Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1957

Part 2-A. South Atlantic Slope Basins, James 

River to Savannah River

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1503

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Georgia, North Carolina, South 

Carolina, and Virginia, and with other 

agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1959
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.G. - Price $1.25 (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the States of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and 

Virginia, and with other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources Division, L. B. Leopold, chief, under the general direction of 

J. V. B. Wells, chief, Surface Water Branch, and F. J. Flynn, chief, 

Basic Records Section.

The data were collected and computed under supervision of district 

engineers, Surface Water Branch, as follows:

A. E. Johnson___________________________ Columbia, S.C. 

E. B. Rice______________________________ Raleigh, N.C. 

M. T. Thomson_____________________________ Atlanta, Ga. 

D. S. Wallace________________________ Charlottesville, Va.

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CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1957

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CONTENTS

Page

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 12

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

James River basin

Jackson River (head of James River):

Back Creek near Mountain Grove, Va............................................... 14

Jackson River at Falling Spring, Va................................................ 15

Dunlap Creek near Covington, Va.................................................. 16

Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va.......................................... 17

James River at Lick Run, Va........................................................ 18

Craig Creek:

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va................................................... 19

Craig Creek at Parr, Va.......................................................... 20

Catawba Creek near Catawba, Va................................................... 21

James River at Buchanan, Va........................................................ 22

Calfpasture River (head of Maury River) above Mill Creek, at Goshen, Va.......... 23

Maury River at Rockbridge Baths, Va.............................................. 24

Kerrs Creek near Lexington, Va................................................. 25

Maury River near Lexington, Va................................................... 26

Maury River near Buena Vista, Va................................................. 27

James River at Holcombs Rock, Va................................................... 28

James River at Bent Creek, Va...................................................... 29

Buffalo River:

Tye River near Lovingston, Va.................................................. 30

Piney River at Piney River, Va............................................... 31

Buffalo River near Norwood, Va................................................... 32

Rockfish River near Greenfield, Va............................................... 33

James River at Scottsville, Va..................................................... 34

Hardware River below Briery Run, nea Scottsville, Va............................ 35

Slate River near Arvonia, Va........ ........................................... 36

Mechum River (head of Rivanna River):

North Fork Moortnans River near Whitehall, Va................................... 37

South Fork Rivanna River near Earlysville, Va.................................... 38

Willis River at Flanagan Mills, Va............................................... 40

James River at Cartersville, Va.................................................... 41

Fine Creek at Fine Creek Mills, Va............................................... 42

James River & Kanawha Canal near Richmond, Va.................................... 43

James River near Richmond, Va...................................................... 44

Falling Creek near Chesterfield, Va.............................................. 45

Appomattox River:

Buffalo Creek near Hampden Sydney, Va.......................................... 46

Appomattox River at Farmville, Va................................................ 47

Appomattox River at Mattoax, Va.................................................. 48

Deep Creek near Mannboro, Va................................................... 49

Appomattox River near Petersburg, Va............................................. 50

Chickahominy River near Providence Forge, Va..................................... 51

Dismal Swamp basin

Lake Drummond in Dismal Swamp, Va.................................................. 52

Cypress Swamp at Cypress Chapel, Va.............................................. 53

Chpwan River basin

Nottoway River (head of Chowan River) near Burkeville, Va.......................... 54

Nottoway River near Rawlings, Va................................................... 55

Nottoway River near Stony Creek, Va................................................ 56

Stony Creek near Dinwiddie, Va................................................... 57

Blackwater River near Dendron, Va................................................ 59

Blackwater River at Zuni, Va..................................................... 60

Blackwater River near Franklin, Va............................................... 61

Chowan River:

North Meherrin River (head of Meherrin River) near Keysville, Va................. 62

North Meherrin River near Lunenburg, Va.......................................... 63

Meherrin River near Lawrenceville, Va............................................ 64

Meherrin River at Emporia, Va.................................................... 65

Fontaine Creek near Brink, Va ................................................... 66

Wiccacon Creek:

Ahoskie Creek at Ahoskie, N. C................................................. 67

Roanoke River basin

Roanoke River at Lafayette, Va..................................................... 68

Roanoke River at Roanoke, Va....................................................... 69

Tinker Creek near Daleville, Va.................................................. 70

Roanoke River at Niagara, Va....................................................... 71

Blackwater River near Union Hall, Va............................................. 72

Roanoke (Staunton) River near Toshes, Va........................................... 73

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Gaging-station records Continued

Roanoke River basin Continued Page

Pigg River near Toshes, Va....................................................... 74

Goose Creek near Huddleston, Va.................................................. 75

Roanoke (Staunton) River at Altavista, Va.......................................... 76

Otter River near Bedford, Va...................................................... 77

Otter River near Evington, Va.................................................... 78

Roanoke (Staunton) River at Brookneal, Va.......................................... 79

Falling River:

East Fork Falling River near Appomattox, Va.................................... 80

East Fork Falling River at Spring Mills, Va.................................... 81

Falling River near Naruna, Va.................................................... 82

Cub Creek at Phenix, Va.......................................................... 83

Roanoke (Staunton) River at Randolph, Va........................................... 84

Roanoke Creek at Saxe, Va........................................................ 85

Dan River near Francisco, N. C................................................... 86

Mayo River:

North Mayo River near Spencer, Va............................................ 87

Mayo River near Price, N. C.................................................... 88

Dan River near Wentworth, N. C................................................... 89

Smith River near Philpott, Va.................................................. 90

Smith River at Bassett, Va..................................................... 91

Smith River at Martinsville, Va................................................ 92

Smith River at Spray, N. C..................................................... 93

Sandy River near Danville, Va.................................................. 94

Dan River at Danville, Va........................................................ 95

Dan River at Paces, Va........................................................... 96

Banister River:

Georges Creek near Gretna, Va................................................ 97

Banister River at Halifax, Va.................................................. 98

Hyco River near Denniston, Va.................................................. 99

Roanoke River at Buggs Island, Va.................................................. 100

Roanoke River at Roanoke Rapids , N. C.............................................. 101

Panillco River basin

Tar River (head of Pamlico River) near Tar River, N. C............................. 102

Cedar Creek near Louisburg, N. C................................................. 103

Tar River near Nashville, N. C ..................................................... 104

Sapony Creek near Nashville, N. C................................................ 105

Fishing Creek near Enfield, N. C................................................. 106

Tar River at Tarboro, N. C......................................................... 107

Conetoe Creek near Bethel, N. C.................................................. 108

Pamlico River: 

Runyon Creek:

Herring Run near Washington, N. C.............................................. 109

Neuse River basin

Eno River (head of Neuse River) at Hillsboro, N. C................................. 110

Flat River at Bahama, N. C....................................................... Ill

Dial Creek near Bahama, N. C................................................... 112

Flat River at dam, near Bahama, N. C............................................. 113

Neuse River near Northside, N. C................................................... 114

Neuse River near Clayton, N. C..................................................... 115

Swift Creek:

Middle Creek near Clayton, N. C................................................ 116

Little River near Princeton, N. C ................................................ 117

Neuse River near Goldsboro, N. C................................................... 118

Neuse River at Kinston, N. C....................................................... 119

Contentnea Creek:

Nahunta Swamp near Shine, N. C................................................. 120

Contentnea Creek at Hookerton, N. C.............................................. 121

Little Contentnea Creek near Farmville, N. C ................................... 122

Swift Creek near Vanceboro, N. C. ................................................ 123

Trent River near Trenton, N. C................................................... 124

New River basin

New River near Gum Branch, N. C.................................................... 125

Cape Fear River basin

Haw River (head of Cape Fear River) near Benaja, N. C.............................. 126

Reedy Fork near Oak Ridge, N. C.................................................. 127

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C.......................................... 128

Reedy Fork near Gibsonville, N. C................................................ 129

South Buffalo Creek (head of Buffalo Creek) near Greensboro, N. C.............. 130

North Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C.................................... 131

Stony Creek near Burlington, N. C................................................ 132

Haw River at Haw River, N. C. ...................................................... 133

Haw River near Pittsboro, N. C..................................................... 134

New Hope River near Pittsboro, N. C.............................................. 135

West Fork Deep River near High Point, N. C....................................... 136

East Fork Deep River near High Point, N. C..................................... 137

Deep River near Randleman, N. C.................................................. 138

Deep River at Ramseur, N. C...................................................... 139

Bear Creek at Robbins, N. C .................................................... 140

Deep River at Moncure, N. C ...................................................... 141

Cape Fear River at Lillington, N. C................................................ 142

Little River at Linden, N. C..................................................... 143

Cape Fear River at lock 3, near Tarheel, N. C...................................... 144

Hood Creek near Leland, N. C..................................................... 145

Black River: 

Coharie Creek:

Little Coharie Creek near Roseboro, N. C..................................... 146

Black River near Tomahawk, N. C.................................................. 147

South River near Parkersburg, N. C............................................. 148

Colly Creek near Kelly, N. C................................................... 149
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued

Cape Fear River basin Continued Page

Northeast Cape Fear River near Chinquapin, N. C.................................. 150

Rockfish Creek near Wallace, N. C.............................................. 151

Waccamaw River basin

Waccamaw River at Freeland, N. C................................................... 152

Waccamaw River near Longs, S. C .................................................... 153

Pee Dee River basin

Yadkin River (head of Pee Dee River) at Patterson, N. C............................ 154

Reddles River at North Wilkesboro, N. C.......................................... 155

Yadkin River at Wilkesboro, N. C................................................... 156

Fisher River near Copeland, N. C................................................. 157

Forbush Creek near Yadkinville, N. C............................................. 158

Yadkin River at Yadkin College, N. C............................................... 159

South Yadkin River:

Rocky Creek at Turnersburg, N. C............................................... 160

South Yadkin River near Mocksville, N. C......................................... 161

Hunting Creek near Harmony, N. C............................................... 163

South Yadkin River at Cooleemee, N. C............................................ 163

Third Creek subwatershed No. 7A (Third Creek) near Stony Point, N. C........... 164

Third Creek subwatershed No. 21 (IL Creek) at Troutman, N. C................. 166

Third Creek at Cleveland, N. C................................................. 168

Abbotts Creek at Lexington, N. C................................................. 169

Yadkin River at High Rock, N. C.................................................... 170

Uwharrie River near Eldorado, N. C. .............................................. 173

Rocky River: 

Long Creek:

Big Bear Creek near TRichf ield, N. C.......................................... 174

Rocky River near Norwood, N. C................................................... 175

Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C................................................... 176

Little River near Star, N. C..................................................... 178

Pee Dee River near Rockingham, N. C................................................ 179

Thompson Creek:

Juniper Creek near Cheraw, S. C................................................ 184

Pee Dee River at Peedee , S. C...................................................... 185

Lynches River near Bishopville, S. C ............................................. 186

Lynches River at Effingham, S. C................................................. 187

Little Pee Dee River near Dillon, S. C........................................... 188

Drowning Creek (head of Lumber River) near Hoffman, N. C........................ 189

Lumber River at Boardman, N. C................................................. 190

Little Pee Dee River at Galivants Ferry, S. C.................................... 191

Black River near Gable, S. C..................................................... 192

Black River at Kingstree, S. C................................................... 193

Santee River basin

Catawba River (head of Santee River) near Marion, N. C. ............................ 194

Linville River at Branch, N. C................................................... 195

Lower Little River near All Healing Springs, N. C................................ 197

Catawba River at Catawba, N. C ..................................................... 198

Henry Fork (head of South Fork Catawba River) near Henry River, N. C............. 202

Indian Creek near Laboratory, N. C............................................. 203

South Fork Catawba River:

Long Creek near Bessemer City, N. C............................................ 204

South Fork Catawba River at Lowell, N. C......................................... 205

Catawba River rear Rock Hill, S. C................................................. 206

Sugar Creek:

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, N. C ........................................ 207

Rocky Creek at Great Falls , S . C................................................. 209

Wateree River (continuation of Catawba River) near Camden, S. C.................... 210

Broad River (head of Congaree River) near Chimney Rock, N. C..................... 211

Cove Creek near Lake Lure, N. C ................................................ 212

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C.......................................... 213

Broad River near Boiling Springs, N. C........................................... 214

First Broad River near Lawndale , N. C.......................................... 215

Broad River near Gaffney, S. C ................................................... 216

North Pacolet River at Fingerville, S. C....................................... 217

South Pacolet River Reservoir near Fingerville, S . C......................... 218

Pacolet River near Fingerville, S. C........................................... 219

Pacolet River near Clifton, S. C. .............................................. 220

Broad River near Carlisle, S . C .................................................. 221

North Tyger River (head of Tyger River) near Fairmont, S. C.................... 222

Middle Tyger River at Lyman, S. C............................................ 223

North Tyger River near Moore, S. C ............................................. 224

South Tyger River near Reidville, S. C....................................... 225

South Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C........................................ 226

Tyger River:

Fairforest Creek near Union, S. C............................................ 227

Enoree River near Enoree, S. C................................................. 228

Broad River at Richtex, S. C..................................................... 229

Saluda River near Greenville, S. C ............................................. 230

Saluda River near Pelzer, S . C................................................. 231

Saluda River near Ware Shoals, S. C ............................................ 232

Reedy River near Greenville, S. C ............................................ 233

Reedy River near Ware Shoals, S. C........................................... 234

Lake Greenwood near Chappells, S. C ............................................ 235

Saluda River at Chappells, S. C................................................. 236

Saluda River near Silverstreet, S. C........................................... 237

Lake Murray near Columbia, S. C................................................ 238

Saluda River near Columbia, S. C........ .................................... 239

Santee River:

Lakes Marion-Moultrie diversion canal near Pineville, S. C....................... 240
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Gaging-station records Continued

Santee River basin Continued Page 

Lake Marion near Plneville, S. C................................................... 241

Santee River near Pineville, S. C.................................................. 242

Cooper River basin 

Cooper River: 

West Branch Cooper River:

Lake Moultrie near Pinopolis, S. C ............................................. 243

Edisto River basin

South Fork Edisto River near Montmorenci, S. C..................................... 244

South Fork Edisto River near Denmark, S. C......................................... 245

North Fork Edisto River at Orangeburg, S. C...................................... 246

Edisto River near Branchville, S. C................................................ 247

Edisto River near Givhans, S. C.................................................... 248

Combahee River basin

Sallcehatchle River (head of Combahee River) near Miley, S. C....................... 249

Combahee River near Yemassee, S. C................................................. 250

Broad River basin

Coosawhatchie River (head of Broad River) near Hampton, S. C....................... 251

Savannah River basin

Chattooga River (head of Savannah River) near Clayton, Ga.......................... 252

Panther Creek near Toccoa, Ga.................................................... 253

Tugaloo River (continuation of Chattooga River) near Hartwell, Ga.................. 254

Toxaway River (head of Seneca River): 

Whitewater River at Jocassee, S. C ............................................. 255

Keowee River (continuation of Toxaway River) near Jocassee, S. C................. 256

Keowee River near Newry, S. C.................................................... 257

Twelvemile Creek near Liberty, S. C............................................ 258

Seneca River near Anderson, S. C................................................. 259

Savannah River near Iva, S. C...................................................... 260

Rocky River near Calhoun Falls, S. C............................................. 261

South Beaverdam Creek at Dewy Rose, Ga........................................... 262

Savannah River near Calhoun Falls, S. C............................................ 263

Broad River:

North Fork Broad River:

North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 2 (Denmans Creek) near Toccoa, Ga.... 264

North Fork Broad River near Toccoa, Ga......................................... 266

North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 6 (Bear Creek) near Mize, Ga......... 267

North Fork Broad River near Lavonia, Ga........................................ 268

North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 11 (Toms Creek) near Eastanolle, Ga.. 269 

North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 14 near Avalon, Ga................. 270

Toms Creek near Martin, Ga................................................... 273

North Fork Broad River near Carnesville, Ga.................................... 274

Broad River near Bell, Ga........................................................ 275

Little River near Mount Carmel, S. C............................................. 276

Little River near Washington, Ga.................................................. 277

Clark Hill Reservoir near Clarks Hill, S. C........................................ 278

Savannah River near Clarks Hill, S. C .............................................. 279

Stevens Creek near Modoc, S. C................................................... 287

Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga................................................... 288

Savannah River at Augusta, Ga...................................................... 289

Savannah River at Burtons'Ferry Bridge, near Millhaven, Ga......................... 290

Brier Creek at Millhaven, Ga..................................................... 291

Savannah River near Clyo, Ga................................. ..................... 292

Revisions of records for discontinued stations:

Mill Creek at Old Fort, N. C....................................................... 293

Catawba River near Old Fort, N. C.................................................. 293

Catawba River near Morganton, N. C ................................................. 294

Johns River near Morganton, N. C................................................... 295

Green River near Mill Spring, N. C................................................. 295

Discharge measurements at points other than gaging stations.......................... 296

Index................................................................................ 319

ILLUSTRATIONS

Page 

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, James River at Scottsville, Va.; B, Roanoke

River at Niagara, Va.................................................... 4

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

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

3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1957 water

year with median discharge for 25-year period........................... 13
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF SOUTH ATLANTIC SLOPE BASINS, JAMES RIVER 

TO SAVANNAH RIVER, 1957

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, 1957. 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 13,750 gaging stations In the 48 States and at many others in 

the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1957, the Geological Survey and 

cooperating organizations were maintaining 7,030 gaging stations, Including those In 

Alaska and Hawaii. Discharge measurements only were made at many other points in the 

1957 water year. The name of each stream measured at points other than gaging stations Is 

not listed In the index of this report. Only the major river basins In which measurements 

were made are listed under the Item "Discharge measurements" In the Index.

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:

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

and State Highway Department, R. H. Lawson, chairman.

North Carolina: State Department of Conservation and Development, W. P. Saunders, 

director; city of Burlington, J. D. Mackintosh, Jr., city manager; and city of 

Greensboro, J. R. Townsend, city manager.

South Carolina: State Highway Department, C. R. McMIllan, chief highway commissioner; State Public Service Authority, R. M. Jefferies, general manager; State 

Development Board, R. M. Cooper, director; State Water Pollution Control Authority, 

W. T. Linton, executive director; and city of Spartanburg, R. E. Stallings, chairman 

of commissioners of public works.

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

through Division of Water Resources, H. B. Holmes,- Jr., commissioner; State Department of Highways, J. A. Anderson, commissioner; city of Norfolk, R. W. Fitzgerald, 

superintendent, Division of Water Supply; Newport News Waterworks Commission, W. B. 

Harman, general manager; county of Chesterfield, M. W. Burnett, executive secretary; 

city of Charlottesville, J. E. Bowen, Jr., city manager; and city of Roanoke, A. S. 

Owens, city manager.

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 108 gaging stations, 

of which 2 were in Georgia, 47 In North Carolina, 28 in South Carolina, and 31 in 

Virginia.

Assistance was also furnished by the Agricultural Research Service and Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, the Atomic Energy
2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1957, PART 2-A

Commission, the Weather Bureau of the United States Department of Commerce, and the Department of the Navy.

The following organizations aided in collecting records: 

Georgia: City of Augusta.

North Carolina: State Highway and Public Works Commission; State Stream Sanitation Committee; cities of Durham and Gastonia; Carolina Power & Light Co.; Duke Power 

Co.; and Erwin Mills.

South Carolina: Greenwood County Electric Power Commission, South Carolina Electric & Gas Co., and South Carolina Public Service Authority.

Virginia: Appalachian Electric Power Co., Virginia Electric & Power Co., and 

Camp Manufacturing Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

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

under the direction of personnel shown in the preface. The data for stations in the several States were collected and prepared for publication in the district offices listed

below.

State District office Address

795 Peachtree Street. 

436 Federal Building. 

210 Creason Building. 

Natural Resources Building, University of Virginia.

a/ Except Augusta Canal near Augusta and Savannah River at Augusta, at Burtons Perry Bridge, near 

Mlllhaven, and near Clyo.

b/ Including Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga.., and Savannah River at Augusta, Ga., at Burtons Perry 

Bridge, near Mlllhaven, Ga., and near Clyo, Ga.

Information of a more detailed nature than that published for most of the gaging sta- 

'tions given in this report is on file in the district offices listed above. Provisional 

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

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

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

as follows:

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

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

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

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

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

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

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

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

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

irrigation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Figures of drainage area given herein include all closed basins, or 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,
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1957, PART 2-A

A. JAMES RIVER AT SCOTTSVILLE, VA.

B. ROANOKE RIVER AT NIAGARA, VA.

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

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 discnarge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

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

occasional winter discharge measurements, consideration being given to the available information on temperature and precipitation, notes by gage observers and engineers, 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 1957 is shown on page IV for the 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

above mean sea level, and a condensed history of the types, locations, and datums 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-
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1957, PART 2-A

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

there is little or no regulation; the minimum daily discharge if there is extensive regulation (also the minimum discharge if useful); and the minimum gage height (unless it is 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

added to the description of all stations for which revised records 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 generally published for all stations except those at which 

the daily discharge for the greater part of the open-water period was determined by the 

shifting-control 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
EXPLANATION OF DATA 7

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

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

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

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

station description.

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

for each month are underlined. If the figure is repeated, it is underlined only on the 

first day of its occurrence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

large 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 figures of maximum are the maximum 

daily discharges, not the momentary discharges when the water was at crest stage. Likewise, the miniraums 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 published each year for all reservoirs for which records are published on 

a daily basis, but is not published for reservoirs for which only monthly data are given.

Discharge measurements and determinations of peak flows made at sites other than gaging 

stations are listed at the end of each report.

At many gaging stations water samples are collected from the streams for the purpose of 

making chemical analyses, computing dissolved solids, suspended sediment loads, and 

particle-size distribution, or measuring water temperatures. For most of these samples 

the results are published in an annual series .of water-supply papers entitled "Quality of 

Surface Waters of the United States" which is issued in four volumes. In this report 

under "Remarks" a reference is made to quality-of-water records collected at gaging 

stations on a regular basis and published in the quality-of-water reports. At many other 

gaging stations quality-of-water data are obtained at irregular intervals and published
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1957, PART 2-A

as "miscellaneous analyses" in quality-of-water reports; such records are not referred to 

in "Remarks" paragraph in this report. At many gaging stations water temperature is 

obtained also at the time a discharge measurement is made; such temperature readings are 

not reported in the quality-of-water annual reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

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

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

in general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.

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

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

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

cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches are not published unless storage or diversion records are included to indicate the extent of the regulation or diversion, or unless satisfactory adjustments can be made for changes in contents of reservoirs 

or for other changes incident to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir is not included in the adjustments for changes in reservoir contents, unless it is so stated. Even 

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

when relatively large negative adjustments are made or when evaporation is large in comparison with the observed discharge.

