

.716

Runoff In 

Inches

13.57 

15.31

.13

.15

7.92 

9.76
WABASH RIVER BASIN 469

Wabash River at Montezuma, Ind. --Continued

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

5.0 

12.0

640

1,040

5,620

19,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,040

1,030 

1,040 

1,010 

1,040

984

558

1,030

1,040

1,030

1,040

1,050

*1,070

1,110

1,070

1,100

1,150

1,150

1,120

1,080

1,110 

1,110

1,100

1,100

1,070

1,080

1,150

1,260

1,400

1,640 

1,490

34,692

1,119

0.101

0.12

Nov.

,390

,360 

,450 

,350 

,320

,290

,260

,250

,240

,220

,240

,280

* ,290

,250

,220

,260

,290

,320

,330

,360

,320 

,450

,560

,600

,670

,520

,600

,560

,590

,600

41,440

1,381

0.124

0.14

Dec.

1,490

1,570 

1,700 

1,460 

1,430

1,530

*1,390

1,520

1,570

1,570

1,640

1,640

1,530

1,520

1,470

1,460

. 1,010

848

550

1,100

1,200 

1,400

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,300

1,400

1,400

1,450

1,450 

1,400

42,998

1,387

0.125

0.14

Jan.

,400

,400 

,330 

,330 

,350

,330

,380

,430

,310

1,260

1,180

718

75T

848

1,050

1,110

1,120

1,120

1,110

1,460

1,950 

2,450

al,900

al,750

al,800

a2,100

a2,500

a2,700

a3,000

a5,000 

a4 , 500

53,643

1,730

0.156

0.18

Feb.

a3, 800

a3,200 

a2,800 

a2,600 

*2,380

2,230

2,020

1,880

1,840

1,800

1,710

1,640

1,570

1,560

1,500

1,610

1,950

2,680

2,980

3,880

4,040 

3,580

3,200

2,980

2,820

2,750

2,680

2,600

-

-----

70,280

2,510

0.226

0.24

Mar.

2,600

3,200 

6,550 

8,150 

6,550

4,930

4,120

3,720

3,580

3,420

3,280

3,350

3,280

3,120

2,980

2,820

2,600

2,520

2,450

2,450

2,600 

2,820

*2,820

3,280

3,500

3,420

4,440

6,360

6,750

6,170 

5,980

123,810

3,994

0.360

0.42

Apr.

5,980

7,150 

7,150 

6,750 

6,360

6,750

7,350

6,950

*7,550

8,150

11,800

15,600

18,000

18,400

*15,800

14,000

13,400

11,600

9,750

10,400

9,950 

8,550

7,350

6,550

5,800

5,440

5,270

5,620

6,170

5,980

275,570

9,186

0.828

0.92

May

5,620

6,550 

11,800 

9,750 

7,950

7,350

7,150

6,360

5,620

*5,270

4,760

4,600

4,280

4,120

3,880

3,800

3,650

3,500

3,350

3,120

2,980 

2,900

2,750

2,680

2,520

2,450

2,380

2,380

2,680

4,040 

5,270

145,510

4,694

0.423

0.49

June

5,270

6,360 

12,200 

13. 800 

13,000

11,400

8,750

7,150

6,360

7,150

8,350

6,950

5,440

4,930

*4,930

4,440

4,120

3,880

3,720

4,280

4,040 

3,650

3,580

3,880

3,500

2,980

2,680

2,380

2,090

1,9_50

173,210

5,774

0.520

0.58

July

1,840

1,820 

1,820 

1,780 

1,870

2,090

2,230

2,230

2,680

3,720

3,960

3,650

*3,200

2,750

2,450

2,230

1,950

1,820

1,660

1,570

1,880 

1,800

2,090

1,880

1,540

1,380

1,420

1,360

1,320

1,400 

1,450

64,840

2,092

0.188

0.22

Aug.

1,320

1,280 

*1,3H(5 

1,570 

1,680

1,610

1,780

2,160

2,520

2,300

1,490

1,950

1,770

1,640

1,600

1,520

1,360

1,330

2,520

2,820

3,050 

2,680

2,900

2,600

2,300

2,090

2,680

2,450

2,520

2,750 

2,680

64,240

2,072

0.187

0.22

Sept.

,300

,020 

,850 

,600 

,470

,390

,280

,240

,210

,220

,100

,040

998

956

*956

928

900

874

835

WT

1,110 

2,300

3,050

3,050

2,980

2,450

1,600

1,040

1,150

1,260

45,018

1,501

0.135

0.15

Calendar year 1953 : Max 37,000 Mln 848 Mean 6,789 Cfsm 0.612 In. 8.31

Water year 1953-54: Max 18,400 Min 718 Mean 3,110 Cfsm Q.2BO In. 3.82

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 19 to Jan. 2.

3889Z6 O - 56 - 31
470

WABASH RIVER BASIN

Raccoon Creek at Mansfield, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°41', long 87°07', in sec. 8, T. 14 N., R. 6 W., on left bank at down-

 stream side of covered bridge at Mansfield, three-quarters of a mile downstream from

Rocky Fork.

Drainage area. 240 sq mi (revised). 

Records available.--May 1939 to September 1954. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 564.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). May 4 to Sept. 25, 1939, staff gage at site 

350 ft upstream at datum 13.00 ft higher. Sept. 26, 1939, to June 14, 1941, chain 

gage, and June 15 to Nov. 5, 1941, staff gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1939-54), 217 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1940-41, 1943, 1949-54,

 some of which have been revised, are contained in the following table. They supersede 

figures published in the water-supply papers indicated.

Maximum

WSP

893

923

973

1143

1173

1205

1235

-

-

Water 

year

1940

1941

1943

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Apr. 17, 1940

June 3, 1941

May 18, 1943

Jan. 19, 1949

Jan. 4, 1950

July 9, 1951a

June 22, 1952

Mar. 3, 1953

May 2, 1954

Discharge 

(cfs)

*2,350

*7,130

*20,000

8,270

15,000

4,510

7,510

5,160

1,020

Gage height 

(feet)

t8.2

t!4.4

t!9.5

15.15

18.20

11.72

14.70

12.53

5.35

Minimum

Date

_

-

-

Sept. 14, 15, 1949

Oct. 2, 3, 1949

Sept. 19, 21, 22,

1951

Sept. 14, 1952

Sept. 28, 1953

Oct. 5-7, 1953

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

-

-

2.8

4.1

*17

*9.8

*3.0

*2.0

* Revised.

t From graph based on gage readings.

t Minimum daily.

a Also occurred on Feb. 21, 1951 (gage height, 11.70 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs (revised) May 18, 1943 (gage height, 19.5 

ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 1.4 cfs Sept. 22, 1944. 

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low flow by mill above station. 

Revisions. Revised records of discharge for the water years 1949-53 are given herein.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25

*18

16

17

17

15

T6

18

16

16

35

39

31

27

24

39

192

154

95

70

58

52

47

44

41

38

36

36

33

33

32

1,330

42.9

0.179

0.21

Nov.

32

33

42

59

567

765

*4T5

276

217

318

330

240

205

187

165

152

195

192

190

195

168

142

127

118

108

103

101

95

87

83

5,907

197

0.821

0.92

Dec.

74

71

70

67

*70

74

72

67

62

57

54

57

60

62

171

550

470

314

262

223

220

250

229

182

156

102

104

168

2,100

1,056

470

7,938

256

1.07

1.23

Jan.

328

256

217

1,270"

3,810

1,970

690

550

*470

518

750

850

610

482

422

506

770

3,000

7.260

2,000

810

610

570

1,010

830

1,090

1,480

2,810

970

506

410

37,825

1,220

5.08

5.86

Feb.

318

259

241

250

229

217

244

229

214

195

173

*169 190"

446

4,550

2,110

710

526

434

360

304

297

287

284

310

281

259

241

-

14,307

511

2.13

2.22

Calendar year 1948: Max 4,470 Mln 8.0

Mar.

190

178

170

162

162

155

138

132

152

168

160

*152

148

148

146

138

134

132

122

115

113

144

160

140

130

335

760 520-

362

380

408

6,454

208

0.867

1.00

Apr.

"2&Z 318

235

205

190

185

171

162

147

*138

136

136

131

131

164

ISO

164

158

142

131

125

140

140

127

114

118

171

140

120

110

4,791

160

0.667

0.74

May

120

223

127

102

91

82

*75

72

71

68

63

60

57

54

53

54

50

46

4g

49

52

147

140

197

104

85

72

65

58

52

49

2,584

83.4

0.348

0.40

June

44

40

38

*35

33

30

30

28

210" 26

324

100

82

80

92

91

83

77

72

65

64

56

48

43

43

41

46

57

250

160

2,388

79.6

0.332

0.37

July

88

65

*51

44

38

37

51

48

68

49

48

43

36

33

29

27

26

25

25

2!

22

23

36

29

24

138

126

44

35

 324 oT

O4

1,738

56.1

0.234

0.27

Aug.

47

35

31

29

25

*22

22

19

19

18

22

26

21

36

35

21

18

18

16

11

11

10

12

7.8

8- 8

8.0

8.8

10

10 

7.8

9.2

594.4

19.2

0.080

0.09

Sept.

6.8

8.0

8.4

7.0

9.2

9.2

8.0

*7.0

7.2

6.5

5.0

7.5

8.8

7.8

5.0

~8.0 10

7.2

8.0

9.2

8.0

8.4

7.8

7.8

7.2

7.2

6.5

6.5

7.8 

6.8

227.8

7.59

0.032

0.04

Mean 256 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.53

Water year 1948-49: Max 7,260 Mln 5.0 Mean 236 Cfsm 0.983 In. 13.35

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 efs). Jan. 5 (5:30 a.m.) 4,450 cfs (11.60 ft) 

,270 cfs U5.15~ft)j Feb. 15 (5:30 a.m.) 5,630 cfs (12.96 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Jan. 19 (3 p.m.)
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Raccoon Creek at Mansfield, Ind. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1949 to September 1950

471

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.0

10~ 4.2

14 

a20

alOO

a200

a!50

alOO

a70

a200

31,000

a500

255

177

137

118

108

95

87

100

139

121

110

96

87

79

72

68

65

61

4,350.2

140

0.583

0.67

Nov.

58

55

53

52 

49

47

46

46

45

44

42

45

*432 Tea"

122

97

81

75

67

*64

59

54

52

51

52

51

50

49

47

46

2,199

73.3

0.306

0.34

Dec.

43

41

41

42 

41

40

41

40

38

3?

*86

218

132

99

77

68

67

115

119

111

393

1,120

542

288

218

665

960

578

375

288

242

7,167

231

0.963

1.11

Jan.

255 355"

4,120

12,000

*1,700

1,360

1,060

1,180

3,680

2,200

1,060

2,250

2,450

4,090

4,680

1,110

920

740

630

560

542

542

840

920

5,300

2,320

860

720

630

542

64,641

2,085

8.69

10.02

Feb.

472

455

405

375 

360

360

360

390

720

595

490

490

*3,940

4,200

1,440

820

612

542

490

420

648

1,020

700

578

472

375

351

55F

-

22,588

807

3.36

3.50

Calendar year 1949: Max 7,260 Min 4.2

Mar.

542

390

339

339 

315

306

306

375

309

277

312

494

682

525

525

472

420

375

318

375

420

420

375

*330

292

282

*1,600

1,890

740

525

438

15,308

494

2.06

2.37

Apr.

405

375

438

4.570 

2,540

800

595

490

405

360

560

438

357

309

278

258

238

225

225

*205

188

172 230"

530

485

354

267

222

248

642

17,209

574

2.39

2.67

Mean 231

May

485

359

303

267 

240

231

192

165

157

159

148

137

133

123

114

105

101

*96

93

85

80

82

82

77

70

6565"

71

114

112

112

4,623

149

0.621

0.72

June

85

68

231

222 

135

101

82

70

101

394

154

*96

120

163

110

125

1.320

888

1,200

748

468

321

240

187

502

502

261

180

146

125

9,345

312

1.30

1.45

Cfsm 0.962

July

112

125

485

1.390 

582

373

249

184

148

121

107

93

88

82

72

66

95

222

118

*96

80

66

57

52

46

46

45

41

39

37

^6

5,353

173

0.726

0.83

Aug.

34

34

34

34 

32

31

29

28

28

28

33

29

28

*27

26

26

24

29

32

29

28

26

23

23

21

21

20

20

21

if

840

27.1

0.113

0.13

Sept.

*5,450

7,010

1,840

560 

405

336

287

260

240

242

220

208

193

178

170

158

150

140

144

2,540

3,680

4,280

1,260

578

390

303

245

205

170

144

31,986

1,066

4.44

4.96

In. 13.11

Water year 1949-50: Max 12,000 Mln 4.2 Mean 509 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.77

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs).--

4,530 cfs (11-34 ft): Jan. 15 (8 p.m

Jan. 4 ( 1 p.m.) 15,000 ofs (18.5 ft); Jan. 10 (3:30 p.m.) 

) 7,630 ofs (14.46 ft); Jan. 26 (5:30 a.m.) 6,710 cfs (13.65

ft); Feb. 14 (5 a.m.) 5,550 ofs (12.51 ft); Apr. 4 (12 m.) 5,750 cfs (12.68 ft); Sept. 2 (7 a.m.) 

9,910 cfs (15.63 ft); Sept. 21 (12 m.) 6,930 ofs (13.79 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records and records for Mill Creek stations and Eel River at Bowling Green.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

130

117

109 

102

*99

92

91

104

250" 316

195

155

136

124

115

108

106

102

97

96

91

91

89

86

86

86

86

86

36

"fl? 83 

DO

3,597

116

0.483

0.56

Nov.

77 TB"

77 

78

78

80

86

298

405

354

240

190

162

148

140

*140

146

136

144

2.400

1,600

612

455

375

280

275

260

230

208

195

9,947

332

1.38

1.54

Dec.

188

679

2.950 

1,290

640

620

1,500

820

523

409

341

299

258

233

211

177

160

160

141

144

*132

138

135

154

138

127

108

103

98

96

13,060

421

1.75

2.02

Jan.

86

255

2.560 

1,020

542

420

348

262

233

233

215

187

180

561

820

504

523

800

680

561

428

337

306

*272

211

173

190

173

121

96 

bllO

13,407

432

1.80

2.08

Feb.

bloo

bloo"

blOO 

bllO

b!20

135

375

254

173

121

151

1,940

1,700

523

352

1,220

1,180

640

1,130

1,710

3.310

1,260

760

600

523

462

409

363

_

-------

19,821

708

2.95

3.07

Mar.

470

466

447 

477

401

360

329

299

254

222

229

236

258

276

*306

439

523

loo" 720

436

367

329

322

299

258

233

218

233

254

276 

295

10,832

349

1.45

1.67

Apr.

269

244

222 

204

190

180

254

432

*417

409

417

580

780

550" 820

439

367

325

333

280

251

247

218

190

187

194

170

154

269

269

9,921

331

1.38

1.54

Calendar year 1950: Max 12,000 Mln 18 Mean 544

May

197

146

154 

160

151

173

173

138

121

711

1,260

760

523

390

306

247

208

180

154

154

132

121

110

103

93

*130

180

187

184

144

110

7,80?

252

1.05

1.21

June

96

88

108 

96

84

78

70

68

64

63

60

56

86

154

86

68

60

60

52

49

46

46

41

42

40

40

216

725

504

341

3,587

120

0.500

0.56

Cfsm 2.27

July

329

*208

160 

223

93

74

64

56

2,140

980

428

401

336

226

180

132

2,650

1,020

398

269

204

167

154

138

121

116

600

218

121

100

*96

12,302

397

1.65

1.90

Aug.

91

80

72 

68

66

66

93

TO

63

74

64

63

60

53

45

40

40

38

37

35

36

35

33

30

29_

30

34

34

35

37

34

1,585

51.1

0.213

0.25

Sept.

29

28

26 

23

*23

24

22

21

21

25

27

23

32

27

22

19

20

19

T9" 17

17

17

20

19

18

18

20

19

20

19

654

21.8

0.091

0.10

In. 30.77

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,310 Mln 17 Mean 292 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.50

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 ofs). Feb. 21 (10 p.m.) 4.510 cfs (11.70 ft): July 9 (8 a.m.) 4.510

cfs (11.72 ft); July 17 (8 p.m.) 3,740 cfs (10.57 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
472 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Raccoon Creek at Mansfield, Ind.--Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water, year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17

17

15

16

14

14

21

19

18

17

17

17

16

15

16

17

15

14

14

16

14

16

68

49" 78

36

33

30

27 

23

25

724

23.4

0.097

0.11

Nov.

22

21

2T

21

*21

33

70

55

45

52

66

64

82

124

108

88

68

58

49

44

42

46

215

Tn

138

113

86

74

64 

61

2,128

70.9

0.295

0.33

Dec.

56

55

55

287

386

*306

233

173

170

154

141

127

108

b90

b70

b65

b60

b60

b60

b65

b!54

b!87

b!80

b!44

b337

660

542

386

352

740

873

7,276

235

0.979

1.13

Jan.

720

561

436

360

341

287

229

208

208

170

141

127

130

138

157

160

276

*341

272

254

187

173

170

116

132

1,450

3,610

1,310

680 

504

443

14,291

461

1.92

2.21

Feb.

496

740

840

1.600

1,020

780

680

*561

481

424

382

322

291

269

240

215

201

177

164

201

201

170

167

160

151

135

132

135

132

11,470

396

1.65

1.78

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,310 Min 14

Mar.

130

124

130

*184

167

141

135

132

138

160

2.570

1,380

700

523

420

348

284

580

1,260

740

542

1,820

1,020

640

489

398

329

299

276 

254

291

16,604

536

2.23

2.57

Apr.

299

*251

229

741

1,300

800

600

458

379

344

314

462

5.820

2,110

830

610

486

406

346

304

263

249

267

301

260

231

209

192

173 

 159i

17,393

580

2.42

2.70

May

148

*142

130

123

118

130

120

114

116

123

114

105

101

95

91

88

8686"

86

89

99

93

86

804

1.110

550

362

263

202 

162

140

6,076

196

0.817

0.94

June

125

108

*103

95

91

84

76

75

78

82

70

89

110

249

285

176

130

101

88

76

73

5.110

2,630

690

256

320

1,980

570

335

252

14,507

484

2.02

2.25

July

196

*162"

186

173

135

116

103

130

125

101

86

73

70

64

58

86

120

80

68

112

64

54

47

45

43

42

40

37

32 

32

31

2,711

87.5

0.365

0.42

Aug.

29

29

29

*29

26

23

23

26

19

23

30

35

31

53

135

118

54

39

32

28

26

25

22

21

21

17

12

T6

15 

15

15

1,016

32.8

0.137

0.16

Sept.

28

130

53

*32

25

21

20

17

16

15

13

13

12

9.8

68

180

82

55

142

162

88

60

47

42

34

31

26

25

25

1,489.8

49.7

0.207

0.23

Mean 247 Cfsm 1.O3 In. 13.95

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,110 Min 9.8 Mean 261 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.83

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs). Jan. 27 (7 p.m.) 4,280 cfs (11.35 ft); Mar. 11 (6:30 a.m.) 

3,740 cfs (10.59 ft); Apr. 13 (6 p.m.) 4,910 cfs (12.23 ft); June 22 (7:30 p.m.) 7,510 cfs (14.70 

ft); June 27 (4:30 p.m.) 4,000 cfs (10.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*16

16

15

16

15

20

IT

9.8

15

13

11

16

17

IT" 8.6

16

15

15

15

14

15

15

15

14

13

15

16

15

12

13

13

447.4

14.4

0.060

0.07

Nov.

T4" 12

*19

22

20

17

16

16

20

19

18

17

17

14

16

15

15

22

42

34

32

36

32

29

66

88

"88 123

66

58

1,003

33.4

0.139

0.16

Dec.

47

5T

47

71

153

213

150

110

*114

242

238

156

123

99

84

75

71

68

63

71

82

88

91

91

89

80

71

55

64

64

60

3,081

99.4

0.414

0.48

Jan.

57

60

64

61

55

38

53

*71

91

112

116

91

112

99

97

164

245

278

270

224

186

153

145

335

394

270

220

186

159

140

130

4,676

151

0.629

0.72

Feb.

123

110

103

97

91

*99

95

86

80

76

116

150

156

135

120

112

95

82

88

101

263

227

173

150

135

130

116

108

-

3,417

122

0.508

0.53

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,110 Min 8.6

Mar.

97

93

1,390"

2.950

1,040

630

478

394

320

*293

267

252

285

342

950

630

438

1,500

1,180

610

458

418

610

418

339

282

245

220

196

186

570

18,081

583

2.43

2.80

Apr.

550

13TT

342

312

267

249

234

206

410

374

304

285

278

234

227

*245

216

213

202

189

176

159

148

145

164

164

153

135

130

137

7,282

243

1.01

1.13

May

183

150

120

110

125

125

114

114

108

97

89

88

101

105

118

148

301

274

*189

142

125

462

1,750

730

474

354

269

223

196

180

161

7,725

249

1.04

1.20

June

145

134

127

119

110

115

107

95

91

90

90

92

92

92

95

81

74

66

61

54

50

45

43

41

34

487

301

182

*221

129

3,463

115

0.479

0.53

July

100

85

73

62

562

2,160

699

289

200

157

129

112

97

84

76

62

69

153

102

77

91

204

180

119

87

70

57

49

42

36

36

6,319

204

0.850

0.98

Aug.

37

-38 107

33

*31

30

25

37

36

30

29

28

23

25

22

21

22

18

14

19

13

13

12

14

18

17

13

10

11

9.2

972

764.4

24.7

0.103

0.12

Sept.

9.8

10

7.1

5.7

11

13

19

13

12

124

12

8.9

6.2

6.0

4.7

5.0

5.2

*5.2

4.3

3.6

3.7

4.7

4.3

6.5

7.4

11

6.2

3.0

372

3.2

338.9

11.3

O.047

0.05

Mean 246 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.97

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,950 Min 3.0 Mean 155 Cfsm 0.646 In. 8.77

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). --Mar. 3 (10:15 p.m.) 5,160 cfs (12.53 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Raccoon Creek at Mansfield, Ind.--Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

473

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.0

3.2

11

3.7

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.7

3.7

5.0

5.2

5.2

*5.4

5.4

14

7.2

2.8

3.7

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.7

5.2

5.7

10

17

T3- 18

10

197.6

6.37

0.027

0.03

Nov.

9.5

8.6

8.6

13

*14

10

14

9.5

8.9

8.3

8.0

7.1

6.8

8^T

8.9

9.2

9.5

9.8

10

11

19

16

23

T9

18

18

18

18

16

18

375.7

12.5

0.052

0.06

Dec.

17

16

18

*16

14

15

20

20

26

30

26

25

21

20

19

b!4

bll

bTF

b!2

13

14

13

16

14

12

12

12

17

15

13

15

518

16.7

0.070

0.08

Jan.

16

14

13

17

18

13

11

T6

12

12

b!2

bll

bll

13

12

12

11

*14

13

91

233

67

53

45

37

49

131

113

74

56

43

1,243

40.1

0.167

0.19

Feb.

40

36

35

32

28

27

26

*26

24

24

24

21

2T

22

21

158

T34

108

84

74

74

66

61

57

53

52

53

74

_

1,455

52.0

0.217

0.23

Mar.

97

108

97

80

64

58

61

58

60

56

77

110

104

91

76

65

*57

52

80

102

104

94

84

80

90

90

80

74

157

253

\ Qg lyb

2,855

92.1

0.384

0.44

Apr.

153

129

113

101

94

324

530

326

238

200

231

320

236

200

204

434

315

240

*200

167

145

130

152

158

138

130

138

118

103

96

6,063

20Z

0.842

0.94

May

91

464

610

34T

252

207

180

154

134

122

110

*98

88

77

70

66

70

70

62

54

51

47

45

43

42

43

43

43

45

49

70

3,841

124

0.517

0.60

June

93

110

240

250

174

126

94

80

67

60

51

46

41

38

36

39

41

33

152

83

49

39

31

27

26

23

21

19

T5~ 18

lo

2,125

70.8

0.295

0.33

July

16

*16

16

15

16

15

16

33

36

24

19

16

15

15

15

13

12

11

TT

11

15

41

26

18

15

14

12

12

14

11

11

530

17.1

0.071

0.08

Aug.

11

10

10

*13

15

17

14

12

14

12

12

12

13

11

10

12

13

11

11

13

11

9.4

9.4

7.2

3.7

3.5

9^

9.9

9.4

12

12

342.5

11.0

0.046

0.05

Sept.

9.0

?76

9.0

6.6

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.7

3.3

3.3

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

*4.8

4.6

2.7

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

108.6

3.62

0.015

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,950 Min 2.0 Mean 146 Cfsm 0.608 In. 8.23

Water year 1953-54: Max 610 Min 2.0 Mean 53.8 Cfsm 0.224 In. 3.05

Peak dlacharge(base, 5,500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Terre Haute, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°28'00", long 87°25'08", in M£ sec. 21, T. 12 N., R. 9 W., on left bank 

at upstream side of Wabash Avenue Bridge at Terre Haute, 2.2 miles upstream from Sugar 

Creek, 4 miles downstream from Lost Creek, and at mile 214.4.

Drainage area. 12,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1902 to December 1903 (gage heights only), February 1905 to 

July 1906, October 1927 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at site 3,300 

ft upstream since December 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 442.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Aug. 3, 1902, to Dec. 31, 1903, chain gage at powerhouse 4,000 ft upstream at 

different datum. Feb. 25, 1905, to July 20, 1906, chain gage at Vandalia Railway 

bridge 2,600 ft upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1927, to Oct. 27, 1928, staff 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 10,260 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,900 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 12.32 ft); minimum, 849 cfs Jan. 13.

1927-54: Maximum discharge, 189,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 30.50 ft); minimum, 690 cfs Aug. 10, 1934 (gage height, 2.40 ft).

Maximum stage known, 31.1 ft Mar. 27, 1913, present site and datum (discharge, 

245,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 205: 1905. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water year 1944, superseding those published in WSP 1003, are given 

herewith:

Date

194:4

July 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Discharge

3,080

3,020

2,950

2,760

2,690

2,690

2,630

2,510

Date

1944 -Con.

July 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

2,450

2,450

2,450

2,390

2,390

2,390

2,390

2,270

Date

1944-Con.

July 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

2,270

2,210

2,150

2,030

1,970

1,910

1,850

1,790

Date

1944-Con.

July 25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

1,790

1,850

1,850

1,910

1,850

1,910

1,790

Month

Calendar year 1944. ...........

Cfs -days

3,1 ,090

Maximum

81,700

Minimum

1,790

1,060

1,060

Mean

2,279

8,470

Per square 

miles

0.189

.713

.694

Runoff in 

inches

0.22

9.71

9.45

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,430

1,400 

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,380

1,340

1,350

1,390

1,390

1,370

1,370

1,370 

1,380

1,380

*1,370

1,380

1,380

1,370 

1,330

1,330

1,340

1,340

1,290

1,280

1,280

1,340

1,370

1,400

1,570

1,640

42 , 730

1,378

0.113

0.13

Nov.

1,540

1,500 

1,510

1,510

1,460

*1,390

1,350

1,330

1,300

1,300

1,290

1,290

1,290 

1,290

1,290

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300 

1,300

1,340

1,400

1,440

1,500

1,580

1,570

1,530

1,530

1,510

1,600

42,140

1,405

0.115

0.13

Dec.

1,540

1,510 

1,600

*1,640

1,460

1,530

1,460

1,440

1,600

1,570

1,570

1,670

1,750 

1,670

1,620

1,540

1,400

1,090

1,040 

1,160

1,350

1,480

1,390

1,160

1,150

1,240

1,320

1,460

1,460

1,470

1,430

44,770

1,444

0.118

0.14

Jan.

1,390

1,400 

1,390

1,350

1,380

1,390

1,400

1,480

1,580

1,480

1,420

1,140

884 944"

980

1,110

1,040

1,010

*1,090 

1,420

1,690

2,030

2,170

1,890

1,820

2,240

2,660

3,080

2,870

3,300

5_, 120

54,148

1,747

0.143

0.16

Feb.

4,650

3,900 

3,450

3,150

2,800

2,730

2,590

2,450

2,310

2,310

*2,310

2,100

2,030 

2,030

2,030

2,170

2,450

2,730

3,150 

3,520

4,200

3,900

3,600

3,380

3,150

3,150

3,010

3,010

-------

82,260

2,938

0.241

0.25

Mar.

2,940

3,150 

4,960

7,120

6,760

5,440

4,500

4,050

3,900

*3,680

3,600

3,600

3,600 

3,520

3,380

3,150

3,150

2,870

2,870 

2,870

2,940

3,150

3,150

3,300

3,750

3,680

3,900

5,280

6,580

6,400

6,080

127,320

4,107

0.337

0.39

Apr.

5,760

6,400 

7,990

,620

,080

* ,440

,990

,990

,800

8,560

9,700

14,700

16,900 

18,700

*17,300

14,900

14,200

13,000

11,100 

10,500

10,700

9,900

8,940

7,990

7,260

6,720

6,540

6,540

7,080

7,080

294,380

9,813

0.804

0.90

May

6,900

7,800 

12,100

11 500

9,700

8,560

8,180

7,620

6,900

6,180

5,820

*5,460

5,100 

,920

,740

,560

,390

,220

,050 

3,880

3,710

3,550

3,550

3,390

3,390

3,230

3,230

5,070

3,070

3,390

4,050

170,210

5,491

0.450

0.52

June

5,820

6,540 

9,900

15,600

13,400

12,300

10,300

8,750

7,990

7,440

7,990

7,990

7,080 

6,180

*5,820

5,640

5,280

4,920

4,560 

4,920

4,920

4,560

4,220

4,590

4,590

5,880

5,590

5,230

2,750

2,590

194,740

6,491

0.532

0.59

July

2,450

2,450 

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,590

5,070

2,750

5,250

5,880

3,880

*3,550 

3,070

2,750

2,590

2,270

2,120

1,970 

1,900

2,450

2,590

2,270

2,590

2,590

2,270

2,120

2,120

1,970

1,970

2,120

78,600

2,555

0.208

0.24

Aug.

2,120

1,970 

*2,120

2,910

2,750

2,270

2,270

2,910

2,910

2,910

2,910

2,750

2,590 

2,270

2,270

2,120

2,120

1,970

2,270 

5,230

5,590

3,250

3,250

3,230

2,910

2,590

2,910

2,910

2,910

3,070

3,250

85,250

2,685

0.220

0.25

Sept.

2,910

2,590 

2,430

2,270

1,970

1,900

1,900

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,670

1,530

1,550 

1,460

1,460

*1,400

1,400

1,400

1.540 

1,340

1,340

1,820

3,070

5,390

3,390

3,230

2,590

1,820

1,600

1,670

59,640

1,988

0.163

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 38,200 Min 1,040 Mean 7,301 Cfsm 0.598 In. 8.12

Water year 1953-54: Max 18,700 Min 884 Mean 3,491 Cfsm 0.286 In. 3.88

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Dec. 11, 12, Feb. 5-18, 

Apr. 12-14, May 28 to June 5, 8-12, 14, 15, June 28 to July 10, July 15 to Aug. 18.

20,
WABASH RIVER BASIN 475

Wabash River at Riverton, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°01'13", long 87°34'07", In sec. 30, T. 7 N., R. 10 W., on left bank at 

downstream side of Illinois Central Railroad bridge at Riverton, 0.6 mile downstream 

from Turtle Creek and at mile 162.0.

Drainage area. 13,100 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--April 1939 to September 1954. June 1911 to December 1914 (gage 

heights only), available in the Corps of Engineers office, Louisville, Ky.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 414.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. June 23, 1911, to Dec. 31, 1914, staff gage maintained by Illinois Central 

Railroad at same site and datum. Apr. 18, 1939, to July 17, 1951, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 11,090 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,400 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 10.48 ft); 

minimum, 1,270 cfs Oct. 25, 26, Dec. 20, 21, Jan. 14, 15.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 201,000 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height. 29.36 ft); minimum observed, 858 cfs Sept. 27 to Oct. 1, 1941 (gage height, 0.02 ft).

Flood of Mar. 28, 1913, reached a stage of 26.4 ft, from graph based on once-daily 

gage readings by Illinois Central Railroad Co. (discharge, 250,000 cfs, estimated).

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the period April to September 1939 has been 

revised to 86,000 cfs Apr. 22, 23, 1939 (gage height, 22.3 ft), superseding figure 

published in WSP 873.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1939 and 1950, superseding those published in WSP 873 and 1173, are given herewith:

Date

1939

Apr. 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Discharge

41,400

45,200

57,700

75,200

84,600

84,600

80,400

71,400

62,000

53 , 700

48,400

42,100

Date

1939-Con.

Apr. 30

1950

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Discharge

34,900

5,580

5,300

5,020

4,740

4,600

4,740

4,460

4,460

4,180

Date

195O-Con.

Aug. 10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Discharge

4,040

3,900

3,900

 ,180

 ,740

 ,740

 ,740

'. ,600

 ,460

'. ,180

'. ,040

,040

Date

1950-Con.

Aug. 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

3,900

3,760

3,900

4,040

3,760

3,500

3,360

3,160

3,090

3,160

Month

Calendar year 1950. .............

Cfs -days

8,885,790

9,068,560

Maximum

5,580

120,000

120,000

Minimum

3,090

1,960

3,370

Mean

4,202

24,840

Per square 

mile

2.58

.321

1.86

1.90

Runoff in 

inches

2.87

25.21

25.74

t Partly estimated.
476 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at River-ton, Ind.- -Continued

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 29 to Apr. 8, Sept. 15-22)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 8 Apr. 9 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.1 

2.0 

6.0

1,270

1,470

2,610

8,220

0.5 

1.0 

3.0 

6.0 

11.0

1,340

1,910

4,550

9,170

18,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,470

1,470

1,430

1,430

1,470

1,470

1,430

1,350

1,560

1,430

1,470

*1,470

1,470

1,470

1,430

1,430

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,590

1,560

1,270

1,270

1,560

1,450

1,430

1,390 

1,470

45 , 980

1,419

0.108

0.12

Nov.

1,550

1,510

1,470

1,450

1,470

1,450

1,390

1,390

1,590

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,590

1,590

1,560

1,560

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,450

1,470

1,470

 1,470

1,510

1,510

1,550

1,510

1,550

1,510

45,120

1,457

0.110

0.12

Dec.

1,550

1,550

1,510

1,600

1,600

1,550

1,470

1,510

1,510

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,470

1,450

1,500

1,270

*1,270

1,390

1,470

1,510

1,350

1,550

1,330

1,450

1,550

1,650 

1,650

45,960

1,485

0.115

0.15

Jan.

1,650

1,550

1,600

1,600

1,550

1,550

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

*1,550

1,510

1,590

1,270

1,270

1,300

1,330

1,360

1,330

1,430

1,650

1,910

2,050

2,260

2,050

1,980

2,400

2,750

5,510

4,430 

5,150

59,560

1,921

0.147

0.17

Feb.

5,270

4,710

4,010

3,520

5,240

2,960

2,680

2,540

2,550

2,190

2,120

2,120

2,050

1,980

1,980

1,980

*2,550

2,550

2,540

5,100

3,590

4,150

4,010

3,730

5,450

3,240

3,100

5,100

_

_______

84,550

3,012

0.230

0.24

Mar.

5,050

2,960

3,310

5,410

7,650

7,090

5,690

4,710

4,290

4,010

3,870

5,730

3,750

5,730

*3,590

5,450

5,240

5,100

2,960

2,960

2,890

2,960

5,100

5,170

5,450

3,730

3,730

4,290

5,970

6,950 

6,810

129,560

4,179

0.519

0.37

Apr.

6,550

6,590

7,090

7,370

7,090

6,810

7,230

7,930

8,020

8,020

8,500

*10,700

*14,100

*16,000

*17,200

*16,000

14,500

13,800

12,500

 11,000

10,500

10 , 700

9,850

8,830

8,020

7,220

6,750

6,600

6,600

6,750

288,600

9,620

0.734

0.82

May

8,500

9,000

10,200

12 , 500

11,200

9,510

8,660

8,340

7,860

7,060

6,450

6,000

5,700

5,250

5,110

4,830

*4,550

4,410

4,270

4,130

3,850

3,710

3,570

3,430

3,300

3,500

5,170

3,170

5,040

3,040 

3,710

180,620

5,826

0.445

0.51

June

5,400

6,150

6,750

10,400

12.800

12,700

11,600

9,850

8,660

7,860

7,700

8,660

8,180

6,900

6,000

5,850

5,400

4,970

4,690

4,410

*4,550

4,690

4,410

3,990

4,270

4,150

3,710

3,450

3,170

2,910

194,190

6,475

0.494

0.55

July

2,650

2,520

2,390

2,520

2,520

2,390

2,390

2,650

5,170

2,780

5,450

4,150

4,150

3,850

3,430

3,040

2,780

2,650

*2,520

2,270

2,270

2,650

2,650

2,390

2,520

2,270

2,030

1,910

1,910

1,910 

1.S50

82,570

2,664

0.205

0.25

Aug.

1,850

2,150

2,030

1,910

2,520

2,390

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,520

2,270

2,150

2,150

2,030

1,910

1,850

1,910

2,780

5,040

5,040

*2,910

5,040

2,780

2,520

2,520

2,780

2,650 

2,780

74,880

2,415

0.184

0.21

Sept.

2,910

2,780

2,520

2,390

2,150

2,050

1,910

1,850

1,750

1,750

1,670

1,670

1,560

1,500

1,450

1,400

1,400

1,340

1,340

1,400

1,400

 1,400

1,620

2,650

5,040

3,040

2,910

2,390

2,050

1,670

58,880

1,963

0.150

0.17

Calendar year 1953: Max 40,800 Min 1,270 Mean 7,788 Cfsm 0.595 In. 8.08

Water year 1955-54: Max 17,200 Min 1,270 Mean 5,524 Cfsm 0.269 In. 5.64

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 1 to Jan. 27, Feb. 9-18, 

July 1-8, July 17 to Aug. 21, Aug. 26 to Sept. 30.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 477

Busseron Creek near Carlisle, Ind.

Location. Lat 38 0 58'30", long 87 0 25'35", in w£ sec. 17, T. 6 N., R. 9 W., on-right bank 

10 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 58, 1^ miles northwest of Carlisle, and 

6tr miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--228 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1943 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 425.36 ft above mean sea level (Indiana 

State Highway Commission benchmark). Prior to Nov. 8, 1950, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 238 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 430 cfs Aug. 4 (gage height, 6.31 ft); no flow 

for many days July to September.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 8,800 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 20.05 ft; no flow 

for many days July to September 1954.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1953->54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-7, Oct. 30 to Jan. 20, 

Mar. 4-26, Apr. 3-6)

1.94

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

.5 

1.4

3.2

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

19

35

107

385

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.5

4

.4

1.1

1.2

3.6

3.4

*2.6

1.8

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

2.6

4.4

5.5

474

3.6

55.0

1.77

0.0078

0.009

Nov.

Iff

1.8

1.4

.9

*.9

*1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.4

1.4

1.2

.7

.9

.9

.9

.9

 8

32.8

1.09

0.0048

0.005

Dec.

1.0 

.8

.8

1.0

1.2

10

14

11

*8.0

6.4

11

6.4

3.4

2.0

1.4

1.1

.8

.6

$

.5

.5

.5

1.0

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7 

.5

89.1

2.87

0.013

0.02

Jan.

^

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

.9

.8

.8

.8

26

47

24

12

6.4

5

*8.0

47

46

24

1611

283.4

9.14

0.040

0.05

Feb.

9.2 

6.4

6.8

8.8

9.2

8.4

6.0

4.2

3.4

3.0

*3.0

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.0

13

36

29

18

16

18

16

13

11

12

11

9.6

34

_

316.0

11.3

0.050

0.05

Mar.

39 

39

26

17

8.4

4.7

3.6

3.4

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.4

3.2

5.3

5.0

3.2

2.4

2.2

276

3.4

3.9

*4.4

3.2

2.4

8.4

30

36

26

26

39

37

395.5

12.8

0.056

0.06

Apr.

30 

24

17

14

10

50

226

155

50

32

27

26

22

18

16

30

65

41

26

*18

14

11

14

36

33

22

15

11

8.4

6.8

1,068.2

35.6

0.156

0.17

May

7.6 

52

325

264

73

44

30

24

18

14

*11

9.6

19

18

12

8.8

6.4

5.0

4.7

4.7

5.3

3.9

3.0

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.6

2.8

2.0

979.1

31.6

0.139

0.16

June

97 

57

20

16

11

6.0

3.6

2.2

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.5

18

*15

5.3

3.6

2.8

1.1

.7

,4

.2

.2

.2

a.

.1

.1

.1

.1

266.5

8.88

0.039

0.04

July

"71 0.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0,

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

1.1

0.04

0.00018

0.0002

Aug.

0 

.2

50

228

*64

8.2

2.4

1.4

2.4

1.4

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

16

9.6

2.2

2.0

.8

.4

.2

.2

.6

.7

.4

.2

394.9

12.7

0.056

0.06

Sept.

0.1 

.1

.1

o

0

0

.1

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

*.l

0

0

11

16

9.6

2.6

.9

.5

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

48.0

1.60

0.0070

0.008

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,380 Mln o.l Mean 114 Cfsm 0.500 In- 6.77

Water year 1953-54: Max "325 Min o Mean 10.8 Cfsm 0.047 In. 0.632

Peak discharge (base. 2.200 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
478 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Vincennes, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°40'52", long 87°32'04", near center of span on downstream side of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 50 at Vincennes, Knox County, 4.8 miles downstream from Maria Creek, 

5.8 miles upstream from Embarrass River, and at mile 127.8.

Drainage area. 13,700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1929 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since November 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 394.43 ft above mean sea level, 

(Tatum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 14, 1940, staff and chain gages and Aug. 14, 1940, to 

Sept. 30, 1946, wire-weight gage, at same site at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 24 years (1930-54), 11,220 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,000 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 8.78 ft); minimum, 1,410 cfs Jan. 15, 16 (gage height, 1.96 ft).

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 189,000 cfs May 22, 23, 1943 (gage height, 29.33 ft); 

minimum observed, 770 cfs Aug. 4, 5, 1934 (gage height, 1.40 ft, present datum).

Flood of Mar. 29 1913, reached a stage of 26.3 ft, from floodmarks, determined by 

Corps of Engineers (discharge, 255,000 cfs, estimated).

Revisions. The figures of maximum and minimum discharge for some water years have 

been revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in 

the water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

698 

713 

743 

803

Water 

year

1930 

1931 

1933 

1936

Date

Jan. 17, 1930 

Jan. 23, 24, 1931 

May 20, 1933 

Mar. 5, 1936

Maximum

Discharge 

(cfs)

97,200

91,600 

78,800

Gage height 

Tfeet)

25.25

t24.5 

21.30

Minimum

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,360

Gage height 

(feet)

-0.19

t Prom graph based on gage readings.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 803: Drainage area. WSP 1173: 1943 (maximum gage height 

only). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1930-31, 1933, 1936, superseding those published in WSP 698, 713, 743, and 803, are 

given herewith:

Date

1930

Jan. 15

16

17

18

19

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Discharge

86,800

94,800

97,200

94,000

86,000

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,560

1,560

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,560

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

Date

1930 -Con.

Nov. 27

28

29

30

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

13

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1931

Jan. 1

2

3

Discharge

1,450

1,250

1,350

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,760

1,690

1,490

2,060

2,060

1,910

1,780

1,750

1,700

1,690

1,610

1,500

1,200

1,400

1,650

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,400

1,300

1,550

1,690

Date ~

1931-Con.

Jan. 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1933

May 19

"Discharge

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,760

1,690

1,500

1,400

1,450

1,520

1,620

1,420

1,490

1,200

1,350

1,360

1,360

1,490

1,490

1,840

1,910

1,840

1,840

1,910

86,800

Date

1933-Con.

May 20

21

22

1936

Mar. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

20

21

22

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

90,OOO

88,400

83,600

35,200

41,200

56,500

71,000

78,200

77,600

72,800

66,200

59,000

51,000

40,800

27,800

20,000

16,600

14,400

17,100

17,900

16,600

21,200

33,200

24,700

25,700

25,000

22,900

Month

December. .........................

Calendar year 1931 ..............

Water year 1932-33. . ............

Calendar year 1933. .............

March 1936. .......................

Calendar year 1936 ..............

Cfs -days

_

_

_

-

_

-

1,022,100

3,304,680

Maximum

97,200

1,620

3,280

1,910

18,800

27,100

90,000

90,000

90,000

78,200

78,200

78,200

Minimum

2 1 , 800

1,250

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

14,000

1,850

1,850

13,400

1,130

1,130

Mean

59,900

1,505

1,966

1,599

3,020

4,995

49,800

15,900

14,950

32,970

7,528

9,029

Per square 

mile

4.37

.110

.144

.117

.220

.365

3.64

1.16

1.09

2.41

.549

.659

Runoff in 

Inches

5.04

.12

.17

.13

2.98

4.93

4.20

15.80

14.81

2.77

7.49

8.98
WABASH RIVER BASIN 479

Wabash River at Vincennes, Ind. Continued

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 4 to May 5)

1.9

3.0

6.0

10.0

1,330

3,200

9.2OO

18,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

1,660

1,640

1,620

1,610

1,720

1,680

1,640

1,620

*1,600

1,570

1,550

1,610

1,620

1,660

1,680

1,700

1,720

1,680 

1,660

1,660

1,670

1,670

1,670 

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,720

1,740

1,740

1,720

1,680

51,550

1,663

0.121

0.14

Nov.

1,790

1,840

1,780

1,740

1,720

1,740

1,720

1,680

1,660

1,640

1,640

1,620

1,640

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,620

1,610 

1,610

1,620

1,660

1,760

1,740 

*1,740

1,780

1,840

l;670

1,870

1,820

1,820

51,550

1,718

0.125

0.14

Dec.

1,810

1,820

1,820

1,790

1,820

1,820

1,790

1,760

1,790

*1,790

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,890

1.900

1,820

, 1,810

1,790 

1,740

1,610

1,450

1,540

1,640 

1,640

1,680

1,570

1,540

1,580

1,680

1,730

1,780

53 , 900

1,739

0.127

0.15

Jan.

1,790

1,760

1,730

1,740

1,760

1,730

1,700

1,720

1,740

1,760

1,760

1,730

1,700

1,640

1,440

1.430

1,460

1,540 

*1,500

1,580

1,700

1,860

2,020 

2,230

2,340

2,250

2,340

2,610

2,900

3,700

4,700

61,860

1,995

0.146

0.17

Feb.

5.2OO5,000

4,400

3,800

3,400

3,100

2,900

2,700

2,520

2,340

2,230

2,200

2,200

2,160

*2,110

2,130

2,180

2,340 

2,430

2.7OO

3,100

3,800

4,2OO 

3,900

3,600

3,400

3,300

3,300

-

86,640

3,094

0.226

0.24

Mar.

3,100

5,OOO

3,000

3,900

7,000

6,000

7,2OO

5,800

5,000

4.6OO

4,300

4,200

4,100

4,100

4,000

3,9OO

 3,700

3,600 

3,400

3,300

3,200

*3,2OO

3,300 

3,500

3,6OO

3,900

4,100

4,200

5,200

7,000

7,800

138,200

4,458

0.325

0.37

Apr.

7,2OO

7,000

7,200

8,OOO

*8,200

8,OOO

7,800

8,400

8,600

8,400

9,000

*9,640

*13,500

*16,000

*17,500

*17,500

16,000

15,000 

13,800

12 , 300

11,OOO

11,000

10,500 

9,200

8,4OO

7,600

7,000

6.600

6.6OO

6,800

303,740

10,120

0.739

0.82

May

7,200

7,200

8,800

11,000

11,400

9,640

8,600

8,000

7,800

7,200

*6,600

6,000

5,600

5,400

5,200

4,900

4,600

4,500 

4,300

4,200

4,000

3,700

3,600 

3,400

3,300

3,20O

3,100

3,100

3,000

2,900

2 , 900

174,340

5,624

0.411

0.47

June

4,300

5,600

6,000

7,600

1O,7OO

11,600

11,200

9,860

8,600

7,600

7,200

7,600

8,000

7,200

6,2OO

*5 , 800

5,400

5,000 

4,800

4,400

4.2OO

4,500

4,400 

4,200

4,OOO

4.2OO

4,000

3,500

3,2OO

5,000

183,860

6,129

0.447

0.50

July

2,700

2,520

2,430

2,610

2,340

2,340

2,250

2,340

2,700

2,900

2,800

3,500

4,000

*5,900

5,500

3,200

2,800

2,610 

2,430

2,250

2,150

2,130

2,430 

2,340

2,220'

2,220

2,020

1,870

1,780

1 , 79O

1,700

78,770

2,541

0.185

0.21

Aug.

1.740

1,920

2,250

1,940

*2,080

2,430

2,110

1,950

1,900

2,020

2,430

2,450

2,540

2,220

2,060

1,980

1,950

1,890 

1,810

1,760

2,000

2,610

2,6OO 

2,610

2,7OO

2,610

2,450

2,250

2,450

2,450

2,450

68,490

2,209

0.161

0.19

Sept.

2,610

2,610

2,450

2,250

2,080

1,970

1,860

1,970

1,790

1,680

1,700

1,670

*1,640

1,600

1,550

1,550

1,510

1,480 

1,580

2 . 900

1,900

1,510

1^760

2,450

2,700

2,700

2,520

2,150

1,780

59,260

1,975

0.144

0.16

Calendar year 1953: Max 56.9OO Min 1,43O Mean 8,139 Cfsm 0.594 In. 8.05

Water year 1953-54: Max 17,5OO Min 1,430 Mean 3,595 Cfsm O.262 In. 3.56

Discharge measurement made on this day.
480 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Embarrass River at Ste. Marie, 111.

Location. Lat 38°56'10", long 88°01'10", in NW^-NW^- sec. 30, T. 6 N R 14 W on left 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge at Ste. Marie.

Drainage area^ 1.540 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1909 to December 1912, August 1914 to September 1954.

Gas?AonW^er" sta§e reoorder- Datum or gage is 446.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

and datumPS EnS lneers benchmark). Prior to June 29,'1940, chain gage at same site

Average discharge. 43 years, 1,232 cfs.

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 408 cfs Apr. 20 (gage height, 2.53 ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs Sept. 18, 19 (gage height, O.CS ft).

o/ J._.°^ 2 '_.1914 ~54: Maxlmum discharge, 44,800 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 

24.95 ft), from rating curve extended above 29,000 cfs; minimum, 1 cfs OctT 5-9, 1914.

Remarks Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

Revisions (water years). WSP 1083: 1934. WSP 1113: 1910-31, 1933, 1939-40, 1945(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.05 1.4 0.9 63

.1 3.0 1.5 164

.4 14 2.0 270

.6 28 2.5 395

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17

16

16

16

20

20

18

17

17

16

17

*17

17

16

16

15

14

14 

14

13

14

14

13

13

13

13

17

18

16

16

16

489

15.8

0.010

0.01

Nov.

22

22

19

18

17

16

15

15

*15

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

15 

15

15

16

18

18

18

18

17

16

18

18

17

491

16.4

0.011

0.01

Dec.

16

16

16

16

16

18

17

16

18

19

19

18

17

*16

16

b!6

b!6

b!7 

b20

20

16

15

b!7

19

20

19

18

15

b!5

14

bTS

526

17.0

0.011

0.01

Jan.

15

14

14

15

11

13

14

13

13

13

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!4

bl5

b!3

b!3 

b!5

22

19

22

32

29

26

26

29

33

60

46

36

638

20.6

0.013

0.02

Feb.

29

21

21

19

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

T4

*14

24

53

31

27

24

23

22

21

22

23

26

24

25

604

21.6

0.014

0.01

Mar.

25

25

24

23

24

22

23

23

22

22

21

21

22

20

*20

21

22

21

22

22

22

21

23

27

29

27

24

23 '26

30

27

724

23.4

0.015

0.02

Apr.

25

29

28

25

22

22

22

22

87

105

69

*84

90

90

68

204

235

290 

358

395

358

268

198

166

196

151

124

110

105

95

4,041

135

0.088

0.10

May

86

144

189

272

193

142

144

137

119

*103

90

80

72

54

58

50

45

40 

39

38

36

32

30

28

26

35

33

27

29

24

23

2,428

78.3

0.051

0.06

June

30

26

71

44

45

81

96

81

66

55

48

53

104

ill

155

115

84

*132 

138

75

56

44

38

33

28

26

22

20

18

16

1,977

65.9

0.043

0.05

July

15

15

15

13

89

114

42

26

19

15

17

23

19

16

14

12

11

alO 

a9

a8

a7

alO

alO

a9

a8

*7.2

a6.5

a6

a5.5

a5

6.2

582.4

18.8

0.012

0.01

Aug.

a8

9.9

8.2

7.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

7.9

9.3

9.3

10

8.2

8.2

8.2

9.0

*5.8

6.8

8.2 

7.6

7.6

7.S

7.6

7.2

6.5

16

45

34

28

22

16

13

360.1

11.6

0.0075

0.009

Sept.

11

9.6

9.3

9.3

8.6

6.5

11

e;3

4.4

4.0

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.0

1.7

1.7

H51

18

11

10

7.9

5.8

5.1

*5.1

5.1

S.I

4.4

230.5

7.68

0.0050

O.O06

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,970 Min 13 Mean 531 Cfsm 0.345 In. 4.67

Water year 1953-54: Max 395 Min 1,4 Mean 35.9 Cfsm 0.023 In. 0.32

Peak discharge (base, 6.5OO efs).--No peak abc.ove _ base. ______

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records for North Pork Embarrass 

River near Oblong.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge for July 26, 31, Aug. 3-24, Sept. 5, 6, 9-19, 24-30 computed from once daily chaingagie readings.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 481

North Fork Embarrass River near Oblong, 111.

Location. Lat 39°00'35", long 87°56'45", In extreme northwest corner of sec. 35 T 7 N 

R. 14 W., on left bank at downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 33, threequarters of a mug upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 2 miles west of 

Oblong, and 8? miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 304 sq ml.

Records available. --October 1940 to September 1954.

a^e recorder. Dat °f gage Is 458.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Dec. 11, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. --14 years, 264 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 228 cfs May 3 (gage height, 3.22 ft); no flow 

I or many days .

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 27,100 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 22.38 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs; no flow for many days In 1953-54.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water-year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 18 to Apr. 8)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

0.4 0

.5 .2

.6 1.5

.8 5.3

1.0 

1.2

1.5

1.6

0.1 

.3

.5 

.7 

.9

1.0 

3.0 

5.5 

9.0

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

84

204

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean 

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

O

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0 

0

0

0

*0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

0

0

0

0.4

0.01 

0.000033 

0.00005

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

.1

.3

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

3.8

0.13 

0. 00043 

0.0005

Dec.

0.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.6

.8

.8

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.4

*1.0

.8

.8

.4

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

17.3

0.56 

0.0018 

0.002

Jan.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.3

.4

.2

*.2

.4

1.5

3.1

4.3

3.5

3.1

2.5

2.9

4.1

6.0

11

12

8.2

66.3

2.14 

0.0070 

0.008

Feb.

6.2

4.3

3.7

3.1

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.2 

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

*.8

3.2

35

22

9.6

6.8

5.4

4.2

3.7

3.5

3.3

2.9

2.8

2.8

-

135.0

4.82 

0.016 

0.02

Mar.

2.7

2.5

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.9

*1.6

1.9

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.9

2.8

2.9

2.9

3.6

A^2

4.0

3.4

73.5

2.37 

0.0078 

0.009

Apr.

3.0

2.9

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.8

3.1

30 

26

25

14

*10

8.2

8.4

9.8

20

22

18

16

11

8.2

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.0

11

8.2

6.4

6.0

6.8

311.2

10.4 

0.034 

0.04

May

6.2

75

204

149

52

25

18

14 

11

*9.6

8.2

7.2

6.4

6.0

5.2

4.6

4.3

4.2

4.4

4.9

4.4

3.7

3.5

3.1

2.9

2.9

4.3

4.4

5.6

3.7

3.0

660.7

21.3 

0.070 

0.08

June

6.9

3.6

12

11

7.4

5.6

4.8

3.7 

2.8

2.2

1.7

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

*12

19

8.6

5.0

3.5

2.6

1.9

1.2

.8

.6

.4

.3

.2

122.2

4.07 

0.013 

0.01

July

0.1

.2

.2

1.0

5.0

3.2

1.7

.9 

.6

.4

.4

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

14.3

0.46 

0.0015 

0.002

Aug.

0

.1

.2

.2

.1

0

.6

H1.0

.6

.5

.4

.2

.2

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.1

0.26 

0.00086 

0.001

Sept.

0

3

0

0

O

0

0

0 

O

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.4

.4

.6

.5

.4

.3 *.l

0

o

0

3.1

o.io

0.00033 

0.0004

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,290 Min 0 Mean 115 Cfsm 0.378 In. 5.13

Water year 1953-54: Max 204 Min 0 Mean 3.88 Cfsm 0.013 In. O.17

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
482 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

White River at Muncie, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°12', long 85°23', in sec. 10, T. 20 N., R. 10 E., on right bank 200 ft 

downstream from Walnut Street Bridge in Muncie and 6 miles upstream from Bell Creek.

Drainage area. 24 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1930 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey.

July 1923 to December 1929 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Prior to

October 1948, published as West Fork White River at Muncie.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 920.10 ft above mean sea level (city of 

Muncie benchmark). Prior to Jan. 4, 1934, chain gage at highway bridge 200 ft upstream 

at datum 5.00 ft higher. Jan. 4, 1934, to Sept. 13, 1940, water-stage recorder, and 

Sept. 14, 1940, to Feb. 14, 1941, staff gage, at same site at datum 4.00 ft higher. 

Feb. 15, 1941, to Jan. 27, 1942, wire-weight gage at bridge 200 ft upstream at present 

datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1931-54), 212 cfs (adjusted for diversion after September 

1937).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 4.07 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 24, 25 (gage height, 0.48 ft).

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 11,500 cfs Jan. 15, 1937 (gage height, 18.07 ft, present datum); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 16, 1937; minimum daily, 1.1 cfs Sept. 16, 17, 23- 

25, 1954.

Maximum stage known, about 19.6 ft in March 1913, present datum (discharge, about 

20,000 cfs).

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

713 

728 

803

Water 

year

1931 

1932 

1936

Date

Apr. 3, 1931 

Jan. 18, 1932 

Feb. 25, 1936

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,230 

2,840 

4,000

Gage height 

(feet)

t4.3 

t6.4 

tt8.99

t From graph based on gage readings. 

tt Affected by Ice.

Remarks. Records good. City of Muncie diverts part of its water supply 2.5 miles above 

gage and returns it to river at sewer outlet a short distance below gage.

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area. The adjusted mean discharge for December 1947 has

1937 

Dec. 17.......... 2,350

18.......... 4,630

19.......... 1,720

Month Cfs -days Maximum Minimum

19

Mean

331

Per square 

mile

1.39

Runoff in 

inches

2.11

19.91

18.90
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

White River at Muncie, Ind.--Continued

483

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.5 

.6 

.7

1.0

0.5

1.2

3.2

7.0

31

2.5 

3.5

85

200

530

1,200

1,440

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2.2

2.2

1.9

 1.7

575

3.8

6.1

5.7

5.7

4.2

6.1

7.0

3.8

3.5

2.9

2.9

3.8

5.7

7.5

4.5

3.5

4.2

3.5

3.5

4.9

6.6

7.9

9.5

9.5

~8~.4 10

158.0

5.10

9.5

Nov.

13

13

5.3

5.3

5.7

5.7

5.7

12

11

*4.9

3.5

37S

3.5

4.2

9.5

9.5

4.5

3.8

3.5

4.2

7.9

18

IT

14

14

14

14

13

14

11

265.5

8.85

13.1

Dec.

7.9

7.0

6.6

THT

7.9

27

39

*22

18

19

17

18

17

18

15

14

11

11

9.5

13

16

25

40

3?

30

23

22

16

14

15

16

560.9

18.1

13.6

Jan.

14

16

16

12

11

11

9-5

9.5

11

14

*10

6.1

4.5 475-

4.5

9.5

14

9.5

7.0

26

80

62

93

41

29

37

SIS' 435

171

117

90

1,690.6

54.5

13.1

Feb.

70

58

50

45

42

39

35

*31

29

29

30

22

18 25"

25

55

98

72

56

50

47

39

39

39

37

38

41

 483I 

1,642

58.6

13.1

Mar.

 515

288

191

137

128

116

90

72

65

*59

59

56

58

58

47

41

37

27

4T

88

101

78

65

59

59

78

78

95

493

1,410 

904

5,596

181

13.2

Apr.

459

304

222

173

179

298

440

344

229

179

173

158

106

120

151

417

506" 901

288

203

161

137

128

134

123

101

98

*98

83

76

6,989

233

13.7

May

72

150

264

268

155

143

114

98

95

85

74

72

61

56

52

56

49

41

41

39

38

37

38

30

*29

31

32

32

52

49

42

2,428

78.3

13.2

June

70

135

111

98

76

61

45

91

149

95

67

90

67

44

37

34

158

225 i4T

70

41

30

24

19

18

14

13

8.4

*6.6

4.2

2,043.2

68.1

14.7

July

a3

a9

a!5

a20" a40

a25

a32

32

30

22

17

12

8.4

4.5

1.9

1.6

T^

2.4

1.7

3.2

8.0

25

13

8.4

6.6

5.7

*2.9

2.9

3.2

2.7

2.7

363.4

11.7

13.7

Aug.

65

28

14

13

23

44

23

17

9.5

7.0

4.9

3.2

*2.4

2.2

575

11

15

24

39

25

13

10

6.6

2.4

4.8

»165

T2F

71

37

17

11

840.6

27.1

14.3

Sept.

7.9

5TT

3.5

2.4

2.2

3.5

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1 TTT

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

 1.1

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.4

58.8

1.96

9.3

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

14.6 

0.060 

0.07

22. C 

0.091 

0.1C

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

31.7 

0.131 

0.15

67.6 

0.279 

0.32

71.7 

0.296 

0.31

194 

0.802 

0.92

247 

1.02 

1.14

91.5 

0.378 

0.43

Observed

Max 3,280 Mln 1.7 Mean 145 

Max 1,410 Ml" 1.1 Mean 62.0

82.8 

0.342 

0.38

25.4 

0.105 

0.12

41.4 

0.171 

0.20

11.3 

0.047 

0.05

Adjusted

Mean 158 Cfsm 0.653 In. 8.90 

Mean 74.9 Cfsm 0.310 In. 4.19

Peak discharge (base, 2.500 efs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. .,.,,_

t Diversion, in cubic feet per second, for city of Muncie water supply? records furnished by 

Muncie Water works Co.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.
484 WABASH RIVER BASIN

White River at Anderson, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°06', long 85°41', in sec. 18, T. 19 N., R. 8 E., on left bank at 

municipal water-supply plant in Anderson, 1 mile upstream from Killbuck Creek.

Drainage area.--401 sq mi.

Records available. July 1932 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. July 

1925 to September 1926 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Gage-height 

records collected at site 700 ft downstream December 1910 to February 1918 and at 

present site since February 1918 are contained in reports of U. S. "Weather Bureau. 

Prior to October 1948, published as "West Fork White River at Anderson.

Gage. Staff gage above concrete overflow dam. Gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

8"25.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. September 1922 to May 12, 1934, chain 

gage 250 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--23 years (1925-26, 1932-54), 373 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,820 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 9.69 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Sept. 26-28 (gage height, 7.22 ft).

1926, 1932-54: Maximum discharge observed, 17,100 cfs Jan. 15, 1937 (gage height, 

18.63 ft); minimum observed, 8.8 cfs Sept. 24, 1940 (gage height, 6.92 ft).

Maximum stage known, 23.6 ft Mar. 25, 1913, present site and datum, based on determination by U. S. Weather Bureau at site then in use (discharge, 28,000 cfs, estimated).

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1936 has been revised to 5,800 

cfs Feb. 25, 1936 (gage height, 12.2 ft, from graph based on gage readings), superseding figure published in WSP 803.

Figures of minimum discharge for the water years 1932 and 1939 have been revised to 

15 cfs Aug. 31. 1932 (gage height, 6.20 ft) and 31 cfs Sept. 14-16, 18-29, 1939 (gageheight, 7.2 ft), superseding figures published in WSP 728 and 873, respectively.

Remarks. --Records fair.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by city of Anderson.

Revisions [water years). WSP 1053: 1913(M). WSP 1275: Drainage area. Revised figures 

of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 1932, 1934-35, 1938-40, 

superseding those published in WSP 728, 758, 783, 853, 873, and 893, are given herein. 

Complete table of daily discharge is given for the water year 1938, but only revised 

discharges are given for other water years.