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated areas of the United States are situated 

above most of the diversions from those streams, and therefore the discharge recorded does 

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

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

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

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

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

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

to Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basin, in two volumes:

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

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River-basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumesj

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.
PUBLICATIONS

510528 O -59 -2
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1957, PART 2-A

Part 10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

the United States.

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

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

given on page 2.

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

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

have been included for some streams.

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

(A = Annual Report; B Bulletin)

Report

10th , pt. 2 

llth , pt. 2

13th , pt . 3

B 131. ....... 

16th A, pt . 2 

B 140. .......

WSP 1 1 .......

18th A, pt . 4 

WSP 15 .......

WSP 16 .......

19th A, pt . 4 

WSP 27. ......

WSP 28. ......

WSP 35 to 39. 

21st A, pt . 4

WSP 47 to 52.

WSP 65, 66. .. 

WSP 75 .......

Character of data

Descriptive Information only. 

Monthly discharge and descriptive Information. ..............

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

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

Descriptive information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and 

monthly discharge .

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge.. 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights of streams east 

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

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights of streams west 

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

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

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams east of 

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams west of 

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries.

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

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

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

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

Year

1884 to September 1890.

1884-92.

1893-94. 

1895. 

1896.

1895-96 . 

1897.

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898. 

1898.

1899. 

1899.

1900. 

1900.

1901. 

1901.

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

in general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. Before 1951, records for the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah 

River, were included with those for the South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico

basins.

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

Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah River, 1899-1957

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

1911

WSP

a35, 36

48

65, 75

a82, 83

a97, 98

b!26, 127

b!67, 168

b203, 204

242

262

282

302

Year

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

1923

1924

WSP

322

352

382

402

432

452

472

502

522

542

562

582

Year

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

WSP

602

622

642

662

682

697

712

727

742

757

782

802

Year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

WSP

822

852

872

892

922

952

972

1002

1032

1052

1082

1112

Year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

WSP

1142

1172

1203

1233

1273

1333

1383

1433

1503

b Susquehanna River to Yadkin River.
PUBLICATIONS 11

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 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 WaterSupply Paper 119.

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

872 for the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah River), contains, for the 

area included in that report, a summary of yearly discharge at gaging stations at which 

10 or more complete years of record had been collected. These summaries were reprinted 

separately.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Georgia. ...... 

Do. ........ 

North Carolina

Do. ........

South Carolina 

Virginia. .....

Do .........

Do.. .......

Do. ........

Period

1895-1906 

1907-19 

1889-1923

1884-1946 

1895-1927

Report

Bull. 16, Water powers of Georgia. ......... 

Bull. 38, Water powers of Georgia. ......... 

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North Carolina streams.

Una streams. 1

basin.

basin.

River basins . 

Bull. 17, Summary of records of surface 

water supply of South Carolina.

Bull. 31, Water resources of Virginia ......

(James River basin) .

(Roanoke and Chowan River basins).

(James River basin) .

( Chowan and Roanoke River basins).

(James River basin) .

(Chowan and Roanoke River basins).

Issued by

Geological Survey of Georgia. 

Do. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

Do.

South Carolina Research, 

Planning and Development 

Board. 

Virginia Geological Survey. 

Do

and Development. 

Do.

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

discharge.

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

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

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

and titles of these reports;

Report

WSP 96: Destructive floods in the United States in 1903. 

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

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

WSP 846: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations through September 1938. 

WSP 1066: Floods of August 1940 in southeastern States. 

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

Cir. 100: Floods in Georgia, frequency and magnitude.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1957, PART 2-A

RECORDS OP DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY, AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The city of Lynchburg, Va., has collected records of daily discharge of Pedlar River at 

Pedlar Dam, Va., since August 1921 and the Agricultural Research Service of the United 

States Department of Agriculture has collected records of runoff from 3 areas of less than 

20 acres each near Chatham, Va., 1938-48; peaks only since 1948.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

In the area covered by this report, streamflow for the 1957 water year ranged from 

about half the median value in scattered areas in South Carolina to about lj times the 

median in eastern Virginia. The monthly mean discharge of Blackwater River at Zuni, Va,, 

was record-high for the month in February. Daily and monthly flows of Yadkin River at 

Wilkesboro, N. C., were the highest of record for April. Some local flooding occurred in 

western North Carolina during April and September. By contrast, the monthly mean discharge 

during July was record-low for the month at gaging stations on Lynches River at Effingham, 

S. C., and Neuse River at Clayton, N. C. During July and August, drought conditions were 

critical in the northeastern coastal plain of North Carolina, and many small streams in 

that area were dry. For three representative long-term gaging stations in the area 

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

1957 water year with the median discharge for the 25-year period 1921-45, is shown in 

figure 3 on the following page.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 13

Slate River near Arvonia, Va. 

Drainage area, 235 sq mi.

 § 300

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

year

Neuse River near Clayton, N. C. 

Drainage area, 1,140 sq mi.

 §1500

I

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

Lynches River at Effingham, S. C. 

Drainage area, 1,030 sq. mi.

oi

1

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

year 

Explanation

Median of monthly mean discharge for 25-year period 1921-45. 

Monthly mean discharge during water year 1957.

Figure 3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1957 water year with 

median discharge for 25-year period.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS

JAMES RIVER BASIN

Back Creek near Mountain Grove, Va.

Location.--Lat 38°04'10", long 79°53'50", on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from Cummings 

Run, 0.9 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 39, and 2.1 miles south of 

Mountain Grove, Bath County.

Drainage area. 131 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,707 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--6 years, 166 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,170 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 7.28 ft); minimum, 

6.0 cfs Sept. 5-7 (gage height, 1.87 ft).

1951-57: Maximum discharge, 8,750 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 9.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of three slope-area determinations of 

peak flow; minimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.72 ft Jan. 6, 

25, 1956.

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

Cooperation.--Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0

2.3 33

69

114

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

6.6

175

690

1,480

3,170

Discharge, In cubic feet per cond, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

24

22

20

25

33

43

37

32

29

27

25

23

22

21

20

*18

17

16

16

17

17

35

80

56

42

40

~90 110

68

54

56

1,135

36.6

0.279

0.32

Nov.

90

320

200

150

110

90

74

65

56

50

44

40

*33

33

31

30

31

31

29

27_

27

32

33

33

34

38

37

35

32

32

1,867

62.2

0.475

0.53

Dec.

30

29

28

*27

26

25

25

25

26

26

25

27

32

114

566

380

269

204

156

131

117

109

260

1,100

767

445

308

232

186

143

120

5,958

192

1.47

1.70

Jan.

102

79

69

73

71

63

60

*54~66

436

548

360

273

204

146

110

85

81

72

64

64

75

1,430

916

512

350

265

346

1,420

1,570

809

10,773

348

2.66

3.07

Feb.

858

1,180

 73?

512

434

590

608

524

690

1,140

837

542

412

326

260

227

204

175

219

*380

326

273

240

211

215

303

536

506

-

13,460

481

3.67

3.82

Mar.

823

S2T

467

350

277

227

200

207

204

182

172

193

204

189

175

153

131

120

126

*117

104

106

114

112

114

114

120

106

96

94

87

6,311

204

1.56

1.80

Apr.

89

814

767

518

*3,130

1,700

830

634

1,060

725

500

380

294

236

193

165

143

128

114

102

94

85

33

99

134

120

106

102

182

193

13,720

457

3.49

3.89

May

159

137

120

102

89

79

69

62

57

54

52

50

50

47

*46

48

48

 ST) 45

200

500

300

230

180

140

100

110

90

84

70

55

3,633

117

0.893

1.03

June

50

45

*48

60

58

400

450

350

280

220

180

150

120

130

350

300

220

180

150

130

110

100

96

180

130

90

70

61

140

250

5,098

170

1.30

1.45

July

300

250

180

150

120

100

80

65

55

52

48

40

38

30

28

26

25

*30

33

27

24

22

27

45

33

25

27

30

50

47

35

2,042

65.9

0.503

0.58

Aug.

28

23

20

20

18

16

16

14

13

12

12

11

10

*11

19

14

13

12

11

10

9.2

9.5

8.4

8.4

8.1

8.8

9.2

8.8

8.1

7.4

396.7

12.8

0.098

0.11

Sept.

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

7.8

9.5

11

12

*16

14

13

14

16

20

83

56

43

39

33

30

28

27

24

22

20

18

22

44

660.8

22.0

0.168

0.19

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,100 Win 8.4 Mean 137 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.25

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,130 Win 6.0 Mean 178 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.49

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs).--Jan. 23 (l p.m.) 2,260 cfs (5.81 ft); Jan. 29 (9 p.m.) 2,700 cfs 

(6.21 ft); Apr. 5 (12 m.) 4,170 cfs (7.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Mo gage-height record Oct. 16 to Nov. 13, May 13 to July 13; discharge estimated on basis 

of records for Jackson River at Palling Spring.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 15

Jackson River at Falling Spring, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°52'36", long 79°58'39", on right bank 20 ft upstream from Smith Bridge, 

0.8 mile south of town of Falling Spring, Alleghany County, 1.6 miles downstream from 

Falling Springs Creek, and 5.5 miles north of Covington.

Drainage area.--4Q9 sq mi.

Records av ai 1 ab le . --Apri1 1925 to September 1957. Prior to October 1934, published as "at 

Barber."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,333.49 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 26, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--32 years, 480 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10.900 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 11.24 ft); minimum, 77 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 2.98 ft).

1925-57: Maximum discharge, 24,700 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 14.74 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations in James 

River basin; minimum, 36 cfs Oct. 12, 1946 (gage height, 2.65 ft); minimum daily, 

58 cfs Sept. 28-30, Oct. 1, 3, 5, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 952: 1926(M), 1927, 1928(M), 1929-30, 1932-40.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.9 

5.2

5.4 

4.0

120

170

355

5.0

6,0

8.0

11.0

755

1,350

3,120

10,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 195

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

113

105

100

102

122

188

162

138

122

111

107

100

98

96

94

*91

89

89

89

89

89

139

204

175

150

138

324

338

267

219

198

4,446

143

0.350

0.40

Nov.

273

-575 778

422

334

276

240

222

201

182

170

160

*148

142

135

132

132

140

140

132

128

132

140

140

125

138

142

138

132

128

6,277

209

0.511

0.57

Dec.

125

120

116

*113

109

109

109

107

107

107

105

105

109

140

798

732

555

453

380

327

302

285

504

1.850

1,750

1,000

732

598

495

425 

355

13,102

423

1.03

1.19

Jan.

316

273

b!90

b!90

240

222

204

*195

204

520

1,000

732

598

488

404

b325

b265

b225

b205

b210

b235

b235

1,820

1,990

1,120

825

665

800

2,160

5.820

2,070

22,746

734

1.79

2.06

Feb.

2,160

2,670

1,910

1,450

1,150

1,850

1,510

1,550

1,710

2,580

2,050

1,450

1,090

925

778

688

620

555

620

*1,270

925

778

688

620

575

755

1,450

1,590

-

-------

55,267

1,260

5.08

5.21

Mar.

2.540

1,750

1,510

1,000

825

710

642

665

688

620

555

555

555

551

507

481

459

418

418

418

*583

372

414

404

586

586

585

362

354

324 

299

19,474

628

1.54

1.78

Apr.

285

856

1,550

1,100

7,920

*6,680

2,480

1,790

2,580

1,870

1,590

1,060

1,160

752

642

560

515

475

456

400

580

562

558

555

414

594

558

585

456

499

57,980

1,266

3.10

3.46

May

446

408

566

554

506

285

261

240

228

216

210

204

198

185

*195

192

175

165

257

1.740

1,250

755

555

456

572

520

541

510

255

225 

204

11,614

575

0.917

1.07

June

192

190

502

275

996

*1.990

875

598

507

464

594

544

296

695

1,030

778

598

481

400

341

288

255

249

562

299

264

225

207

404

481

14,776

495

1.21

1.35

July

825

515

386

313

270

237

210

192

*182

190

175

155

148

140

138

128

122

145

168

14O

128

118

128

162

162

155

125

158

160

216

178

6,429

207

0.506

0.58

Aug.

150

152

122

120

*115

109

102

102

98

96

98

96

96

94

158

160

122

109

102

100

98

94

95

94

95

96

96

94

95

89

85

5,504

107

0.262

0.30

Sept.

80

80

78

77

84

80

82

84

*102

109

118

111

102

116

113

155

569

350

282

215

178

155

142

135

128

116

109

102

107

155

4,052

135

0.330

0.37

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,500 Min 66 Mean 351 Cfsm 0.858 In. 11.68

Water Water year year 1956-57: 1956-57: Max Max 7,920 7,920____Min Min 77_____Mean 77 Mean 492____Cfsm 492 Cfsm 1.20 1.20 In. In. 16.34 J.6.54

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 efsj. Jan. 50 (5:50 a.m.) 5.240 efs (9.12 ft); Apr. 5 f5;50 p 

10,900 cfs (11724 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ic
16 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Dunlap Creek near Covington, Va.

Location. Lat 37°48'10", long 80°02'50", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 60, 2.2 miles downstream from Ogle Creek, and 3.0 miles west of Covington, Alleghany County.

Drainage area. 166 sq mi.

Records available. December 1928 to September 1957.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,294.21 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Torps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 8, 1949, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1929-57), 157 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,440 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 8.53 ft); minimum, 6.7 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 2 (gage height, 0.79 ft).

1928-57: Maximum discharge, 8,370 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 10.52 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

studies and records for other stations in James River basin; minimum, that of Aug. 31, 

Sept. 2, 1957.

Remarks.--Records good. Occasional diurnal fluctuation caused by dam above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 972: 1929-30, 1932-34, 1942.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 18-20)

0.9 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 184

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.4

321

550

1,130

1,840

4,140

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

35

31

28

31

32

35

35

33

30

28

26

24

24

23

22

*22

21

21

21

20

21

43

91

70

54

48

250

189

118

77

1,588

51.2

0.308

0.36

Nov.

414

670

252

166

124

100

85

80

77

72

66

61

57

*53

49

46

46

57

58

57

58

70

78

78

74

72

66

60

54

50

3,250

108

0.651

0.73

Dec.

48

45

43

40

*38

37

35

34

33

33

33

33

34

38

64

108

118

112

96

85

80

72

205

600

455

263

196

159

134

112

94

3,477

112

0.675

0.78

Jan.

85

72

57

61

60

57

54

51

*94

565

460

285

222

175

140

124

100

84

77

74

74

78

736

638

348

255

204

387

2,080

2,120

920

10,737

346

2.08

2.40

Feb.

1,460

1,320

710

455

348

555

500

600

1,650

1,260

770

485

352

280

234

202

177

154

278

*800

485

329

260

219

196

297

490

757

_

15,623

558

3.36

3.50

Mar.

1>720 'soo

490

340

268

224

206

229

242

224

202

196

184

168

156

145

130

126

132

124

*112

122

168

182

192

184

170

147

132

126

114

7,955

257

1.55

1.79

Apr.

110

166

224

389

4,100

*1,600

800

545

980

633

436

321

266

219

189

163

150

136

126

116

108

102

98

98

138

134

126

126

423

277

13,299

443

2.67

2.98

May '

214

175

150

130

114

98

89

78

72

67

64

61

57

82

*204

108

75

64

82

1,070

351

204

147

116

94

84

102

93

75

64

57

4,441

143

0.861

0.99

June

53

49

67

*74

204

860

344

209

159

128

106

93

80

80

74

64

69

67

64

57

49

44

44

66

61

56

48

44

49

44

3,406

114

0.687

0.77

July

39

34

32

28

26

25

23

22

*24

25

22

20

20

19

18

17

17

22

24

20

19

16

16

20

18

17

31

76

36

32

786

25.4

0.153

0.18

Aug.

25

22

20

20

*21

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

12

32

25

21

20

19

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

579

18.7

0.113

0.13

Sept.

13

13

13

13

14

13

16

16

*17

19

19

18

28

48

43

47

229

646

674

232

145

104

80

66

56

48

43

38

43

264

3,018

101

0.608

0.68

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,800 Mln 13 Mean 125 Cfsm 0.753 In. 10.27

Water year 1956-57: Max 4,100 Mln 13 Mean 187 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.29

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). --Jan. 29 (10:30 p.m.) 4.140 cfs (7.38 ft): Feb. 9 (5 o.m. )

2,200 cfs (5.41 ft); Mar. 1 (2:30 a.m.) 2,470 cfs (5.68 ft); Apr. 5 (8 a.m.) 5,440 cfs (8.53 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 17 

Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°47'30", long 79°45'35", on left bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 2.5 miles upstream from confluence with Jackson River, and 4.0 miles southeast 

of Clifton Forge, Alleghany County.

Drainage area.--456 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1907 to August 1908, March 1925 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,006.93 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). May 1907 to August 1908 staff gage at site 100 ft upstream at 

different datum. March 1925 to October 1934 chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at 

present datum.

Average discharge.--32 years (1925-57), 515 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 11.57 ft); minimum, 52 cfs Sept. 7.

1907-8, 1925-57: Maximum discharge, 34,200 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 18.62 

ft), from rating curve extended above 13,000'cfs on basis of records for other stations 

in James River basin; minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 2, 1932 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 20.8 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

45,000 cfs), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of records for other 

stations in James River basin.

Remarks. - -Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 952: 1925(M), 1926-40, 1941(M).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 18-20)

1.6

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

138

315

548

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

1,270

3,100

5,800

9,240

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

120

107

95

115

150

197

190

150

130

112

105

95

90

88

86

86

*84

81

81

79

81

149

194

165

147

125

296

294

214 

181

187

4,274

138

0.303

0.35

Nov.

228

265

265

224

194

171

153

144

138

125

120

115

112

105

*105

107

112

125

133

130

125

130

130

a!20

allO

a!20

a!30

a!30

a!20 

allO

4,296

143

0.314

0.35

Dec.

allO

alOS

100

100

*98

98

95

95

95

95

93

93

95

115

168

426

394

328

268

232

210

197

298

1,070

1.510

810

548

444

368 

306

261

9,025

291

0.638

0.74

Jan.

232

221

a200

al80

a200

a!90

171

159

*162

218

324

359

328

306

268

232

200

190

180

180

200

194

1,200

2,160

1,150

789

596

627

1,680 

2.840

1,900

17,836

575

1.26

1.45

Feb.

2,120

2.480

1,810

1,310

1,070

1,810

1,470

1,270

1,640

2,120

1,720

1,350

1,070

918

775

659

596

522

*610

1,720

1,190

895

740

627

566

834

1,760

1,720

-

35,372

1,263

2.77

2.88

Mar.

5.170

2,260

1,640

1,230

940

775

666

720

895

824

672

608

578

537

506

472

439

412

403

412

*372

568

457

490

462

450

416

585

555 

357

311

22,542

727

1.59

1.83

Apr.

302

1,030

1,510

1,110

6,000

*8.850

2,990

1,900

2,500

1,850

1,590

1,110

902

740

621

532

481

448

416

385

365

346

599

581

490

457

394

372

659 

740

59,448

1,515

2.88

5.21

May

566

476

416

372

337

306

276

254

255

224

218

210

200

194

194

*197

181

171

204

2.440

1,760

948

646

490

594

541

333

346

272 

228

210

15,639

440

0.965

1.11

June

194

184

229

385

315

*706

859

590

444

434

368

315

276

887

1.6SO

1,350

955

754

548

421

546

285

261

a550

a500

a270

a240

a220

a340 

a420

14,926

498

1.09

1.22

July

a 800

a 500

a380

a500

a240

a200

a!65

*153

147

141

141

128

122

117

112

107

105

144

150

135

115

107

107

128

122

122

110

120

125 

156

155

5,654

182

0.599

0.46

Aug.

120

102

100

95

*95

86

84

79

79

77

77

75

75

75

90

122

105

88

84

79

77

77

77

75

75

75

73

75

75

68

66

2,592

85.6

0.185

0.21

Sept.

56

58

60

56

54

54

54

81

79

*98

115

150

168

611

221

273

1.510

992

775

421

276

207

190

181

165

135

120

110

112

155

7,517

244

0.555

0.60

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,300 Min 60 Mean 306 Cfsm 0.671 In. 9.15

Water year 1956-57: Max 8,830 Min 54 Mean 485 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.41

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs).--Apr. 6 (5 a.m.) 12.500 cfs fll.57 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Jackson River at Falling 

Spring and James River at Lick Run.
18 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River at Lick Run, Va.

Location. Lat 37°46'25", long 79°47'05", on right bank 10 ft downstream from old highway 

bridge at Lick Run, Botetourt County, 1,000 ft downstream from bridge on U . S. Highway 220, 0.9 mile downstream from confluence of Cowpasture and Jackson Rivers, 1.8 miles 

south of Iron Gate, and at mile 338.9.

Drainage area. --1. 369 sq mi.

Records available . --April 1925 to September 1957.

Gage. --Water -stage recorder. Datum of gage is 978.30 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 26, 1928, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . --32 years, 1,570 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 35,800 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 19.56 ft); minimum, 181 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.48 ft).

1925-57: Maximum discharge, 66,600 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 25.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 33,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations in James 

River basin; minimum, 153 cfs Oct. 11, 1930.

Flood in November 1877 reached a stage of about 33 ft (discharge, about 120,000 cfs). 

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 30.4 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, about " 

cfs) .

Remarks . --Records good.

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources .

Revisions (water years) . --WSP 757: Drainage area. 

1930(M), 1932(M), 1935-36.

WSP 852: 1936-37. WSP 972: 1927,

year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge 

in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

190

440

1,000

1,920

4,650

11,600

28,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

400

350

315

340

380

470

530

450

390

350

330

300

290

285

280

280

*270

265

265

260

265

400

768

685

565

490

1,500

1.760

1,080 

795

740

15,848

511

0.373

0.43

Nov.

890

2.760

2,080

1,380

1,040

825

710

655

600

550

515

485

450

*425

405

395

400

450

470

450

445

465

480

490

475

460

465

450

425 

405

20,495

683

0.499

0.56

Dec.

390

375

365

350

340

*335

330

325

325

320

315

320

330

370

658

1,560

1,340

1,080

890

768

720

685

912

3,500

5.250

3,180

2,140

1,660

1,380

1,120 

925

32,558

1,050

0.767

0,88

Jan.

825

730

580

590

620

600

575

540

570

1,320

2,560

2,080

1,660

1,380

1,120

925

740

600

610

680

705

670

5,560

7,560

4,050

2,830

2,140

2,200

6,370

14.400

8,070

73,860

2,383

1.74

2.01

Feb.