Date

1932

July 6

7

8

9

11

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Discharge

113

113

139

173

113

53

56

44

41

33

40

41

35

43

78

53

51

43

40

33

51

71

53

49

41

36

25

30

28

46

41

36

32

28

28

23

26

33

17

40

49

33

51

48

32

61

65

61

41

19

16

32

101

402

170

118

84

74

71

60

58

58

61

Date

1932-Con.

Sept. 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

1934

Jan. 27

28

29

30

31

Feb. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Discharge

58

58

61

54

41

51

61

139

159

128

103 '101

88

173

1,210

1,OOO

520

140

130

120

110

100

100

100

100

95

95

95

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

85

85

85

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

85

20

18

20

25

19

22

23

26

23

23

53

Date

1934 Con.

Aug. 12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Discharge

61

39

38

31

148

175

109

81

62

39

35

33

53

49

39

29

34

36

33

29

19

34

25

19

18

28

70

70

51

42

50

53

56

53

56

77

93

130

102

83

79

70

68

64

64

61

62

62

70

71

91

68

53

47

43

43

40

38

40

38

35

33

30

Date

1934-Con.

Oct. 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

1938

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Discharge

30

30

30

34

34

43

42

49

43

43

43

43

43

43

38

38

42

40

38

38

40

51

54

61

51

46

46

46

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

46

51

54

46

43

43

43

43

46

46

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

Date

1938-Con.

Oct. 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1939

Aug. 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Discharge

72

72

72

72

72

76

90

90

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

114

83

74

66

66

93

66

66

66

63

51

51

44

44

51

93

69

69

58

58

58

51

51

51

51

47

44

44

42

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

32

32

31

31

31

37

31
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

White River at Anderson, Ind.--Continued

Revised figures of discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1952, 1934-55, 1958-40 Continued

485

Date

1939-Con.

Sept. 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Discharge

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

Date

1939-Con.

Sept. 26

27

28

29

30

Dec. 5

6

Discharge

31

31

31

31

69

64

62

Date

1939-Con.

Dec. 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Discharge

60

.60

60

60

60

60

60

Date

1939-Con.

Dec. 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

60

60

60

60

58

56

54

Date

1939-Con.

Dec. 21

22

23

24

Discharge

50

45

45

45

Month

Water year 1933-34 ........

Water year 1934-35. .......

Calendar year 1938........

August 1939 .................

Water year 1939-40 ........

Cfs-days

-

-

61,581

181,039

2,469

69,153.1

Maximum

14,000

1,860

4,200

7,450

169

5,240

Minimum

64

18

27

51

44

9.1

Mean

481

143

118

168

73.3

496

79.6 

35.9

337

323

189

Per square 

mile

0.099

.441

1.20

.115

.150

.357

.105

.113

.294

.421

.183

1.24

.199 

.090

.840

.138

.805

.471

Runoff In 

inches

0.11

.49

16.27

.49

.23

.13

.17

4.86

.12

.13

3.99

5.71

.21

16.78

.23 

.10

11.41

.16

10.93

6.43

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

82

BZ

82

101

120

116

97

82

101

120

120

101

101

101

101

101

101

252

1,650

2,160

1,300

612

421

313

261

245

215 

215

210

175

165

9,903

319

0.796

0.92

Nov.

165

156

129

120

T5?

165

165

175

215

190

190

175

165

bl60

bl50

b!45

D140

b!35

b!35

b!30

t>130

t>130

t>130

120

129

156

165 

216

502

421

5,233

174

0.434

0.49

Dec.

287

216

216

208

215

195

120 120"

120

120

120

120

120

120

142

538

2,840

1,480

5,200

1,190

730

540

433

385

375

319

287 

247

223

295

315

22,836

737

1.84

2.12

Jan.

612

533

360

315

255

255

*215

175

140

112

101

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

b95

b95

t>95

b95

JO

112

126

140

195

295

295

175 

140

158

295

315

6,189

200

0.499

0.57

Feb.

255

255

255

255

275

295

295

287

255

255

327

1,190

2.980

1,770

814

540

445

650

1,9QO

2,030

1,410

994

1,410

1,090

772

574

505 

415

-

22,498

804

2.00

2.09

Mar.

335

335

335

303 6?S"

5,400

1,770

948

700

574

574

533

445

1,090

2,700

3,400

3,400

1,770

994

730

614

505

814

2,560

1,470

1,300

902 

718

574

505

6,160

41,113

1,326

3.31

3.81

Apr.

6,000

1,650

1,040

814

673

948

5,050

6,800

6,480

2,700

1,530

1,140

858

727

655

574

539

505

457

385

345

335

331

291

287

287

283 

283

279

2T9

42,525

1,418

3.54

3.94

May

235

235

231

*223

191

191

172

172

172

172

172

161

154

T61

191

172

199

263

385

493

727

772

730

727

574

505

415 

335

1,000

1,770

1,190

13,090

422

1.05

1.21

June

730

727

730

415

335

295

255

255

215

215

235

335

295

255

215

215

215

175

175

175

140 140"

*140

140

1,090

5,840

7,120 

3,120

1,190

700

26,082

869

2.17

2.42

July

612

902

1,410

994

650

540

335

295

295

255

215

*207

175

175

540

360

255

215

195

175

178

168

140

140

112

112

112 

147

247

175

168

10,499

339

0.845

0.97

Aug.

434

772

2F7

225

186

282

248

186

574

248

186

152

152

125

125

113

113

102

102

102

102

102

83

83

83

83

81 m

81

*81

81

5,665

183

0.456

0.53

Sept.

81

73

73

62

51

51

51

51

51

65

149

100

149

303

5A8

230

141

116

116

94

94

76

94

85

85

85

76 

76

76

76

3,178

106

0.264

0.29

Calendar year 1937: Max 

Water year 1937-38: Max

14,900

7,120

Mln 

Mln

Mean 

Mean

Cfsm 

Cfsm

In. 

In.

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). Dee. 18 (4 p.m.) 7,120 cfs (13.2 ft); Feb. 12 (12 m.) 2,980 cfs 

(10.52 ft); Mar. 6 (1 p.m.) 3,550 ofs (10.92 ft); Mar. 17 (2 a.m.) 3,700 cfs (11.04 ft); Mar. 31 

(9 p.m.) 7,280 cfs (13.33ft); Apr. 9 (4 a.m.) 7,120 cfs (13.16 ft); June 27 (8 a.m.) 8,130 cfs 

(13.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

388926 O - 56 - 32
486 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

White River at Anderson, Ind. Continued

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 13,

May 12 to June 19)

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.7 

8.3 

9.4

215

545

1,540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

52

50

50

*50

50

52

50

50

48

48

52

48

48

48

48

46

46

50

50

50

50

50

48

52

52

54

54

90

66 

56

50

1,608

51.9

0.129

0.15

Nov.

50

50

56

54

54

50

48

46 *4"8~

50

52

52

52

54

54

54

54

56

58

58

58

75

-7% 100

84

75

69

81

72 

60

1,802

60.1

0.150

0.17

Dec.

63

60

60

63

58

90

94

*94

100

104

87

87

81

84

97

87

87

87

87

81

78

100

100

97

87

84

84

84

84 

84

84

2,617

84.4

0.210

0.24

Jan.

84

78

72

69

66

66

66

66

66

66

*63

63

60

GS

63

66

63

66

66

87

149

161

137

122

108

114

431

566

342 

240

190

3,922

127

0.317

0.37

Feb.

161

141

133

125

129

118

114

*114

97

100

104

97

90

90

94

141

205

195

161

141

153

137

133

129

125

129

125

265

-

3,746

134

0.334

0.35

Mar.

852

545

376

295

245

220

205

185

161

*149

149

149

149

141

133

133

125

1^5

129

170

215

195

170

161

153

165

180

195

535

1.490

1,390

9,485

306

0.763

0.88

Apr.

860

539

414

337

315

408

695

631

473

381

370

342

295

280

300

615

1,220

941

580

431

348

305

285

285

280

255

245

*235

235 

210

13,110

437

1.09

1.22

May

205

205

467

473

38T

295

255

215

215

200

170

157

157

145

133

133

129

122

118

111

108

108

97

90

*8I

81

122

122

104 

111

108

5,418

175

0.436

0.50

June

133

180

200

165

145

125

118

108

111

157

153

125

137

114

114

104

104

'530" 449

165

114

111

94

84

84

81

63

56

35 

*56

3,938

131

0.327

0.36

July

56

56

56

104

141

87

149 149"

125

97

81

75

69

63

56

56

56

56

56

52

72

81

69

63

56

42

*44

46

50 

50

40

2,253

72.7

0.181

,-O.Zi

Aug.

44

90

78

69

63

63

78

60

56

58

54

48

44

44

46

52

66

84

90

97

60

56

48

50

50

90

175

TTS

104 

78

*72

2,242

7.2.3

0.180

0.21

Sept.

58

BT

54

48

50

38

38

46

44

38

38

38

38

40

42

38

40

40

40

42

40

42

38

38

*38

32

3?

32

38 

38

1,234

41.1

0.102

0.11

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,400 Min 46 Mean 278 Cfsm 0.693 In. 9.42

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,490 Mln 32 Mean 141 Cfsm 0.352 In. 4.77

Peak discharge (base, 3.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 487

White River near Noblesville, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°07 I ) long 85°58', in sec. 4, T. 19 N., R. 5 E., near center of span on 

downstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile west of Strawtown, 7 miles northeast of 

Noblesville, and 9.5 miles upstream from Cicero Creek.

Drainage area. 814 sq mi.

Records available . May 1915 to September 1922 and October 1928 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1922 to September 1926 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Prior to October 1948, published as West Pork White River 

near Noblesville. Records of discharge for the water year 1928, published in WSP 663, 

have been found to be unreliable due to erroneous gage heights, and should not be used 

(the maximum for this year is believed to reasonably accurate).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 763.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 1, 1922, chain gage at bridge 

2 miles downstream at different datum. July 1, 1922, to Nov. 21, 1933, chain gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge.--36 years (1915-25, 1928-54), 797 cfs.

Extremes.--iat?T-?2: Maximum discharge during water year, 16,000 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 

14.00 ft); minimum, 105 cfs Sept. 26-30.

1928-29: Maximum discharge during water year (revised), 10,200 cfs Feb. 27 (gage 

height, 13.0 ft. from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 122 cfs Oct. 2 (gage 

height, 4.59 ft).

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 2,340 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 

8.02 ft); minimum, 52 cfs Sept. 27, 29 (gage height, 3.75 ft).

1915-54: Maximum discharge (revised), 27,200 cfs Mar. 21, 1927 (gage height, 16.3 

ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 36 cfs Sept. 25, 1941.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

473

503

523

663

663

683

743

803

923

Water 

year

1916

1920

1921

1927

1928

1929

1933

1936

1941

Date

Feb. 1, 1916

Apr. 17, 1920

Mar. 29, 1921

Mar. 21, 1927

Mar. 31, 1928

Feb. 27, 1929

May 14, 1933

Feb. 27, 1936

June 13, 1941

Discharge 

(cfs)

19,500

10,600

13,200

27,200

6,910

10,200

21,300

8,650

3,310

Gage height 

(feet)

t!5.4

tlO.8

t!2.2

t!6. 3

til. 6

t!3.0

t!5.5

12.4

8.66

From graph based on gage readings.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area. See also Records available. Revised figures of 

discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 1915-16, 1918, 1920, 1922, 

1929, 1930 and 1936, superseding those published in WSP 403, 433, 473, 503, 543, 683, 

698, and 803, are given herein. Complete tables of daily discharge are given for 

water years 1922 and 1929, but only revised discharges are given for other water years.

Date

1915 

Aug. 14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Sept. 1 

2 

3

Discharge

2,370 

1,210 

1,140 

705 

680 

540 

520 

2,070 

3,400 

2,920 

1,870 

1,070 

930 

730 

630 

540 

460 

425 

390 

372 

338

Date

1915-Con. 

Sept. 4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

19 

20 

21 

22 

27 

28 

29 

30 

Oct. 1 

2 

3 

4 

5

Discharge

320 

320 

320 

320 

304 

287 

287 

271 

408 

355 

304 

271 

630 

1,600 

1,000 

605 

540 

500 

500 

442 

390

Month

August 1 

Septembe

October 

Water

February 

Water 

Calend

February 

Water 

Calend 

January 

February 

Water 

Calend

February 

Water 

Calend

915... ...................

1915.................. ...

year 1915-16... ..........

1918.. .... 

year 1917-1 

ar year 191

1920......

year 1919-2 

ar year 192 

1930

8 ............

0. ............

year 1929-3 

ar year 193

year 1935-3 

ar year 193

0.. ...........

6.............

Date

1915-Con. 

Oct. 6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26

Cfs-days

-

;-

-

:

36,560 

138,803 

163,837

Discharge

372 

338 

304 

320 

271 

255 

239 

239 

390 

790 

790 

630 

680 

1,520 

1,070 

850 

820 

630 

460 

425 

390

Maximum

3,410 

1,810

1,520 

17,700

6,690 

6,690 

7,000

2,760 

9,600

15,300 

7,700 

15,300 

15,300

8,200 

8,200 

8,400

Date

1915-Con. 

Oct. 27 

28 

29 

30 

31

1918 

Feb. 11

1920 

Feb. 15 

16 

17 

18 

19

1930 

Jan. 4 

18 

19 

20

Minimum

312 

209

239

115

170 

87 

87

411 

120

600 

540 

90 

70

125 

50 

50

Discharge

355 

338 

304 

304 

287

2,460

2,200 

1,700 

1,200 

1,100 

1,150

6,500 

2,000 

1,500 

1,250

Mean

1,230 

375

508 

1,060

1,370 

469 

611

1,540 

1,090 

920

5,150 

1,840 

1,050 

916

1,261 

379 

448

Date

1930-Con. 

Jan. 21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Feb. 1 

2

1936 

Feb. 24 

25 

26 

27

Per square 

mile

1.50 

.457

.620 

1.29

1.67 

.572 

.745

1.88 

1.33

1.12

6.33 

2.26 

1.29 

1.13

1.55 

.466 

.550

Discharge

1,150 

1,000 

860 

760 

730 

720 

710 

680 

650 

620 

600 

560 

540

2,500 

4,300 

6,100 

8,200

Runoff in 

inches

1.73 

.51

.71

17.53

1.74 

7.76 

10.11

2.02 

18.07 

15.28

7.29 

2.35 

17.58 

14.57

1.67 

6.33 

7.48
WABASH RIVER BASIN

White River near Noblesville, Ind. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1921 to September 1922

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

275

275

275

243

243

228

259

310

368

389

411

348

275

259

243

228

199

199

199

199

199

199

199

185

185

185

172

160

172 

389

800

8,270

267

0.326

0.38

Nov.

2,170

2,860

3,260

1,990

1,450

920

745

635

635

690

1,050

1,050

1,450

1,450

1,540

1,720

3,360

4,690

8,800

12,200

10,300

5,800

3,360

2,460

1,990

3,060

3,360

4,230

3,790

3,360

94,375

3,150

3.84

4.28

Dec.

2,960

2,760

2,860

2,760

1,990

1,450

1,200

1,370

1,280

1,050

1,120

980

920

860

800

745

1,120

1,720

2,170

1,630

1,540

1,810

2,170

2,420

2,660

2,360

1,990

1,630

1,370

1,200

980

51,875

1,670

2.04

2.35

Jan.

1,630

1,990

2,170

2,360

2,660

2,660

1,810

1,370

1,120

980

920

860

745

690

635

635

580

635

690

745

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

33,585

1,080

1.32

1.52

Feb.

,200

,200

,200

,120

,200

1,200

1,050

1,050

860

690

555

530

505

456

433

433

411

389

608

1,810

2,170

1,990

2,080

2,260

2,560

1,810

980

860

-

31,410

1,120

1.37

1.42

Calendar year 1921: Max 12,200 Min 105

Mar.

860

860

920

920

980

980

980

980

980

1,370

1,900

3,000

2,100

3,000

9,000

11,000

6,600

3^200

2,900

3,000

3,400

2,500

2,000

1,600

1,600

1,700

2,000

3,790

3,900

6,060

7,520

91,600

2,950

3.60

4.15

Apr.

9,440

6,200

3,680

2,660

2,260

2,080

2,760

4,230

8,480

8,000

8,800

11, 300

7,680

9,120

14,800

14,800

9,280

14,000

13,100

5,670

3,900

2,460

2,080

1,900

1,720

1,540

1,450

1,280

1,120

980

176,770

5,890

7.18

8.02

May

920

1,050

1,370

2,080

1,900

1,540

1,370

1,120

980

800

920

920

980

1,120

980

690

580

456

389

568

368

411

411

530

1,050

2,170

3,060

5,160

2,560

1^370

37,523

1,210

1.48

1.70

June

1,200

980

800

348

368

480

329

259

243

228

228

243

259

243

243

275

259

259

259

243

243

228

213

199

199

199

228

213

259

292

10,019

334

0.407

0.45

July

278

240

218

211

190

190

200

218

211

222

415

850

1.080

1,080

710

415

318

259

240

240

259

240

204

170

170

158

155

152

Tie- 140

149

9,728

314

0.386

0.44

Aug.

143

143

140

152

140

128

164

187

TTT

158

140

140

128

128

120

115

TT5

125

135

155

137

130

128

140

164

170

170

158

170

137

128

4,465

144

0.197

0.20

Sept.

120

122

128

128

152

164

120

115

115

115

146

240

197

164

140

128

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

105

105

105

105

105

3,854

128

0.157

0.18

Mean 1,230 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.35

Water year 1921-22: Max 14,800 Min 105 Mean 1,520 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.09

Note.--No gage-height record Mar. 12-25 and doubtful or no gage-height record Mar. 26, 27; discharge estimated on basis of U. S. Weather Bureau gage at Noblesville.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 192G to September 1929

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

128

*122

135

142

165

174

171

171

174

165

156

168

165

156

148

128

140

150

165

148

153

153

153

142

145

171

180

190

TTT

165

165

4,865

157

0.193

0.22

Nov.

165

162

156

156

148

153

150

142

140

150

140

145

148

148

150

162

162

168

171

174

177

180

198

201

190

180

180

174

159

165

4,874

162

0.199

0.22

Dec.

165

162

159

162

162

159

190

215

232

250

270

290

270

250

250

250

250

250

270

270

290

270

250

232

232

250

250

270

310

352

575

7,557

244

0.300

0.35

Jan.

375

380

380

400

470

440

400

400

400

440

410

380

360

360

370

380

400

2,720

6,210

9,150

7,000

3,600

4,000

3,700

5,600

7,000

3,000

2,000

1,200

900

500

63,325

2,040

2.51

2.89

Feb.

430

400

380

360

340

330

320

300

290

280

260

260

260

260

260

260

250

250

250

250

250

260

300

1,640

4,110

7,700

6,650

4,560

_

33,460

1,200

1.47

1.53

Mar.

5,000

1,820

1,380

1,220

1,020

875

770

680

550

430

380

370

370

700

1,500

1,800

1,400

1,200

920

860

830

820

800

800

800

1,500

2,000

1,600

1,200

850

750

33,195

1,070

1.31

1.52

Apr.

*1,100

1,100

900

720

840

492

805

1,820

2,900

4,440

5,560

4,000

2,500

1,700

1,300

1,100

900

600

520

500

500

500

510

520

600

980

800

620

500

450

39,797

1,330

1.63

1.82

May

400

500

1,000

1,400

1,600

1,100

880

700

470

420

400

2,500

7,400

*7,700

8,900

5,300

3,100

2,090

3,500

4,680

2,720

1,730

1,300

1,140

980

1,020

1,140

2,720

4,220

2 900

1^730

75,640

2,440

3.00

3.46

June

1,220

980

840

705

640

580

465

520

580

465

"555" 415

1,300

1,380

980

770

2,450

1,550

1,140

770

840

640

465

520

520

640

520

980

2,810

1,550

27,815

927

1.14

1.27

July

,800

,700

,900

,540

,730

,730

,380

,180

,220

,110

,000

,730

1,820

2,630

3,800

2,630

1,220

980

910

640

520

465

465

415

365

365

365

320

140

327

280

61,670

1,990

2.44

2.82

Aug.

280

240

240

320

280

*240

140

240

205

170

219

205

205

492

640

415

320

580

738

152

205

205

202

184

280

240

205

230

152

219

170

8,613

278

0.342

0.39

Sept.

130

TTO

152

130

*149

184

280

255

205

170

164

140

140

140

140

158

152

152

140

140

140

152

146

140

140

140

140

140

146

140

4,665

1.56

0.192

0.21

Calendar year 1928: Max - Min - Mean - Cfam - In. -

Water year 1928-29: Max 9,150 Min 122 Mean 1,000 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.70

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 1-17. Doubtful or no gage-height record 

Jan. 'dl to Feb. 22, Mar. 8 to Apr. 4, Apr. 12, 13, and no gage-height record Apr. 14 to May 13; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for White River at Indianapolis.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

White River near Noblesville, Ind. --Continued

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. I to Dec. 14, May 6 to June 18)

3.7 

3.9 

4.2 

4.6

130

250

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

420

970

2,340

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September'1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

91

88

86

85

89

99

99

93

97

99

97

93

95

100

102

102

99

95

95

95

100

102

99

99

95

93

106

T30- 145

112

108

3,088

99.6

0.122

0.14

Nov.

102

99

104

108

106

102

102

97

93

99

106

106

104

104

97

91

93

100

102

104

118

152

182

152

140

138

124

122

122

118

3,387

113

0.139

0.16

Dec.

120

124

120

120

116

164

182

164

173

191

167

145

138

135

161

152

130

blOO

bT20~

124

124

145

161

b!60

b!50

150

132

122

124

122

120

4,356

141

0.173

0.20

Jan.

116

110

110

110

118

120

118

114

114

108

104

100

TT8

102

108

106

110

108

102

161

232

212

179

155

152

176

790

1.090

652

425

314

6,634

214

0.263

0.30

Feb.

266

243

218

203

197

185

170

158

158

152

152

145

140

130 130-

282

535

460

348

290

314

274

246

236

226

215

218

891

7,182

256

0.314

0.33

Mar.

1,640

1,180

790

555

420

352

326

306

286

266

266

266

250

226

212

203

191

T94

236

344

380

352

322

286

294

294

286

294

565

1,640

2,100

15,322

494

0.607

0.70

Apr.

1,370

940

702

550

520

930

1,590

1,290

970

770

750

800

710

630

670

830

1,500

1,600

1,120

820

700

640

600

570

520

480

490

460

440

410

24,372

812

0.998

1.11

May

390

390

560

740

610

475

406

357

330

322

294

278

278

266

254

246

243

246

236

226

218

212

200

188

T54

197

188

194

274

282

209

9,503

307

0.377

0.43

June

357

555

485

455

366

286

243

226

222

339

250

236

236

215

203

206

300

455

560

366

243

197

164

148

138

130

118

I6"8 104

108

8,019

267

0.328

0.37

July

106

104

106

259

176

182

292

379

2T5

170

138

1?0

118

112

104

97

93

91

88

99

106

138

118

112

97

51" 86

91

99

97

89

4,170

135

0.166

0.19

Aug.

97

85

128

116

112

130

116

112

95

95

97

88

83

85

99

91

99

142

140

138

124

95

80

8T

91

110

314

294

200

130

106

3,773

122

0.150

0.17

Sept.

97

86

81

78

72

69

64

67

73

70

69

64

59

62

70

70

70

69

64

58

64

64

62

62

61

59

54

54

59

65

2,016

67.2

0.083

0.09

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,510 Min 85 Mean 574 Cfsm 0.705 In. 9.58

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,100 Mln 54 Mean 252 Cfsm 0.310 In. 4.19

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--No peak above base, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 6 to May 5; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage, 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for White River at Noblesville.
490 WABASH RIVER BASIN

White River at Noblesville, Ind.

Location.- -La t 40°02'50", long 86°01'00", in SE£ sec. 36, T. 19 N. , R. 4 E., on right bank 

at 'downstream side of Logan Street Bridge in Noblesville, \\ miles upstream from Cicero 

Creek and 3^ miles below dam at Clare.

Drainage area. 837 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at

present site from December 1913 to December 1935, and at a site 400 ft downstream thereafter, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Prior to October 1948, published as West Pork White River at Noblesville.

^Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 738.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge . 8 years, 891 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 2,380 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 8.14 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Sept. 28; minimum daily, 44 cfs Sept. 28.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 19,500 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 18.97 ft); minimum (regulated), revised, 4.8 cfs Sept. 9, 1947; minimum gage height, 3.99 ft Sept. 18,

1948; minimum daily discharge (revised), 62 cfs Oct. 9, 1946.

Maximum stage known, 23.8 ft Mar. 25, 1913, present site and datum, from U. S.

Weather Bureau records.

Revisions. The minimum discharge for the water year 1949 has been revised to

5.2 cfs Sept. 17, 1949 (gage height, 4.12 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1143. 

Remarks . Records good. Flow regulated by powerplant above station. Discharge measurement generally made twice a month. 

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per

second, for the water year 1949, superseding those published in WSP 1143, are given

herewith:

Date

1949

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Discharge

215

242

215

175

179

266

246

190

Date

1949-Con.

Sept. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

161

146

136

118

142

185

159

121

Date

1949-Con.

Sept. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

77

154

195

159

145

173

154

144

Date

1949-Con.

Sept. 25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

141

135

110

176

154

187

Month

Calendar year 1949. ...........

Cfs-days

329,692

Maximum

10, 700

Minimum

77

Mean

903

Per square 

mile

1.08

Runoff in 

inches

14.65

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

98

95

98

110

115

121

118

115

112

110

112

105

105

110

112

121

118

112

102

loo

118

121

112

108

110

102

121

151

1ST 

127

115

3,525

114

0.136

0.16

Nov.

112

110 110-

112

115

112

112

115

110

110

121

121

121

118

121

112

112

115

118

124

136

166

189

T59

151

151

136

133

136

118

3,786

126

0.151

0.17

Dec.

118

130

121

124

121

172

175

175

175

192

175

154

142

142

157

160

136

110

T33

136

139

157

172

166

157

160

160

148

154 

154

151

4,666

151

0.180

0.21

Jan.

148

148

145

142

151

157

154

148

151

142

136

118

110

133

133

133

130

112

124

178

231

214

220

189

206

234

695

1.060

730 

484

370

7,426

240

0.287

0.33

Feb.

313

285

261

245

231

224

206

189

200

200

200

189

189

175

T75

265

568

508

386

325

340

317

277

277

261

245

277

759

8,087

289

0.345

0.36

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,16O Min 84 .. _ .

Mar.

1,620

1,280

860

604

472

380

350

330

305

285

289

289

281

249

238

224

220

210

238

330

386

380

345

309

313

317

305

317

526

1,420 

2.220

15,892

513

0.613

0.71

Apr.

1,460

1,000

754

592

574

930

1,620

1,350

1,040

797

742

804

724

640

700

839

1,500

1.700

1,140

867

718

640

616

580

526

490

496

478

442 

419

25,178

839

1.00

1.12

May

392

397

562

790

712

556

454

386

345

313

305

285

273

261

253

249

242

249

238

231

214

217

192

2t>0

192

192

192

196

269

210

9,852

318

0.380

0.44

June

317

520

478

454

386

313

261

234

228

317

257

242

231

228

203

217

275

448

586 37Q277

192

172

160

139

130

121

105

Tiff 

110

8,081

269

0.321

0.36

July

105

108

118

253

196

189

238

238~ 430

182

148

124

127

115

110

92

95

95

90

105

133

151

160

133

108

74

80

95

98 

112

105

4,407

142

0.170

0.20

Aug.

95

98

133

139

124

151

130

130

108

98

98

92

74

82

90

95

127

169

172

175

160

118

88

86

105

130

296

317

253 

160

124

4,217

136

0.162

0.19

Sept.

~55 112

84

76

70

67

66

68

78

82

76

67

60

60

70

64

72

74

76

60

62

66

64

66

61

56

61

44

55 

66

2,078

69.3

0.083

0.09

Mean 607 Cfsm 0.725 In. 9.84

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,220 Min 44 Mean 266 Cfsm 0.318 In. 4.34

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 efs). No peak above ba
WABASH RIVER BASIN 491

Cicero Creek near Cicero, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°05'25", long 86°02'25", in SE£ sec. 14, T. 19 N., R. 4 E., near center

 oTTTght span on upstream side of highway bridge, 2£ miles upstream from Hinkle Creek 

and 3 miles south of Cicero.

Drainage area. 196 sq mi.

Records available. April 1946 to September 1954 (discontinued).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 772.74 ft above mean sea^

"level, datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Average discharge.--8 years, 184 cfs.

Extremes7 Maximum discharge during year, 830 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 5.94 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs Sept. 23-26. .

1946-54- Maximum discharge, 5,560 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 12.06 ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 23-26, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 15.8 ft in March 1913, from floodmark, from information by 

local residents. . , Revisions. The figures of minimum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

1053 

1083 

1113

Water 

year

1946 

1947 

1948

Date

Sept. 6, 

Aug. 10, 

Oct. 27,

1946 

1947 

1947

Discharge 

(cfs)

3.3 

2.3 

1.4

Gage height 

(feet)

2.01

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1143: 1948(M). WSP 1275: Drainage area. Revised figures 

 of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 1946-49, superseding those 

published in WSP 1053, 1083, 1113, and 1143, are given herewith:

Date

1946

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

7.2

6.4

5.0

4.8

4.2

3.9

5.0

4.2

4.2

3.6

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.7

5.0

6.0

5.3

5.6

5.0

5.3

5.3

5.0

7.2

8.0

8.4

8.4

7.2

6.4

5.3

4.4

Date

1946-Con.

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

5.3

5.6

5.6

4.7

4.2

4.4

4.7

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.7

3.0

6.1

16

28

20

9.6

8.0

6.8

6.0

6.0

6.8

7.2

7.6

6.8

5.6

Date

1946-Con.

Oct. 31

1947

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

21

Discharge

5.3

7.4

8.9

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.6

3.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

4.0

5.4

5.1

6.3

4.4

2.6

2.6

3.7

2.1

2.1

Date

1947-Con.

Oct. 28

29

30

31

1948

Apr. 8

Sept. 8

9

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Oct. 1

2

Discharge

5.8

11

14

15

2,740

7.5

11

8.5

6.0

5.3

4.3

5.3

6.3

10

13

15

19

27

36

42

34

22

22

19

16

14

12

10

10

Date

L948-Con.'

Oct. 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.0

8.5

9.0

9.0

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

10

9.5

Month

October 1946 ..................

Water year 1946-47. ............

October 1947.. ........... ....

Calendar year 1947 .............

April 1948..... .................. 

September ............. . . ....

Cfs-days

55,411.9

22,646 

421 2

Maximum

2,260

2,740

Minimum

2.3

76

Mean

152

755

Per square

mile

.776

3.85

Runoff in 

Inches

10.52

4.30
492 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Cicero Creek near Cicero, Ind.--Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

Z3

Z4

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.9

1.9

2.0

3.2

3.6

4.3

4.6

5.0

4.6

5.2

5.4

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.1

3.6

4.3

4.5

3.9

3.2

1.8

1.9

1.3

.3

176" .6

4.3

7.0

~E 7.2 £

o. b

114.7

3.70

0.019

0.02

Nov.

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.2

1.9

2.0

1.9

2.0

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

1.9

3.2

3.2

3.2

1.9

*1.3

T73

3.4

5.4

6.8

4^0

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.5 

4.0

96.9

3.23

0.016

0.02

Dec.

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.0 376"

4.1

3.7

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.1

3.7

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.7

4.5

 376" 5.2

4.8

4.5

4.1

4.1

*3.7

3.4 

3.7

125.8

4.06

0.021

0.02

Jan.

3.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.9

3.7

3.6

4.5

1.8

1.3

T73

3.2

3.9

3.9

*2.0

25

124

40

20

12

9.2

11

432

246

111

72 

50

1,208.9

39.0

0.199

0.23

Feb.

36

*33

29

25

22

20

18

15

14

15

15

13

10

10~ 9.5

58

294

148

105

89

79

64

52

49

48

46

46

363

-

1,725.5

61.6

0.314

0.33

Mar.

406

220

161

105

90

89

87

*71

59

59

58

64

76

68

51

41

40

37

BT

140

161

111

96

85

85

99

76

73

122

199

186

3,266

105

0.536

0.62

Apr.

122

100

93

68

92

386

690 35S"

275

203

218

294

208

174

193

231

182

140

113

94

83

79

85

79

75

66

68

66

61

5_5

4,989

166

0.847

0.94

May

51

60

154

T32

94

80

71

67

61

*56

48

47

40

37

35

33

33

32

29

28

26

23

21

20

20

20

1920"

54 

67

40

1,513

49.0

0.250

0.29

June

349

275

172

193

129

86

*64

55

50

70

50

40

40

45

80

35

99

154

80

46

33

26

22

18

14

13

12

10

10 

8.8

2,278.8

76.0

0.388

0.43

July

8.2

8.0

9.8

34

45

28

16

99

60

34

20

*14

11

7.2

6.0

5.0

4.5

3.4

2.0

1.9

3.6

5.2

7.5

5.8

3.9

3.2

2.5

2.0

2.3 

1.9

2.6

457.5

14.8

0.076

0.09

Aug.

3.0

3.2

3.7

3.2

3.4

2.0

1.9

3.7

3.6

3.2

2.5

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.8

2.4

30

30

35

20

15

9.0

5.5

3.5

3.0

2.5

11

8.0

6.0 

4.0

3.5

230.4

7.43

0.038

0.04

Sept.

2.5

T75

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.5

*.7

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

72

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4 

.4

20.4

0.680

0.0035

0.004

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,360 Mln 0.6 Mean 133 Cfsm 0.679 In. 9.19

Water year 1953-54: Max 690 Mln 0.2 Mean 43.9 Cfsm 0.224 In. 3.03

Discharge measurement made on this day.

and records for station at Noblesvllle.

basis of 1 discharge 

iharge relation 

reather records
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Cicero Creek at Noblesville, Ind.

493

Location. Lat 40°03'20", (revised) long 86°02'30", in sec. 35, T 19 N R 4 E on 

right bank 150 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 38, 1 mile northwest'of 

Noblesville, I? miles downstream from Hinkle Creek, and 1\ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--219 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--July 1950 to September 1954.

Gage,. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 750.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 802 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 7.67 ft): minimum 

0.5 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 3.75 ft).

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 3,060 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 12.14 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 25, 1954.

Remarks..--Records good above 10 cfs and fair below.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 20; stage-discharge 

relation affected by Ice Jan. 21, 22)

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1 

4.5 44

5.0 96

5.5 172

6.0 289

7.0 575

8.0 925

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

2.7

2.5

2.5

2*2.

4.6

4.2

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.6

5.0

5.0

5.0

*4.2

4.2

4.6

5.2

5.6

7.0

7.4

6.2

6.6

6.2

5.2

6.2

9.0

10

11

16

12

182.5

5.89

0.027

O.OS

Nov.

9.7

7.9

6.6

6.6

7.9

7.4

6.6

6.2

7.0

7.0

8.6

9.5

7.4

5.2

5.0

7.9

7.0

6.6

*5.6

5.6

5.6

10

16

18

T2

11

9.5

7.0

7.4

9.5

247.3

8.24

0.038

0.04

Dec.

8.6

*7.9

7.4

7.4

6.2

12

12

9.7

15

13

11

9.0

8.6

8.6

7.9

7.9

6.6

6.6

6.2

5.6

6.6

7.9

8.6

7.4

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

*7.0

7.0

7.0

257.1

8.29

0.038

0.04

Jan.

.0

.0

.0

.0

.4

7.4

7.9

8.6

8.6

8.6

7.4

7.0

6.6

5.2

5.6

6.2

6.2

5.6

*6.6

53

135

60

40

32

24

31

440

282

117

81

60

1,487.9

48.0

0.219

0.25

Feb.

47

*44

40

35

33

31

28

25

23

23

22

20

18

16

17

65

302

163

116

94

84

70

57

53

50

48

48

552

-

1,924

S8.7

0.314

0.33

Mar.

470

266

182

119

91

91

89

*76

67

67

66

68

75

71

60

51

47

47

57

139

172

126

108

92

92

105

88

85

130

227

227

3,651

118

0.539

0.62

Apr.

141

116

101

84

101

374

698

440

289

220

229

309

222

189

227

269

215

168

138

116

101

94

101

96

86

81

81

77

69

&4

5,496

18.3

0.836

0.93

May

61

70

191

158

116

95

82

72

67

*62

57

55

51

48

47

44

44

40

37

33

32

29

27

25

24

23

23

22

59

68

44

1,806

58.3

0.266

0.31

June

381

289

174

189

130

92

*72

65

61

85

61

47

45

51

94

41

109

172

78

53

40

32

27

23

18

16

13

13

10

9.5

2,490.5

83.0

0.379

0.42

July

8.6

7.4

7.4

63

49

33

21

89

70

40

22

*16

11

9.0

7.4

6.2

5.0

4.2

3.8

3.4

4.6

6.2

7.9

7.9

5.2

4.2

3.8

3.0

3.4

3.0

3.4

529.0

17.1

0.078

0.09

Aug.

5.0

4.6

5.6

5.2

5.0

5.0

3.8

4.6

5.2

*4.6

3.8

2.5

"275 2.0

3.0

2.5

33

27

36

23

15

9.5

6.2

4.2

3.0

2.5

12

12

7.0

4.2

2.2

261.2

8.43

0.038

0.04

Sept.

2.5

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.2

1,0

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.2

1.5

*1.8

1.7

1.5

1,5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

 §.

.6

.9

1.2

1.2

1.5

40.5

1.35

0.0062

0.007

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,640 Min 2.2 Mean 150 Cfsm 0.685 In. 9.70

Water year 1953-54: Max 698 Min 0.6 Mean 50.3 Cfsm 0.230 in. 3.11

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement macte on this day.
494 WABASH RIVER BASIN

White River near Nora, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°54'35", long 86°06'20", in sec. 20, T. 17 N., R. 4 E., on downstream 

side of center pier of bridge on State Highway 100, 2 miles east of Nora and 14 miles 

upstream from Fall Creek.

Drainage area. 1,200 sq mi.

Records available. April 1930 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. July 

1925 to September 1926 and October 1929 to March 1930 in reports of Indiana Department 

of Conservation. Prior to October 1948, published as West Fork White River near Nora.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 710.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 26, 1929, to July 29, 1942, at site 200 ft 

downstream at same datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 4j miles downstream.

Average discharge.--25 years (1925-26, 1930-54), 1,062 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,050 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 6.17 ft); minimum daily, 67 cfs Sept. 29.

1925-26, 1929-54: Maximum discharge, 32,400 cfs my 19, 1943 (gage height, 18.19 

ft); minimum (revised), 40 cfs Sept. 2, 1934; minimum daily (revised), 49 cfs Sept. 17, 

1941.

Flood of Mar. 26, 1913, reached a stage of 22.4 ft, from floodmark, determined by 

Indiana State Highway Commission (discharge, 58,500 cfs, estimated).

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1936 has been revised to 

10,800 cfs Feb. 28, 1936 (gage height, 12.05 ft), superseding figure published in 

WSP 803. The figures of minimum discharge for some water years have been revised, as 

shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

758 

803 

923

Water 

year

1934 

1936 

1941

Date

Sept. 2, 1934 

July 23, 1936 

Sept. 25, 1941

Discharge 

(cfs)

40 

55 

48

Remarks. Records good. Backwater from dam of Indianapolis Water Co., 4| miles below 

station during some periods of low and medium flow. Slight regulation at times during 

low flow by powerplant near Noblesville. Discharge measurements generally made twice 

a month.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 973: 1913(M). WSP 1275: Drainage area. Revised figures 

or discharge, In cubic feet per second, for the water years 1930-31, 1936, 1941, 1943, 

1945, 1947-48, superseding those published in WSP 698, 713, 803, 923, 973, 1033, 1083, 

and 1113, are given herein:

Date

1930

July 1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1931

July 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

16

17

19

Discharge

345

313

302

250

225

513

462

399

325

236

257

201

201

188

185

198

182

176

173

170

173

176

182

176

179

175

151

208

294

205

173

237

265

280

255

225

195

170

164

136

133

126

121

111

109

111

96

Date

1931-Con.

July 20

21

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

22

23

24

25

26

30

31

1936

Feb. 25

26

27

1940

Nov. 1

2

5

6

7

Discharge

108

122

421

317

228

188

161

152

129

117

121

106

161

176

121

114

109

102

108

154

164

159

161

179

132

120

106

124

147

176

500

308

224

187

184

1,130

725

5,000

7,500

10,100

135

151

145

137

128

Date

1940-Con.

Nov. 8

9

10

11

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Discharge

128

123

117

145

146

149

162

149

141

128

111

126

127

137

125

120

129

139

165

186

184

172

166

164

168

150

150

147

136

139

138

132

157

159

227

287

328

355

514

443

363

322

240

225

205

221

197

197

199

Date

1940-Con.

Dec. 29

30

31

1941

Sept. 2

4

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

25

26

27

28

29

1942

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Discharge

194

197

200

91

84

118

119

110

102

97

83

60

70

71

66

63

49

51

54

56

56

60

52

55

55

54

170

167

164

164

170

164

161

158

161

142

167

164

161

153

156

163

158

154

156

Date

1942-Con.

Oct. 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1944

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Discharge

150

156

166

161

158

153

179

148

142

152

174

189

186

185

159

158

172

174

185

172

173

208

125

120

122

143

159

159

135

156

166

176

173

171

157

159

178

176

171

154

157

171

167

179

168

162

155
WABASH RIVER BASIN 495

White River near Nora, Ind.--Continued

Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1930-31, 1936, 1941, 1943, 

1945, 1947-48 Continued

Date

1944-Con. 

Nov. 26 

27 

28 

29 

30

1946 

Oct. 1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7

Discharge

149 

156 

146 

150 

155

132 

120 

119 

113 

111 

109 

109

Date

1946-Con. 

Oct. 8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21

Discharge

114 

99 

108 

145 

129 

113 

101 

138 

134 

128 

217 

272 

247 

198

Month

July 1930 

July 1931

Water y 

Calenda

February 

Water y 

Calenda 

November

Calenda

September 

Water y 

Calenda 

October 1

Calenda 

Water y

November 

Calenda 

Water y

October 1 

Calenda 

Water y

September 

Water y 

Calenda

;ar 1930-31 

- year 1931

;ar 1935-36 

p year 1936

L940

p year 1940. ..............

;ar 1940-41 

" year 1941

342

f year 1942 

;ar 1942-42

p year 1944 

;ar 1944-4E

f year 1946 

;ar 1946-47

;ar 1947-46 

f year 1946

...............

...............

Date

1946-Con. 

Oct. 22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

1948 

Sept. 1 

2

Cfs-days

.

:

47,180 

191,180 

225,331

4,258 

6,892 

182,070

2,168 

85,957 

89,067

4,981 

21,888 

354,667 

520,079

4,715 

304,981 

352,005

4,651 

361,185 

408,323

5,250 

500,363 

572,988

Discharge

174 

164 

162 

160 

174 

175 

183 

176 

169 

168

145 

160

Maximum

513

685 

1,130 

2,520 

6,160

10,100 

10,100 

10,100

186 

514 

8,330

119 

2,860 

2,860

189 

3,000 

9,080 

31,500

179 

20,000 

10,900

272 

7,040 

9,000

343 

14,600 

14,600

Date

1948-Con 

Sept. 3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16

Minimum

151

96 

102 

96 

96

175 

56 

56

111 

132 

59

49 

49 

49

142 

158 

142 

142

120 

89 

95

99 

99 

99

125 

125

86

Discharge

146 

144 

142 

148 

160 

175 

185 

171 

153 

163 

148 

158 

150 

150

Mean

238

203 

260 

318 

514

1,627 

522 

616

142 

222 

497

72.3 

235 

244

161 

730 

972 

1,425

157 

833 

964

150 

990 

1,119

175 

1,367 

1,566

Date

1948-Con. 

Sept. 17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29

Per square 

mile

0.198

.169 

.217 

.265 

.428

1.36 

.435

.513

.118 

.185 

.414

.060 

.196 

.203

.134 

.608 

.810 

1.19

.131 

.694 

.803

.125 

.825 

.933

.146 

1.14 

1.31

Discharge

147 

148 

125 

144 

181 

340 

343 

223 

207 

162 

161 

186 

195

Runoff in 

inches

0.23

.20 

.25 

3.61 

5.83

1.46 

5.92 

6.99

.13 

.21 

5.63

.07 

2.67 

2.77

.15 

.68 

10.99 

16.12

.15 

9.43

10.91

.14 

11.19 

12.65

.16 

15.50 

17.76

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

121

121

122

122

133

141

143

142

138

135

139

136

136

121

127

129

127

131

125

112

113

131

131

127

127

127

134

155

177

T go lb£ 

155

4,140

134

0.112

0.13

Nov.

146

138

131

130

131

127

132

123

T27

138

131

142

142

140

136

134

131

125

138

146

148

196

272

243

226

205

194

179

175 

168

4,694

156

0.130

0.14

Dec.

166

162

162

159

152

188

252

221

228

245

228

205

190

191

182

200

182

186

171

172

163

169

191

197

180

189

181

176

163

163

163

5,777

186

0.155

0.18

Jan.

160

162

163

147

157

160

160

153

153

151

147

153

163

160

152

152

142

140

134 T9~6

396

366

305

269

247

252

976

1,430

1,060

706 

493

9,605

310

0.258

0.30

Feb.

418

371

337

302

281

269

252

236

215

227

218

208

208

200

191

258

791

806

60T

493

457

443

385

351

339

325

310

779

10,277

367

0.306

0.32

Mar.

2,070

1,850

1,240

924

680

583

531

482

441

421

415

416

422

407

368

341

329

321

337

465

647

646

540

492

472

499

477

492

1,080

1,710

2, 610

22,708

733

0.611

0.70

Apr.

2,060

1,440

1,130

914

1,660

2,170

2,820

2,330

1,700

1,340

1,190

1,310

1,180

1,050

1,100

1,270

1,710

2,110

1,580

1,220

1,010

867

836

809

731

683

659

660

610

5_89_

38,738

1,291

1.08

1.20

May

557

553

689

987

1551

782

681

583

546

516

497

453

409

372

340

320

321

305

301

290

280

278

273

260

262

255 2-57

255

361

477

326

13,710

442

0.368

0.42

June

467

943

795

773

666

528

414

326

298

372

389

302

280

275

378

281

276

611

757

573

389

277

251

231

219

207

209

168

153

T6T

11,972

399

0.332

0.37

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,350 Min 112 Mean 877 Cfsm 0.731

July

158

156

153

212

298

238

224

461

430

258

224

194

180

172

149

152

145

133

117

120

147

164

166

167

151

129

105

T14

124

125

141

5,707

184

0.153

0.18

In. 9.

Aug.

128

123

125

172

164

153

167

158

156

137

124

122

112

107

114

116

116

209

242

243

203

175

124

109

112

133

178

329

270

201

165

4,987

161

0.134

0.15

Sept.

150

1ST

110

102

97

89

84

81

84

92

84

84

78

79

77

86

77

87

87

90

81

79

80

77

80

78

74

73

67

73

2,607

86.9

0.072

0.08

92

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,820 Mln 67 Mean 370 Cfsm 0.308 In. 4.17

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). No peak above base.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Fall Creek near Fortville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°57'15", long 85°52'05", in sec. 5, T. 17 N., R. 6 E. , on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 238, 1 mile downstream from Lick Creek and 

2 miles northwest of Fortville.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi.

Records available. July 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 787.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Indianapolis Water Co.). Prior to June 27, 1942, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 164 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,140 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 5.50 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.12 ft).

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 8,240 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 9.77 ft); minimum 

observed, 5.0 cfs Sept. 23, 24, 1941 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 22-25, Jan. 12, 13)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30

1.2 

1.4 

2.0 

2.8

100

230

4.0 570

5.0 930

6.0 1,400

Mar. 31 to Aug. 3

1.1 16 2.5 186 

1.4 37 3.5 420 

1.7 67

Note. -Same as preceding table above 3.5 ft.

Aug. 4 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1

68

109

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

20

20

21

21

26

26

25

26

25

25

24

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

28

32

38

35

32

28

802

25.9

0.151

0.17

Nov.

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

29

30

29

28

30

29

31

30

30

31

32

31

34

50

51

41

38

36

34

33

32

32

965

32.2

0.187

0.21

Dec .

32

31

31

30

30

62

62

47

50

61

53

46

41

42

43

38

35

31

31

31

33

35

35

35

35

36

34

32

32

32

32

1,198

38.6

0.224

0.26

Jan.

32

32

31

31

32

32

31

30

31

30

28

25

25

28

30

30

26

27

29

46

81

60

65

45

40

50

279

189

119

97

79

1,710

55.2

0.321

0.37

Feb.

70

65

60

55

52

50

46

43

43

41

39

36

34

35

38

103

188

127

99

88

95

79

72

71

66

63

58

178

-

1,994

71.2

0.414

0.43

Mar.

215

145

119

91

76

68

74

71

68

67

71

70

68

63

60

57

53

53

65

101

104

88

81

74

79

90

85

96

668

1,070

675

4,765

154

0.895

1.03

Apr.

392

290

219

181

593

728

622

420

304

245

215

182

161

153

217

465

495

340

249

196

168

151

145

135

123

114

116

110

102

M

7,927

264

1.53

1.71

May

95

106

181

170

132

110

99

89

87

84

79

75

71

68

65

64

65

59

57

56

54

53

50

48

49

48

48

49

68

64

51

2,394

77.2

0.449

0.52

June

59

62

59

63

57

50

48

48

43

43

40

38

35

40

42

35

35

49

78

45

37

34

31

29

28

27

26

24

23

23

1,251

41.7

0.242

0.27

July

22

21

22

101

112

55

40

89

69

44

36

32

29

27

25

23

22

21

23

19

23

26

23

24

23

21

21

20

21

22

21

1,077

34.7

0.202

0.23

Aug.

34

26

26

24

25

24

22

22

22

22

20

19

19

19

21

19

34

~96 104

72

38

29

27

24

23

22

43

65

37

28

25

1,031

33.3

0.194

0.22

Sept.

22

20

19

IB

18

16

16

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

15

469

15.6

0.091

0.10

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,420 Min 20 Mean 113 Cfsm 0.657 In. 8.89

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,070 Min 13 Mean 70. 1 Cfsm 0.408 In. 5.52

Peak discharge (base, 1.600 cfs). No peak above base.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 497

Lawrence Creek at Port Benjamin Harrison, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39*52'09", long 86°01'25", in sj sec. 36, T. 17 N., R. 4 E., on left bank 

100 ft upstream from Shafter Avenue Bridge in Fort Benjamin Harrison, Marion County, 

600 ft east of sewage disposal plant, and a third of a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--2.86 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1952 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 749.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 340 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 3.97 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Oct. 29, 30.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 418 cfs June 12, 1952 (gage height, 4.90 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Aug. 1, 2, 1952, Oct. 29, 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of loe effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 6, Feb. 16

to Mar. 3, Aug. 26 to Sept. 3d)

0.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

.3 

1.1 

2.8 

6.0

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.3

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.5

.4

.3

.6

.7

.5

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

*.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.8

l._7

\Z

72

.2

15.3

0.494

0.173

0.20

Nov.

~

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

*.5

.6

8.6 T7T

.9

.8

.8

.9

.8

.7

.8

21.3

0.710

0.248

0.28

Dec.

*0.7

.6

77

.8

2.0

6.5

T70

.8

2.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

1.2

.9

.8

.8

1.8

2.0

2.6

4.2

1.2

.9

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.9

.8

.8

.7

43.0

1.39

0.486

0.56

Jan.

0.7

.7

.678"

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.9

.8

b.8

b.8

b.8

b.8

b.8

bl.5

5.3

I!

3.9

2.6

1.7

1.0

.9

14

11

3.3

2.6

2.0

1.5

83.7

2.70

0.944

1.09

Feb.

1.4

*1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*33

12

7.9

6.0

7.1

6.0

4.9

5.3

4.9

4.5

4.2

6.7

17

_

-------

134.0

4.79

1.67

1.74

Mar.

8.9

6.3

6.0

7.1

7.1

6.0

3.9

3.9

3.6

376

5.7

6.3

5.3

4.5

4.2

4.5

3.6

3.6

9.3

7.5

5.7

4.9

4.9

4.5

7.6

5.3

4.9

6.8

a20

a!8

a!5

208.5

6.73

2.35

2.71

Apr.

alO

a8.0

a6.0

aS.O

*100

*40

12

6.3

3.9

3.0

4.5

2.6

2.2

1.7

4.9

6.7

3.6

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.7

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

75

237.4

7.91

2.77

3.09

May

1.1

1.2

1.4 ~79

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.7

.5

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

al.O

a. 6

a. 5

a 5

19.8

0.639

0.223

0.26

June

aO.5

a. 5

*a.9

.5

.5

.4

7¥

2.5

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

4.9

T7f

1.2

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

27.6

0.920

0.322

0.36

July

0.7

.7

.7

.8

.6

.6

.8

.6

.6

.8

.8

*.5

.6

.7

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.9

.5

.4

.4

.6

.5

.5

.5

.7

.5

1.1

19.4

0.626

0.219

0.25

Aug.

0.6

.8

.8

4.9 ~75

.6

.1

.8

.8

1.4

.5

.4

.3 173"

.9

1.0

.7

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

4.2

.8

.6

.5

.4 

.3

27.1

0.874

0.306

0.35

Sept.

0.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.5

.5

.6

*.5

*.5

.5

.5

~~^ 1.0

.3

.3

.3

.2

75

.5

.3

.5

.5

.3

.3

.4

.5

.7

.8

14.1

0.470

0.164

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 78 Min 0.2 Mean 3.28 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.56

Water year 1953-54: Max 100 Min 0.2 Mean 2.33 Cfsm 0.815 In. 11.07

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs).--Apr. 5 (9 a.m.) 340 cfs (3.97 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 9 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for Fall Creek at Mlllersvllle. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
498 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Fall Creek at Millersville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°51'05", long 86°05'20", in sec. 9, T. 16 N. , R. 4 E. , on left bank 20 ft 

downstream from highway "bridge at Millersville and 8.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 313 sq mi.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1954 in reports of Geological -Survey. July 

1925 to September 1926 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 722.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 26 years (1925-26, 1929-54), 268 cfs.

Extremes. 1929-30: Maximum discharge during water year, 6,170 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 

11.14 ft); minimum, 28 cfs Aug. 28, 29, 30 (gage height, 1.14 ft).

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 2,550 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 7.53 

ft); minimum, 37 cfs Sept. 26, 27, 29, 30.

1925-26, 1929-54: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs May 18, 1943; maximum gage height, 

11.77 ft May 14, 1933; minimum discharge, 7.0 cfs Sept. 28, 1941 (gage height, 0.84 ft).

Maximum stage known, 16.3 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmarks (discharge, 22,000 cfs, 

by slope-area determination) .

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. 

January 1943 (capacity, 6,900,000,000 gal).

measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated by Geist Reservoir since 

(c

Revisions . WSP 1275: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water years 1930, 1931, 1933, 1936-38, 1942-43, superseding those published in WSP 713, 743, 803, 823, 853, 953, and 973 are given herein. Complete table 

of daily discharges is given for water year 1930, but only revised figures are given 

for other water years .

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1929 to September 1930

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

55

60

55

55

60

55

55

55

55

55

55

60

60

60

55

55

55

55

60

70

85

90

90

100 -55

81

74

67

67

69

71

2,027

65

0.208

0.24

Nov.

84

42F

538

33?

243

209

178

150

124

124

194

255

232

222

280

302

229

209

188

159

138

124

118

116

110

108

108

118

121

124

5,863

195

0.623

0.70

Dec.

108

111

101

lOT

101

108

121

225

250

194

170

200

505

1,600

1,850

990

1,220

2,250

2,510

1,410

770

625

520

445

401

356

401

430

505

490

660

19,528

630

2.01

2.32

Jan.

1,140

2,190

2,670

1,550

870

695

1,140

2,910

4,640

4,880

3,360

2,250

4,080

5,480

4,880

2,380

1,140

850

700

550

500

450

400

350

375

375

350

350

350

325

300_

52,480

1,693

5.41

6.24

Feb.

275

250

30U

460

520

460

401

359

340

323

295

367

1,030

930

642

490

430

387

367

367

345

323

332

430

1,100

2,670

5,000

1,500

-

18,693

668

2.13

2.22

Calendar year 1929 : Max - Mln -

Mar.

870

678

538

460

450

587

373

375

359

326

311

292

267

243

252

252

252

252

245

220

209

192

188

2T5

351

572

445

401

520

490

401

11,280

564

1.16

1.34

Apr.

345

518

500

272

243

236

225

209

192

182

182

178

172

ITS

178

198

820

1,610

1,240

740

800

800

590

460

387

332

310

280

267

255

12,497

417

1.53

1.48

May

SB'S 255

220

198

198

198

198

182

172

161

159

178

220

188

178

168

159

150

154

154

141

132 '124

119

113

108

108

104

98

94 94"

4,961

160

0.511

0.59

June

94

94

88

84

81

84

91

91

84

81

81

81

81

75

69

75

81

75

69

69

67

64

61SI178

198 124"

94

79

69

2,626

87.5

0.280

0.31

July

67

63

59

58

57

198

209

ToT

75

66

61

59

60

58

59

55

51

51

50

48

45

45

45

45

44_

44

46

57

55 

47

44

2,022

65.2

0.208

0.24

Aug.

4039"

39

36

56

36

40

40

39

56

54

53

32

34

38

40

39

38

58

56

54

32

32

32

32

52

34

30

3T

31

36

1,099

35.4

0.113

0.13

Sept.

9175-

54

49

41

38

40

40

40

38

36

34

3T

58

49

59

52

42

40

38

34

35

34

36

44

47

44

38

36 

34

1,310

43.7

0.140

0.16

Mean - Cfsm " In.

Water year 1929-30: Max 5,480 Min 30 Mean 368 cfsm 1.18 In. 15.97

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 1-24, Dec. 21-25, Aug. 20, 21; discharge estimated 

on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by 

ice Jan. 18 to Feb. 3; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 499 

Fall Creek at Mlllersvllle, Ind. Continued 

Revised figures of dally discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1931, 1933, 1936-38, 1942-43

Date

1930

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

33

32

33

34

34

34

37

42

49

49

42

40

38

38

37

38

40

34

37

37

36

37

38

41

42

40

41

41

41

41

40

40

40

41

42

46

42

42

41

42

42

44

46

45

49

49

49

49

49

44

43

40

38

36

34

32

32

32

31

31

49

Date

1931

July 23

1933

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

July 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Discharge

236

300

275

250

250

250

500

600

350

275

225

200

200

180

160

140

135

130

130

130

110

100

100

100

95

130

110

95

85

80

80

120

100

80

90

85

80

80

80

75

70

70

70

65

60

58

56

56

56

56

50

60

65

65

60

60

60

55

45

Date

1933-Con.

Sept. 10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

1936

Mar. 6

7

1937

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

Discharge

40

35

40

45

50

60

70

70

60

60

70

80

70

60

60

80

150

250

400

350

250

258

232

69

67

67

67

67

67

66

70

152

228

185

292

572

325

185

130

108

139

106

163

124

238

438

230

144

113

100

92

80

78

73

68

110

108

Date

1937-Con.

Sept. 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

26

27

28

Oct. 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1942

May 16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

92

355

248

146

107

89

117

448

228

134

102

90

80

74

70

68

67

66

64

64

64

68

64

67

80

89

79

69

67

65

65

66

65

65

61

60

60

124

610

740

452

295

220

172

144

130

115

107

100

94

89

689

382

280

220

217

252

214

182

Date

1942-Con.

May 24

26

27

28

30

31

June 1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

24

25

27

28

29

30

Sept. 2

3

7

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

18

19

20

21

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Dec. 23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

157

111

116

111

95

87

83

81

75

72

87

106

182

118

189

374

1,210

1,180

440

245

157

129

132

123

113

89

83

79

73

75

41

36

32

294

206

113

77

59

59

54

73

64

57

59

45

41

39

38

37

37

37

142

148

140

238

343

362

329

234

186

Month

Calendar year 1930 ...........

Water year 1930-31 ...........

July...........................

Calendar year 1933. ..........

Calendar year 1936 ...........

Water year 1937-38. ..........

Cf s-days

_

-

-

_

_

-

10,147

58,045

63,237

4,835

4,534

146,470

166,535

6,894

6,100

1,879

3,888

Maximum

49

5,480

265

505

120

400

6,510

6,510

695

2,180

2,180

572

740

9,480

4,930

689

1,210

294

3,020

362

10,600

Minimum

31

30

30

25

80

53

35

35

35

184

15

15

66

61

29

59

59

40

87

72

27

9.8

55

20

30

Mean

41.3

305

58.7

70.3

192

67.9

95.7

472

389

327

159

173

156

115

365

146

401

456

222

203

62.6

209

130

216

264

Per square

mile

0.123

.132

.974

.188

.225

.612

.217

.306

1.51

1.24

1.04

.508

.553

.498

.367

1.17

.466

.128

1.46

.709

.648

.200

.668

.415

.690

_

Runoff In 

Inches

0.14

.15

13.23

.22

3.06

.68

.25

.34

20.46

16.89

1.21

6.91

7.54

.57

.41

15.84

.54

17.40

19.79

.82

.72

.22

9.07

.46

9.38

-
500 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Fall Creek at Mlllersville, Ind.--Continued

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect 

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 15 Feb. 16 to June 2

1.4 

1.8 

2.3 

3.0

134

265

137

308

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

620

1,050

2,200

June 3 to Sept. 30

1.3 33

1.8 74

2.5 167

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

50

*50

49

49

53

44

42

42

42

42

42

41

4T

41

41

*41

41

41

41

45

46

46

47

47

48

48

51

47

45 

46

45

1,394

45.0

-

-

Nov.

45

*45

45

45

44

44

45

46

46

43

41

4T

44

45

45

45

46

*45

45

45

45

62

44

46

46

45

45

44

44 

44

1,355

45.2

-

-

Dec.

*43

43

43

44

44

60

48

46

51

51

48

46

46

48

46

45

45

*40

40

44

45

45

45

b45

44

43

42

42

42

43 

43

1,400

45.2

-

-

Jan.

43

43

43

*42

43

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

b42

b42

b42

b42

b41

*b41

41

64

80

51

53

48

46

53

233

T3T

82

67 

55

1,765

56.9

_

-

Feb.

49

50

*48

45

43

b40 b4~U

b40

b40

b40

b40

b40

b40

42

49

*232

403

334

257

213

200

194

166

151

159

137

111

262

-

-----

3,465

124

-

-

Mar.

374

326

250

196

*166

147

134

130

114

121

151

152

115

107

103

99

93 *93~

122

166

173

157

147

139

134

162

156

157

714

1,510 

1,250

7,858

253

_

-

Apr.

780

568

448

347

*1,660

2,140

1,600

1,000

680

515

464

388

329

295

360

585

700

602

448

360

300

267

264

218

205

186

177

175

162

149

16,372

546

_

-

May

154

166

175

196

184

*164

156

132

130

121

115

119

*126

112

88

90

109

104

98

98

74

72

72

71

81

82

76

73

104

109 

85

3,536

114

_

-

June

111

132 *TIT

102

89

81

72

74

84

71

62

58

60

60

*96

67

59

57

S3

66

57

60

75

61

63

63

64

62

64

65

2,209

73.6

_

-

July

64

64

64

67

65

65

*66

60

54

53

53

55

62

63

*61

61

56

55

60

60

57

53

49

45

44

49

53

52

50

46 

46

1,752

56.5

_

-

Aug.

54

54

45

*54

43

42

44

44

45

45

43

43

40

44

44

45

*51

50

45

44

41

39

4T

48

52

60

54

42

41

43 

47

1,430

46.1

_

-

Sept.

47

46

46

46

46

46

*53

49

46

46

45

44

*44

46

46

45

45

45

45

47

46

42

41

40

39

39

3839-

*39

38

1,324

44.1

_

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,190 Min 40 Mean 226 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,140 Min 38 Mean 120 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). --Apr. 5 (9p.m.) 2,550 cfs (7.53 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 501

Location. Lat 39°45'05", long 86°10'30", on downstream side of second pier from right 

bank of Morris Street Bridge In Indianapolis, 2-| miles downstream from Fall Creek.

Drainage area. 1,627 sq mi.

Records available. Ma.y 1904 to July 1906 and April 1930 to September 1954 in reports of 

Geological Survey. July 1925 to March 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Prior to October 1948, published as West Fork White River at Indianapolis.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. May 1904 to July 1906 chain gage at railroad bridge three-quarters of a mile upstream at different datum. July 1925 to July 20, 1931, float gage at Indianapolis 

sanitation plant 2-j miles downstream at present datum. July 21, 1931, to Mar. 2, 1932, 

staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--28 years (1925-26, 1927-54), 1,444 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,340 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 668.54 ft); minimum, 40 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height ,.661.?£ ft).

1925-54: Maximum discharge, 37,200 :fs May 18, 1943; maximum gage height, 681.57 ft 

Jan. 16, 1937; minimum discharge, 6.8 cfs (revised) Sept. 21, 1941.

Flood of Mar. 26, 1913, reached a stage of 690.0 ft, from floodmarks, determined by 

Indianapolis Water Co. (discharge, 7 0,000 cfs, estimated).

Revisions. Figures of minimum discharge for the water years 1932 and 1941 have been 

revised to 49 cfs Aug. 27, 1932 (gage height, 664.86 ft) and 6.8 cfs Sept. 21, 1941 

(gage height, 662.06 ft), superseding figures published in WSP 728 and 923, respectively.

u^marks.--Records good. Indianapolis Water Co. diverts water for manicipal water supply 

12 miles above station, most of which is returned 3 miles below gage at sanitation 

plant. Slight fluctuation at low flow due to this diversion. Discharge measurements 

generally made twice a month.

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water years 1932-33, 1937, 1939-41, superseding those published in 

WSP 728, 743, 823, 873, 893, and 923, are given herein:

Date

1932

July 1

2

3

4

F

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

Discharge

1,070

742

536

657

601

557

529

444

384

402

456

374

340

325

275

199

203

207

195

188

156

140

142

139

139

125

197

132

132

170

181

178

507

215

181

164

146

136

122

114

106

82

80

116

113

132

127

97

65

80

84

109

112

63

67

85

120

52

186

194

82

91

80

69

438

335

636

Date

1932-Con.

Sept. 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IE

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Discharge

550

357

203

192

174

167

156

150

125

154

150

160

174

170

320

235

315

300

300

235

333

659

896

1,600

1,730

966

733

529

557

708

750

730

593

456

515

420

550

699

674

529

414

390

352

346

330

340

346

325

300

325

4O8

402

482

617

633

585

564

759

849

885

786

682

601

585

617

674

674

Date

1932-Con.

Nov. 12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

28

29

30

1936

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17ia

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

1939

Mar. If

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Apr. 1

2

Discharge

625

585

536

536

593

795

885

1,090

1,290

1,340

1,430

1,730

2,260

1,680

1,480

331

786

5,330

7 , 000

6,580

3,440

2,040

1,490

1,190

942

789

710

671

584

523

503

471

441

406

373

321

331

331

31 e

278

265

283

288

278

283

4,910

3,310

2,560

2 , 030

1,780

1,620

1 , 400

1,320

1,220

1,1CO

1,100

1.080

1.050

1,000

956

947

927

899

Date

1939-Con.

Apr. 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

May 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Nov . 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Discharge

852

796

805

870

947

899

889

908

908

880

880

937

3,440

5,470

3,960

3,310

3,050

3,180

2,740

2.140

1,780

1,560

1,380

1,220

1,140

1,090

1,050

995

995

937

937

861

796

742

715

724

672

681

646

655

621

638

664

664

613

566

520

528

535

520

477

457

276

248

218

221

215

218

198

198

218

254

224

218

224

200

185

Date

1939-Con.

Nov. 16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

1941

Aug. 1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

12

14

15

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

17

18

19

21

25

27

28

29

Discharge

203

206

192

200

198

203

203

212

215

215

215

215

221

200

200

47

42

52

59

54

49

38

27

27

22

29

40

71

60

48

40

38

36

30

65

44

58

56

41

39

86

73

62

49

40

33

54

62

59

54

35

33

31

27

24

23

21

19

8.4

16

9.2

a. 4

8.0

388926 O - 56 - 33
502 WABASH RIVER BASIN

White River at Indianapolis, Ind. Continued

Revised figures of monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1932-33, 

1937, 1939-41

Month

Water year 1931-32. ....................

Water year 1932 -33 .....................

Water year 1936 -37 .....................

March 1939 ...............................

Water year 1938-39. ....................

Water year 1939-40. ....................

Calendar year 1941. ....................

Cfs-days

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

37,574

302,240

743,697

135,193

133,297

24,599

497,003

6,413

485,388

233,069

1,317

946

85,020

92,288

Maximum

1,070

507

1,730

14,000

966

3,920

14,000

30,700

7,500

14,500

32,000

18,300

21,700

1,560

21,700

276

21,700

10,400

95

86

2,970

2,970

Minimum

125

65

69

65

300

536

65

153

265

49

128

947

796

457

100

185

100

22

17

8.0

8.0

8.0

Mean

333

129

379

1,270

516

1,270

1,380

2,280

1,252

826

2,038

4,361

4,443

793

1,362

214

1,330

640

42.5

31.5

233

253

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 27 to Dec. 8, Dec. 31 to 

Jan. 4, May 8-23, June 10 to July 15)

Oct. I to Jan. 28

661.9

662.2

663.0

664.0

665.0

140

420

1,660

661.7

662.1

662.5

663.0

Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

37

103

205

400

960

1,680

2,680

5,540

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

110

102

100

116

207

140

120

126

112

106

114

122

116

98

85_

104

126

110

118

110

110

110

110

108

114

110

208

218

TTO

161

128

3,889

125

-

-

Nov.

126

149

130

122

108

106

108

118

128

112

104

106

124

110

126

124

116

114

108

126

134

471

274

238

218

173

182

143

132

136

4,466

149

-

-

Dec.

130

132

143

136

133

408

204

218

322

263

228

176

158

242

194

167

173

176

128

126

161

170

140

155

146

146

146

138

146

118

12?

5,445

176

-

-

Jan.

108

120

120

138

140

130

120

120

120

110

110

120

110

110

110

120

120

110

120

220

490

456

364

322

298

503

1,100

1,660

1,400

960

750

10,779

348

-

-

Feb.

606

520

435

392

356

320

300

292

256

240

248

244

240

226

226

795

1,050

1,520

1,050

930

810

750

696

612

565

595

533

990

15,597

557

-

-

Mar.

2,180

2,380

1,730

1,290

1,020

870

780

750

690

642

720

750

684

630

560

515

485

455

630

672

870

900

810

750

840

750

750

750

1,880

3,300

3,720

33,753

1,089

-

-

Apr.

3,160

2,280

1,680

1,400

3,630

5,540

5,060

3,860

2,800

2,180

1,980

1,830

1,680

1,480

1,680

2,080

2,430

2,740

2,330

1,780

1,440

1,220

1,220

1,150

1,050

990

930

900

870

610

62,180

2,073

-

-

May

810

870

930

1,150

1,180

1,050

870

780

672

606

545

510

485

480

415

392

430

405

372

356

336

284

256

280

252

268

268

292

465

624

624

17,257

557

-

-

June

654

960

1,050

870

810

684

580

510

445

396

465

368

360

344

360

450

356

388

612

600

440

312

230

199

168

132

116

107

88

li

13,128

438

-

-

July

82

88

88

140

219

240

306

308

470

308

212

187

148

125

107

107

103

92

94

95

170

135

121

116

107

107

103

92

99

99

230

4,898

158

-

-

Aug.

202

155

219

324

196

142

116

145

170

180

150

120

90

250

200

170

150

190

244

196

158

142

145

125

125

290

196

172

296

252

165

5,675

183

-

-

Sept.

132

118

103

90

78

74

86

79

76

63

48

42

50

63

63

63

62

58

55

187

132

97

82

82

74

63

54

58

66

65

2,363

78.8

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,200 Min 85 Mean 1,135 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,540 Min 42 Mean 492 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 8,500 cfs).--No peak above base.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 20-23, Jan. 5-21, Aug. 9-18; discharge estimated on basis of 5

discharge measurements, recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for stations at Nora

and near Centerton.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 503

Eagle Creek at Indianapolis, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°46'51", long 85°14'28", in sec. 6, T. 15 N., R. 3 E., on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on Lynnhurst Drive, Indianapolis, 5 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--179 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 705.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Average discharge.--15 years (1939-54), 143 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,250 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 6.41 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 18, 19 (gage height, 1.55 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 9,650 cfs May 11, 1943; maximum gage height, 13.03 ft 

Jan. 4, 1950; no flow for several days in August 1941; minimum gage height, 1.40 ft 

Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 16.0 ft in March 1913, from information by local residents.

Correction.--The date of the maximum discharge for the water year 1953 was Mar. 4, 

1953, not Mar. 5 as shown in WSP 1275.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 953: 1939. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 27)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5 Apr. 6 to Sept. 3O

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

21O

620

1,930

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.5

4.7

4.1

3.8

4.1

3.8

3.8

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.6

*279

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.5

4.7

5.8

6.6

578

4.7

3 . 8

3.5

119.8

3.86

0.022

0.03

Nov.

2.9

372

3.8

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.4

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.7

*4.7

4.7

5.0

5.4

5.8

6.2

8.2

87?

7.0

5.0

5.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

150.3

5.01

0.028

0.03

Dec.

5.8

578

*6.2

6.2

6.2

8.2

7.4

7.8

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.5

10

11~9.0

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

233.9

7.55

0.042

0.05

Jan.

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

*6.6

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.2

672

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

12

50

42

18

12

9.5

12

281 T64"

86

52

39

899.3

29.0

0.162

0.19

Feb.

34

2»

27

24

*23

22

20

18

18

17

17

16

15

14

IT

26

130 ~92

62

52

46

39

34

31

31

29

29

122

-

1,031

36.8

0.206

0.21

Mar.

219

140

107

79

58

a50

a70

a 60

a55

a50

a50

a55

60

51

39

32

31

29

56

78

120

81

66

56

60

79

68

64

496

510

30T

3,255

105

0.587

0.68

Apr.

205

160

132

102

838

*1,470

940

492

328

245

245

292

204

171

207

340

292

204

159

120

105

92

98

108

95

82

82

80

66

§L

8,015

267

1.49

1.66

May

59

65

182 153"

105

82

72

63

57

*54

50

45

42

37

35

34

40

37

33

30

28

27

24

24

23

20

20

23

56

146

72

1,738

56.1

0.313

0.36

June

56

120 ~98

118

91

63

*49

42

40

40

32

24

20

18

62

110

61

42

30

21

16

13

11

10

8.6

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.5

g Q

D . y

1,230.1

41.0

0.229

0.26

July

6.5

5.6

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

"9.6 11

6.9

5.6

5.6

4.6

*4.6

4.6

4.8

3.8

3.1

2.9

3.5

3.5

4.4

3.3

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

140.5

4.53

0.025

0.03

Aug.

a3.5

a2.5

a2.5

3.7

279

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.2

*2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.9

3.1

3.5

2.7

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.7

75.3

2.43

0.014

0.02

Sept.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.5

*1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

T7S

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1 . 6

44.0

1.47

0.0082

0.009

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,760 Mln 1.8 Mean 119 Cfsm 0.665 In. 9.00

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,470 Min 1.2 Mean 46.4 Cfsm 0.259 In. 3.53

Peak discharge (base, 2,5OO efs).--Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Fall Creek near Fortvllle.
504 WABASH RIVER BASIN

White River near Center-ton, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°30", long 86°24', in SW^SE^ sec. 3, T. 12 N., R. IE., on right ban* 

three-eighths of a mile downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile south of Centerton, 

1 1/8 miles downstream from White Lick Creek, and at mile 202.6.

Drainage area.--2,435 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to March 1932 (published as rfest Fork White River at 

Martinsville] and November 1946 to September 1954 (November 1946 to September 1948 

published as West Font White River near Centerton) in reports of Geological Survey. 

July 1925 to September 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation, published 

as West Fork White River near Martinsville.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 595.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark), levels by Indianapolis Power & Light Co. Prior to 

March 1932, chain gage at site 8| miles downstream at different datum. November 1946 

to July 1953 wire-weight gage three-eighths of a mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--8 years (1946-54), 2,499 cfs.

;age height, 8.18 ft); minift,

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,500 cfs Apr. 

mum, 135 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 0.48 ft).

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 43,000 cfs Jan. 6 or 7, 1950 (gage height, 17 

from floodmark, site then in use); minimum, that of Sept. 27, 1954.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 22.8 ft at Martinsville site, from information by Indiana State Highway Commission (discharge, 90,000 cfs, estimated).

Revisions.--Figures of minimum discharge for the water years 1948 and 1949 have been 

revised to 286 cfs Sept. 20, 30, 1948, and 277 cfs Oct. 10, 1948, superseding those 

published in WSP 1113 and 1143, respectively.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area. Rev's-u figures of discharge, in cubic feet oer 

second, for the water years 1948-49, superseding those published in WSP 1113 and'1143, 

are given herewith:

Discharge Discharge Discharge

1948 

Sept. 3 331

331

331

372

495

358

385

322

331

326

304

300

300

300

300

1948-Con.

Sept.£3

£4

1948-Con. 

Oct. 13

1948-Con. 

Nov. 1

Month

Water year 1947-48. .....

Calendar year 1948. ..... 

Water year 1948-49 ......

Cf s-days

909,041

1,019,274 

989,901

Maximum

27,400 

602

3,590

27,400 

24,300

Minimum

286 

277

295

277 

277

Mean

329

2,484 

336

1,767

2,785 

2,698

Per square 

mile

0.135

1.02 

.138

.726

1.14 

1.11

Runoff In 

inches

0.15

13.87 

.16

.81

15.57 

15.11
WABASH RIVER BASIN 505

White River near Centerton, IncL--Continued

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 28 to Sept. 30)

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

324

304

290

179

304

370

312

286

290

282

279

279

296

293

282

276

282

290

276

282

282

276

282

279

272

268 28S~

396

365

328 

320

9,230

298

0.122

0.14

Nov.

293

286

304

290

282

276

272

265

2^5

282

276

268

272

279

265

272

279

272

268

268

282

371

737

464

438

408

355

370

320

308

9,587

320

0.131

0.15

Dec.

328

312

312

316

308

508

541

414

438

576

464

414

355

350

396

360

328

328

316

286

286

328

328

304

304

290

290

304

312

320

300

11,016

355

0.146

0.17

Jan.

293

279

282

286

308

324

304

293

293

282

279

290

279

272 2TS"

304

282

272

286

582

1,010

756

676

562

499

630

2,620

2,270

2,070

1,620

1,220

19,999

645

0.265

0.31

Feb.

1,020

916

820

740

684

632

583

548

534

499

478

471

438

420

590

,050

,480

,700

,570

,340

,220

,060

,040

964

876

876

836

1,330

_

__ ___. .

24,515

876

0.360

0.37

Mar.

,000

,820

,520

,930

,570

,300

,180

,100

,060

996

,100

,340

,300

,140

,010

932

860

820

908

1,180

,180

,300

,260

,180

,340

,480

,260

,180

,750

,880

,000

48,876

1,577

0.648

0.75

Apr.

4,760

3,590

2,720

2,220

2,220

6,840

8,500

6,840

4,880

3,590

3,260

3,040

2,820

2,470

2,470

3,370

3,590

3,590

3,590

2,820

2,320

2,020

2,020

1,880

1,700

1,570

1,480

1,390

1,340

1,260

93,960

3,132

1.29

1.44

May

1,300

,390

,570

,570

,700

,570

,390

,260

,140

,060

1,030

972

924

892

836

764

756

756

724

700

653

604

541

506 534"

520

555

590

611

716

804

28,938

933

0.383

0.44

June

1,030

988

1,540

1,220

1,140

996

860

780

724

660

646

684

583

653

684

676

732

905

1,180

996

828

692

576

506

450

408

370

340

336

512

22,295

743

0.305

0.34

July

300

304

304

320

345

426

438

562

548

625

492

408

390

355

328

308

293

279

265

276

320

385

316

293

272

262

262

254

244

248

240

10,662

344

0.141

0.16

Aug.

350

320

340

390

492

350

293

262

286

316

336

268

251

751

370

555

316

316

370

426

370

320

293

312

308

408

548

580

565

438

408

10,808

349

0.143

0.16

Sept.

328

286

272

251

224

200

194

224

230

230

209

188

168

185

215

215

215

209

194

215

320

262

215

185

185

158

138

148

162

173

6,398

213

0.087

0.10

Calendar year 1953: Max 15,300 Min 265 Mean 1,854 Cfsm 0.761 In. 10.34

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,300 Mln 138 Mean 812 Cfsm 0.333 In. 4.53
506 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Bean Blossom Creek at Bean Blossom, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°15'45" > long 86°14'55", in NWv sec. 31, T. 10 N., R. 3 E., on right 

bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 135, 0.3 mile south of Bean 

Blossom, and 2.5 miles upstream from North Fork Bean Blossom Creek.

Drainage area.--14.6 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 673.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 335 cfs Jan. 26 (gage height, 5.48 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 1,720 cfs Dec. 7, 1951 (gage height, 11.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 450 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for many days.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period Dec. 6 to Jan. 19, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

c

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

T?

0

0

.2

.7

.4

.2

.5

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

.4

1.0

.8

.4

.3

2

.2

.2'.Z

.2

.2

8.8

0.28

0.019

0.02

Jan.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

00"

0

0

0

.4

.2

0

.2

21

19

*2.4

.6

.6

.8

38

57

7.5

4.7

3.4

2 . 4

160.8

5.19

0.355

0.41

Feb.

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.6

1.6

l.b

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

*.8

.6

78

1.0

3.4

4.5

3.4

2.9

3.8

3.8

3.1

3.6

4.2

3.6

3.1

3.4

57

_

------

121.6

4.34

0.297

0.31

Mar.

18

11

9.9

*5.6

4.9

4.5

4.2

3.B

3.6

2.9

4.2

«.9

6.9

5.6

4.2

3.6

3.4

3.1

6.9

11

7.2

6.2

5.6

4.5

23

19

12

8.8

7.9

8.8

6.9

234.1

7.55

0.517

0.6O

Apr.

5.6

4.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

*23

24

40

18

13

18

13

9.4

7.5

7.2

11

12

9.4

6.9

5.6

4.5

3.8

4426"

34

33

16

8.8

6.9

4.9

421.6

14.1

0.966

1.08

May

37

76

70

36

23

*13

9.9

6.9

5.2

4.2

4.0

2.9

2.1

1.5

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.6

1.5

.6

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

5.8

4.7

2.6

.6

.2

312.1

10.1

0.692

0.80

June

41

TT

23

20

13

8.7

6.0

4.8

4.0

2.9

2.1

1.5

1.2

3.4

1.0

.9

.9

.6

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

o

154.0

5.13

0.351

0.39

July

(*)

o

0

0

0

Aug.

00"

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

9.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.7

0.31

0.021

0.02

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953 : Max 262 Min 0 Mean 8.69 Cfsm O.595 In. 8.07

Water year 1953-54 : Max 76 Min 0 Mean 3.90 Cfsm 0.267 In. 3.63

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Dec. 12-26; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

ecords and records for stations on nearby streams.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 507

Bear Creek near Trevlac, Ind.

Location. La t 39°16'40", long 86°20'45", In NE£ sec. 30, T. 10 N., R. 2 E., on left 

bank 15 ft west of county road, at footbridge 1.1 miles northwest of Trevlac, Brown 

County, and 1.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 7.00 sq ml.

Records available . May 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 640 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 258 cfs Jan. 26 (gage height, 3.76 ft); no 

flow for many days October to January, May to September.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 362 cfs May 24, -1952 (gage height, 4.69 ft); no flow 

for many days.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3

0

.1 

4.3

1.5 

1.7 

2.1 74

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.1

0

0

0.1

0.003

0 . 0004

0.0005

Dec.

0

0

0

0

.1

 5

.2

.5

.5

.2

.2

.1

.5

.2

*.l

.1

0

0

0

.2

.7

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

9.0

0.29

0.041

0.05

Jan.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

.1

18

10

*Z.7

2.1

1.2

1.0

34

28

6.3

3.9

2.4

1. 8

112.9

3.64

0.520

0.60

Feb.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.5

.5

M

.3

.3

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.0

1.8

1.8

1.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.8

2.1

8.3

-

42.8

1.53

0.219

0.23

Mar.

6.3

4.7

4.7

*4.3

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.4

1.8

1.8

2.4

4.3

5.9

5.1

4.3

3.5

3.1

2.7

8.3

14

8.8

6.8

5.5

4.7

17

14

9.3

7.3

6.3

6.8

5 9

180. Z

5.81

0.830

0.96

Apr.

5.1

4.3

3.9

3.9

4.3

*17

18

32

14

9.9

12

10

8.3

7.8

8.3

14

13

9.9

7.8

6.8

5.5

5.5

60

22

13

9.9

7.8

6.3

5.1

4.7

35O.1

11.7

1.67

1.86

May

53

20

14

10

6.8

*4. 7

3.5

3.5

1.8

1.2

1.0

.7

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

122.0

3.94

0.563

0.65

June

1.5

1.0

1.5

1.8

1.2

.7

.2

.2

.1

0_

0

0

20

12

2.1

1.0

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

44.1

1.47

0.210

0.23

July

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

1.5

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

0.05

0.0071

0.008

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 103 Mln 0 Mean 4.32 Cfsm 0.617 In. 8.39

Water year 1953-54: Max 60 Mln o Mean Z.36 Cfsm 0.337 In. 4.59

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs).--Jan. 26 (9:30 p.m.) 258 cfs (3.76 ft); June 13 (10 p.m.) 214 cfs 

(3.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
508 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Bean Blossom Creek below Bloomington Reservoir, near Bloomington, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°16'24", long 86°25'34", In sec. 28, T. 10 N., R. IE., at Bloomington 

Reservoir and 10 miles northeast of Bloomington.

Drainage area. 64.0 sq mi.

Records available. April 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 620.10 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. 1953: Maximum daily discharge during period April to September, 59 cfs 

Apr. 23, 26, 27; minimum daily, 0.84 cfs Apr. 29.

1953-54: Maximum daily discharge during water year, 21 cfs Nov. 19, June 15; no 

flow for many days during April, May, and June.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, Apr. 15, 1953, to Sept. 30, 1954 (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.6

0

.06

.14

.28

.74

1.00

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.8

1.6

4.5

9.0

16

27

51

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, April to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

'16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

_

^

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

58

58

58

58

57

58

58

58

59

58

58

59

59

35

.84

1.5

-

-

-

~

May

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

37.2

1.20

-

"

June

1.1

1.1

1.0

.97

.95

.95

.95

.95

.95

.95

.95

.95

.95

.95

.95

.95

.95

.95

.95

.95

.95

6.9

20

23

T9

19

19

19

19

19

184.22

6.14

-

"

July

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

589

19.0

-

"

Aug.

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

30

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

915

29.5

-

"

Sept.

19

T9

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

1£

16

547

18.2

-

"

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Note. No gage-height record July 21 to Aug. 6; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

in stage, weather records, and adjacent record.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 509

Bean Blossom Creek below Bloomington Reservoir, near Bloomington, Ind. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean 

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

16

16

16

16

17.

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

11

417

13.5

Nov.

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

12

12

12

11

11

5.2

10

21

18

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

374.2

12.5

Dec.

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

12

iP.

418

13.5

Jan.

10

8.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.3

4.7

4.5

4^

4.7

4.9

5.1

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.3

4.7

188.0

6.06

Feb.

4.5

4.7

4.5

3.7

3.9

3.9

3.4

4.0

3.9

4.2

4.7

4.9

5.1

57T

4.9

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.7

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.9

4.9

-

123.9

4.42

Mar.

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.7

4.9

5.3

4.9

4.3

4.0

472

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.9

4.9

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

150.7

4.86

Apr.

2.4

.02

0

0

.02

.05

.06

.06

.06

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.03

.02

.01

0

.02

.05

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.05

0.102

May

0

0

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*2jL

*.32

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.9

14

14

52.22

1.74

July

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

12

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.5

8T5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8 . 5

8 . 5

344.1

11.1

Aug.

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.2

7.8

870

8.0

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8 . 5

8 . 5

250.7

8.09

Sept.

8.5

C5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5 8.5'

8.5

8.2

7.5

7.5

7.8

7.8

8.0

250.8

8.36

Calendar year 1953 : Max - Mln - Mean - Cf sm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 21 Mln o Mean 7.05 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Aug. 18 to Sept. 22; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

in stage.
510 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Bean Blossom Creek at Dolan, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°14'30", long 86"29'57", In SW£ sec. 2 , T. 9 N. , R. 1 W. , on downstream 

side of right pier of highway bridge at Dolan, 17.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 100 sq mi.

Records available. April 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 576.41 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Sept. 28, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 130 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 361 cfs May 2 (gage height, 5.45 ft); minimum, 

2.6 cfs June 29 (gage height, 1.63 ft).

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 9,420 cfs June 2, 1947; maximum gage height, 17.9 ft 

Jan. 5, 1949; no flow at times during most years.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated since April 1953 by Bloomington Reservoir (capacity, 4,640,000,000 gal) 7 S miles upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1113: 1947. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used kiov. 26-3O, Jan. 28 to Feb. 16)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 26 Jan. 27 to Sept. 30

1.8

2.0

2.1

5.6 

7.8

2.2

2.4 

2.7

2.2

5.1

12

30

2.8 

4.0 

6.0

51

183

440

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

18

18

18

19

21

21

14

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

14

14

14

13

11

458

14.8

-

-

Nov.

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

1011

11

10

11

11

12

11

10

5.8

13

3_2.

18

20

17

17

17

16

*16

15

IS

15

397.8

13.3

-

-

Dec .

16

16

16

16

16

21

15

*15

15

15

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

11

11

9 1

436.1

14.1

-

-

Jan.

7.4

7.4

6.0

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.3

3.8

3.7

3.7

31

*35

12

6.7

5.8

5.4

22

186

30

18

13

10

466.4

15.0

-

-

Feb.

9.1

8.6

8.4

7.9

7.0

6.2

5.9

5 1

573

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.4

7.0

7.2

*9.1

11

9.8

9.1

9.6

10

 9.6

9.3

9.8

9.3

9.1

9.1

22

-

------

238.3

8.51

-

-

Mar.

28

20

18

15

13

12

11

11

11

10

10

12

15

14

13

12

11

11

16

32

27

22

18

16

48

*69

38

30

25

28

26

642

20.7

-

-

Apr.

23

16

12

10

9.8

30

47

108

50

34

31

30

24

20

18

28

31

25

20

15

13

*11

126

122

114

110

94

73

63

48

1,355.8

45.2

-

-

May

156

326

278

206

139

102

78

58

43

36

31

27

26

22

16

14

12

11

*10

15

14

12

11

9.8

8.2

7.0

9.3

16

26

18

18

1,755.3

56.6

-

-

June

32

66

70

64

59

46

37

29

29

24

17

14

12

48

76

40

40

26

34

24

16

12

7.0

5.9

4.8

4.1

3.1

2.7

7.2

14

863.8

28.8

-

-

July

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

10

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.6

8.6

*8.4

8.2

874

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.6

8.6

9.3

346.9

11.2

-

-

Aug.

10

9.8

10

10

8.8

8.6

7.9

8.4

8.6

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.9

8.6

*8.4

8.4

8.6

8.2

9.6

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.4

8.4

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.4

8 . 2

266.6

8.60

-

-

Sept.

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.9

8.6

8.8

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.4

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.7

7.7

9.1

8.4

7.9

8.2

*7.9

7.7

7.2

6.8

TTo

7.5

7.5

238.3

7.94

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 646 Min 1.6 Mean 50.9 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 326 Min 2.7 Mean 2O.5 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

White River at Spencer, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°16'49", long 86°45'42", in sec. 29, T. 10 N., R. 3 W., on downstream

side of right pier of highway bridge at Spencer, 3.3 miles upstream from McBrides

Creek and at mile 165.9. 

Drainage area.--2 ,980 sq mi'. 

Records available. October 1927 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. July

1925 to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Prior to

October 1948, published as West Fork White River at Spencer. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 526.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of.

1929. Prior to Dec. 26, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge. 29 years (1925-54), 3,027 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,650 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 11.66 ft); minimum, 230 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

1925-54: Maximum discharge (revised), 59,400 cfs May 15, 1933, Jan. 16, 1937 (gage

height, 23.2 ft); minimum, 133 cfs Sept. 25, 30, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.88 ft

Sept. 25, 30, Oct. 1, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 28.5 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmarks (discharge, 100,000

cfs, estimated).

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised,

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply

papers indicated.

WSP

698 

713 

743 

823 

853

Water 

year

1930 

1931 

1933 

1937 

1938

Date

Jan. 15, 1930 

July 4, 1931 

May 15, 1933 

Jan. 16, 1937 

Apr. 3, 1938

Discharge 

(cfs)

50,600 

8,420 

59,400 

59,400 

35,400

Gage height 

(feet)

22.3 

t9.9 

t23.2 

23.2 

20.6

t From graph based on gage readings.

The minimum discharge for the water year 1943 has been revised to 322 cfs Oct. 14, 

18, 19, 27, 28, 29, 1942, superseding figure published in WSP 973. 

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

and 1943, superseding those published in WSF 823 and 973, are given herewith:

Date

1937

Feb. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

11,600

11,900

10,200

6,990

5,480

4,840

4,320

4,320

9,140

11,900

11,200

10,000

6,630

6,770

5,860

5,300

4,840

4,580

4,580

4,840

Date

1937-Con.

Feb. 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Apr. 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

5,960

8,940

9,820

7,540

5,300

4,660

3,830

3,590

5,300

9,690

12,700

13,800

13,400

10,200

7,100

5,390

4,580

5,110

5,960

4,750

Date

1937-Con.

Apr. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

May 1

2

3

4

5

6

Discharge

3,990

3,590

3,280

3,050

3,510

6,880

6,360

5,770

4,840

4,400

4,320

4,150

4,840

5,860

4,840

4,490

5,480

5,960

5,960

5,860

Date

1937-Con.

May 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

1942

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Discharge

4,660

3,990

3,750

3,050

3,050

2,820

3,050

2,980

432

432

408

408

408

386

408

386

363

363

Date

1942 -Con.

Oct. 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Month

February 1937 ....................

April. ...........................

May. .............................

Water year 1936-37 .............

Calendar year 1937. ............

October 1942 .....................

Calendar year 1942 .............

Water year 1942-43. ............

Cfs-days

194,930

171,860

93,070

1,517,262

1,663,541

11,163

976,209

1,222,529

Maximum

11,900

13,800

5,960

50,200

50,200

432

21,300

55,900

Minimum

3,590

2,180

1,100

304

625

322

322

322

Mean

6,962

5,729

3,002

4,157

4,558

360

2,675

3,349

Per square 

mile

2.34

1.92

1.01

1.39

1.53

.121

.898

1.12

Discharge

363

342

342

322

342

342

342

322

322

342

342

342

363

342

342

342

322

322

322

363

386

Runoff in 

inches

2.43

2.14

1.16

18.93

20.75

.14

12.18

15.25
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Hating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 16 Feb. 17 to Sept. 30

230

465

1,850

8,950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

368

368

360

360

368

368

410

388

364

360

348

340

340

348

356

360

344

348

360

344

344

360

348

356

360

352

356

372

425 

425

396

11,296

364

0.122

0.14

Nov.

384

356

*548

356

360

356

340

336

332

336

344

340

332

328

336

328

332

344

348

344

340

388

500

566

485

465

450

410

410

396

11,290

376

0.126

0.14

Dec.

372

*368

368

368

372

415

530

495

465

500

518

470

445

420

405

420

396

372

372

368

360

360

368

368

360

360

352

352

*344

352

352

12,367

399

0.134

0.15

Jan.

344

336

320

316

320

336

344

328

320

320

313

306

306

302

299

302

306

299

292

484

1,080

984

704

634

554

584

5,270

2,940

2 , 440

2,040

1,560

23,283

751

0.252

0.29

Feb.

*1,240

1,040

952

840

760

690

634

608

572

554

524

500

490

470

460

749

1,740

1,660

1,780

1,620

1,480

1,290

1,220

1,140

1,080

1,000

1,000

1,140

-

27,233

973

0.327

0.34

Calendar year 1953: Max 17,700 Mln 328

Mar.

*1,740

2,490

2,810

2,410

2,010

1,660

1,480

1,360

1,290

1,220

1,180

1,360

1,660

1,510

1,360

1,220

1,110

1,080

1,080

1,320

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,440

1,550

2,090

1,890

1,660

1,590

3,140

*5,160

54 , 400

1,755

0.589

0.68

Apr.

5,070

4,530

3,480

2,890

2,410

3,820

7,410

8,450

6,950

4,980

4,170

3,900

3,480

3,140

2,890

3,400

4,080

3,990

4,080

3,650

2,970

2,570

2,570

3,140

2,570

2,330

2,090

1,930

*1,780

1,660

110,380

3,679

1.23

1.37

May

1,590

2,250

2,550

2,330

2,250

2,090

1,930

1,700

1,550

1,440

1,320

1,250

1,180

1,110

1,080

1,000

970

935

955

900

872

850

778

759

700

688'

676

752

752

844

38,549

1,244

0.417

0.48

June

1,180

*1,290

1,290

1,550

1,400

1,290

1,140

1,040

935

893

830

778

765

886

893

895

893

900

1,250

1,180

1,040

900

778

694

634

586

556

*520

482

470

27,936

931

0.312

0.55

July

454

*443

445

445

460

465

520

550

634

640

652

580

520

487

460

426

416

410

575

365

375

416

445

410

570

570

560

360

356

*538

342

13,883

448

0.150

0.17

Aug.

542

410

432

465

487

498

432

405

380

585

590

595

360

346

346

590

390

370

575

416

452

405

365

346

346

356

410

492

416

405 

438

12,425

401

0.135

0.16

Sept.

421

*580

351

355

324

306

292

288

288

288

284

279

270

254

25C

258

258

258

258

279

284

324

310

284

266

254

246

238

238 

*246

8,609

287

0.096

0.11

Mean 2,222 Cfsm 0.746 In. 10.12

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,450 Mln 238 Mean 963 Cfsm 0.323 In. 4.38

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 513 

Eel River near Reelsville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°32 1 ll", long 86°58'35", in WW^SE^ sec. 28, T. 13 N., R. 5 W., on left 

bank at highway bridge, 1^ miles southwest of Reelsville and 3 miles upstream from Mill 

Creek.

Drainage area.--338 sq mi.

Records available . July 1949 to September 1954. Prior to October 1952, published as Big 

Walnut Creek near Reelsville.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 590 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Dec. 10, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 362 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,250 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 7.77 ft); minimum, 

1.2 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.56 ft).

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 15,700 cfs June 22, 1952 (gage height, 17.96 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 8, 1954.

Remarks.--Records poor prior to Mar. 29, and good thereafter.

Revisions.--MSP 1275: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water year 1950, superseding those published in WSP 1173, are given 

herewith:

Date

1949

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

48

45

44

42

41

41

39

37

37

36

36

36

77

104

81

67

58

56

51

50

47

43

43

Date

194S-Con.

Nov. 24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

12

13

14

17

18

19

Discharge

42

43

43

41

41

41

41

40

41

40

38

38

39

41

41

41

40

219

141

99

59

130

158

Date

1949-Con.

Dec. 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1950

Sept. 1

2

3

5

6

7

8

9

Discharge

126

370

1,080

520

295

229

847

1,000

640

415

315

265

5,090

3,180

938

485

304

230

180

150

134

Date

1950-Con.

Sept .10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

174

131

118

105

97

89

82

76

71

71

939

3,120

3,950

1,280

680

472

360

294

256

230

200

Month

Water year 1949-50...... 

Calendar year 1950 ......

Cfs-days

233,499 

262,082

Maximum

14,500 

14,500

Minimum

13 

19

Mean

640 

718

Per square 

mile

0.143

.719

1.89 

2.12

Runoff in 

inches

0.16

.83

2.58

25.68 

28.82

Revised peak discharge.--1949-50: Sept. 22 (7:30 a.m.) 4,790 cfs.
514 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Eel River near Reelsville, Ind. Continued

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 28 to Mar. 29)

2.1 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.3

110

257

450

700

1,080

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tcta:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10

To

10

10

15

15

15

15

10

10

10

15

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

15

20

25

20

15

380

12.3

0.036

0.04

Nov.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

10

*10

15

15

15

15

15

20

25

ZO

20

20

20

20

20

20

490

16.3

0.048

0.05

Dec.

*20

20

20

20

15

25

30

30

35

T0_

65

50

45

40

30

20

*15

15

15

15

20

25

20

15

15

15

15

15

15

*15

15

780

25.2

0.075

0.09

Jan.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

20

20

20

20

15

15

10

10

15

15

*15

20

30

140

140

230

120

80

90

500 240"

136

74

2,176

70.2

0.208

0.24

Feb.

63

*57

55

51

46

44

40

38

35

34

33

31

30

29 29

239

*248

159

110

96

100

86

72

70

62

58

57

188

_

2,160

77.1

0.228

0.24

Mar.

230

*191

161

127

104

92

94

94

89

83

98

282

275

194

143

113

*104

98

132

182

147

125

114

106

134

155

123

110

324

1,080

5,797

187

0.553

0.64

Apr.

*350

275

232

196

179

802

930

624

410

322

322

440

322

266

257

420

410

302

*248

207

180

163

165

175

156

143

154

138

126

*117

9,032

301

0.891

0.99

May

120

427

500

32T

232

184

159

140

127

117

109

102

*95

88

83

77

77

79

73

68

63

61

58

55

55

54

59

71

63

62

69

3,849

124

0.367

0.42

June

*76

87

158

173

145

108

87

78

74

69

61

53

50

47

46

99

56

41

87

72

49

38

34

31

28

27

26

24

*23

22.

1,969

65.6

0.194

0.22

July

21

19

22

24

24

19

26

34

29

27

24

20

18

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

24

37

ZQ

24

18

15

13

12

To- 10

ll

602

19.4

0.057

0.07

Aug.

11

*10

14

22

2Z

16

13

12

14

15

14

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

10

14

9.0

8.5

S75

12

10

366.0

11.8

0.035

0.04

Sept.

8.0

7.1

5.8

4.0

6.2

*5.4

2.2

rre- 1.4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.8

5.0

4.7

4.3 '3.8

3.8

3.8

8.0

9.5

8TS

6.2

4.7

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

4.0

4.0

142.8

4.76

0.014

0.02

Calendar year 1953 : Max 5,150 Min 10 Mean 205 Cfsm 0.607 In. 8.24

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,080 Min 1.4 Mean 76.0 Cfsm 0.225 In. 3.06

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 1 to Jan. 27.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 515

Mill Creek near Cataract, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°26', long 86°46', in SE^ sec. 32, T. 12 N., R. 3 W., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 43, 3 miles east of Cataract, Owen County.

Drainage area. 241 sq mi.

Records available. July 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 706.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T~929. Prior to Nov. 8, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 272 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 950 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 8.97 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 3, 6, 7, 28, 29.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 9,480 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 21.35 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 3, 6, 7, 28, 29, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 5, Sept. 1-3O)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 26

3.2 

3.4

2.5

5.5

19

5.0 78

5.5 128

6.0 198

7.0 396

3.7

Jan. 27 to Sept. 30

90 4.0

0 .4 4.5

1 1.4 5.0

2 2.6 6.0

4 6.0 7.0

14 	8.0

212

402

662

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.4 4~70

4.4

5.5

5.9

6.1

5.7

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.2

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.8

4.O

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.9

5.7

8.1

9.1 

7.3

5 9

153.1

4.94

0.020

0.02

Nov.

5.7

5.5

*5.2

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.7

5.7

5.9

5.9

6.1

6.1

5.9

6.1

5.9

6.7

8.3

12

TO

8.5

7.7

7.5

7.1

6 . 9

194.4

6.48

0.027

0.03

Dec.

*7.1

6.5

7.1

7.3

7.3

10

13

12

12

li

14

11

9.1

8.5

8.1

7.1

6.3

4.9

4.3

4.3

6.1

9.5

8.7

6.9

5.7

5.9

6.5

7.3

7 .5

7.1

254.6

8.21

0.034

0.04

Jan.

6.9

7.3

8.5

8.1

8.3

8.9

8.1

8.5

9.1

9.3

9.3

8.7

5.9

5.4

5.4

6.9

7.7

7.5

7.7

33

ZOO

51

23

17

16

23

T42" 579

78 

57

40

1,386.5

44.7

0.185

0.21

Feb.

*35

32

30

28

25

22

18

17

18

18

16

13

11

16

15

53

168

74

50

47

54

46

37

37

36

32

31

171

-

1,150

41.1

0.171

0.18

Mar.

*181

99

79

52

44

45

48

46

41

40

45

187

198

107

7w

56

49

47

59

128

91

66

59

53

88

201

94

79

165

646 

*280

3,443

111

0.461

0.53

Apr.

167

126

98

78

74

286

393

590

244

165

221

205

134

114

182

289

198

128

99

78

67

59

70

86

64

53

48

43

*39

38

4,436

148

0.614

0.69

May

39

56

173

92

59

46

42

38

34

32

30

29

26

24

23

22

22

22

20

19

17

16

15

15

16

19

21

54

27 

23

16

1,087

35.1

0.146

0.17

June

364

*148

97

96

52

36

27

23

20

17

16

13

11

11

12

9.0

8.5

8.2

80

27

13

9.0

7.5

6.4

6.0

5.6

5 .3

*4.9

4.7 

4.7

1,141.8

38.1

0.158

0.18

July

4.7

4.7

4.9

13

38_

17

6.0

21

12

6.4

4.9

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.4

4.6

11

7.8

4.7

3.7

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2 . 8 3~n

212.1

6.84

0.028

0.03

Aug.

3.1

3.9

*5.1

6.2

6.9

5.5

3.9

3.6

3.9

4.6

3.7

3.4

3.1

2.9

3.2

3.4

3.9

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.5

6.9

8.5

5.8

2.2

1.5

^ 

115.2

3.72

0.015

O.O2

Sept.

0.4

.3

*.2

.2

.?

.2

.1

.2

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.3

.5

.7

1.1

1.8

2.6

4.0

5.6

3.2

1.8

.6

.3

.3

.2

.1

.2

*.4

27.2

0.91

0.0038

0.004

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,63O Mln 1.1 Mean 170 Cfsm 0.705 In. 9.61

Water year 1953-54: Max 646 Mln 0.1 Mean 37.3 Cfsm 0.155 In. 2.10

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOP cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ree-quarters of a mile downstream trom Cagles Mill 

nile upstream from Deer Creek, and 5-f miles south of

Drainage area.--292 sq mi.

Records available.--May to September 1931, May 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 581.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to May 12, 1941, staff, chain, or electric tape gage at or within 200 ft

of present site at various datums .

Average discharge. 15 years, 278 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,540 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 7.23 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height', 1.07 ft).

1931, 1939-54: Maximum discharge, 8,960 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 18.38 ft);

no flow Aug. 7, 1953. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Plow regulated by Cagles Mill Reservoir (capacity, 228,100 acre-ft). Storage began

Dec. 20, 1952. 

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per

second, for the water years 1940-41, superseding those published in WSP 893 and 923,

are given herewith:

1940 

eb. 23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

110

90

1940-Con 

Feb. 28. 110

190

150

200

1940-Con. 

Nov. 13... 26

20

15

11

9.0

Month

February 1940 ............

Water year 1939-40..... 

November 1940 ............

Calendar year 1940..... 

Water year 1940-41 .....

Cfs-days

42,334.6

43 , 507 . 8 

23,171.3

Maximum

3,270

3,270 

1,950

Minimum

8.0

2.0

3.0 

2.3

Mean

116

119 

63.5

Per square

mile

.397

.408 

.217

Runoff In 

Inches

5.39

5.55 

2.96

Discharge, In cubic feet pe econd, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

*2.8

3TT

3.3

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.6

4.2

3.8

3.3 

3.4

3.4

112.7

3. 54

0

Nov.

3.6

*3.3

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

3TO

3.1

3.4

4.6

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0 

4.0

103.4

3.45

+1.68

Dec.

*3.8

3.4

3.6

3.5

3.5

10

15

20

70

90

60

36

30

18

8.0

8.0

7.0

7.3

3.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.1

3.3

*3 . 8

4.0

434.0

14.0

+1.6

Jan.

4.0

4.2

4.5

4.6

9.1

13

13

12

12

12

13

12

14

11

11

11

11

11

11

20

54

95

110

108

84

73

95

323

265 

525

O£

1,807.4

58.3

0

Feb.

31

*35

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

15

12

12

12

13

58

103

215

23

40

87

110

63

50

56

56

47

87

1,413

50.5

+5.4

Mar.

341

*142

142

96

55

45

45

45

45

45

69

107

199

191

55

55

55

64

125

121

162

121

66

67

86

108

300

121

94 

102

358

3,627

117

+11

Apr.

*381

402

136

94

66

77

136

87

88

317

105

316

544

564

564

410

514

128

91

175

127

69

67

88

130

63

60

54

54 

*55

5,962

199

-17

May

55

79

101

~83 323

67

57

54

49

36

27

28

28

28

29

29

28

27

27

27

21

17

17

16

TT

17

17

17

20

29

1,396

45.0

+6.5

June

*79

523

253

323

83

66

51

17

8.4

8.4

8.4

18

13

8.4

1 .8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.8

6.8

4.9

4.2

3.0

2.8

*278 

3.0

1,556.7

51.9

-6.7

July

2.7

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

4.0

4.2

4.4

5.7

5.4

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.1

72.3

2.33

0

Aug.

1.1

*1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

iTz

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

9.1

8.4

8.4

8.8

7.8

4.2

3.8

4.4

2.9

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.4

1.6

1.7 

1.7

115.1

3.71

+1.63

Sept.

1.6

1.6

*1.6

1.8

1.7

1.3

1.4

1.3

2.4

T73

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0 

1.1

34.7

1.16

-5.03

Adjusted for change In contents In Cagles Mill Reservoir

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

3.64 

0.012 

0.01

5.13 

0.018 

0.02

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

15.6 

0.053

0.06

58.3 

0.200 

0.23

55.9 

0.191 

0.20

128 

0.438 

0.50

182 

0.623 

0.70

51.5 

0.176 

0.20

Observed

Max 2,300 Mln 0 Mean 168 

Max 564 Mln 0.9 Mean 45.6

45.2 

0.155 

0.17

2.33 

0.0080 

0.01

5.34 

0.018 

0.02

-3.87 

-0.013 

-0.01

Adjusted

Mean 204 Cfsm 0.699 In. 9.50 

Mean 45.6 Cfsm 0.156 In. 2.11

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Cagles Mill Reservoir.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 4-16, Jan. 20-27; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records, records for Mill Creek near Cataract and Eel River at Bowling Qreen, and chart from Corps 

of Engineers' gage Immediately upstream. Negative figures of adjusted discharge and runoff 

Indicate that evaporation and seepage from reservoir exceeded Inflow.
Location.--La t 39°23'Q2", long 87°01'12", In NW£ sec. 24, T. 11 II., R. 6 W. , on left bank 

at Bowling Green, 500 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 46 and 0.5 mile downstream from Jordan Creek.

Drainage area. 844 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1931 to September 1954. Frier to October 1934, published as 

"near Centerpoint."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Da tarn of gage is 548.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Jar. 30, 1931, tc IIcv. 28, 1934, chain gage at 

site 5-2 miles downstream at different datum, tlcv. 29, 1934, tc Mov. 30, 1949, waterstage recorder at site 500 ft upstream from present site at datum 1 ft higher

Average discharge.--23 years, 842 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,930 cfs Aor. 6 (gage height, 7.28 ft); minimam, 12 cfs Sept. 11-19, 28, 30; minimum page height, 0.34 ft Sept. 11-19.

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 34,000 jfs Jan. 4^ 1950 (gage height, 23.53 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 11-19, 28, 30, 1954.

Maximum stage Known, about 30.0 ft (present datum) in 1875, from information by 

Corps of Engineers.

Revisions.--The minimum discharge for the period January tc September 1931 has been 

revised to 44 cfs Sept. 14, 1931, and the maximum discharge for the water year 1934 

has been revised to 8,SCO cfs Aug. 20, 1934 (gage height, 16.2 ft, from graph based on 

gage readings), superseding figures published in WSP 713 and 758, respectively.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, whi ;h are fair. Flow regulated by Cagles Mill Reservoir (capacity, 228,100 acre-ft). Storage began Dec. 20,

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1935, 1937-39. WSP 973: 1937-38, 1939(M). WSP 1275: 

Drainage area.

Rating taole ixeept pe

7 to Sept. 3C

Disc large, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195.5 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

23

23

24

25

28

28

30

26

25

27

25

28

25

25

25

25

25

24

2b

25

24

24

25

24

23

26

31

38

56

39

35

859

27.7

0

Nov.

34

*3S

31

31

ZB

31

30

26

30

28

28

3J

28

30

31

51

28

51

30

30

31

42

50

47

42

43

43

40

39

38

1,017

33.9

+ 1.7

Dec.

*35

38

38

38

34

48

59

57

74

153

136

104

94

79

60

b52

t,5U

b48

b48

48

45

46

53

48

47

42

40

38

*40

41 

39

1,772

57.2

+ 1.6

Jan.

40

38

38

36

38

43

45

45

45

44

44

b40

b33

b27

b2J,

b32

46

53

50

80

298

294

488

286

168

184

610

623

461

458 

224

4,936

159

O

Feb.

*144

139

134

127

120

115

109

106

104

102

85

74

70

72

70

201

478

476

228

200

234

264

230

181

179

170

166

392

_

4,971

178

+5

Mar.

*640

440

576

326

236

200

192

189

185

177

189

353

625

465

292

239

211

200

246

378

378

317

271

220

282

378

470

317

340

1,070 

*746

10,952

353

+ 11

Apr.

790

720

452

365

328

1,120

1,450

1 . 17O

685

730

565

785

944

921

1,010

1 , 000

1,080

595

452

428

403

341

318

341

353

307

274

264

*245

zz&_

18,672

622

-17

May

242

404

995

745

440

353

318

274

257

228

208

195

182

170

133

154

153

149

148

137

129

118

114

108

107

111

110

128

129

120 

120

7,209

233

+6

June

254

*600

492

593

331

242

199

158

129

118

110

100

98

128

180

171

135

88

126

107

90

76

68

61

59

53

48

45

44

*42

4,945

165

-7

July

40

38

41

45

43

39

38

92

64

50

43

38

35

34

32

32

30

27

26

25

39

46

46

37

33

29

27

25

24

23 

80

1,221

39.4

0

Adjusted for change in contents in Cagles Mill Reservoir

27 .7

0.033

0.04

35.6

0.042

O.05

58.8

0.070

O.08

159

0.1BB

0.22

183

0.217

0.23

364

0.431

0.50

605

0.717

0.80

239

0.283

0.33

158

0.187

0.21

39.4

0.047

0.05

Aug.

198

*44

73

531

85

51

39

34

34

34

35

35

35

36

39

34

33

31

32

30

26

24

24

22

24

65

34

24

21

19 

IB

1,764

56.9

+ 1.6

Sept.

18

17

*16

16

14

15

15

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

16

IB

16

15

14

14

14

13

12

13

12

418

13.9

-5.0

58.5

0.069

0.08

8.9

0.011

0.01

Peak discharge (o 

Disch uj-aencii'ge niectbui eiat^nL inaut un Lrixa ucty . 

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Cagles Mill Reservoir, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

388926 O - 56 - 34
518 WABASH RIVER BASIN

White River at Newberry, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°55'42", long 87°01'00", in sec. 25, T. 6 N., R. 6 W., on right bank 

500 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 57 at Newberry, 2.3 miles downstream from 

Doans Creek, and at mile 118.0.

Drainage area. 4,696 sq mi.

Records available. September 1928 to September 1954. Prior to October 1948, published 

as West Fork White River at Wewberry.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 465.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 20, 1928, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 4,535 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,100 cfs Apr. 9 (gage height, 9.00 ft); minimum, 295 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.29 ft).

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 76,900 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 24.19 ft); minimum, 193 cfs Oct. 1, 1941 (gage height, 0.39 ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1875, 27.5 ft (revised) Mar. 27, 1913, from floodmarks by Indiana State Highway Commission (discharge, 130,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 873: 1937(M). WSP 973: 1913(M). WSP 1275: Drainage 

area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 11-19)

1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

434

434

440

434

470

464

458

464

464

434

422

422

410

*404

398

410

410

398

398

410

386

386

398

386

386

374 3~92

410

410

440

470

13,016

420

0.089

0.10

Nov.

464

446

428

416

410

410

410

398

386

380

374

386

398

386

380

3b6

386

386

386

404

410

446

482

542

*6£4

590

566

536

518

536

13,290

443

0.094

0.10

Dec.

482

458

464

464

470

548

554

590

638

614

*620

736

672

624

593

558

537

640

624

572

488

474

436

481

530

523

436

424

430

430

430

16,540

534

0.114

0.13

Jan.

436

430

436

412

418

418

430

442

448

436

436

436

b430

b430

b420

b420

b420

b420

442

495

849

1,290

1,290

1,060

1,070

*993

1,750

4,050

3,550

3,050

2,650

30,257

976

0.208

0.24

Feb.

2,150

1,700

1,470

1,340

1,200

1,150

1.060

1,000

930

894

876

824

776

760

744

808

1,420

2,200

*2,250

2,500

2,000

1,750

1,650

1,600

1,600

1,450

1,340

1,500

-

------

38,742

1,384

0.295

0.31

Mar.

1,700

2,600

3,800

4,000

3,200

2,600

2,300

2,100

1,900

1,800

1,750

1,750

2,100

2,400

2,100

1,950

1,750

1,650

1,600

1,600

2,050

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,150

*2,800

2,850

2,550

2,450

2,350

4,250

72,700

2,345

0.499

0.58

Apr.

5,700

5,590

5,150

4,150

3,350

3,850

6,800

8,500

9,100

7,790

6,030

5,260

4,950

4,750

4,550

4,000

5,300

5,700

5,600

5,800

5,000

4,300

*3,600

4,250

4,050

3,450

3,150

2,850

2,650

2,450

--------

147,670

4,922

1.05

1.17

Hay

2,350

2,500

3,450

4,150

3,750

3,350

2,950

2,750

2,450

2,250

2,050

1,900

1,750

*1,650

1,560

1,470

1,420

1,340

1,340

1,290

1,240

1,190

1,140

1,090

1,040

1,000

1,020

1,060

1,090

1,040

1,030

57,660

1,860

0.396

0.46

June

2,080

2,350

2,100

2,350

2,400

2,100

1,800

1,560

1,420

1,290

1,190

1,100

1,060

1,520

1,850

1,560

1,340

1,290

1,200

1,420

1,420

1,290

1,140

1,010

896

816

768

712

664

*652

-------

42,328

1,411

0.300

0.33

July

608

586

572

565

558

558

565

593

624

688

712

720

672

616

586

558

530

509

509

474

460

460

481

*509

495

467

448

430

412

412

412

16,789

542

0.115

0.13

Aug.

412

709

680

712

1,250

930

704

616

558

523

495

481

474

460

460

454

454

481

*460

647

608

544

502

467

460

448

442

474

537

502

460

17,404

561

0.119

0.14

Sept.

474

481

460

4?4

412

395

390

390

375

360

360

355

345

*330

315

310

310

310

320

S^O

350

340

340

350

345

325

315

305

300

295

10,731

358

0.076

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max 26,000 Min 374 Mean 3,212 Cfsm 0.684 In. 9.27

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,100 Min 295 Mean 1,307 Cfsm 0.278 In. 3.77

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Feb. 21, 23, 24, 26, Feb. 28 to Mar. 26, Apr. 5-23; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, recorded range In stage, weather records, and records 

for stations at Spencer and Petersburg.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 519

Blue River at Carthage, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°46', long 85°34', in sec. 18, T. 15 N., R. 9 E., on right bank 500 ft 

upstream from highway bridge, half a mile west of Carthage, and 2-jj miles downstream 

from Three Mile Creek.

Drainage area.--187 sq mi.

Records availabie.--October 1950 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 859.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Prior to July 19, 1951, wire-weight gage at site 500 ft downstream at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,850 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 10.02 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 26-30 (gage height, 1.45 ft).

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 6,650 cfs Feb. 21, 1951 (gage height, 11.20 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 26-30, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of j. 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet p

Ice effect

econd)

1.3 

1.5

2.5

11

33

204

5.0 

7.0

900

1.780

2,390

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

21

24

26

?7

J8

29

30

w * 

TcAal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

33

33

34

36

45

43

41

40

40

40

40

28

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

*40

40

40

40

40

45

48

13

41 

41

1,241

40.0

0.214

0.25

Nov.

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

4C

40

40

40

40

44

*52

rii 4~9

52

49

46

46

45

45

1,243

42.8

0.229

0.26

Dec.

45

45

45

46

44

97

69

55

60

64

55

52

50

56

56

51

b50

b49

48

50

55

70

66

*7u

52

49

48

46

46

45 

44

1,678

54.1

0.289

0.33

Jan.

43

43

43

43

45

44

43

43

44

43

41

38

b38

b38

b38

b38

b38

b39

41

227

330

109

88

78

73

*136

1,140

357

219

174 

138

3,851

124

0.663

0.76

Feb.

124

115

106

99

95

90

83

81

81

80

76

73

72

72

72

*81

84

78

76

76

76

72

73

76

75

76

73

222

-

-------

2,557

91.3

0.488

0.51

Mar.

242

160

132

108

95

91

88

83

83

80

86

84

81

78

76

75

73

73

88

124

106

95

31

86

102

115

99

104

398

970 

466

4,632

149

0.797

0.92

Apr.

*310

233

298

156

1,940

1,640

757

525

336

264

264

228

193

172

297

486

525

310

238

182

162

156

240

195

160

14£

134

124

118

*115

10,890

363

1.94

2.16

May

a!45

a220

a290

a!90

a!50

134

126

115

111

106

102

99

93

91

88

84

88

63

84

86

80

78

76

75

73

 ?3

76

97

83

73

12

3,339

108

0.578

0.67

June

176

*130

113

106

99

91

90

103

99

73

70

67

66

66

63

60

66

72

63

57

51

50

50

49

48

45

43

42

42

*42

2,192

73.1

0.391

0.44

July

41

38

40

158 "93

70

60

88

60

51

48

44

44

44

41

40

38

37

40

38

41

44

38

37

35

*34

35

34

34

32

3_1

1,508

48.6

0.260

0.30

Aug.

33

33

37

34

35

34

32

3E

34

33

32

30

30

30

32

29

35

51

41

38

*36

33

32

32

37

69

85

69

40

35 

33

1,186

38.3

0.205

0.24

Sept.

32

30

29

28

25

23

23

26

24

23

23

23

23

24

26

26

*26

25

24

26

25

24

23

23

22

21

20

21

21

22

731

24.4

0.130

0.14

Calendar year 195^: Max 2,84u Min 33 Mean 131 Cfsm 0.701 In. 9.49

Water year 1955-54: Max 1,340 Min 20 Mean 96.1 Cfsm 0.514 In. 6.98

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs).--Apr. 5 (6 p.m.) 4,850 cfs (10.02 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weathe 

and records for Blue River at Shelbyville. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
520 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Blue River at Shelbyville, Ind.

Location.--La t 39°31'45", long 85°46'55", in SE^- sec. 31, T. 13 N. , R. 7 E. , on left bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 421 at Shelbyville and 

0.6 mile downstream from Little Blue River. Prior to Oct. 1, 1953, at site a quarter 

of a mile upstream.

Drainage area.--425 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 737.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1953, wire-weight gage at bridge a quarter of a mile upstream 

at datum 3.5 ft higher.

Average discharge.--11 years, cfs.

Extremes.--Maximqm discharge during year, 4,290 cfs Apr. 

mum, 23 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height. 1.66 ft).

1943-54: Maximum discharge (revised), 14,800 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 17.00 

ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, that of Oct. 2, 1953.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1944 has been revised to 

12,300 cfs Apr. 12, 1944 (gage height, 15.90 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 

1003.

Hating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per 

~(Shifting-control method used Feb. 6-28)

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

34

32

35

36

42

46

47

46

46

46

46

45

45

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

45

*45

46

46

46

46

47

51

54

50

49

1,379

44.5

0.105

0.12

Nov.

49

49

49

49

48

48

48

49

49

49

49

50

50

50

51

51

50

50

51

53

53

*60

62

65

59

60

59

55

55

54

1,574

52.5

U.124

0.14

Dec.

54

54

55

55

55

74

110

78

74

76

74

68

64

69

69

68

62

62

61

61

68

76

*95

83

82

74

65

62

60 

60

59

2,127

68.6

0.161

0.19

Jan.

57

56

56

55

57

56

56

55

55

54

53

b50

b49

b50

b50

b50

b50

51

53

74

510

294

165

138

119

*127

1,250

1,290

565 

412

320

6,277

202

0.475

0.55

Feb.

260

232

206

186

172

163

148

136

133

127

120

112

105

103

103

*115

129

129

120

122

122

115

112

119

119

115

117

291

-

4,031

144

0.339

0.35

Mar.

580

400

302

232

182

165

153

142

133

127

136

163

159

144

126

115

108

105

122

210

236

202

170

155

170

254

228

202

288

1,210

1,O

8,109

262

0.616

0.71

Apr.

720

535

4E5

338

510

*2,820

*5,080

*1,550

985

738

625

610

505

450

425

685

1,080

825

610

475

400

350

450

595

490

412

362

308

*272

252

21,882

729

1.72

1.92

May

258

375

580

670

490

388

325

285

258

242

224

208

200

178

168

163

159

157

151

150

144

133

124

120

115

114

119

131

168 

129

114

7,040

227

0.534

0.62

June

*212

338

238

204

174

151

133

124

174

146

129

112

100

99

94

86

100

91

142

95

78

71

70

69

68

66

65

64

*57

3,604

120

0.282

0.31

July

53

51

51

51

161

1OO

74

71

89

66

56

50

48

46

45

45

45

45

45

45

49

46

46

46

*45

45

45

45

45 

45

45

1,739

56.1

0.132

0.15

Aug.

45

46

46

47

46

45

45

46

46

46

46

46

45

45

45

45

45

48

47

47

*45

45

45

45

47

48

66

88

73 

47

46

1,512

48.8

0.115

0.13

Sept.

46

46

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

44

44

42

42

42

4JL

41

*41

42

42

46

46

46

46

46

45

45

45

45

45 

45

1,328

44.3

0.104

0.12

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,100 Min 32 Mean ?59 Cfsm 0.609 In. 8.29

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,080 Min 32 Mean 166 Cfsm 0.391 In. 5.31

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 cfs).--Apr. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice

(12 p.m.) 4,290 cfs (10.63 ft).
WABASH RIVER BASIN 52! 

Youngs Creek near Edinburg, Ind.

Locatlon.--Lat 39°25'08", long 86°00'18", in Sw£ sec. 5, T. 11 N. , R. 5 E. , near center 

of span on upstream side of highway bridge half a mile southwest of Amity, 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 5 miles northwest of Edinhurg.

Drainage area. 109 sq ml.

Records available. December 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice dally. Datum of gage Is 670.20 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 11 years (1943-54), 108 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 443 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 3.27 ft); minimum, 

0.4 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 0.56 ft).

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 10,700 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 13.4 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 14, 1954.

Remarks. Records poor below 10 cfs and fair above.

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, In cubic feet per 

second, for the water year 1944, superseding those published in WSP 1003, are given 

herewith:

Sept. 13, 1944........ 7.6

Month

Calendar year 1944 ........

Cf s-days

298.1

28,734.0

Maximum

3,610

Minimum

2.3

.8

Mean

9.94

78.5

Per square 

mile

0.091

.720

.720

Runoff in 

inches

0.10

9.79

9.80

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 20)

0.5 

.6 

.7

0.5 

1.7 

5.0

12

0.9 

1.5 

3.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.6

1.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.4

.6

.3

.2

.0

.2

.0

.0

a .0

.0

.6

a_._5

.5

1.0

.9

.9

.7

a. 7

1.6

*1.9

4.4 

5.0

6.9

56.5

1.82

0.017

0.02

Nov.

5.6

4.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.0

a3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

Z.I

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.4

10

15

a9.0

3.9

*3.9

3.4

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.7

117.4

3.91

0.036

0.04

Dee.

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.2

7.5

27

6.9

4.4

a3.9

6.2

*3.4

3.4

2.7

3.9

5.6

3.9

b2.7

b2.0

b2.1

2.2

2.7

b2.5

b2.2

b2.5

2.7

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.2 

2.2

2.2

122.6

3.95

0.036

0.04

Jan.

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.7

3.4

*3.9

3.0

3.4

2.7

b2.0

bl.5

bl.6

b2.0

b2.5

b2.1

bl.8

b2.0

2.4

40

58

27

13

8.9

6.9

75

381

132

60 

44

32

923.4

29.8

0.273

0.31

Feb.

25

23

*19

16

14

13

10

9.6

8.9

9.6

9.6

8.9

7.5

6.2

6.9

11

a!9

23

18

17

a!6

14

14

14

13

13

a24

40

423.2

15.1

0.139

0.14

Mar.

55

40

*34

23

19

19

17

14

14

14

19

39

86

60

38

a3l

23

23

35

a44

58

46

39

35

50

124

71

57

50 

a62

74

1,313

42.4

0.389

0.45

Apr.

53

46

40

32

33

56

158 130"

88

78

53

57

46

45

39

47

62

53

a43

33

31

*31

60

60

43

41

35

29

27 

25

1,584

52.8

0.484

0.54

May

56

223

361

232

132

88

69

55

343

39

35

31

27

26

22

a21

a!9

*18

a!9

a20

21

15

14

13

12.