8,580

9.650

7,050

5,100

3,900

5,400

4,950

4,650

6,880

9,110

7,220

5,250

4,050

3,250

2,700

2,260

2,030

1.760

*1,860

5,400

4,050

3,040

2,500

2,140

1,920

3,680

5,720

5,400

-

129,500

4,625

3.38

3.52

Mar.

11.000

7,560

5,400

4,050

3,110

2,560

2,200

2,320

2,630

2,380

1,980

1,860

1,810

1,710

1,610

1,460

1,340

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,120

1,120

1,460

1,560

1,510

1,420

1,380

1,290

1,160

1,080

1^040

72,870

2,351

1.72

1.98

Apr.

962

2,320

4,500

3,460

22,100

*25,900

10, 200

6,540

7,900

6,710

4,950

3,900

3,110

2,560

2,140

1,860

1,660

1,560

1,420

1,290

1,210

1,120

1,160

1,120

1,290

1,340

1,160

1,080

1,860

2,080

128,462

4,282

3.13

3.49

May

,710

,420

,250

,120

,000

925

825

768

725

680

650

645

630

630

690

700

610

555

676

8.950

5,720

3,040

2,080

1,610

1,250

1,040

1,040

1,040

825

715 

670

44,169

1,425

1.04

1.20

June

610

570

645

890

1,120

*4,500

3,320

2,140

1,660

1,560

1,290

1,080

925

1,520

3,460

2,830

2,030

1,660

1,290

1,000

825

720

665

795

855

730

650

605

725

1,120

41,790

1,393

1.02

1.14

July

1.570

1,290

890

715

615

555

505

470

440

435

440

400

370

350

355

335

325

*350

415

390

340

315

320

365

370

365

325

380

395

430 

440

15,260

492

0.359

0.41

Aug.

380

335

315

305

300

280

275

265

265

260

255

250

250

*250

290

380

365

300

275

265

255

250

245

240

235

235

240

240

240

240 

225

8,505

274

0.200

0.23

Sept.

210

205

225

200

200

200

230

270

260

300

320

*360

430

1,250

825

768

3,900

4,500

5.250

2,140

1,290

925

740

645

570

495

440

400

410

1,190

29,148

972

0.710

0.79

Calendar year 1956: Max 10,800 Min 198 Mean 1,063 Cfsm 0.776 In. 10.57

Water year 1956-57: Max 25,900 Min 200 Mean 1,678 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.64

Peak discharge (base. 12.000 cfs1.--Jan. 30 (10 a.m.) 17,200 cfs (12.58 ft); Mar 

12,400 cfs(10.35 ft); Apr. 6 (1:30 a.m.) 35,800 cfs (19.56 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

1 (11
JAMES RIVER BASIN 19

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va.

Location. Lat 37°30'20", long 80°06'25" , on right bank 20 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Newcastle, Craig County, and 1,700 ft upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 106 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1926 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,254.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 7, 1937, chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--31 years, 124 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,420 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 10.03 ft); minimum, 6.5 cfs Sept. 1, 2 (gage height, 2.40 ft).

1926-57: Maximum discharge observed, 8,000 cfs Jan. 23, 1935 (gage height, 10.80ft), 

from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum 

discharge, 6 cfs Dec. 5, 1946 (gage height, 2.72 ft), result of freezeup; minimum 

daily, 6.9 cfs Sept. 1, 2, 1957.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 972: 1935-36(M), 1940(M). WSP 1203: 1928, 1935.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.4 

2.8 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

29

53

107

175

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

270

581

1,120

1,810

3,420

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

12.

12

14

17

25

28

22

19

16

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

*12

12

12

14

120

136

75

54

47

364

TTe

114

105

172

1,682

54.3

0.512

0.59

Nov.

321

562

264

169

126

99

81

69

58

51

45

41

38

35

33

32

36

57

53

48

47

54

52

49

b47

47

44

40

38

36

2,672

89.1

0.841

0.94

Dec.

34

32

32

30

28

27

26

26

26

ii

24

25

28

38

112

132

119

99

83

75

71

64

72

307

302

208

169

143

119

97

80

2,652

85.5

0.807

0.93

Jan.

71

62

b58

b56

53

48

45

43

144

370

308

224

192

160

132

bllO

blOO

b96

b90

b85

75

89

354

382

288

212

175

231

1,080

1 , 880

1,030

8,243

266

2.51

2.89

Feb.

1,160

818

562

465

365

328

368

515

1,260

986

602

425

337

256

212

182

163

142

21?

566

365

278

230

192

172

338

337

417

-

12,253

438

4.13

4.30

Mar.

995

TDgTT

393

305

248

208

187

210

216

181

163

157

147

139

132

120

109

102

111

103

91

106

156

146

139

133

128

114

105

100

6,059

195

1.84

2.12

Apr.

90

326

288

285

2.820

1,460

581

465

756

472

362

288

238

196

166

146

131

118

107

97

90

83

90

112

93

80

73

188

252

131

10,584

353

3.33

3.72

May

100

87

75

68

60

54

49

45

41

38

36

36

33

30

30

28

25

26

52

202

127

88

71

54

44

38

41

40

32

29

26

1,705

55.0

0.519

0.60

June

25

24

28

34

172

224

140

100

170

157

129

102

83

74

68

55

44

49

40

34

30

27

35

34

32

28

26

26

41

36

2,067

68.9

0.650

0.73

July

26

22

20

18

16

14

13

12

13

14

15

12

12

11

10

10

*10

17

18

13

12

11

12

14

12

12

14

19

20

16

14

452

14.6

0.138

0.16

Aug.

12

11

10

11

10

10

9.8

9.2

8.7

8.5

8.3

8.3

8.1

8.5

r?

17

12

12

12

11

10

9.4

8.7

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.9

7.8

7.4

7.0

305.8

9.86

0.093

0.11

Sept.

6.9

T^

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.0

7.9

13

14

15

*21

20

17

41

117

162

566

*821

739

270

168

114

81

62

47

38

33

30

91

666

4,196.9

140

1.32

1.47

Calendar year 1956 : 

Water year 1956-57 :

Max

Max

Peak discharge (base.

(10.03 ft) .

1,590 

2,820

2.100 cfs)

Mln 

Min

. Jan

8.2 

6.9

. 30 (2 i

Mean 

Mean

i.m.) 2

86.4 

145

,740 cfs

Cfsm 0 

Cfsm 1

(9.24 ft)

.815 In. 

.37 In.

; Apr. 5

11.13 

18.56

(12 m.) 3,420 cfs

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
20 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Cralg Creek at Parr, Va.

Location. Lat 37°39'55", long 79°54'40", on right bank 12 ft upstream from Chesapeake and 

Ohio Railway bridge, 700 ft downstream from Stony Run, 0.2 mile northeast of Horton, 

0.4 mile northwest of Parr, Botetourt County, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 331 sq mi.

Records available. April 1925 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 992.50 ft above mean sea level (levels by

 Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 7, 1937, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 376 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 9,550 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 12.10 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 2,3; minimum gage height, 3.27 ft Sept. 3.

1925-57: Maximum discharge, 19,100 cfs Jan. 23, 1935 (gage height, 17.0 ft, from

f

raph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs; minimum, 

6 cfs Dec. 23, 1943 (gage height, 3.26 ft), result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Cooperation.--Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and

 furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 852: 1937. WSP 892; 1935-36. WSP 1203: 1935(M), 

19381M).

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

24

52

138

285

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.8

530

1,130

2,900

7,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

47

45

12 

42

50

66

82

80

70

64

60

54

52

49

49

49

48

*48

47

47

50

130

370

280

190

300

760

660

500 

400

420

5,151

166

0.502

0.58

Nov.

600

1,000

1,200 

740

540

400

350

290

240

210

180

160

140

*130

125

119

119

136

185

183

175

175

180

172

162

157

157

148

138

8,639

288

0.870

0.97

Dec.

123

117

111 

108

*104

98

96

93

92

88

85

87

90

98

134

321

405

356

297

252

235

216

216

469

1,060

722

568

464

385 

321

274

8,085

261

0.789

0.91

Jan.

245

213

b!60 

b!56

b!55

blSO

b!50

150

*162

585

778

634

546

464

380

321

b260

b250

b240

b240

b230

229

475

1,100

832

690

552

536

1,090

4.420 

2,300

18,693

603

1.82

2.10

Feb.

2,800

2,350

1,620 

1,270

955

86O

860

1,240

2,350

2.900

1,700

1,160

920

778

678

580

524

453

*448

1,490

1,200

890

750

629

558

1,490

1,930

1,300

-

34,683

1,239

3.74

3.90

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,780 Mln 32

Mar.

2.900

1,930

1,500 

1,300

1,000

800

660

620

640

600

560

520

500

470

440

420

380

340

360

350

*310

278

410

464

430j

410

390

370

350 

330

310

20,342

656

1.98

2.28

Apr.

310

900

1,000 

950

7. OOP

5,000

*2,500

1,380

1,750

1,460

1,300

1,000

SOO

700

600

540

470

430

380

340

320

290

290

320

310

290

270

580

780 

600

32,860

1,095

3.31

3.69

May

450

360

300 

270

240

220

200

180

170

160

150

145

140

130

120

*115

108

102

180

411

442

301

242

202

167

148

138

136

128 

111

102

6,268

202

0.610

0.70

June

96

93

93 

100

*136

530

464

321

259

343

289

248

213

199

199

199

162

138

128

117

104

93

87

129

136

111

98

93

95 

130

5,403

180

0.544

0.61

Mean 252 Cfsm 0.761

July

117

92

80

72

66

62

56

52

51

51

50

48

50

46

42

42

*41

40

39

51

46

41

39

44

47

44

42

42

60 

68

68

1,689

54.5

0.165

0.19

Aug.

55

47

47 

41

40

39

38

37

36

34

34

33

32

33

*37

48

60

52

52

50

46

42

42

38

36

36

36

36

35 

34

33

1,259

40.6

0.123

0.14

Sept.

32

30

31 

33

34

32

34

41

46

62

*69

64

61

86

190

900

3,700

3,500

2,500

1,500

720

450

290

230

190

170

150

140

250 

1,400

16,935

564

1.70

1.90

In. 10.37

Water year 1956-57: Max 7,000 Mln 30 Mean 438 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.97

Peak discharge (base, 4,200 cfs). --Jan. 30 (12:30 D.m.) 5,840 cfs (10.11 ft); Apr. 5 (time unknown)

9,550 cfs (12.10 ft); Sept. 18 (time unknown) 4,600 cfs (9.35 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1-18, 23-31, Nov. 1-14, Mar. 3-21, 25-31, Apr. 1-7, 11-30, 

May 1-16, Sept. 12-30; discharge estimated on basis of records for Johns Creek at New Castle.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 21

Catawba Creek near Catawba, Va.

Location. Lat 37°28'05", long 80°00'20", on right bank 80 ft above highway bridge,

I.0 mile downstream from Little Catawba Creek, 1.9 miles west of Haymaker-town, and 

8.2 miles northeast of Catawba, Roanoke County.

Drainage area. 34 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1943 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,299.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 1, 1953, staff gage at site 80 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 36.9 cfs (adjusted for pumpage since October 1952).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 4.52 ft) minimum, 4.5 cfs Oct. 19; minimum gage height, 1.36 ft Sept. 2.

1943-57: Maximum discharge, 5,670 cfs Mar. 1, 1954 (gage height, 6.58 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 620 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 7-

II, 1944 (gage height, 0.54 ft), site and datum then in use.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 13.26 ft, from information by observer.

Remarks. Records fair. Lone Star Cement Co. pumps about 0.4 cfs below gage and returns 

it above gage pool.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

4.2

5.7

11

20

2.3 

2.6 

2.9

60

106

165

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

Oct. 23 to Sept. 30

5.4 2.5 91

10 3.0 190

19 3.5 355

32 4.0 695

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

6.6

5.7

5.1

6.8

7.8

10

8.6

7.8

7.5

6.6

6.2

5.4

5.2

5.1

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.8

6.2

164

70

35

24

*23

~80 323

48

73

121

1,090.1

35.2

0.4

Nov.

84

61

46

38

31

27

24

21

19

17

16

15

14

13

 12

12

41

48

34

28

25

25

22

20

18

18

16

16

14

14

789

26.3

0.4

Dec.

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

16

44

59

43

33

*28

26

24

22

26

83

69

51

43

37

31

27

25

828

26.7

0.4

Jan.

23

19

17

18

18

16

T6

16

28

44

40

36

33

29

26

25

*20

18

17

16

17

22

56

47

41

36

33

64

518

260

239

1,808

58.3

0.4

Feb.

239

188

135

107

91

88

114

166

385

208

139

104

88

76

66

61

52

48

125

157

107

85

74

63

59

400

205

*224

_

3,854

138

0.4

Mar.

291

TeT

114

94

80

67

63

74

66

57

55

50

46

44

41

39

36

36

*38

35

32

39

45

42

40

38

36

34

31

30

28

1,882

60.7

0.4

Apr.

30

141

88

76

*620

651

137

136

163

114

96

83

74

63

56

50

46

46

41

44

38

36

39

55

40

36

32

38

57

44

2,770

92.3

0.4

May

39

36

33

31

28

27

25

24

23

22

22

21

19

18

18

16

16

17

37

21

18

*18

16

14

14

13

16

14

13

12

T3

654

21.1

0.4

June

12

62

31

24

63

56

36

28

26

24

21

19

18

36

40

27

23

20

18

16

14

14

13

14

13

13

12

13

14

11

731

24.4

0.4

July

11

10

9.6

8.7

8.7

8.1

7.2

6.9

*8.4

9.3

8.4

7.6

7.2

6.7

7.4

7.4

6.9

7.6

7.2

6.7

6.3

6.1

772

9.6

7.2

6.5

6.7

10

9

10

7.4

247.0

7.97

0.4

Aug.

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.1

7.9

*6.5

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.1

6.3

6.1

6.0

7.4

7.4

6.5

8.1

7.6

6.9

6.3

6.7

6.5

6.3

6.7

6.5

6.1

6.0

6.1

2^S205.2

6.62

0.4

Sept.

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

6.0

9.0

9.0

*8.7

7.4

6.9

8.4

23

15

20

142

160

98

51

34

25

21

18

15

14

12

12

60

159

969.6

32.3

0.4

Adjusted for pumpage

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

34.8 

1.02 

1.18

25.9 

0.762 

0.85

Calendar year 1956: 

Water year 1956-57 :

26.3 

0.774 

0.89

57.9 

1.70 

1.96

138 

4.06 

4.23

60.3 

1.77 

2.04

91.9 

2.70 

3.01

20.7 

0.609 

0.70

Observed

Max 323 Min 3.1 Mean 19.3 

Max 620 Mln 4.5 Mean 43.4

24.0 

0.706 

0.79

7.57 

0.223 

0.26

6.22 

0.183 

0.21

31.9 

0.938 

1.05

Adjusted

Mean 18.9 Cfsm 0.556 In. 7.59 

Mean 43.0 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.17

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs).--Oct. 27 (3 a.m.) 885 cfs (4.25 ft); Jan. 29 (3:30 p.m.) 1,180 cfs 

(4.48 ft); Feb. 9 (8:30 a.m.) 600 cfs (3.92 ft); Feb. 26 (10 a.m.) 790 cfs (4.13 ft); Apr. 5 (10:30 

a.m.) 1,200 cfs (4.52 ft); June 2 (7 p.m.) 1,080 cfs (4.36 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Pumpage, equivalent in cubic feet per second, by Lone Star Cement Co.
22 JAMES RIVER BASIN 

James River at Buchanan, Va.

Location. Lat 37°31'50", long 79°40'45", on left bank at Chesapeake & Ohio Railway station at Buchanan, Botetoart County, 300 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 11, 

1,000 ft upstream from Purgatory Creek, l|- miles downstream from Looney Creek, and at 

mile 301.2.

Drainage area. 2,084 sq mi.

Records available. August 1895 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. February 1898 to September 1916, some of which has been revised, in Virginia Geological Survey 

Bulletin 31.

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

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 21, 1903, wire-weight gage at 

same site; datum lowered 2 ft on Apr. 3, 1897. Nov. 21, 1903, to July 1, 1927, chain 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 58 years (1898-1912, 1913-57), 2,486 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 46,400 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 18.78 ft); minimum, 262 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.62 ft); minimum daily, 267 cfs Sept. 5.

1895-1957: Maximum discharge, about 105,000 cfs Mar. 27, 1913 (gage height, 31 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 53,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting 

and records for other stations in James River basin; minimum, 208 cfs Jan. 9, 1956 

(gage height, 1.46 ft).

Flood in November 1877 reached a stage of 34.9 ft, from floodmark (discharge, about 

125,000 cfs) .

Remarks. Records excellent.

Revisions (water years) --WSP 602: 1917-24. WSP 757: Drainage area. WSP 952: 1913(M). 

WSP 972:1935-36.WSP 1383: 1927. See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6 

1.9

4.0

254

390

630

1,140

2,200

6.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

5,700

15,800

28,500

43,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

728

591

520

520

565

624

756

749

644

565

500

464

430

415

410

400

390

*380

370

370

380

1,000

2,260

1,900

1,320

1,060

4,050

5,040

2,700

1,960

1,960

34,021

1,097

0.526

0.61

Nov.

2,470

3,440

4,070

2,700

2,020

1,620

1,370

1,230

1,100

1,010

931

875

812

756

*721

693

770

910

903

910

868

861

861

868

854

819

805

798

763

714

37,522

1,251

0.600

0.67

Dec.

672

651

624

604

584

565

552

539

532

513

500

500

526

604

770

1,860

2,140

1,900

1,620

1,370

1,280

1,180

1,230

3,340

6,940

5,090

3,440

2,620

2,200

1,840

1,570

48,356

1,560

0.749

0.86

Jan.

1,370

1,230

1,060

910

1,020

988

945

"915 889

1,320

3,270

3,270

2,620

2,200

1,900

1,620

1,370

1,030

988

1,100

1,180

1,140

2,390

9,000

6,140

4,160

3,270

2,860

6,450

16,800

14,400

99,800

3,219

1.54

1.78

Feb.

13,000

14,400

11,500

8,250

6,140

6,360

7,050

6,820

10,200

14,600

11,200

8,250

6,140

5,090

4,250

3,530

3,100

*2,780

2,620

6,590

7,280

5,090

4,160

3,530

3,100

4,790

10,000

9,000

-

__ ___ - .

198,820

7,101

3.41

3.55

Mar.

15,800

13,500

9,000

6,590

5,090

4,250

3,620

3,620

3,980

3,890

3,270

2,940

2,780

2,620

2,470

2,330

2,140

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,900

1,780

2,080

2,400

2,330

2,200

2,140

2,020

1,840

1,730

1,620

115,810

3,736

1.79

2.06

Apr.

1,570

4,210

6,590

5,490

19,100

*40,400

17,000

10,200

10,500

10,500

7,520

5,920

4,800

3,980

3,360

2,860

2,540

2,330

2,200

2,020

1,900

1,780

1,730

1,780

1,780

1,900

1,730

1,620

2,090

3,020

182,420

6,081

2.92

3.26

May.

2,470

2,080

1,840

1,680

1,520

1,420

1,320

1,230

1,140

1,040

1,000

973

945

931

938

*1,060

938

840

1,100

6,360

8,250

4,250

2,860

2,140

1,780

1,470

1,420

1,370

1,280

1,060

952

57,657

1,860

0.893

1.03

June

910

840

875

1,050

1,280

3,660

4,800

2,940

2,200

2,080

1,900

1,620

1,420

1,280

3,210

3,360

2,540

2,140

1,680

1,420

1,180

1,010

917

1,000

1,140

1,040

938

854

917

1,170

51,371

1,712

0.821

0.92

July

1,320

1,780

1,230

996

840

735

665

604

*578

558

532

539

494

464

440

452

415

410

446

513

482

430

430

470

482

476

458

430

488

532

565

19,254

621

0.298

0.34

Aug.

546

470

415

400

390

*370

350

340

331

327

318

318

309

305

331

380

476

476

405

375

355

345

331

322

322

318

318

314

318

309

305

11,189

-361

0.173

0.20

Sept.

288

275

271

288

267

271

279

331

385

40O

464

470

855

1,680

2,330

1,570

5,820

11,000

12.000

6,010

3,100

2,140

1,620

1,320

1,100

952

840

756

763

2,060

59,905

1,997

0.958

1.07

Calendar year 1956: Max 14,000 Min 275 Mean 1,544 Cfsm 0.741 in. 10.08

Water year 1956-57: Max 40,400 Min 267 Mean 2,510 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.35

Peak discharge (base, 21,000 ofs).--Jan. 30 (7 p.m.) 23,800 cfs (12.58 ft); Apr. 6 (9 a.m.) 

46,400 cfs (18.78 ft).

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

Calfpasture River above Mill Creek, at Goshen, Va.

Location. Lat 37°59'15", long 79°29'40", on left bank 20 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Goshen, Rookbridge County, and 400 ft upstream from Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 147 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1939 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,384.84 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge. 18 years, 159 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,840 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 9.32 ft); no 

flow Sept. 5,6, result of pumpage above station.

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs June 18, 1949 (gage height, 12.14 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Sept. 5,6, 

1957.

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

30 cfs, which are fair. Records given herein include diversion 50 ft above control 

by Stillwater Worsted Mill.

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Jan. 19; shifting-control 

method used July 23 to Aug. 1, Aug. 3-21, Sept. 7-17, 22-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 24 Dec. 25 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.4

25

40

65

150

310

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.3 

2.7

5.2

13

27

43

96

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

164

390

640

1,270

2,280

3.4 310 C..I 3D l.± 3, 3,930 SOU

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

23

19 

16

19

21

21

19

17

16

15

14

13

13

13

12

*12

11

11

10

11

11

12

12

13

28

28

36

36

41

43

66

632

20.4

0.139

0.16

Nov.

216

188 

128

98

77

64

54

47

40

35

32

28

*26

24

23

22

22

24

23

21

21

22

22

22

IP.

21

21

21

21

20

1,403

46.8

0.318

0.35

Dec.

20

19 

18

*18

17

17

17

16

16

IS

15

15

15

20

25

94

102

100

79

67

59

51

73

265

565

254

175

144

121

100

87

2,399

77.4

0.527

0.61

Jan.

77

51 

50

48

53

47

44

*39

39

46

54

63

68

70

67

56

35

33

35

40

50

48

488

640

370

254

182

178

365

664

525

4,768

154

1.05

1.21

Feb.

500

712 

540

410

330

430

415

410

410

560

540

405

320

276

232

193

168

149

159

410

*345

268

222

189

164

261

630

550

_

10,198

364

2.48

2.58

Mar.

820

706 

505

370

281

218

189

209

236

214

193

189

186

175

159

146

132

121

123

*114

102

102

121

118

110

105

100

90

Tic" 85

OD 

85

6,389

206

1.40

1.61

Apr.