13

19

47

27 

17

16

1,753

56.5

0.518

0.60

June

38

28

37

33

22

17

14

14

12

10

8.2

6.9

6.9

15

124

45

22

109

153 ~52

*27

20

16

14

11

7.5

7.5

5.0

575 

5.0

885

4 2S.5

0.271

0.30

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,450 Mln 0.5 Mean 63.9 Cfsm 0.586

July

3.9

a3.6

3.4

3.0

4.4

3.0

2.7

3.9

2.7

2.4

2.7

1.7

1.9

2.4

1.7

2.0

2.0

1.9

*1.4

T76

8.2

575

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.7 

1.7

1.7

80.9

2.61

0.024

0.03

In. 7

Aug.

1.9

.9

.2

.7

.4

.2

.0

.7

* .0

.6

.7

.4

.2

.6

.4

.8

.9

.4

.4

12.

1.6

.9

.6

.8

3.4

5.0

3.9

2.2

1.6 

. 8

1.0

75.2

2.43

0.022

0.03

96

Sept.

1.0

1.2

2.7

1.4

1.6

.6

1.4

3.4

2.2

2.7

2.7

1.7

.8

.8

1.9

3.4

3.4

4.4

4.4

a4.1

3.9

3.0

*1.9

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.0

1.3

3.0 

4.4

70.9

2.36

0.022

0.02

Water year 1953-54: Max 381 Min 0.5 Mean 20.3 Cfsm 0.186 In. 2.52

Peak discharge (base, 1,900 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Sugar 

Creek near Edinburg.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
522 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Sugar Creek near Edinburg, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°21'39" , long 85 0 59'5l",on line between sees. 29 and 32, T. 11 N., R. 

5 E., on left bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge in Camp Atterbury, IT miles upstream from Blue River, and 1^ mile_s northwest of Edinburg.

Drainage area.--462 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1943 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 646.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1952, wire-weight gage on downstream side of highway bridge 100 

ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 494 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,550 cfs Apr. 8 e height, 8.77 ft); minimum, 8.0 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 3.04 ft).

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 15,700 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 16.03 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 18, 1954.

Remarks. --Records good.

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5-8, 10, 19)

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 75

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

8.3

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

20

17

17

22

23

23

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

*322-8"

30

29

756

24.4

0.053

0.06

Nov.

33

32

25

2T

26

26

29

25

27

25

32

30

29

29

29

29

29

33

30

30

38

49

T5

46

*48

43

41

40

38

35

1,002

33.4

0.072

0.08

Dec .

35

33

3S

35

35

64

59

59

61

59

*59

57

59

59

59

57

b54

b51

51

51

51

53

b49

b45

46

41

45

38

41

40

40

1,521

49.1

0.106

0.12

Jan.

37

35

37

35

40

38

*37

33

33

35

32

b27

bST

33

35

37

b30

b35

37

64

156

210

b!40

125

102

100

960

 1,450 TCo"

520

400

5,640

182

0.394

0.45

Feb.

300

255

*210

186

162

145

128

112

108

102

95

90

82

7878"

85

350

460 3~3^

270

240

210

189

168

159

156

153

208

_

5,109

182

0.394

0.41

Mar.

600

500

380

300

225

195

180

174

156

145

150

210

315

270

225

183

159

*142

TST

312

460

360

300

255

255

570

500

380

345

1,010

1^,140

10,865

350

0.758

0.87

Apr.

1,150

760

560

440 1

360

1,130

*2,010

2,190

17530"

850

680

720

600

500

440

787

1,100

950

680

500

400

*345

360

400

345

315

285

270

240

 

225

20,992

700

1.52

1.70

May

255

600

950

760

600

460

360

315

270

240

225

201

186

171

162

148

138

*132

128

130

118

108

100

95

92

88

142

174

140

115

100

7,703

248

0.537

0.62

June

112

138

150

140

125

108

92

88

82

75

72

69

61

61

114

100

75

240" 252

125

*80

67

61

56

51

49

49

43

41

4T

2,817

93.9

0.203

0.23

July

38

38

38

37

35

33

37

38

40

43

40

37

33

30

29

'26

25

24

21

20

*23

32

27

24

23

23

21

22

21

20

18

916

29.5

0.064

0.07

Aug.

17

18

21

29

27

25

22

25

*32

27

27

26

25

25

27

26

23

23

27

40

35

26

25

21

23

29

37

23

21

19

16

787

25.4

0.055

0.06

Sept.

17

17

16

14

14

13

16

17

16

16

14

13

12

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.2 9-78"

16

18 *1B"

15

14

13

13

12

10

10

12

401.4

13.4

O.OE9

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,900 Mln 17 Mean 318 Cfsm 0.688 In. 9.33

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,190 Mln 9.2 Mean 160 Cfsm O.346 In. 4.70

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 ofs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 523

Driftwood River near Edlnburg, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°20'21", long 85°59'11", in sec. 4, T. 10 N., R. 5 E., on left bank just 

downstream from highway bridge, 0.8 mile downstream from confluence of Blue River and 

Sugar Creek and l| miles southwest of Edinburg.

Drainage area.--1,054 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1941 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 636.99 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 7, 1941, wire-weight gage at same site and datura.

Average discharge. 13 years, 1.17J cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,600 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 11.52 ft); minimum, 51 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 1.52 ft).

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 34,500 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 16.55 ft); minimum observed, 36 cfs Sept. 23, 1941 (gage height, 2.00 ft).

Maximum stage known, 20.3 ft in March 1931, from Information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 7 Apr. 8 to Sept. 30

1.8 

Z.Z

6.0 

10.0

75

177

1,970

4,850

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

47

160

330

550

7.0

10.0

11.0

2,660

4,850

5,860

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

89

8555"

87 

100

105

110

112

110

110

108

105

102

IDS

102

105

105

102

108

102

100

105

110

108

108

108

112

*125 T2o~

125

123

3,281

106

0.101

0.12

Nov.

123

128

120 TZ3~ 

123

120

123

120

125

123

128

131

131

131

128

131

131

131

131

134

139

159

165

162

*168

156

156

150

144

144

4,078

136

0.129

0.14

Dec.

142

139 T59"

142 

139

197

201

225 2159"

197

*193

185

177

181

181

177

153

147

153

153

162

177

181

165

185

181

174

165

162

156

153

5,291

171

0.162

0.19

Jan.

150

147

147

144 

153

147

*147

144

144

142

139

128

125

T34

142

147

131

136

144

189

350

772

476

404

340

327

1,310

3,270

2,140

1,340

1,020

14,629

472

0.448

0.52

Feb.

795

F5TT

*592

512 

453

422

381

350

327

314

300

283

270

253

249

261

480

660

556

476

430

412

381

358

354

340

336

412

_

_-___--

-------

11,617

415

0.394

0.41

Mar.

1,040

1,110

885

705 

566

489

448

426

399

376

386

453

570

534

458

404

372

*350 368"

525

772

705

592

538

530

862

885

750

682

1,530

3,060

21,770

702

0.666

0.77

Apr.

2,510

1,670

1,240

998

840

2,260

4,670

5,860

3,770

2,420

1,850

1,750

1,500

1,300

1,150

1,550

2,300

2,420

1,800

1,350

*1,150

950

1,000

1,200

1,150

1,000

900

800

700

625

--------

52,683

1,756

1.67

1.86

May

625

1,050

1,550

1,750 

1,450

1,150

950

800

700

625

575

550

500

475

450

430

410

*390

390

390

370

350

330

330

510

310

350

410

370

370

310

19,020

614

0.583

0.67

June

350

500

525

4~5TT 

410

370

330

310

290

330

290

272

255

238

286

290

255

400

430

330

*255

220

205

187

178

169

160

152

145

142

8,724

291

0.276

O.»l

July

138

135

130

128

145

T72- 190

155

160

163

148

135

126

119

112

108

101

99

*90

86

103

*114

105

99

92

88

83

81

79

75

70

3,629

117

0.111

0.13

Aug.

68

TE

86

101 

105

99

92

99

*108

101

99

94

90

88

94

90

86

97

101

130

112

94

90

79

79

99

124

130

T30" 145

108

3,090

99.7

0.095

0.11

Sept.

101 -57

88

83 

81

75

75

75

75

72

70

66

64

62

58

58

58

53 53"

68

79

*72

68

68

64

62

58

53

53

58

2,064

68.8

0.065

0.07

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,600 Mln 85 Mean 707 cfsm 0.671 in . 9.10

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,860 Mln 53 Mean 411 Cfsm 0.390 in. 5.30

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 efs). No peak 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
524 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Flatrock Creek at St. Paul, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°25', long 85°38', in sec. 9, T. 11 N., R. 8 E., on right bank 400 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, half a mile southwest of St. Paul, and H miles downstream from Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 298 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 764.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission). Prior to 

Oct. 21, 1938, chain gage at site 400 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 318 cfs.

Extremes. 1932-33: Maximum discharge during water year, 10,200 cfs May 14 (gage height, 

9.85 ft); minimum, 7.3 cfs Sept. 11, 12, 13 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,520 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 3.06 

ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 0.03 ft).

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 18,500 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 10.60 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Aug. 7, 9, 19J1.

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of approximately 20.5 ft, from information by 

local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 853: 1934-36. WSP 973: 1942. WSP 1275: Drainage area. 

Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 1933 (complete daily table) and 1936, superseding figures published in WSP 853, are given herewith:

Mar. 31, 1936......... 592

Month

Water year 1935-36. 

Calendar year 1936.

Cfs-days

91,605.6 

126,709.6

Maximum

3,640 

4,230

Minimum

1.3 

1.3

Mean

250

346

Per square 

mile

.839 

1.16

Runoff in 

inches

11.43 

15.82

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1932 to September 1933

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

410

266

188

196

756

629

385

283

196

167

510

535

362

252

200

167

161

164 

161

136

123

113

109

100

!§

129

292

338

274

219

257

8,176

264

0.886

1.02

Nov.

362

805

560

435

362

315

279

252

292

315

292

279

232

219

215

1,820

1,570

1,280 

1,040

860

805

750

668

920

920

750

585

46O

385

385

18,412

614

2.06

2.30

Dec.

338

315

292

279

257

266

750

1,100

805

612

485

410

362

b300

b250

b200

b!75

blSO 

b!50

blSO

blSO

240

338

2,200

2,000

1,650

860

668

5*5

1,570

8j,620

26,507

855

2.87

3.31

Jan.

4,050

1,220

750

668

640

560

510

385

338

292

279

232

188

177

170

151

161

207 

695

750

585

4,050

2,630

1,220

1,100

1,350

1,040

860

640

535

435

26,868

867

2.91

3.35

Feb.

410

385

338

292

244

270

338

695

485

485

435

338

288

257

244

236

207

192 

164

485

485

362

315

288

435

612

435

338

-

10,058

359

1.20

1.26

Mar.

274

228

203

181

167

139

338

920

750

435

362

288

585

695

860

612

485

1,910 

4.250

*4,050

2,410

1,420

860

805

805

1,160

1,100

805

612

510

560

28,759

928

3.11

3.59

Apr.

585

612

535

460

362

860

1,040

860

612

485

460

385

315

292

338

805

1,280

4,250 

2,870

1,160

805

640

485

410

362

315

270

232

207 

20T

22,479

749

2.51

2.81

May

188

385

510

338

266

274

236

223

266

362

560

1,160

2,000

9.620

4,390

2,050

1,300

970 

760

648

1,160

970

702

538

702

486

538

648

7O2

460 

361

33,773

1,090

3.66

4.22

June

313

285

250

241

228

220

204

178

160

138

114

98

79

73

70

65

65

60

48

44

42

41

36

41

42

45

40

35

34

32

3,321

111

0.366

0.41

July

2,960

592

29O

168

103

81

67

56

50

89

71

49

50

38

38

37

40

33 

33

34

30

28

28

41

250

57

41

41

41

30

5,494

177

0.584

0.67

Aug.

25

28

26

30

28

27

23

25

54

47

44

36

71

40

28

23

23

20

22

21

20

22

13

12

15

12

12

13

13 

11

IT

795

25.6

0.084

0.10

Sept.

14

12

13

15

16

11

11

12

11

9.3

7.3

779

7.6

28

131

38

23

19 

19

30

31

18

18

16

16

25

1,860

565

216 

101

3,301.1

110

0.363

0.40

Calendar year 1932 : Max 8,62O Min 5.5 Mean 359 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.38

Water year 1932-33: Max 9,62O Min 7.3 Mean 515 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.47

Calendar year 1933: Max 9,620 Min 7.3 Mean 4O6 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.48

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Flatrvck Creek at St. Paul, Ind.--Continued

525

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

2.0

3.5

7.0

13

23

1.1 

1.4 

2.0 

3.0

50

90

150

390

660

1,480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.2

2.1

27T

2.2

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

*3.5

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.5

4.2

5.5

5.0

6.0

99.0

3.19

0.011

0.01

Nov.

6.4

770

7.0

.0

.6

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.6

.6

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

*9.3

9.8

15

16

14

16

14

14

13

12

12

290.0

9.67

0.032

0.04

Dec.

12

12

11

11

IP20

24

22

23

23

20

20

18

20

b!8

b!6

b!5

b!5

b!6

16

16

*18

b!7

b!6

b21

b20

b!9

18

16

16 

22

541

17.5

0.059

0.07

Jan.

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

15

15

15

b!4

b!4

b!5

16

b!5

b!4

b!5

15

28

66

b80

b70

59

*46

49

157

190" 356

126 

102

1,615

52.1

0.175

0.20

Feb.

84

74

66

60

54

50

46

42

40

38

36

34

33

31

*30

31

35

36

35

35

35

34

33

33

31

31

31

134

_

1,252

44.7

0.150

0.16

Mar.

308

235

158

120

88

84

78

74

70

64

70

84

90

84

74

66

60

56

62

70

82

84

78

74

76

82

86

84

82

*181

476

3,380

109

0.366

0.42

Apr.

344

240

186

147

135

662

1.390

1,000

590

428

338

290

245

210

190

344

524

542

386

285

225

220

542

639

470

416

*350

285

230

200

12,053

402

1.35

1.51

May

265

374

470

488

386

285

235

195

170

154

144

135

126

114

111

108

108

105

102

99

96

86

80

74

70

64

64

68

76

72 

*62

4,986

161

0.540

0.62

June

72

178

162

129

108

90

80

72

102

205

108

80

78

68

259

126

82

64

54

46

41

36

33

30

28

25

23

22

*20

18

2,439

81.3

0.273

0.30

July

16

16

15

26

31

28

35

37

25

29

27

23

18

16

12

11

10

8.7

7.6

7.6

14

16

16

12

*10

9.3

8.1

6

5.5

5.5 

4.7

498

16.1

0.054

0.06

Aug.

4.2

4.4

6.0

8.1

9.8

11

9.3

9.8

13

13

10

8.1

7.0

6.4

7.0

7.6

6.4

17

10

9.8

*8.7

8.7

7.6

7.6

6.4

5.5

8.1

16

70

36

23

375.5

12.1

0.041

0.05

Sept.

15

IT

8.1

7.0

5.5

4.2

3.7

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.4

*1.9

1.8

178

3.1

4.4

7.0

6.4

5.0

4.2

3.5

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4

129.7

4.32

0.014

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,990 Mln 2.0 Mean 190 Cfsm 0.638 In. 8.63

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,390 Mln 1.8 Mean 75.8 Cfsm 0.254 In. 3.46

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs) . No peak abov 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

East Fork White River at Columbus, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°12', long 85"56", in NWtr sec. 25, T. 9 N., R. 5 E., on left bank at abandoned bridge abutment at west end of Second Street in Columbus, 0.6 mile downstream from 

confluence of Driftwood River and Flatrock Creek and 1.4 miles upstream from Haw Creek.

Drainage area.--1,692 sq mi.

Records available. January 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 603.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 22, 1952, wire-weight gage 600 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 2,074 csf.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,230 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 4.12 ft); minimum, 

87 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 0.79 ft).

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 48,700 cfs Jan. 28, 1952 (gage height, 16.00 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 29, 1954.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 17.9 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

100,000 cfs).

Revisions. Figures of minimum discharge for the water years 1948 and 1949 have been 

revised to 182 cfs Sept. 17-20, 1948 (gage height, 1.08 ft) and 170 cfs Oct. 9, 1948 

(gage height, 1.10 ft), superseding those published in WSP 1113 and 1143, respectively.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 2,000 cfs, which are poor.

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water years 1948-49, superseding those published in WSP 1113 and 1143, 

are given herewith:

Date

1948

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

530

470

452

436

412

404

404

380

352

345

345

338

317

338

436

366

331

305

295

331

295

280

275

Date

1948 -Con.

Aug. 24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Discharge

260

255

240

230

220

245

324

235

210

210

210

206

215

305

280

265

270

255

250

235

220

215

198

Date

1948-Con.

Sept. 16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Discharge

190

186

182

182

186

190

235

265

265

245

225

202

198

198

202

210

215

206

194

190

198

210

182

Date

1948-Con.

Oct. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

178

182

190

194

210

202

194

225

404

452

500

412

352

331

317

290

285

280

265

260

260

260

260

Month

Water year 1948-4-9 ...............

Cfs-days

943,440

Maximum

44,500

Minimum

178

Mean

223

1,815

2,585

Per square 

mile

.132

1.07

1.53

Runoff in 

inches

0.23

.15

14.61

20.75
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

East Fork White River at Columbus, Ind. Continued

527

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 9 to May 4)

71

110

210

380

1.8 

2.2 

4.0

710

1,360

6,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

119

116 ITS"

119

134

140

143

152

155

152

152

146

146

143

143

143

146

149

149

15Z

149

143

143

146

146

146

*149

155

158

155

161

4,466

144

0.085

0.10

Nov.

161

164

164

158 T5B"

161

164

164

164

164

167

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

178

202

*206

220

255

225

220

206

202

198

5,411

180

0.106

0.12

Dec.

190

186 T8"6

190

186

255

250

260

270

*?S3

250

250

240

255

245

240

220

202

210

210

215

235

235

220

235

245

240

235

230

225

215

7,085

229

0.135

0.16

Jan.

210

206

206

202

210

210

206

*202

206

202

202

190

174

T97T

202

210

194

190

206

260

366

658

558

481

452

425

872

2,790

2,550

1,570

1,160

15,960

515

0.304

0.35

Feb.

930

SUT

723

*658

580

536

503

470

452

425

425

407

380

373

566

373

445

697

645

580

525

503

481

470

452

443

434

645

-

14,720

526

0.311

0.32

Mar.

1,000

1,410

1,140

945

788

697

632

580

569

525

525

606

749

749

658

580

536

*503 B2B595

814

840

775

710

710

855

1,020

900

840

1,110

2,, 820

25,704

829

0.490

0.56

Apr.

2,970

2,160

1,540

1,240

1,040

1,730

4,470

5,870

5,020

3,510

2,700

2,340

2,140

1,820

1,620

1,740

2,820

3,240

2,670

2,030

*1,640

1,410

1,540

2,340

2,210

1,930

1,640

1,430

1,260

1,130

69,200

2,307

1.36

1.52

May

1,090

1,410

2,110

2,550

1,980

1,540

1,260

1,110

975

885

840

775

749

697

645

619

580

558

558

556

525

492

470

434

425

*407

I3T

580

514

481

434

26,663

860

0.508

0.59

June

503

556

775

7SZ

658

595

547

492

470

470

547

470

407

580

598

556

461

407

654

492

598

*545

317

295

270

255

240

220

206

198

13,302

443

0.262

0.29

July

186

178

178

178

170

215

240 '2"2"5~

215

220

210

190

178

170

152

143

157

154

128

122

*151

146

146

157

154

128

128

119

119

116 

TT7T lib

4,989

161

0.095

0.11

Aug.

115

122

122

154

140

140

128

151

149

*157

134

131

128

128

131

128

125

122

131

174

161

140

125

116

108

116

161

155

161

167

164

4,222

136

0.080

0.09

Sept.

149

m

122

116

110

108

106

104

104

104

102

97

95

95

95

91

89

89

89

104

102

102

97

*95

95

95

91

89

87"8?

5,043

101

0.060

0.07

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,100 Mln 116 Mean 1,067 Cfsm 0.631 In. 8.56

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,870 Mln 87 Mean 534 Cfsm 0.316 In. 4.28

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
528 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Location. Lat 39°16'25", long 85°42'10", In NW£ sec. 36, T. 10 N., R. 7 E., at downstream 

side of left abutment of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile north of Hartsville and 

5 miles upstream from Dusk Creek.

Drainage area.--88.8 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1948 to September 1954.

Gase.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 677.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 19 - - - - .....

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 635 cfs May 27 (gage height, 4.17 ft); no flow 

 Oct. 1 to Dec. 27, June 30 to Sept. 30.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 8,100 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 13.4 ft); no flow 

at times during 1948, 1951-54.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water year 1950, superseding those published in WSP 1173, are given 

herewith:

Date

1950

June 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

July 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Discharge

361

130

82

64

54

69

109

81

63

39

32

34

26

24

24

25

24

21

20

14

12

10

Date

1950-Con.

July 12

13

14

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

Discharge

9.0

9.5

9.0

6.4

5.1

289

200

143

76

37

20

8.5

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.8

5.4

4.8

3.9

2.6

Date

1950-Con.

Aug. 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

29

Discharge

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

35

16

6.0

5.1

4.2

3.9

4.2

3.4

3.4

4.2

3.6

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

6.0

Date

1950-Con.

Aug. 30

31

Sept. 4

5

10

11

12

13

14

15

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

26

20

20

18

24

36

32

37

31

23

9.5

8.0

812

374

197

130

81

51

42

35

30

Month

August ..............................

Calendar year 1950. ...............

Cfs-days Maximum

35

5,620

Minimum

1.6

Mean

112

6.35

222

Per square 

mile

.072

2.50

Runoff in 

inches

.08

33.96
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Clifty Creek at Hartsville, Ind.--Continued

529

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 28 to July 2; stagedischarge relation affected by ice Jan. 16-18)

.3

.9

1.6

2.6

4.3

1.8 

2.0 

Z.3 

Z.7

64

143

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

1.1

T73~ 1.3

3.9

0.13

0.0015

0.002

Jan.

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

l.Z

TTz

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.6

2

8.5

40

16

11

9.4

*6.6

16

69

W

29

13

323.8

10.4

0.117

0.13

Feb.

11

9.0

7.8

7.1

6.6

6.0

5.6

5.0

4.8

4.3

4.1

3.8

3.6

376

*3.6

4.Z

4.8

4.6

4.6

5.0

6.0

5.3

5.6

7.1

6.0

5.8

6.0

50

-

200.9

7.18

0.081

0.08

Mar.

87

48

34

25

17

15

13

11

11

JLO

11

16

38

35

25

18

14

1Z

15

ZO

Zl

18

16

15

15

18

16

14

14 

*16

16

654

21.1

O.Z38

0.27

Apr.

14

1Z

10

9.4

8.7

15

40

38

Z6

19

ZO

17

13

1Z

14

64

158

78

49

35

Z6

2Z

30

60

44

50

*52

41

35 

Z9

1,021.1

34.0

0.383

0.43

May

31

40

54

60

54

43

35

29

Z5

ZO

18

16

14

12

11

11

10

9.4

9.4

9.0

8.1

7.1

6.3

5.6

5.0

4.6 92 

43-

30 

Z4

*15

751.5

24.2

0.273

0.31

June

29

42

44 25

18

14

12

9.7

10

8.1

6.3

5.0

4.0

32

Z3

9.7

7.1

6.0

6.3

5.3

2.8

2.0

1.4

l.Z

.9

.6

.3

.3

*.l 

0

329.1

11.0

0.124

0.14

July

(*)

0

0

0

0

Aug.

(«)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 915 Min 0 Mean 61.1 Cfsm 0.688 In. 9.35

Water year 1953-54: Max 138 Mln o Mean 9.00 Cfsm 0.101 In. 1.36

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
530 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Sand Creek near Brewersvllle, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°05'05", long 85°39'30", In NW£ sec. 5, T. 7 N., R. 8 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of county highway bridge Z\ miles west of Brewersvllle, Jennlngs County, 

and 5.2 miles upstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area.--156 sq ml (153 sq ml, revised, at former site). 

Records available.--February 1948 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 630 ft (by barometer). Prior to Oct. 6, 

1952, wire-weight gage at site 1.7 miles upstream at datum approximately 8 ft higher.

Average discharge. 6 years, 205 cfs.

Extremes.--1948-49: Maximum discharge during water year, 12,100 cfs Jan. 5 (gage height, 

19.0 ft); no flow for many days during October.

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 3,460 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 10.19 

ft); no flow for many days during September.

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,240 cfs June 1 (gage height, 5.75 

ft) from rating curve extended above 300 cfs; no flow for many days.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 19.20 ft); no 

flow many times.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge for the water year 1949, superseding those pub11shed in WSP 1143, are given herein.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.5

1.0

1.5

10

T.2

a3.0

a2.7

2.6

2.6

2.2

1.3

1.2

2.2

36.0

1.16

0.008

0.01

Nov.

2.7

2TT

2.7

3.9

114

365

84

36

23

25

38

a30

26

21

18

22

310

272

215

104

265

130

94

92

80

79

174

348

*"2~5"5~ 570 

3,802.0

127

0.830

0.92

Dec.

160

120

100

86

82

90

78

69

56

50

50

47

50

95

5,850

1,240

465

a250

al75

al50

al50

alOO

a80

a75

a70

a55

a55

*56

842

390

162

9,298

300

1.96

2.26

Jan.

114

T24

168

4,270

8,950

a4,000

al,250

290

202

178

265

275

240

165

165

290

515

1,240

*3,080

527

280

528

262

 5,820

2,020

1,680

5,080

2,440

465

240

190

43,093

1,390

9.08

10.47

Feb.

145

140

100

124

145

130

112

112

102

*100

100

85

85

824

4,440

1,290

365

215

165

165

140

190

202

158

152

128

100

97

10,111

361

2.36

2.46

Calendar year 1949: Max 8,930 Min 2.4

Mar.

85

*70

74

74

68

106

165

104

517

1,460

783

251

190

190

152

140

124

136

140

130

110

1,950

1,050

290

215

3,370

3,640

 539

290

215

178

16,826

543

3.55

4.09

Apr.

152 152"

112

98

*86

91

84

68

64

65

59

59

60

64

65

62

61

62

59

55

49

47

48

44

39

35

32

35

31 

26

1,940

64.7

0.423

0.47

May

28

26

*27

26

22

20

24

19

19

18

18

17

17

15

14

14

16

14

12

11

11

12 -12

15

13

16

14

10

7.4 

6.4

5.6

499.4

16.1

0.105

0.12

June

5.2

*4.6

4.2

4.0

4.2

5.6

5.4

3.2

37?

4.2

5.0

109

76

218

866

365

280

218

150

110

85

108

59

32

236

390

490

162

85 

66

4,149.8

138

0.902

0.01

July

36

26

20

16

15

9.0

227

62

52

22

12

10

8.5

7.0

6.0

5.6

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.6

11

440

505

245

172

92

*48

27

7.4

1,400

1,300

4,579.1

148

0.967

1.11

Aug.

312

100

59

34

24

20

a!6

13

11

9.7

14

9.0

8.3

8.5

11

9.7

12

24

18

11

7.2

5.8

5.0

*4.2

5.4

2.6

4.4

16

556 

7IF

160

1,603.8

51.7

0.558

0.59

Sept.

54

12

9.2

191

428

156

24

17

18

14

11

9.8

a9.0

*57?

12

14

12

524

3oT

74

40

44

88

59

21

14

12

11

55

11

2,195.2

75.2

0.478

0.55

Mean 259 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.96

Water year 1948-49: Max 8,930 Min 0 Mean 269 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.84

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for North Fork Vernon Fork near Butlerville.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Sand Creek near Brewersville, Ind. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

531

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.4

*1.6

1.4

1.3

1.1

2.9

3.6

27F

1.5

1.1

1.2

1.1

.8

.7

.6

ii

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4 *1.0

.9

.7

.6

.7

34.4

1.11

0.0071

0.008

Nov.

1.0

T78

2.8

2 5

2.2

2.1

1.9

2.1

2.9

3.2

3.2

8.4

9.0

6.5

5.3

4.7

4.4

4.4

6.7

*9.0

31

1TT

19

31

26

17

13

11

9.5

8.7

270.3

9.01

0.058

0.06

Dec.

8.2

8.0

870

9.5

44

120

55

35

37

228

120

60

44

37

29

30

25

20

19

23

37

45

*53

59

54

43

37

25

24

22

21

1,379.7

44.5

0.285

0.33

Jan.

21

22

23

25

26

20

2ff

1,300

925

1,100

1,050

315

198

155

138

368

736

1,110

350

210

158

128

116

262

245

140

233

1,240

368

204

*172

11,348

366

2.35

2.71

Feb.

135

102

91

79

70

67

66

57

54

49

49

109

135

98

84

74

*64

53

48

BT

254

158

104

82

80

75

70

61

-

2,421

86.5

0.554

0.58

Mar.

555"5

704

1,890

490

332

210

160

133

120

108

108

189

152

198

183

130

638

565

280

180

140

126

108

*89

79

72

67

62

57

116

7,796

251

1.61

1.86

Apr.

315

172

126

110

98

102

118

91

*80

84

72

W

98

75

75

173

108

542 4"90"

368

210

155

130

112

122

120

110

98

87

82

4,621

154

0.987

1.10

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,220 Min 0.4 Mean 193

May

80

70

60

53

62

124

*97

270

104

29

59

58

138

442

735

785

2,350

1,400

490

420

186

977

368

195

138

110

86

67

56

50

46

10,085

325

2.08

2.40

June

41

37

30

27

24

23

24

23

23

20

18

*18

20

15

13

12

11

9.8

9.2

8.7

7.7

6.5

12

21

9.8

4.9

3.8

3.5

376

3.6

480.1

16.0

0.103

0.12

Cfsm 1.24

July

3.8

3.9

4.1

5.3

24

319 130"

52

30

17

11

8.7

7.0

5.9

4.9

4.2

*4.4

4.7

15

23

12

86

87

37

17

9.8

6.5

4.9

3.8

3.0 

2.5

947.4

30.6

0.196

0.23

Aug.

2.1

.9

.6

.4

.3

.1

.4

71

TF

8.0

8.0

5.9

4.2

*3.0

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.1

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

145.4

4.69

0.030

0.04

Sept.

0.3

T<f

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

^

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

0.050

0.00032

0.0004

In. 17.11

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,350 Min 0 Mean 108 Cfsm 0.692 In. 9.44

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

1.6

6.1

3.9

3.5

 ~9~.8 14

7.2

5.7

4.5

4.9

5.1

4.4

3.5

*3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.3 

2.9

2.9

118.0

3.81

0.024

0.03

Jan.

3.6

4.4

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.5

37F

3.8

*5.1

4.7

4.1

5.3

24

19

30

27

15

11

11

30

713"6~ 

21

15

389.2

12.6

0.081

0.09

Feb.

12

9.2

8.2

7.2

6.5

5.9

5.5

4.9

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.1 *3.8

5.1

31

40

3T

21

17

14

16

16

13

12

13

40

-

358.5

12.8

0.082

0.09

Mar.

-JZ 155

50

40

31

23

20

18

17

16

15

35

98

59

42

32

25

22

29

144

91

57

46

*40

37

44

45

35

30

27

1,425

46.0

0.295

0.34

Apr.

25

21

19

17

16

17

44

62

58

44

37

34

31

27

25

56

177 TOO"

65

*50

40

33

31

41

42

35

31

30

27

24

1,259

42.0

0.269

0.30

May

30

100

350 T9"8

102

72

57

48

41

35

31

27

24

20

18

17

15

14

14

13

12

*11

11

9.5

8.7

7.7

343 7.2

152

71

46

1,905.1

61.5

0.394

0.45

June

385

755

100

80

62

44

34

27

23

19

17

14

11

9.2

8.0

7.2

7.0

5.9

4.7

4.2

3.9

3.8

3.3

2.8

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.4

*1.1 

T7T

1,125.0

37.5

0.240

0.27

July

~

1.0

.8

.7

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

**.2

.1

0

u

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

8.5

0.274

0.0018

0.002

Aug.

0

V

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

44_

22

11

6.7

5.5

4.5

3.9

3.2

4.1

3.9

3.5 

3.2

115.5

3.73

0.024

0.03

Sept.

2.4

T7T

1.4

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

**.3

.2

.2

.1

0

V

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

10.5

0.350

0.0022

0.003

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,350 Min 0 Mean 104 Cfsm 0.667 In. 9.07

Water year 1953-54: Max 385 Min 0 Mean 18.4 Cfsm 0.118 In. 1.60

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
532 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

East Pork White River at Seymour, Ind.

Location.--La t 38°58'57", long 85°53'57", In sec. 7, T. 6 N. , R. 6 E. , on left bank 1,700ft 

downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile north of Seymour, 9.6 miles downstream from Sand 

Creek, and at mile 219.2.

Drainage area. 2,333 sq ml.

Rec ??ffi ava J- lalg le ---October 1927 to September 1954 In reports of Geological Survey May 

1923 to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 550.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Oct. 1, 1927, to July 2, 1931, chain gage 1,700 ft upstream and 500 ft upstream 

from dam at datum 7.61 ft higher. July 3, 1931, to July 16, 1934, staff gage 100 ft 

downstream from present site at present datum.

Average discharge . 31 years, 2,327 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,120 cfs Apr. 9 (gage height, 8.99 ft); minimum 

daily, 170 cfs Sept. 28, 29, 30. 

84 cf 23 S54: i axlmum dlscharge > 78,500 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 19.67 ft); minimum,

Maximum stage known, 21.0 ft (revised) Mar. 26, 1913, from information by Corps of 

Engineers and Indiana Highway Department (discharge, 120,000 cfs).

Revis ions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as sliown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

663

683

698

728

743

823

Water 

year

1928

1929

1930

1932

1933

1937

Date

Dec.

Feb.

Jan.

Jan.

May

Jan.

15, 1927

27, 1929

10, 1930

19, 1932

15, 1933

16, 1937

Discharge 

(cfs)

30,400

36,100

67,100

28,200

40,100

65,600

Gage height 

(feet)

tlO.3

tlO.7

til. 7

tlO.l

10.90

19.50

t Prom graph based on gage readings.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Regulation at low flow by pumping plant 1,200 ft upstream.

Revisions (Mater years).--WSP 743: 1928-29, 1931-32. WSP 783: 1934. WSP 873: 1938. 

WSP 1275:Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for 

the water years 1929-30, 1942, superseding those published in WSP 683, 698, and 953, are 

given herewith:

Date

1928

Nov. 6

7

8

9

10

1929

Dec. 19

Discharge

2,000

1,600

1,400

1,200

1,100

17,100

Date

1929-Con.

Dec. 20

1930

Jan. 8

9

10

11

12

Discharge

17,600

19,000

36,100

62,100

53,100

25,600

Date

1930 -Con.

Jan. 13

14

15

16

17

1942

Aug. 17

Discharge

24,000

34,600

47,100

36,100

22,600

1,160

Month

Calendar year 1928 ............

Water year 1928-29 . ..............

Calendar year 1929 ...............

Calendar year 1930 ...............

August 1942. .......................

Calendar year 1942 ................

Cfs-days

-

-

807,171

Maximum

28,000

62,100

16,400

Minimum

260

950

411

179

467

280

Mean

2,120

3,480

3,760

2,350

919

2,211

Per square 

mile

.909

1.49

1.87

1.61

6.56

1.23

1.01

.394

.877

.948

Runoff In 

Inches

12.35

20.26

2.16

21.88

7.56

13.69

.45

11.90

12.88
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

East Fork White River at Seymour, Ind.--Continued

533

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 22,

Apr. 10 to June 21)

1.6 

2.6

162

255

475

875

4.0 

7.0 

9.0

1,670

4,070

6,120

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

187 

186 

185

184 gar

202

200

197

197

197

197

195

197

197

197

197

197

197

197

197

197

197

197

197

197

197

*197

200

200

200

197

6,083

196

0.084

0.10

Nov.

197 

197 

197

197

197

197

197

197

197

195

197

197

197

197

197

197

197

197

197

197

210

222

*248

261

259

263

2ST

257

248

244

6,4O7

214

0.092

0.10

Dec.

242 

241 '27?

246

242

271

283

283

295

*500

291

293

289

295

295

287

279

251

263

271

269

273

273

273

265

281

279

279

277

271

267

8,466

273

0.177

0.13

Jan.

265 

261 

259

257

261

261

259

*267

244

250

251

248

'23~9~ 230

265

261

255

241

253

277

335

475

680

562

528

510

620

1,800

2,800

2,200 

1,600

17,214

555

0.238

0.27

Feb.

1,200 

1,000 

898

*785

720

660

620

562

545

510

492

475

458

475

425

440

440

580

720

680

620

580

562

545

528

510

492

700

17,222

615

0.264

0.27

Mar.

1,100 

1,440 

1,440

1,170

1,020

875

762

720

680

640

620

830

945

852

762

680

620

*620

740

920

1,020

945

852

830

875

1,100

1,070

995

995

1,740

28,498

919

0.394

0.45

Apr.

2,820 

2,500 

1,810

1,500

1,290

1,200

2,820

4,700

5,880

5,000

3,460

2,820

2,580

2,260

1,950

1,880

2,900

3,540

3,380

2,740

*2,180

1,810

1,640

2,100

2,500

2,580

2,180

1,810

1,600

1,410

76,840

2,561

1.10

1.23

May

1,380 

2,180 

2,500

2,980

2,900

2,340

1,950

1,640

1,470

1,320

1,230

1,120

1,040

970

898

830

785

762

740

720

700

660

640

600

580

*545 B~4"5~

1,090

1,290

898

762

38,065

1,228

0.526

0.61

June

866 

1,500 

1,170

1,170

1,020

875

762

680

660

600

640

600

545

510

475

545

700

545

620

660

545

*440

410

374

350

338

310

295

285

277

18,767

626

0.268

0.30

July

267 

250 

250

244

242

237

269

?£$

257

255

255'

246

237

229

223

216

212

211

211

209

*200

230

230

230

220

210

210

190

190

190

190

7,088

229

0.098

0.11

Aug.

180 

200 

200

210

220

220

200

210

220

*210

201

197

203

199

199

200

197

198

196

214

218

220

211

203

199

197

201

216

213

214

213

6,379

206

0.088

0.10

Sept.

215 

205 

205

201

197

196

198

194

195

195

195

190

190

190

185

175

175

175

180

*190

200

200

190

200

*190

190

180

170

170

170

5,712

190

0.081

0.09

Calendar year 1953: Max 12,500 Mln 184 Mean 1,533 Cfsm 0.657 In. 8.92

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,880 Mln 170 Mean 649 Cfsm 0.278 In. 3.76

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. f

Note. Ho gage-height record Jan. 28 to Feb. 2, July 21 to Aug. 10, Sept. 9-30; discharge estimated 

on basis of weather records and records for nearby Streams.

388926 O - 56 - 35
534 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Muscatatuck River near Deputy, Ind.

Location.--Lat '10", long 85°40 I 10", In NE^ sec. 7, T. 

side of highway bridge, lj miles northwi

N., R. 8 E., near center of 

span on upstream s ... est of Deputy, if miles upstream from Coffee Creek, and 2"miles~downstream from Lewis Creek'.

Drainage area.--296 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1947 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 541 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--6 years (1948-54), 370 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 439 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 4.16 ft); no flow 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20, July 15 to Sept. 30.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 27.7 ft); no 

flow at times in 1948-49, 1953-54.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water year 1948, superseding those published in WSP 1113, are given 

herewith:

Date

1948

Aug. 18

19

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Sept. 1

Discharge

1.4

.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

Date

1948-Con.

Sept. 2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

12

Discharge

2.2

2.2

.6

1.2

1.8

.2

0

0

0

0

Date

1948-Con.

Sept. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

25

26

Discharge

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Month

Calendar year 1948 ...............

Cfs-days

113,604.5

Maximum

10,600

Minimum

0

0

Mean

13.5

310

Per square 

mile

0.046

1.05

Runoff in 

Inches

0.05

.0013

14.27
WABASH RIVER BASIN 535

Muscatatuck River near Deputy, Ind. Continued

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 17, 18)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 

0.8 0

Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2/0 

3.1

3

15

40

96

258

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4 

1.8 

2.4 

3.0 

3.8

35

79

156

243

376

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

.5

.6

.6

.7

7^

.5

.5

.4

4.8

0.16

0 . 00054

0 . 0006

Dec.

~75 0.6

.6

.6

.6

1.0

7.2

6.0

~6~.0 11

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.2

*3.0

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

99.2

3.20

0.011

0.01

Jan.

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

T7Z

1.6

*1.8

4.8

4.5

4.3

11

49

-56- 175

58

55

34

33

111

98

53

43

32

875.6

28.2

0.095

0.11

Feb.

29

25

22

20

17

15

13

13

11

10

9.6

*7.8

7.8

7.8

7.2

7.8

15

17

17

18

19

20

19

18

17

16

15

94

-

508.0

18.1

0.061

0.06

Mar.

250

T35

98

74

60

52

43

39

35

31

30

3T

39

54

54

43

37

31

37

64

90

80

*64

56

53

63

69

59

58

101

2,022

65.2

0.220

0.25

Apr.

83

66

54

43

57

63

170

191

111

81

67

65

56

49

45

81

365

33T

153

*101

74

63

74

86

73

59

50

48

49

57

2,845

94.8

0.320

9.36

May

64

133

274

T5T

129

86

112

176

104

80

65

54

44

38

32

30

25

26

34

36

37

*27

20

18

17

14

T¥

16

21

17

17

1,951

62.9

0.212

0.24

June

146

-55 151

115

78

57

42

32

30

28

21

16

13

10

7.4

*6.2

7.4

8.6

9.2

7.4

6.2

4.7

3.8

2.9

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.4 T~f

1.4

903.1

30.1

0.102

0.11

July

1.3

TT

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.4

.4

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

12.9

0.42

0.0014

0.002

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*

(*)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,820 Mln 0 Mean 150 Cfsm 0.507 In. 6.88

Water year 1953-54: Max 365 Mln 0 Mean 25.3 Cfsm 0.085 In. 1.14

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record on Sundays or holidays; discharge estimated on basis of adjoining 

record, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
536 WABASH RIVER BASIN

North Fork of Vernon Fork near Butlerville, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°02'55", long 85 0 32'40", in SE^ sec. 17, T, 7 N., R. 9 E., on left bank 

0.3 mile downstream from Muscatatuck Sbate School dam, l£ miles downstream from Brush 

Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Butlerville.

Drainage area.--87.3 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1942 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 669.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 19, 1942, staff gage at same site and dstum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 100 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, cfs June 1 (gage height, 5.58 ft); no flow

for part of June 28.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 10,900 cfs Mar. 6, 1945, Jan. 24, 1949; maximum gage 

height, 18.73 ft Jan. 24, 1949; no flow at times in many years; minimum gage height, 

0.26 ft Nov. 4, 1942.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record and those below 

20 cfs, which are fair. Water supply for the Muscatuck State School is diverted, and 

the sewage effluent is returned above the station.

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-25, Nov. 12 to Dec. S, 

Jan. 23-26, Jan. 29 to Feb. 16, Aug. 24 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

1.0

0.1 

.4 

1.0 

1.8 

3.1 

5.0

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

0.6 

.7

122

200

0.1 

.5 

1.1 

2.9 

5.9

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.5

50

116

293

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

*.6

.5

77

.6

.7

.7

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

30.0

0.97

0.011

0.01

Nov.

0.3

^73

.3

.4

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9 79~

.8

.6

*.3

.4

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

17.2

0.57

0.0065

0.007

Dec .

0.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

1.2

.7

.9

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.8 T76-

1.5

1.5

*.5

73" .3

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

25.6

0.83

0.0095

0.01

Jan.

~^0.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

.8

*.8

.7

.7

.7

1.4

4.1

13

9.8

6.5

4.4

9.0

78 35"

16

14

17

221.5

7.15

0.082

0.09

Feb.

11

9.8

9.2

8.3

7.7

6.8

6.8

9.8

9.5

9.5

6.8

*1.8

1.9

2.0

2.3

5.4

76

38

18

13

12

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.0

8.0

200

-

521.1

18.6

0.213

0.22

Mar.

120 "55

30

25

20

16

14

12

11

9.0

13

40

110

55

35

*19

16

14

68

107

44

31

25

21

22

34

24

20

20

18

16

1,064.0

34.3

0.393

0.45

Apr.

13

11

9.8

7.8

7.4

12

30

25

25

18

18

16

*13

12

14

226

T5C7

69

40

30

22

25

30

34

23

18

15

14

12

13

993.0

33.1

0.379

0.42

May

106

252

284 TZD"

63

41

34

22

24

20

18

15

13

11

*9.8

9.5

10

7.8

7.8

7.2

6.5

5.7

4.9

4.2

3.7

3.2

274

122

43

16

9 . 8

1,308.5

42.2

0.483

0.56

June

~rs 203

34

30

22

16

12

9.5

8.3

7.0

5.4

3.8

2.9

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.8

1.4

1.0

.6

.4

.4

1.4

1.6

.6

.4

.1

7T

.1

.2

445.7

14.9

0.171

0.19

July

1.2

.6

.5

.4

.6

1.0

.6

.6

.6

.6

.3

.6

.4

.4

.2

.3

.1

7T

.1

.2

.3

.2

2.2

7.8 S75-

5.9

2.0

1.2

.7

.7

.8

37.7

1.22

0.014

0.02

Aug.

0.5

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.3

2820"

16

5.2

1.8

.4

.1

.1

7?

.5

.4

.7

. 6

95.6

3.08

0.035

0.04

Sept.

0.5

.8

1.3 ~T9~

1.0

.7

.5

.4

*.4

.3

.1

7T

.2

.5

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.4

.8

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.5

11.4

0.38

0.0044

0.005

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,190 Min 0.1 Mean 59.0 Cfsm 0.676 In. 9.17

Water year 1953-54 : Max 284 Min 0.1 Mean 13.1 Cfsm 0.150 In. 2.02

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 22 to Mar. 16; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

nd records for stations on nearby streams.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 537

Vernon Fork at Vernon, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°57', long 85°37', in sec. 10, T. 6 N., R. 8 E., on right bank just

downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile southwest of Vernon and 2 miles downstream

from confluence of North and South Forks. 

Drainage area.--201 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 587.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T!929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water

Resources Commission). Prior to Jan. 14, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge.--14 years (1940-54), 227 cfs. 

Extremes.--1952'r5'3: Maximum discharge during water year, 5,970 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height,

11.46 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs (revised) Sept. 13, 19 (gage height, 0.14 ft).

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,250 cfs Feb. 28 (gage height,

5.33 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs July 18 (gage height, 0.10 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 27,700 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 25.28 ft, from

high-water mark on outside staff gage); no flow at times in 1940, 1943-44.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1940 and the minimum discharge

for the water year 1953 have been revised to 17,700 cfs Apr. 19, 1940 (gage height,

20.72 ft) and 0.3 cfs Sept. 13, 19, 1953 (gage height, 0.14 ft), superseding figures

published in WSP 893 and 1275, respectively. 

Remarks.--Records good. Diversion above station for municipal water supply of towns of

North Vernon and Vernon. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in

cubic feet per second, for high-water periods in the water year 1940 and for the

water year 1953 (complete daily table on following page),.superseding those published

in WSP 893 and 1275, are given herewith:

Month

Calendar year 1940. .................

Cfs -days

55.409.8

Maximum

8,490

Minimum

0

Mean

151

Per square 

mile

.751

Runoff ir 

inches

5.19

10.23

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.6

.6

1.3

1.3

1.5

2.3

*3.4

.7

.4

.4

.8

.8

.6

.2

.2

.5

.6

.6

.4

.2

.1

.9

.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

1.6

*1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

61.1

1.97

0.0098

0.01

Nov.

1.3

1.8

1.5

1.2

172

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

3.3

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.7

5.2

*7.6

3.9

4.2

8.8

7.3

6.6

9.1

6.1

4.2

3.6

3.4

96.2

3.21

0.016

0.02

Dec.

3.4

3.4

3.7

6.1

138

155

64

39

38

922

188

81

60

48

40

34

29

26

24

29

60

86

102

124

78

58

49

41

34

30

29

2,622.6

84.6

0.421

0.49

Jan.

28

27

30

37

*41

33

31

2,220

1,170

1,050

1,120

313

186

137

114

559

1,160

1,820

379

224

150

112

94

234

251

121

208

2,920

460

*261

178

15,668

505

2.51

2.90

Feb.

132

104

88

76

67

64

60

55

50

46

46

67

96

70

61

56

*5Z

45

41

4T

272

183

97

78

70

64

60

54

2,197

78.5

0.391

0.41

Mar.

4850"

1,050

2,500

475

322

205

146

115

100

91

84

210

175

207

229

121

856

755

*316

197

146

128

108

90

78

69

64

59

56

79

9,129

294

1.46

1.69

Apr.

86-7

430

218

158

126

135

264

155

*121

298

178

256

248

150

123

224

162

1.550

1,150

612

358

240

175

135

132

124

110

100

90

84_

8,753

292

1.45

1.62

May

84

76

63

56

81

126

*87

201

130

86

69

67

768

810

1,360

1,470

5.110

1,450

460

270

180

345

194

105

84

69

56

48

45

51

3JL

12,008

387

1.93

2.22

June

24

20

16

14

12

*11

12

15

25

22

18

15

11

9.5

7.6

7.9

7.9

6.1

4.6

5.7

5.4

3.1

2.6

2.9

2.8

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.7

1^6

284.2

9.47

0.047

0.05

July

1.2

172

1.4

1.4

2.6

597

296

110

54

28

17

10

7.6

5.6

4.6

5.4

*4.1

5.6

45

75

55

283

162

68

33

20

12

8.2

5.8

4.4

3 4

1,901.5

61.5

0.305

0.35

Aug.

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

138

128

47

22

13

*8.2

5.4

5.7

5.1

2.5

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

397.6

12.8

0.064

0.07

Sept.

0.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

1.0

.8

.6

.4

*.4

*.4

74- .3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

2.0

1.1

.9

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

19.1

0.64

0.0052

0.004

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,510 Min 0.6 Mean 189 Cfsm 0.940 In. 12.77

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,110 Min 0.3 Mean 146 Cfsm 0.726 In. 9.83

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
538 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Vernon Fork at Vernon, Ind.--Continued

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-14, Oct. 18 to Nov. 18)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 3 

0

Aug. 3 to Sept. 30

0.0 

.1 .2 

.3 1.2 

.5 3.7 

.7 8.2

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

4.1

48

110

370

735

0.2 

.3

.4

0.2

.6

1.2

3.1

0.7 4.6

.9 9.5

1.2 22

1.6 51

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10 

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.2.

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4 

.3

.2

.2

*72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

11.1

0.36

0.0018

0.002

Nov.

0.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

TT

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.5

.7

.9

.3

.5

.2

.3

.1

.8

. 6

18.4

0.61

0.0030

0.003

Dec.

0.6

.6

.5

7S

.8

5.4

5.6

2T2

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.8

*1.9

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

48.7

1.57

0.0078

0.009

Jan.

1.3

1.3

1.2

172

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.7

*2.9

3.7

2.6

2.5

19

117

44

33

30

22

22

71

-55 121

36

28

630.5

20.3

0.101

0.12

Feb.

22

19

17

15

13

12

10

9.6

8.8

7.4 

*6.3

5.8

5.2

5.0

6.6

95

119

66

49

42

38

33

30

28

26

24

713

-

1,433.9

51.2

0.255

0.27

Mar.

270

110

80

67

53

41

36

34

30

28

28 

122

296

102

73

56

45

38

60

506

119

80

*67

59

58

80

78

60

53

66

70

2,665

86.0

0.428

0.49

Apr.

54

43

37

33

3_0

42

119

87

74

64

59 

57

50

42

51

445

695 229"

119

*87

66

64

110

119

87

65

56

47

41

36

3,108

104

0.517

0.58

May

42

392

430" 665

175

110

94

80

68

58

49 

42

37

32

29

27

24

29

30

27

24

*20

19

17

15

13

12T6~

110

60

36

2,836

91.5

0.455

0.52

June

183

258

TG?

94

72

53

40

34

30

24 

24

15

11

9.0

7.6

*6.6

8.5

6.8

5.0

4.1

2.9

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.JL

1,004.5

33.5

0.167

0.19

July

~T8" 0.9

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

. 6 

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

75

.6

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

19.4

0.63

0.0031

0.004

Aug.

0.5

TT5

3.4

3.6

2.5

2.5

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.2

 1.0 

.9

.8

.7

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

23

49

27

15

7.6

3.9

3.0

2.8

5.3

6.1

3.3

2.6

176.0

5.68

0.028

0.03

Sept.

2.1

1.6

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.5

.4

*^1

.3 

.4

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.7

1.7

4.8

57T

1.9

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

1.0

30.0

1.00

0.0050

0.006

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,110 Min 0.2 Mean 138 Cfsm 0.687 In. 9.33

Water year 1953-54: Max 713 Min 0.1 Mean 32.8 Cfsm 0.163 In. 2.22

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 539

East Fork White River near Bedford, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°49'33", long 86°30'48", in NW£ sec. 34, T. 5 N., R. 1 W., on downstream 

side of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 50, 2 miles south of Bedford and 2.9 miles 

upstream from Salt Creek.

Drainage area. 4,060 sq mi.

Records available. May 1939 to September 1954 (high-water records only since October 

1943).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 469.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Feb. 6, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,600 cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 7.49 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 68,400 cfs Mar. 9, 1945; maximum gage height, 33.75 ft 

Mar. 9, 1945.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 47.5 ft, from floodmark determined by Corps 

of Engineers (discharge, 155,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. Low flow affected by hydroelectric plant at Williams, 15 miles 

below station. Discharge not computed when gage height is below 6.0 ft.

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

_

_

-

_

-

3,230

4,100

4,500

4,200

3,490

-

-

_

-

3,570

4,100

a3,920

a3,400

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

"

May

_

_

3,320

3,840

3,840

3,320

-

~

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

~

June July Aug. Sept.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
540 WABASH RIVER BASIN

North Fork Salt Creek near Belmont, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°09'30", long 86°20'14", In NWv sec. 5, T. 8 N., R. 2 E., on right bank

15 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 46, 0.7 mile northeast of Belmont,

3r miles upstream from Brummett Creek, and 20 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area.--120 sq ml.

Records available. April 1943 to September 1954. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 545 ft (from topographic map). Prior

£o Oct. 9, 1951, wire-weight gage on upstream side of bridge at same datum. 

Average discharge.--8 years, 142 cfs. 

Extremes.--194?r50: Maximum discharge during water year, 11,600 cfs Jan. 4; maximum gage

height, 21.70 ft Jan. 4; minimum discharge, 0.7 cfs (revised) Aug. 27, 28.

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 825 cfs Jan. 27; maximum gage height,

9.38 ft Jan. 27; no flow for many days during October, November, December, July, and

September.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 15,200 cfs May 24, 1952; maximum gage height, 22.55 ft

May 24, 1952; no flow at times during 1948, 1951-52, 1953-54.

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of 25.7 ft, from information by local residents. 

Revisions.--The minimum discharge for the water year 1950 has been revised to 0.7

cfs Aug. 27, 28, superseding figure published in WSP 1173. 

Remarks.--Records fair. 

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per

second, for periods in the water years 1948 and 1951, and for the water year 1950

(complete daily table), superseding those published in WSP 1113, 1173 and 1205, are

given herewith:

Date

1948

Feb. 28

1950

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

8

9

10

11

12

Discharge

1,210

8.1

7.2

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.8

5.4

4.7

5.1

Date

L950-Con.

Oct. 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

24

25

26

27

Discharge

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

Date

1950-Con

Oct. 28

29

30

31

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

10

Month

Calendar year 1948 .........................

Water year 1950-51 .........................

Discharge

3.4

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.8

5.4

6.2

8.7

7.2

5.4

7.3

409

417

Maximum

1,210

2,360

2,360

8.1

2,360

2,070

9,700

3,070

Date

1950-Con

Nov. 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Minimum

8.0

O

0

3.0

5.4

37

.7

.5

Discharge

134

82

52

34

52

189

145

98

166

2,360

1,190

245

172

Date

L950-Con.

Nov. 24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Dec. 1

2

3

Mean

158

78.8

98.5

4.44

235

254

264

170

Per square

1.32

.657

.821

.037

1.96

2.12

2.20

1.42

Discharge

131

98

87

54

51

49

46

47

145

2,070

Runoff In

1.42

8.91

11.16

.04

2.19

2.44

29.87

19.26

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1949 to September 19bO

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.0

6.8

770

7.2

7.2

11

19

25

22

19

19

48

85

50

35

29

29

*26

22

19

902

2,640

156

106

79

66

60

54

48

45

5,286.2

171

1.43

1.64

Nov.

38

35

33

29 

26

25

22

21

19

18

16

15

16

16

15

14

14

14

12

11

*12

9.9

9.3

9.3

11

9.9

9.6

9.0

970

9.0

507.0

16.9

0.141

0.16

Dec.

9.3

9.3

8.5 878" 

8.8

9.0

9.3

9.3

8.8

25

903

1,450

476

191

129

81

83

196

224

181

1,160

1,310

486

213

151

271

551

257

171

136

109

8,835.1

285

2.38

2.74

Jan.

96

*102

1,670

9,700 

2,356

1,710

974

431

224

2,070

1,460

375

955

1,200

2,260

3,220

491

171

141

130

114

111

110

1,360

757

*2,110

1,300

375

275

213

21 8

36,673

1,183

9.86

11.37

Feb.

257

213

191

166 

156

156

141

128

1,320

518

252

1,100

4,550

2,990

1,080

361

224

176

161

136

146

1,200

613

240

176

151

128

TBT

-

17,091

610

5.08

5.30

Calendar year 1949: Max 8,190 Hin 2.1

Mar.

181

131

107

116 

109

101

97

89

77

77

116

171

389

240

181

146

123

108

94

222

*333

224

171

91

111

106

2,400

2,710

414

208 

161

9,804

316

2.63

3.04

Apr.

136

120

161

1,760

369

213

171

136

121

151

136

113

99

91

83

77

*75

73

68

62

5858"

58

266

230

96

91

409

1,600

8,841

295

2.46

2.74

Hay

500

257

186

156 

*141

146

128

111

101

156

213

176

146

123

104

90

83

249

98

63

49

61

49

38

31

25

21

26

53

47

47

3,674

118

0.983

1.14

June

46

31

28

60 

*56

36

27

21

19

37

37

22

15

14

15

15

13

14

984 590"

171

107

65

42

34

29

22

17

13

12_

2,592

86.4

0.720

0.80

July

12

10

11

12

12

9.7

7.6

7.6

6.8

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.6

3.9

3.6

*3.4

4.2

4.2

12

19~8.5

6.2

5.2

3.6

3.2

2.2

272

3.0

2.4

2 . 4

202.7

6.54

0.054

0.06

Aug.

3.9

3.0

2.4

1.6 

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.2 n.2

1.2

2.8

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.6

2.0

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.7

1.3

86 

5¥

2 . 8

153.8

4.96

0.041

0.05

Sept.

122

661

281

92 

39

28

20

18

19

18

18

18

36

34

28

20

20

18

14

12

26

366

141

79

44

22

16

14

10~~ 9.8 

2,243.8

74.8

0.623

0.70

Mean 194 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.94

Water year 1949-50: Max 9,700 Hin 0.7 Mean 263 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.74

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

North Fork Salt Creek near Belmont, Ind.--Continue

541

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 23 to Jan. 21, Apr. 6-8, 23, 24; 

rate of change in stage used as a factor Jan. 27, Apr. 26, 

May 3, June l)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan, 28 to Sept. 30

3.1 9.1

120

501

2.6

2.7

2.8

1.8 

3.3

5.0

5.0

7.5

49

171

487

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

ii

.1 *.l

!i

.1

.1

0.6

0.02

0.00017

0.0002

Dec.

0.1

.1.1

.1.1

.5

77

* . 2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

ff

0

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

3.8

0.12

0.0010

0.001

Jan.

0.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

2.1

58

*49

27

12

9.4

27

497

12T

66

47 

26

949.5

30.6

0.255

0,29

Feb.

19

16

15

14

10

9.9

8.3

7.3

6.6

6.2

8.3

*6.0

5.8

5.6

5.4

6.2

8.8

8.6

12

15

17

16

16

18

20

24

18

204

-

527.0

18.8

0.157

0.16

Mar.

171 ~"9~5"

80

*57

42

33

28

24

22

18

18

72

132

85

62

41

32

26

35

85

70

55

49

42

97

171

122

95

85

80 

80

2,104

67.9

0.566

0.65

Apr.

66

55

46

36

31

230

*325

215

160

122

110

95

80

70

66

75

132

127

100

80

66

54

119

204

138

333

T7T

116

85

70

3,577

119

0.992

1.11

May

153

215

481

182

*127

100

75

57

44

37

31

23

19

16

14

12

11

9,9

14

10

9.1

8,0

7.3

6.8

6.2 21 

62

55

32

20

2,164.3

69.8'

0.582

0.67

June

395 526"

171

193

149

95

66

54

46

32

22

15

12

11

8,6

8.0

12

8.3

8.6

7,0

5,4

4,6

4.4

3.8

3.3

3.0

2,8

2.7

2.5

2.4

1,574.2

52.5

0.437

0.49

July

*2.2

rr?

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.5

1,7

1.5

1.5

1,5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.7

,7

.6

*,5

,3

.2

,2

.1

0

0

0 

0

31.7

1.02

0.0085

0,01

Aug.

0,3

,9

1.5

2.2

4.9

4,2

1.2

1.0

1,0

.5

.4

.2

.1

,1

.2

.2

*.2

.1

.1

2.2

2.2

1,7

1,2

1.1

1.0

1.2

2.4

1.8

1.2

1.0 

1.0

37.3

1.20

0.010

0,01

Sept,

1.1

T7o

1.0

.9

.5

.2

.2

,1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.1

0.17

0.0014

0.002

Calendar year 1953 : Max 2,180 Min 0 Mean 77.6 Cfsm 0.647 In, 8.77

Water year 1953-54 : Max 497 Min 0 Mean 30.1 Cfsm 0,251 In. 3.39

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
542 WABASH RIVER BASIN

East Fork White River at Shoals, Ind.

Location.--Lat 38°40'02", long 86°47'32", in sec. 30, T. 3 N., R. 3 W., in first pier 

from left bank on highway bridge at Shoals, 400 ft upstream from Baltimore & Ohio 

Railroad bridge, 1 mile upstream from Beaver Creek, and at mile 107.6.

Drainage area. 4,954 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1903 to July 1906, October 1908 to September 1916, and October 

1926 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. June 1923 to September 1926 

in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since May 1908 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. 

je_.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 442.25 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

L929. Prior to Jan. 1, 1909, chain gage at same site at datura 61.00 ft lower. Jan. 1, 

1909, to July 26, 1927, and Dec. 10, 1929, to Oct. 26, 1932, chain gage at same site 

and datura.

Average discharge. 31 years (1923-54), 5,375 cfs.

Extremes. 1903-4: Maximum discharge during water year, 79,600 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 

95.2 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 360 cfs Sept. 6-9, 16, 17. 

1904-5: Maximum discharge during water year, 23,300 cfs May 17 (gage height, 76.2 

ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 215 cfs Dec. 15, 16.

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 5,580 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 

5.51 ft); minimum, 132 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

1903-6, 1908-16, 1923-54: Maximum discharge, 160,000 cfs Mar. 28, 1913 (gage 

height, 42.2 ft), from rating curve extended above 100,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 44 cfs Oct. 6, 1935.

Remarks.--Records good. Regulation at low flow by powerplant 17 miles above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water years 1903, 1904-5 (complete daily tables given on following 

page), 1906, superseding those published in WSP 98, 128, and 169 are given herewith:

Date

1903

June 27

28

29

30

July 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

Discharge

1,660

1,660

1,830

2,000

2,000

1,830

1,660

1,350

1,210

1,490

1,490

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,210

1,210

1,080

1,080

950

950

950

1,080

950

830

830

605

605

605

605

605

605

710

710

710

710

710

2,400

2,600

Date

1903 -Con.

Aug. 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Discharge

3,750

6,120

7,900

7,680

5,860

4,360

3,250

2,800

2,200

1,830

1,350

1,350

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,080

1,080

1,080

950

950

830

830

830

710

710

710

605

605

605

605

605

605

605

605

605

605

605

605

Date

1903 -Con.

Sept. 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

1905

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

605

605

605

605

605

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

1,080

1,210

1,210

1,350

1,350

1,660

2,000

2,200

2,200

1,830

1,490

1,350

1,210

1,080

950

950

Date

1905-Con.