140

620 

500

700

5,880

*2,450

820

550

520

500

400

350

280

240

210

190

170

150

140

130

120

120

120

150

180

160

150

220

320

300

14,780

493

3.35

3.74

May

230

190 

160

140

120

100

90

80

75

70

60

55

50

55

*50

43

38

36

332

1.660

841

425

290

186

137

110

112

93

78

70

62

6,038

195

1.33

1.53

June

54

52 

*84

78

77

203

254

171

139

116

100

88

77

492

580

470

222

152

116

93

78

64

100

110

92

78

66

63

98

137

4,504

150

1.02

1.14

July

154

Tl2 

84

75

74

66

59

53

51

46

38

34

31

30

27

28

26

55

*62

50

40

33

28

30

26

24

22

22

20

17

IS.

1,432

46.2

0.314

0.36

Aug.

14

14 

12

11

10

8.6

7.1

5.8

5.2

5.1

5.0

5.0

*4.7

5.2

6.9

7.8

5.8

4.6

3.8

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.4

3.6

3.7

3.8

4.2

3.8

3.3

2 9 

2.8

184.5

5.95

0.040

0.05

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,050 Mln 3.1 Mean 75.0 Cfsm 0.510 In. 6.95

Sept.

2.8

2.6 

2.3

.5

0

0

1.7

5.6

4.7

7.6

9.5

*7.6

7.1

13

10

9.5

*152

132

82

67

57

46

41

37

29

27

25

22

22

24

847.5

28.2

0.192

0.21

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,880 Mln 0 Mean 147 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.55

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 ofs).--Apr. 5 (7 p.m.) 7,840 ofs (9.32 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Mar. 25-31, Apr. 1-4, 9-30, May 1-15; discharge estimated on basis of 

1 discharge measurement and records for Maury River at Rockbridge Baths.
JAMES RIVER BASIN

Maury River at Rockbridge Baths, Va.

Location. Lat 37°54'26", long 79 0 25'20", on right bank at Rockbridge Baths, Rockbridge 

County, 700 ft upstream from highway bridge and 1 mile upstream from Hays Creek.

Drainage area. 329 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1957. Prior to Octcjer 1945, published as 

North River at Rockbridge Baths.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,100.33 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 28 years (1929-57), 355 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,300 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 9.03 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 5, 6.

1928-57: Maximum discharge, 33,000 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 13.07 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 11 cfs 

Nov. 28, 1930 (gage height, 0.76 ft).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those below 100 cfs, which are good. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 972: 1929-40, 1941(M). WSP 1002: 1930(m).

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

38

69

116

250

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

770

1,480

2,370

3,650

5,500

8,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

48

41

36

43

51

48

47

42

37

35

34

34

33

34

*33

33

31

30

30

2J3

31

36

58

51

55

58

73

96

82

80

^8

1,467

47.3

0.144

0.17

Nov.

335

304

211

156

127

108

94

82

73

67

64

58

*51

48

47

46

47

62

62

55

53

60

62

56

55

55

54

54

53

53

2,652

88.4

0.269

0.30

Dec.

50

48

47

*46

44

43

42

42

42

41

39

41

43

51

76

147

175

160

138

122

111

104

156

545

b622

b440

b317

b246

b204

166

141

4,489

145

0.441

0.51

Jan.

98

b95

b90

b90

89

84

78

*71

73

84

101

104

111

111

106

b95

b86

b83

b83

b83

84

89

764

1,180

666

468

345

405

655

1,520

1,040

8,831

285

0.866

1.00

Feb.

1,140

1.560

1,140

830

699

1,140

935

830

970

1,220

1,080

800

677

578

490

425

370

317

417

1,180

*830

666

556

462

405

1,010

1,560

1,360

-

23,647

845

2.57

2.68

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,310 Hln 16

Mar.

2,100

1,720

1,250

900

694

567

496

600

682

578

506

490

457

420

390

345

304

274

304

*294

254

258

330

317

304

294

282

258

234

219

197

16,318

526

1.60

1.84

Apr.

200

1,250

1,280

935

6,050

*5,500

2,260

1,800

1,800

1,440

1,140

935

800

660

545

474

420

580

555

508

278

262

274

522

462

560

512

555

850

770

52,717

1,091

5.52

5.70

May

622

512

425

560

508

270

250

200

179

160

155

144

150

122

182

122

*101

96

584

5,060

1,640

850

578

400

282

250

262

204

160

155

114

12,595

406

1.25

1.42

June

104

96

116

124

*141

570

410

504

242

207

175

155

150

525

955

819

405

270

204

155

124

101

119

197

165

141

111

98

144

204

7,285

243

0.759

0.82

July

258

175

127

98

82

67

60

*51

47

46

45

57

55

54

55

52

51

57

71

50

41

54

54

41

58

54

56

41

59

58

55

1,825

58.9

0.179

0.21

Aug.

50

26

26

24

*24

25

22

22

22

22

25

25

20

18

25

26

25

20

20

20

20

20

18

17

18

20

21

21

20

18

18

670

21.6

0.066

0.08

Sept.

16

16

16

16

15

15

16

32

 27

26

57

28

51

155

64

44

lii

385

294

186

150

101

87

73

60

53

46

42

43

53

2,716

90.5

0.275

0.51

Mean 175 Cfsm 0.532 In. 7.23

Water year 1956-57: Max 6,030 Min 15 Mean 316 Cfsm 0.960 In. 13.04

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 efs).--Apr. 5 (9 p.m.) 11,500 cfs (9.05 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 25

Kerrs Creek near Lexington, Va.

Location. Lat 37°49'35", long 79°26'35", on right bank 1.4 miles upstream from mouth and 

2.9 miles north of Lexington, Rockbridge County.

Drainage area. 34 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1927 to September 1957 (fragmentary prior to August 1930).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 980.32 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1953, chain or wire-weight gage at site 1,000 ft 

downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 27 years (1930-57), 36.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,250 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 5.99 ft); minimum, 

5.1 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 2.28 ft).

1927-57: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs Sept. 10, 1950 (gage height, 13.8 ft, site 

and datum then in use) , from rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of 1 slopearea determination at gage height 9.3 ft (site and datum then in use), and 1 contractedopening and 1 slope-area determination at gage height 13.8 ft; minimum, 3.1 cfs Dec. 16, 

1955 (gage height, 2.11 ft), result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. --Subsequent J;o July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Revisions (wate 

48(M), 1949.

er years). WSP 1203: 1927-29, 1930-34(M) , 1935-40, 1941(M) , 1942, 1943-

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

5.3

8.6

14

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

5.0

70

130

250

590

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

6.6

6.5

9.8

8.4

8.2

7.6

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.2

6.2

*6.2

6.2

6.2

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.3

14

16

11

9.6

8.8

20

14

12 

11

18

277.2

8.94

0.263

0.30

Nov.

21

16

13

12

11

11

9.8

9.6

8.8

8.6

8.2

*8.2

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.0

9.1

9.8

8.4

8.2

8.4

13

11

10

9.6

9.3

9.1

8.4

8.4

'

300.5

10.0

0.294

0.33

Dec.

7.8

7.8

*7.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.6

6.8

11

13

16

12

11

10

9.8

9.6

9.1

20

40

27

20

16

14

12

11

11

361.1

11.6

0.341

0.39

Jan.

10

8.2

8.5

9.1

9.3

8.4

*8.6

8.2

9.1

11

10

9.8

9.8

9.6

8.6

8.0

7.4

7.5

7.8

8.0

9.1

9.3

84

35

25

20

18

27

62 

70

70

606.3

19.6

0.576

0.66

Feb.

118

111

68

49

43

51

45

45

90

81

62

49

43

38

32

29

25

23

44

94

55

*45

39

34

31

213

133

202

-

1,892

67.6

1.99

2.07

Mar.

247

128

84

64

53

45

43

80

68

51

44

43

39

36

34

31

28

27

28

*24

23

26

26

24

23

23

22

21

20 

19

18

1,442

46.5

1.37

1.58

Apr.

20

330

98

70

*555

235

116

*104

104

76

62

53

48

41

36

32

31

28

27

25

24

23

34

37

29

25

23

39

126 

61

2,492

83.1

2.44

2.72

May

49

40

33

30

27

24

22

20

19

18

18

16

16

18

20

14

*14

15

26

185

47

33

27

22

19

23

25

18

16 

15

14

883

28.5

0.838

0.97

June

13

13

*13

13

29

31

22

20

18

16

14

14

13

25

36

27

18

16

14

13

12

12

12

13

12

11

TT

11

14

11

497

16.6

0.488

0.54

July

9.8

9.6

9.3

9.1

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.4

8.2

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.4

T7a

9.3

*8.2

7.6

7.4

7.4

10

~8.2 12

7.6

8.4

8.4

7.8 

8.2

7.6

259.1

8.36

0.246

0.28

Aug.

7.2

6.8

6.8

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.2

*6.1

6.1

8.2

7.0

6.3

6.5

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.2

7.8

6.6

6.6

7.0

6.3

6.2

6.2 

6.1

6.0

203.7

6.57

0.193

0.22

Sept.

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.2

6.1

6.1

6.5

7.4

7.6

8.6

8.4

*7.8

15

38

11

23

58

41

41

24

18

14

13

12

11

9.8

9.1

9.1

10 

12

452.2

15.1

0.444

0.50

Calendar year 1956: Max 220 Min 5.0 Mean 15.0 Cfsm 0.441 In. 5.99

Water year 1956-57: Max 535 Min 6.0 Mean 26.5 Cfsm 0.779 In. 10.56

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs).--Apr. 2 (5 a.m.) 695 cfs (5.22 ft); Apr. 5 (11:30 a.m.) 1,250 cfs 

(5.99 ft); May 20 (2:30 a.m.) 668 cfs (5.13 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

510528 O -59 -3
26 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Maury River near Lexington, Va.

°48'49", long 79°26'42", on right bank 900 ft upstream from lime kiln 

, 0.2 mile downstream from Kerrs Creek, and 2.8 miles upstream from LexLocation. Lat 37 

highway bridge 

ington, Rockbridge County.

Drainage area. 487 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1925 to September 1957. Prior to October 1945, published as 

North River near Lexington.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 906.56 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 29 years (1928-57), 499 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,900 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 13.16 ft); minimum, 42 cfs Sept. 5-7 (gage height, 1.72 ft).

1925-57: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 23.58 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting and on 

basis of records for other stations in James River basin; minimum, 34 cfs Sept. 6, 

1930, Sept. 18, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Revisions (water years) . WSF 952: 1936(M) . WSP 972: 1936.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

113

188

365

4.0

5.0

7.0

11.0

835

1,470

3,360

8,950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

90

79

72

83

95

93

88

81

73

68

66

65

65

62

*62

63

63

63

62

62

62

73

103

101

93

97

117

145

131

124

133

2,634

85.0

0.175

0.20

Nov.

319

357

264

204

171

150

135

122

111

101

97

93

88

83

81

79

81

93

99

95

88

91

101

97

84

97

93

90

84

84

3,732

124

0.255

0.28

Dec.

83

79

76

75

75

73

72

72

72

72

69

69

69

84

109

166

223

214

188

166

155

148

166

522

705

539

401

316

264

227

194

5,743

185

0.380

0.44

Jan.

171

142

109

118

125

124

113

109

105

117

133

135

142

148

145

133

99

101

105

113

124

124

541

1,400

808

552

417

409

835

1,470

1,220

10,387

335

0.688

0.79

Feb.

1,300

1,860

1,400

1,040

808

1,300

1,100

1,010

1,070

1,440

1,300

1,010

808

690

600

522

467

413

438

1,400

1,070

835

685

575

509

1,130

1,860

1,620

_

28,260

1,009

2.07

2.16

Mar.

2,700

2,160

1,540

1,130

890

725

640

752

835

725

640

605

562

522

484

442

397

365

385

389

335

323

397

397

377

365

357

331

308

289

.264

20,631

666

1.37

1.58

Apr.

257

1,580

1,620

1,160

5,900

7,540

2,860

1,820

1,860

1,510

1,200

980

862

720

605

530

484

446

413

377

354

335

335

413

484

417

377

354

1,030

1,010

37,833

1,261

2.59

2.89

May

752

590

505

434

381

338

300

271

246

230

214

207

194

191

260

191

160

155

368

5,040

2,080

1,040

705

501

381

327

561

508

245

210

185

15,568

496

1.02

1.18

June

171

160

160

194

214

589

480

377

304

267

230

210

182

479

1,070

890

492

346

275

220

182

160

150

243

225

198

171

158

188

250

9,055

501

0.618

0.69

July

504

256

182

152

128

111

105

95

90

88

81

76

72

70

66

65

65

69

95

95

81

73

76

95

79

72

70

79

76

75

70

5,087

99.6

0.205

0.24

Aug.

66

60

57

56

56

55

54

50

49

49

49

49

*49

48

54

62

57

54

52

52

52

50

50

47

47

48

50

50

49

47

45

1,613

52.0

0.107

0.12

Sept.

43

43

43

44

43

42

43

51

66

66

75

*72

86

245

142

101

*625

552

417

295

210

163

148

124

107

97

90

83

84

97

4,295

143

0.294

0.53

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,500 Mln 41 Mean 235 Cfsm 0.483 In. 6.56

Water year 1956-57: Max 7,540 Mln 42 Mean 391 Cfsm 0.803 In. 10.90

, , .. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 27

Maury River near Buena Vista, Va.

Location. Lat 37°45'45", long 79°23'30", on right bank 0.5 mile downstream from South 

River and 2.8 miles northwest of Buena Vista-, Rockbridge County.

Drainage area.--649 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1939 to September 1957. Prior to October 1945, published as 

North River near Buena Vista.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 846.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--18 years, 653 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 12.39 ft); minimum, 62 cfs Sept. 6, 7 (gage height, 1.56 ft).

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 22,400 cfs Sept. 10, 1950 (gage height, 16.2 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Oct. 10, 1941 (gage height, 1.23 ft), occurred during filling of a small 

reservoir 2 miles upstream.

Flood of Mar. 18, 1936, reached a stage of about 22 ft, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 952: 1940-41.

Rating tables, wateH year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in oubio feet per second)

Got. 1 to June 14, 

Sept. 18-30 June 15 to Sept. 17

1.8 95

2.1 164

2.5 289

3.0 472

4.0 1,000

6.0 2,600

8.0 4,880

11.0 9,760

1.5 52

1.8 102

2.1 170

2.5 290

3.0 472

4.0 1,000

5.0 1,740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

170

151

131

151

156

154

143

136

126

117

113

109

107

105

*105

105

103

103

103

101

101

139

199

199

202

218

316

330

296

440

5,211

168

0.259

0.30

Nov.

590

604

476

383

326

286

259

243

221

202

190

*178

164

156

151

146

178

240

227

205

190

196

199

187

176

173

170

159

151 

146

7,172

239

0.368

0.41

Dec.

143

136

*131

126

122

120

117

115

115

113

109

109

117

154

224

313

369

337

303

272

253

237

292

652

902

728

558

456

390 

340

303

8,656

279

0.430

0.50

Jan.

272

230

187

190

190

199

*193

178

181

202

212

212

215

224

212

205

176

170

178

184

193

202

564

1,740

1,040

728

581

549

968 

1,700

1,580

13,855

447

0.689

0.79

Feb.

1,660

2,330

1,860

1,440

1,100

1,510

1,400

1,280

1,360

1,740

1,620

1,320

1,070

935

810

728

652

581

604

1,660

*1,400

1,100

902

782

702

1,540

2,640

2,240

-

36,966

1,320

2.03

2.11

Mar.

3,200

2,640

2,030

1,550

1,250

1,000

870

1,000

1,100

968

840

782

754

702

652

604

554

523

527

536

480

*472

532

536

510

497

489

460

432 

409

583

27,282

880

1.36

1.57

Apr.

376

2,080

2,160

1,580

6,090

8.110

*3,310

2,290

2,290

1,860

1,550

1,280

1,140

1,000

840

754

702

652

604

558

523

497

580

782

870

728

628

581

1,320

1,510

47,245

1,575

2.43

2.71

May

1,070

840

728

628

554

497

444

405

372

344

326

316

289

373

417

299

*256

438

558

2,880

2,430

1,280

870

652

514

432

480

440

351 

303

272

20,058

647

0.997

1.15

June

250

234

237

*263

309

489

628

558

444

398

351

323

282

409

1,250

1,040

628

456

372

313

268

240

213

280

306

271

246

228

255 

297

11,838

395

0.609

0.68

July

351

310

249

210

184

160

150

*138

134

127

122

114

108

106

102

99

100

106

116

134

116

104

114

162

124

112

108

114

114

106

4,402

142

0.219

0.25

Aug.

100

94

88

88

 88

85

82

80

78

76

76

76

76

75

83

100

90

85

85

85

85

80

76

75

76

80

80

80

76 

73

68

2,539

81.9

0.126

0.15

Sept.

66

65

63

66

65

62

62

68

*95

106

108

104

124

323

234

160

712

728

532

390

292

234

205

176

156

138

126

117

117 

138

5,832

194

0.299

0.33

Calendar year 1956 : Max 3,770 Min 64 Mean 330 Cfsm 0.508 In. 6.94

Water year 1956-57 : Max 8,110 Min 62 Mean 523 Cfsm 0.806 In. 10.95

Peak discharge (base, 6,200 ofs).--Apr. 6 (1:30 a.m.) 12,500 cfs (12.39 ft). 

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

James River at Holcombs Rock, Va.

Location. Lat 37 C 30'04", long 79°15'46", on right bank at Holcombs Rock, Bedford County, 

0.9 mile downstream from Pedlar River and at mile 263.2.

Drainage area. 3,250 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1900 to September 1915 (gage heights only), December 1926 to 

September 1957. Published as "at Salt Creek" December 1926 to June 1931.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 548.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. January 1900 to September 1915 float gage in powerhouse of Virginia Electrolytic 

Co. 1,000 ft upstream at different datum. December 1926 to June 1931 water-stage recorder at site 2 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--29 years (1987-30, 1931-57), 3,668 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 60,500 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 23.36 ft); minimum, 334 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 3.68 ft); minimum daily. 384 cfs Sept. 7.

1926-57: Maximum discharge, 115,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 30.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 57,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations in James 

River basin; minimum, 100 cfs Sept. 21, 1941 (gage height, 3.02 ft); minimum daily, 

823 cfs July 28, 1930.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 31.3 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 118,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 57,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations 

in James River basin).

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

Flow regulated by powerplants above station.

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 972: 1932-33, 1935(M), 1936. WSP 1203: 1928(M).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

5.5

345

870

2,290

10.0

14.0

21.0

11,800

23,500

53,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

1,250

1,100

940

830

880

970

1,080

1,150

1,050

920

840

770

700

650

630

*620

648

648

618

618

640

1,140

3,070

2,990

2,220

1,860

3,780

6.910

4,260

3,400

4,260

51,442

1,659

0.510

0.59

Nov.

4,860

4,760

5^990

4,450

3,570

3,070

2,380

2,070

1,850

1,670

1,520

1,420

1,330

1,280

1,280

1,180

1,450

2,140

1,930

1,690

1,560

1,630

1,520

1,510

1,500

1,440

1,410

1,330

1,340

1,260

64,390

2,146

0.660

0.74

Dec.

1,200

1,160

1,100

1,080

958

*980

969

903

880

840

820

800

800

900

1,100

1,550

2,600

2,700

2,500

2,200

2,000

1,900

2,200

3,000

8,000

7,600

6,200

5,000

4,000

3,200

2,700

71,840

2,317

0.713

0.82

Jan.

2,200

2,000

1,700

1,500

1,480

1,500

1,420

1,550

1,360

1,600

2,860

3,910

3,400

2,910

2,590

2,290

1,950

1,700

1,600

1,650

1,700

1,900

4,000

11,000

11,000

7,000

5,600

5,400

9,000

20 ', 000

137,570

4,438

1.37

1.58

Feb.

19,500

18,500

16,000

13,000

9,600

10,000

10,500

10,500

14 , 000

19,000

16,000

13,000

11,000

9,000

7,200

6,100

5,200

*4,400

5,910

6,910

10,600

7,830

6,220

5,190

4,450

7,600

15,300

13,700

-

294,210

10,510

3.25

3.56

Mar.

19,500

20,800

15,500

12,000

10,100

8,520

6,910

5,760

5,990

6,220

5,990

5,500

4,650

4,340

3,900

3,700

3,400

3,200

3,200

3,070

2,990

2,750

2,990

3,480

3,400

3,320

3,070

3,070

2,760

2,670

2.520

184,870

5,964

1.84

2.12

Apr.

2,440

9,440

10,800

9,440

21,400

*52,500

27,500

15,000

13,200

14,000

11,000

8,750

7,600

6,220

5,300

4,650

4,180

3,810

3,520

3,520

3,150

2,990

2,840

3,250

3,150

3,100

2,800

2,800

3,400

4,400

265,910

8,864

2.73

3.05

May

4,000

3,400

3,000

2,800

2,500

2,400

2,200

2,000

1,900

1,700

1,600

1,550

1,550

1,600

1,800

*1,80Q

1,660

1.490

2,560

5,600

12,700

7,140

4,650

3,480

2,990

2,320

2,280

2,110

2,140

1,860

1,710

90,490

2,919

0.898

1.04

June

1,510

1,350

1,480

1,520

2,080

2,860

6,450

4,450

3,160

2,910

2,590

2,440

2,140

2,070

3,480

4,860

4,080

3,070

2,580

*2,220

1,860

1,580

1,250

1,680

1,380

1,850

1,550

1,360

1,500

1,340

72,650

2,422

0.745

0.83

July

2,200

2,500

2,000

1,600

1,300

1,200

1,100

990

910

870

840

850

780

710

690

*055_

665

875

662

705

740

715

685

1,000

765

725

692

690

700

730

755

30,299

977

0.301

0.35

Aug.

750

710

662

655

565

565

536

588

522

466

473

*480

445

494

458

588

565

720

620

710

602

508

494

515

480

515

494

508

473

494

438

17,073

551

0.170

0.20

Sept.

438

438

424

410

431

466

384

438

680

*670

678

670

670

2,120

3,020

2,120

7,840

11,500

M3.000

8,750

4,550

3,560

2,580

2,120

1,620

1,280

1,240

1,120

1,140

1,640

75,797

2,527

0.778

0.87

Calendar year 1956: Max 16,700 Mln 445 Mean 2,282 Cfsm 0.702 In. 9.56

Water year 1956-57: Max 52,500 Mln 384 Mean 3,717 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.55

Peak discharge (base. 25,500 cfs). June 31 (time unknown) 25,700 cfs (14.63 ft); Apr. 6 (10 a.m.) 