Oct. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

1,210

3,750

12,100

15,600

12,700

13,400

11,400

8,700

8,100

10,100

9,890

10,100'

8,700

7,240

5,860

4,670

4,050

3,750

3,500

5,860

7,020

7,020

7,680

8,100

7,460

6,360

5,280

4,360

3,500

3,500

3,000

2,800

2,600

2,600

2,600

2,800

3,000

2,800

Date

1905-Con.

Nov. 24

25

26

27

28

29

30

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

Discharge

2,600

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,800

3,250

5,280

6,580

12,000

13,800

15,400

15,100

12,500

10,800

8,100

7,020

4,670

4,050

3,500

3,500

3,250

3,000

2,800

2,600

2,400

2,600

3,000

5,280

8,100

10,500

10,800

11,000

9,890

7,900

7,020

5,860

5,580

5,280

Month

September ..................................

October 1905 ...............................

Calendar year 1905. ......................

Maximum

605

23,300

Minimum

605

520

1,080

605

Mean

562

5,225

4,583

Per square 

mile

0.213

.113

1.05

.925

Runoff in 

inches

0.25

.13

12.48
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

East Fork White River at Shoals, Ind. Continued

543

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 19O3 to September 1904

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

520 550"

520

605

605

605

710

830

950

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,210

1,210 

1,080

1,080

950

630

630

710

710

605

605 

605

605

605

605

605

605

605

605

23,765

767

0.155

0.18

Nov.

605

605

605

605

605

605

605

605

605

605

605

605

605 

605

605

605

830

830

830

950

1,080

1,210 

1,080

950

830

830

710

710

830

21,955

732

0.148

0.16

Dec.

830 

830

830

710

710

605 SC5"

605

710

710

605

605

605

605 

605

605

605

605

605

710

1,350

1,490

1,490 

2,000

2,200

2,800

5,500

3,000

3,000

2,600

2,200

38,930

1,256

0.254

0.29

Jan.

2,200 

2,000

1,660

1,490

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210 

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,350

1,350

2,200

12,700

19,000 

19,200

20,300

20,800

21,200

21,500

9)700

7,020

198,330

6,398

1.29

1.49

Feb.

6,360 

4,360

3,500

2,800

2,600

11,000

16,200

18,200

20,400

23,200

24,500

23,000

17,800

11,000 

7,020

5,860

5,580

4,670

4,050

3,500

3,250

8,700

10,600 

13,000

15,200

14,800

12,700

10,100

8,700

312,650

10,780

2.18

2.35

Mar.

9,300 

10,300

10,500

11,400

11,200

12,100

17,400

18,400

16,200

14,300

14,600

13,400

12,100

11,800 

11,400

10,100

9,300

9,100

9,300

9,500

9,500

10,100

20 , 600 

21,800

26,600

41,200

42,700

63,000

78,100

77 300 

66)700

699,300

22,560

4.55

5.25

Apr.

54,000 

45,900

41,500

38,000

35,700

34,100

29,300

18,800

10,800

9,500

9,100

8,700

8,100

7,680 

7,020

6,360

5,860

5,280

4,670

4,050

3,750

3,500

5,250 

3,250

3,500

7,020

9,100

11,200

10,800

9,700

449,490

14,980

3.02

3.37

May

8.100 

7,020

5,580

4,670

4,050

3,750

3,250

3,000

2,800

2,600

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,200 

2,200

2,000

2,600

7,020

7,020

2,000

2,QOO

2,000

2,200 

2,400

2,200

2,200

2,600

2,200

2,200

2 200 

2)400

101,060

3,260

0.658

0.76

June

2,600 

4,670

5,860

5, 860

4,670

4,050

3,000

2,800

2,400

2,000

1,830

1,660

1,660

1.490 

1,660

1,490

1,830

2,000

2,200

2,600

2,600

2,600

2,400 

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,400

3,250

2,400

3,750

82,930

2,764

0.558

0.62

July

5,500 

3,000

2,800

2,400

2,200

1,830

1,660

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,490

1,660

1,660

1,660 

1,490

1,660

1,350

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210 

1,080

1,080

950

950

830

830

710 710"

46,810

1,510

0.305

0.35

Aug.

710 655"

605

605

605

710

710

710

710

605

605

605

520

520 

520

605

605

605

605

605

710

710

710 

605

520

520

440 4~4"0"

440 

440

440

18,345

592

0.119

0.14

Sept.

440 

440

440

440

440

350" 360

360

360

440

440

440

440

440 

440

360

360

520

830

710

605

605

520 

520

520

830

950

950

830 

605

15,995

533

0.108

0.12

Calendar year 1903: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1903-4: Max 78,100 Min 360 Mean 5,491 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.08

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1904 to September 1905

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

605

605

605

520

520

440

440

440

440

440

440

440

440

440

440

440

440

440

440

440

440

560

5FU

560

360

360

560

560

560

560

560

15,495

435

0.088

0.10

Nov.

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

560

560

360

360 

360

360

360

360

360

360

10,800

360

0.073

0.06

Dec.

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

215

215

286

286

360

360

360

360

360

440 

520

1,080

2,000

3,500

5,860

6,580

5,860

33,682

1,086

0.219

0.25

Jan.

4,360

3,000

2,400

2,000

1,660

1,660

1,350

1,080

830

710

710

4,360

4,360

6,800

5,860

4,980

7,680

8,500

5,280

3,500

2,400

2,000

1,830

950 

950

950

1,080

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,080

85,950

2,773

0.560

0.65

Feb.

1,080

1,210

S50

950

830

830

830

830

630

950

1,080

1,210

1,490

1,830

2,000

2,200

1,830

1,490

1,210

1,080

1,490

3,000

3,500

5,860 

8,300

14 , 300

16,400

10,500

_

88,060

3,145

0.635

0.66

Mar.

6,800

10,800

9,690

10,100

10,300

8,300

7,460

8,300

14,800

16,200

16,500

13,800

11,800

8,500

6,800

5,860

5,280

4,360

4,050

3,500

3,500

3,250

5.000

5,000 

5,000

5,000

5,000

4,980

5,500

4,670

5,860

224,160

7,251

1.46

1.68

Apr.

5,860

5,860

5,580

4,670

3,750

3,000

2,800

2,600

7,460

2,000

3,250

3,750

4,050

4,050

3,500

3,000

2,600

2,200

2,000

1,830

2,200

7,240

9,500

11,400

8,100

7,900

6,800

6,360

6,800

149,210

4,974

1.00

1.12

May

8,100

8,500

9,100

8,100

5,280

6,120

8,100

8,700

9,100

10,100

11,600

13,000

16,400

18,200

20,000

21,600

23,300

22,000

17,400

13,200

8,900

6,800

5,860

4,670 

4,050

3,500

3,250

3,000

2,800

3,000

3,000

306,930

9,901

2.00

2.30

June

6,800

7,680

6,800

5,280

4,050

3,500

4,980

2,800

2,800

5,000

2,800

2,600

3,200

2,000

1,830

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,660

2,600

3,000

4,050

4,670

5,280 

4,050

3,250

2,800

2,400

2,200

1,830

102,890

3,430

0.692

0.77

Calendar year 1904: Max 78,100 Min 215 Mean 5,418 Cfsm 1.09

July

1,660

1,490

1,350

1,350

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,080

1,080

1,210

1,490

1,660

1,660

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,350

1,210

1,210

1,080

1,080

1,210

1,850 

1,850

1,660

1,660

1,490

1,210

1,080

950

42,190

1,361

0.275

0.32

Aug.

950

950

950

830

710

710

605

710

830

830

950

1,210

1,350

2,600

6,360

4,980

6,120

6,120

5,860

7,460

6,120

5,580

5,280

5,860 

5,860

5,580

4,980

4,050

3,750

3,500

2,800

104,445

3,369

0.680

0.78

In. 14.88

Sept.

3,250

4,670

3,000

2,400

1,660

1,490

1,490

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,490

1,490

1,350

1,350

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,350

1,210

1,210

1,490

1,660

1,660

1,350 

1,210

1,080

950 9"50~

950

950

47,760

1,592

0.321

0.36

Water year 1904-5: Max 23,500 Min 215 Mean 5,514 Cfsm 0.669 In. 9.07
544 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

East Fork White River at Shoals, Ind. Continued

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-15, Nov. 2 to Dec. 8, 

July 26 to Aug. 10, Aug. 20 to Sept. 30)

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

150

310

630

1,170

3.5 1,800

3,500

5,580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

262 

250

242 

238

210

286

286

282

270

242

218

250

258

262

262

262

262

250

*174

23T

254

274

298

302

320

274

282

325

306

315 

345

8,295

268

0.054

0.06

Nov.

230 

270

294 

310

310

310

302

290

218

302

302

294

306

290

258

278

302

298

278

278

315

360

*355

350

566

350

350

355

355

355

9,231

308

0.062

0.07

Dec.

340 

335

335 

335

345

378

474 46"8"

456

468

*390

402

426

366

432

426

426

355

315

310

250

43?

456

432

396

254

310

420

432

462

426

12,052

389

0.079

0.09

Jan.

396 

355

426 

325

372

378

345

350

350

350

360

360

302

298

294

286

320

408

420

450

919

954

919

853

*831

1,090

966

1,630

2,000

1,960 

2,600

21,867

705

0.142

0.16

Feb.

2,600 

2,050

1,790 

1,430

1,330

1,230

1,170

942

908

842

864

810

702

720

666

760

919

886

942

780

1,170

1,030

*1,160

1,110

1,050

1,040

942

1,170

-

-----

31,013

1,108

0.224

0.23

Mar.

,020 

,140

,320 

,140

,690

,260

,910

,530

,510

,390

,290

,170

,170

,040

,390

,650

,540

,340

,300

,290

,150

,310

,600

,770

* ,720

,870

,020

,020

,180

,100 

,100

55,930

1,804

0.364

0.42

Apr.

1,960 

2,340

2,870 

3,140

2,870

2,690

3,140

3,320

3,900

4,700

5,470

5,580

4,700

4,000

3,600

3,410

3,700

4,300

4,920

5,250

4,700

4,100

3,500

3,230

3,140

3,320

*3,500

3,800

3,700

3,230

112,080

3,736

0.754

0.84

May

2,960

3,140

3,500 

4,300

5,030

5,140

4,600

3,900

3,320

2,960

2,690

2,180

1,960

1,870

1,580

1,480

1,490

1,310

1,240

1,300

1,150

1,120

1,150

1,150

*1,110

919

1,000

886

l.CTO"

1,000 

1,450

67,925

2,191

0.442

0.51

June

,600 

,260

,690 

,690

,600

,340

,910

,840

,860

,530

,340

,190

,060

,470

,970

,480

,350

,180

,220

,250

1,240

990

954

780

*790

702

543

566

487 54"5

42,425

1,414

0.285

0.32

July

515 

501

432 

529

354

426

444

501

390

372

432

340

438

390

*396

372

345

340

340

330

286

372

290

278

282

226

SO?

282

266

*274 

234

11,309

365

0.074

0.09

Aug.

222 

234

480 

574

566

494

444

325

402

294

290

286

*262

298

360

306

262

298

306

266

614

444

320

360

355

366

325

282

330

390 

306

11,061

357

0.072

0.08

Sept.

302 

298

294 

262

230

218

320

234

246

238

186

242

166

210

218

198

234

206

162

540

282

202

250

242

206

194

158 2^2"

222

194

6,976

233

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 19,500 Mln 174 Mean 3,211 Cfsm 0.648 In. 8.81

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,580 Mln 158 Mean 1,069 Cfsm 0.216 In. 2.92

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN °4 ' 

White River at Petersburg, Ind.

Location.--Lat 38°30'39", long 87°17'22", in SWi sec. 15, T. 1 N., R. 8 W., on left bank

300 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 61, three-eighths of a mile upstream

from Prides Creek, 1 mile north of Petersburg, and at mile 47.7.

Drainage area.--11,139 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1954. Prior to October 1937, published as 

"at Hazleton." Gage-height records collected at present site and datura since January 

1935 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 400.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1937, water-stage recorder at bridge 29 miles downstream at 

datum 16.77 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1937, to Apr. 1, 1941, wire-weight gage at site 300 ft 

upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 11,430 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,300 cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 8.02 ft); minimum, 660 cfs Sept. 15-19 (gage height, 0.20 ft).

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 183,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1937 (gage height, 31.58 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, 553 cfs Oct. 2, 1941 (gage height, 0.05 ft, present 

site and datum).

Maximum stage known, 29.5 ft (present site and datum) in March 1913, from floodmarks, by Corps of Engineers (discharge, 235,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions.--WSF 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 26 to Feb. 6)

Oct. 1 to Jan. £5 Jan. 26 to Sept. 30

0.5 

1.0

2.1

700

1,260

2,650

0.2 

1.0 

3.0 

8.0

660

1,500

4,200

12,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

909

898

898

898 

1,040

1,060

942

942

953

953

931

898

854

*854

865

865

854

843

832

821

788

777

788

799

810

810

821

832

810 

821

821

26,987

871

0.078

0.09

Nov.

832

920

843

821 

821

832

832

83H

832

821

788

111

810

810

821

821

799

799

799

799

810

887

*964

1,030

1,040

1,050

1,150

1,100

1,050

1,040

26,510

884

0.079

0.09

Dec.

1,030

1,010

986

986 

964

1,590

1,360

1,220

1,250

*1,320

1,300

1,280

1.H80

1,270

1,270

1,240

1,210

1,130

1,020

986

1,020

1,040

953

986

986

1,030

1,050

931

909

964

997

54,548

1,108

0.099

0.11

Jan.

1,020

997

975

942 

975

920

920

920

920

920

920

909

898

942

854

955

898

810

876

1,310

1,620

2,130

2,650

2,460

*2,200

2,040

2,380

2,660

4,200

5.260

4,940

51,419

1,659

0.149

0.17

Feb.

4.940

4,780

4,060

3,640 

3,150

2,940

2,660

2,520

2,580

2,240

2,100

2,100

2,040

1,920

*1.860

1,860

2,100

2,510

2,940

5,2HO

3,290

3,290

3,290

3,150

3,080

2,940

2,800

2,940

80,540

2,876

0.258

0.27

Mar.

3,220

4,200

5,580

6.120 

6,120

5,800

5,100

4,620

3,920

3,640

3,450

5,220

3,150

3,150

3,360

3,640

3,780

3,500

3,360

3,150

3.080

3,080

3,290

5,640

3,920

4,060

4,460

5,100

*5,100

5,100

4 940

27,850

4,124

0.570

0.45

Apr.

5,580

6,920

7,400

7,720 

7,400

7,080

7,240

8,840

10,440

11,580

12.500

11,760

11,080

10,120

9,520

9,000

9,160

9,480

10,120

10,440

10,280

9,640

*9,000

8,200

8,040

7,880

7,560

7,240

7,240

6,920

264,980

8,855

0.795

0.88

May

6,600

6,760

7,080

8,040 

9,000

9.520

9,000

8,560

7,400

6,600

5,960

5,580

4,940

*4,620

4,060

5,780

3,640

5,360

5,290

3,010

3,010

2,870

2,750

2,660

2,520

2,520

2,580

2.240

2,580

2,310

2,580

148,400

4,787

0.450

0.50

June

2,660

3,500

4,780

4,940 

5,100

5,100

4,940

4,200

5,920

5,640

5,450

3,080

2,660

2,520

2,520

5,640

5,500

5,080

2,800

2,660

2,660

2,800

2,590

*2,310

2,170

1,980

1,860

1,680

1,560

1.500

95,780

5,126

0.281

0.31

July

1,420

1,390

1,360

1.450 

1,590

1,310

1,190

1,180

,190

,220

,170

,190

,240

,190

* ,180

,100

,090

,060

,020

,000

,000

,000

970

970

950

950

950

890

890

890

880

34,660

1,118

0.100

0.12

Aug.

880

940

1,100

1,260 

1,680

1,860

1.980

1,620

1,500

1,160

1,110

1,000

960

*940

950

920

940

940

880

890

900

990

1,170

1,060

950

930

920

960

960

910

930

55,970

1,096

0.098

0.11

Sept.

940

890

860

860 

860

830

780

760

780

770

740

740

720

*690

670

660

660

660

660

5,540

4.780

2,310

1,370

1,040

900

840

780

730

680

690

32,190

1,075

0.096

0.11

Calendar year 1953: Max 40,000 Win 777 Mean 7,175 Cfsm 0.644 In. 8.73

Water year 1953-54: Max 12,300 Win 660 Mean 2,618 Cfsm 0.235 In. 3.19

Discharge measurement made on this day.
546 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Patoka River at Jasper, Ind.

Location.--Lat 38°23'15", long 86°55'30", in NEij sec. 35, T. 1 S., R. 5 W., near center 

of span on upstream side of highway bridge at Jasper, 85 ft upstream from milldam and 

4 miles upstream from Straight River.

Drainage area. 270 sq mi.

Records available. November 1947 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 445.96 ft (revised) above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission) .

Average discharge. 6 years (1948-54), 424 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 950 cfs (estimated) Mar. 2; no flow for 

many days October to January, July to September.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 6,300 cfs Jan. 7, 1950 (gage height, 12.37 ft); no flow 

at times during 1948, 1952-54.

Maximum stage known, 15.9 ft in March 1913, from floodmark furnished by local residents (discharge, 16,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records poor. City of Jasper diverts an average of 0.7 million gallons of water 

a day above gage for municipal supply.

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

0

0

-

"

Nov.

0

0

-

~

Dec.

0Q"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

.8

.5

.5

a.

b.

*b.

b.

b.

b.

b.

b.

b.

a.

b.

b.

b.

b.

b.

b.

5.2

0.17

-

-

Jan.

aO.l

b.l

b.2

b.5

b.5

.8

.5

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

25

120

220

a310

2Hf

145

98

130

180

240 

a29C

200

2,170.9

70.0

-

"

Feb.

140

95

70

48

38

34

30

27

24

22

20

18

16

25" 14

45

90

230

*2GB~

170

150

120

100

84

78

74

82

a23o

-

2,280

81.4

-

-

Mar.

900

950 740"

475

240

a!55

93

74

64

56

51

48

45

45

43

39

34

34

38

46

a56

66

64

56

66

170

245

260

*185 

156

302

5,795

187

-

-

Apr.

308

220

111

90

68

148

520

580

438

a300

235

132

120

93

76

a250

700

a560

500

296

144

96

82

80

82

76

66

55

50 

43

6,519

217

-

-

May

a!20

408

480

500

43?

255

136

allO

67

52

45

39

33

29

a25

23

20

17

18

19

18

15

11 T2"

*11

11

12

14

a29 

a37

a27

3,025

97.6

-

-

June

a23

a24

a25

a28

a30

33

38

60

100

170

114

67

46

32

25

*52

67

34

a21

19

13

8.2

6.4

5.0

4.1

a3.1

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.2

1,055.2

35.2

-

-

July

1.0

^5

aO

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

aO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

aO

o

0

0

0 

0

.8

2.3

0.07

-

-

Aug.

2.8

6.0

12

23

60_

12

16

20

24

al2

8.4

*5.4

4.0

2.9

2.1

1.0

.2

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

aO

aO

0

0

211.8

6.83

-

-

Sept.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

620

840 400"

200

56

a!6

9.6

6.4

4.6

3.6

3.6

2,159.8

72.0

-

-

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,600 Mln 0 Mean 224 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 950 Min 0 Mean 63.6 Cfsm - In. -

-- Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and adjoining 

good record.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 547

Patoka River near Princeton, Ind.

Location.--Lat 38°23'30", long 87°32'55", in NE^NW^ sec. 32, T. 1 S., R. 10 W., on left 

 bank 75 ft upstream from dan of Princeton Water & Lighting Co., 270 ft upstream from

bridge on State Highway 65, half a mile downstream from Indian Creek, and 2 niles

northeast of Princeton.

Drainage area. 815 sq mi; 830 sq mi (revised), at former site at Patoka.

Records available.--August 1934 to September 1954. Published as "at Patoka" August 1934 

to September 1940. Records published for both sites December 1939 to September 1940.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 394.09 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944 

(levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission). Aug. 29, 1934, to 

Sept. 30, 1940, chain gage at site 3 miles downstream at datum 387.15 ft (revised) 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources 

Division). Dec. 1, 1939, to Jan. 21, 1941, staff gage at present site and datura.

Average discharge.--2Q years (1934-54), 1,027 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1935-36, 1938-40, and 1954, 

some of which have been revised, superseding those published in water-supply papers 

indicated, are contained in the following table:

WSP

783 

803

853 

873 

893

Water 

year

1935 

1936

1938 

1939 

1940 

1954

Maximum

Date

Mar. 20, 1935

July 4, 1938 

Apr. 20, 1939 

Apr. 27, 1940 

Apr. 21, 1954

Discharge 

(cfs)

*8,820

*3,720 

*6,740 

*7,620 

1,030

Gage 

height 

(feet)

22.43

18.01 

21.06 

21.74 

4.57

Minimum

Date

Aug. 29 to Sept. 12, 

1936 

Sept. 30, 1938 

Nov. 4, 1938

Sept. 17, 1954

Discharge 

(cfs)

*0

17 

1.0

tl.O

Gage 

height 

(feet)

1.10 

.55

* Revised.

t Minimum daily.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 18,700 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 26.80 ft, site 

and datum then in use); no flow Aug. 29 to Sept. 12, 1936.

Remarks. Records fair. City of Princeton diverts an average of three-quarters of a 

million gallons of water a day above gage for municipal supply.

Revisions.--WSP 1275: 1952, drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet 

per second, for the water years 1935-36, 1938-39, 1949-50, superseding those published 

in WSf 783, 803, 853, 873, 1143, and 1173, are given herein. Complete tables of daily 

discharges are given for water years 1938-39, but only revised discharges are given 

for other water years.

Date

1935

Mar. 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

1936

July 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Discharge

4,580

5,260

5,960

7,020

8,280

8,820

8,820

8,460

8,100

7,300

6,740

6,200

5,960

5,360

4,860

4,400

4,050

42

26

10

6.2

6.6

8.8

5.3

2.8

4.5

Date

L936-Con.

July 10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

Discharge

4.5

4.5

15

13

8.8

8.2

3.6

2.2

4.1

3.6

32

24

17

9.9

7.8

22

56

179

153

102

62

44

29

20

8.8

8.2

8.2

5.7

Date

1936-Con.

Aug. 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

Discharge

5.3

4.5

4.1

8.2

6.6

4.5

4.1

2.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

2.4

1.0

.5

.2

.4

1.3

1.4

.6

.1

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Date

1936-Con.

Sept. 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

21

22

23

1949

May 1

2

3

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Discharge

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

3.3

2.5

9.7

8.9

5.8

6.9

1,150

1,000

730

810

955

1,050

1,110

1,170

1,170

940

Date

1949-Con.

Oct. 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

951

1,230

1,330

1,430

1,370

1,110

1,210

1,430

1,510

1,550

1,550

1,510

1,310

825

366

440

1,000

1,130

1,250

1,330

1,390

1,410

1,390

1,150

704

336
548. WABASH RIVER BASIN

Patoka River near Princeton, Ind.--Continued

Revised figures of monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1935-36, 1949-50

Month

Calendar year 1935. ........

July 1936. ...................

Calendar year 1936. ........

Water year 1948-49 .........

Water year 1949-50. ........

Cfs-days

438,949

888.4

166,289.9

595,110

759,146

Maximum

8,820

3,300

9,700

1 2 , 400

Minimum

11

2.8

0

91

9.0 

32

18

14

Mean

1,235

1,203

28.6

9.60

360

454

505

1,630

1,597

2,080

Per square

mile

1.49

1.45

.034

.0055

.012

.434

.547

.620

2.00 

1.22

1.96

2.55

Hunoff in 

Inches

4.67

20.21

19.67

.04

.006

.01

5.91

7.45

.71

27.05 

1.41

26.51

34.65

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

1

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct,

-$2 46

205

358

544

856

892

874

576

314

119

31

56

*57

46

48

695

2,020

2,250

,370

* ,460

,520

,490

,430

,490

,460

,430

,400

2,250

1,780 

892

37,142

1,158

1.44

1.66

Nov.

314

179

167

155

155

155

179

610

610

838

967

1 , 040

<TBT

544

300

286

244

231

167

131

114

97

66

76

GC

66

57

m

167

167

3,201

307

0.370

0 41

Dec.

155

258

258

258

258

244

205

149

108

102

76

76

71

62

197

678

1,460

2,180

2,340

2,340

2,400

2,430

2,430

2,250

2,340

2,400

2,490

2,520

2,550

2,430

2 , 310

38,020

1,226

1.48

1.70

Jan.

2,150

1,900

1,680

1,520

1,300

1,040

748

544

464

300

272

244

231

218

2T8

218

231

231

258

272

820

856

1,320

1,640

1,900

2,150

2,200

2,000

1,820

2,610 

2,840

34,195

1,103

1.33

1.55

Feb.

2,770

2,700

2,740

2,770

2,770

2,770

2,740

2,700

2,670

2,580

2,520

2,280

2,020

1,660

1,560

1,120

874

1,440"

2,220

2,370

2,520

2,520

2,550

2,520

2,520

2,520

2,490

2,460

_

 --

65,374

2,335

2.81

2.93

Mar.

2,370

2,150

1,980

1,880

1,800

1,850

1,920

1,950

1,950

1,920

1,850

1,780

1,850

2,080

2,280

2,700

2,640

*2,610

2,550

2,460

2,400

2,310

2,550

2,370

2,120

2,400

2,310

2,250

2,220

2,310 

2, 9_80

68,790

2,219

2.67

3.08

Apr.

2,860

2,950

2,950

2,950

2,950

2,830

2,920

3,010

5,080

3,080

3,050

3,050

3,050

3,050

3,010

2,980

2,860

2,390

1,690

972

576

359

258

228

166

128

122

116

77

77

57,789

1,926

2.32

2.59

May

72

72

72

72

58

45

42

43

42

35

31

27

23

2223"

26

27

23

37

40

1,640

2,000

2,420

2,770

2,770

2,950

2,980

2,980

3,080

5,240 

3,240

30,902

997

1.20

1.38

June

5,210

3,210

3,170

3,110

3,010

2,830

2,330

1,870

1,310

810

450

339

160

110

*116

92

72

58

67

67

82

187

140

122

1,660

2,360

2,710

3,010

3,140

3,210

43,012

1,434

1.73

1.93

July

3,210

3,610

3,720

3,720

3,610

3,380

3,170

2,530

1,490

560

436

1,420

1,400

1,270

408

2T5- 215

2,830

2,710

2,770

2,890

2,920

2,890

2,800

2,740

2,620

2,280

1,800

1,170

704 

422

65,910

2,126

2.56

2.95

Aug.

264

228

276

1,010

2,200

2,260

2,360

2,560

2,620

2,650

2,710

*2,800

2,920

2,920

2,830

3,140

3,010

2,950

2,830

2,800

2,020

828

294

147

62

54

49

48

41

38 

4T

48,960

1,579

1.90

2.19

Sept.

58

41

31

29

27

27

29

28

77

5T

44

38

39

*67

47

34

32

77

54

38

32

33

33

30

27

26

21

20

18

17_

1,128

37.6

0.045

0.05

Calendar year 1937 Max 18,500 Min 12 Mean 1,758 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.73

Water year 1937-38 Max 3,770 Min 17 Mean 1,371 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.40

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Patoka River near Princeton, Ind.--Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1938 to September 1939

549

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17

15

14

12

12

11

10

9.4

7.2

5.3

6.1

8.1

*7.5

7.2

6.4

5.3

4.6

3.8

5TS

24

20

17

16

12

12

12

11

11

9.7

9.0

9.1

S29.S

10.6

0.013

0.01

Nov.

6.1

4.3

1.6

1.0

T73

1.2

1.0

2.7

3.3

7

11

11

10

10

11

11

11

1,420

1,110

720

576

240

201

160

122

104

82

58

54

50

5,001.5

167

0.201

0.22

Dec.

48

41

72

82

87

77

77

77

77

98

98

98

98

98

92

87

82

77

72

67

67

67

62

62

67

77

122

110

110

116

110

2,575

83.1

0.100

0.12

Jan.

67

62

50 16"6

1,830

2,180

2,280

2,310

2,310

2,260

*2,230

2,230

2,200

2,050

1,690

1,190

1,090

882

882

390

1,030

936

774

640

528

450

380

339

624

2,710

2,7K^

40,130

1,294

1.56

1.80

Feb.

2,740

3,140

3,210

3,270

3,300

3,380

3,420

*3,510

3,660

4,190

4,330

4,670

4,860

4,960

4,960

4,860

4,760

4,670

4,580

4,670

4,580

4,400

4,260

4,050

4,050

3,980

3,840

3,840

-

114,140

4,076

4.91

5.11

Mar.

3,780

3,720

3,270

3,240

3,520

4,760

5,160

5,360

5,480

5,600

5,720

5,840

5,600

5,360

5,760

4,860

4,580

4,330

4,190

3,910

*3 S 720

3,460

3,240

2,920

2,390

1,170

544

738

990

1,190

1,380

115,782

3,735

4.50

5.19

Apr.

1,470

1,510

1,580

1,530

1,440

2,200

2,360

2,500

2,500

2,470

2,470

2,440

2,440

2,560

2,590

3,560

4,260

4,860

6,200

*6,600

6,600

6,600

6,200

5,840

5,480

5,160

4,760

4,490

4,260

3,980

110,910

3,697

4.45

4.97

May

5,720

3,380

3,080

2,620

1,510

640

436

258

704

544

464

436

306

264

201

173

166

134

122

104

98

98

92

92

92

98

122

116

92

82ii

20,321

656

0.790

0.91

June

810

408

258

240

228

215

201

187

180

173

187

234

900

359

246

234

240

276

359

576

864

1,210

1,310

1,420

1,490

1,110

900

160

122

sTz

15,609

520

0.626

0.70

July

230

104

67

77

62

77

429

320

875

1,000

979

559

187

160

67

50

41

34

35

34

32

27

24

21

20

*275

122

72

58

305

559

6,902

223

0.269

0.31

Aug.

656

672

608

134

128

122

450

346

300

352

408

313

332

240

160

187

180

173

160

352

608

792

*6T2

326

140

134

98

62

31

22

2p_

9,178

296

0.357

0.41

Sept.

18

14

12

11

9.7

9.0

8.7

7.5

7.0

6.1

6.4

6.1

*6.1

5.8

5.3

14

8.4

4.6

2.7

2.4

*92

98

92

50

31

23

17

12

11

11

601.8

20.1

0.024

0.03

Calendar year 1938: Max 4,380 Min 1.0 Mean 1,162 Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.98

Water year 1938-39: Max 6,600 Min 1.0 Mean 1,210 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.78

Discharge mea ment made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 19b3 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

£.4

6. '2

6.2

9.8

°7

ts

*16

12

11

9.8

9.8

3.8

9.8

8.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

8.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.8

B.8

9.8

9.8

310.6

10.0

0.012

0.01

Nov.

8.8

9.8

11

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

11

11

9.8

9.8

11

9.8

9.8

11

11

13

18

15

11

9.8

15

30

30

*22

23

22

20

18

20

429.8

14.3

0.018

0.02

Dec.

20

18

18

13

15

182

87

43

45

60

49

34

25

*23

23

20

18

16

15

13

13

15

16

15

13

12

I?

13

13

13

13

885

28.5

0.035

0.04

Jan.

13

12

12

13

13

13

13

11

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

8.8 978"

*13

97

65

45

47

228

324

438

720

760 £05"

352

300

370

632

720

620

6,493.8

209

0.256

0.30

Feb.

406 26"0

179

144

118

118

112

92

*82

69

60

56

49

45

12.

49

140

208

374

401

401

383

342

292

248

240

220

252

-

-------

5,380

192

0.236

0.25

Mar.

401

645

320

920

974

900

£87

342

248

200

172

151

137

124

112

*106

95

84

84

103

106

103

106

118

134

168

224

308

342

352

334

9,500

306

0.375

C.43

Apr.

324

334

342

312

*264

422

670

840

956

992

956

760

510

401

347

418

560

740

920

992

1,010

840

575

410

342

292

252

216

182

1_54

16,333

544

0.667

0.74

May

165

446

695

880

938

956

*840

6J2

418

308

240

190

154

127

109

90

77

69

65

67

69

58

51

47

36

34

323B"

43

49

53

7,974

257

0.315

0.36

June

69

62

115

97

100

112

82

58

34

34

62

127

193

148

103

72

*53

43

60

69

53

36

28

22

15

13

8.8

8.8

7.8

6.2

1,891.6

63.1

O.C77

0.09

July

4.2

4.8

2.5

53

115

92

95

56

28

16

11

8.8

7.0

4.8

6.2

*5.4

4.8

3.6

2.5

2.0

1.5 3TO"

4.8

5.4

5.4

3.6

3.0

2.5

3.0

2.0 

2 5

H59.3

18.0

0.022

0.03

Aug.

4.2 20 

43

40

121

158

IT5

65

47

34

22

*18

13

11

8.8

7.0

11

11

8.8

9.6

82

32

13

11

7.8

7.0

5.4

7.0

13

34 

69

1,046.6

33 . 5

0.041

0 . 05

Sept.

47

25

15

11

6.2

6.2

5.4

4.8

4.2

4.2

3.6

3.0

*2.5

2.0

2.0

1.5

1.0

1 . 5

1.5

363

383

678

840

H40

598

264

121

65

40

28

4,367.6

146

0.179

0.2C

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,360 Min 5.2 Mean 544 Cfsm 0.667 In. 9.0C

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,010 Min 1.0 Mean 151 Cfsm 0.185 In. 2.52

Discharge measurement made on this day.

3889^6 O - 56 - 36
550 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Wabash River at Mount Carmel, 111.

Location. -Lat 38°24'07", long 87°45'10", in sec 28 T 1 S R. 12 w -.«Lright ^fmile

 d^wnTtream side of Southern Railway bridge at Mount Carmel, Wabash County, and 0.1 mile 

downstream from Patoka River.

Drainage area.--38,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.-January 1908 to September 1913 (gage heights only), October 1927 to

 September 1954. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since June 1SB4 are 

contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 371.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929 Prior to Dec. 21, 1928, staff gage at same site and datum. Oct. 1 19,3d, to 

Peb 8, 1935, chain gage and Feb. 9 to Sept. 30, 1935, water stage recorder on New 

York Central Railroad bridge 3.0 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--27 years (1927-54), 26,520 cfs.

Extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 27,600 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 7.20 ft); mini-

 mum,~2, 050 cfs Sept. 16-18 (gage height, 0.04 ft).

1927-54: Maximum discharge, 305,000 cfs May 25, 1943 (gage height, 27.54 ft, 

present site and datum); minimum, 1,620 cfs Sept. 27, 28, 30, 1941

Maximum stage known, 31.0 ft Mar. 30, 1913, present site and datum (discharge, 

428,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 300,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, Dec. 25 to

Jan. 1, Feb. 18 to May 3)

0.0 

1.0

5.0 

8.0

1,950

4,600

18,600

30,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

2,450

*Z.40Q

2,420

2,400

2 . 900

2,800

2,700

2,620

2,580

2,580

2,600

2,550

2,500

2,520

2,550

2,550

2,550

2,580

2,580

2,550

2,550

2,520 

2,500

2,480

2,480

2,500

2,620

2,600

2,600

? 580

2^580

79,390

2,561

0.090

0.10

Nov.

2,650

*2,800

2,850

2,750

2,550

2,550

2,580

2,650

2,600

2,580

2,550

2,480

2,480

2,550

2,550

2,580

2,550

2,500

2,500

2,580

2,600

2,800 

2,820

2,880

2,950

2,950

2,980

5.080

3,080

3,030

81,050

2,702

0.094

0.11

Dec .

*2,980

2,950

2,920

2,900

3,060

3,490

5.810

3,600

3,500

3,450

3,400

3,330

3,270

3,220

3,330

3,110

3,060

2,950

2,920

2,750

2,520

2,550 

2,580

2,650

2,780

2,620

2.400

*2,400

2,420

2, 450

2,600

91,970

2,967

0.104

0.12

Jan.

2,850

3,030

2,920

2,900

2,650

2,720

2,700

2,600

2,600

2,500

2,550

2,550

2,450

3,060

2,700

2,400

2,780

2,720

2,650

3,060

3,410

3,680 

4,370

5,400

5,470

5,150

4,930

5,240

6,030

8,110

9,900

116,080

3,745

0.131

0.15

Feb.

10,200

10.400

9,650

8,360

7,320

6,470

5,930

*5,560

5,150

4,900

4,570

4,430

4,340

4,370

4,280

4,340

4,400

4,720

5,120

6,230

6,950

7,220 

7,870

7,870

7,390

6,950

6,540

6,470

178,100

6,361

0.222

0.23

Mar.

6,510

6,980

8,280

9,620

12,100

14 . 400

13,700

12,100

9,960

8,840

8,220

8,000

7,530

7,250

7,220

7,250

7,560

7,360

*7,250

6,780

6,400

6.540 

6,340

6,850

7,490

7,900

8,110

8,810

9,480

11,000

12,300

267,930

8,643

0.302

0.35

Apr.

12.200

12,800

13,700

14,800

15,700

15,900

15,600

15,800

18,200

19,700

20,900

21,800

23,200

25,600

26,900

27,500

26,100

25,100

*25,100

24,600

23,400

22,700 

22,200

19,900

18,100

16,900

15,900

14,900

14,200

14,100

583,500

19,450

0.680

0.76

May

14,400

14,500

15,700

19,100

21.800

21,800

20,300

18,700

17,200

15,800

14,200

12,700

11,700

10,800

10,000

9,340

*8,810

8,360

8,110

7,900

7,360

7,050 

6,710

6,370

6,100

5,860

5,760

5,700

5,560

5,470

j>^570

348,430

11,240

0.393

0.45

June

6,130

7,970

9,860

11,400

14,500

17,200

17.400

16,300

14,400

12,700

11,400

11,000

11,600

10,900

9,620

8,810

9,260

8, BIO

8,080

7,460

7,190

7,150 

7,360

6,950

6,470

6,340

6,170

*5,600

5,120

4.780

287,930

9,598

0.336

0.37

July

4,460

4,250

4,030

4,250

4,370

4,030

3,900

4,000

3,790

4,370

4,170

4,370

5,090

5.450

4,990

4,600

4,250

3,980

3,790

3,570

3,270

3,110 

3,250

3,520

3,190

3,170

3,080

2,880

2,650

2 . 600

2,650

119,060

3,841

0.134

0.15

Aug.

2.600

*2,780

3,570

3,600

3,490

4,230

4.400

4,170

3,760

3,460

3,570

3,710

3,540

3,410

3,190

3,080

2,980

2,920

2,820

2,900

2,720

3,300 

3,730

3,980

3,900

3,790

3,710

3,520

3,380

3,540

3,410

107,160

3,457

0.121

0.14

Sept.

3,490

3,620

3,540

3,300

3,080

2,900

*2,780

2,700

2,780

2,500

2,350

2,280

2,250

2,180

2,120

2.050

*2,050

2,080

2,120

4,600

7.460

6,740 

4,720

3,810

3,840

4,090

3,870

3,680

3,300

2,820

99,100

3,303

0.115

0.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 73,900 Mln 2,400 Mean 17,520 cfsm 0.613 In. 8.33

Water year 1953-54: Max 27,500 Mln 2,050 Mean 6,465 Cfsm 0.226 In. 3.06

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Recorder and gage well removed temporarily for construction work Dec. 1; discharge computed 

thereafter from twice-daily staff or wire-weight-gage readings at nearby sites.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 551

Bonpas Creek at Browns, 111.

Location. Lat 38°22'50", long 87"58'35", In SW£SE£ sec. 33, T. 1 S. , R. 14 W., at Browns, 

on left bank 30 ft upstream from concrete dam of Albion municipal water plant, 100 ft 

upstream from Nigger Creek, 300 ft upstream from State Highway 15, and a quarter of a 

mile upstream from Southern Railway bridge.

Drainage area. 235 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 374.92 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary wire-weight gage near mouth on Wabash River at Grayville read twice daily.

Average discharge. 14 years, 232 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 584 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 5.74 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 5,490 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 20.40 ft); no flow 

at times most years.

Remarks. Records good. Albion municipal water plant diverts about 0.1 cfs at gage; 

diversion not included in records.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.5

.9

3.6

5.0 

6.0

162

246

313

521

611

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

o

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

o

0

1.5

2.8

1.7

1.5

5.2

12

10

4.C

2.1

41.4

1.34

0.0057

0.007

Feb.

1.3

.9

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

2.9

25

16

7.8

5.8

7.1

4.6

2.4

1.5

1.1

.6

.5

80.8

2.89

0.012

0.01

Mar.

0.4

.5

.5

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

*0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

1.1

.9

.9

1.1

1.5

8.7

0.28

0.0012

0.001

Apr.

1.3

1.1

.9

.7

3.3

324

~Zl2 547

36

15

8.5

5.8

4.1

2.8

120

222

77

29

15

7.8

3.6

3.9

18

12

7.1

4.1

2.8

1.9

1.5

1.3

1,719.5

57.3

0.244

0.27

May

1.5

124

380

337

72

27

16

11

5.8

4.1

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.4

1.7

1.1

.6

.7

.7

.6

.5

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.5

.3

1,000.9

32.3

0.137

0.16

June

5.7

13

~56 257

14

7.8

4.6

2.4

1.9

1.3

.9

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

*0

20

113

17

3.2

2.1

2.4

1.9

1.1

.5

.3

.1

0

0

527.5

17.6

0.075

0.08

July

0.2

9.1

85

24

17

18

7.8

3.6

1.9

.9

.5

.2

.1

~S0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.1

168.4

5.43

0.023

0.03

Aug.

259

174

470

203

28

24

9.4

6.4

2.8

1.9

1.1

.9

.5

.3

5.7

3.6

.9

.5

.3

63

38

5.2

1.5

.5

.2

.1

15

74

12

2.8

1.5

1,406.1

45.4

0.193

0.22

Sept.

1.1

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

2.4

436

539

211

25

7.1

4.1

1.9

1.1

*.5

.2

.2

1,230.7

41.0

0.174

0.19

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,5OO Min 0 Mean 133 Cfsm 0.566 In. 7.66

Water year 1953-54: Max 547 Min 0 Mean 16.9 Cfsm 0.072 In. 0.97

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Little Wabash River at Wilcox, 111.

Location.--Lat 38°38'05", lor 17'50", in SE£ sec. 3, T. 2 N., R. 8 E., on right bank

Tt downstrean fron highway bridge at Wilcox and 0.3 mile downstream from Big Muddy

Drainage area.--1,130 sqr.i, approxinately.

Records available.--August 1914 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datun of gage is 392.29 ft above nean sea level, datun of

Prior to Aug. 2, 1934, chain gage, and Aug. 2, 1934, to Jan. 2, 1947, wireweight gage, at highway bridge 300 ft upstrean at sane datun.

Average discharge.--40 years, 899 cfs.

Extremes.--I'axinun discharge during year, 1,440 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 13.05 ft); no 

flow "Sept. 3-19.

1914-54: Ilaxinun discharge, 47,000 cfs Jar.. 5, 1950 (gage height, 26.67 ft); no 

flow Sept. 3-19, 1954.

Revisions.--Tne figures of maxinun discharge for sone water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

* Fron graph based on gage reading

Revisions (water years).--WSP 523:

Discharge Discharge Discharge

May

Aug. 18 

a No <

May

srpolated.

1917-Cc 

June

May
WABASH RIVER BASIN 553

Little Wabash River at Wilcox, 111.--Continued

Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1915-33, 1935, 1940--Continued

Date

1919

Mar. 17

18

19

20

21

22

May 12

June 25

26

27

28

29

30

July 1

Oct. 28

29

30

31

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

Dec. 1

2

3

Discharge

4,230

6,250

6,250

6,000

5,350

4,500

1,940

4,810

6,250

12,600

11,100

7,540

6,250

5,350

5,350

7,540

7,540

11,600

11,600

9,600

8,730

8,730

6,840

5,550

4,980

4,650

4,360

4,100

4,230

4,500

4,500

3,860

4,230

5,550

4,650

4 4,360

5 4,230

8 4,100

9 3.860

1920

Mar. 6

12

13

14

15

16

17

25

26

27

28

29

Apr. 22

May 18

19

20

21

22

23

1921

Mar. 26

27

28

29

30

31

Apr. 1

2

Nov. 20

3,860

3,860

4,650

5,160

4,500

4,810

4,360

4,100

5,160

6,250

5,550

4,100

5,550

3,750

5,350

5,550

5,160

5,160

3,750

3,860

4,230

5,350

6,840

7,920

6,520

5,770

4,980

5,350

Date

1921 -Con.

Nov. 21

22

23

Dec. 25

26

27

28

29

1922

Mar. 15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

31

Apr. 1

2

3

4

5

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

1923

Mar. 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

May 16

17

18

19

20

1924

Mar. 31

Apr. 1

2

3

Dec. 25

26

1926

Apr. 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Oct. 2

Discharge

9,600

6,520

4,360

6,520

7,540

5,770

4,810

4,100

3,980

21,500

20,800

11,600

7,180

6,000

4,980

4,230

4,980

12,100

10,600

8,730

6,520

5,160

4,500

6,000

7,920

10,100

6,840

7,920

9,160

7,540

13,600

22,900

13,600

7,920

5,550

3,980

3,980

3,980

5,350

15,600

14,100

9,160

7,180

5,550

4,500

6,520

6,000

4,810

4,230

4,980

4,980

5,550

5,350

5,160

5,550

5,770

15,600

11,600

6,520

5,550

6,250

4,650

3,980

Date

1926-Con.

Oct. 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1927

Jan. 22

31

Mar. 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Apr. 3

4

5

6

14

15

16

17

18

19

May 25

26

27

28

29

30

31

June 1

2

3

4

5

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

10

14

15

16

17

18

1928

Feb. 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

16

17

18

June 23

24

Dec. 17

18

19

Dl scharge

4,230

4,810

4,810

5,160

4,810

4,500

4,230

5,550

5,550

4,500

6,520

25,700

17,400

7,920

5,550

5,160

5,550

5,160

5,550

4,810

3,980

4,500

5,550

5,550

5,160

3,980

5,550

5,550

6,000

6,840

7,180

7,180

6,840

9,160

8,320

7,920

7,180

5,160

3,860

4,980

5,550

7,180

7,920

6,000

5,550

4,980

3,980

4,360

5,550

7,920

7,180

5,770

8,730

8,320

12,600

8,320

7,180

4,980

4,230

4,500

3,980

3,860

4,980

4,380

5,770

6,000

6,250

Date

1928-Con.

Dec. 2O

21

1929

Jan. 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Apr. 10

11

12

13

14

15

May 5

6

7

8

9

10

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

June 16

17

Dec. 19

20

21

22

23

24

1930

Jan. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Feb. 27

28

Mar. 1

1931

Sept. 3

Discharge

4,980

4,500

6,840

6,840

6,520

6,840

6,840

6,840

6,840

4,360

4,810

5,770

11,100

7,180

5,350

5,350

6,000

5,350

13,600

13,100

7,540

5,770

4,810

5,160

7,920

12,100

7,180

9,600

17,400

20,100

12,600

7,180

5,160

4,100

5,770

4,810

4,360

12,100

10,600

9,160

6,250

4,360

3,980

4,500

5,770

6,000

6,000

5,770

5,770

7,920

9,600

13,100

11,600

9,160

15,100

22,900

21,500

13,600

10,600

8,320

6,250

4,810

5,550

4,980

5,350

4,360

Date

1931-Con.

Sept. 4

5

1932

Jan. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

1933

Jan. 2

22

23

24

25

Mar. 20

21

22

23

May 15

16

17

18

1934

Nov. 24

25

26

27

1935

Mar. 12

13

14

15

16

27

May 4

5

6

7

8

9

21

22

23

24

25

1940

Mar. 9

12

Discharge

5,160

4,650

7,920

8,730

7,180

6,250

6,840

5,550

4,650

3,230

3,530

4,650

5,550

6,840

7,180

6,840

5,350

4,810

7,540

11,600

9,160

6,520

6,000

5,770

5,160

3,590

6,520

6,000

9,600

7,540

6,250

11,100

11,100

8,320

6,250

8,320

16,200

12,600

7,920

9,160

6,250

6,840

6,520

10,100

12,600

11,100

8,320

6,000

6,000

9,160

13,600

12,600

10,600

8,730

6,000

6,000

7,540

6,000

7,180

7,540

199

113

Month

February 1315 .............................

August .................................. .

Water year 1914-15. .....................

November 1915 ..................

Calendar year 1915 ......................

October 1916. ..................

Calendar year 1916. ..........

Maximum

7,920

35,500

1,080

35,500

16

34,100

Minimum

184

5

26

26

452

6.6

6.6

Mean

2,840

1,270

196

1,370

3,730

10.2

964

Per square

mile

2.51

1.32

1.52

5.12

1.12

.173

1.21

3.30

.0090

.853

Runoff in 

inches

2.62

1.52

2.28

1.75

5.91

15.22

.19

1.21

16.51

5.98

3.56

12.94

.01

11.63
554 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Little Wabash River at Wilcox, 111.--Continue

Revised figures of monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1915-33, 1935, 1940--Contlnued

Month

January 1917 . ................ ............

Calendar year 1917. ........ ............

February 1918. ...............

April ....................................

December. ...................... . ......

Calendar year 1918. ........

May. ...........................

June ............................ . . ....

July.... .......................... ..

Water year 1918-19 .........

October 1919. ...........................

December .....................

Calendar year 1919 .........

May.. ....................................

Water year 1919-20 ........... ... ....

Calendar year 1920. ....................

March 1921. ................... ... ...

April... .................................

Water year 1920-21 ....... ...... . . .

November 1921, ............. . ..... ..

Calendar year 1921 .....................

March 1922. ................ ....

April ...................... .......... .

Water year 1921-22 .....................

Calendar year 1922. ....................

May. .....................................

Water year 1922-23. ....... ........

Calendar year 1923. ............ ... ..

December 1924, ..........................

Calendar year 1924 .....................

Water year 1924-25. ....................

April 1926. ................ .............

Water year 1925-26. ....... ...........

Calendar year 1926 .....................

January 1927 ................

March ........................

April. ........................

June .........................

Water year 1926-27 .........

December 1927 ................

Calendar year 1927 .........

February 1928, ............. .

June .........................

Water year 1927-28. ........

December 1928, .............

C?lendar year 1928. ...................

January 1929 ................. ....... .

April.. ....................... .... ....

May. .....................................

June .............................. .

Water year 1928-29. ....................

Calendar year 1929 .....................

March. ..............................

Water year 1929-30. ........... ...

September 1931 ...... ...

Water year 1930-31 .........

Calendar year 1931 .........

Maximum

15,600

6,250

13,100

19,400

2,860

12,600

13,100

11,600

12,600

6,250

9,600

22,900

15,600

5,550

5,550

15,600

5,550

9,160

25,700

6,250

12,600

20,100

5,160

5,160

6,130

Minimum

5.2

134

150

63

7

9

7

6

11

2.8

18

7.4

2

132

10

82

10

9.1

5.3

Mean

732

1,660

3,560

1,340

984

2,000

903

1,180

1,050

1,250

736

2,270

690

946

*888

347

901

3,130

1,750

1,690

1,510

948

1,530

451

Per square 

mile

.648

1.47

4.33

3.15

1.19

.871

1.77

.799

1.04

.929

1.70

.696

2.01

.611

5.55

1.03

.837

.786

.635

.307

.662

.797

3.05

2.77

1.55

1.50

1.34

.839

1.15

1.33

1.35

.399

Runoff in 

inches

8.78

1.53

4.82

3.63

16.07

1.00

1.98

10.84

1.20

3.23

12.66

1.52

1.95

9.45

2.31

5.81

8.29

13.96

11.36

10.68

4.16

10.82

1.73

20.32

1.54

11.42

18.03

18.42

5.42

Partly estimated.
W ABASH RIVER BASIN 

Little Wabash River at Wilcox, 111. --Continued

555

Revised figures of monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1915-33, 1935, 1940--Contlnued

Month

January 1933 .................

Calendar year 1933. ........

Calendar year 1934. ........

Calendar year 1935. ........

Cfs-days

_

_

-

170,101.0

374,236.7

109,207.3

115,832.8

Maximum

11,600

11,600

9,600

16,200

16,200

16,200

9,160

13,600

13,600

13,600

1,320

5,260

5,260

Minimum

430

8.9

8.3

169

1.6

1.5

31

4.3

153

2.8

2.2

.9

Mean

5,150

852

728

2,960

3,450

4,670

1,390

1,260

1,892

466

3,200

4,973

1,256

1,025

372

-298

316

Per square 

mile

4.56

.754

.644

2.62

3.05

4.13

1.23

1.12

1.67

.412

2.83

4.40

1.11

.907

.'329

.264

.280

Runoff in 

Inches

5.25

10.28

8.77

3.02

3.52

4.76

16.72

15.09

1.87

5.60

3.27

5.07

15.08

12.30

.38

3.60

3.82

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4 to Dec. 12)

2.2

2.4

2.5 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

0

.04 

2.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

12.0

13.0

81

153

249

528

1,240

1,440

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

O.Z

.1

7T

.1

.3

.3

.4

.7

77

.4

.4

* 5'.G

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

. 2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

9.4

0.30

0.00027

0.0003

Nov.

0.1

. 1

.1

.1

.2

.4

.5

.4

4

.3

.3

.4

*1.1

1.3

1.1

.1

.1

.1

.6

.6

.1 

.6

.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

6.3

5 8

32.1

1.07

0.00095

0.001

Dec.

2.9 ?70"

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.6

2.3

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.3

*2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.0

1.0

.8

.7

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

53.5

1.73

0.0015

0.002

Jan.

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.1

.8

.6

.4

.4

.5

.6

1.0

1.1

1.1

2.6

5.6

6.2

2.0

*1.6

2.0

6.2

11 

24

46

~W172

29

28

21

15

41

70

574.4

18.5

0.016

0.02

Feb.

50

30

21

15

12

10

8.6

7.1

6.5

5.6

5.3

4.7

3.8

3.5

*5.2

5.3

5.3

70

112 ^78

47 

29

21

16

14

12

11

10

-

616.9

22.0

0.019

0.02

Mar.

9.2 S7B~

6.3

6.8

5.9

6.2

7.1

7.1

6.5

5.6

5.6

5.0

4.4

4.4

*4.1

3.8

3.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

1.6 

1.0

T76

2.3

4.4

4.7

4.7

5.3

5.6

5.0

7.4

152.6

4.92

0 . 0044

0.005

Apr.

10

9.8

8.9

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.0

5.6

672

8.2

7.7

6.5

*7.5

21

22

19

136

544

34T

149

81 

52

36

28

23

19

37

42

28

22

1,708.4

56.9

0.050

0.06

Calendar year 1953 : Max 4,650 Mln 0.1 Mean 283

May

18

300

338

TT6

335

263

131

75

50

*35

28

23

19

17

13

12

10

10

10

18

29 

8.0

6.2

5.6

5.0

378" 3.8

5.6

5.9

5.6

5.9

1,965.4

63.4

0.056

0.06

Cf sn

June

25

35

80

87

37

28

52

34

22

15

11

8.3

6.5

5.0

4.7

7.1

*3.2

1.6

32

178

104 

45

24

16

11

8.9

6.5

4.7

2.9

U

896.7

29.9

0.026

0.03

July

1.1

7.3

5.4

168

152

73

32

19

13

9.8

7.4

5.3

3.8

2.9

1.6

1.0

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3 

.4

2.3

1.1

.6

*.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.7

510.9

16.5

0.015

0.02

i 0.250 In. 3.

Aug.

4.4

12

379

333

106

41

21

14

9.2

6.5

6.2

5.3

4.1

2.9

2.9

2.0

*2.0

2.0

2.3

2.6

2.0 

.8

.5

1.3

1.1

.4

.3

.3

-.2

.2

.1

965.6

31.1

0.028

0.03

39

Sept.

0.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

430

1,540 

870

277

126

69

37

*21

13

8.6

6.2

3,198.0

107

0.095

0.11

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,340 Mln 0 Mean 29.3 Cfsm 0^026 In. 0.36

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
556 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Skillet Fork at Wayne City, 111.

Location.--Lat 38°21'25", long 88°35'00", in SW^ sec. 7, T. 2 S., R. 6 E., on right bank 

an eighth of a mile downstream from Shoe Creek, half a mile downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 15, 0.9 mile upstream from Southern Railway bridge, and 1 mile north of 

Wayne City.

Drainage area.--475 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1908 to December 1912, June 1914 to September 1921, June 1928 

to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 383.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 30, 1921, chain gage at Southern 

Railway bridge 0.9 mile downstream at datum about 3.0 ft lower. June 11, 1928, to 

Oct. 4, 1939, chain gage at highway bridge half a mile upstream at datum 2.8 ft lower.

Extremes.--Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1909-12, 1916, 1930, 1934-35, 

1954, some of which have been revised, are contained in the following table. They 

supersede figures published in water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

263

283

303

323

433

698

758

YHM

-

Water 

year

1909

1910

1911

1912

1916

1930

1934

1935

1954

Maximum

Date

Mar. 11, 1909

Mar. 2, 1910

Oct. 6, 1910

Apr. 28, 1912

Jan. 31, 1916

Jan. 14, 1930

Apr. 7, 1934

Mar. 12, 1935

May 3, 1954

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,600

6,200

7,400

5,800

15,800

12,300

858

13,300

2,860

Gage height 

(feet)

20.80

20.73

20.95

20.58

23.08

23.80

11.90

24.00

17.19

Minimum

Date

Many days .

Oct. 12-14, 1909

(t)

Sept. 14-17, 1912

-

July 21, 1930

(t)

Many days .

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

.1

.2

1.0

-

.1

0

-

0

Gage height 

(feet)

.

1.9

1.95

2.2

-

3.18

-

-

-

t July 27 to Aug. 1, 1911.

t Aug. 20-22, Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, 1934.

1908-12, 1914-21, 1928-54: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 

22.16 ft); no flow at times during 1908, 1934, 1936-37, 1940, 1944, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1143: 1947-48. WSP 1205: 1918-21, 1929-31, 1937-39.

Revised figures of discharge for the water years 1908-13, 1930, 1934, superseding those 

publisned in WSP 263, 283, 303, 323, 698, 758, are given herein.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1908

Day

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

Runof

Aug.

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

»

f in i

Sept.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

iches. . .

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

1.0

Sept.

0.3

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

Day

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug.

1.0

1.0

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

_

_

_

-

Sept.

0

0

0

.1

0

0

-

3.5

0.12

0.00025

0.003
WABASH RIVER BASIN 557

Skillet Pork at Wayne City, 111.--Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October* 1908 to September 1909

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

£4

25

26

27

28

£9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

00"

0

0

.1

0

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.5

0.0£

0.000042

0.00004

Nov.

0.3

.1

00"

.1

0

0

. :

.3

0

0

.1

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

0

0

0

27

13

41.9

1.40

0.0029

0.003

Dec.

3

7

T.O

.5

.5

1.0

3

7

;1

0

0

.1

.5

.1

0

.3

0

.5

.3

.1

.3

.5

1.0

.3

.1

.3

.3

.3

0

.3

.5

28.9

0.93

0.0019

0.002

Jan.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

1.0

1.0

.5

.3 75"

.3

.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

3

3

.3

.5

1.0

1.0

41

3T

41

41

34

41

£7

20

41

£0

41

398.9

12.9

0.0£7

0.03

Feb.

£7

£0

34

27

£0

27

55

132

132

18£

18£

160

182

535

1,070

2,630

646

4£0

*420

3,0£0

2,570

1,4£0

£,940

5,800

4,600

£,860

1,420

376

-

31,907

1,140

2.37

£.47

Mar.

190

125

83

6£

62

20

55

90

55

4,050

*6,600

4,600

3,670

3,100

1,170

£35

1£5

83

55

41

20

41

20

13

2T

34

27

205

97

55

34

25,044

808

1.68

1.94

Apr.

34

£0

7

20

34

£7

118

235

442

235

175

132

£35

£,360

5,670

3, £90

2,940

1,£20

205

1,270

2,980

3,290

3,410

2,980

2,630

i.oio

535

62

41

69

33,676

1,123

2.33

2.60

May

62

34

27

20

34

£0

27

34

41

48

6£

90

118

175

547

5£3

283

83

76

34

13

3

3

13

13

13

990

1,700

£93

303

6,005

194

0.403

0.46

June

76

48

132

990

1,700

2,300

42"CT

153

69

62

48

41

343

535

453

90

220

139

343

139

2034"

20

303

160

153

146

160

111

118

9,526

318

0.661

0.74

July

111

104

90

76

48

7

T

7

69

111

132

630

678

814

1,540

125

97

83

41

48

90

55

41

27

20

13

13

7

13

313

464

5,874

189

0.393

0.45

Aug.

-67 499

55

48

34

20

41

27

13

13

7

3

3

1.0

.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

.5

.5

.3

.3

.5

1.0

.5

1.0

1.0

.3

.1

TT

.1

835.7

27.0

0.056

0.06

Sept.

0.3

.5

1.0

.5

.5

.1

.1

.3

132

182

83

48

55

34

20

13

7

3

3

5

1

41

197

~9T 242

48

34

27

13

7

1,299.3

43.3

0.090

OUO

Calendar year 1908: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1908-9: Max 6,600 Min 0 Mean 314 Cfsm 0.653 In. 8.86

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1909 to September 1910

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7

3

3

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.5

.3

.3

.3

.1

.1

.1

.3

.3

.3

.5

.5 

125

132

167

205 555"

167

69

55

34

27

20 

20

1,246.6

40.2

0.084

0.10

Nov.

20

27

27

34

34

27

20

20

20

*16

16

235

499

511

250

250

662

930

53T 

220

111

76

175

814

930

250

139

83

55

48

7,034

234

0.486

0.54

Dec.

48

34

27

27

27

38

41

41

48

55

58

90

2,700

3,190

3,140

2,860

1,500

333

190 

167

86

48

41

34

27

13

16

13

10

7 

5

14,914

481

1.00

1.15

Jan.

3 13"

16

90

118

220

250

220

139

48

27

20

250

2,510

2,740

2,420

2,120

2,210

2,820 

2,7(50

1,400

814

726

220

167

132

175

242

265

2SO

160

23,455

757

1.57

1.81

Feb.

118

111

97

83

153

257

146

83

66

62

62

58

55

58

55

139

167

212

250 

265

387

796

1,570

1,070

814

431

3,100

5,400

-

16,065

574

1.19

1.24

Mar.

*5,800

*6,200

5,000

3,880

3,240

*1,670

*431

*235

*160

118

97

62

55

48

44

41

34

30

27 

30

27

27

24

24

24

27

27 1 24

20

20

in.

27,462

886

1.84

2.12

Apr.

1616"

27

30

24

48

48

44

41

38

34

30

34

34

27

34

387

237

205 

132

104

83

55

83

153

167

250

354

293

250

3,298

110

0.229

0.25

May

212

90

55

132

83

62

41

182

212

132

97

104

235

190

167

62

48

27

52 

34

27

24

5S

614 4"5T

227

111

90

44

34

27

3,957

128

0.266

0.31

June

20

13

13

10

7

27

6255"

41

34

16

16

13

13

13

7

7

7

5 

5

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

1.0

T7o

2

404.0

13.5

0.028

0.03

July

3

3

3

38

27

16

41

44

44

66

90

343

146

44

34

24

24

1,140

1,420

80

69

41

24

20

13

10

7

7

13

7

4,519

146

0.304

0.35

Aug.

B"7

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.5

.4

.8

.5

1.0

1.0

.5

.8

.4

.4

75" .3

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.4

1.0

.8

.8

.4

.5

.4

.5

32.1

1.04

0.0022

0.002

Calendar year 19P9 : Max e,600 Min o.l Mean 377 Cfsm 0.784 In. 10.64

Sept.

0.5

.4

75

62

760

1,540

1,320

1,120

760

1,570

600

205

58

41

24

24

16

13

10

7

7

2

2

24

52

48

24

13

2

7

8,312.4

277

0.576

0.64

Water year 1909-10= Max 6,200 Min 0.1 Mean 303 Cfsm 0.630 In. 8.54

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Skillet Fork at Wayne City, 111.--Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1910 to September 1911

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5

3 

3

1,620

4,600

7,400 

6,200

5,800

5,800

950

190F'9

44

38

27

27

20

20

16

20

20

16

13

20

20

24

27

24

30

27

33,107

1,068

2.22

2.56

Nov .

30

30 

27

30

30

27 

27

30

30

34

34

38

38

38

34

38

34

34

41

34

38

41

38

38

38

38

38

38

910

205

2,080

69.3

0.144

0.16

Dec.

30

24

1C

16

13

10 

10

7

10

5

5

5

3

3

2

2

*2

3

5

5

3

3

3

5

5

5

5

5

139

376

19CF

915

29.5

0.061

0.07

Jan.

139

487 PTS

153

190

160 

48

41

27

27

24

3 45"

90

104

111

118

111

55

41

41

34

38

34

34

62

83

190

376

365

343

3,752

121

0.252

0.29

Feb.