60,500 cfs (22.36 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1-16, Dec. 9-31, Jan. 1-10, 17-31, Feb. 1-18, Mar. 15-19, Apr. 

27 to May 16, July 1-15; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, 4 discharge measurements, and records for stations at Buchanan and Bent Creek.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 29

James River at Bent Creek, Va.

Location. Lat 37°32', long 78°50', on left bank 100 ft downstream from highway bridge at 

town of Bent Creek, Appomattox County, 150 ft downstream from Bent Creek, 1 mile downstream from Gladstone, and at mile 222.9.

Drainage area. 3,671 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1925 to September 1957.

;e_.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 381.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

.929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 13, 1930, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 4,112 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 60,200 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 16.60 ft); minimum, 410 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 2.49 ft); minimum daily, 440 cfs Aug. 14.

1925-57: Maximum discharge, 115,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 23.02 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 74,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies and records 

for other stations in James River basin; minimum, 222 cfs Oct. 13, 14, 1930 (gage 

height, 2.21 ft); minimum daily, 222'cfs Oct. 13, 1930.

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

Flow regulated by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 742: 1931(m) 

WSP 1066:1940.WSP 1203: 1942.

WSP 757: Drainage area. WSP 972: 1935-36.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

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

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

420

1,010

1,860

2,860

5,290

8.0 14,900

11.0 27,600

14.0 43,500

16.0 56,000

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

1,580

2,160

3,020

8,330

18,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

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.

,680

,080

,200 

,110

970

,040

,120

,120 

,460

,260

1,050

870

645

755

710

830

765

745

775

755

810

875

3,960

3,560

3,190

2,280

2,070

6.860

6,560

3,970

4,560

58,635

1,891

0.515

0.59

Nov.

5,280

5,620

5.950 

5,880

4,400

3,460

2,640

2,380 

2,020

2,120

1,580

1,680

1,310

1,330

1.280

*1,330

2,300

3,990

2,480

2,080

1,920

2,040

1,750

1,860

1,640

1,700

1,780

1,460

1,480

1,480

76,200

2,540

0.692

0.77

Dec.

1,420

1,180

1,260 

1,260

1,220

1,200

1,160

1,110

795

940

1,170

1,000

1,150

1,440

2,100

2,820

3,400

3,860

3,270

2,440

2,660

2,340

2,460

2,730

5,980

8.500

7,220

5,100

4,370

3,580

3,000

81,935

2,643

0.720

0.83

Jan.

2,920

2,480

2,250 

1,900

1,660

1,740

2,000

1.580 

1,810

1,820

2,230

4,220

4,280

3,480

3,310

2,970

2,520

2,280

1,940

1,800

2,000

2,180

2,550

4,240

10,200

7,990

6,230

5,580

5,700

11,500

25.000

130,360

4,205

1.15

1.33

Feb.

16,800

19.200

17,600 

13,800

10,800

9,230

10,500

10,500 

11,800

16,000

16,800

13,800

11,500

9,550

8,300

7,680

6,420

5,430

4.750

5,570

11,200

9,550

7,520

7,060

5,430

6,900

15,200

14,900

-

- _ _ __ . .

303,790

10,850

2.96

3.08

Mar.

19,600

22.500

16,000 

12,500

10,200

8,300

7,370

7,520 

7,370

7,220

6,570

5,980

5,340

5,200

4,920

4,450

4,500

4,110

4,040

3,520

3,980

3,560

3,580

3,910

4,220

4,040

3,920

3,730

3,620

5.100

3,260

208,130

6,714

1.83

2.11

Apr.

5.210

5,980

11,800 

10,800

13,900

50 . 800

38,000

18,800 

16,000

15,600

13,100

10,800

9,230

7,990

7,220

6,140

5,160

*5,020

4,530

4,380

3,930

a3,800

3,710

4,240

4,920

3,760

4,100

3,550

3,600

5,300

299,370

9,979

2.72

3.04

May

6,080

4,880

4,130 

3,660

3,230

3,310

2,750

2,640 

2,380

2,220

2,200

1,910

2,270

2,100

1.740

2,430

1,960

1,910

2,840

3,300

12.800

9,230

6,550

4,680

3,530

3,400

2,740

2,350

2,440

2,310

2,010

109,980

3,548

0.966

1.11

June

1,750

1,880

1,980 

1,780

2,740

3,180

5,080

5.990 

4,060

3,290

3,130

2,900

2,580

2,300

2,400

4,900

5,160

3,840

3,280

2,620

2,410

1,930

1,670

2,120

1,500

1,890

1,940

1,580

2,040

1.560

83,280

2,776

0.756

0.84

July

1,760

2,160

2.690 

2,000

1,580

1,560

1,220

1,190 

935

1,030

1,040

885

915

845

890

810

910

*1,000

1,780

755

560

687

1,010

789

1,140

892

932

796

893

764

839

35,257

1,137

0.310

0.36

Aug.

914

765

836 

823

680

757

702

613

704

738

610

530

510

440

490

*530

550

644

1,040

844

1.100

600

600

570

600

610

590

570

a 560

a590

a 580

20,690

667

0.182

0.21

Sept.

a570

a520

a520 

a 500

a480

520

590

550 

580

984

1,260

al,000

al , 000

a2 , 000

a3,000

a2,500

a6,000

alO.OOO

alS.OOO

alO,000

a7,000

a5, 000

a3, 500

a3,000

a2,500

a2,000

al,800

al,700

al,600

al,600

87,274

2,909

0.792

0.88

Calendar year 1956 : Max 62,300 Min 645 Mean 4,331 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.07

Water year 1956-57 : Max 50,800 Min 440 Mean 4,096 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.15

Peak discharge (base. 26.500 cfs).--Apr. 6 (7 p.m.) 60,200 cfs (16.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Holcombs Rock.
30 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Tye River near Lovingston, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°43', long 78°58', on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 

2 miles downstream from Hat Creek, 4 miles upstream from Piney River, and 6 miles 

southwest of Lovingston, Nelson County.

Drainage area.--92 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1938 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 578.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 19 years, 148 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,150 cfs Feb. 26 (gage height, 7.18 ft); minimum, 8.6 cfs Sept. 5, 6 (gage height, 0.61 ft). .

1938-57: Maximum discharge, 9,670 cfs Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 13.7 ft); minimum, 3.2 cfs Sept. 13, 1954 (gage height, 0.56 ft); minimum gage height, 0.29 ft Oct. 4, 

1943.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are fair.

Cooperation.--Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 892: 1938.

Rating tables, w 

height, in

?r year 1956-57, except period of ice effect (gage 

2t, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1 to June 5 June 6 to Sept. 30

2.0 269

3.0 576

5.0 1,540

1.5 145

2.0 269

3.0 576

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

74

59

52

54

48

45

43

38

34

32

31

30

30

28

*27

27

28

30

30

30

30

151

163

112

163

163

264

240

198 

212

540

3,006

97.0

1.05

1.21

Nov.

558

390

302

262

223

196

176

161

142

130

118

*109

98

91

86

82

180

203

169

154

148

163

138

130

122

120

112

103

100

93

5,059

169

1.84

2.05

Dec.

89

84

*82

81

77

76

74

70

69

65

64

67

76

107

124

130

120

112

107

105

101

98

142

178

172

165

158

148

138 

124

118

3,321

107

1.16

1.34

Jan.

110

100

91

96

96

89

*86

82

84

103

89

82

79

79

b70

b64

b59

b64

b70

b79

89

103

338

239

226

198

180

207

221

226

257

3,976

128

1.39

1.60

Feb.

304

327

302

276

247

235

219

212

231

223

216

203

191

183

172

161

150

140

163

200

172

*167

161

152

148

1.540

1,180

694

-

8,569

306

3.33

3.47

Mar.

614

487

421

349

306

276

257

299

250

228

216

214

203

194

189

180

172

165

*174

163

148

156

161

150

138

136

134

128

124

122

116

6,870

222

2.41

2.78

Apr.

138

1.520

634

454

*1,200

1,040

654

522

454

366

327

299

309

276

252

238

226

219

205

196

187

183

358

314

316

289

252

340

488

369

12,425

414

4.50

5.02

May

316

284

255

233

216

198

183

172

161

150

144

140

138

194

*203

140

130

122

198

235

203

185

169

150

136

167

169

138

124

110

5,481

177

1.92

2.21

June

114

105

110

107

203

370

3T6

262

222

199

176

162

143

138

182

140

136

131

*107

94

84

78

120

104

82

80

78

80

200

130

4,453

148

1.61

1.80

July

110

100

87

78

70

63

59

56

53

47

44

42

39

37

*35

32

32

37

37

32

31

29

35

74

39

33

32

35

48

33

30

1,509

48.7

0.529

0.61

Aug.

30

26

23

22

27

20

18

17

15

14

14

18

17

14

20

33

19

18

22

25

20

*16

13

12

13

27

27

18

14

13

11

596

19.2

0.209

0.24

Sept.

10

12

12

9.8

9.8

11

10

11

*19

48

31

21

42

176

31

81

494

179

134

98

78

67

55

48

39

34

31

30

34

51

1,906.6

63.6

0.691

0.77

Calendar year 1956 : Max 558 Min 7.0 Mean 83.8 Cfsm 0.911 In. 12.39

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,540 Min 9.8 Mean 157 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.10

,k discharge (base. 1,200 cfs). Feb. 26 (4:50 p.m.) 5.150 cfs (7.18 ft); Apr. 2 (6:50 a.n

2,320 cfs (6.15 ft); Apr. 5 (2 p.m.) 1,760 cfs (5.45 ft); Apr. 23 (6:30 p.m.) 1,640 cfs (5.20 ft);

Apr. 28 (11:30 p.m.) 1,210 cfs (4.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record June 29 to July 15; discharge estimated on basis of 

falo River near Norwood and Piney River at Piney River.

ecords for Buf-
JAMES RIVER BASIN 31

Piney River at Piney River, Va.

Location. Lat 37 0 42'10", long 79°01'40", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 151, 0.2 mile southwest of Piney River Post Office, Nelson County, 

1.7 miles downstream from Indian Creek, and 2.5 miles southeast of Lowesville.

Drainage area. 48 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1949 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 633.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 8 years, 84.5 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 cfs Feb. 26 (gage height, 5.06 ft); minimum, 5.5 cfs Aug. 24, Sept. 4, 5; minimum gage height, 0.80 ft Sept. 4, 5.

1949-57: Maximum discharge, 4,930 cfs Aug. 18, 1955 (gage height, 7.90 ft); minimum, 

1.8 cfs Sept. 18, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.71 ft Oct. 13, 14, 1954. 

Flood in June 1949 reached a stage of 9.9 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 9, 10, 13, 16, 17, 29, 30)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 61

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.1

145

281

460

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

26

23

24

21

20

20

18

17

17

16

16

15

15

*15

14

14

15

14

15

15

53

56

57

76

85

129

125

116

110

276

1,462

47.2

0.983

1.13

Nov.

300

270

243

205

171

149

131

119

103

90

79

*72

66

61

57

54

105

120

100

82

72

80

74

66

62

58

56

55

54 

53

3,207

107

2.23

2.49

Dec.

53

52

*51

47

44

43

42

39

39

16

36

38

40

56

76

70

64

55

52

48

54

68

86

96

86

76

70

63

58 

52

48

1,738

56.1

1.17

1.35

Jan.

46

40

38

42

41

37

*35

39

42

49

42

39

39

38

36

b33

b31

b32

b33

b35

37

45

174

171

153

137

121

133

137 

135

168

2,178

70.3

1.46

1.68

Feb.

213

231

222

199

178

160

149

141

153

143

141

133

127

119

110

103

97

91

103

110

98

*97

94

92

91

954

898

630

-

5,877

210

4.38

4.56

Mar.

585

464

364

294

240

199

178

194

156

139

129

121

116

110

106

102

98

92

*96

90

84

88

86

80

76

74

72

70

68 

66

M

4,701

152

3.17

3.66

Apr.

76

562

420

323

*630

652

480

380

360

290

240

210

230

210

180

160

140

125

116

110

103

97

121

114

114

106

102

131

171

186

7,139

238

4.96

5.53

May

174

160

141

129

117

103

96

90

82

76

74

72

66

91

*91

67

67

73

91

98

88

91

88

85

82

88

84

73

70 

68

60

2,835

91.5

1.91

2.20

June

59

59

60

59

100

240

170

140

110

96

88

80

70

64

68

64

70

78

*74

66

59

55

60

76

67

64

59

55

110 

86

2,506

83.5

1.74

1.94

July

76

66

59

54

47

42

39

35

34

32

27

26

24

24

*21

19

20

21

20

17

17

15

16

23

15

14

14

15

13 

12

11

868

28.0

0.583

0.67

Aug.

11

9.8

9.8

10

14

9.8

8.7

8.4

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.1

6.8

8.4

9.5

7.4

7.7

8.4

9.1

8.1

*6.8

6.5

£*!

6.8

8.7

9.1

8.4

7.4 

7.1

6.5

258.6

8.34

0.174

0.20

Sept.

6.5

7.1

6.8

5.8

5.5

7.4

11

12

*46

33

14

10

34

30

16

35

127

74

56

45

37

33

27

24

22

20

22

47

61 

176

1,051.1

35.0

0.729

0.81

Calendar year 1956: Max 300 Min 5.8 Mean 48.8 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.83

Water year 1956-57: Max 954 Min 5.5 Mean 92.7 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.22

Peak discharge (base

(3.69 ft); Apr. 5 "(1 

(9 p.m.)

500 efs).--Feb. 26 (3 p.m.) 1,700 cfs (5.06 ft); Apr. 2 (8:30 a.m.) 770 cfs 

a.m.) 820 cfs (3.82 ft); June 6 (time unknown) 720 cfs (3.60 ft); Sept. 13 

.) 520 cfs (3.13 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. I, 2, 17-30, Dec. 1, 2, 13-31, Jan. 1-7, Apr. 8-17, June 6-19; 

discharge estimated on basis of records for Buffalo River near Norwood and Tye River near Lovingston.
32 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Buffalo River near Norwood, Va.

Location. Lat 37°38' , long 78°53' on right bank 1 mile downstream from Tye River, 3 miles 

upstream from Rucker Run, and 4-| miles upstream from mouth and Norwood, Nelson County.

Drainage area.--360 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1940 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 400.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--17 years, 476 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,540 cfs Feb. 26 (gage height, 5.77 ft); minimum, 34 cfs Sept. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1940-57: Maximum discharge, 33,500 cfs Oct. 15, 1942, Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 

18.1 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 23 cfs Oct. 8, 9, 1954 (gage height, 1.77 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water

Resources.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1-31, 

Apr. 7 to Sept. 30

1.8 34

2.0 71

2.3 161

2.5 258

3.0 630

1,900

Nov. 1 to Apr. 6

4.0

5.0

4.1

126

240

580

1,760

3,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

169

144

126

126

130

117

114

102

96

91

86

84

84

86

86

84

*81

IT

84

84

84

225

390

252

283

301

513

529

442

420

977

6,471

209

0.581

0.67

Nov.

1.290

986

760

620

516

448

390

343

313

284

262

240

223

210

197

*193

690

868

485

411

376

425

355

313

301

295

278

262

246

236

12,816

427

1.19

1.33

Dec.

223

218

210

206

197

193

*190

186

183

175

172

175

190

321

500

485

362

313

284

268

262

256

369

524

485

440

411

383

355

319

301

9,156

295

0.819

0.94

Jan.

284

262

206

262

256

236

227

218

227

*290

337

236

227

223

218

b200

b!70

b!60

b!50

b!60

b230

278

876

760

630

548

485

640

879

914

9So_

11,727

378

1.05

1.21

Feb.

1,250

1,420

1,070

938

791

730

690

710

879

824

710

660

600

556

508

485

448

418

432

720

524

485

462

440

418

2,220

5.090

2,110

-------

24,588

878

2.44

2.54

Mar.

2.400

1,700

1,400

1,150

986

846

760

1,020

813

690

630

600

556

524

500

485

462

440

*448

425

390

397

440

397

369

355

349

337

325

319

507

20,820

672

1.87

2.16

Apr.

319

1,920

1,700

1,290

a2,000

a5. 000

1,900

1,540

1,580

1,170

998

890

1,010

880

774

720

684

*630

596

570

529

505

642

860

890

693

613

646

1,700

1,370

32,619

1,087

3.02

3.37

May

965

792

702

648

588

537

487

465

442

420

390

390

369

405

675

405

369

362

937

702

562

521

481

420

369

376

435

355

320

308

289

15,486

500

1.39

1.60

June

283

270

277

277

385

932

TIT

639

521

481

428

398

355

320

362

320

414

505

*369

308

277

258

321

383

295

289

277

258

N 502

320

11,735

391

1.09

1.22

July

283

247

230

208

199

182

178

165

165

161

147

144

136

133

126

117

114

133

140

120

111

102

120

*258

140

111

105

108

117

102

94

4,696

151

0.419

0.48

Aug.

88

84

78

71

78

71

63

61

59

55

53

53

53

49

57

88

71

61

74

84

74

61

55

49

51

63

84

*67

57

51

48_

2,011

64.9

0.180

0.21

Sept.

48

41

44

41

57

44

55

65

91

161

126

91

86

477

161

126

1.900

774

481

341

474

412

236

203

174

161

154

136

150

203

7,493

250

0.694

0.77

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,450 Min 34 Mean 248 Cfsm 0.689 In. 9.38

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,090 Min 37 Mean 437 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.50

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Plney River at Plney River 

and Tye River near Lovingston.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 33

Rockfish River near Greenfield, Va.

Location. Lat 37°52'10", long 78°49'25", on left bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 634, 2.8 miles downstream from confluence of North and South Forks, and 

4.1 miles south of Greenfield, Nelson County.

Drainage area.--96 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1943 to September 1957.

:e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 530.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Aug. 21, 1943, wire-weight 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 135 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,210 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 8.17 ft); minimum, 

5.0 cfs Sept. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.32 ft).

1943-57: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 17.2 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 17.2 and 23.4 ft; minimum, 1.6 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.25 ft 

Sept. 17, 18, 19, 1946, Sept. 16, 17, 1954.

Flood of Oct. 15, 1942, reached a-stage of 23.4 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

about 30,000 cfs).

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

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources .

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 18, 19)

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.5

4.5

10

21

39

125

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.7

202

390

680

1,450

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

95

78

68

65

61

55

51

45

41

34

32

32

31

30

*27

27

25

26

26

26

26

187

222

159

209

209

528

390

295

345

1 .120

4,565

147

1.53

1.76

Nov.

875

530

378

325

275

222

202

176

154

131

116

*106

96

92

86

83

195

245

195

173

160

154

130

116

107

104

100

92

89

84

5,791

193

2.01

2.24

Dec.

80

78

*74

72

72

71

70

66

65

64

62

62

62

98

102

101

95

92

88

88

84

83

138

152

138

130

125

119

112

102 

100

2,845

91.8

0.956

1.10

Jan,

95

88

84

83

84

80

*76

72

72

76

71

68

68

66

65

65

64

64

64

68

68

77

275

216

185

162

146

174

173

162 

176

3,287

106

1.10

1.27

Feb.

202

229

216

209

195

216

188

184

195

195

185

180

170

160

146

138

128

118

157

222

180

*167

154

146

138

1.150

1,060

715

-

7,324

252

2.73

2.84

Mar.

698

515

415

335

295

255

229

305

265

229

209

202

188

184

178

165

154

144

*152

135

122

131

138

120

113

110

107

102

100

95 

92

6,482

209

2.18

2.51

Apr.

116

1,160

620

455

1.450

1,150

732

*560

470

365

315

285

295

255

237

222

209

209

195

195

186

174

195

202

182

168

154

143

180

154

11,233

374

3.90

4.35

May

133

122

116

110

106

98

90

84

78

76

72

72

70

77

*95

71

65

72

209

182

155

146

128

104

92

92

96

77

72

66

64:

3,090

99.7

1.04

1.20

June

62

65

195

106

212

440

402

345

285

237

202

178

147

130

122

100

88

80

*74

68

54

59

96

86

92

90

72

70

149

84

4,400

147

1.53

1.71

July

70

61

57

51

49

45

41

40

41

39

34

33

31

29

*29

29

29

32

34

32

28

27

30

40

58

40

30

30

35

40 

32

1,195

38.5

0.402

0.46

Aug.

28

24

21

19

23

20

17

15

14

13

13

16

14

12

14

18

19

15

18

20

15

*10

9.7

8.8

8.5

10

14

10

8.5

8.2 

TjjS

463.0

14.9

0.155

0.18

Sept.

6.8

6.5

6.2

5.8

5.2

5.8

7.5

7.9

*17

39

22

16

17

35

20

59

530

T50

104

77

61

51

45

41

37

34

29

28

31 

45

1,559.8

52.0

0.542

0.50

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,120 Mln 4.0 Mean 82.0 Cfsm 0.854 In. 11.61

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,450 Min 5.2 Mean 143 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.22

Peak discharge (base. 1,200 cfs).-- Oct. 31 (8 a.m.) 1,300 cfs (6.43 ft); Feb. 26 (7:30 p.m.) 2,100

cfs (7.98 ft); Apr. 2 (8 a.m.) 2,100 cfs (7.98 ft); Apr. 5 (4 p.m.) 2,210 cfs (8.17 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record July 16 to Aug. 22; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for Tye River near Lovingston.
34 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River at Scottsville, Va.

Location. Lat 37°47'50", long 78°29'30", on left bank 50 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Scottsville, Albemarle County, 6.8 miles upstream from Hardware River, and 

at mile 184.6.

Drainage area.--4,571 sqmi.

Records available.--February 1925 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 253.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 28, 1928, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 5,098 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 64,200 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 19.14 ft); minimum, 525 cfs Aug. 15, 16 (gage height, 1.95 ft); minimum daily, 558 cfs Aug. 15.

1925-57: Maximum discharge, 133,000 cfs Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 26.0 ft); 

minimum, 302 cfs Oct. 1, 1930 (gage height, 1.46 ft); minimum daily, 307 cfs Oct. 15,

1930.

Data for some outstanding floods prior to establishment of this station are given 

in the following table:

Date

October 1870. .......

March 1913. .........

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

al60,000

121,000

Gage height 

(feet)

30.7

27.9

25.16

Remarks

Gage height from information

by local resident. 

Do.

From f loodmarks .

a About.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 727: 193l(m). WSP 757: Drainage area. WSP 972: 1936(M), 

T 1940(M) QdnfMi

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

545

850

1,400

4,630

8.0

12.0

18.0

11,500

25,900

57,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,090

1,810

1,280

al,370

al,2SO

al,lSO

al,100

al,170

al,130

al,190

al,220

1,110

960

778

895

826

940

931

904

922

904

1,110

2,450

4,350

3,990

3,370

a4,080

a4,820

a7,000

5^610

66,730

2,153

0.471

0.54

Nov.

7.940

7,060

6,640

7,500

6,010

4,820

4,080

3,280

3,030

2,620

2,700

2,020

2,250

1,880

1.810

1,810

2,760

7,060

4,260

3,630

3,030

3,120

3,030

2,550

2,620

2,550

2,320

2,480

2,180

2,180

109,220

3,641

0.797

0.89

Dec.

2,100

1,950

1,610

2,020

1,810

1,780

1,710

1,710

1,490

1.270

1,540

1,630

1,570

2,250

3,630

4,170

4,080

*4,630

4,260

3,900

2,940

3,280

a3,400

a3,700

a7,400

alO.OOO

a8,000

a6,000

5,210

4,540

3 990

107,570

3,470

0.759

0.88

Jan.

3,630

3,370

2,940

2,620

2,480

2,320

2,400

2,400

2.100

2,550

2,620

3,540

5,210

4,440

3,900

3,630

2,940

2,780

2,480

2,320

2,320

2,780

3,540

4,440

10,700

9,600

7,720

6,850

7,280

10,400

23.900

150,200

4,845

1.06

1.22

Feb.

21,100

21,900

21,500

17,400

13,000

10,600

10,400

12,100

12,100

16,000

19,600

16,000

12,700

10,100

8,630

a7,800

a7,200

6,220

5,410

6,850

9,430

all, 000

alO,000

a9 , 000

a7,400

alO,000

a20,000

a22,000

_

------

355,440

12,690

2.78

2.90

Mar.

*a23,000

27,200

21,900

15,700

12,400

10,100

8,870

9,110

9,110

8,400

8,170

7,280

6,850

6,220

5,810

5,410

5,210

5,010

4,720

4,720

4,440

4,540

4,440

4,440

4,820

4,820

4,630

4,540

4,350

4,080

3,810

254,100

8,197

1.79

2.06

Apr.

5,900

5,610

14,300

13,300

14,600

44,500

*55.800

26,800

21,100

18,100

16,700

13,000

11,200

10,100

8,630

8,170

6,640

6,010

6,010

5,610

5,610

5,010

5,010

6,430

6,850

5,610

5,010

5,010

6,220

6,850

367,690

12,260

2.68

2.99

May

7,720

6,640

5,410

5,210

4,540

4,260

3,900

3,540

3,460

2,940

3,030

2,780

2,700

2,860

3,630

2,860

2,860

2,550

3,900

5,010

8,400

12.700

8,400

6,220

5,210

3,990

3,720

3,460

2,860

a3,000 

a2 . 500

140,260

4,525

0.990

1.14

June

a2 . 300

a2,300

a2,500

a2 , 500

a3, 500

a5,000

a6,000

a7,000

a6,000

a5,000

a4,000

a3,700

a3,500

a3,500

a3,500

a5,000

a6,000

a4,500

a4,000

a3,500

a3,000

a2 , 500

a2,500

a3,000

a2,500

a2 , 500

*a3,000

2,550

2,550

2,480

109,880

3,663

0.801

0.89

July

2,020

2,320

2,620

2.860

2,320

1,950

1,770

1,460

1,320

1,310

1,210

1,190

1,100

1,110

*1,050

1,110

1,020

1,150

1,300

1,950

913

756

950

1,200

1,300

1,310

1,120

1,080

1,010

1,050 

950

43,779

1,412

0.309

0.36

Aug.

1,020

1,010

904

904

877

763

818

742

676

742

756

688

*625

590

558

590

630

630

756

1.160

1,110

980

682

682

652

707

735

728

664

646 

658

23,683

764

0.167

0.19

Sept.

640

652

658

630

*590

572

615

652

670

794

1,480

1,160

895

1,020

2,100

3,280

7,880

10,400

12,400

12.700

8,400

6,220

4,260

3,200

2,700

2,320

1,800

1,530

1,490

1,730

93,438

3,115

0.681

0.76

Calendar year 1956: Max 18,500 Min 462 Mean 2,960 Cfsm 0.648 In. 8.81

Water year 1956-57: Max 55,800 Min 558 Mean 4,992 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.82

Peak discharge (base, 27.000 cfs).--Jan. 31 (6 p.m.) 28,000 cfs (12.46 ft); Mar. 2 (4 p.m.) 28,OOC 

cfs (12.50 ft); Apr. 7 (6 p.m.) 64,200 cfs (19.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Bent 

Creek and Cartersville.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 35

Hardware River below Briery Run, near Soottsville, Va.

Location. Lat 37°48'45", long 78°27'20", on left bank 75 ft upstreamifrom highway bridge 

0.8 mile downstream from Briery Run, 2.4 miles northeast" of Scottaville, Albemarle ' 

County, and 10.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 116 sq mi.

Records available. December 1938 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 294.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge.--18 years (1939-57), 120 efs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,520 efs Apr. 6 (gage height, 8.84 ft); minimum, 8.6 efs Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.14 ft).

1938-57: Maximum discharge, 23,000 efs Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 23.8 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 11,000 efs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; minimum, 2.8 efs Oct. 1, 1941 (gage height, 1.34 ft); 

minimum daily, 4.8 efs Oct. 5, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Prior to November 1947, occasional small diurnal fluctuation 

at low flow caused by dam and gristmill 2.5 miles above station.

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Revisions (water years) .--WSF 952: 1941(M). WSP 1002: 1940, 1943. WSP 1032: 1940,1944.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 24 to Feb. 26, Feb. 28 to Apr. 4)

Oct. 1 to June 2 June 3 to Sept. SO

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 128

3.0 194

4.0 352

6.0 712

8.0 1,240

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

2.5 131

3.0 196

4.0 352

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

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.

37

30

27

25

25

24

24

22

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

18

18

51

105

61

57

49

474

317

145

119

186

2,017

65.1

0.561

0.65

Nov.

194

150

127

144

118

96

86

77

70

64

60

58

52

50

49

*48

454

444

166

119

102

112

88

74

68

66

63

56

54

52

3,361

112

0.966

1.08

Dec.

50

48

47

44

42

42

42

41

40

38

37

37

43

174

201

208

129

98

82

76

72

67

122

180

133

105

95

*84

79

68

65

2,589

83.5

0.720

0.83

Jan.

62

55

b40

b50

56

54

53

50

50

66

60

55

54

54

52

b45

t)40

t)40

b45

b50

77

111

194

151

*108

95

83

137

159

132

146

2,424

78.2

0.674

0.78

Feb.

215

289

180

148

123

131

123

118

132

140

123

122

111

103

95

96

84

78

88

194

129

111

101

95

90

308

442

258

-

_______

4,227

151

1.30

1.35

Mar.

*406

289

201

164

142

127

120

276

222

159

136

127

114

105

100

95

88

84

88

89

79

78

97

83

76

72

70

67

65

64

J31

3,944

127

1.09

1.26

Apr.

60

254

194

141

62O

949

3l6

265

316

236

201

187

187

180

157

144

138

131

127

122

118

112

106

107

102

98

92

90

100

*92

5,942

198

1.71

1.91

May

84

79

76

74

72

71

69

65

63

60

59

61

57

55

72

58

52

54

229

146

119

*91

79

65

57

56

62

55

49

47

46^

2,282

73.6

0.634

0.73

June

45

44

191

106

111

a!90

a!40

al50

a!30

alOO

a80

a76

a90

a80

a66

a56

a66

a70

a66

a50

*a40

38

39

46

40

46

44

40

72

45

2,357

78.6

0.678

0.76

July

38

33

30

30

28

26

24

24

24

24

22

27

23

21

25

*22

20

22

22

20

18

17

16

22

20

16

16

16

16

21

16

699

22.5

0.194

0.22

Aug.

14

12

11

10

10

9.4

*9.4

a9

a9

a9

all

all

a 10

a!2

a 14

al6

al5

a!2

al6

a20

a!8

a!6

al4

al3

al5

a20

a23

a20

a!5

a 14

a!5

422.8

13.6

0.117

0.13

Sept.

al7

a 13

alO

*9.0

975

9.4

10

11

12

28

27

28

28

32

21

18

340

127

72

49

38

30

27

24

22

22

20

18

22

29

1,122.4

37.4

0.322

0.36

Calendar year 1956: Max 474 Min 7.8 Mean 58.4 Cfsm 0.503 In. 6.84

Water year 1955-57: Max 949 Min 9.0 Mean 86.0 Cfsm 0.741 In. 10.06

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs).--Apr. 6 (3 a.m.) 1,520 efs (8.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby static

t> Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
36 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Slate River near Arvonia, Va.

Location. Lat 37°42'10", long 78°22'40", on left bank 100 ft upstream from Bumpers Bridge, 

1.8 miles northwest of Arvonia, Buckingham County, 2.9 miles upstream from Hunts Creek, 

and 3.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 235 sq mi.

Records available. April 1926 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 238.78 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 18, 1935, chain gage and Sept. 18, 1935, to Feb. 14, 

1936, staff gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years (1926-35, 1936-57), 222 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,340 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 10.10 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Aug. 15 (gage height, 1.81 ft).

1926-57: Maximum discharge, 13,600 cfs Sept. 6, 1935 (gage height, 22.18 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,500 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum, 2 cfs Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, 1930.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 972: 1928-29, 1932, 1933-34(M) , 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 4, 18-20)

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

2.2 33

2.5 55

3.0 108

4.0 286

5.0 600

6.0 988

1.8 14

2.1 28

2.5 58

3.0 114

3.5 194

4.0 300

5.0 600

7.0 1,500

10.0 3,280

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

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.

67

54

48

60

69

56

53

49

45

41

38

38

38

40

41

41

40

45

49

48

45

76

239

136

89

75

611

488

181 

*156

345

3,401

110

0.468

0.54

Nov.

287

218

156

160

139

112

100

92

90

86

80

75

72

69

ii

68

811

1,650

395

222

172

325

245

163

136

125

120

108

*103 

100

6,547

218

0.928

1.04

Dec.

99

96

95

94

92

90

90

90

88

87

84

84

93

496

870

932

TIo

252

183

155

142

134

334

582

345

222

180

*153

142 

128

118

6,960

225

0.957

1.10

Jan.

114

103

87

88

110

108

103

99

100

165

180

132

125

122

117

108

100

100

100

105

134

208

230

210

158

142

131

576

914

548

*530

6,047

195

0.830

0.96

Feb.

955

1.180

500

365

274

245

293

515

635

565

350

274

230

206

187

174

169

152

187

600

312

238

204

185

172

299

548

434

-

10,448

373

1.59

1.66

Mar.

*850

582

350

269

230

208

200

578

544

315

247

222

200

183

180

181

169

158

167

180

160

155

222

196

171

158

153

145

*141

138

132

7,784

251

1.07

1.23

Apr.

131

169

180

153

1,520

2,800

715

594

1,560

548

350

280

260

256

218

198

192

185

178

192

181

169

160

198

202

172

153

209

220

*190

12,533

418

1.78

1.99

May

150

132

124

120

118

118

113

107

103

98

95

98

95

88

100

100

85

83

138

172

152

115

111

98

86

90

162

131

*100 

89

81

3,452

111

0.472

0.54

June

79

77

101

104 135-

282

180

214

148

132

117

100

143

92

81

74

108

118

78

69

63

60

57

422

142

100

*95

83

84

85

3,623

121

0.515

0.57

July

70

60

56

54

51

47

44

43

44

46

44

40

37

36

36

36

36

44

47

47

38

33

35

89

78

45

40

39

41

*36

32_

1,424

45.9

0.195

0.22

Aug.

29

27

24

21

21

21

18

17

16

16

15

16

16

15

15

20

36

24

29

52

46

34

28

25

27

44

59

41

*32 

28

27

839

27.1

0.115

0.13

Sept.

34

29

23

26

22

20

19

23

30

57

65

52

37

32

37

42

132

"90 232

72

56

48

43

39

38

35

34

32

35 

*54

1,488

49.6

0.211

0.24

Calendar year 1956 : Max 1,650 Min 9.7 Mean 124 Cfsm 0.528 In. 7.20

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,800 Min 15 Mean 177 Cfsm 0.753 In. 10.22

Peak discharge (base. 2.100 cfs).--Nov. 18 (2 a.m.) 2,260 cfs (8.34 ft); (10.10 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

p.m.) 3,340 cfs
JAMES RIVER BASIN 37

North Pork Moormans River near Whitehall, Va.

Location. Lat 38°08'25", long 78°45 | 05", on left bank 0.5 mile upstream from confluence 

 with South Pork, 0.8 mile upstream from city of Charlottesvllle dam, and 5.1 miles west 

of Whitehall, Albemarle County.

Drainage area. 11.4 sq ml.

Records available. December 1951 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since November 1952. Altitude of gage is 

999 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 5 years, 13.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 520 cfs Feb. 26 (gage height, 4.70 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.05 cfs Sept. 5, 6.

1951-57: Maximum discharge, 2,400 cfs Aug. 18, 1955 (gage height, 7.94 ft); no flow 

Oct. 1-14, 1954.

Flood of Oct. 15, 1942 reached a stage of 11.7 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 7,620 

cfs, by slope-area method).

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1956 has been revised to 158 cfs 

July 20, 1956 (gage height, 3.33 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1433.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs and for periods of no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 24, 

Sept. 17-30 Apr. 25 to Sept. 16

1.7

1.8

35

90

200

400

1.1

1.2

1.4

0.05 

.07 

.09 

.1 

.2 

.4

1.0

1.9

3.0

6.3

11

29

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

17

12

9.1

8.3

6.9

6.0

5.4

4.6

3.8

3.4

3.3

*3.3

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

62

67

38

28

36

140

90

59

75

384

1,088.8

35.1

3.08

3.55

Nov.

150

81

57

45

39

33

28

24

21

18

16

14

*12

9.5

8.7

7.9

14

22

19

18

18

16

14

12

11

10

9.1

7.5

7.2

6 . 6

748.5

25.0

2.19

2.44

Dec.

6

5.6

5.4

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.8

4.2

7.9

12

22

22

20

*18

16

15

14

18

22

24.

24

23

20

18

14

12

380.7

12.3

1.08

1.24

Jan.

10

7.5

6.3

6.3

6.6

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.4

6.3

4.8

4.0

4.2

4.4

3.6

3.8

3.2

3.2

3.2

5.0

3.8

5.4

14

15

16

16

14

18

19

20

261.4

8.43

0.739

0.85

Feb.

*25

33

38

34

30

27

26

25

28

39

28

26

26

24

21

20

18

15

18

28

28

28

26

23

22

260

*-2T5

98

-

1,219

43.5

3.82

3.98

Mar.

90

87

69

49

37

30

26

26

26

24

22

24

24

24

23

20

18

16

18

16

13

14

14

14

12

*12

12

10

9.9

9 . 1

7_.5

796.5

25.7

2.25

2.59

Apr.

58~9.0

64

50

*99

~TS 115

56

42

33

28

26

26

22

20

18

18

16

15

14

12

11

10

24

62

42

32

26

22 1 nJ.C3

1,062.0

35.4

3.11

3.47

May

17

15

14

13

11

10

9.5

8.5

8.3

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.0

6.7

7 .2

5.9

5.5

5.7

10

15

14

*12

10

8.5

7.6

7.6

8.3

7.0

5.9

5.5 

5.2

283.9

9.16

0.804

0.93

June

5.2

5.4

9.2

6.7

12

-n30

17

14

11

9.2

8.5

7.6

8.1

8.3

7.8

6.5

.9

.4

* .0

.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.1

.1

a .5

a ._o

247.0

8.23

0.722

0.81

July

a2.5

a2.0

al.7

al.5

al.4

al.4

al.3

al.3

al.O

al.O

a. 8

a. 8

a. 6

a. 6

*a.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

.5

.4

.3

74

1.1

.9

.5

.4

.4

2.8

3.0

T74

32.7

1.05

0.092

0.11

Aug.

~T8 1.0

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.09

.08

.08

.07

*.07

.08

.09

.2

.1 -

.09

.09

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.09

. 03 

a. 07

6.28

0.203

0.018

0.02

Sept.

aO.07

 a. 06

a. 06

a. 06

a. 05

*a.05

a. 06

a. 2

a. 5

1.2

1.3

.8

.8

2.2

1.7

1.5

5.5

2^

1.4

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.7

25.41

0.847

0.07-4

0.08

Calendar year 1956 : Max 384 Min 0.50 Mean 12.2 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.56

Water year 1956-57 : Max 384 Min 0.05 Mean 16.9 Cfsm 1.47 In. 20.07

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfs). Oct. 27 (12 ra.) 178 cfs (3.41 ft)j Oct. 31 (7 a.m.) 490 cfs 

(4.59 ft); Feb. 26 (5 p.m.) 520 cfs (4.70 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Rivanna River at Palmyra.
38 JAMES RIVER BASIN

South Fork Rivanna River near Earlysville, Va.

Location. Lat 38"07'30", long 78°31'05", on left bank 0.3 mile upstream from Fishing

 Creek, 3.0 miles southwest of Earlysville, Albemarle County, and 8.7 miles upstream 

from confluence with North Fork.

Drainage area. 216 sq mi.

Records available. December 1951 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 369 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 5 years (1952-57), 176 cf a.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,300 cfs Feb. 26 (gage height, 8.75 ft); minimum daily, 2.5 cfs Sept. 5,6. ,

1951-57: Maximum discharge, 30,200 cfs Aug. 18, 1955 (gage height, 26.1 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination 01 

peak flow; minimum observed, 2.2 cfs Sept. 18, 1954 (gage height, 0.71 ft).

Flood in October 1942 reached a stage of about 33 ft, from information by local 

resident.

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

 Some diurnal fluctuation, mostly at medium flow, by city of Charlottesville reservoir 

on Moormans River. Records of discharge do not include diversions for Charlottesville 

municipal water supply which averages about 6 cfs.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 18 to June 3)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 23 Jan. 24 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

44

64

122

218

3.0 

4.0 

5.6

329

630

1,290

0.3 

.4 

.5 

.6

1.5 

3.5 

6.0 

9.0

0.8 

1.0 

1.4 

1.9 120

2.4 

3.0

215

360

685

2,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

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.

176

133

108

100

94

82

75

69

63

58

53

*48

48

48

48

46

46

45

44

44

44

121

329

202

172

154

1,140

647

435 

465

1,260

6,397

206

0.954

1.10

Nov.

1,010

596

594

465

326

299

267

236

204

176

154

145

*127

119

110

105

237

407

269

228

208

204

172

153

142

138

131

119

114 

107

7,562

252

1.17

1.30

Dec.

102

98

98

89

84

83

83

80

77

76

71

75

80

122

154

210

196

182

*154

147

140

133

172

222

202

184

178

166

158 

136

122

4,074

131

0.606

0.70

Jan.

117

107

96

105

100

96

94

90

87

104

93

83

84

89

80

b80

b85

b85

b85

b90

99

120

201

219

193

185

169

207

247 J35

233

3,958

128

0.593

0.68

Feb.

*275

375

336

310

278

336

290

270

290

310

300

300

275

258

243

223

211

189

209

520

375

288

290

243

234

1,380

*1.870

1,140

-

11,618

415

1.92

2.00

Mar.

1,420

940

705

495

465

354

333

495

480

360

325

308

280

262

255

241

225

215

233

223

195

197

231

199

187

*179

177

165

161 

155

148

10,608

342

1.58

1.82

Apr.

152

971

650

528

*1,760

1,420

805

650

545

435

390

342

342

310

280

262

251

243

231

225

237

223

207

229

262

247

225

209

223

199

13,053

435

2.01

2.24

May

175

159

149

143

138

130

120

112

108

102

100

101

96

90

108

92

84

95

213

199

191

*154

136

106

86

79

93

80

65

60

56

3,620

117

0.542

0.62

June

54

52

32¥

167

195

369

260

195

169

155

128

112

101

92

108

120

86

76

67 *62

55

52

52

64

59

77

59

56

90

58

3,512

117

0.542

0.60

July

5142~

38

36

33

32

31

31

30

28

26

25

25

35

35

25

22

22

22

20

17

*15

17

30

25

18

16

16

15

40

21

839

27.1

0.125

0.14

Aug.

18

16

14

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

6

6

5

*4.5

4.5

5

6

7

10

12

11

10

9

8

8

10

13

10

8

7

6

277.0

8.94

0.041

0.05

Sept.

6

4.5

3.5

3

2.5

*2.5

3

5

11

30

27

16

14

19

21

22

528

TfF

90

63

47

38

34

32

28

26

23

21

24

34

1,353.0

45.1

0.208

0.23

Calendar year 1956 : Max 1,580 Min 6.2 Mean 121 Cfsm 0.560 in . 7.61

Water year 1956-57; Max 1,870 Min 2.5 Mean 183 Cfsm 0.847 In. 11.48

Peak: discharge (base. 2.000 cfs).--Feb. 26 (8 p.m.) 3,300 cfs (8.75 ft); Apr. 5 (6 p.m.) 2,720 cfs 

8.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Oct. 6-12, July 6-24, July 28 to Sept. 8; discharge estimated on basis 

f records for Rivanna River at Palmyra.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 39

Rivanna River at Palmyra, Va.

Location. Lat 37°51'28", long 78°15'58", on left bank 10 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Palmyra, Pluvanna County, 0.5 mile upstream from Cunningham Creek, and 15 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 675 sq mi.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 210.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 16, 1942, water-stage 

recorder at site 200 ft downstream at same datum. Oct. 24, 1942, to Dec. 18, 1947, 

wire-weight gage on upstream side of highway bridge 10 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--23 years, 706 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 7,930 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 14.15 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Aug. 13, 14, 15, Sept. 7 (gage height, 2.48 ft).

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 78,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 36.5 ft at site 

then in use, 37.4 ft at present site); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 14, 15, 1954 (gage height, 

2.36 ft); minimum gage height, 1.53 ft Oct. 9, 1941, site then in use.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 802: 1936(M). WSP 852: 1937. WSP 892: 1934-35. Revised 

figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year 1956, superseding 

those published in WSP 1433, are given herewith:

Date

1956

July 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

Discharge

2,750

1,480

838

1,080

535

340

250

190

161

152

146

128

120

128

125

Date

1956-Con.

Aug. 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Discharge

120

235

230

290

182

138

115

105

95

99

93

85

79

73

68

Date

L956-Con.

Aug. 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

Discharge

63

79

138

107

87

73

63

58

55

83

61

79

156

72

75

Date

1956-Con.

Sept. 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Discharge

178

101

125

190

270

118

85

72

66

93

77

66

68

89

91

Date

L956-Con.