160

76 

48

27

3_

175 

205

227

220

160

33

55

41

48

76

139

146

235

586

3,140

2,700

1,540

726

431

586

559

586

559

13,537

483

1.00

1.05

Mar.

343

212

182

160

139

118 

250

*726

950

1,010

420

205

167

104

69

48

48

41

38

30

38

34

34

30

il

27

227

464

343

190

111

6,685

219

0.455

0.52

Apr.

69

48 

41

69

1,400

1,840 

1,170

376

132

111

69

62

464

3,410

5,670

3,240

2,120

442

265

832

850

694

205

118

69

55

41

48

125

2, 860

24,895

830

1.73

1.92

May

4,050

5,400 

4,050

3,600

1,900

398 

104

83

55

41

34

20

13

27

20

20

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

7

7

7

3

3

3

3

3

19,942

643

1.34

1.54

June

7

7 

7

7

7

41 

398

T35

55

41

27

13

7

7

3

3

3

3

7

34

20

13

13

7

13

55

146

ua

62

34

1,318

43.9

0.091

0.10

July

20

13 

7

7

3

3 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

75

.2

.2

.2

63.6

2.05

0.0043

0.005

Aug.

0.2

.5

.5

.5

7 

T

3

3

3

3

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

1.0

al

al

al

al

al

al

a5

a3

a2

52.7

1.70

0.0035

0.004

Sept.

al

al 

al

a3

a7

alO 

a20

a30

48

146

227

104

48

34

34

212

387

726

453

586

343

212

83

48

34

398

760

630

1,170

1,820

8,576

286

0.595

0.66

Calendar year 1910: Max 7,400 Min 0.3 Mean 339 Cfsm 0.705 In - 9.54

Water year 1910-11: Max 7,400 Min 0.2 Mean 315 Cfsm 0.655 In - 8.88

* Discharge measurement nade on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

en nearby streams.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1911 to September 1912

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

535

499

950

1,220

 76TF

235

90

132

104

146

76

55

27

20

13

13

713-

7

7

13

13

20

13

27

55

34

27

*13

13 

13

5,150

166

0.345

0.40

Nov.

7

7

7

7

alO

al5

a20

a20

a!5

a!3

a!2

303

1,120

796

398

220

160

420

547

303

227

167

104

153

175

125

104

132

182

111

5.880

196

0.407

0.45

Dec.

97

90

62

48

34

34

34

27

917

313

742

778

630

313

205

235

694

630

313

242

850

1,440

1,300

646

343

190

205

235

197

146

323

11,486

371

0.771

0.89

Jan.

420

293

197

132

118

97

83

b70

b55

b40

b30

b20

b!3

blO

blO

blO

blO

167

2.120

2,740

2,090

1,470

760

559

487

376

333

293

355

333

274

13,975

451

0.938

1.08

Feb.

205

97

90

69

48

34

b20

blO

b5

b2

b3

b5

b7

7

13

20

20

27

48

111

132

132

139

160

1,100

3,290

3,950

4,200

17,754

612

1.27

1.37

Calendar year 1911: Max 5,400 Min o.2

Mar.

3,600

2,360

499

313

257

160 T82~

235

710

796

796

950

1,200

1,420

2,330

3,740

3,600

3,600

3,350

2,240

2,390

2,980

2,630

2,210

2,390

2,700

2,660

2,540

3,530

3,950 

3,740

64,058

2,066

4.30

4.95

Apr.

3,350

1,920

3,240

3,240

2,900

1,050

257

190

146

118

104

76

69

118

104

76

62

220

242

205

111

83

55

41

4T

742

3,950

5,000

4,200

3,950

35,860

1,195

2.43

2.77

Mean 278

May

2,420

5Tf

190

111

83

48

41

41

48

41

69

832

614

283

139

242

398

205

97

55

41

34

27

20

13

125

55

111

1,600

1,440

10,505

339

0.705

0.81

June

182

76

76

48

41

34

27

27

27

27

27

7

3

3

3

190

2,120

3,670

5,950

1,320

420

111

48

41

27

48

34

27

20

15,454

515

1.07

1.19

Cfsm 0.578

July

13

llF

76

118

242

1,470

1,970

1,270

1,640

950

1,100

547

227

111

55

475

235

90

83

27

27

255

48

48

55

27

20

20

97

1,600 

1,520

14,514

462

0.960

1.11

Aug.

586

205

90

41

27

27

20

20

20

41

34

62

76

41

34

76

83

41

20

153

265

409

576

175

69

34

27

13

15

13 

7

3,098

99.9

0.208

0.24

Sept.

7

7

7

3

3

20

13

7

5

5

3

3

3

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

27

48

48

34

20

13

13

13

34

27

20

13

13

409.0

13.6

0.028

0.05

In. 7. S3

Water year 1911-12: Max 5,000 Min i.o Mean 541 Cfsm l.'iz In. 15^29

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estima 

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ic

ted on basis records and records for stations
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Skillet Fork at Wayne City, 111.--Continued

559

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7

.

-

_

-

Nov.

55

167

62

34

20

41

398

265

97

34

27

27

20

7

7

7

62

34

27

20

20

13

13

13

13

13

7

33-

3

1,512

50.4

0.105

0.12

Dec.

3

7

7

7

7

13

13

7

7

7

7

7

7

10

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

13

13

240

7.7

0.016

0.02

Calendar year : Max

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

<

Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1929 to September 1930

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.5 

6.4 376"

2.6

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

T75" 1.2

1.5

1.6

1.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8 

2.6

4.2

4.2 

4.0

83.7

2.70

0.0057

0.007

Nov.

6.4 

22

30

12

17

30

20

13

9.4

7.0

7.4

6.2

5.9

6.7

42

7335"

24

16

11

8.6

7.0

5.6

4.5

4.0

3.6

3.0 

2.8

3 2

439.5

14.6

0.031

0.03

Dec.

2.4 

2.1

27T

2.1

2.2

2.8

3.4

3.8

13

9.8

12

11

11

45

42

52

, 290 '

1,200

2,100

2,260

2,260

1,230

510

312

224

180

433 

822

1,040

1,000

798

W,875.7

480

1.01

1.16

Jan.

714 

2,180

3,760

3,050

2,420

896

2,180

4,330

5,600

7,100

6,100

5,200

7,500

11,100

10,400

5,850

5,040

2,860

1,230

301

147

80

64

64

56

56

48 

48

48

48

48

88,518

2,855

6.01

6.93

Feb.

45 

34

2836"

694

1,180

874

1,480

1,850

1,760

1,580

2,100

*2,060

1,500

1,010

411

323

187

334

279

207

119

137

367

1,160

*2,920

2,980 

2,710

-

28,365

1,010

2.13

2.22

Mar.

 

2,220 6736"

246

140

116

92

108

180

150

104

84

74

70

64

57

48

48

45

45

42

41

40

31

29

28

202

367 

378

334

323

323

6,635

214

0.451

0.52

Apr.

411 

510

558

961

58?

235

130

100

70

54

48

48

42

35

29

2870"

400

558

367

160

130

104

81

67

41

48 

37

36

35

5,975

199

0.419

0.47

May

34

40

35

31

42

42

41

27

21

18

18

14

13

28

30

21

20

18

17

24

35

36

32

24

15

13

11 

10

9.6

9.6

8.8

738.0

23.8

0.050

0.06

June

4.7 

4.3

3.9

3.5

2.8

2.4

2.4

1.7

1.3

173

1.7

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.7

5.1

4.7

5.1

5.5

57T

4.7

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.7

4.3

4.7 

3.9

3.5

3.1

97.5

3.25

0.0068

0.008

Calendar year 1929: Max 7,100 Mln 1.2 Mean 627 Cfsm 1.32

July

3.1

3.5

37T

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.3

1.0

1.0

.7

.7

.5

.3

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7?

.3

.2

.2

.7

.5 

1.0

.7

.7

.5

32.7

1.05

0.0022

0.003

In. 17

Aug.

0.7 

1.0

.7

.575"

.7

.7

1.0

1.0

.7

.9

.9

.9

3.3

3.8

11

11

~M279

24

15

7.2

5.3

4.3

2.9

2.2

1.9 

1.5

1.2

.9

1.5

474.2

15.3

0.032

0.04

90

Sept.

1.5 

1.2 177 

22

12

3.3

4.1

4.1

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.0

1.7

1.3

24

1,040

1,540

1,100

334

48

24

17

11

17

167

137

96 

56

30

23

4,703.6

157

0.331

0.37

Water year 1929-30: Max 11,100 Min o.l Mean 414 Cfsm 0.872 In. 11.82

Discharge measurement made on this day.
560

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1933 to September 1934

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

7.2

7.8

6.4

5.3

3.9

3.3

3.1

3.3

2.6

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

1.8

2.4

4.2

T6- 62

9.5

6.7

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.3

3.1

2.8

2^4

4.4

8.6

10

9 5

209.9

6.77

0.014

0.02

Nov.

7.8

676

5.6

5.0

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.6

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.5

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.C

575

2.1

116. 1

3.87

0.0081

0.009

Dec.

2.0

273

3.0

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.5

5.0

6.7

40

7050"

*12

7.2

7.8

6.4

e.i

5.6

5.0

b4.2

b3. 1

b2.8

2 . 8

2 . 8

245.3

7.91

0.017

0.02

Jan.

3.1

2.8

BTT

3.3

15.

22

20

20

20

16

19

21

20

16

12

11

9.8

8.9

8.9

8.6

7.2

6 7

6.7

6.4

6.7

6.7

6.4

6. 1

b5.0

b4. 2

b4.2

387.0

12.5

0.026

0.03

Feb.

4.2

472

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

b2.2

b2.2

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.5

T78

2.2

2.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

b2.4

b2.2

b2.0

b2.4

-

70.2

2.51

0.0053

0.006

Mar.

t'2.B

12

46 10"

140

170

120

66

47

37

22

18

15

14

11

*9.8

9.2

9.2

10

13

15

12

ie

30

31

40

210

422

594

4TT

180

2,839.0

91.6

0.193

0.22

Apr.

93

5S

44

34

27

66

822

774

534

170

102

58

37

25

22

170

334

466

250

93

58

36

22

17

*14.

14

98

93

50

29

4,610

154

0.324

0.3<5

May

21

17

14

12

11

16

22

25

2T

17

14

10

S. 6

10

9. B

11

11

13

16

14

11

9.2

5.8

4.7

4.2

2.6

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.0 T7Q337.1

10.9

0 . 023

0.03

June

0.8

.7

.8

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.7

ie

16

11

9.5

7.8

6.1

4.2

2.8

1.5

1.0

.7

TS" ieo

24

16

*7.2

*3.4

2.2

1.8

373.4

12.4

0.026

C.03

July

2.C

6.2

4.1

4.1

3.7

2.e

3.0

2.7

2.1

4.4

2.7

2.0

1.1

36

125

49

58

66

31

19

12

7.2

5.0

3.4

2.7

2.1

1.7

1.4

.8

.5

i£

513.9

16.6

0.035

0.04

Aug.

170

5S2

30T

160

58

35

22

15

9.4

6.2

3.9

2.6

1.8

1.1

.8

.6

.4

.3

.1

0

0

0

.5

.8

.6

.4

.2

.2

.1

0

0

1,373.0

44.3

0.093

0.11

Sept.

0

.9

2.6

2.4

1.6

1.1

1.4

.9

.7

.7

334

312

58

8.6

5.0

35

29

11

5.6

2.6

3.0

510

T5T

26

9.8

3.8

4.8

11

74

121

1,697.5

56.6

0.119

0.13

Calendar year 1933: Max 8,330 

Water year 1933-34: Max 822

Min 0.7 

Min o

Mean 530 

Mean 35.0

Cfsm 1.12 In. 14.80 

Cfsm 0.074 In. 1.00

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation indefinite Nov. 11 to Dec. 15; discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records and records for Little Wabash River at Wilcox and Big Muddy River at Plumfield.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

00"

0 

0

1.3

15

4.6

1.9

.8

.5

.4

.3

*.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

,1

.1 

.1

.1

27.0

0.87

0.0018

0.002

Nov.

0.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

75

.1

.2

.2

.2 

.1

3.8

0.13

0.00027

0.0003

Dec.

0.1

, 1

.1

2

.6

76

.4

.6

.6

.6

. 5

.4

.3

*.3

.3

.2

.2

. 1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3 

.3

.3

9.0

0.29

0.00061

0.0007

Jan.

0.3

. 3

.'3

. 3

.3

. 3

.3

. 3

.3

.3

. 3

2

73

.4

.5

. 5

.4

*.4

2.9

17 .2

5.5

4.6

4.2

3.3

2.7

2.3

1.7 

1.3

1.3

59.3

1.91

0.0040

0.005

Feb.

1.3

1.3

1.2 

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

» 8

* . £

.8

.67E"

.6

.8

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.3

15

28

5T

17

13

10

8.6

7.0

6.2

-

145.8

5.21

0.011

0.01

Mar.

5.0

4. 2

3.9 

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.2

*.8'.8

.6

. 6

.6

.6

.6

. 6

.5

172

1.7

1.5

3.6

3.6 

2.7

1 9"

60.7

1.96

0.0041

0.005

Apr.

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.2

2.3

3.6

3.6

5.0

3.6

2.7

3.0

3.3

*3.3

83

87

4T

16

10

7.8

12

14

11

8.6

6.6

5.0

3.9

3.0

2.3

2.1

349.4

11.6

0.024

0.03

May

1.5

971

 

2,490 9~9T

220

90

60

40

25

18

13

9.5

7.8

*6.2

4.6

3.3

3.0

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

4,967.8

160

0.337

0.39

June

0.6

5.8

373

64

25

13

8.6

5.4

3.6

2.3

1.5

1.0

.6

.6

151

*41

20

9.5

5.8

5.0

1.2

.4

.1

275

2.8

.2

 ^

1,053.8

35.1

0.074

0.08

July

0.1 5T~

89

15

27

27

18

12

7.8

5.4

3.3

2.5

1.9

1.2

.8

.6

.3

.3

.2

.1

.3

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

. 1

.1

.1

276.6

8.92

0.019

0.02

Aug.

12

108

249

52

31

18

12

7.8

4.6

2.5

2.5

2.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

*1.0

.5

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.6

127

79

31

10

853.7

27.5

0.058

0.07

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,370 Min 0 Mean 179 Cfsm 0.377 In. 5.13

Sept.

3.8

1.3

.6 

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

380

1,470

1,260

579

131

38

20

13

*10

7.8

6.2

3,921.6

131

0.276

0.31

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,490 Min 0 Mean 32.1 Cfsm 0.068 In. 0.92

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 efs).--May 3 (7:30 a.m.) 2,860 cfs (17.19 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 561

Little Wabash River at Carmi, 111.

Location. Lat 38°03'40", long 88°09'35", near center of E? sec. 25, T. 5 S., R. 9 E., on 

right bank at upstream side of Possum Bridge, 2.3 miles south of Main Street Bridge in 

Carmi and 7f miles downstream from Skillet Fork.

Drainage area. 3,090 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1908 to December 1912 (gage heights only) , October 1939 to 

September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 339.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. October 1908 to December 1912 chain gage at site 3.1 miles upstream at datum 

0.4 ft higher. Oct. 1 to Nov. 9, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site and datum. 

Since Nov. 14, 1939, auxiliary water-stage recorder 3.1 miles upstream.

Average discharge.--15 years, 2,593 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,180 cfs May 5; maximum gage height, 12.23 ft 

May 5; minimum discharge, 0.6 cfs July 31.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 39,400 cfs Jan. 11, 1950 (gage height, 35.23 ft); no 

flow Sept. 15-17, 1952, result of temporary dam upstream; minimum, unregulated, 0.6 cfs 

Sept. 9, 1953, July 31, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 36.23 ft in January 1937.

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.2

2.8

2.8

3.4

7.8

11

9.2

9.5

10

JLZ

12

10

8.

6 . <

*5.

5.

5.

4.

6.

fa.

6.

5\

5.

4.

3.

3.

7.

9.

8.

7.

6.

209.1

6.75

O.OO22

0.003

Nov.

5.4

4.2

3.9

3.2

5.0

3.9

5.1

5.7

5.7

*5.7

5.7

5.7

6.O

6.4

7.0

7.8

6.1

8.1

8.1

8.8

11

20

19

14

13

11

11

11

9.5

10

247.0

8.23

0.0027

0.003

Dec.

11

11

12

13

16

54

32

22

22

21

20

20

18

19

15

*14

13

12

12

12

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

509

16.4

0.0053

o.ooe

Jan.

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

11

11

17

31

60

36

23

*20

1B2

148

84

54

42

39

40

59

46

56

72

65

1,237

39.9

0.013

0.01

Feb.

56

50

44

44

54

59

51

44

40

32

29

24

20

17

20

*59

120

140

106

106

106

97

111

122

111

93

77

70

-

1,902

67.9

0.022

0.02

Mar.

57

48

48

42

35

31

29

29

25

24

24

22

20

20

18

*15

14

13

15

18

17

13

12

12

22

32

28

24

25

28

24

784

25.3

0.0082

0.009

Apr.

'20 20

32

30

28

100

540

675

355

180

109

79

*72

61

57

208

335

288

188

134

255

360

387

270

168

115

82

61

46

5,291

176

0.057

0.06

May

56

111

746

2,960

5.990

3,760

2,330

1,020

555

330

*215

148

111

91

76

61

51

45

45

48

38

29

23

20

18

13

11

13

17

14

11

16,956

547

0.177

0.20

June

16

16

374

375

510

340

223

170

124

93

79

65

56

50

40

*62

82

115

97

124

89

53

42

84

93

74

56

40

28

21

3,596

120

0.039

0.04

July

25

35

25

89

160

122

94

182

162

115

86

61

44

29

20

11

6.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

139

175

72

39

20

*10

5.1

2.8

1.6

61

1,803.7

58.2

0.019

0.02

Aug.

369

495

720

1,020

810

645

510

335

200

126

91

79

61

45

36

30

77

*97

72

69

76

278

242

116

67

40

26

48

255

405

185

7,625

246

0.080

0.09

Sept.

95

51

29

16

11

8.4

7.4

6 . 7

6.0

8.8

9.5

8.8

8.1

7.4

6. 7

5.7

4.8

3.6

3.4

401

2,100

2,540

5.150

3,000

2,010

765

345

*190

120

93

lSjOll.3

500

0.162

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,160 Min 0.6 Mean 1,129 Cfsm 0.365 In. 4.97

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,990 Min 1.6 Mean 151 Cfsm O.O49 In. 0.64

Discharge measurement made on this day.
562 SALINE RIVER BASIN 

Saline River near Junction, 111.

Location.--Lat 37°41'52", long 88°16'00", in NE£ sec. 36, T. 9 S., R. 8 E., on right bank 

at Old Island Ripple Bridge site, 2-| miles southwest of Junction, 4 miles downstream 

from North Fork, and 13f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,040 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 320.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 13, 1939, wire-weight gage at upstream side of Island Ripple Bridge 

at same datum. Since Dec. 27, 1939, auxiliary water-stage recorder 3-| miles downstream 

at Eagle Ripple Ford.

Average discharge. 15 years, 1,279 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,060 cfs Jan. 21; maximum gage height, 9.77 ft 

Apr. 25 (backwater from Ohio River); minimum discharge during nonbackwater periods, 

1.1 cfs Sept. 19.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 37,400 cfs Mar. 19, 1945; maximum gage height, 44.03 ft 

Mar. 17, 1945 (backwater from Ohio River); maximum daily reverse flow, 6,260 cfs 

Apr. 21, 1948; minimum discharge during nonbackwater periods, 0.9 cfs Sept. 22, 23,1944; 

minimum gage height, 1.01 ft Sept. 25-28, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 55.8 ft in February 1937 (backwater from Ohio River).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of extremely flat slope, which are poor. 

Backwater from Ohio River frequently causes reversal of flow at station and occasionally, at extremely high stages, causes diversion from Wabash River to Saline River 

just above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1940.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.4

2.4

7.4

22

12

7.2

4.5

3.3

2.8

2.4

*2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.7

1.7

3.3

2.8

2.8

6.5

7.2

19

16

13

158.2

5.10

0.0049

0.006

Nov.

10

10

8.8

8.0

5.8

3.9

5.1

4.5

4.5

3.9

*3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.8

4.5

3.3 

8.8

8.8

22

IS

8.8

7.2

5.8

4.5

189.9

6.33

0.0061

0.007

Dec.

4.5

3.9

5.8

5.8

6.8

33

89

47

22

13

10

8.8

7.2

8.8

6.5

*6.5

6.5

5.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.1

5.1

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.1

5.1

5 1 s!i

353.0

11.4

0.011

0.01

Jan.

5.1

5.1

5.8

7.2

5.8

5.1

4.5

4.5

4.5

7.2

5.8

5.1

4.5

9.4

20

58

86

66

45

1,550

2,580

1,120

332

103

e34

120

207

39

-76

e30

e50

6,443.6

208

0.200

0.23

Feb.

58

48

45

38

31

27

22

20

18

17

16

14

12

10

10

*53

1,060

962

413

697

I_tl80 

677

274

164

116

88

69

62

----_-.

6,201

221

0.212

0.22

Calendar year 1953 : Max 6,680 Min -151

Mar.

57

48

43

40

35

30

-97

-353

-583

e-299

e299

e281

e242

e228

e93

27

*9.6

el.O

-22

e-35

e35 

e25

20

12

20

30

38

48

56

43

37

408.6

13.2

0.013

0.01

Apr.

39

35

-1.0

-81 -Hi

498

2.180

1,990

1,300

538

246

175

137

 111

92

234

436

372

708

1,710

1,730 

813

830

617

e90

e260

e270

e250

e!90

ellO

15,765.0

526

0.506

0.56

May

630

569

1,620

791

e20

452

1,360

1,800

1.870

1,600

1,160

654

*100

60

50

40

30

32

30

 27

27 

24

20

18

16

14

T4

14

20

32

27

12,521

404

0.388

0.45

June

24

27

468

880

592

194

88

52

46

71

90

71

46

 27

21

18

16

24

66

31

43 

30

17

13

13

8.8

6.5

5.1

4.5

3.9

2,996.8

99.9

0.096

0.11

July

3.3

11

73

43

26

14

12

117

48

26

14

8.8

7.2

5.8

7.2

8.0

6.5

5.8

4.5

3.9

4.5 

26

111

96

38

19

*6.0

7.2

2.3

4.5

14

773.5

25.0

0.024

0.03

Aug.

922

760

460

226

92

347

112

88

59

36

24

18

14

13

11

8.8

7.2

*5.8

14

304

520

271

88

40

26

22

13

23

30

18

9.6

4,582.4

148

0.142

0.16

Sept.

5.8

4.5

6.1

11

8.0

5.1

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.1

32

1,720 

1.760

802

198

75

36

22

14

*10

9.6

4,753.0

158

0.152

0.17

Mean 431 Cfsm 0.414 In. 5.63

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,580 Mln -583 Mean 151 Cfsm 0.145 In. 1.96

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Extremely flat slope.

Note. Figures of discharge in cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches for some 

months do not represent natural yield owing to channel storage caused by backwater from Ohio River. 

Negative figures indicate reverse flow.
TRADEWATER RIVER BASIN 563

Tradewater River at Olney, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°13'35", long 87°46'45", on downstream side of left abutment of highway 

bridge at Olney, Hopkins County,- 1.1 miles upstream from Cave Creek, 5.1 miles downstream from Flynn Creek, and 9^ miles northeast of Princeton.

Drainage area. 255 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1940 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 362.80 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1907. Prior to July 31, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 327 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,670 cfs May 10-11 (gage height, 13.18 ft); 

no flow for many days.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 7,120 cfs Feb. 16, 1949 (gage height, 16.78 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 19.27 ft in January 1937, from floodmarks (discharge 17,000 cfs, 

by slope-area determination).

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses , water temperatures and sediment 

loads for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Jan. 21, 23-25, 27, 29, 

Feb. 18, Apr. 17-19, May 7, 12-13; shifting-control method used 

Apr. 28, May 1-6)

1.65

1.75

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.3

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24

0 

.2

Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

1.6

3.4

10

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

11.0

148

260

1,220

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.3 

2.5

.1

.2

1.1

4.0

17

32

3.0 80

3.5 150

4.0 256

7.0 634

12.0 1,380

14.0 2,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

12

23

20

14

12

8.8

6.7

5.8

4.9

4.0

3.1

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.7 

1.7

1.7

133.3

4.30

0.017

0.02

Jan.

1.7

2.0

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.B

7.3

50

160

*156

95

136

926

1,050

1,130

1,170

898

693

816

941

837

328

10,022.6

323

1.27

1.46

Feb.

152

114

96

82

73

64

57

51

45

42

40

38

35

32

.5°

54

574

866

7^8

474

460

435

*324

232

212

174

144

396

-

6,034

216

0.847

0.88

Mar.

820

705

461

397

337

214

163

134

114

100

91

84

75

67

59

51

44

40

41

45

56

62

59

65

274

567

637

434

*282 

186

150

6,814

220

0.863

0.99

Apr.

129

107

92

80

_7_2

113

538

815

662

372

221

172

147

129

124

474

1.110

952

*734

*444

219

225

372

386

414

254

176

344

477 

409

10,763

359

1.41

1.57

May

316

292

*310

277

232

188

,140

,450

,550

,640

,610

,100

664

386

142

105

87

72

63

57

52

46

43

38

34

33

44

43

38 

42

45

12,139

392

1.54

1.77

June

40

34

220

616

538

215

*93

62

49

46

69

66

48

34

24

18

14

11

11

15

12

8.4

5.6

2.9

1.5

.8

.5

.3

.2

.1

2,255.3

75.2

0.295

0.33

July

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

160

170

59

*26

12

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.0

16

20

11

6.4

3.2

1.7

.8

.8

5.2

5.6

*2.9

1.3 

.6

.4

531.6

17.1

0.067

0.08

Aug.

0.8

1.0

o'

0

*0

0

0

0

8.6

20

26

72

39

22

18

21

20

11 

6.0

2.6

270.5

8.73

0.034

0.04

Sept.

1.1

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.1

38

206

T72

57

25

12

6.8

3.2

2.0 

2.0

533.6

17.8

0.070

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,970 Mln 0 Mean 288 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.34

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,640 Mln 0 Mean 136 Cfsm 0.533 In. 7.22

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs).--No peak 

* Discharge measurement or observation of n

bove base. 

flow made on this day.
564 TRADEWATER RIVER BASIN

Rose Creek at Hebo, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°23'05", long 87°37'55", on downstream side of right abutment of bridge 

on'U. 3. Highway 41, 0.4 mile east of Nebo, Hopkins County, 4 miles upstream from 

Weirs Creek, and 8 miles northwest of Mudisonville.

Drainage area.--2.03 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 382.08 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 570 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 6.25 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 733 cfs Mar. 3, 1953 (gage height, 6.81 ft); no flow 

for many days most years.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.74

1.9

1.95

2.0

2.1

0 

.3

.6

1.1

214

2.2

2.4

2.5

216

3.1

4.6

10

16

22

70

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

flean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

c

0

0

.9

0

Q

0

C

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

p

0

0

0

0

0

0.9

0.03

0.015

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 198

Jan.

£.

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

-2

0

0

0

2.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.7

.5

.1

.1

0

0

4.6

0.15

0.074

0.08

Feb.

0

*0

0

0

0

0

c

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*2.2

.2

0

0

2.3

.2

0

.9

.3

0

0

36

4.1

_

46.2

1.65

0.613

0.85

Mar.

0.7

1.1

1.0

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

0":i

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

c

0

0

0

0*.l

1.0

.5

.3

.1

0

0

0

5.9

0.19

0.094

0.11

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

61

£.1

1.6

.7

.8

.6

.3

.3

.7

.8

11

1.9

.8

.3

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

D

0

0

83.0

2.77

1.36

1.52

May

0

0

.7

.1

0

1.3

19

1.4

.r,

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

c

0

0

0

0

0

23.5

0.76

0.374

0.43

June

0

0

3.3

0

0

0

0

0

c

0

0

0

0

0

c

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*p

0

3.3

0.11

0.054

0.06

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

1.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Q

£.4

0.08

0.039

O.P4

Aug.

0

0

*0

0

2.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.7

0.09

0.044

0.05

Sept.

fl

C

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

c

0

0

0

0

b

0

0

2_2

.4

0

0

p0

0

0

0

p

p

22.4

0.75

0.369

Q.41

Min 0 Mean 2.51 Gfsm 1.24 In. 16.77

Water year 1953-54: Max 61 Min 0 Mean 0.534 Gfsm 0.263 In. 3.57

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs).--Apr. 6 (9 a.m.) 570 cfs (6.25 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 

Ohio River at Golconda, 111.

565

Location. Lat 37°21'30", long 880 28'55", on right bank at lock and dam 51, at Golconda, 

Pope County, 0.5 mile upstream from Long Branch, 1 mile downstream from Loves Branch, 

and at mile 903.1.

Drainage area. 143,900 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1954 (no low-flow records prior to October 

1940 and after September 1952).

Gage. Staff gage read hourly at high and low stages and six times daily at medium stages. 

Datum of gage is 294.6 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River datum. Auxiliary staff gage 

read hourly at lock and dam 50, 26.3 miles upstream.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 269,000 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 25.2 ft).

1537-54: Maximum discharge, 1,010,000 cfs Mar. 14-16, 1945; maximum gage height, 

53.2 ft Mar. 14, 15, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 62.6 ft Feb. 1-3, 1937; maximum discharge, 1,470,000 cfs 

Feb. 2, 3, 1937.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge less than 100,000 cfs on days for which no discharge 

is shown.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and one discharge measurement furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1-12,300

Nov. Dec. Jan.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

81,000

104,000

115,000

123,000

132,000

141,000

138,000

133,000

140,000

145,000

155,000

160,000

151,000

-

-

-

-

Feb.

143,000

128,000

119,000

112,000

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

81,600

82,400

81,600

83,200

86 , 700

87,700

89,000

102,000

-

-

-

-

-

Mar.

109,000

116,000

117,000

112,000

114,000

122,000

145,000

180,000

215,000

235,000

236.000

223,000

200,000

175,000

153,000

142,000

136,000

142,000

150,000

149,000

151,000

153,000

145,000

135,000

120,000

104,000

102.000

111,000

112,000

113,000

115,000

4,534,000

146,300

1.02

1.17

Apr.

114.000

122,000

137,000

150,000

153,000

167,000

175,000

178,000

167,000

156,000

143,000

^136,000

130,000

128,000

130,000

134,000

134,000

146,000

157,000

179,000

203,000

222,000

243,000

260,000

269.000

257,000

241,000

218,000

194,000

172,000

5,215,000

173,800

1.21

1.35

May

159,000

145,000

144,000

143,000

148,000

161,000

175,000

182,000

183,000

183,000

180,000

178,000

173,000

166,000

153,000

142,000

136,000

125,000

110,000

98,oqg

96,800

85,700

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

June July

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

95,400

116,000

115,000

71,400

-

-

-

-

Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1953 : Max 420,000 Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54 : Max 269,000 Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

3889Z6 O - 56 - 37
566 BAY CREEK BASIN

Hayes Creek at Glendale, 111.

Location. Lat 37°27'25", long 88°40'05", in SW^SWj sec. 21, T. 12 S., R. 5 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge at Glendale, 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 18.9 sq mi.

Records available. May 1949 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 375.14 ft (corrected) above mean sea level, 

"Saturn of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 32.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 11.68 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 3,020 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 14.32 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs; no flow for many days in 1952-54.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, whinh are poor.

161

249

390

640

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

TJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.!

.1

0

0 

0

0

0.2

0.01

0.00053

0.0004

Nov.

0

TJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0»o

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.2

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.5

0.02

0.0011

0.001

Dec.

0

TJ

.1

.1

.9

8.1

175

.7

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

12.6

0.41

0.022

0.02

Jan.

0

TJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

.4

9.1

19

4.0

1.5

1.1 *377

*90

19

10

8.3

8.6

183

113

23

15 

10

898.3

29.0

1.53

1.77

Feb.

4.9

4.0

3.3

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.7

134

70

18

24

160

28

15

13

13

9.6

6.5

5.7

6.2

-

530.3

18.9

1.00

1.04

Mar.

5.3

4.4

5.0

4.4

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1 *T7?

2.6

3.3

2.8

2.2

2.4

10

65

28

12

8.4

9.6 

35

15

245.8

7.93

0.420

0.48

Apr.

8.3

6.1

4.8

3.9

6.8

434

84

120

26

16

12

8.9

7.2

6.5

*6.6

35

20

12

9.0

6.6

5.2

4.4

4.5

3.9

3.3

2.6

11

12

6.2 

7.6

894.4

29.8

1.58

1.76

May

71

350

170

37

23

19

130

34

20

13

9.4

*6.5

4.5

3.4

2.5

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.5

JL*

.4

.4

.4

.8

13 

6.6

2 8"

926.1

29.9

1.58

1.82

June

1.8

3.4

54

13

5.3

1.6

.9

3.2

2.6

3.4

2.6

1.4

.8

.6 *.s

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

§0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

96.9

3.23

0.171

0.19

July

(*)

0

0

0

0

Aug.

1.4

1.5

.3

.1

10

5.0

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*6.0

16

1.4

.6

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

43.2

1.39

0.074

0.09

Sept.

 50

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

2.5

ii§

.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.6

8.3

0.28

0.015

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 945 Min 0 Mean 13.6 Cfsm 0.720 In. 9.76

Water year 1953-54: Max 434 Mln 0 Mean 10.0 Cfsm 0.529 In. 7.19

Peak discharge (base. 800 efs).--Apr. 6 (2:30 p.m.) 1,110 cfs (11.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite July 21 to Sept. 30j discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records, engineers' notes, and records for Sugar Creek near Dixon Springs and Big Creek near 

Wetaug.
BAY CREEK BASIN 567

Sugar Creek near Dixon Springs, 111.

Location.--Lat 37°24'56", long 88°40'25", in NEtrSE^ sec. 5, T. 13 S., R. 5 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of county road bridge, 6.6 mile downstream from outlet of Lake 

Clendale, 2 miles north of Dixon Springs, and 6$ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--9.70 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1950 to September 1954.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 375.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 984 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 6.16 ft)- no flow 

for many days.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 1,440 cfs Mar. 17, Dec. 6, 1951; maximum gage height 

7.73 ft Dec. 6, 1951; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records good. Occasional regulation by Lake Glendale.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

.2 

1.0 

2.8 

5.6

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

15

31

54

99

292

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

o

T>

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

i.0

1.0

n.o

1.0

1.0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.4

0.17

0.018

0.02

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

o n

0

0

0

.9

lil

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.1

0.07

0.0072

0.008

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

1.6

2.2

.3

.1

.1

*154

11

3.4

1.9

1.5

1.9

147

33

9.6

5.6

3.4

2.3

379.1

12.2

1.26

1.45

Feb.

1.9

1.5

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

t!

.8

1.0

10

55 *13

7.7

71

76

12

5.6

4.8

4.8

3.9

2.4

2.1

1.9

-

281.3

10.0

1.03

1.08

Mar.

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.2

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

1.2

1.5

.7

.4

.3

.3

*.5

.6

.5

.4

.5

.5

6.0

46

17

7.3

4.5

3.4

3.4

2.4

108.2

3.49

0.3GO

0.41

Apr.

1.7

1.5

1.0

ii 473

2T7.

30

31

12

8.1

5.3

3.6

3.1

2.6

*3.6

20

9.4

6.4

3.9

2.8

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.4

2.1

3.1

388.3

12.9

1.33

1.49

May

26

190

64

14

6.9

5.6

89

15

7.3

4.2

2.8

*2.1

1.5

1.4

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

?

tl

.2

.3

.2

13

5.0

2.1

456.4

14.7

1.52

1.75

June

0.9

4.3

36

4.4

2.1

1.2

.8

.5

.5

.7

.4

.2

.2

.1 *.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

52.9

1.76

0.181

0.20

July

(*)

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*.9

3.1

.2

.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

5.2

0.17

0.018

0.02

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.s!.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.4

1.1

0.04

0.0041

0.004

Calendar year 1953: Max 424 Min 0 Mean 5.51 Cfsm 0.568 In. 7.72

Water year 1953-54: Max 217 Min 0 Mean 4.60 Cfsm 0.474 In. 6.43

Peak discharge (base. 650 cfs). Apr. 6 (10 a.m.) 984 cfs (6.16 ft)j May 2 (7 a.m.) 654 cfs (4.68 ftT. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
568

OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Metropolis, 111.

Location. Lat 37°08'51", long 88°44'27", near center of span on downstream side of pier 

or Paducah & Illinois Railroad bridge at Metropolis, Massac County, 9| miles downstream 

from Tennessee River and 37 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. £03.000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1934 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey.

Occasional discharge measurements 1881 to 1924 and daily discharge since January 1928 

in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 276.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Dec. 22, 1936, water-stage recorders (temporary installations) at 

Paducah, Ky., Metropolis, Joppa, 111., and dam 52. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 

near Grand Chain, 0.5 mile upstream from dam 53 and 18 miles downstream from base gage. 

Prior to May 29, 1936, auxiliary staff gages at dam 53.

Average discharge. 20 years (1934-54), 262,300 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 548,000 cfs Jan. 27; maximum gage height, 

37.20 ft Jan. 27; minimum daily discharge, 24,900 cfs Oct. 1.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 1,780,000 cfs Feb. 1, 1937 (total discharge including 

overflow through Bay Creek and Cache River Valleys, 1,850,000 cfs); maximum gage 

height, 66.60 ft Feb. 2, 1937; minimum daily discharge, 20,600 cfs Oct. 8, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Flow partly regulated by many dams and reservoirs.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September is54

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

34,900 

32,800 

30, 100 

31, 200 

40,800

43,700 

40,300 

36,400 

33,500 

41,100

34,700 

31,400 

33,700 

35,400 

49.000

35,400 

40, 600 

39,500 

38,000 

38,400

38,900 

37,800 

38,300 

38,100 

34, 700

35,600 

41,300 

42,600 

41,000 

39,200 

38,900

$1,157.3 

37,330

Nov.

38,700 

* 38, 200 

40,800 

40,200 

40, 200

38,400 

39, 600 

41,900 

41,900 

42,000

44,000 

44,300 

44,700 

41,000 

37,900

37,900 

37,200 

36,900 

55.900 3fi,6o6

39,100 

41,200 

56,200 

45, 500 

48,500

44,600 

48, 100 

44,500 

49,800 

*47,100

H.264.3 

42,140

Dec.

49,400 

45. 600 

46, 700 

57,900 

55,800

63,200 

66,100 

55, 600 

65,500 

76,800

81,900 

70, 400 

67,200 

81,900 

89,200

81,000 

84,000 

83,600 

83,800 

78 , 600

81,700 

85,000 

78,000 

63,900 

63,300

75,800 

77,100 

76,100 

68,300 

73,900 

78,100

t2,205.4 

71,140

Jan.

72,000 

58,900 

67,660 

*68,100 

74,000

73,700 

71,200 

72,400 

65, 900 

66,400

71,300 

75,400 

79,200 

85,900 

92,400

126,000 

204,000 

278,000 

320,000 

337,000

379,000 

415,000 

451,000 

498,000 

529,000

538,000 

545,000

536,000 

532,000 

516,000 

490,000

*7,787.8 

251,200

Feb.

436,000

349,000 

273,000 

219,000 

193,000

157,000 

144,000 

124,000 

*119,000 

118,000

106,000 

103,000 

106,000 

102,000 

97.500

108,000 

127,000 

132,000 

182,000 

194,000

224,000 

239,000 

239,000 

227,000 

213,000

200,000 

158,000 

192,000

*5,081.5 

181,500

Mar.

204,000 

232,000 

256,000 

253,000 

247,000

238,000 

244,000 

269,000 

293,000 

318,000

329,000

324,000 

310,000 

280,000 

256,000

228,000 

 211,000 

2O2,OOO 

210,000 

223,000

226,000 

222,000 

212,000 

200,000 

211,000

229,000 

230,000 

230,000 

219,000 

199,000

*7,507 

242,200

Apr.

203,000 

196,000 

201,000 

207,000 

217,000

232,000 

250,000 

258,000 

254,000 

237,000

221,000 

209,000 

200,000 

194,000 

188,000

198,000 

222,000 

248,000 

279,000 

303,000

"314,000 

316,000 

323,000 

333,000 

351,000

350,000 

344,000 

327,000 

309,000 

294,000

*7,783 

259,400

May

276,000 

259,000 

249,000 

238,000 

237,000

245,000 

273,000 

279,000 

282,000 

287,000

277,000 

271,000 

267,000 

252,000 

255,000

253,000 

244,000 

229,000 

214,000 

199,000

188,000 

174,000 

155,000 

" 131,000 

124,000

109,000 

113,000 

98,000 

103,000 

96,100 

96,406

*6,473.5 

208,800

June

97,000 

105, 000 

125,000 

131,000 

136,000

138,000 

127,000 

122,000 

123,000 

114,000

114,000 

103,000 

107,000 

120,000 

121,000

122,000 

115,000 

115,000 

123,000 

135,000

146,000 

148,000

137,000 

113,000 

96,400

104,000 

97,600 

98,600 

82,200 

76,600

13,492. 4 

116,400

July

*67,800 

58,100 

62,400 

61 , 600 

65, 700

78,000 

69,200 

62,500 

65, 500 

65,100

52,800 

66,000 

71,200 

63,100 

67,700

64,900 

63,200 

76,100 

75,100 

76,400

95,600 

105,000 

112,000 

125,000 

122,000

133,000 

147,000 

155,000

137,000 

61,800 

50*700

*2,576.5 

83,110

Aug.

49,000 

* 62, 666 

75,500 

68,200 

69,800

85,300 

101,000 

107,000

99,200 

94,800

102,000 

103,000 

77,400 

72,800 

73,700

70,100 

60,100 

73,300 

83,300 

84,800

91,300 

87,700 

88,500 

94,300 

90, 700

87,000 

76,900 

101,000 

99,600 

106,000 

98,900

1-2,634.2 

84,970

Sept.

87,800 

76,700 

53,800 

55,200 

66,900

66,400 

*61,000 

67,200 

52,600 

48,000

47,300 

46,800 

54,266 

53, 400 

48,900

48,100 

48,300 

48,000 

49,000 

74,000

105,000 

105,000 

115,000

81,' 800

73,700 

60, 200 

61,500 

63,300 

52,200

H.964.5 

65,480

Calendar year 1953: Max 612,000 Mln 24,900 Mean 196,100 Cfsm 0.966 In. 13.11 

Water year 1953-54: Max 545,000 Mln 24,900 Mean 136,800 Cfsm 0.674 In. 9.15

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.
CACHE RIVER BASIN 569

Cache River at Forman, 111.

Location. Lat 37°21'00", long 88°54'50", In NEtr sec. 31, T. 13 S., R. 3 E., on left bank

75 ft upstream from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge at Forman and 1 mile

downstream from Dutchman Creek. 

Drainage area. 242 sq mi.

Records available. October 1922 to September 1954. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 333.77 ft above mean

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1932, chain gage at site 75 ft downstream

at same datum. Oct. 1, 1932, to July 24, 1939, chain gage or wire-weight gage at site

75 ft downstream at datum 1.00 ft lower. 

Average discharge. 30 years (1924-54), 307 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,500 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 8.00 ft); no flow

for many days.

1922-54: Maximum discharge, 9,630 cfs (revised) Mar. 12, 1935 (gage height, 17.99

ft, present datum, from graph based on gage readings); no flow at times.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised,

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply

papers indicated.

WSP

563

603

623

643

663

683

698

743

758

783

803

853

873

Water 

year

1923

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1933

1934

1935

1936

1938

1939

Date

Feb

Mar

Nov

Mar

Dec

Jan

Jan

Jan

Mar

Mar

Apr

Apr

Mar

. 3,

. 17,

 8,

. 19,

. 15,

. 26,

. 15,

. 1,

. 28,

. 12,

. 7,

. 1,

. 6,

1923

1925

1925

1927

1927

1929

1930

1933

1934

1935

1936

1938

1939

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,890

1,040

2,110

8,140

6,380

8,950

4,630

6,860

950

9,630

2,780

3,260

4,310

Gage height 

(feet)

13.30

t9.15

112.12

116.10

115.00

116. 62

113.86

116.33

110.02

117.99

113.16

113.76

114.56

t From graph based on gage readings.

Remarks. Records good. Flow of lower part of Cache River basin was diverted from Ohio 

River to Mississippi River beginning Oct. 31, 1950, through diversion channel of 

Mounds-Mound City flood-protection project. Flow of upper part of Cache River basin, 

including flow past this station, continues to discharge to the Ohio River, passing 

through Post Creek cutoff directly to the Ohio River instead of through the original 

channel of Cache River.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 623: 1923-24. WSP 823: 1934-35, drainage area. WSP 1205: 

1923-24, 1927-30.Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the 

water years 1925, 1928, 1931, 1933, 1937-39, superseding those published in WSP 603, 

663, 713, 743, 823, 853, and 873, are given herein. Complete tables of daily discharges are given for water years 1937-38, but only revised discharges are given for 

other water years.

Date

1924 

Nov. 16

1928 

July 16

1930 

Dec. 15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Discharge

34 

54

25 

22 

20 

18 

17 

16 

15 

14 

13 

13

Date

1930 -Con. 

Dec. 25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

1932 

Dec. 31

1933 

Jan. 1 

2 

3 

May 16

Discharge

12 

12 

18 

20 

21 

20 

18

5,180

6,7OO 

5.180 

3,890 

4,030

Month

Water year 1924-25. .......

July 1928.......

Water year 192 

Calendar year

Calendar year 

Water year 193( 

December 1932. .

r-28........

L928... . ....

3-31 ........

January 1933

May. ........................

July. ........... r ...........

Water year 193 

Calendar year

June 1939

>-33........

L933........

July. ...........,--.......--

Water year 193 

Calendar year

3-39........

L939........

Cfs-days

-

:

-

_

1

2,756.9 

538.3 

99,070.5 

99,002.2

Maximum

38 

960

4,310 

6,080 

5,480

53 

4,590 

1,630

5,180 

5,180

6,700 

4,030 

494 

6,700 

6,700

476 

127 

4,170 

4,170

Date

1933-Con. 

May 17 

July 24 

25

1939 

June 22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

July 1 

. 2

Minimum

6.0 

.3

8.5 

.1 

.1

9.4 

0

0

62 

1.0

135 

166 

2.7 

.6 

.6

8.8 

3.0 

.1 

.1

Discharge

3,500 

3.0 

31

266 

92 

42 

26 

18 

12 

10 

11 

412 

127 

33

Mean

15.1 

111

445 

501 

391

19.5 

228 

66.6

718 

364

1,296 

1,166 

45.6 

489 

384

91.9 

17.4 

271 

271

Date

1939-Con. 

July 3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

16 

17 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Discharge

15 

11 

7.2 

7.0 

6,8 

5.9 

6.8 

5.1 

4.9 

5.3 

5.1 5.5- 

5.5 

5.7 

8.2 

51

Per square 

mile

0.062 

.459

1.84 

2.07 

1.62

.081 

.942

.275

2.97 

1.50

5.36 

4.82 

.188 

2.02 

1.59

.380 

.072 

1.12 

1.12

Runoff in 

inches

0.07 

6.20

2.12 

28.21 

21.97

.09 

12.75 

3.75

3.42 

20.47

6.18 

5.56 

.22 

27.43 

21.56

.42 

.08 

15.20 

15.19
570 CACHE RIVER BASIN

Cache River at Forman, 111 Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1937

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

36

15

11

7.8

6.4

4.5

3.1

2.7

2.2

1.8

8.3

3.S

2.7

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.1

*10S 105"

28

6.7

5.4

4.4

3.3

2.7

2.0

1.5

1.6

3.5

7.8

10

406.1

13.1

0.054

0.06

Nov.

13

14

11

14

20

13

8.6

6.0

55B~ 4.5

702

27?

136

34

21

19

17

15

13

12

9.7

8.4

8.1

7.6

7.4

7.1

6.7

6.0

5.4

5.0

1,974.5

65.8

0.272

0.30

Dec.

4.7

4.3

4.2

4.0

3.6

16

109

127

86

60

54

33

16

14

12

11

9.7

15

19

*15

13

12

12

12

11

10

9.7

12

136

230

666

1,741.2

56.2

0.23Z

0.27

Jan.

864

792

558

386

210

163

34T.

630

828

1,050

1,050

1,030

990

1,350

*6,860

*7,980

6,380

*5,180

*4,170

3,040

2,670

6,860

5,330

4,170

3,140

2,500

2,080

1,860

 1,660

*1,540

al,430

77,092

2,487

10.3

11.87

Feb.

al,550

al,280

al,190

al,130

al,070

al.030

a972

a936

a882

 864

*828

*756

a684

a594

a505

a420

a341

a 294

a261

a240

a220

200

181

172

163

163

145 145~

_

-------

17,016

608

2.51

2.61

Mar.

136

ITT

127

127

118

118

118

104

100

91

78

73

64

60

60

57

54

50

47

47

60

60

57

54

64

73

68

64

60

54

44

2,414

77.9

0.322

0.37

Apr.

41

38

37

30

14?

386

576

505

386

283

272

200

127

127

104

96

82

57

54

47

68

341

294

522

738

522

294

261

230

594

7,457

249

1.03

1.15

May

1,150

1,430

2,940

5.040 2,67~6~

2,420

2,080

1,460

*1,070

810

702

522

420

370

328

,?61

220

172

702

505

471

437

403

355

328

272

220

154

118

96

64

26,190

845

3.49

4.02

June

54

44

38

328

370

294

261

200

136

355

720

505

403 355

283

294

666

648

a488

341

250

154

*60

50

41

34

28

21

16

14

7,451

248

1.02

1.15

July

13

12

12

57

210

190

100

38

24

17

14

14

15

14

13

12

12

68

73

516

272

 91

31

18

12

10

8.7

7.4

6.5

5.6

5 2

1,691.4

54.6

0.226

0.26

Aug.

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.3

7.9

7.6

4.5

3.2

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.5 16 

~7.l

6.9

5.6

4.8

4.3

3.0

2.5 2 3

111.2

3.59

0.015

0.02

Sept.

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

4.3

4.2

2.4

1.7

1.5

1.2

a. 8

.3

75

.4

.5

.6

.7

1.5

250

130" 316

 22

16

828.2

27.6

0.114

0.13

Calendar year 1936: Max 2,600 Min 0 Mean 105 Cfsm 0.434 In. 5.88

Water year 1936-37: Max 7,980 Min 0.3 Mean 396 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.21

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements and records for 

Ohio River at Qolconda.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Ohio River Jan. 25 to Feb. 25. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1937 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

9.7

7.9

8.1

7.1

5.2

26

127

17

8.1

6.5

5.2

4.2

5.0

2.8

2.4

1.9

485 

720

547T

570

283

210

136

91

54

28

24

22

19

14

3,233.1

104

0.430

0.50

Nov.

12 

11

11

12

8.4

7.1

6.3

8.9

68B4"

50

41

17

22

20

17

14

11

9.7

8.9

8.7

8.1

7.6

6.7

5.6

3.5

4^

15

25

25

528.6

17.6

0.075

0.08

Dec.

24

22

19

 16

14

12

11

10

8.9

7.9

6.9

6.0

4.8

77T

8.7

11

250

846

a520

a700

a560

a500

457

586

261

200

165

145

145

114

100

5,816.5

188

0.777

0.89

Jan.

145 

165

127

100

82

68

60

57

50

47

44

41

38

36

30

28

27

26

24

22

505

864

612

918

1,050

1,010

900

702

558

774

;U230

10,538

335

1.38

1.59

Feb.

1,520 

1,110

936

 846

756

648

505

586

516

272

220

220

220

3~55~ 181

650

612

918

1,190

1,190

1,050

954

900

774

650

522

403

505

_

18,369

656

2.71

2.82

Calendar year 1937: Max 7,980 Min 0.3

Mar.

240 

230

240

250

200

181

154

156

118

555

576

516

285

758

702

684

558

454

 316

a260

a240

a220

a200

a!70

a!60

alSO

127

100

370

2,210

11,782

580

1.57

1.81

Apr.

3,140 

2,500

1,710

1,230

954

720

576

702

882

648

454

316

250

220

200

154

127

114

96

96

86

73

50

44

41

58

56

50

24

22_

15,595

518

2.14

2.59

May

75 

57

34

26

21

15

14

13

16

19

17

15

11

8.9

7.9

7.4

6.9

*7.6

8.7

8.9

7.9

6.5

145 

505

540

403

283

240

145

82

54

2,798.7

90.3

0.373

0.43

June

44 

34

23

19

16

14

12

11

8.7

6.9

305

1,190

1,400

1,580

1,430

1,210

929

776

759

572

444

322

240

183

152

122

107

97

88

74

12,168.6

406

1.68

1.87

July

60 

36

31

29

25

22

19

17

16

14

13

12

 11

9.4

8.0

7.0

5.7

142

112

70

22

12

9.1

8.0

7.0

5.9

4.9

5TT

397

IBT

107

1,389.7

44.8

0.185

0.21

Aug.

279 

492

397

295

205

152

117

88

60

45

21

16

12

11

9.7

8.5

8.0

7.0

6.3

5.9

5.5

5.1

4.5

4.2

5.6

5.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

2 5

n?r oo

2,555.0

76.0

0.514

0.56

Sept.

58 

12

6.5

5.9

4.9

4.4

4.2

a5.5

a2.8

a2.0

*al.3

al.2

a4S 

aSO a4B"

a40

a55

a50

a40

a55

a!5

a6.5

5.1

5.0

1.9

1.9

al.8

al.6

al.4

al.2

458.9

14.6

0.060

0.07

Mean 410 Cfsm 1.69 In. 25.05

Water year 1937-58: Max 3,140 Min 1.2 Mean 232 Cfsm 0.959 In. 15.02

Peak discharge (base, 1.600 cfs). Apr. 1 (2 a.m.) 5,260 cfs (15.76 ft)j June 14 (5 p.m.) 1,620 

cfs (11.50 ft)7

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Big Muddy 

River at Murphysboro and Kaskaskia River at Vandalia.
CACHE RIVER BASIN 

Cache River at Forman, 111. Continued

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

571

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5

1.

3.

4.

10

23

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

52

111

196

310

820

1,250

1,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.3

.3

.2 

.2

.4

.5

TT

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0~0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

.1

0

0

5.0

0.16

0.00066

0.0008

Nov.

00~

0 

0

.2

.6

.6 

.5

.4

.3

*.3

.3

.4

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.3

.2

.2

.4

1.3

5.2

375

2.4

2.1

19.8

0.66

0.0027

0.003

Dec.

1.6

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

93sr

54

30

16

10

6.4

4.3

3.3

2.4

2.1

 1.9

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

Tff

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

306.7

9.89

0.041

0.05

Jan.

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2 

1.0

rrr

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.2

2.4

9.0

60

35

31

38

695

945

*555"

141

58

36

77

220

101

74

50

32

3,007.0

97.0

0.401

0.46

Feb.

22

18

15 

12

10

8.7

7.2 

6.2

5.7

5.2

4.7

4.0

3.6

3.5

5.5

236

*608

422

252

808

532

286

156

87

64

49

40

53

-

3,682.1

132

0.545

0.57

Mar.

30

27

25 

22

21

20

19 

18

17

16

15

14

13

11

10

9.0

8.1

*7.5

7.2

B7T

9.6

11

13

35

97

96

152 ~SG

50

75

58

973.1

31.4

0.150

0.15

Apr.

42

37

29 

22

li

829

1,420 

8S5

558

385

248

179

156

108

*92

188

579

240

154

92

68

55

56

66

74

50

46

41

56

50

6,574

219

0.905

1.01

May

41

507

595

FT?

282

152

326 

292

192

118

82

*60

48

38

31

26

22

19

17

14

13

12

9.9

9.0

8.1

7.8

7.2

BT

138

134

87

3,571.4

115

0.475

0.55

June

35

22

1.190 

890

545

520

448 

310

315

348

268

142

84

57

*43

40

62

49

28

20

15

12

IS

372

272

110

56

32

20

14

6,357

211

0.872

0.97

July

9.9 TT5

5.7 

4.3

3.6

3.0

2.2 

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.7

1.4

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

Tff

3.5

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.2

 1.3

1.2

. s

.5

67.5

2.18

0.0090

0.01

Aug.

17

13

4.3 

1.9

2.0

4.0

2.5 

1.8

2.8

6.2

4.0

2.7

1.9

1.2

.9

.7

.5

.4

*12

294

172

126

127

28

9.6

5.0

2.7

1.8

1.7

60

45

952.6

30.7

0.127

0.15

Sept.

17

11

6.0 

3.5

2.2

1.5

1.2 

.9

1.2

.9

.6

.5

TT

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

15

448 iro

143

37

16

9.3

6.2

4.5

3.8

*5.5

1,147.4

58.2

0.158

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,400 Min 0 Mean 105 CfBm 0.434 In. 5.87

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,420 Min 0 Mean 73.0 CfBm 0.302 In. 4.10

Peak discharge (base. 1.60O cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
572 RECORDS AVAILABLE ON LAKES IN INDIANA

For several years records of the water-surface elevation of many of the lakes in 

Indiana have been collected by the Geological Survey under cooperative agreements with 

the Indiana Department of Conservation, Division of Water Resources. These records have 

not been published but are available in the files of the district office of the Geological 

Survey in Indianapolis, Ind. In general, the records are based on once-daily readings of 

a staff gage by a local observer and consist of daily, monthly, and yearly mean water 

surface elevations as well as graphs showing the fluctuation in elevation. Discharge 

measurements, made at the outflow, are also available in some instances.

The lakes for which records have beer, collected are listed in the following table. 

The established level, sometimes referred to as the legal level, is that elevation set by 

the courts to which the average level of the lake is to be held; it is normally set at 

about the average level that has prevailed for a number of years prior to the establishment of the level.

Lakes In Indiana In the Ohio River basin for which records are available

Lake

Barbee Lake near North Webster. ..........

Beaver Dam Lake near Silver Lake .........

Gilbert Lake near Washington Center. .....

Horseshow Lake near Washington Center. . . .

Johnson Lake near Pierceton. .............

McClures Lake near Silver Lake. ..........

Ogle Lake near Brown County State Park. . .

Palestine Lake near Palestine. ...........

Robinson Lake near Pierceton. ............

Sawmill Lake near North Webster. .........

Smalley Lake near Washington Center. .....

Starve Hollow Lake near Vallonia. ........

Webster Lake at North Webster. ...........

Yellow Creek Lake near Silver Lake. ...... 

Zink Lake near Rochester .................

County

Kosciusko

Kosclusko

Whltley

Pulaskl

Kosciusko

Whltley

Noble

Kosoiusko

Kosciusko

Alien

Noble 

Whitley

Kosciusko

Noble 

Posey

Kosciusko

Pulton

Starke

Noble

Whitley

Wabash

Marshall

Kosciusko 

Noble

Kosoiusko

Whitley

Fulton

Brown 

Whitley

Kosciusko

Noble

Kosciusko

Pulaski

Kosciusko 

Kosciusko

Whltley

Kosclusko

Kosciusko

Whltley

Kosoiusko

Noble

Noble

Jackson 

Kosciusko

Whitley

Noble

Kosclusko 

Whitley

Kosciusko 

Fulton

Drainage 

area 

( square 

miles)

41.4 

36.4

1.89 

6.77

3.47

5.19

2.56

1.62

.75

8.93

1.32

.38

2.13

.62

.39 

1.42

.56

7.14

1.39

38.1

_

.64

11.2

2.7O

.99

9.48

.45

43.38

11.1

.49

6.47

3.13'

39.7

32.5

4.07

1.78

.83

46.5

.18

1.12

4.47

.32

32.6 

4,74

6.14 

118

5.62

11.5

54. 0 

.59

32.1

8.50 

.26

Surface 

area 

(acres)

249 

20

137 

204

236

202

64

131

112

112

172

58

68

41

15

43

23 

88

40

60

145

15 

253

10 

631

28

40

39

190

37

34

1,650

26 

41

1,700

24

46

92

16 

32

400 

184

1O

115

1,400

22

45 

48

125

23

39

40

111

91

29

61 

87

170 

1,640

5

94

11

566 

28

529

127 

19

Established 

levels*

837.50 

878.52

868.95 

897.83

850 . 28

723.69

848.88

9O1.90

827.75

905.69

789 . 69

_

_

783.20

910.96

_

785 . 85

901.80

778.41

_

751.19

895.14

865 . 74

733.12

865.85

_

842.67

903.91

793.91

898. O7

_

843.12

.

851 . 09 

847.29

9O1 . 9O

837 . 5O

841.57

907.04

861.73

_

793.42

836.40

_

905.41

852.75 

865.39

811. OS

860.50

Records 

available

1945-49 

1945-50

1947-52 

1943-54

1945-54

1943-52

1947-52

1942-49

1945-54

1945-54

1943-52

1945-51

1954

1945-54

1945-53

1954 

1945-52

1954

1952-54

1945-52

1945-54 

1949-54

1954 

1942-54

1954

1945-51

1942-54

1947-52

1948-49

1942-54

1945-52 

1954

1943-52

1945-52

1945-54

1949-54

1954 

1954

1945-51

1943-54

1954

1945-50 

1949-54

1946-52

1945-54

1945-54

1942-54

1947-54

1952-54

1943-54 

1945-54

1945-54 

1942-54

1945-52

1952-54

1942-54 

1945-52

1943-54

1945-52 

1952-54

* Elevation, in feet, above mean sea level.
REVISIONS OF RECORDS OF DISCONTINUED STATIONS" 573

Middle Fork at Midvale, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°56'20", long 80°05'25", at Midvale station on Coal & Coke Railway 

(Baltimore & Ohio), Randolph County, 1 mile downstream from Ellamore and 2 miles 

downstream from Laurel Creek.

Drainage area. 122 sq ml.

Records available. May 1915 to September 1942 (discontinued).

Gage. Wire-weight gage. Datum of gage Is 1,812.59 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Jan. 20, 1936, staff gage a third of a mile upstream at a different 

datum.

Average discharge.--27 years (1915-42), 282 cfs (revised).

Extremes.--1915-42: Maximum discharge, 11,400 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 18.5 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings!, from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on 

basis of logarithmic plotting; no flow Sept. 15-25, 1930.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

453 

603 

623 

643 

663 

683

Water 

year

1917 

1925 

1926 

1927 

1928 

1929

Date

Mar. 12, 1917 

Mar. 19, 1925 

Oct. 25, 1925 

Dec. 21, 1926 

June 20, 1928 

Nov. 30, 1928

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,220 

2,260 

3,700 

3,700 

6,740 

3,760

Gage height 

(feet)

10.67 

7.46 

9.87 

9.93 

14.3 

9.98

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1915, 1927, and 1941, superseding those published in WSP 643, and 923, are given 

herewith.

July 6, 1915........... 831

Dec. 21, 1926........... 3,440

Dec. 22, 1926........... 2,600

June 29, 1941........... 17

a Omitted from WSP 433.

Month

Calendar year 1926. ..... 

Water year 1926-27. .....

Water year 1940-41. ..... 

Calendar year 1941......

Cfs-days

:

69,190.8 

62,542.8

Maximum

3,440 

3.440

2,000 

2,000

Minimum

7.5 

14

1.3 

1.3

Mean

362 

420

190 

171

Per square 

mile

2.97 

3.44

1.88

1.56 

1.40

Runoff In 

inches

7.54

40.29 

48.74

2.09

21.09 

19.07
574

REVISIONS OF RECORDS OF DISCONTINUED STATIONS

Tygart River at Petterman, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°21'00", long 80°02'30", at old highway bridge at Petterman, Taylor

County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Otter Creek and 4 miles downstream from 

Tygart Dam.

Drainage area. 1,304 sq mi.

Records available. June 1907 to May 1939 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 957.86 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1913. Prior to Oct. 15, 1932, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years (1907-38), 2,599 cfs.

Extremes.--1907-38: Maximum discharge, 74,300 cfs July 25, 1912 (gage height, 29.1 ft, 

 from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 36,000 cfs on basis of logarithmic

plotting, AfcTand velocity-area studies, and slope-area determination at gage height

24.85 ft; minimum discharge, 1.1 cfs Oct. 21, 1930 (gage height, 2.23 ft).

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised,

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply

papers indicated.

WSP

383 

403 

473 

503 

503 

583 

698 

728

Water 

year

1914 

1915 

1918 

1919 

1920 

1924 

1930 

1932

Date

Nov. 

Dec. 

Mar. 

Jan. 

Jan. 

May 

Oct. 

Feb.

16, 1913 

21, 1914 

13, 1918 

2, 1919 

23, 1920 

12, 1924 

3, 1929 

4, 1932

Discharge 

(cfs)

44,100 

27,300 

51,900 

46,400 

30,200 

46,000 

42,600 

46,000

Gage height 

(feet)

22.1 

17.0 

24.1 

22.72 

18.0 

22.60 

21.68 

22.6

Remarks. Plow completely regulated by Tygart Dam since May 1938.