Sept. 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

75

66

61

56

54

52

58

66

1,120

2,900

991

626

Month

Water year 1955-56. .......

Cfs-days Maximum

2,900

Minimum

33

Mean

260

Per square 

mile

.385

Runoff in 

inches

5.24

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

451

346

275

245

230

220

210

190

*164

143

135

128

128

128

130

128

122

128

125

125

120

157

444

507

388

334

1,590

2,540

1 ,070

910

1,110

12,921

417

0.618

0.71

Nov.

1,220

1,480

1,090

1,250

982

820

730

634

556

472

412

382

358

322

300

285

920

2,190

991

739

626

666

563

479

430

406

394

364

*346

334

20,741

691

1.02

1.14

Dec.

322

305

295

290

270

265

260

260

260

250

240

240

270

570

757

946

*748

610

514

465

444

418

528

865

784

626

556

521

486

444

406

14,215

459

0.680

0.78

Jan.

382

358

300

322

346

334

316

310

300

322

334

300

290

290

290

255

270

159

260

270

300

418

766

892

*658

570

514

650

892

802

784

13,254

428

0.634

0.73

Feb.

1,080

1,630

1,170

991

856

964

928

811

811

928

865

865

784

714

674

610

570

521

514

1,260

1,030

838

748

682

618

1,290

*4,4QQ

3,020

-

30,172

1,078

1.60

1.67

Mar.

5.680

2,840

2,180

1,450

1,220

1,000

937

1,660

1,720

1,160

991

910

838

766

*722

698

634

594

594

642

570

535

602

586

528

500

493

472

451

437

418

30,828

994

1.47

1.70

Apr.

400

1,450

1,900

1,140

3,450

5,770

2,660

1,860

1,860

1,180

1,010

928

892

892

766

706

674

650

626

594

602

586

542

*542

838

674

586

521

658

563

35,520

1,184

1.75

1.95

May

486

444

418

406

382

376

358

340

316

290

280

280

*275

270

409

328

260

260

793

658

682

549

493

418

352

295

295

310

265

235

220

11,743

379

0.561

0.65

June

210

202

842

610

586

973

784

586

500

444

382

340

295

260

285

260

255

206

186

170

*164

152

140

167

182

164

182

155

186

230

10,098

337

0.499

0.56

July

158

138

122

115

109

107

97

91

93

91

85

77

75

73

*99

103

75

66

66

66

63

56

54

75

85

75

63

55

52

96

116

2,696

87. 0

0.129

0.15

Aug.

79

63

54

46

42

36

34

31

30

30

30

28

26

26

28

*30

34

34

42

49

52

46

43

37

42

52

54

50

43

40

37

1,268

40.9

0.061

0.07

Sept.

49

38

30

*26

31

28

 26 25

28

59

97

97

79

114

103

73

n,14Q

907

352

230

178

143

120

109

99

91

85

79

77

101

4,614

154

0.228

0.25

Calendar year 1956 : Max 2,900 Min 33 Mean 342 Cfsm 0.507 In . 6.89

Water year 1956-57 : Max 5,770 Min 25 Mean 515 Cfsm 0.763 In. 10.36

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 cfs).--Apr. 6 (3 a.m.) 7,930 cfs (14.15 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
40 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Willls River at Flanagan Mills, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°40', long 78°11', on left bank 15 ft upstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Flanagan Mills, Cumberland County, half a mile downstream 

from Trices Lake, 4 miles downstream from Reynolds Creek, and 5f miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 247 sq mi.

Records available. April 1926 to January 1935, September 1936 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 178.98 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 3, 1935, chain gage at site a quarter of a mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--29 years (1926-34, 1936-57), 236 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 11.32 ft); minimum, 8.7 cfs Aug. 12-15 (gage height, 2.47 ft).

1926-35, 1936-57: Maximum discharge, 9,580 cfs Apr. 27, 1937 (gage height, 23.86 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

studies, with backwater correction; minimum, 2 cfs Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 4, 12, 1930.

Remarks. Records good. Complete regulation of flow from Trices Lake, tributary to Willis 

River, slightly affects flow at gage.

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Revisions (water years). WSP 872: 1936-37. WSP 892: 1928-29, 1932-34(M). WSP 972: 

1937, 1940. WSP 1203: 1929.

water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Rating table

in cubic feet per second;

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 17, June 8-25; 

stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 18, 19 J

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18 Nov. 19 to Sept. 3O

2.9 21

3.2 35

3.5 51

4.0 82

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

180

296

651

841

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

4.0 86

6.0 340

9.0 840

12.0 1,470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

58 

39

31

34

30

34

30

31

*27

25

26

28

25

21

24

23

23

32

38

38

32

43

71

80

80

61

106

137

134

109

164

1,634

52.7

0.213

0.25

Nov.

174 

334

208

158

118

92

*79

71

69

71

67

70

67

61

58

52

260

609" 784

490

248

254

274

248

176

147

131

124

109

100

5,703

190

0.769

0.86

Dee.

102 

94

94

87

85

84

82

80

7S

76

71

70

81

138

235

427

*427

340

228

17S

158

149

320

660

647

524

287

222

196

167

145

6,524

210

0.850

0.98

Jan.

132 

121

107

99

117

129

124

115

109

129

162

156

132

127

121

114

99

90

85

95

112

152

*202

222

196

165

144

352

660

c ,-z 643

660

5,871

189

0.765

0.88

Feb.

804 

940

960

JSO

541

382

382

541

732

786

732

575

368

300

*268

242

222

209

21S

524

507

368

274

235

216

504

840

714

14,302

511

2.07

2.16

Mar.

1/100 

1,040

840

442

320

280

261

455

62S

558

347

287

254

*228

222

254

261

216

202

254

228

209

254

268

228

209

190

176

167

164

153

10,593

345

1.40

1.61

Apr.

147 

157

167

161

202

660

840

900

1,040

1,080

1,290

732

340

313

287

248

222

216

202

222

222

202

176

*170

190

176

153

135

130

126

11,106

370

1.50

1.67

May

129 

117

105

98

92

91

91

88

83

80

77

76

*76

73

69

62

57

59

69

114

135

103

85

77

69

62

68

91

80

73

59

2,608

84.1

0.340

0.39

June

57 

55

76

209

202

333

382

304

178

*132

103

86

76

75

61

52

59

64

50

44

37

38

32

55

34

44

45

43

42

38

2,984

99.5

0.403

0.45

July

36 

30

28

26

25

29

22

*23

22

20

22

20

26

23

20

17

16

19

-62 112

38

27

22

44

46

32

34

24

23

19

19

926

29.9

0.121

0.14

Aug.

20 

28

29

23

18

16

*14

13

12

12

9 0

8 8

8 6

8 7

FT

9.6

10

10

12

14

25

29

22

20

19

28

41

36

26

20

19

569.8

18.4

0.074

0.09

Sept.

20 

17

16

35

38

35

34

26

19

22

34

*44

38

30

29

27

50

180

183

Tl

59

44

36

30

26

26

27

25

23

26

1,285

42.8

0.173

0.19

Calendar year 1956: Max 900 Min 14 Mean 133 Cfsm 0.538 In. 7.35

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,290 Min 8.7 Mean 176 Cfsm 0.713 In. 9.67

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 efs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

James River at Cartersvllle, Va.

41

Location. Lat 37°40', long 78°05', on left bank 200 ft downstream from highway bridge 

between Pemberton and Cartersville, Cumberland County, 2 miles downstream from Willis 

River, and at mile 152.4.

Drainage area.--6.242 sq mi.

Records available. January 1899 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 161.57 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 4, 1927, wire or chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--57 years (1899-1904, 1905-57), 7,070 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 67,400 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 19.47 ft); minimum, 546 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 0.34 ft); minimum daily, 600 cfs Aug. 16.

1899-1957: Maximum discharge, 180,000 cfs Sept. 20, 1944 (gage height, 29.6 ft, from 

floodmark in gage well); minimum, 320 cfs Sept. 22, 1932; minimum daily, 348 cfs 

Oct. 5, 1930; minimum gage height, 0.10 ft Oct. 2, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 582: Drainage area. WSP 972: 1936(M). WSP 1203: 1901- 

2(M), 1924-25(M), 1928(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-27, 

Feb. 1 to Sept. 30 Oct. 28 to Jan. 31

0.4 

2.0 

5.0

600

3,080

9,000

10.0

15.0

20.0

24,100

44,500

70,200

1.2

3.0

6.0

10.0

1,860

5,080

11,600

24,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4,020 

2,400

1,950

1,720

1,740

1,640

1,480

1,520

1,530

1,530

*1,720

1,500

1,320

1,160

1.020

1,130

1,070

1,240

1,230

1,200

1,160

1,280 

1,930

4,720

4,540

4,270

4,740

9,750

9,500

8,570

7,100

89,680

2,893

0.463

0.53

Nov.

10,500 

11,100

9,260

9,500

8,800

6,710

5,620

4,900

*4,270

3,910

3,550

3,550

2,920

2,650

2,650

2,470

3,640

13,000

9,500

5,800

4,900

4,900 

4,900

4,360

3,730

3,640

3,550

3,280

3,460

3,010

164,030

5,468

0.876

0.98

Dec.

2,920 

2,920

2,650

2,380

2,650

2,470

2,380

2,290

2,290

1,940

1,940

2,200

2,200

3,370

5,980

7,500

6,900

6,160

5,980

5,260

4,720

4,180 

4,720

6,900

6,900

9,500

11,100

8,800

6,710

5,980

5 , 260

147,150

4,747

0.760

0.88

Jan.

4,720 

4,450

4,090

3,640

3,550

3,280

3,280

3,280

3,100

3,010

3,730

3,640

5,440

5,800

4,900

4,720

4,270

3,370

3,370

3,370

3,280

3,550 

4,540

6,340

*8,920

13,000

9,500

9,260

11,600

11,300

21, 700

182,000

5,871

0.941

1.08

Feb.

28 , 600

26^300

22,700

17,100

14,200

12,400

14,700

15,000

17,800

22,400

20,300

16,200

13,300

11,100

9,500

9,000

7,620

7,000

8,760

10,300

14,400 

11,600

9,750

9,000

9,000

23,400

27,400

-

435,830

15,570

2.49

2.59

Mar.

28,600 

33,400

29, 400

21,000

16,200

13,600

11,600

12,200

14,400

12,200

10,800

9,500

8,760

8,060

7,620

7,200

6,600

6,600

6,200

6,200

5,800

5,800 

5,800

5,800

5,800

6,000

*6,000

5,600

5,400

5,200

4,820

332,160

10,710

1.72

1.98

Apr.

4,630 

5,200

15,000

16,500

17,800

46,400

*65,200

41,000

30,200

23,000

21,700

17,400

14,200

13 , 000

11,100

10,000

8,520

7,620

7,410

7,000

6,800

6,200 

6,200

7,000

8,060

7,620

6,200

6,200

7,200

7,840

452,200

15,070

2.41

2.69

May

8,520 

8,290

7,000

6,000

5,600

5,010

4,820

4,360

4,100

3,930

3,420

3,590

3,420

*3,340

3,590

3,930

3,680

3,080

4,360

5,800

6,400

15,000 

10,800

8,060

6,000

5,010

4,630

4,180

3,840

3,420

3,760

166,940

5,385

0.863

0.99

June

2,820 

2,910

3,080

3,930

3,340

5,200

7,000

7,840

8,060

6,200

5,010

4,720

4,360

3,930

3,680

3,500

5,600

6,200

5,010

4,100

3,590

3,340 

2,740

3,160

3,760

2,910

2,570

3,000

2,740

3,340

127,640

4,255

0.682

0.76

July

2,480 

2,400

2,740

3,000

2,740

2,480

2,090

1,930

1,710

1/550

1,600

1,440

1,450

1,340

1,340

1,320

*1,360

1,240

1,450

l',800

1,820

1,020 

898

1,375

1,450

1,600

1,450

1,340

1,210

1,240

1,260

52,118

1,681

0.269

0.31

Aug.

1,180 

1,230

1,130

1,080

1,080

965

859

898

820

748

846

846

*748

670

630

600

630

712

772

1,010

1,340

1,420 

1,040

808

872

872

950

965

911

784

28,236

911

0.146

0.17

Sept.

859 

808

784

808

*748

690

670

736

808

898

1,180

1,920

1,400

1,150

1,480

2,820

4,540

14,200

12,700

14,400

11,300

7,620 

5,010

3,840

3,250

2,660

2,230

1,980

1,760

1,850

105,099

3,503

0.561

0.63

Calendar year 1956: Max 21,700 Mln 591 Mean 3,818 Cfsm 0.612 In. 8.33

Water year 1956-57: Max 65,200 Mln 600 Mean 6,255 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.60

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 cfs).--Apr. 7 (5 p.m.) 67,400 cfs (19.47 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

510528 O -59 -4
42 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Pine Creek at Pine Creek Mills, Va.

Location. Lat 37°35'52", long 77°49'12", on right bank 75 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Pine Creek Mills, Powhatan County, 0,8 mile upstream from mouth, and 

6.7 miles northeast of Powhatan.

Drainage area. 23 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1944 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 160 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 28, 1953, chain gage or inclined staff gage and crest-stage indicator at site 

75 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 19.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 150 cfs Apr. 9 (gage height, 2.84 ft); minimum, 

1.0 cfs Aug. 13, 14.

1944-57: Maximum discharge, 2,010 cfs Aug. 18, 1955 (gage height, 6.98 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 11, 1954 (gage height, 1.56 ft).

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1203: 1948. WSP 1383: 1954.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 9 pr. 10 to Sept. 30

1.7 1.5

1.8 3.2

1.9 6.8

2.0 

2.3

2.9

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

0.9 

1.3 

2.0 

4.3 

9.0

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

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.

3.5

3.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

2.6 *2.4

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.6

7.7

5.4

3.5

3.5

9.2

25

11

6.4

5.4

~Z2 29

13 

18

29

238.5

7.69

0.334

0.39

Nov.

22

43

24

24

15

12

*9.9

9.9

IS

12

9.2

8.5

7.7

7.4

6.8

7.4

37

62

25

18

14

20

14

12

11

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9 

9.2

495.6

16.5

0.717

0.80

Dec.

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.5

9.2

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.2

8.5

8.5

9.2

12

18

36

*19

14

12

12

12

12

48

45

26

19

16

15

15 

14

13

478.3

15.4

0.670

0.77

Jan.

12

9.9

8.5

11

14

12

12

11

12

20

13

12

12

12

9.9

9.8

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.9

14

19

*21

14

13

13

12

50

50

30

*46

510.9

16.5

0.717

0.83

Feb.

70

*84

48

40

29

26

37

40

58

54

37

30

26

*24

21

20

19

16

25

50

27

22

20

20

20

66

*106

64

-

1,099

39.2

1.70

1.77

Mar.

135

106

43

33

29

26

26

46

37

26

24

24

21

*19

20

20

18

16

25

24

19

20

24

18

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

904

29.2

1.27

1.46

Apr.

14

16

14

14

27

54

25

41

*137

78

26

21

21

19

16

14

14

14

14

12

12

11

11

14

74

38

16

12

12 

11

802

26.7

1.16

1.29

May

10

9.6

9.0

9.6

9.6

9.0

8.4

7.8

7.3

6.8

6.8

6.8

*6.8

6.3

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.8

31

14

11

10

9.0

7.8

5.8

5.8

11

9.6

6.8

5.8

5.4

268.0

8.65

0.376

0.43

June

5.4

7.8

13

9.6

13

27

14

26

14

*12

10

9.0

7.8

6.8

6.3

6.8

6.3

5.4

5.4

6.3

5.0

4.3

4.0

3.7

4.3

5.4

5.0

4.3

5.8 

4.7

258.4

8.61

0.374

0.42

July

.4

.8

.2

.0

.0

.8

.7

* .8

.9

.9

.8

.9

.2

.4

.9

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.6

.4

.8

.9

.4

.4

.9

.5

62.3

2.01

0.087

0.10

Aug.

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

*1.Z

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.3

2.2

1.6

1.5

10

10

5.0

3.0

2.2

2.0

il

9.0

8.4

4.0

2.8 

2.4

2.4

95.7

3.09

0.134

0.15

Sept.

3.7

2.4

2.6

3.4

2.4

2.0

2.0

3.8

12

13

18

*7.3

4.7

3.7

4.3

3.4

12

13

7.3

5.0

4.7

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.7 

6.3

163.6

5.45

0.237

0.26

Calendar year 1956: Max 112 Min 1.2 Mean 12.3 Cfsm O.535 in. 7.29

Water year 1956-57: Max 137 Min 1.0 Mean 14.7 Cfsm 0.639 In. 8.67

Peak discharge (base, 50O cfs). --No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 43

James River & Kanawha Canal near Richmond, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°33'52", long 77°34'28", on left bank 75 ft downstream from canal bridge, 

400 ft downstream from headgates, 1,200 ft north of north end of Bosher Dam on James 

River, 1.6 miles upstream from Huguenot Memorial Bridge, and 2.0 miles west of city 

limits of Richmond, Henrico County.

Records available. September 1936 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 106.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, at datum 3.06 ft higher.

Average discharge.--21 years, 879 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 8.70 ft); no flow 

at times when headgates were closed.

1936-57: Maximum gage height, 19.7 ft Sept. 20, 1944 (discharge not determined); no 

flow at times when headgates were closed.

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

Canal diverts from James River 1,200 ft above Bosher Dam and discharges into river at 

several points below gaging station near Richmond. Figures given show flow in canal 

only; for record of flow of James River near Richmond, see following page.

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

2.0

4.0

30

130

4.0 

6.0 

8.4

368

634

1,040

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

%*<5an

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

900

846 

812

796

796

796

780

780

780

*780

780

780

780

780

765

750

765

780

780

780

765

796

812

846

920

900

920

960

960

960

940

25,585

825

_

-

Nov.

960

960 

940

960

940

940

940

*920

788

220

864

864

846

828

812

828

840

900

960

940

920

920

920

920

900

890

880

870

860

850

26,180

873

-

-

Dec.

840

830 

820

810

800

820

810

810

800

800

800

800

800

800

900

980

1,000

*960

940

940

920

882

920

960

960

960

980

940

920

920

920

27,342

882

_

-

Jan.

920

900 

882

792

0

216

846

846

846

846

864

864

882

940

920

900

900

864

828

828

864

882

864

*900

960

1,000

960

960

960

n^S

980

26,174

844

_

-

Feb.

980

980 

980

980

960

960

960

960

980

1,000

1,000

980

980

980

960

960

960

940

960

980

980

858

0

333

960

960

1,000

1,000

-

25,531

912

_

-

Mar.

1,000

1,020 

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

960

960

1,000

980

960

960

960

960

*960

960

960

940

960

940

940

940

940

960

940

960

940

940

940

940

520

29.84T

963

_

-

Apr.

920

920 

980

980

980

1,000

1,020

*1,040

1,000

1,000

1,000

980

1,000

1,000

980

960

960

960

960

960

960

960

940

960

1,000

980

960

960

980

1,000

29,300

977

_

-

May

1,000

1,000 

980

960

940

920

920

900

882

771

257

882

864

*860

860

860

860

880

860

900

950

970

1,000

960

950

940

920

900

88O

880

870

27,576

890

_

-

June

870

850 

850

880

880

900

920

950

945

930

920

910

900

890

880

890

900

890

890

870

860

850

840

820

830

820

800

8135

810

800

26,140

871

_

-

July

810

800 

800

790

780

780

780

*780

780

780

765

780

765

765

765

750

750

765

765

765

796

780

750

735

765

780

780

78O

765

765

765

23,976

773

_

-

Aug.

765

765 

765

765

765

750

*750

735

750

735

735

735

735

735

720

648

564

564

735

765

765

765

682

287

765

765

750

750

*750

750

735

22,245

718

_

-

Sept.

735

735 

735

735

735

735

720

720

735

750

765

765

796

780

765

780

846

940

960

1,000

1,000

960

920

864

828

812

796

780

780

780

24,252

808

-

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,020 Min 0 Mean 830 Cfsm - In.

 later year 1956-57: Max 1,040 Min 0 Mean 861 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 17, 18, Nov. 25 to Dec. 18, May 14 to July 8j discharge estimated 

n basis of records for James River near Richmond and James River at Cartersville.
JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River near Richmond, Va.

Location. Lat 37°33'4V", long VV°32'50", on left bank 0.1 mile upstream from Huguenot 

Memorial Bridge, 0.5 mile west of city limits of Richmond, Henrlco County, 1.7 miles 

downstream from Bosher Dam, 3.3 miles upstream from Powhlte Creek, and at mile 111.7.

Drainage area. 6,757 sq ml.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Control consists of two dams at Williams Island. Datum of 

gage Is 98.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 22 years (1935-57), 7,398 cfs (Includes flow in James River and 

Kanawha Canal).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 62,700 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 15.00 ft); minimum dally, 46 cfs Aug. 16, 17, Sept. 7, 8.

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 175,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 23.42 ft); 

minimum daily, 46 cfs Sept. 18-20, 25-27, Oct. 1-4, 7, 1941, Sept. 8, 9, 12, 1944, 

Aug. 31 to Sept. 6, Oct. 7-10, 18-21, 1953, Sept. 8-24, Oct. 6, 7, 1954, Aug. 30, 31, 

Sept. 1, 20-25, 1956, Aug. 16, 17, Sept. 7, 8, 1957.

Remarks.--Records good. City of Richmond diverts average of 46 cfs from gage pool. Flow 

regulated by powerplants above station. James River & Kanawha Canal diverts around 

station (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 972: 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.94

3.0

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

140

880

2,OOO

5.0 

7.0

10.0

12.0

15.00

4,600

11,500

26,600

39,840

62,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

4,200

2,710

1,700

1,220

1,090

1,11O

985

817

838

817

*817

1,010

796

630

510

372

470

550

691

610

570

754

1,200

1,920

4,600

3,930

4,060

7,540

8,O6O 

8 , 960

7,530

71,067

2,292

825

Nov.

7,700

12,OOO

9,900

8,600

9,140

7,020

5,450

4,740

*3,930

4,200

3,020

2,860

2,580

2,220

1,850

1,900

2,1OO

8,520

12,8OO

6,850

5,020

4,200

4,460

4,060

3,410

3,020

2,920

2,810

2,680 

2 530

152,490

5,083

873

Dec.

2,280

2,220

2,150

1,900

1,700

1,950

1,780

1,750

1,680

1,610

1,500

1,300

1,590

1,750

3,800

7,020

7,530

5,890

5,600

5,020

4,460

3,670

4,200

5,740

7,190

7,020

10.500

9,140

7,700

5,740

5,020

130,000

4,194

882

Jan.