Revisions (water years). WSP 683: 1929. WSP 823: Drainage area. Revised figures of 

discharge., in cubic feet per second, for the water years 1908, 1915, 1925, and 1933, 

superseding those published in WSP 283, 403, 603, and 743, are given herewith:

Month

Calendar year 1908. .....

Water year 1914-15...... 

Calendar year 1915. .....

Water year 1924-25. ..... 

Calendar year 1925. .....

Water year 1932-33. ..... 

Calendar year 1933......

Maximum

20,300

22,600 

24,800

15,700 

19,800

20,200 

20,200

Minimum

12

28 

108

44 

44

42

112

Mean

3,320

2,503

1,930 

2,260

1,890 

2,370

2,780 

2,950

Per square 

mile

2.55

1.92

1.48 

1.73

1.45 

1.82

2.13 

2.26

402 ..

Runoff in 

inches

34.67

26.14

20.07 

23.51

19.63 

24.66

6.17

28.96 

30.68
REVISIONS OP RECORDS OP DISCONTINUED STATIONS 575

Bluestone River at Lilly, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°35'05", long 80°57'55", at Lilly, Summers County, 1,200 ft downstream 

from Little Bluestone River and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 438 sq ml.

Records available. August 1908 to September 1916, October 1929 to April 1948 (discontinued) .

Gage. Staff gage. Datum of gage is 1,433.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

[levels by the Virginia Power Co.).

Average discharge. 26 years (1908-16, 1929-47), 472 cfs.

Extremes. 1908-16. 1929-48: Maximum discharge, 16,600 cfs Mar. 25, 1935, Feb. 14, 1948 

(gage height, 11.0 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs 

by logarithmic plotting; probably no flow Aug. 10, 1915 (gage height, 0.0 ft).

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1934(M) , 1935(M) . Revised 

figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year 1909, superseding 

those published in WSP 536, are given herewith.

Month

Calendar year 1909 ......

Maximum

4,360

Minimum

20

Mean

505

Per square 

mile

1.15

Runoff In 

inches

1.99

17.82

15.64
576 REVISIONS OP RECORDS OF DISCONTINUED STATIONS

Tug Pork at Kernit, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°50'15", long 82°24'35" at highway bridge at Kernit, Mingo County, 

1 nile downstream from Wolf Creek and 2 miles upstream from Marrowbone Creek.

Drainage area. 1,240 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1915 to September 1917, October 1917 to December 1920 (gage 

heights only), December 1928 to September 1934 (discontinued).

Gage. Chain gage. Datum of gage is 574.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1912. 

"June 1, 1915,to Dec. 30, 1920, staff gage at same site and datum. Dec. 21, 1928, 

to July 27, 1932, chain gage at sane site at datum 0.2 ft lower.

Average discharge.--? years (1915-17, 1929-34), 1,440 cfs.

Extremes.--1915-20, 1929-34: Maximum discharge observed, about 51,400 cfs Jan. 20, 1918 

(gage height, 38.8 ft), from rating curve extended above 36,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 14 cfs Oct. 22, 1930 (gage height, 2.43 ft).

Maximum stage known, 46.7 ft, at unknown date prior to 1915.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1933 has been revised to 

14,300 "cTs Teb. 20, 1933 (gage height, 20.5 ft), superseding figure published in 

WSP 743.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

T9To, 1933, and 1934, superseding those published in WSP 433, 743 and 758, are given 

herewith:

1915 

Dec. 14.

1932

Dec. 17. 

18.

1932-Con. 

Dec. 19..

350

330

1934 

Feb. 17. ......... 156

July 3.......... 290

Month

Wat r year 1915-16. .... 

Cal ndar year 1916.....

Decem er 1932. ...........

Cal ndar year 1932..... 

Water year 1932-33.....

Water year 1933-34.....

Maximum

20,600 

14,700

25,900 

12,200

26,000

Minimum

75

110

27 

34

35

Mean

1,830 

1,650

1,420 

1,500

1,240

Per square

mile

1.48 

1.33

1.15 

1.21

1.00

Runoff in 

inches

20.01 

18.10

15.64 

16.47

13.59
REVISIONS OF RECORDS OF DISCONTINUED STATIONS 577

Embarass River at Lawrenceville, 111.

Location.--Lat 38°43'25" . long 87°39'50", in NE^SWi sec. 5, T. 3 N., R. 11 W., on U. S. 

Highway 50, 1 mile east of Lawrenceville and 11 miles above mouth.

Drainage area.--2,260 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1930 to November 1933 (discontinued).

Gage 

"1929.

Extremes.--1930-33: Maximum discharge, about 18,400 cfs May 19, 1933 (gage height, 22.17 

ft, backwater from Wabash River); minimum, about 30 cfs Nov. 29, 1930.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1931 has been revised to 

6,160 cfs Sept. 3, 1931 (gage height, 15.88 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 

713. The minimum discharge for the water year 1933 has been revised to 58 cfs 

Oct. 25, 1932, supersed'ng figure published in WSP 743.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 728: 1931. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet 

per second, for the water years 1933-34, superseding those published in WSP 743, are 

given herewith:

Date

1333

July 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

30

31

Sept. 1

Discharge

127

129

123

123

113

111

108

111

111

108

106

100

120

1OO

93

91

87

104

129

127

120

115

Date

1933-Con.

Sept. 2

3

4

5

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

27

Discharge

111

108

112

121

125

104

99

90

86

84

104

125

120

115

91

81

73

66

64

66

69

125

Date

1933-Con.

Oct. 1

2

5

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

104

107

172

125

112

103

95

89

80

94

94

86

89

104

120

118

107

91

125

104

104

118

118

Date

1933-Con.

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

110

102

106

98

94

90

89

86

89

78

78

84

84

78

71

69

66

76

66

64

Month

October 1933 .................

Maximum

209

Minimum

80

Mean

122

Per square 

mile

.054

Runoff in 

inches

0.11

.07

.06
ova REVISIONS OF RECORDS OF DISCONTINUED STATIONS

Middle Fork Saline River near Harrisburg, 111.

Location. Lat 37°44'25", long 88°30'00", in NWvSWi sec. 13, T. 9 S., R. 6 E., at highway bridge 2 miles east of Harrisburg and 5 miles upstream from confluence with South 

ForK.

Drainage area. 198 sq mi.

Records available. October 1922 to September 1932 (discontinued).

Gage. --Chain gage. Datum of gage is 337.89 ft (revised) above mean sea level, datun of 

~1929.

Extremes. --1922-32: Maximum discharge (revised), 4,300 cfs Feb. 27, 1929 (gage height, 

22.00 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 26, 27, 1931.

Revisions. --The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

583 

603 

883

Water 

year

1924 

1925 

1929

Date

Dec.

Mar. 

Feb.

14, 1923 

15, 1925 

27, 1929

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,430 

1,390 

4,300 -

Gage height 

(feet)

19.80 

14.20 

22.00

Revisions (water years). Figures of daily discharge for the periods Feb. 1-18, Mar. 14- 

31, Dec. 17-20, 23-31, 1923, Jan. 1-28, Apr. 2-12, May 21-27, 1924, published in 

WSP 563 and 583, are considered to be in error owing to absence of sufficient information to make corrections for backwater from Ohio River and should not be used. Estimated monthly figures for these periods are given herein. Revised figures of discharge, 

in cubic feet per second, for the water years 1923, 1924, 1926-28, 1930-31, superseding figures published in WSP 553, 583, 623, 643, 863, 698, and 713, are given herewith:

Date

1923

Jan. 29

30

31

Apr. 1

2

Nov. 11

1924

Jan. 29

1926

Feb. 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Mar. 1

2

3

Apr. 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Discharge

868

623

453

12

12

22

21

97

189

319

97

1,240

2,100

1,140

301

82

42

26

636

151

62

18

18

12

10

21

Date

L926-Con.

Apr. 22

1927

June 1 2

1928

June 14

1930

Mar. B

7

a

9

10

May 5

6

7

a

9

10

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

28

14

1,340

22

120

85

85

44

1.7

1.2

1.1

.7

.5

.5

1.3

1.2

.9

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

Date

1930-Con.

May 31

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

29

30

July 1

2

3

4

5

6

Discharge

0 6

5

6

7

7

7

7

7

1 7

1 0

1 0

7

7

6

6

1 4

8

7

8

8

7

7

8

7

7

7

5

5

5

5

Date

193O-Con.

July 7

8

9

10

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Aug. 5

6

7

8

9

14

15

16

18

Discharge

0.5

.5

i!i.i .

i.

l!2

1.0

.9

4.3

Date

1930-Con.

Aug. 19

20

21

22

25

26

27

31

Oct. 1

2

S

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

19

20

21

28, 29*

30

31

Discharge

3.4

3.1

2.4

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

1.1

1.2

.8

.8

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.6

1.3

1.1

.8
REVISIONS OP RECORDS OF DISCONTINUED STATIONS 

Middle Fork Saline River near Harrisburg, 111. Continued

579

Revised figures of monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1923-24, 

1926-28, 1930-31

Month Maximum Mean Per square

mile

Runoff In 

Inches

January 1923.............. 2,060

February..................

March.....................

April..................... 2,470

Water year 1922-23...... -

November 1923............. 1,290

December.................. 3,310

Calendar year 1923...... -

January 1924..............

April.....................

May....................... 1,140

Water year 1923-24...... 3,310

Calendar year 1924...... -

February 1926............. 2,100

March..................... 1,240

April..................... 2,060

Water year 1925-26...... 3,150

Calendar year 1926...... ___-

June 1928................. 4,050

Water year 1927-28...... 4,050

Calendar year 1928...... 4,050

March 1930................ 1,240

May............ ........... 11

June...................... 290

July...................... 4.1

August.................... 4.3

Water year 1929-30...... 3,080

October 1930.............. 4.7

Calendar year 1930......

_ Water year 1930-31...... 2,360

460 

a613 

a425

410 

a236

2.32

3.10

2.15

2.07

1.19

160

a 1,018

331

.808

5.14

1.67

7.1

5.5

.6

a374

a55.6 

a!80 

a244

140

1.89

.281

1.23

.707

296

183

405

230

151

1.49

.924

2.05

.1.16

.763

3.4 

.4

1,399 

a298 

d305

7.07

1.51

1.54

166

2.39 

16.6

.716 

1.12 

a!98

1.64

149

54.7

.838

.012

.084

.0036

.0057

1.00

.0083

.753

.276

2.68

3.23

2.48

2.31

16.70

.90

5.93

22.71

2.18

.31

1.05

16.76

9.61

1.56

1.07

2.28

15.77

10.35

7.88

20.47

20.97

.97

.01

.09

.004

.007

13.58

.01

10.23

3.75

a Partly estimated.
580 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Measurements of streamflow In the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins made at points other than regular gaging stations are given In the following 

table. Most of these measurements were made during periods of base flow when streamflow 

Is primarily from ground-water storage. These measurements when correlated with the 

simultaneous discharge of a nearby stream where continuous records are available will give 

a picture of the low-flow potentiality of stream. For many sites measurements have been 

made In other years.

Determinations of peak flow at points other than regular gaging stations are given In 

a separate table on page 593.

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during the water year October 1953 to September 1954

Allegheny River basin-tributaries above Conewango Creek

Date

Sept. 14 

14

14

14 

16

14

Stream

Unnamed creek. . . 

Griffin Creek. . .

Nlnemlle Creek. .

East Branch 

Windfall Creek 

East Branch 

Tunungwant 

Creek. 

Sawmill Run. ....

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Dodge Creek. ...... 

Oil Creek...... ...

Allegheny River...

Windfall Creek. . . . 

Tunungwant Creek. .

Allegheny River. . .

Locality

Lat 42°08'55", long 78°14'40", near 

West Clarksvllle, N. Y.

Cuba, N. Y. 

Lat 42*06' 15", long 78°34'50", near 

Vandalla, N. Y.

Vandalla, N. Y. 

Lat 42°07'15", long 78" 38 "20", near 

Carrollton, N. Y. 

1.6 miles south of Custer City, Pa...

Lat 42 "01 '30", long 78° 57 '40", near 

Onovllle, N. Y.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

1.41 

3.82

a.87 

2.72

3.32 

15.0

Discharge 

(of a)

0.04 

.18

.10 

.09

a. 02 

13.7

.18

a Estimated.

Conewango Creek basin

15

15 

14 

16

Creek. 

Indian Brook. . . .

Polsom Creek. . . . 

Prews Run ....... 

Ackley Run. .....

Conewango Creek. . .

Cassadaga Creek. . . 

Conewango Creek... 

.... do ............

Ellington, N. Y. 

Lat 43°10'30", long 79"06'00", near 

Kennedy, N. Y. 

Lat 42°08'00", long 79°07'40", Poland Center near Kennedy, N. Y. 

Lat 42°10'05", long 79"12'55", Ross 

Hills near Gerry, N. Y. 

Lat 42°01'45", long 79°06'35", near 

Pentonvllle, N. Y. 

0.5 mile southeast of Russell, Pa....

1.0 mile north of Warren, Pa.

2.06

3.53 

7.00

5.56 

2.62

0

.002 

0

0 

.24

2.88 

2.05

Brokenstraw Creek basin, Pa.

Sept. 15 

Dec. 1

Hare Creek. ..... 

Ma thews Run. ....

Brokenstraw Creek. 

....do............

J mile east of Corry. ................ 

At mouth, at Youngsvllle. ............

1.20 

3.98

Tlonesta Creek basin, Pa.

Sept. 16 South Branch 

Tlonesta 

Creek.

Tlonesta Creek. . . . 0.2 mile east of Brookston. .......... 7.77

Hemlock Creek basin, Pa.

Sept. 16 Hemlock Creek. . . Allegheny River. . . 0.2 mile upstream from mouth and 

0.3 mile south of President.

5.35

Oil Creek basin, Pa.

Nov. 4

30

Jan. 7

Mar. 15

Sept. 8

Cherry tree Run. .

.... do ..........

Oil Creek.........

....do............

At mouth, 1 mile north of Rousevllle.

.... do ...............................

2.13

6.97

4 44

12.1

1.05

Clarion River basin, Pa.

Apr. 20

Oct. 11 

Nov. 10

Unnamed run .....

Clarion River...

East Branch 

Clarion River.

Allegheny River. . .

At spillway, at Bast Branch Clarion 

River Dam.

Clarion River Dam.

At former gage site, at Rldg way ......

3.14

216 

171

811
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 581

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Clarion River basin, Pa. Continued

Date

Mar 30

16

Oct. 27

Stream

Mill Creek. .......

Clarion River. ....

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Clarlon River. ....

Allegheny River. . .

Locality

4.4 miles upstream from mouth and 2s 

miles northwest of Rldgway.

from Baghdad Run at Brockway.

At former gage site, at St. Petersburg.

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.775

.587

.270

.277

5.80 

27.2

33.0

175

267

308

236

82.0

19.8

17.5

179

Redbank Creek basin, Pa.

Oct. 13

Dec. 15

May 5

Sept. 2 9

Sandy Lick Creek. .

....do............

Redbank Creek. ....

....do............

1.2 miles downstream from Soldier Run 

at Reynoldsville.

....do............................ .....

22.7

241

23.5

Mahoning Creek basin. Pa.

Feb. 26

May 5

Oct. 13 

Nov. 12

Mar. 2

....do............

Unnamed tributary. Stump Creek. ......

Creek.

At mouth, at Cramer. ...................

Creek Dam.

.513

1 25

Crooked Creek basin, Pa.

Sept. 16

Oct. 14 

Nov. 13

Dec. 14

Mar. 2

Apr. 2

May 6

June 11

11

Crooked Creek. ....

South Branch Plum 

Creek.

....do............

....do..... .......

Allegheny River. . .

....do............

Plum Creek. .......

At bridge, i mile southwest of Gaibleton.

at Creekside.

At bridge, 0.6 mile southwest of Willet

7.23

1.91

388926 O - 56 - 38
582 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Crooked Creek basin, Pa. Continued

Date

July 16

Sept. 28

Stream

Creek.

.... do ............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

.... do ............

Locality

Wlllet.

....do.................................

Discharge 

(cfs)

2.05

7.79

Klsklmlnetas River basin, Pa.

July 12

Aug. 23

Unnamed tributary.

.... do ............

Stony Creek. ......

.... do ............

At railroad bridge, at Ferndale. .......

.... do .................................

2.51 

3.14

.214

Monongahela River basin

14

12

Mar. 24

Nov. 17

Pyles Run. ........

....do.... ........

Buffalo Creek. ....

.... do ............

W. Va.

nlngton, W. Va.

ton, W. Va. 

Above Flat Run above Mannlngton, W. Va.

miles east of Kingwood, W. Va.

....do.................................

.23

.193

.451

.094

.937

55.9

77.1

68.0

41.9

72.9

18.2

1.04

Beaver River basin

Nov. 5 

Oct. 15

Nov. 24

25

26

Ocl. 15

May 25

Nov. 23 

Oct. 22

Nov. 24

Dec. 8

Sept. 16

15

Willow Creek. ..... 

Ordnance Creek. . . .

Mahonlng River. . . .

Walnut Creek. .....

Mosquito Creek. . . . 

Meander Creek. ....

.... do ............

Cool Spring Creek.

Creek.

Mahonlng River. ...

West Branch Mahonlng River.

Beaver River. .....

Mosquito Creek....

Mahonlng River. . . . 

....do.. ..........

Neshannook Creek. .

Creek.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 224, 1.2 

miles west of Deerfleld, Ohio. 

At culvert on State Highway 5, 0.6 

mile above mouth and 2 miles west of 

Newton Falls, Ohio.

At Warren, Ohio. .......................

At bridge on Main Street, Cortland, 

Ohio.

At Triumph, Ohio ....................... 

1 mile northwest of Mineral Ridge, 

Ohio.

At bridge, 2.2 miles northeast of 

Mercer, Pa.

Wllmlngton, Pa.

aO.Ol 

a. 01

b!35

a. 01

b.60 

1.64

1.63

4.07

a FigId estimate.

b Furnished by Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District.

Buffalo Creek basin, W. Va.

Oct. 

Nov.

6 

3

Buffalo Creek. .... 

.... do ............

Ohio River. ....... 

.... do ............

Highway bridge, Route 67 at Bethany. . . . 

.... do .................................

0.179 

.166

Middle Island Creek basin, W. Va.

Oct. 

Nov.

5 

2

Middle Island 

Creek. 

.... do ............ .... do ............ ....do........... ......................

0.003 

.019
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 583

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Musklngum River basin, Ohio

Date

Oct. 14

Oct. 2

Nov. 19

Mar. 29

Mar. 8

Nov. 9

Jan. 19

Mar. 8

Apr. 27

Sept. 1

Stream

. .Creek.

Whetstone Creek 

tributary.

Black Pork. .......

Rocky Pork. .......

Otter Fork Licking 

River.

Bell Creek:..... . . .

....do............

... .do............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Whetstone Creek. . .

Mohican River. ....

Black Pork. .......

North Pork Licking 

River.

Unnamed stream. . . .

.... do ............

Locality

At culvert on State Highway 96, 1.9 

miles above mouth and 1.1 miles east 

of Olivesburg.

Above Charles Mill Reservoir near 

Mifflin.

Near intersection of Hickory Lane and 

Hesseldon Rd. at site of former gage, 

2 miles southeast of Mansfield.

0.3 mile below State Highway 3 and 1-g 

miles southwest of Centerburg.

of Zanesville.

0.1 mile above mouth and | mile east 

of McConnelsville. Drainage area, 

0.97 sq miles.

.... do .................................

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,930

2,570

3.60

3.29

13.7

178

78.4

16.9

3.26

1.65

2.38

2.93

4.14

4.66

5.00

3.80

31.4

248

29.7

7.31

4.12

0 

0

.25

0

0

0

4.09 

6.29

8.59

10.2

29.9

418

339

39.8

18.9

7.46

6.20

22.8 

145

77.3

59.0

751

17.5

48.7

.35

11.8

.01

.12 

.19

.40

.74

.06

Little Kanawha River basin, W. Va.

Oct. 21 

19

13

Leading Creek. ....

North Pork Hughes 

River.

Little Kanawha 

River.

Hughes River. .....

1.4 miles above mouth and 2{ miles 

northwest of Glenville.

Spencer.

At mouth of Cunningham Creek at Harrisville.

0

.33

Hocking River basin, Ohio

Hocking River. 

Sunday Creek..

Ohio River.......

Hocking River....

£ mile west of darks Crossing and 5 

miles southeast of Lancaster.

400 ft above New York Central RR. 

bridge, 0.7 mile south of Burr Oak.

17.7

306
584 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during the water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Hocking River basin, Ohio Continued

Date

Nov. 12

Sept. 24

Stream

Sunday Creek. . . .

....do..........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Hocking River. ....

.... do ............

Locality

400 ft above New York Central RR. 

bridge, 0.7 mile south of Burr 

Oak.

....do...................... .......

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.06 

.17

12.2

1.97

Mill Creek basin, W. Va.

Oct. 19 Mill Creek.... .. Ohio River. ....... Near Rlpley. ....................... 0.087

Kanawha River basin

Mar. 11

30

2

6 

6 

6

Oct. 7

Oct. 9 

July 7

June 29 

Oct. 9 

8

7

Oct. 7 

July 7

July 7

7 

Oct. 8 

July 7

Oct. 8

July 7

Oct. 7 

July 8

Oct. 7 

July 8

Oct. 7 

July 8

Middle Fork of 

South Fork 

New River.

River.

Mill Creek. ..... 

Bridle Creek. . . .

Creek.

....do..........

Big Cranberry 

Creek. 

.... do ..........

Blue Spring. .... 

Cripple Creek. . .

Little Reed 

Island Creek.

Beaverdam Creek. 

....do......... .

Little Reed 

Island Craek. 

Track Fork. .....

....do..........

Plum Creek. .....

....do..........

Crab Orchard 

Creek. 

....do. .........

Walker Creek. . . . 

....do..........

Klmberllng, Creek

Creek.

South Fork New 

River.

Fox Creek. ........ 

New River. ........

Crooked Creek. ....

Cripple Creek. .... 

New River. ........

Big Reed Island 

Creek.

Little Reed Island 

Creek.

Big Reed Island 

Creek. 

Peak Creek. .......

New River. ........

Walker Creek. .....

New River. ........

Walker Creek. .....

Lat 36°10'10", long 81°38'45" at 

bridge on U. S. Highways 221 and 

321, 1 mile above Payne Branch, 

3 miles northeast of Blowing 

Rock, Watauga County, and 4 miles 

southeast of Boone, N. C.

highway bridge, at Creston, Ashe 

County, and just below Three Top 

Creek, N. C.

bridge just above Pine Swamp 

Creek, l| miles above U. S. Highway and 2 miles south of Sparta, 

Allegheny County, N. C.

miles southeast of Volney, Va.

mile southeast of Troutdale, Va.

At bridge on State Highway 16, 3 

miles southeast of Troutdale, Va. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 58, 2.5 

miles east of Fox, Va.

miles east of Independence, Va.

miles west of Galax, Va.

southwest of Galax, Va.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 58, 4.5 

miles northeast of Galax, Va.

Along State Highway 614, 4.9 miles 

east of Sugar Grove, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 94, 1.7 

miles northwest of Ivanhoe, Va.

miles west of Wythevllle, Va. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 58, 1.5 

miles west of Hlllsville, Va.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 221, 0.5 

mile east of Hlllsville, Va.

Sylvatus, Va.

At bridge on State Highway 100, 1.7 

miles north of Sylvatus, Va. 

1.2 miles upstream from mouth at 

Pulaskl, Va.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 11 at 

east city limits of Radford, Va.

miles northwest of- Newport, Va.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 21, 0.5 

mile south of Bland, Va.

At bridge on State Highway 604, 1 

mile southeast of Bland, Va.

At bridge on State Highway 42, 2.7 

miles east of Mechanlcsburg, Va.

mile south of Poplar Hill, Va.

miles north erf Poplar Hill, Va.

9.5

63.1

19.3

-

-

-

-

-

t

-

~

-

-

32.4 

5 02

2.17 

.885 

5 23

1.76

1 34

3.27 

32.6

18.3

2.07 

2 09

32.4 

.862 

1 52

.998

.125

9.49

3.91

352
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 585

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during the water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Kanawha River basin Continued

Date

July 8 

Oct. 8

Oct. 7

Oct. 8

7

July 1 

Oct. 5

Mar. 1

Oct. 1

Mar. 5

Stream

Mill Branch.......

Clear Pork Creek. .

Rich Creek. .......

....do............

Little Bluestone 

River. 

Swago Creek. ......

Loop Creek. .......

Kanawha River. ....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Walker Creek. .....

Wolf Creek. .......

New River. ........

Bluestone River. . . 

Oreenbrier River. .

....do....... .....

Kanawha River. ....

Ohio River. .......

Locality

At bridge on State Highway 100, 1.5 

miles north of Poplar Hill, Va.

Clean, Va.

miles southwest of Rooky Gap, Va.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 21, at 

Rocky Gap, Va.

0.9 mile upstream from mouth at Rich 

Creek, Va.

south of Bluefield, Va. (above filter 

plant).

mile south of Bluefield, Va. (below 

filter plant). 

Near Nimltz, W. Va. ....................

At mouth, at Buckeye, W. Va. ...........

i mile above Johnson Branch at Kincaid, 

W. Va.

of Kingston, W. Va.

Eskdale, W. Va.

Discharge 

(cfs)

3.06 

4.93

4.37

8.71 

17.6

2.53

6.87

5.17

.35 

.346

36.8

199

19.6

4.25

.27 

4.98

42,400

Ouyandot River basin, W. Va.

Sept. 23

....do............

....do............ ....do............ ....do. ................................

180

86.0

39.4

759

37.4

Big Sandy River basin

Oct. 1

May 20

2 

2

2

July 7

Oct. 2

7 

Oct. 2

Nov. 3

2 

3

4

Contrary Creek. . . .

Lick Creek. .......

Creek.

Indian Creek. .....

Laurel Creek. ..... 

Cranesnest River. .

Elkhorn Creek. .... 

Shelby Creek. .....

Rockcastle Creek. .

Levisa Fork. ......

Russell Pork. .....

Pound River. ......

Georges Pork. ..... 

Pound River. ......

Russell Pork. ..... 

Levisa Pork. ......

Tug Pork. .........

At bridge on U. S. Highway 460, 0.9 

mile northwest of Marvln, Va.

from mouth of Dismal River and 3 

miles east of Vansant, Va.

Vansant, Va.

Va. 

300 ft upstream from mouth at Birchleaf, Va.

of Hay si, Va.

Va.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 23 at Pound, 

Va.

west of Georges Pork, Va.

At bridge on State Highway 72, 0.3 mile 

south of Georges Pork, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 83, 1.8 

miles southeast of Cllntwood, Va.

At bridge on State Highway 197, 3 miles 

southwest .of Elkhorn City, Pike 

County, Ky. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 119, at 

Vlrgie, Pike County, Ky.

Martin, Floyd County, Ky. 

At bridge on State Highway 40, at 

Inez, Martin County, Ky.

0

0

259

.066

0

.018

0

0 

.404

S OT

1.48 

.42

.20
586 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during the water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Little Sandy River basin, Ky.

Date

Oct. 8

7 

26

Stream

Little Sandy River

East Fork Little 

Sandy River. 

....do.......... ..

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Ohio River. .......

Little Sandy River 

....do............

Locality

At bridge on State Highway 7, 3 miles 

north of Sandy Hook, Elliott County.

At bridge on State Highway 1, 1 mile 

north of Argillite, Greenup County. 

.... do ................................

Discharge 

(cfs)-

0.41 

0

.32

.16

Tygarts Creek basin, Ky.

.... do ............ . . ..do. ...........

east of Olive Hill, Carter County. 

....do................................

0.22

.48

Seloto River basin, Ohio

Oct. 21

22

July 29 

29

June 17

Nov. 10 

Dec. 10

July 28

Nov. 20

Whetstone Creek. . .

Olentangy River...

East Pork Paint 

Creek.

Creek.

West Branch Tar 

Hollow Creek.

Scioto River. .....

Olentangy River. . .

Scioto River. .....

Paint Creek. ......

Tar Hollow Creek. .

Ohio River. .......

east of Warrensburg.

500 ft above bridge on State Highway 

746, 3.1 miles north of Ashley.

200 ft above Dodridge Street Bridge, 

at Columbus.

Columbus.

, Columbus. 

At bridge on State Highway 38, 2 miles 

southeast of Sedalia.

area, 9.71 sq miles. 

300 ft above mouth and 5 miles south 

of Adelphi.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 23 at 

Pike ton.

348, at Lucasvllle.

0

0

0

a. 005

.01

.008

0

0 

0

6.34 

10.8

21.7

67.4

24.3

0

0

0

0

308

a Field estimate.

Kinniconick Creek basin, Ky.

Oct. 6 Kinniconick Creek. Ohio River. ....... At bridge on State Highways 59 and

24, 4 miles west of Ruggles, Lewis

County.

0

Salt Lick Creek basin. Ky.

Oct. 6

26

Salt Lick Creek. . .

.... do ............

Ohio River. .......

.... do ............

At bridge on State Highway 10, 2 miles

west of Vanceburg, Lewis County.

....do........ .........................

0.01

0

Little Miami River basin, Ohio

Oct. 1

Nov. 12

Jan. 21

Mar. 10

July 27

Aug. 31

Miami River.

Paterson Run. .....

.... do ............

Stonellck Creek. . .

....do............

north of Bantam. 

At bridge, i mile above Brushy Pork 

and 1.2 miles east of Owensville.

.... do ................................

0

0

Licking River basin, Ky.

Oct. 16 

Nov. 20

Oct. 8 

27

2.7

Beaver Creek. .....

North Pork Triplett Creek.

....do^....^. ..,

Licking River. ....

Triplett Creek. . . .

..^dp*..^, ,,.» ..

At bridge on U. S. Highway 460 at 

Prenchburg, Menifee County.

At bridge on State Highway 32, 3 miles 

southeast of Hilda, Rowan County.

east of Owlngsvllle, Bath County. 

....do................................

0 

0

0

0
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 587

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during the water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Licking River basin, Ky. Continued

rate

Oct. 8 

27

6

7

6 

5

7 

26

26

Stream

Pox Creek. ........

River.

Houston Creek. .... 

Hlnkston Creek. . . .

South Pork Licking 

River.

.. ..do.. ..........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Licking River. ....

Stoner Creek. .....

South Pork Licking 

River.

Licking River. ....

....do. ...........

Locality

At covered bridge on State Highway 

111, 4 miles south of Hillsboro, 

Fleming County.

miles north of Hilltop, Fleming 

County.

ford, Bracken County.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 227 at 

Paris, Bourbon County. 

At bridge on State Highway 11, 7.6 

miles north of Mount Sterling, Montgomery County. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 27, at Falraouth, Pendleton County.

and South Forks, l£ miles upstream 

from De Mossville, Pendleton County. ....do......: .........................

Discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

.15 

0

0

0

Mill Creek basin, Ohio

Creek. . mile north of Mount Healthy.

Mill Creek Dam, l£ miles east of - 

Greenhllls .

0

Miami River basin

Oct. 1

Nov. 13

Mar. 11

Apr. 19

June 17

Oct. 1

Nov. 13

Jan. 21

Mar. 11

Apr. 20

Dec. 11

Feb. 19

Mar. 20

July 16

July 28

Oct. 20

Nov. 10

Apr. 12

May 21

Sept. 1

Nov. 16

Jan. 21

Mar. 10

Apr. 20

June 21

July 27

Aug. 30

July 26

27 

27

27

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do. ...........

Feeder canal. .....

Wolf Creek. .......

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

.... do ............

Martindale Creek..

Buck Creek. .......

....do......... ...

Whitewater River. .

miles south of Vandalia, Ohio

northwest of Laura, Ohio.

northwest of Springfield, Ohio.

At municipal water plant at Springfield, Ohio.

mile west of Brighton, Ohio.

view Avenue Bridge at Dayton, Ohio.

of Reily, and 2.6 miles south of Oxford, Ohio.

Cambridge City, Wayne County, Ind. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 40, £ mile 

east of Cambridge City, Wayne 

County, Ind.

Highway 40 and 3 miles east of East 

Germantown, Wayne County, Ind.

U. S. Highway 40 and 1 mile west of 

Centerville, Wayne County, Ind.

0.004

2.80

0

19.3

5.04
588 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during the water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Miami River basin Continued

Date

July 27 

Mar. 10

10

Stream

Salt Creek.. ...... 

Middle Fork.......

and East Porks. 

West Pork. ........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Whitewater River..

East Fork of 

Whitewater River

Locality

At bridge on State Highway 229, 0.1 

mile upstream from mouth and 1 mile 

west of Metamora, Franklin County, 

Ind. 

100 ft upstream from confluence with 

East Fork, at Richmond, Ind.

Richmond, Ind.

Ind.

miles south of Richmond corporate 

limits, Ind.

Highway 44, 1 mile west of Liberty, 

Union County, Ind.

Discharge 

(cfs)

2.78

6.59 

15.4

3.48

Laughery Creek basin, Ind.

July 27

27

350, 2j miles east of Osgood, Ripley 

County.

entrance to Versailles State Park, 

1.2 milSs east of Versailles, Ripley 

County.

0

0

Kentucky River basin, Ky.

Nov. 2 

Oct. 8

Oct. 9

Oct. 16 

20

Nov. 20

Oct. 16 

16

16

15

6

6 

6

7

North Fork Kentucky River. 

Quicksand Creek. . .

tueky River.

Goose Creek. ......

Sturgeon Creek. . . .

River. 

Muddy Creek. ......

North Elkhorn 

Creek.

Creek. 

Eagle Creek. ......

Kentucky River. . . .

North Fork Kentucky River.

South Fork Kentucky River.

Kentucky River. . . .

Kentucky River. 

Elkhorn Creek. .... 

.... do ............

Kentucky River. . . .

At bridge on State Highway 15, at 

Whitesburg, Letcher County. 

At bridge on State Highway 15, 1 mile 

east of Quicksand, Breathitt County.

Hyden, Leslie County.

At bridge on U. 3. Highway 421, 2 

miles south of Manchester, Clay 

County.

west of Big Creek, Clay County.

At bridge on State Highway 587, 4 

miles southwest pf Ida May, Lee 

County.

southwest of Wagersville, Estill 

County.

east of Bowen, Powell County.

Nada, Powell County, 3 miles east of 

Bowen, Powell County. 

At bridge on State Highway 52, 1 mile 

west of Waco, Madison County.

low Taylor Fork and 3 miles north of 

Kirksville, Madison County.

Back Creek, 3 miles northeast of 

McCreary, Garrard County.

south of Nicholasville, Jessamine 

County.

Highway 421, near Frankfort, Franklin 

County. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 227, at 

Great Crossing, 2.6 miles east of 

Georgetown, Scott County.

east of Midway, Woodford County. 

At bridge on State Highway 22, 2.8 

miles- north of Holbrook, Grant 

County.

3.53 

.08 

.11

0

.2

0

0 

0

1.22

.9 

10.8

0

Little Kentucky River basin, Ky.

Oct. 28 Little Kentucky 

River.

Ohio At bridge 

jouthea

on U

!t Of

S. Highway 421, 

Bedford, Trlmble

3 miles 

County.

0

Indian-Kentucky Creek basin, Ind.

July 27

27

Indian-Kentucky

Creek.

West Fork. ........

Ohio River. .......

....do............

Sec. 14, T. 4 N., R

Jefferson County,

Brushy Creek.

Sec. 15, T. 4 N., R

Jefferson County.

11 E., at Manville,

Just upstream from

11 E., at Manville,

0

0
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 589

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during the water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Pourteenmile Creek basin, Ind.

Date

July 38

Stream

Pourteenmile 

Creek.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Ohio River. .......

Locality

At bridge on State Highway 62, 2 miles 

northeast of Charleston, Clark County.

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

Silver Creek basin, Ind.

July 38

38

Blue Lick Creek. . .

Silver Creek. .....

Silver Creek. .....

Ohio River. .......

At bridge on'U. S. Highway 31, ij miles 

north of Memphis, Clark County.

north of Speed, Clark County. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 31, at 

Cementvllle, Clark County.

0 

0

.761

Mill Creek basin, Ky.

Oct.

Nov.

38

3

Mill Creek. .......

....do............

Ohio River. .......

.... do ............

At bridge on Orell Rd., 3.1 miles north

of Kosmosdale, Jefferson County.

....do.....i.............................

0

0

Salt River basin, Ky.

23

22 Chaplin River. .... Beech Fork. .......

north of Shelbyville, Shelby County.

Shelbyvllle, Shelby County.

At bridge on State Highway 53, 3 miles 

east of Tatham Springs, Washington 

County .

0

.1

.1

0

Otter Creek basin, Ky.

Oct.

Nov.

38

2

Otter Creek. ......

.... do ............

Ohio River. .......

....do............

At bridge on U. S. Highway

hampton, Meade County, 3

west of Muldraugh, Meade

.... do ....................

60, at Cramlles southCounty.

8.83

8.35

Doe Run basin, Ky.

Nov. 3 Doe Run Creek. .... Ohio River.. ...... At bridge on rural roa 

Brandenburg station.

3, 2 miles east of 

Meade County.

6.15

Blue River basin,, Ind.

July 28 

38

27

Aug. 11

Aug. 11

Sept. 22

Middle Fork. ......

.... do ............

Blue River. .......

....do............

At bridge on State Highway 135, 4i miles 

south of Salem, Washington County.

south of Salem, Washington County.

mile north of White Cloud, Harrison 

County.

of Wyandotte cave and 2§ miles northeast of Leavenworth, Crawford County.

.... do ..................................

aO.Ol

347

3.24

a Field estimate.

Sinking Creek basin, Ky.

Nov. 2 Sinking Creek.. .... Ohio River. ....... At bridge on U. S. Highway 60, 2 miles 

southeast of Irvington, Brecklnridge

County.

4 miles south-southwest of Union Star, 

Breckinridge County.

0

Little Blue River basin, Ind.

southeast of Sulphur, Crawford County.

Anderson River basin, Ind.

July 27 

27

Anderson River. . . . 

Middle Fork. ......

Ohio River. ....... Sec. 13, T. 4 S., R. 4 W., at county 

highway bridge, £ mile east of St. 

Melnrad, Spencer County.

Bristow, Ferry County.

0 

0

Blackford Creek basin, Ky.

7 Blackford Creek...| Ohio River........ At bridge on U. S. Highway 60, 3 miles

north of Maceo, Daviess County.
590 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during the water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Little Pigeon Creek basin, Ind.

Date

July 22

Stream

Pigeon Creek. .....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Ohio River. .......

Locality

At bridge on State Highway 161, 3 miles 

south of Degonla Springs, Warrlck 

County.

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.026

Qreen River basin, Ky.

Oct. 27

Oct. 28

2

Nov. 3

Nov. 3

3

3

3

4

2

3 

3

Oct. 7

7 

7

7

Green River. ......

Casey Creek. ......

River.

Bacon Creek. ......

Bear Creek. ....... 

....do............

Line Creek. .......

Trammel Pork. .....

Gasper River. ..... 

Wolf Lick Creek. . .

North Pork Rough 

River.

Pond River. .......

North Fork Panther 

Creek.

South Pork Panther

Creek. 

Panther Creek. ....

Ohio River. .......

Green River. ......

Nolln River. ......

Green River. ......

Barren River. .....

Drakes Creek. ..... 

Barren River. .....

Rough River. ......

Green River. ...... 

Panther Creek. ....

Green River. ......

At bridge on State Highway 206, 0.2 

mile south of Neatsvllle, Adalr 

County.

At bridge on State Highway 76, 0.5 mile 

south of Knlfley, Adalr County.

horn, Taylor County.

miles north of Greensburg, Green 

County.

miles east of Crallhope, Qreen 

County.

Mills, Hardin County. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 31W, at 

Bonnievllle, Hart County.

At bridge on State Highway 70, 5 miles 

east of Round Hill, Butler County.

At bridge on State Highway 63, 1 mile 

south of Gamaliel, Monroe County.

Pageville, Barren County.

miles southwest of Haywood, Barren 

County .

west of Glasgow, Barren County. 

At bridge on State Highway 100, 5.6 

miles west of Scottsvllle, Alien 

County. 

At bridge on State Highway 231, 0.5 

mile south of Hadley, Warren County.

north of Lewisburg, Logan County. 

At bridge on State Highway 108, 2\ 

miles northwest of McDaniels, Brecldnridge County.

east of Horse Branch, Ohio County. 

At bridge on State Highway 85, at 

Hopklns-McLean County line, 3 miles 

southwest of Sacramento, McLean 

County. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 231, 4 miles 

southeast of Owensboro, Davless 

County.

miles southeast of Hasonville and 9.5 

miles southeast of Owensboro, Davless 

County. 

At bridge on State Highway 81, 2 miles 

south of Rome and 2 miles north of 

Wesleyville, Daviess County.

0.07 

34.3

.21 

8.08

.03

10.8

50.4

11.5

4.24 

11.1

.34 

6.17

4.39 

.02

1.97

1.20

8.16

2.01 

0

.07 

0

.004

0 

0

0

Pigeon Creek basin, Ind.

July 21

21

Pigeon Creek. .....

Locust Creek. .....

Ohio River. .......

Pigeon Creek. .....

At Stringtown Rd. bridge, at Evansville,

1 mile downstream from U. S. Highway

41.

At St. Josephs Ave., 500 ft north of

Evansville- corporate limits and l£

miles upstream from mouth.

2.21

0

Highland Creek basin, Ky.

Nov. 5 Highland Creek. . . . Ohio River. ....... At bridge on State Highway 359, at

junction with State Highway 360, east

of Uniontowrt, Union County.

0.10

Wabash River basin

July 23

23

23

23

Rock Creek. .......

Eightmlle Creek. . .

Salamonie River. . .

Mlsslsslnewa River.

Wabash River. .....

Little River. .....

Wabash River. .....

....do............

See. 14, T. 27 N., R. 10 E., at bridge

on State Highway 3, 2 miles southwest

of Markle, Huntington County, Ind.

At bridge on State Highway 3, 0.7 mile

southwest of Zanesvllle, Wells County,

Ind.

At railroad bridge and State Highway

303, i mile north of Montpelier,

Blackford County, Ind.

See. 8, T. 21 N., R. 11 E., 300 ft upstream from bridge on State Highways

67 and 28, 4 miles southwest of Albany,

Delaware County, Ind.

4.11

.89

7.43

6.50
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 591

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during the water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Wabaah River basin Continued

Date

July 23

22 

30

22

30

22

22

21 

29

« 21 

29

22

29

22 

23

21

Feb. 9

July 11

Nov. 25

23

29

21

July 29 

21

29

21 

29

21

21 

29

Feb. 9 

10

Sept. 27

a Flel

Stream

Lick Creek. .......

Pipe Creek. ....... 

....do............

Turkey Creek. .....

Mud Creek. ........ 

....do............

Kllmore Creek. ....

....do............

..'..do............

....do............

Kllburk Creek. ....

Bear Creek. ....... 

Weasel Creek. .....

Cicero Creek. .....

Little Cicero 

Creek.

Hlnkle Creek.. ....

Indianapolis Water 

C^. canal.

....do............

....do............

....do............

3 estimate.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Hlsslsslnewa River 

Wabash River. .....

Mud Creek. ........

Wildcat Creek. ....

....do............

South Fork Wildcat 

Creek.

White River. ......

Duck Creek. ....... 

Cicero Creek. .....

White River... ....

Cicero Creek. .....

.... do". ...........

White River. ...... 

....do............

Locality

Sec. 12, T. 22 N., R. 9 E., at county 

highway bridge, 3/8 mile upstream 

from mouth and li miles northeast of 

Wheeling, Delaware County, Ind. 

Sec. 29, T. 26 N., R. 4 E., at county 

highway bridge, If mile northeast of 

Bunker Hill, Miami County, Ind.

northeast of Rockfleld, Carroll 

County, Ind.

highway bridge, i mile south of Miami, 

Miami County, Ind.

miles southwest of Americus, Tippeoanoe County, Ind. 

At bridge on State Highway 213, 1 mile 

north of Windfall, Tipton County, 

Ind.

At bridge on State Highway 213, 50 ft 

upstream from Turkey Creek and 2j 

miles north of Windfall, Tipton 

County, Ind.

at Kokomo, Ind. 

....do.................................

At bridge on State Highway 75, t mile 

south of Kilmore, Clinton County, 

Ind.

south of Fairbanks, Sullivan County,

Ind.

south of Emison, Knox County, Ind.

north of Decker, Knox County, Ind. 

1 block east of State Highway 109 bypass, at Anderson, Ind.

Highway 128, f mile southwest of 

Frankton, Madison County, Ind.

20 N., R. 5 E., at bridge on county 

highway, £ mile upstream from Bear 

Creek and 2 miles northeast of Strawtown, Hamilton County, Ind.

Sec. 35, T. 20 N., R. 5 E., at mouth, 

1 mile northeast of Strawtown, Hamilton County, Ind. 

Sec. 18, T. 20 N., R. 5 E., at mouth £ 

mile north of State Highway 213 and 

l£ miles east of Arcadia, Hamilton 

County, Ind.

Sec. 36, T. 20 N., R. 4 E.; 100 ft upstream from Little Cicero Creek and 

4 .mile west of Cicero, Hamilton 

County, Ind.

Sec. 36, T. 20 N., R. 4 E., at mouth, 

5 mile west of Cicero, Hamilton 

County, Ind.

Sec. 22, T. 19 N., R. 4 E., at mouth, 3 

miles northwest of Noblesvllle, 

Hamilton County, Ind.

At bridge 800 ft downstream from canal 

inlet headgates in Broadripple 

section of Indianapolis, Ind., near 

northern corporate limits. 

....do.................................

Discharge 

(ofs)

4.59

13.2 

11.1

1.19

1.53 

.599

1.81

2.05 

0

0

0

13.4

a. 15

.184

2.41

1.02

.611

212 

239
592 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during the water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Wabash River basin Continued

Date

Feb. 9

10

Sept. 27

July 20 

29

20

20

20

20 

26

July 20

26

20

30 

23

20 

29

29

29 

20

20

29 

29

22

26 

26

26 

26

26 

26 

26

28

28 

28

Stream

Co . canal .

Big Mud Creek. .... 

.... do ............

Lick Creek. .......

White Lick Creek. .

Indian Creek. .....

Raccoon Creek. .... 

Mill Creek. .......

Latta Creek. ......

Pluramer Creek. .... 

First Creek. ......

Smothers Creek. . . .

Little Blue River.

Sugar Creek.. ..... 

Buck Creek. .......

Flatrock Creek. . . .

Little Flatrock 

Creek.

Big Camp Creek. . . . 

Chicken Run. ......

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Fall Creek. .......

White River. ......

....do............

....do............ 

Eel River. ........

White River. ......

Richland Creek. . . . 

White River. ......

....do............

Blue River. .......

Driftwood River. . . 

Sugar Creek. ......

East Fork White 

River. 

Flatrock Creek. . . .

River. 

Muscatatuck River.

Big Camp Creek. . . .

Locality

north of 16th St. Indianapolis, Ind.

Sec. 36, T. 17 N., R. 4 E., on Fall 

Creek road, 0.4 mile upstream from 

mouth and 5^ miles northeast of 

Indianapolis, Ind., corporate limits.

south of Indianapolis, Ind., corporate 

limits .

corporate limits of Indianapolis, Ind. 

At bridge on Belmont Ave., 0.7 mile upstream from mouth and 1.2 miles south 

of Indianapolis, Ind., corporate limits.

upstream from mouth and 7 miles northeast of Martinsville, Morgan County, 

Ind.

southwest of Mooresville, Morgan 

County, Ind .

southwest of Martinsville, Morgan 

County, Ind.

Highway 46, 2j miles northwest of 

Spencer, Owen County, Ind. 

Sec. 26, T. 9 N., R. 4 W., at New Hope, 

2 miles upstream from mouth and 2 

miles southwest of Pottersville, Owen 

County, Ind. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 40, J mile 

southwest of Stilesville, Hendrlcks 

County, Ind .

north of Saline City, Clay County, 

Ind. 

At bridge on State Highway 67, 1 mile 

north of Switz City, Green County, 

Ind.

mile southeast of Bloomfield, Greene 

County, Ind. 

At bridge on State Highway 157, 1 mile 

upstream from mouth and 2j miles 

south of Bloomfield, Greene County, 

Ind. 

At bridge on State Highway 57, 1 mile 

southwest of Newberry, Greene County, 

Ind.

south of Sandborn, Davleas County, 

Ind.

southwest of Westphalia, Davieas 

County, Ind. 

Sec. 3, T. 4 N., R. 7 W., at county 

highway bridge, 1 mile west of 

Plalnvllle, Daviess County, Ind.

north of Washington, Daviess County, 

Ind.

southwest of Wheatland, Knox County, 

Ind. 

1 block upstream from Morris Avenue 

Bridge at Shelbyvllle, Ind.

Highway 421, 5.4 miles northwest of 

Shelbyvllle, Ind. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 421, if miles 

southeast of Pleasant View, Shelby 

County, Ind. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 421, In 

Marion County, 15 miles northwest of 

Pleasant View, Shelby County, Ind. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 40, at Lewisville, Henry County, Ind. 

At bridge on State Highway 244, at Milroy, Rush County, Ind.

southwest of Blue Ridge, Shelby 

County, Ind.

west of Cortland, Jackson County, Ind« 

Sec. 20, T. 4 N., R., at bridge on * 

county highway, ij miles west of 

Volga, Jefferson County, Ind. 

Sec. 19, T. 4 N., R. 9 E., at ford 4j 

miles southeast of Deputy, Jefferson 

County, Ind.

Discharge 

(cfsj

0.219

1.15 

.817

0

0

0

a. 096

3.£5

1.60

.104 

1.56

0

0 

.297

.216

.513

6.87 

0

5.42 

0

0 

0

a Field estimate.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 593

ellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during the water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Wabash River basin Continued

Date

oo

oo

28

28

27

21

Stream

Stucker Pork. .....

Lick Creek. .......

Huntley Creek. ....

River.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Muscatatuck River.

River.

Lost River. .......

River.

Patoka River. .....

Locality

northwest of Lexlngton, Scott County, 

Ind.

northwest of Lexlngton, Scott County, 

Ind.

northwest of Nabb, Clark County, Ind.

County, li miles north of Underwood, 

Clark County, Ind. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 31, 2 miles 

north of Scottsburg, Scott County, 

Ind.

southeast of Story, Brown County, 

Ind.

Highway 46, at Nashville, Brown 

County, Ind.

1 mile northwest of Bedford, Ind. , 

corporate limits.

Trinity Springs, Martin County, 

Ind.

upstream from mouth and 2 miles east 

of Loogootee, Martin County, Ind. 

At bridge on State Highway 56, Paoll, 

Orange County, Ind.

56, at West Baden, Orange County, 

Ind.

west of Olendale, Davless County, Ind.

west of Bowman, Pike County, Ind. 

At bridge on State Highway 64, li mllea 

east of Huntlngburg, Dubols County,

Ind.

south of Otwell, Pike County, Ind.

S., R. 13 W., at bridge on county 

highway, 3 miles north of Stewartsvllle, Posey County, Ind.

111.

111.

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

0

0

0

0

0

.014

3.18

.552

0

.229 

8.29

0

0

.561 

0

.300

.41

.46

Tradewater River basin, Ky.

Nov. 5 Tradewater River. . Ohio River. ....... At bridge

west of

County.

on U. £

Dawson

>. Highway

Springs,

62, 0.8

Cal dwell

mile 0 10

Crooked Creek basin, Ky.

Nov. 5 Rush Creek..... Crooked Creek..... At bridge on U. S. Highway 60, 0.8 mile 

______________| west of Marion, Crlttenden County.

Humphrey Creek basin, Ky.

Oct. 29 Humphrey Cre 5k.... Ohio River. ....... At bridge 

east of

on

La

U. S 

Cents

Highway 60, 1.5 miles 

r, Ballard County.

0.40

The following table contains determinations of peak discharge made at crest stage by Indirect 

methods at points other than regular gaging stations In the area covered by this report.

Miscellaneous determinations of peak discharge during water year October 1955 to September 1954

Date

16

16

July 21 

21

Mar. 1

Stream

utary.

Bell Creek. .......

Rocky Pork. ....... 

Unnamed tributaryPine Run. .........

Tributary to

Paint Creek...... . 

Clear Creek. ......

New River. ........

Locality

mile east of McConnelsvllle, 

Ohio. 

0.2 mile below U. S. Highway 

62 and 1.9 miles south of 

Hlllsboro, Ohio. 

At water supply reservoir, 3 

miles north of Hlllsboro, 

Ohio.

and 3£ miles northeast at 

Hlllsboro, Ohio. 

£ mile south of State Highway 

100 Junction with 100Y, 3 

miles southwest of Draper, 

Pulaski County, Va.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

0.97

16.1 

.74

3.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,520 

485

778
594 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous determinations of peak discharge during water year October 1953 to 

September 1954 Continued

Date

Apr. 18 

June 8

8

Stream

Indian Creek. .....

Yellow Springs 

Creek.

Run.

Tributary to

Scioto River. ..... 

Little Miami River

Creek.

Locality

At bridge at Massieville, 

Ohio, 

At railroad culvert, 0.4 mile 

north of Yellow Springs, 

Ohio.

mile east of Yellow Springs.

68, 0.9 mile northeast of 

Hustead, Ohio.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

9.71 

4.30

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,090 

2,130
INDEX

Page 

Abers Creek near Murrysville, Pa...... 110

Accuracy of field data and computed

results......................... 8-9

Ackley Ron, Pa. discharge measurement of......................... 580

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 3

Adamsville, Ohio, Raccoon Creek at.... 253

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............ 13

Alkmans Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of...................... 593

Alderson, W. Va.., Greenbrier River at. 230 

Allegheny River, at Eldred, Pa......... 15

at Franklin, Pa..................... 33

at Kittanning, Pa................... 45

at Natrona, Pa...................... 58

at Parkers Landing, Pa.............. 40

at Red House, N. Y.................. 17

at West Hickory, Pa................. 24

near Kinzua, Pa..................... 18

Allegheny River basin, N. Y.-Pa., discharge measurements in.......... 580

reservoirs in....................... 59

Alliance, Ohio, Mahoning River at..... 115

Allisonia, Va., Big Reed Island Creek

near............................ 214

New River at........................ 215

Alpine, Ind.,'Whitewater River near. .355-357 

Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio.......... 295

Alvaton, Ky.,'Drakes Creek near....... 418

Anderson, Ind., White River at.......484-486

Anderson River, Ind., discharge

measurement of.................. 589

Middle Pork, Ind., discharge measurement of...................... 589

Anderson Run, Ohio, discharge measurement of......................... 308

Apex, Ky., East Pork Pond River

near............................ 427

Ashford, W. Va., Coal River at........ 248

Ashland, Ky., Ohio River at........... 278

Athens, Ohio, Hocking River at........ 206

Atwood Reservoir, Ohio, contents of..189,192 

Audra, W. Va., Middle Pork River

at.............................. 65

Bacon Creek, Ky., discharge measurements of.......................

Bane, Va., Francis Spring near.......

Walker Creek at....................

Barbee Lake, Ind., records available

590

220

220

572

Bardstown, Ky., Beach Pork at......... 396

Barrackville, W. Va., Buffalo Creek

at.............................. 79-80

Barren River at Bowling Green, Ky..... 419

near Pageville, Ky.................. 416

Barretts Mills, Ohio, Rocky Pork

near............................ 303

Baugher Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 572

Bay Creek basin, 111., gaging-station

records in.....................566-567

Beach City, Ohio, Sugar Creek at...... 158

Sugar Creek near.................... 159

Beach City Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of.........................189-190,192

Bean Blossom Creek at Bean Blossom,

Ind............................. 506

at Dolan, Ind....................... 510

below Bloomington Reservoir, near

Bloomington, Ind..._....._...... .508-509

Bear Creek

Creek 

Bear Creek

Ind., discharge measurement of.. 

Bear Creek (tributary to Green River),

Ky., discharge measurements of..

tributary to Bean Blossom 

near Trevlac, Ind........

tributary to Duck Creek),

507

591

590

near Leitchfield, Ky................ 415

Page

Beargrass Creek, Middle Pork, at

Cannons Lane at Louisville, Ky... 389

Beaver Creek (Big Sandy River basin),

Ky., discharge measurements of... 585

Beaver Creek (Green River basin), Ky.,

discharge measurement of......... 590

Beaver Creek (Licking River basin),

Ky., discharge measurements of... 586

Beaver Creek (Miami River basin), Ohio,

discharge measurement of......... 587

near Springfield, Ohio...,..........345-346

Beaver Dam Lake, Ind., records available on.......................... 572

Beaver Falls, Pa., Beaver River at..... 138

Beaver River, at Beaver Falls, Pa...... 138

at Wampum, Pa........................ 134

Beaver River basin, Ohio-Pa., discharge measurements in........... 582

gaging-station records in...........115-138

reservoirs in.......................139-140

Beaverdam Creek, Va., discharge measurements of...................... 584

Bedford, Ind., East Pork White River

near............................. 539

Beech Pork, at Bardstown, Ky........... 396

near Springfield, Ky................. 397

Belington, W. Va., Tygart River at......63-64

Bell Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of........................583,593

Bellaire, Ohio, Ohio River at.......... 147

Bellepoint, Ohio, Mill Creek near...... 283

Belmont, Ind., North Pork Salt Creek

near............................540-541

Belva, W. Va., Gfauley River above...... 241

Benson Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of ...................1...... 588

Berlin Center, Ohio, Mahoning River

near............................. 117

Mill Creek near...................... 116

Berlin Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...139,140

Biers Run, Ohio, discharge measurement of.......................... 308

Big Camp Creek, Ind., discharge

measurement of................... 592

Big Cranberry Creek, Va., discharge

measurements of.................. 584

Big Hog Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of....................... 593

Big Indian Creek near Corydon, Ind..... 400

Big Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 572

Big Mud Creek, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 592

Big Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa....... 103

Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia,

Va............................... 214

Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, W. Va.... 90-92

Big Sandy River at Louisa, Ky.......... 276

Big Sandy River basin, Ky.-Va.-W. Va.,

discharge measurements in........ 585

gaging-station records in...........260-277

Big Walnut Creek, at Central College

Ohio............................. 294

at Rees, Ohio........................ 296

discharge measurement of............. 308

Big Wilson Creek, Va., discharge measurements of...................... 584

Birch Creek (tributary to Eel River), 

Ind., discharge measurement 

of............................... 592

Birch Creek (tributary to Yellow Spring 

Creek), Ohio., discharge measurement of....................... 594

Black Creek (tributary to Wabash River),

Ind., discharge measurement of... 593

Black Creek (tributary to White River),

Ind., discharge measurement of... 592

Black Pork at Loudonville, Ohio........ 168

below Charles Mill Dam, near Mifflin,

Ohio............................. 166

595
596- INDEX

Black Pork, Ohio, discharge measurements of........................ 583

Black Run, Ohio, discharge measurement of......................... 308

Blackford Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of...................... 589

Blacklick Creek at Josephine, Pa...... 51

Blackwater River at Davis, W. Va...... 85

Blalne Creek at Yatesville, Ky........ 277

Blake Run, Ohio, discharge measurements of........................ 587

Bloomington, Ind., Bean Blossom Creek

near...........................508-509

Blue Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 572

Blue Lick Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of...................... 589

Blue Lick Springs, Ky., Licking River

at.............................. 323

Blue River (tributary to Ohio River), 

Middle Pork, discharge measurement of......................... 589

near White Cloud, Ind...............401-402.

South Pork, discharge measurement

of.............................. 589

Blue River basin, Ind., discharge

measurements in................. 589

Blue River (tributary to White River),

at Carthage, Ind................ 519

at Shelbyville, Ind................. 520

Blue Spring, Va., discharge measurement of......................... 584

Bluegrass Creek at Potomac, 111....... 459

Bluestone Dam, W. Va., New River at... 224 

Bluestone River, at Lilly, W. Va....... 575

discharge measurements of........... 585

near Pipestem, W. Va................ 223

Bluffton, Ind., Wabash River at....... 430

Boggs Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of......................... 593

Bolivar Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of............................,189,191

Boneyard Creek at Urbana, 111......... 460

Bonpas Creek at Browns, 111........... 551

Booneville, Ky., South Pork Kentucky

River at.......................368-369

Boston, Ky., Rolling Pork near........ 398

Bourneville, Ohio, Paint Creek near... 303 

Bowling Green, Ind., Eel River at..... 517

Bowling Green, Ky.; Barren River at... 419 

Braddock, Pa., Monongahela River at... Ill 

Bradford, Ohio, Greenville Creek

near............................ 339

Branchland, W. Va., Guyandot River

at.............................255-256

Brandywine Creek, Ind., discharge

measurement of.................. 592

Brewersville, Ind., Sand Creek near.530-531 

Bridle Creek, Va., discharge measurement of...................... 584

Briggsdale, Ohio, Scioto Big Run

at.............................291-293

Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville,

Pa.............................. 23

Brokenstraw Creek basin, Pa., discharge measurements in.......... 580

Brookville, Ind., East Pork Whitewater

River at........................ 359

Whitewater River at................360-362

Browns, 111., Bonpas Creek at......... 551

Brownsville, Ky., Green River at...... 414

Brownsville, W. Va., Skin Creek near.. 71 

West Pork River at.................. 72

Bruce Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 572

Brushy Fork, Ohio, discharge measurements of..................... 583

Buck Creek (tributary to Mad River)

at New Moorefield, Ohio......... 344

Buck Creek (tributary to Sugar Creek), 

Ind., discharge measurement 

Of.............................. 592

Buckeye, W. Va., Greenbrier River at.. 228 

Buckhannon, W. Va., Sand Run near..... 66

Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va....... 67

Buckskin Creek, Ohio, discharge measurement of...................... 308

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Allegheny

River) near Preeport, Pa........ 57

Page

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Guyandot 

River), W. Va., discharge 

measurements of.................. 585

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Monongahela 

River), W. Va., discharge measurements of...................... 582

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Ohio

River), W. Va., discharge measurements of...................... 582

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Tygart

River) at Barrackville, W. Va.... 79-80

Burgln, Ky., Herrington Lake near...... 376

Burnsville, W. Va., Little Kanawha

River near....................... 194

Burr Oak, Ohio, Tom Jenkins Reservoir

at............................... 204

Buskirk Creek, Ohio, discharge measment of.......................... 308

Busseron Creek near Carlisle, Ind...... 477

Butcherville, w. Va., West Pork River

at............................... 73

Butler, Ohio, Clear Pork at............ 169

Butlerville.Ind., North Pork of

Vernon Pork near................. 536

Byron, Ind., Sugar Creek near.......... 467

Cabin Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of......................... 585

Cache River at Ponnan, 111............569-571

Cambridge, Ohio, Wills Creek at........ 180

Camden on Gauley, W. Va., Gauley River

at............................... 236

Camp Creek near Camp Creek, W. Va...... 222

Camp Nelson, Ky., Kentucky River near.. 374 

Camp Run, Pa., discharge measurement

of............................... 581

Caney Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of.......................... 590

Canton, Ohio, Middle Branch Nimishillen

Creek at......................... 153

Caperton, W. Va., New River at......... 234

Carlisle, Ind., Busseron Creek near.... 477

Carmi, 111., Little Wabash River at.... 561

Carnegie, Pa., Chartiers Creek at...... 113

Carr Lake, Ind., records available on.. 572

Carters Corners, Pa., French Creek at., 28

Carthage, Ind., Blue River at.......... 519

Carthage, Ohio, Mill Creek at.......... 334

Casey Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of.......................... 590

Casselman River, at Grantsville, Md.... 102

at Markleton, Pa..................... 104

Cataract, Ind., Mill Creek near........ 515

Catawba, Ky., Licking River at......... 328

Catlin, 111., Vermilion River near..... 463

Cave Creek near Port Spring, Ky.......380-381

Cedar Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 572

Center Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 572

Centerton, Ind., White River near.....504-505

Central College, Ohio, Big Walnut

Creek at......................... 294

Centralia, W. Va., Elk River at........ 243

Cfs-day, definition of................. 3

Chadakoin River at Falconer, N. Y...... 21

Chaplin River, Ky., discharge measurement of.......................... 589

Chapman Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 572

Charleroi, Pa., Monongahela River at... 98

Charles Mill Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................190,192

Charleston, W. Va., Kanawha River at... 24?

Chartiers Creek at Carnegie, Pa........ 113

- - - -- - - 20

89

Olial'uxeio oi/CBJl ab uaiiiGgxG , ra . . . . . . . 

Chautauqua Lake near Mayville, N. Y....

Cheat River, at Rowlesburg, W. Va. 

near Parsons, W. Va.................. B8

near Pisgah, W. Va................... 93

Cherry River at Fenwick, W. Va......... 237

Cherrytree Run, Pa., discharge measurements of...................... 580

Chicken Run, Ind., discharge measurement of.......................... 592

Chillicothe, Ohio, Scioto River at..... 300

Cicero Creek, at Noblesville, Ind...... 493

discharge measurements of............ 591

near Cicero, Ind....................491-492

Cincinnati, Ohio, Ohio River at........ 329
INDEX 597

Circleville, Ohio, Soioto River near.. 297 

Cisko, W. Va., Hughes River at........ 201

Claridon, Ohio, Olentangy River at.... 285

Clarion River, at Cooksburg, Pa....... 38

at Johnsonburg, Pa.................. 37

discharge measurements of..........580-581

East Branch,at East Branch Clarion

River Dam, Pa................... 35

Middle Pork, discharge measurements of........................ 580

near Piney, Pa...................... 39

West Branch, at Wilcox, Pa.......... 36

Clarion River basin, Pa., discharge

measurements in................580-581

gaging-station records in........... 34-39

Clarion River (East Branch) Reservoir,

Pa., contents of................ 59,60

Clark Run, Ohio, discharge measurement

of.............................. 308

Clarksburg, W. Va., West Pork River

at.............................. 74

Clay City, Ky., Red River at.......... 372

Clear Creek (Hocking River basin) near

Rockbridge, Ohio................ 202

Clear Creek (Salt River basin), Ky.,

discharge measurement of........ 589

Clear Pork at Butler, Ohio............ 169

below Pleasant Hill Dam, near

Perrysville, Ohio............... 170

Clear Pork Creek, Va., discharge

measurements of................. 585

Clendening Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of.............................190,196

Clifty Creek at Hartsville, Ind......528-529

Clinton, Ohio, Tuscarawas River at.... 150

Coal River at Ashford, W. Va.......... 248

Colfax, W. Va., Tygart River at....... 70

Columbia, Ky., Russell Creek near..... 408

Columbus, Ind., East Pork White

River at.......................526-527

Columbus, Ohio, Alum Creek at......... 295

Scioto River at..................... 290

Computations, accuracy of results of.. 8-9

Conemaugh River, at Seward, Pa........ 50

at Tunnelton, Pa.................... 53

Conemaugh River Reservoir, Pa., contents of........................ 59,60

Conewango Creek, at Russell, Pa....... 22

at Waterboro, N. Y.................. 19

Conewango Creek basin, N. Y.-Pa., discharge measurements in.......... 580

gaging-station records in........... 19-22

Confluence, Pa., Youghiogheny River

below........................... 106

Conger Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of...................... 593

Conn Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of......................... 592

Connellsville, Pa., Youghiogheny

River at........................ 107

Connoquenessing Creek at Hazen, Pa...135-136

Contents, definition of............... 3

Contrary Creek, Va., discharge measurement of....................

Control, definition of................ 3

Cooksburg, Pa., Clarion River at....

Cool Spring Creek, Pa., discharge

measurement of.................. 582

Cooperation, record of................ 1-:

Cortland, Ohio, Mosquito Creek near...

Corydon, Ind., Big Indian Creek near.. 400

Coshocton, Ohio, Mill Creek near......

Muskingum River near................

Covington, Ind., Wabash River at......

Crab Orchard Creek, Va., discharge

measurement of.................. 584

Cranesnest River, Va., discharge

measurement of................... 585

Crawfordsville, Ind., Sugar Creek

at.............................465-466

Cripple Creek, Va., discharge measurement of...................... 584

Crooked Creek, at Crooked Creek Dam,

Pa.............................. 47

at Idaho, Pa......................

discharge measurements of........... 581

Crooked Creek basin, Pa., discharge

measurements in................. 581

gaging-station records in........... 46-

Crooked Creek Reservoir, Pa., contents of........................ 59

Page 

Crooked Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 572

Grumpier, N. C., North Pork New River

at............................... 209

Crystal Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 572

Cubic feet per second per square mile.. 3 

Cubic foot per second.................. 3

Cynthiana, Ky., South Fork Licking

River at......................... 326

Dailey, W. Va., Tygart River near...... 61

Danville, 111., Vermilion River near... 464 

Danville, Ky., Dix River near.......... 375

Danville, W. Va., Little Coal River

at............................... 249

Darby Creek at Darbyville, Ohio........ 298

discharge measurements of............ 308

Darbyville, Ohio, Darby Creek at....... 298

Data, accuracy of...................... 8-9

explanation of....................... 5-8

Davis, W. Va., Blackwater River at..... 85

Dayton, Ohio, Mad River near........... 348

Miami River at....................... 349

Deckers Creek at Mcrgantown, W. Va..... 82

Deer Creek (Beaver River basin), Ohio,

discharge measurement of......... 122

East Branch, discharge measurement

of............................... 122

Middle Branch, discharge measurement

of............................... 122

Deer Creek (Scioto River basin) at

Williamsport, Ohio............... 299

discharge measurement of............. 308

Deer Creek (Wabash River basin), Ind.,,

discharge measurements of........ 591

near Delphi, Ind..................... 447

Delaware, Ohio, Olentangy River near... 288 

Delaware Reservoir, Ohio, contents of.. 307 

Delphi, Ind., Deer Creek near.......... 447

Tippecanoe River near...............451-452

Wabash River at......................4, 446

Deputy, Ind., Muscatatuck River

near............................534-535

Deshee River, Ind., discharge measurement of....................... 591

Dewey Reservoir near Van Lear, Ky...... 268

Diamond Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 572

Dillon, Ohio, Licking River at......... 186

Dillonvale, Ohio, Short Creek near..... 145

Dix River near Danville, Ky............ 375

Dixon Springs, 111., Sugar Creek near.. 567 

Doe Run Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of.......................... 589

Dolan, Ind., Bean Blossom Creek at..... 510

Dora, Ind., Salamonie River at......... 433

Dover, Ohio, Tuscarawas River near..... 157

Dover Reservoir, Ohio, contents of....189,191

Drainage area, definition of........... 3

Drakes Creek near Alvaton, Ky.......... 418

Dresden, Ohio, Muskingum River at...... 183

Driftwood River near Edinburg, Ind..... 523

585 Dry Brook, N. Y., discharge measure3 ment of.......................... 580

38 Dry Fork River at Hendrieks, W. Va..... 84

Dry Run, Ohio, discharge measurement

of..............................308,309

x 2 Dublin, Ohio, Scioto River near........ 284

124 Duck Creek, Ind., discharge measure400 ments of......................... 591

177 Dundee, Ky., Rough River near.......... 425

178 Dunkard Creek at Shannopin, Pa......... 94

45gDurbin, W. Va., Greenbrier River at.... 225

Dyer, W. Va., Williams River at........ 235

Eagle Creek (Beaver River basin) at

Phalanx Station, Ohio............ 121

Eagle Creek (Kentucky River basin), at

Gleneoe, Ky...................... 388

at Sadieville, Ky.................... 387

discharge measurement of............. 588

Eagle Creek (Mahoning River basin),

Ohio, discharge measurements of.. 122 

45 Eagle Creek (Wabash River basin) at

Indianapolis, Ind................ 503

Eagon Run, Ohio, discharge measurements

of............................... 586

47 East Conemaugh, Pa., Little Conemaugh

River at......................... 49

388926 O - 56 - 39
598 INDEX

Page 

East Liverpool, Ohio, Little Beaver

Creek near...................... 143

Eaton, Ind., Mississinewa River near.. 437

Edinburg, Ind., Driftwood River near.. 523-

Sugar Creek near.................... 522

Youngs Creek near................... 521

Edmonton, Ky., South Pork Little

Barren River at................. 409

Edray, W. Va., McLaughlin Spring at... 226 

Eel River (tributary to Wabash River),

at North Manchester, Ind........ 441

 near Logansport, Ind................ 442

Eel River (tributary to White River),

at Bowling Creek, Ind........... 517

near Reelsville, Ind...............513-514

Eggleston, Va., New River at.......... 219

Eightmile Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of...................... 590

Eldred, Pa., Allegheny River at....... 15

Elk Creek (Kanawha River basin), Va.,

discharge measurements of....... 584

Elk Creek (Monongahela River basin) at

Quiet Dell, W. Va............... 75

Elk River, at Centralia, W. Va........ 243

at Queen Shoals, W. Va.............245-246

at Sutton, W. Va.................... 244

Elkhorn Creek (Big Sandy River basin),

Ky., discharge measurements of.. 585 

Elkhorn Creek (Kentucky River basin)

near Frankfort, Ky.............. 383

Elkhorn Creek (Miami River basin), Ind.,

discharge measurement of........ 588

Elkins, W. Va., Tygart River near..... 62

Elm Grove, W. Va., Wheeling Creek

at.............................. 146

Elsey Run, W. Va., discharge measurements of........................ 582

Embarass River at Lawrenceville, 111.. 577 

at Ste. Marie, 111.................. 480

North Pork, near Oblong, 111........ 481

Englewood, Ohio, Stillwater River at.. 341 

Enterprise, Ohio, Hocking River at.... 203

Enterprise, W. Va., West Fork River

at.............................. 77-78

Evansville, Ind., Ohio River at....... 428

Everett Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 572

Falconer, N. Y., Chadakoin River at... 21 

Fall Creek, at Millersville, Ind.....498-500

near Fortville, Ind................. 496

Falls of Rough, Ky., Rough River at... 424 

Rough River near.................... 423

Fanners, Ky., Licking River at........ 321

Farmers Retreat, Ind., Laughery Creek

near............................ 363

Feeder Canal, Ohio, discharge measurement of...................... 587

Fenwick, W. Va., Cherry River at...... 237

Femdale, Pa., Stony Creek at......... 48

Fetterman, W. Va., Tygart River at.... 574

First Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of......................... 592

Fish Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 572

Fisherville, Ky.,.Floyds Fork at...... 393

Fishtrap, Ky., Levisa Fork at........261-262

Flat Creek (Kentucky River basin)

near Frankfort, Ky.............384-385

Flat Creek (Wabash River basin),

Ind., discharge measurement of.. 593 

Flatrock Creek (tributary to Driftwood

River) at St. Paul, Ind........524-525

Flatrock Creek (tributary to White 

River, East Fork), Ind.,- discharge measurement of........... 592

Fleming Creek, Ky., discharge measurements of..................... 587

Fletcher Lake, Ind., records available on......................... 572

Floods, special reports on............ 12-13

Floyds Fork at Fisherville, Ky........ 393

Folsom Creek, N. Y-, discharge measurement of...................... 580

Forman, 111., Cache River at.........569-571

Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Lawrence Creek at.................. 497

Fort Spring, Ky., Cave Creek near..... 380

South Elkhorn Creek at.............. 382

Fortville, Ind., Fall Creek near...... 496

Fourteenmile Creek, Ind., discharge

measurement of.................. 589

Fox Creek, (tributary to Licking

River), Ky., discharge measurements of......................... 587

Fox Creek (tributary to New River), 

Va., discharge measurements 

of............................... 584

Francis Spring near Bane, Va........... 220

Frankfort, Ky., Elkhorn Creek near..... 383

Flat Creek near.....................384-385

Kentucky River at.................... 378

Franklin, Pa., Allegheny River at...... 33

Frazeysburg, Ohio, Wakatomika Creek

near?............................ 182

Freeport, Pa., Buffalo Creek near...... 57

French Creek, at Carters Corners, Pa... 28 

at Utica, Pa......................... 29

French Creek basin, Pa., gagingstation records in............... 28-32

Frews Run, N. Y., discharge measurement of.............>............ 580

Friendsville, Md., Youghiogheny River

at............................... 100

Galax, Va., New River near............. 210

Gasper River, Ky., discharge measurement, of.......................... 590

Gauley River, above Belva, W. Va....... 241

at Camden on Gauley, W. Va........... 236

near Summersville, W. Va............. 238

Georges Fork, Va., discharge measurements of......................... 585

Georgetown, Ky., North Elkhorn Creek

near............................. 379

Georgetown, Ohio, Whiteoak Creek near.. 312 

Germantown, Ohio, Twin Creek near...... 352

Gilbert Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 572

Glencoe, Ky., Eagle Creek at........... 388

Glendale, 111., Hayes Creek at......... 566

Glenlyn, Va., New River at............. 221

Glenville, W. Va., Little Kanawha

River at......................... 195

Glouster, Ohio, Sunday Creek at........ 205

Golconda, 111., Ohio River at.......... 565

Goose Creek, Ky., discharge measurements of......................... 588

Goose Lake, Ind., records available on. 572 

Graceton, Pa., Two Lick Creek at....... 52

Grafton, W. Va., Tygart River at....... 69

Grahams Forge, Va., Reed Creek at...... 213

Grantsville, Md., Casselman River at... 102 

Grantsville, W. Va., Little Kanawha

River at......................... 197

Steer Creek near..................... 196

Grassy Creek, Ky., discharge measurements of......................... 587

Grayson, Ky., Little Sandy River near.. 279 

Graysonton, Va., Little River at....... 217

Great Valley Creek near Salamanca,

N. Y............................. 16

Green Lick Run at Green Lick Reservoir,

Pa............................... 108

Green River, at Greensburg, Ky......... 407

at Liver-more, Ky..................... 426

at lock 4, at Woodbury, Ky........... 420

at lock 6, at Brownsville, Ky........ 414

at Munfordville, Ky.................. 410

discharge measurement of............. 590

near McKinney, Ky.................... 404

near Mount Salem, Ky................. 405

Green River basin, Ind.-Ky, discharge

measurements in.................. 590

gaging-station records in...........404-427

Greenbrier River, at Alderson, W.

Va............................... 230

at Buckeye, W. Va.................... 228

at Durbin, W. Va..................... 225

at Hilldale, W. Va................... 231

Greenfield, Ohio, Paint Creek near..... 301

Greenhills, Ohio, West Fork Mill

Creek Reservoir near............. 331

Greens Fork, Ind., discharge measurement of.......................... 587

Greensboro, Pa., Monongahela River at.. 95 

Greensburg, Ky., Green River at........ 407

Greentown, Ind., Wildcat Creek at...... 453

Greenup, Ky., Tygarts Creek near....... 280

Greenville, Pa., Little Shenango River

at............................... 130

Greenville Creek near Bradford,

Ohio............................. 339

Greer, Ohio, Mohican River at.......... 172
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Griffin Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of...................... 580

Griggs Reservoir, Ohio, contents of... 307 

Grundy, Va., Levisa ?ork near......... 260

Guyandot River, at Branchland, W.

Va.............................255-256

at Man, W. Va....................... 254

Guyandot River basin, W. Va., gagingstation records in............. 254-257

flail, W. Va., Buckhanrton River at..... 67

Hamilton, Ohio, Miami River at........ 354

Talawanda Creek near................ 353

Hammondsville, Ohio, Yellow Creek

near............................ 144

Hare Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of......................... 580

Harrisburg, 111., Middle Pork Saline

River near...................... 578

Harrison Spring, Ind., discharge measurements of..................... 589

Harrodsburg, Ky., Salt River near..... 391

Hartsville, Ind., Clifty Creek at....528-529

Hawks Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 572

Hay Run, Ohio, discharge measurement

of.............................. 308

Hayes Creek at Glendale, 111.......... 566

Haysi, Va., Pound River near.......... 265

Russell Pork at....................263-264

Hazard, Ky., North Pork Kentucky

River at........................ 364

Hazel Green, Ky., Red River near...... 371

Hazen, Pa., Connoquenessing Creek

at.............................135-136

Heidelberg, Ky., Kentucky River at.... 370

Hemlock Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of..................... 580

Hendricks, W. Va., Dry Pork River at.. 84

Herrington Lake near Burgln, Ky....... 376

Hickman Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of......................... 588

Higby, Ohio, Scioto River at.......... 304

Highland Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of...................... 590

Hill Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 572

Hilldale, W. Va., Greenbrier River at. 231

Hinkle Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of...................... 591

Hinkston Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of...................... 587

Hinton, W. Va., New River at.......... 232

Hocking River at Athens, Ohio......... 206

at Enterprise, Ohio................. 203

discharge measurement of............ 583

Hocking River basin, Ohio, discharge

measurement in.................. 583

gaging-station records in..........202-206

Hodgenville, Ky., McDougal Creek

near............................ 411

North Pork Nolin River at........... 412

Hoffman Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 572

Home Creek near New Philadelphia,

Ohio............................ 160

Homer, 111., Salt Pork Vermilion

River near...................... 462

Horseshoe Lake, Ind., records available on......................... 572

Hoult, W. Va., Monongahela River at... 81

Houston Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of...................... 587

Hovey Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 572

Hughes River, at Cisko, W. Va......... 201

North Pork, discharge measurements

of.............................. 583

Humphery Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of...................... 593

Huntington, Ind., Little River near... 432 

Wabash River at..................... 431

Huntington, W. Va., Ohio River at..... 258

Huntley Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of...................... 593

Hydrologic conditions................. 13

diagram of.......................... 14

Idaho, Pa., Crooked Creek at. 46

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Indian Brook, N. Y., discharge measurement of....................... 580

Indian Creek (tributary to Pound

River), Va», discharge measurement of.......................... 585

Indian Creek (tributary to Scioto

River), Ohio, discharge measurement of.....................309,586,594

Indian Creek (tributary to White

River), Ind., discharge measurement of....................... 592

Indian Creek (tributary to White River 

East Pork), Ind., discharge 

measurement of................... 593

Indian Pork below Atwood Dam, near

New Cumberland, Ohio............. 156

Indian-Kentucky Creek, Ind., discharge

measurement of................... 588

West Pork, Ind., discharge measurement of.......................... 588

Indian Lake at Russells Point, Ohio.... 335

Indiana, lakes in, records available

on............................... 572

Indianapolis, Ind., Eagle Creek at..... 503 

White River at......................501-502

Indianapolis Water Co. canal, Ind.,

discharge measurements of.......591,592

Ivanhoe, Va., New River at............. 211

Jackson, Ky., North Pork Kentucky

River at......................... 366

Jackson Run, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 580

Jasper, Ind., Patoka River at.......... 546

Jefferson, N. C. South Pork New River

near............................. 208

Jefferson, Pa., South Pork Tenmlle

Creek at......................... 96

Johns Creek, near ffeta, Ky..-........... 267

near Van Lear, Ky..................... 269

Johnson Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 572

Johnsonburg, Pa., Clarion River at..... 37

Josephine, Pa., Blacklick Creek at..... 51

Junction, 111., Saline River near...... 562

Kale Creek, Ohio, discharge measurement of.......................... 122

near Pricetown, Ohio................. 119

Kanawha Palls, W. Va., Kanawha River

at............................... 242

Kanawha River, at Charleston, W. Va.... 247

at Kanawha Palls, W. Va.............. 242

discharge measurement -of............. 585

Kanawha River basin, Ky.-N. C.-Va.- 

W. Va., discharge measurements 

in..............................584-585

gaging-station records in...........208-251

Kentucky River, at lock 2, at Lockport, Ky......................... 386

at lock 4, at Frankfort, Ky.......... 378

at lock 6, near Salvisa, Ky.......... 377

at lock 8, near Camp Nelson, Ky...... 374

at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky...... 373

at lock 14, at Heidelberg, Ky........ 370

Middle Pork, at Tallega, Ky.......... 367

discharge measurements of.......... 588

North Pork, at Hazard, Ky............ 364

at Jackson, Ky..................... 366

discharge measurement of........... 588

South Pork, at Booneville, Ky.......368-369

Kentucky River basin, discharge measurements in...................... 588

gaging-station records in...........364-388

Kermit, W. Va., Tug Pork at............ 576

Tug Pork near........................ 275

Killbuck Creek at Killbuck, Ohio........ 176

Kilburk Creek, Ind., discharge measurements of....................... 591

Kilmore Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of....................... 591

Kimberlin Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of.

Kimberling Creek, Va., discharge measurement of.......................

Kingston, Pa., Loyalhanna Creek

at...............................

Kinniconick Creek, Ky., discharge

measurements of..................

593

584

54

586
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Kinnikinnick Creek, Ohio, discharge 

measurement of.................

Klnzua, Pa., Allegheny River near....

Klsklmlnetas River at Vandergrift,

Pa.............................

Klsklmlnetas River basin, Pa., discharge measurements In.

308

18

56

582 

gaging-station records in.......... 48-56

Klttannlng, Pa., Allegheny River

at............................. 45

Knapp Creek at Marllnton, W. Va...... 227

Kokomo Creek, Ind., discharge measurements of. 

Kokoslng River, at Mlllwood, Ohio..., 

at Mount Vernon, Ohio..............

591

174

173

Lafayette, Ind., South Fork, Wildcat Creek near............... 455 

Wabash River at...................456-457

Lake Fork below Mohicanville Dam,

near Mohicanville, Ohio........

Lake Manitou, Ind., records available

171

572

Langenbaum Lake, Ind., records

available on................... 572

Latta Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of..................... 592

Laughery Creek, Ind., discharge

measurements of................ 588

near Farmers Retreat, Ind.......... 363

Laurel Creek, Va., discharge measurement of..................... 58-5

Laurel Hill Creek at Ursina, Pa...... 105

Lawrence Creek at Fort Benjamin

Harrison, Ind.................. 497

Lawrenceville, 111., Embarass

River at....................... 577

Leading Creek, W. Va., discharge

measurement of................. 583

Leavittsburg, Ohio, Mahoning River

at.........................:... 123

Lebanon, Ky., Rolling Fork near...... 395

Leesville, Ohio, McGuire Creek near.. 155

Leesville Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of............................189,191

Leitchfield, Ky., Bear Creek near.... 415

Levisa Fork, at Fishtrap, Ky........261-262

at Palntsville, Ky................. 271

at Pikeville, Ky 266

discharge measurement of ..*......... 585

near Grundy, Va. 

Lewisburg, Ky., Mud River near.......

North Fork Licking River near......

Lick Creek (tributary to Lost River), 

Ind., discharge measurement of. 

Lick Creek (tributary to Mississinewa 

River), Ind., discharge measurement of.....................

Lick Creek (tributary to Russell 

Fork), Va., discharge measurement of.....................

Lick Creek (tributary to White

River), Ind., discharge measurement of.....................

Licking River (tributary to Muskingum 

River), at Dillon, Ohio........

at Toboso, Ohio....................

near Newark, Ohio..................

Otter Fork, discharge measurement 

of.............................

Licking River (tributary to Ohio

River), at Blue Lick Springs, 

Ky.

260

421

324

593

591

581

592

186

185

184

583

323 

at Catawba, Ky..................... 328

at Farmers, Ky.

at McKinneysburg, Ky.

321

325

North Fork, discharge measurements 

of......................

near Lewisburg, Ky........

South Fork, at Cynthiana, Ky 

discharge measurements of. 

Licking River basin, Ky., discharge

587

324

326

587

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measurements in...............586-587 Locust Creek, Ind., discharge measgaging-station records in.........320-328

Lilly, W. Va., Bluestone River at.... 575

Line Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of........................ 590

Lisbon Creek at Lisbon, Ohio......... 142

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Little, W. Va., Middle Island Creek at. 148 

Little Barren River, South Fork, at

Edmonton, Ky..................... 409

discharge measurement of............. 590

Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool , Ohio....................... 143

Little Beaver Creek basin, Ohio-Pa.,

gaging-station records in.......142-143

Little Blue River (tributary to Blue

River), Ind., discharge measurement of. 592

Little Blue River (tributary to Ohio

River), Ind., discharge measurement of.......................... 589

Little Blu'estone River, W. Va., discharge measurement of............ 585

Little Cicero Creek, Ind., discharge

measurement of.

Little Coal River at Danville, W. Va... 

Little Conemaugh River at East

591

249

Conemaugh, Pa.

Little Eagle Creek, Ind., discharge

measurements of. 592

592

Little Flatrock Creek, Ind., discharge 

measurement of...................

Little Kanawha River, at Glenville,

W. Va............................ 195

at Grantsville, W. Va................ 197

at Palestine, W. Va.................. 200

near Burnsville, W. Va............... 194

West Fork, at Rocksdale, W. Va....... 198

Little Kanawha River-basin, W. Va.,

discharge measurements in........ 583

gaging-station records in...........194-201

Little Kentucky River, Ky., discharge

measurement of. 588

Little Mahoning Creek at McCormick, Pa. 43

Little Miami River, at Milford, Ohio... 318

discharge measurement of............. 586

East Fork, at Perintown, Ohio........ 319

discharge measurements of.......... 586

near Oldtown, Ohio................... 315

near Selma, Ohio..................... 313

North Fork, near Pitchin, Ohio....... 314

Little Miami River basin, Ohio, discharge measurements in........... 586

gaging-station records in...........313-319

Little Neshannock Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of............ 582

Little Reed Island Creek, Va., discharge measurements of........... 584

Little River (tributary to New River),

at Graysonton, Va................ 217

discharge measurements of............ 584

Little River (tributary to Wabash

River) near Huntington, Ind...... 432

Little Salt Creek, Ohio, discharge

measurements of.................. 309

Little Sandy River, Ky., discharge

measurements of.................. 586

East Fork, discharge measurements of. 586 

near Grayson, Ky..................... 279

Little Scioto River above Marion, 

Ohio

Little Shenango River at Greenville,

Pa.

Little Stillwater Creek below Tappan

281

130

Dam, at Tappan, Ohio............. 164

Little Wabash River, at Carmi, 111..... 561

at Wilcox, 111......................552-555

discharge measurements of............ 593

Little Walker Creek, Va., discharge

measurements of.

Little Walnut Creek, Ohio, discharge

measurement of.

584

308

near Salyersville, Ky.............. 320 Litwar, W. Va., Tug Fork at. .........272-273

Livermore, Ky., Green River at......... 426

Lockington, Ohio, Loramie Creek at..... 337

Lockland, Ohio, West Fork Mill Creek

at............................... 333

Lockport, Ky., Kentucky River at....... 386

Lockwood, W. Va., Peters Creek near.... 240

urement of. 590 

Logansport, Ind., Eel River near....... 442

" " River at.....................443-444

572

Long Lake at Laketon, Ind., records

available on
INDEX 601

Long Lake near Burr Oak, Ind., records

available on.................... 572

Loon Lake (Kosclusko County), Ind.,

records available on............ 572

Loon Lake (Whltley County), Ind.,

records available on............ 572

Loop Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of..................... 585

Loramle Creek at Locklngton, Ohio..... 337

Lost River, Ind., discharge measurement of......................... 593

Loudonvllle, Ohio, Black Fork at...... 168

Louisa, Ky., Big Sandy River at....... 276

Louisville, Ky., Middle Fork Beargrass Creek, at Cannons Lane at. 389 

Ohio River at....................... 390

Pond Creek near..................... 399

Low-flow investigation,of Mahoning

River basin..................... 122

of Scioto River basin..............308-309

Lowellville, Ohio, Mahoning River

at.............................. 127

Lower Twin Creek, Ohio, discharge

measurement of.................. 308

Loyalhanna Creek, at Kingston, Pa..... 54 

at Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Pa......... 55

Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir, Pa., contents of........................ 59,60

Lukens Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 572

Lynch, Pa., Tlonesta Creek at......... 25

McClure River, Va., discharge measurement of...................... 585

McClures Lakes, Ind., records available on......................... 572

McConnellsvllle, Ohio, Muskingum

River at........................ 188

McCormlck, Pa., Little Mahoning Creek

at.............................. 43

McDougal Creek near Hodgenvllle, Ky... 411 

McGills Creek near McKinney, Ky....... 406

McGulre Creek below Leesville Dam,

near Leesville, Ohio............ 155

McKlnney, Ky., Green River near....... 404

McGills Creek near.................. 406

McKinneysburg, Ky., Licking River at.. 325 

McLaughlin Spring at Edray, W. Va..... 226

Mad River, at Zanesfleld, Ohio........ 342

discharge measurements of........... 587

near Dayton, Ohio................... 348

near Springfield, Ohio.............. 347

near Urbana, Ohio................... 343

Madrid, Ky., Rough River near......... 422

Mahoning Creek, at Mahoning Creek Dam,

Pa.............................. 44

at Punxsutawney, Pa................. 42

Mahoning Creek basin, Pa., discharge

measurements in................. 581

gaglng-statlon records in........... 42-44

Mahoning Creek Reservoir, Pa., contents of........................ 59,50

Mahoning River, at Alliance, Ohio..... 115

at Leavittsburg, Ohio............... 123

at Lowellville, Ohio................ 127

at Pricetown, Ohio.................. 118

at Youngstown, Ohio................. 125

below Berlin Dam, near Berlin

Center, Ohio.................... 117

discharge measurements of........... 582

West Branch, discharge measurements

of.............................. 122

near Newton Palls, Ohio........... 120

Mahoning River basin, low-flow

investigation in................ 122

Man, W. Va., Guyandot River at........ 254

Manhattan, Ind., Mill Cree'k near...... 516

Mansfield, Ind., Raccoon Creek at....470-473

Mansfield, Ohio, Touby Run at......... 167

Mantle ditch, Ind., discharge measurements of..................... 591

Map of the United States.............. 11

Maria Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of...................... 591

Marion, Ind., Mississlnewa River at;.. 438 

Marion, Ohio, Little Scioto River

above........................... 281

Markleton, Pa., Casselman River at.... 104

Marlinton, W. Va., Knapp Creek at..... 227

Martindale Creek, Ind., discharge

measurement of.................. 587

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Massie Creek at Wilberforce, Ohio...... 316

Massillon, Ohio, Tuscarawas River at... 151 

Mathews Run, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 580

Maxlnkuckee Lake, Ind.., records available on........................... 572

Maysville, Ky., Ohio River near........ 311

Mayville, N. Y., Chautauqua Lake near.. 20 

Meadow Creek, Va., discharge measurements of......................... 584

Meadow River at Nallen, W. Va.......... 239

Meander Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of...................... 582

Meander Creek Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................139,140

Meta, Ky., Johns Creek near............ 267

Metropolis, 111., Ohio.River at........ 568

Miami River, at Dayton, Ohio........... 349

at Hamilton, Ohio....;............... 354

at Miamisburg, Ohio............ ......350-351

at Sidney, Ohio...................... 336

at Taylorsville, Ohio................ 338

East Fork, at Brookville, Ind........ 359

Miami River basin, Ohlo-Ind., discharge

measurements in.................587-588

gaglng-statlon records In..'........ .335-362

Miamisburg, Ohio, Miami River at......350-351

Middle Fork River at Audra, W. Va...... 65

at Midvale, W. Va.................... 573

Middle Island Creek, at Little, W.

Va. 148 

Midvale, W. Va., Middle Pork at........ 573

Mlfflin, Ohio, Black Fork near......... 166

Mllford, Ohio, Little Miami River at... 318 

Mill Branch, Va., discharge measurement of.........................584-585

Mill Creek (tributary to Clarion

River), Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 581

Mill Creek (tributary to Eel River),

Ind., discharge measurement of... 592 

near Cataract, Ind................... 515

near Manhattan, Ind.................. 516

Mill Creek (tributary to Fox Creek),

Va., discharge measurement of.... 584

Mill Creek (tributary to Mahoning

River) at Youngstown, Ohio....... 126

Near Berlin Center, Ohio............. 116

Mill Creek (tributary to Ohio River in 

Kentucky), discharge measurement 

of............................... 589

Mill Creek (tributary to Ohio River in

Ohio), at Carthage, Ohio......... 334

at Reading, Ohio..................... 330

West Pork at Lockland, Ohio.......... 333

at Woodlawn, Ohio.................. 332

discharge measurements of.......... 587

Mill Creek basin, Ohio, gaging-station

records in......................330-334

Mill Creek, West Fork, Reservoir near

Greenhills, Ohio................. 331

Mill Creek (tributary to Ohio River in 

West Virginia) discharge measurement of....................... 584

Mill Creek (tributary to Scioto River)

near Bellepolnt, Ohio............ 283

Mill Creek (tributary to "fygart River), 

W. Va., discharge measurement 

of............................... 582

Mill Creek (tributary to Walhonding

River) near Coshocton, Ohio...... 177

Miller Run, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 582

Millers Run tributary, Ky., discharge

measurement of................... 593

Mlllersville, Ind., Fall Creek at.... .498-500

Mlllwood, Ohio, Kokosing River at...... 174

Milton, W. Va., Mud River near......... 257

Milton Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...139-140 

Mlssissinewa River, at Marion, Ind..... 438

at Peoria, Ind........................ 439

discharge measurement of............. 590

near Eaton, Ind...................... 437

near Ridgeville, Ind................435-436

Moffatts Mill, Pa., Raccoon Creek at... 141 

Mahawk Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...190,192 

Mohican River at Greer, Ohio........... 172

Mohicanvllle, Ohio, Lake Pork near..... 171

Mohicanville Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................191,192

Monongahela River, at Braddock, Pa..... Ill
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Monongahela River, at Charleroi, Pa... 98 

at Greensboro, Pa................... 95

at lock 8, at Point Marion, Pa...... 83

at lock 15, at Hoult, W. Va......... 81

West Pork, discharge measurement of. 582 

Monongahela River basin, Md.-Pa.-W.

Va,, discharge measurements in.. 582 

gaging-station records in.......... 61-111

reservoirs in....................... 112

Montezuma, Ind., Wabash River at.....468-469

Monticello, Ind., Tippecanoe River

near............................ 450

Morehead, Ky., Triplett Creek at...... 322

Morgantown, W. Va., Deckers Creek at.. 82 

Mosquito Creek, below Mosquito Creek

Dam, near Cortland, Ohio........ 124

discharge measurements of........... 582

Mosquito Creek Reservoir, Ohio, contents of.......................139,140

Mount Carmel, 111., Wabash River at... 550 

Mount Salem, Ky., Green River near.... 405

Mount Vernon, Ohio, Koskosing River

at.............................. 173

Mud Creek, Ind., discharge measurements of........................ 591

Mud River (Green River basin) near

Lewisburg, Ky................... 421

Mud River (Guyandot River basin) near

Milton, W. Va................... 257

Mud Run, East Pork, Ohio, discharge

measurement of.................. 594

Muddy Creek (tributary to Kentucky

River), Ky., discharge measurement of......................... 588

Muddy Creek (tributary to Silver

Creek), Ind., discharge measurement of...................... 589

Muddy Creek (tributary to Slippery 

Rock Creek), Pa., discharge 

measurement of.................. 582

Muncie, Ind., White Elver at.........482-483

Muncie Lake near Burr Oak, Ind.,

records available on............ 572

Munfordville, Ky., Green River at..... 410

Murphy Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 572

Murrysville, Pa., Abers Creek near.... 110

Muscatatuck River near Deputy, Ind...534-535 

Muskelonge Lake, Ind., records available on......................... 572

Muskingum River, at Dresden, Ohio..... 183

at McConnelsville Ohio............. 188

at Zanesville, Ohio................. 187

near Coshocton, Ohio................ 178

Muskingum River basin, Ohio-W. Va.,

discharge measurements in....... 583

gaging-station records in.......... 150-188

reservoirs in......................189-192

Nallen, W. Va., Meadow River at....... 239

Natrona, Pa., Allegheny River at...... 58

Nebo, Ky., Rose Creek at............. 564

Neff-Litz Spring near Rural Retreat,

Va.............................. 212

Nellie, Ohio, Walhonding River at..... 175

New Corydon, Ind., Wabash River near.. 429 

New Cumberland, Ohio, Indian Pork

near............................ 156

New Lake, Ind., records available on.. 572 

New Moorefield, Ohio, Buck Creek at... 344 

New Philadelphia, Ohio, Home Creek

near............................ 160

New River, at Allisonia, Va........... 215

at Bluestone Dam, W. Va............. 221

at Caperton, W. Va.................. 234

at Eggleston, Va.................... 219

at Glenlyn, Va...................... 221

at Hinton, W. Va.................... 232

at Ivanhoe, Va...................... 211

at Radford, Va. ..................... 218

near Oalax, Va...................... 210

North Pork, at Grumpier, N. C....... 209

discharge measurements of......... 584

South Pork, near Jefferson, N. C.... 208

Middle Pork of, discharge measurements of..................... 584

Newark, Ohio, Licking River near...... 184

Newberry, Ind., White River at........ 518

Newconierstown, Ohio, Tuscarawas River

at.............................. 165

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Newton Falls, Ohio, West Branch

Mahoning River near.............. 120

Nimishillen Creek, at North Industry,

Ohio............................. 154

Middle Branch, at Canton, Ohio....... 153

Ninemile Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurement of................... 580

Noble, Ky., Troublesome Creek at....... 365

Noblesville, Ind., Cicero Creek at..... 493

White River at....................... 490

White River near....................487-489

Nolands Pork, Ind., discharge measurement of....................... 587

Nolin River, at Wax, Ky................ 413

discharge measurement of............. 590

North Pork, at Hodgenville, Ky........ 412

Nora, Ind., White River near..........494-495

North Elkhorn Creek, Ky., discharge

measurement of................... 588

near Georgetown, Ky.................. 379

North Industry, Ohio, Nimishillen

Creek at......................... 154

North Manchester, Ind., Eel River at... 441 

Nyona Lake, Ind., records available on. 572

Oakland, Md., Youghiogheny-River near.. 99 

Oblong, 111., North Pork Embarrass

River near....................... 481

Ogle Lake, Ind., records available on.. 572 

Ohio Brush Creek near West Union,

Ohio............................. 310

Ohio River, at Ashland, Ky............. 278

at Bellaire, Ohio............. ...... 147

at Cincinnati, Ohio.................. 329

at Evansville, Ind................... 428

at Golconda, 111..................... 565

at Huntington, W. Va................. 258

at Louisville, Ky.................... 390

at Metropolis, 111................... 568

at Owensboro, Ky..................... 403

at Parkersburg, W. Va................ 193

at Point Pleasant,W. Va.............. 252

at Pomeroy, Ohio..................... 207

at St. Marys, W. Va.................. 149

at Sewickley, Pa..................... 114

near Maysville, Ky................... 311

Oil Creek at Rouseville, Pa............ 27

Old Lake, Ind., records available on... 572 

Oldtown, Ohio, Little Miami near....... 315

Olentangy River, at Claridon, Ohio..... 285

at Stratford, Ohio.................... 289

discharge measurements of............ 586

near Delaware, Ohio.................. 288

Olney, Ky., Tradewater River at........ 563

Ora, Ind., Tippecanoe River near....... 449

Orangeville, Pa., Pymatuning Creek

near............................131-132

Order, downstream, of listing gaging

stations......................... 5

Ordnance Creek, Ohio, discharge measurement of......................122,582

O'Shaughnessy Reservoir, contents of... 307 

Oswego, Ind., Tippecanoe River at...... 448

Otter Creek, Ky., discharge measurement

of............................... 589

Owasco, Ind., Wildcat Creek at......... 454

Owensboro, Ky., Ohio River at.......... 403

Pageville, Ky., Barren River near. - - - - -; {Big 416

Paint Creek (Big Sandy River basin) at

Staffordsville, Ky............... 270

Paint Creek (Kanawha River basin) discharge measurements of............ 585

Paint Creek (Scioto River basin), Ohio,

discharge measurement of......... 308

East Pork, discharge measurement of.. 586 

near Bourneville, Ohio............... 303

near Greenfield, Ohio................ 301

North Pork, discharge measurements

of..........................308,309,586

Paint Lick Creek, Ky., discharge

measurement of................... 588

Paintsville, Ky., Levisa Pork at....... 271

Palestine, W. Va., Little Kanawha *' ' 200 River at. 

Palestine Lake, Ind., records avail-'

able on.........................

Panther Creek (Big Sandy River basin)

near Panther, W. Va.............

572

274
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Page

Panther Creek (Green River basin), 

Ky., discharge measurement 

of.............................. 590

North Pork, Ky., discharge measurement of......................... 590

South Pork, discharge measurement

of.............................. 590

Paris, Ky., Stoner Creek at........... 327

Parkers Landing, Pa., Allegheny River

at.............................. 40

Parkersburg, W. Va., Ohio River at.... 193

Parsons, W. Va., Cheat River near..... 88 

Shavers Pork at..................... 86-87

Paterson Run, Ohio, discharge measurements of..................... 586

Patoka River,'at Jasper, Ind.......... 546

nsar Princeton, Ind................547-549

Peach Bottom Creek, Va., discharge

measurement of.................. 584

Peak Creek at Pulaski, Va............. 216

Peoria, Ind., Mississenewa River at... 439

Perintown, Ohio, East Pork Little

Miami River at.................. 319

Perrysville, Ohio, Clear Pork near.... 170

Peru, Ind., Wabash River at........... 440

Peters Creek (.Green-River basin), Ky.,

discharge measurement of........ 590

Peters Creek (Kanawha River basin)

near Lockwood, W. Va............ 240

Petersburg, Ind., White River at...... 545

Phalanx Station, Ohio, Eagle Creek

at.............................. 121

Philippi, W. Va., Tygart River at...... 68

Piedmont, Ohio, Stillwater Creek at... 161

Piedmont Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of.............................190,192

Pigeon Creek (Little Pigeon Creek 

basin), Ind., discharge measurement of...................... 590

Pigeon Creek (Pigeon Creek basin),

Ind., discharge measurement of.. 590

Pigeon Roost Creek Ind., discharge

measurement of.................. 593

Pike Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 572

Pikeville, Ky., Levisa Fork at........ 266

Pine Run, Va., discharge measurement

of.............................. 593

Piney, Pa., Clarion River near........ 39

Piney Creek at Raleigh, W. Va......... 233

Pipe Creek (tributary to Wabash

River), Ind., discharge measurements of........................ 591

Pipe Creek (tributary to White River),

Ind., discharge measurements of. 591

Pipestem,-W. Va., Bluestone River

near............................ 223

Pisgah, W. Va., Cheat River near...... 93

Pitchin, Ohio, North Pork Little

Miami River near................ 314

Pitman Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of......................... 590

Pleasant Hill, Ohio, Stillwater River

at..............................4, 340

Pleasant Hill Reservoir, Ohio, contents of.................. .190-191,192

Pleasant Run Creek, Ind., discharge

measurements of................. 592

Plum Creek (Crooked Creek basin), 

South Branch, Pa., discharge 

measurements of................ 581-582

Plum Creek (Kanawha River basin),

Va., discharge measurement of.. 584

Plummer Creek, Ind., discharge meas-'

urement of..................... 592

Pocatalico River at Sissonville,

W. Va.......................... 250-251

Pogues Run, Ind., discharge measurement of......................... 592

Point Marion, Pa., Monongahela River

at.............................. 83

Point Pleasant, W. Va., Ohio River

at.............................. 252

Pomeroy, Ohio, Ohio River at.......... 207

Pond Creek near Louisville, Ky........ 399

Pond ditch, Ind., discharge measurement of......................... 592

Pond River, Ky., discharge measurement

of.............................. 590

East Pork, near Apex, Ky............ 427

Page

Poplar Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 587

Potomac, 111., Bluegrass Creek at...... 459

Pound River, Va., discharge measurements of......................... 585

near Haysi, Va....................... 265

Prairie Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of....................... 592

Prater Creek, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 585

Pricetown, Ohio, Kale Creek near....... 119

Mahoning River at.................... 118

Princeton, Ind., Patoka River near....547-549

Prospect, Ohio, Scioto River near...... 282

Publications, by State agencies........ 12

on streamflow by Geological Survey... 9-12 

Pulaski, Va., Peak Creek at............ 216

Punxsutawney, Pa., Mahoning Creek at... 42 

Pyle Run, W. Va., discharge measurements of......................... 582

Pymatuning Creek near Orangeville,

Pa..............................131-132

Pymatuning Dam, Pa., Shenango River

at.^T............................. 129

Sugar Run at......................... 128

Pymatuning Reservoir, Pa., contents

of...............................139,140

Queen Shoals, W. Va., Elk River at....245-246

Quicksand Creek, Ky., discharge measurements of...................... 588

Quiet Dell, W. Va., Elk Creek at....... 75

Raccoon Creek (tributary to Ohio River

in Ohio), at Adamsville, Ohio.... 253

Raccoon Creek (tributary to Ohio River

in Pa.) at Moffatts Mill, Pa..... 141

Raccoon Creek (tributary to Wabash

River) at Mansfield, Ind........470-473

Raccoon Creek (tributary to White

River), Ind., discharge measurement of....................... 592

Radford, Va., New River at............. 218

Raleigh, W. Va., Piney Creek at........ 233

Ralston Run, Ohio, discharge measurement of.......................... 308

Rasselas, Pa., Sevenmile Run near...... 34

Rattlesnake Creek, Ind., discharge

measurement of................... 592

Reading, Ohio, Mill Creek at........... 330

Red Bird River, Ky., discharge measurements of...................... 588

Red House, N. Y., Allegheny River at... 17 

Red River at Clay City, Ky............. 372

discharge measurement of............. 588

Middle Pork, discharge measurement

of............................... 588

near Hazel Green, Ky................. 371

Redbank Creek at St. Charles, Pa....... 41

Redstone Creek at Waltersburg, Pa...... 97

Reed Creek, at Grahams Porge, Va....... 213

discharge measurement of............. 584

Reedy Creek near Reedy, W. Va......... 199

Reelsville, Ind., Eel River near......513-514

Rees, Ohio, Big Walnut Creek at........ 296

Rich Creek, Va., discharge measurement

of............................... 585

Richland Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of....................... 592

Richmond, Ind., East Pork Whitewater

River at......................... 358

Rider Lake, Ind., records available on. 572 

Ridgeville, Ind., Mississinea River

near.............................435-436

Ridinger Lake, Ind., records available on.......................... 572

Ringneck Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 572

River Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 572

Riverton, Ind., Wabash River at.......475-476

Roachester, Ohio, Todd Pork near....... 317

Robinson Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of....................... 590

Robinson Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 572

Rock Creek (tributary to Little Reed 

Island Creek), Va., discharge 

measurements of.................. 584
604 INDEX

Rock Creek (tributary to Wabash River 

in Carroll County), Ind., discharge measurement of...........

Rock Creek (tributary to Wabash River 

in Huntington County), Ind., 

discharge measurement of........

Rock Lake, Ind., records available on. 

Rockbridge, Ohio, Clear Creek near....

Rockcastle Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of......................

Rocksdale, W. Va., West Pork Little

Kanawha River at................

Rockville, W. Va., Big Sandy Creek at. 

Rocky Pork (Muskingum River basin),

Ohio, discharge measurement of.. 

Rocky Pork (Scioto River basin),

Ohio, discharge measurement of., 

near Barretts Mills, Ohio...........

Rolling Pork near Boston, Ky..........

near Lebanon, Ky....................

Rose Creek at Nebo, Ky................

Rough River, at Palls of Rough, Ky....

near Dundee, Ky.....................

near Palls of Rough, Ky.............

near Madrid, Ky.....................

North Pork, discharge measurement 

of,

Page

591

590

572

202

585

198 

90-92

583

593

302

398

395

564

424

425

423

422

590 

near Westview, Ky................. 423

Round Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 572

Rouseville, Pa., Oil Creek at......... 27

Rowlesburg, W. Va., Cheat River at.... 89

Runoff in inches, definition of....... 3

Rural Retreat, Va., Neff-Litz Spring

near............................ 212

Rush Creek, Ky., discharge measurement

of.............................. 593

Russell, Pa., Conewango Creek at...... 22

Russell Creek near Columbia, Ky....... 408

Russell Pork at Haysi, Va............ 263-264

Russell Prater Creek, Va., discharge

measurement of.................. 585

Russells Point, Ohio, Indian Lake at.. 335

Sadieville, Ky., Eagle Creek at....... 387

St. Charles, Pa., Redbank Creek at.... 41

St. Marys, W. Va., Ohio River at...... 149

St. Paul, Ind., Platrock Creek at....524-525

Ste. Marie, 111., Embarrass River at.. 480 

Salamanca, N. Y., Great Valley Creek

near............................ 16

Salamonie River at Dora, Ind.......... 433

discharge measurement of............ 590

Salem Pork at Salem, W. Va............ 76

Saline River, Middle Pork, near

Harrisburg, 111................. 578

near Junction, 111.................. 562

Salisbury, Pa., Big Piney Run near.... 103

Salt Creek (Miami River basin), Ind.,

discharge measurement of........ 588

Salt Creek (Scioto River basin) at

Tarlton, Ohio................... 305

discharge measurement of............ 309

Salt Creek (Wabash River basin); Ind.,

discharge measurement of........ 593

Middle Pork, discharge measurement

of.............................. 593

North Pork, discharge measurement

of.............................. 593

North Pork, near Belmont, Ind......540-541

Salt Pork, West Branch, at Urbana,

111. 461

Salt Lick Creek (tributary to Cheat

River), W. Va., discharge measurements of..................... 582

Salt Lick Creek (tributary to Ohio

River), Ky., discharge measurements of........................ 586

Salt River, at Shepherdsville, Ky..... 394

near Harrodsburg, Ky................ 391

near Van Buren, Ky.................. 392

Salt River basin, Ky., discharge measurements in..................... 589

gaging-station records in:.........391-399

Salvisa, Ky., Kentucky River at....... 377

Salyersville, Ky., Licking River near. 320 

Sand Creek near Brewersville, Ind....530-531

Sand Run near Buckhannon, W. Va....... 66

Sandy Creek at Waynesburg, Ohio....... 152

Sandy Lick Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of...................... 581

Sawmill Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 572

Sawmill Run, N. Y., discharge measurement of.......................... 580

Scioto Big Run at Briggsdale, Ohio....291-293

Scioto River, at Chilllcothe, Ohio..... 300

at Columbus, Ohio.................... 290

at Higby, Ohio....................... 304

below O'Snaughnessy Dam, near Dublin,

Ohio............................. 284

discharge measurements of...........308,586

near Circleville, Ohio............... 297

near Prospect, Ohio.................. 282

Scioto River basin, Ohio, discharge

measurements in.................. 586

gaging-station records in...........281-306

Low-flow investigation in............308-309

reservoirs in......................... 307

Scip'po Creek, Ohio, discharge measurement of.......................... 308

Scottsville, Ky., West Bays Pork at.... 417

Second Creek near Second Creek, W. Va.. 229 

Selma, Ohio, Little Miami River near... 313 

Seneca Pork below Senecaville Dam,

near Senecaville, Ohio........... 179

Senecaville, Ohio, Seneca Pork near.... 179

Senecaville Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................191,192

Sevenmile Run near Rasselas, Pa........ 34

Seward, Pa., Conemaugh River at........ 50

Sewickley, Pa., Ohio River at.......... 114

Seymour, Ind., East Pork White River

at..............................532-533

Shannopin, Pa., Dunkard Creek at....... 94

Sharpsville, Pa., Shenango River at.... 133

Shavers Pork at Parsons, W. Va......... 86-87

Shaw Creek at Shawtown, Ohio........... 287

Shawtown, Ohio, Shaw Creek at.......... 287

Whetstone Creek near................. 286

Shelby Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of.......................... 585

Shelbyville, Ind., Blue River at....... 520

Shenango River, at Pymatunlng Dam, Pa.. 129 

at Sharpsville, Pa................... 133

Shepherdsville, Ky., Salt River at..... 394

Shoals, Ind., East Pork White River

at...............................542-544

Shock Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 572

Shoe Lake, Ind., records available on.. 572 

Short Creek near Dillbnvale, Ohio...... 145

Shriner Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 572

Sidney, Ohio, Miami River at........... 336

Silver Creek (tributary to Kentucky 

River), Ky., discharge measurement of.......................... 588

Silver Creek (tributary to Mahonlng

River), Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 122

East Branch, discharge measurement

of................................ 122

Silver Creek (tributary to Ohio River),

Ind., discharge measurement of... 589 

Silver Creek basin, Ind., discharge

measurements in.................. 589

Silver Creek (tributary to Whltewater 

River, East Pork), Ind., discharge measurement of............ 588

Silver Lake at Silver Lake, Ind.,

records available on............. 572

Silver Lake near Wallflake, Ind.,

records available on............. 572

Sinking Creek (tributary, to New River),

Va., discharge measurement of.... 584

Sinking Creek (tributary to Ohio River),

Ky., discharge measurements of... 589 

Siasonville, W. Va., Pocatalico River

at..............................250-251

Skeggs Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of.......................... 590

Skillet Pork at Wayne City, 111.......556-560

Skin Creek near Brownsville, W.

Va............................... 71

Slate Creek (tributary to Levisa Pork), 

Va., discharge measurement 

of............................... 585
INDEX 605

Slate Creek (tributary to Licking 

River), Ky., discharge measurements of.....................

Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg,

Fa..............................

Smalley Lake, Ind., records available

Page

586

137

572

Smothers Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of...................... 592

South Elkhorn Creek at Fort Spring,

Ky.............................. 382

discharge measurement of............ 588

South Mud Lake, Ind., records available on......................... 572

Spencer, Ind., White River at........511-512

Splunge Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of...................... 592

Spring Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of..................... 583

Springfield, Ky., Beech Fork near..... 397

Springfield, Ohio, Beaver Creek near.. 345 

Mad River near...................... 347

Spruce Fork. See Little Coal River.

Staff ordsville7"Ky., Paint Creek at... 270

Stage-discharge relation, definition

of.............................. 3

Starve Hollow Lake, Ind., records

available on.................... 572

Station Camp Creek, Ky., discharge

measurement of.................. 588

Steer Creek near Grantsville, W. Va... 196

Stillwater Creek, at Piedmont, Ohio... 161 

at Tippecanoe, Ohio................. 162

at Uhrichsville, Ohio............... 163

Stillwater River, at Englewood, Ohio.. 341 

at Pleasant Hill, Ohio..............4 ,340

Stoner Creek at Paus, Ky.............. 327

Stony Creek (Kanawha River basin),

Va., discharge measurements of.. 585

Stony Creek (Kiskiminetas River basin)

at Ferndale, Pa................. 48

Stony Creek (Scioto River basin),

Ohio, discharge measurement of.. 309

Stotts Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of......................... 592

Stratford, Ohio, Olentangy River at... 289

Stucker Pork, Ind., discharge measurement of......................... 593

Stump Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 581

Sturgeon Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of...................... 588

Sugar Creek (tributary to Bay Creek)

near Dixon Springs, 111......... 567

Sugar Creek (tributary to Blue River)

near Edinburg, Ind.............. 522

Sugar Creek'(tributary to Driftwood 

River), Ind., discharge measurement of...................... 592

Sugar Creek (tributary to French

Creek) at Sugarereek, Pa........ 30-32

Sugar Creek (tributary to Tuscarawas 

River) above Beach City Dam, 

at Beach City, Ohio............. 158

below Beach City Dam, near Beach

City, Ohio...................... 159

South Fork, discharge measurements

of........^..................... 583

Sugar Creek (tributary to Wabash

River) at Crawfordsville, Ind..465-466 

discharge measurement of............ 591

near Byron, Ind..................... 467

Sugar Run at Pymatuning Dam, Pa....... 128

Sugarcreek, Pa., Sugar Creek at....... 30-32

Sulphur Lick, Ohio, discharge measurement of......................... 308

Summersville, W. Va., Gauley River

near............................ 238

Sunday Creek at Glouster, Ohio........ 205

discharge measurements of'......... .483-484

Sutersville, Pa., Youghiogheny River

at.............................. 109

Sutton, W. Va., Elk River at.......... 244

Swago Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of..................... 585

Talawanda Creek near Hamilton, Ohio... 353 

Tallega, Ly., Middle Fork Kentucky

River at........................ 367

Tappan, Ohio, Little Stillwater Creek

at..............................

Page

Tappan Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...190,192 

Tar Hollow Creek, at Tar Hollow

State Park, Ohio................. 306

discharge measurement of............. 309

West Branch, Ohio, discharge measurements of.....................309,586

Tarlton, Ohio, Salt Creek at........... 305

Taylorsville, Ohio, Miami River at..... 338

Tenmile Creek (tributary to Allegheny 

River), N. Y., discharge measurement of.......................... 580

Tenmile Creek (tributary to Monongahela 

River), South Fork, at Jefferson, 

Pa............................... 96

Terms, definition and abvreviation of.. 3 

Terre Haute, Ind., Wabash River at..... 474

Thorn Run, Ky.; discharge measurement

of............................... 593

Timber Run, Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 583

Tionesta Creek at Lynch, Pa............ 25

at Tionesta Creek Dam, Pa............ 26

South Branch, Pa., discharge measurements of...................... 580

Tionesta Creek basin, Pa., gagingstation records in............... 25-26

Tionesta Creek Reservoir, Pa., contents

of............................... 59-60

Tippecanoe, Ohio, Stillwater Creek

at............................... 162

Tippecanoe Lake, Ind., records available on.......................... 572

Tippecanoe River at Oswego, Ind........ 448

near Delphi, Ind....................451-452

near Monticello, Ind................. 450

near Ora, Ind........................ 449

Toboso, Ohio, Licking River at......... 185

Toby Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 581

Todd Fork near Roachester, Ohio........ 317

Tom Jenkins Reservoir at Burr Oak,

Ohio............................. 204

Touby Run at Mansfield, Ohio........... 167

Town Lake near Akron, Ind., records

available on..................... 572

Town Line Run, Pa.., discharge measurements of......................... 582

Track Fork, Va., discharge measurement

of............................... 584

Tradewater River at Olney, Ky.......... 563

discharge measurements of............ 593

Tradewater River basin, Ky., gaglngstation records in..............563-564

Trammel Fork, Ky., discharge measurement of.......................... 590

Trevlac, Ind., Bear Creek near......... 507

Triplett creek at Morehead, Ky......... 322

North Fork, discharge measurements

of............................... 586

Troublesome Creek at Noble, Ky......... 365

Troy Cedar Lake, Ind., records available on.......................... 572

Tug Pork at Kermit, W. Va.............. 576

at Litwar, W. Va....................272-273

near Kermit, W. Va................... 275

Tunnelton, Pa., Conemaugh River at..... 53

Tunungwant Creek, Pa., East Branch,

discharge measurement of......... 580

Turkey Creek, Ind., discharge measurements of......................... 591

Turman Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of.......................... 591

Tuscarawas River at Clinton, Ohio...... 150

at Massillon, Ohio................... 151

at Newcomerstown, Ohio............... 165

below Dover Dam, near Dover, Ohio.... 157

discharge measurements of............ 583

Twelvepole Creek at Wayne, W. Va. 

Twentyelghth Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurement of...................

Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio.......

Two Lick Creek at Graceton, Pa.........

Tygart Reservoir, W. Va., contents of.. 

Tygart River at Belington, W. Va.......

at Colfax, W. Va.....................

at Petterman, W. Va..................

at Phllippi, W. Va...................

at Tygart Dam, near Grafton, W. Va...

near Dailey, W. va.

near Elkins, W. Va.

259

580

352

52

112

63

70

574

68

69

61

62

s Creek, Ky., discharge measurements of......................... 586
606 INDEX

Tygarts Creek near Greenup, Ky.

Page 

280

Uhrichsville, Ohio, Stillwater Creek

at.............................. 163

Upper Twin Creek, Ohio, discharge

measurement of.................. 308

Urbana, 111., Boneyard Creek at....... 460

West Branch Salt Pork at............ 461

Urbana, Ohio, Mad River near.......... 343

Ursina, Pa., Laurel Hill Creek at..... 105

Utica, Pa., French Creek at........... 29

Van Buren, Ky., Salt River near....... 392

Van Lear, Ky., Dewey Reservoir near... 268 

Johns Creek near.................... 269

Vandergrift, Pa., Kiskiminetas River

at.............................. 56

Vermilion River near Catlin, 111...... 463

near Danville, 111.................. 464

Salt Pork, near Homer, 111.......... 462

Vernon Pork at Vernon, Ind...........537-538

North Pork of, near Butlerville,

Ind............................. 536

Village Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 572

Vincennes, Ind., Wabash River at.....478-479

city ditch, discharge measurements

of.............................. 591

Wabash River, at Bluffton, Ind........ 430

at Covington, Ind................... 458

at Delphi, Ind......................4, 446

at Huntington, Ind.................. 431

at Lafayette, Ind..................456-457

at Logansport, Ind.................443-445

at Montezuma, Ind..................468-469

at Mount Carmel, 111................ 550

at Peru, Ind........................ 440

at Riverton, Ind...................475-476

at Terre Haute, Ind................. 474

at Vincennes, Ind..................478-479

at Wabash, Ind...................... 434

near New Corydon, Ind............... 429

Wabash River basin, Ind.-111., discharge measurements in.........590-593

gaging-station records in..........429-561

Wakatomika Creek 'near Prazeyburg,

Ohio............................ 182

Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam,

at Nellie, Ohio................. 175

Walker Creek, Va., discharge measurements of........................ 584

near Bane, Va....................... 220

Walnut Creek (Beaver River basin), 

Ohio, discharge measurements 

of.............................. 582

Walnut Creek (Scioto River basin), 

Ohio, discharge measurements 

of.............................308,309

Waltersburg, Pa., Redstone Creek

at.............................. 97

Wampum, Pa., Beaver River at.......... 134

Waterboro, N. Y., Conewango Creek at.. 19 

Wax, Ky., Nolin River at.............. 413

Wayne, W. Va., Twelvepole Creek at.... 259

Wayne City, 111., Skillet Pork at.:..556-560 

Waynesburg, Ohio, Sandy Creek at...... 152

Weasel Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of......................... 591

Webster Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 572

West Bays Pork at Scottsville, Ky..... 417

West Pork River, at Brownsville, W.

Va.............................. 72

at Butcherville, W. Va.............. 73

at Clarksburg, W. Va................ 74

at Enterprise, W. Va................ 77-78

West Hickory, Pa., Allegheny River

at.............................. 24

West Union, Ohio, Ohio Brush Creek

near............................ 310

Westview, Ky., North Pork Rough River

near............................ 423

Wheeling Creek at Elm Grove, W. Va.... 146

Whetstone Creek, Ohio, discharge

measurements of................. 586

near Shawtown, Ohio................. 286

Whetstone Creek tributary, Ohio, discharge measurements of.......... 583

White Cloud, Ind., Blue River near...401-402

White Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of....................... 592

White Lick Creek, Ind., discharge

measurement of................... 592

White River, at Andersen, Ind.........484-486

at Indianapolis, Ind................501-502

at Muncie, Ind......................482-483

at Newberry, Ind..................... 518

at Noblesville, Ind.................. 490

at Petersburg, Ind................... 545

at Spencer, Ind.....................511-512

East Pork, at Columbus, Ind.........526-527

at Seymour, Ind...................532-533

at Shoals, Ind....................542-544

near Bedford, Ind.................. 539

near Centerton, Ind.................504-505

near Noblesville, Ind...............487-489

near Nora, Ind......................494-495

Whiteoak Creek near Georgetown, Ohio... 312 

Whitewater River, at Brookville,

Ind.............................360-362

discharge measurement of............. 587

East Pork, at Brookville, Ind........ 359

at Richmond, Ind................... 358

discharge measurement of........... 588

Middle Pork of, discharge measurements of.......................... 588

West Pork of, Ind., discharge 

measurement of.................... 588

near Alpine, Ind....................355-357

Wilberforce, Ohio, Massie Creek at..... 316

Wilcox, 111., Little Wabash River

at..............................552-555

Wilcox, Pa., West Branch Clarion

River at......................... 36

Wildcat Creek, at Greentown, Ind....... 453

at Owasco, Ind....................... 454

South Pork, near Lafayette, Ind...... 455

Williams River at Dyer, W. Va.......... 235

Williamsport, Ohio, Deer Creek at...... 299

Willow Creek, Ohio, discharge measurement of.........................122,582

Wills Creek, at Cambridge, Ohio........ 180

below Wills Creek Dam, at Wills

Creek, Ohio...................... 181

discharge measurements of............ 583

Wills Creek Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................191,192

Wilson Lake, Ind., Records available

on.............................. 572

Winchester, Ky., Kentucky River near.. 373 

Windfall Creek, East Branch, N. Y.,

discharge measurement of........ 580

Winona Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 572

Wolf Creek (Kanawha River basin), Va.,

discharge measurement of........ 585

Wolf Creek (Miami River basin), Ohio,

discharge measurements of....... 587

Wolf Lick Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of...................... 590

Woodbury, Ky., Green River at......... 420

Woodlawn, Ohio, West Pork Mill Creek

at.............................. 332

Work, division.of..................... 2-3

scope of work....................... 1

WSP, definition of.................... 5

Wurtemburg, Pa., Slippery Rock Creek

at.............................. 137

Wyandotte Spring, Ind., discharge

measurements of................. 589

Yatesville, Ky., Blaine Creek at...... 277

Yellow Creek near Hammondsville,

Ohio............................ 144

Yellow Creek Lake, Ind., records

available on.......... , ......... 572

Yellow Springs Creek, Ohio, discharge

measurement of.................. 594

Yellowbud Creek, Ohio, discharge measurement of...................... 308

Youghiogheny River, at Connellsville,

Pa.............................. 107

at Priendsville, Md................. 100

at Sutersville, Pa.................. 109

at Youghiogheny River Dam, Pa....... 101

below Confluence, Pa................ 106

near Oakland, Md.................... 99

Youghiogheny River Reservoir, Pa.,

contents of..................... 112
INDEX 607

Youngs Creek near Edinburg, Ind....... 521

Youngstown, Ohio, Mahoning River at... 125 

Mill Creek at....................... 126

Youngsville, Pa., Brokenstraw Creek

at.............................. 23

Page 

Zanesfield, Ohio, Mad River at......... 342

Zanesville, Ohio, Muskingum River

at.

Zink Lake, Ind., records available

187

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