4,550

3,800

3,540

3,150

3,800

3,540

2,630

2,600

2,680

2,550

2,860

3,020

3,540

5,300

4,740

4,060

5,800

2,970

2,450

2.250

2,790

5,410

3.8OO

*4 , 600

5,740

11,500

10,300

8,960

11,500

10,700

14, 600

155,510

5,016

844

Feb.

2B.400

27,200

27,200

24, 300

18,900

14,600

12,400

13,500

15,100

16,500

19,900

21,000

17,400

13,700

11,100

9,900

8,780

8,060

6.850

7,530

9,900

12,000

13,700

10,700

8,780

9,140

17,000

*27,800

-

431,140

15,400

912

Mar.

28,500

52 . 500

31,600

23,100

17,400

14,200

11,500

10,700

13,700

12,800

10,700.

9,900

8,600

8,060

7,880

7,020

6,520

6,040

6,200

6,040

5,890

5,300

5,600

5,600

5,160

5,600

5,600

5,300

5,160

5,020

4,740

351,750

10,700

965

Apr.

4,550

4,460

7,380

16,500

15,100

31,100

54,700

*56,5OO

35 OOO

26^000

21,500

18,400

14,600

12.8OO

11,500

9,900

9,140

7,530

7,020

6,680

6,560

6,200

5,740

5,600

7,880

8,060

6,560

5,600

6,040

7,560

453,140

14,440

977

May

7,560

8,06O

6,850

5,740

5,450

4,740

4,460

4,200

5,670

5,540

5,800

5,020

2,860

*2.710

2,760

5,410

2,860

5,020

2,970

4,600

5,450

9,740

12.400

8 240

6,200

5,160

4,060

4,060

5,540 

2, 920

2,840

150,690

4,861

890

June

2,840

2,5OO

2,250

2,840

5,280

5,410

5,890

6,850

8.060

6,560

5,020

4,530

5,950

5,670

5,280

2,920

5,410

5,450

5,160

5,80O

5,410

2,680

2,450

1.920

5,02O

2,810

1,920

2,180

2,280

1, 980

109,700

5,657

871

July

5,67O

1,610

1,700

2,OOO

2,450

1,850

1,590

1,520

*1,110

922

755

775

670

650

570

570

550

570

510

670

1,170

1,050

592

275

610

755

858

755

650 

550

470

51,901

1,029

775

Aug.

550

470

450

450

412

412

*275

135

208

140

91

119

135

91

66

46

46

54

530

431

572

630

650

922

294

555

294

275

*275 

262

1S7

9,601

510

718

Sept.

126

140

133

119

112

70

46

46

84

194

451

590

1,220

733

530

817

2,710

9,130

11,100

12.800

12,800

8,060

5,890

5,800

2,940

2,580

1,920

1,450

1,260 

1,150

82,741

2,758

808

Adjusted for diversion by James River & Kanawha Canal

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

5,117 

0.461 

0.55

5,956 

0.881 

0.98

Calendar year 1956: 

water year 1956-57 :

5,076 

0.751 

0.87

5,860 

0.867 

1.00

16,312 

2.41 

2.51

11,665 

1.75 

1.99

15,417 

2.28 

2.54

5,751 

0.851 

0.98

Observed

Max 22,OOO Mln 46 Mean 5,551 

Max 56,500 Mln 46 Mean 5,725

4,528 

0.670 

0.75

1,802 

0.267 

0.51

1,028 

0.152 

0.18

5,566 

0.528 

0.59

Adjusted

Mean 4,181 Cfsm O.619 In. 8.41 

Mean 6,586 Cfsm O.975 In. 15.23

Peak discharge (base. 50,OOO ofs).--Apr. 8 (6:5O a.m.) 62,7OO ofs (15.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Mean monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, of James River & Kanawha Canal near Richmond.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 45 

Falling Creek near Chesterfield, Va.

Location.--Lat 37"26"37", long 77°31'21", on left upstream side of bridge on State Highway 651, 0.8 mile downstream from Licking Creek, 2.8 miles upstream from Pocoshock 

Creek, and 4.7 miles northwest of Chesterfield, Chesterfield County.

Drainage area. 32.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 130 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 503 cfs Feb. 26 (gage height, 8.42 ft); minimum, 

1.3 cfs Aug. 11-15.

1955-57: Maximum discharge-, that of Feb. 26, 1957; minimum, that of Aug. 11-15, 

1957.

Remarks. Records good above 5 cfs and fair below.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 18, 19)

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

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0

2.6

6.3

11

18

34

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

59

93

168

248

455

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

1.3

2.1

3.3

6.5

11

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 2.4 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

6.1

5.1

4.5

4.3

6.3

7.4

5.7

4.7

*4.0

Iff

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.7

42

26

14

11

140

200 "75

46

34

120

121

65

83

132

1,191.7

38.4

1.17

1.35

Nov.

107

85

63

52

43

37

*35

45

40

32

30

27

25

24

24

114

114

76

51

44

56

44

36

33

32

30

28

27 

26

1,504

50.1

1.53

1.71

Dec.

25

24

24

22

22

22

22

21

21

20

19

20

20

23

55

216

T67

*64

46

40

38

36

71

107

80

52

44

40

42 

42

36

1,421

45.8

1.40

1.61

Jan.

33

29

26

28

36

33

30

28

29

37

33

28

28

28

26

27

26

21

20

IT

27

36

42

*33

30

30

30

64

93

90

100

1,142

36.8

1.12

1.29

Feb.

184

224

156

136

100

82

96

114

140

160

124

93

76

*65

58

53

50

44

52

121

80

58

51

46

44

202

395

216

-

3,220

115

3.51

3.66

Mar.

272 "ZTG

123

96

81

69

64

93

90

62

52

50

46

*42

71

72

50

43

126

140

90

75

86

63

52

48

45

42

40 

37

15

2,476

79.9

2.44

2.81

Apr.

34

37

33

32

35

90

54

64

*240

156

86

65

60

57

47

42

40

38

36

34

32

31

29

29

34

42

29

24

21 

20

1,571

52.4

1.60

1.78

May

18

15

14

14

13

13

*13

12

11

10

10

11

11

9.3

8.4

7.3

6.9

7.6

11

18

21

14

12

9.3

8.0

9.3

3726

13 

9.3

'

401.7

13.0

0.396

0.46

June

8.4

8

14

14

44

64

37

48

26

21

*16

12

10

8.6

7.8

8.0

11

8.6

7.1

6.2

5.6

5.1

4.8

4.8

5.4

6.7

6.5

6.9

9.1

11

445.6

14.9

0.454

0.51

July

11

6.7

5.3

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

3.3

*2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.7

T7T

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.9

4.6

3.6 

2.4

2.1

96.0

3.10

0.095

0.11

Aug.

2

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

T73

1.3

*1.9

2.2

1.5

1.6

37

18

8.0

5.1

3.9

3.3

8.8

11

7.1

5.0

3.9 

3.4 3 2

146.1

4.71

0.144

0.17

Sept.

3

2.8

2.7

*3.6

2.6

2.4

2.3

Tz

16

9.6

8.6

6.5

5.0

4.0

3.6

2.8

14

26

13

8.4

6.5

5.5

4.6

3.9

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.7 

4.8

180.5

6.02

0.184

0.21

Calendar year 1956: Max 235 Min 2.2 Mean 32.8 Cfsm l.OO In. 13.64

Water year 1956-57: Max 395 Min 1.3 Mean 37.8 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.67

Peak discharge (base, 350 efs). Feb. 26 (11 p.m.) 503 cfs (8.42 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
46 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Buffalo Creek near Hampden Sydney, Va.

Location. Lat 37°15' t long 78°29', on left'bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 626, 0.8 mile upstream from Locket Creek, 2 miles northwest of Hampden Sydney, 

Prince Edward County, and 6 miles southwest of Parmville.

Drainage area. 70 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1957.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 340 ft (by barometer). Prior to Aug. 19, 

T953, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 65.3 cfs.

Extremes.. Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 cfs Apr. 9 (gage height, 6.17 ft); minimum, 

 5~73~cfs Aug. 13, 14 (gage height, 1.52 ft).

1946-57: Maximum discharge, 6,440 cfs Aug. 18, 1955 (gage height, 9.00 ft); minimum, 

5.1 cfs Sept. 18, 1954 (gage height, 1.38 ft).

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of about 15 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 17 to Dec. 23, July 5 to Aug. 19)

1.4 

1.7 

2.4 

3.0

5.5

14

45

78

4.0 

4.8 

5.4 

5.8

150

280

432

650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

18

18

17

19

19

17

*16

15

16

17

18

18

18

18

19

26

22

22

23

48

70

44

32

28

40

46

35

38

61

836

27.0

0.386

0.44

Nov.

54

66

48

39

33

30

*30

30

35

34

29

28

27

26

?6

27

92

156

71

50

44

61

52

40

37

36

38

34

32

30

1,335

44.5

0.636

0.71

Dec.

30

29

29

28

28

28

27

27

27

26.

26

26

28

29

56

122

*70

48

40

36

35

36

96

~94 139

60

52

46

43

38

36

1,435

46.3

0.661

0.76

Jan.

36

34

b30

34

41

40

34

32

36

40

36

34

35

33

32

b30

b28

b28

b30

b34

40

44

*50

47

40

38

39

65

120

115

164

1,439

46.4

0.663

0.76

Feb.

308

327

199

176

109

115

105

141

196

105

100

79

70

62

*56

55

52

48

55

104

70

58

53

50

48

90

110

133

_

3,074

110

1.57

1.64

Mar.

358

T48

90

72

63

58

58

166

113

77

63

58

55

*52

61

67

56

50

53

52

47

51

68

56

50

47

46

44

43

42

40

2,304

74.3

1.06

1.22

Apr.

40

50

46

44

84

214

95

120

602

*219

97

77

74

70

59

54

52

50

48

46

44

42

53

58

46

42

38

35

34

34

2,567

85.6

1.22

1.36

May

32

30

29

29

29

28

28

28

27

26

26

27

*25

24

23

22

21

25

27

32

34

29

28

24

22

22

39

40

27

24

23

848

27.4

0.391

0.45

June

23

22

38

39

77

451

162

392

171

*77

57

48

40

36

32

37

35

30

28

26

24

24

23

22

22

24

23

22

24

22

2,051

68.4

0.977

1.09

July

22

19

18

17

16

14

14

14

*13

14

13

12

11

11

14

12

17

30

19

14

12

12

12

18

14

12

12

12

11

10

9 . 5

448.5

14.5

0.207

0.24

Aug.

8.9

8.3

7.8

7.8

8.0

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.2

5.5

*5.8

7.5

9.8

7.8

9.2

125

62

28

21

18

18

64

67

34

24

20

19

18

651.2

21.0

0.300

0.35

Sept.

16

15

16

*16

16

16

19

20

50

180

60

38

32

27

24

24

*147

-91 243

58

44

36

34

28

26

25

24

24

30

42

1,421

47.4

0.677

0.76

Calendar year 1956; Max 446 Mln 8.6 Mean 43.8 Cfsm 0.626 In. 8.52

Water year 1956-57; Max 602 Mln 5.5 Mean 50.4 Cfsm 0.720 In. 9.78

Peak discharge (base, 500 efs).--Apr. 9 (3:30 p.m.) 1,020 cfs (6.17 ft); June 6 (7:30 p.m. 

674 cfs (5.83 ft); June 8 (8 p.m.) 574 cfs (5.69 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affectsd by ice.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 47

Appomattox River at ^Farmville, Va.

Location. Lat 3V18 1 , long 78°23', on left bank 15 ft downstream from highway bridge, 

1,000 ft north of town limits of Farmville, Prince Edward County, and l£ miles downstream from Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area. 306 sq mi.

Records available1 . March 1926 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 281.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 29, 1928, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 287 cfs.

Extremes. Maximim discharge during year, 2,100 cfs Apr. 6, 10: maximum gage height, 13.72 

ft Apr. 6; minimum discharge, 21 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 3.22 ft).

1926-57: Maximum discharge, 21,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 23.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs "by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3.8 cfs 

Sept. 25, 1941; minimum daily, 9 cfs Sept. 20, 1932.

Remarks. Records excellent above 50 cfs and good below. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow 

caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 972: 1927-37, 1938(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 1O, 

Sept. 18-30 Apr. 11 to Sept. 17

3.6 

4.2 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

12.0

45

99

200

344

685

1,600

3.2 

4.0 

5.0 215

360

685

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

72

63

58

57

55

58

61

58

*56

52

51

51

51

54

55

54

55

67

66

64

64

112

242

193

118

97

148

235

158

145

214

2,884

93.0

0.304

0.35

Nov.

29'3

277

200

152

13L

1113

*10'3

105

114

114

105

100

95

9:S

93

9!i

28<=

968

513

270

ZK-.

308

29<l

19;.

154

145 142'

130

120

116

6,054

ZQc

0.66C

0.74

Dec.

Ill

108

105

99

96

96

95

94

95

91

89

91

94

102

227

518

*389

242

178

150

142

138

384

827

536

314

228

193

169

149

136

6,286

203

0.663

0.76

Jan.

130

118

94

125

133

135

122

112

117

133

135

120

117

117

112

105

87

78

100

112

119

145

*193

235

175

149

142

249

608

725

626

5,668

183

0.598

0.69

Feb.

1,180

1,470

912

665

484

404

536

745

827

848

536

382

306

270

*242

221

214

186

HI

468

366

263

228

214

200

329

705

500

-

----__.

13,915

497

1.62

1.69

Mar.

1,210

956

484

344

284

256

242

560

665

389

299

263

235

214

*228

306

242

207

214

214

193

193

270

249

214

193

183

175

165

159

155

9,959

321

1.05

1.21

Apr.

149

182

193

168

277

1,540

1,160

510

1,600

1,500

*558

390

338

330

278

250

236

229

222

215

201

194

194

222

222

187

168

154

147

153

12,167

406

1.33

1.48

May

152

135

128

124

123

121

118

115

109

103

101

103

*102

96

92

92

86

93

146

152

148

123

113

103

92

86

106

141

104

88

86

3,481

112

0.366

0.42

June

83

82

162

140

236

608

558

465

526

315

187

149

125

109

98

94

109

108

91

81

*74

70

68

68

68

75

83

74

77

76

5,059

169

0.552

0.62

July

67

59

57

54

52

49

47

45

46

50

48

*44

42

40

42

46

49

71

80

68

54

48

48

63

70

54

49

50

50

45

45

1,632

52.6

0.172

0.20

Aug.

39

35

32

30

29

27

26

25

*24

24

24

25

24

22

25

32

33

33

148

187

98

65

55

51

107

174

124

88

66

58

65

1,795

57.9

0.189

0.22

Sept.

69

60

130

236

113

65

67

68

90

180

250

126

*91

81

76

75

345

626

420

270

149

103

86

77

72

68

66

64

74

109

4,306

144

0.471

0.53

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,250 Min 33 Mean 167 Cfsm 0.546 In. 7.42

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,600 Min 22 Mean 201 Cfsm 0.657 In. 8.91

Peak discharge (base, 5.50O cfs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
48 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Appomattox River at Mattoax, Va.

Location. Lat 37°25'17", long 77°51'33", on right bank 75 ft upstream from Southern Railway bridge at Mattoax, Amelia County, 0.3 mile upstream from Skinquarter Creek, and 

3.7 miles upstream from Flat Creek.

Drainage area. 729 sq mi.

Records available. August 1900 to December 1905, March 1926 to September 1957.

_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 174.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. August 1900 to December 1905 chain gage at

same site at different datum. March 1926 to October 1936 chain gage at present site and

datum.

Average discharge. 36 years, 712 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,190 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 16.50 ft); minimum, 23 cfs July 30, 31, regulated, cause unknown (gage height, 4.47 ft).

1900-1905, 1926-57: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Aug. 18, 1940 (gage height, 

35.3 ft, from floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on 

basis of records for stations at Farmville and near Petersburg; minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 2, 

1930 (gage height, 3.52 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Revisions (water years). WSP 782: 

1934-38.

Drainage area. WSP 892: 1938. WSP 972: 1928, 1932,

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 17)

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

5.3 90 4.6 30 7.0 306

6.O 175 5.0 58 9.O 78O

7.O 35O 5.5 105 13. 0 2,OOO

9.0 835 6.0 158 17.0 3.37O

12.0 1,680

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

169

137

123

117

113

119

119

*117

110

103

100

99

99

100

100

102

125

158

160

138

146

313

592

450

293

322

731

567

440

554

7,046

227

0.311

0.36

Nov.

618

1,050

1,050

655

474

39O

340

312

312

340

35O

302

284

257

239

230

356

1,560

1,970

1,200

670

572

620

620

464

393

372

362

333

306

17 , 001

567

0.778

0.87

Dec.

297

279

27O

261

236

236

228

220

220

220

213

206

206

220

270

644

*1,290

930

584

440

382

362

536

1,530

1,840

1,230

780

596

512

452

4O4

16,094

519

0.712

0.82

Jan.

362

324

288

270

324

333

342

315

297

306

342

333

306

297

297

279

230

180

170

258

333

362

428

440

452

404

362

476

1,14O

1,710

1,780

13,740

443

0.608

0.70

Feb.

2,290

2,830

2,940

3,080

2,660

1,470

1,320

1,810

2,100

2,420

2,290

1,530

1,080

870

*752

670

620

572

560

1,050

1,350

990

724

644

596

1,140

2,460

2,420

-

43,238

1,544

2.12

2.21

Mar.

5,080

3,050

2,970

1,900

1,O20

840

780

1,020

1,740

1,600

1,000

8OO

700

*630

596

632

724

620

608

683

644

572

620

724

657

560

524

488

464

428

404

31,078

1,003

1.38

1.59

Apr.

393

393

416

452

476

89O

1,840

2,060

2,590

2,800

2,900

2,800

1,140

900

810

683

608

572

548

536

524

488

465

*452

572

536

428

382

342

506

28,302

943

1.29

1.44

May

3O6

5O6

279

261

252

244

236

228

220

213

206

206

206

*200

194

182

170

170

220

270

288

279

244

220

194

182

188

206

261

220

17O

7,021

226

0.510

0.56

June

164

158

176

524

524

1,290

2.000

1,520

1,350

960

670

440

552

506

244

220

206

206

200

182

*164

147

158

154

184

146

150

158

146

158

12,557

419

0.575

0.64

July

142

125

115

101

95

86

8O

77

*75

72

72

72

75

7O

65

61

61

66

92

113

105

90

78

95

80

87

94

85

70

60

42

2,599

85.8

0.115

0.13

Aug.

59

58

52

47

*44

40

37

55

55

53

31

50

30

30

30

51

55

59

156

451

524

261

176

117

119

575

644

524

194

147

120

4,504

159

0.191

0.22

Sept.

115

127

170

115

208

228

158

108

140

250

752

780

352

228

182

152

260

1,200

1,970

2.100

810

452

324

252

213

188

176

164

158

176

12,488

416

0.571

0.64

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,970 Min 62 Mean 452 Cfsm 0.620 In. 8.44

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,080 Min 30 Mean 536 Cfsm 0.735 In. 9.98

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 efa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 49

Deep Creek near Mannboro, Va.

i Location. Lat syie'SS" , long 77°52'22", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 38, 0.9 mile upstream from Sweathouse Creek, 3.4 miles northwest of Mannboro, 

Amelia County, and 7.5 miles southeast of Amelia.

Drainage area. 156 sq mi.

Records available. September 1946 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 177.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 2, 1949, staff gage at same 

site and datun.

Average discharge. 11 years, 133 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,240 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 8.77 ft); minimum, 4.8 cfs Aug. 9, 10, 11, 12 (gage height, 0.29 ft).

1946-57: Maximum discharge, 7,140 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 13.1 ft, from 

floodmarks); ninimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 17, 18. 1954, July 24, 1955; minimum gage height, 

0.29 ft Aug. 9, 10, 11, 12, 1957.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 14.8 ft (discharge, 10,000 cfs, from rating 

curve extended above 3,800 cfs), from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1203: 1948 (calendar year figures only).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 17-19)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 26, 

Sept. 18-30

1.0

1.6 

2.5 

4.0

18

59

138

306

5.5 

6.0 

8.0

543

715

1,700

Feb. 27 to Sept. 17 

0.2 3 3.0

.4 7 4.0

.7 17 5.5

1.0 31 7.0

1.5 62 8.0

2.0 104

209

362

675

1,220

1,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

31

27

24

23

23

25

25

*22

21

19

19

19

22

23

23

24

47 

69

50

41

60

157

134

83

61

126 

300

241

129

167

2,076

67.0

0.429

0.49

Nov.

1£>7

152

157

124

102

86 *"5

 '1

82

88

75

f>7

!J9

56

102

254 

286

107

1" 6

116

108

92

81

''9

''7 

73

(59

67

3,212

107

0.686

0.-'7

Dec.

64

62

61

59

58

57

57

57

57

56

53

53

55

58

80

202

*224

138 

101

87

82

80

124

260

260

162

120 

104

98

99

86

3,114

100

0.641

0.74

Jan.

80

73

56

69

84

99

84

74

73

88

84

73

71

72

66

55

50

M57

68

98

»134

129

100

106

105 

151

267

319

526

3,206

103

0.660

0.76

Feb.

471

875

850

543

471

300

254

280

345

408

358

235

182

152

*138

129

124

110 

111

274

300

172

138

124

116

261

m_

10,041

359

2.30

2.40

Mar.

795

1,100

556

272

203

175

170

258

380

265

175

158

143

*133

133

148

133

116 

158

265

192

153

236

203

158

138

133 

120

113

108

100

7,390

238

1.53

1.76

Apr.

96

104

104

96

108

410

560

272

768

*1.270

460

222

186

180

153

133

123

119 

115

110

103

100

93

94

91

84

74 

68

64

62

6,422

214

1.37

1.53

May

57

54

52

51

52

50

49

47

45

43

41

47

47

*42

38

36

33

33 

33

73

84

58

49

40

34

30

34

58

40

33

31

1,414

45.6

0.292

0.34

June

30

30

84

80

73

460

650

400

625

309

109

76

59

49

42

37

35

34 

30

28

*25

24

22

20

20

64

42

31

37

35

3,560

119

0.763

0.85

July

26

21

19

17

17

15

15

13

 15

15

13

12

12

12

17

21

16

13 

13

12

12

11

9.4

36

M

30

18 

14

13

12

11

534.4

17.2

0.110

0.13

Aug.

9.4

8.2

7.9

7.0

*6.6

6.2

5.8

5.4

*4.8 576"

5.0

5.6

11

7.9

6.8

10

11

9.1 

158

460

340

67

37

28

34

98

107 

53

34

27

27

1,602.7

51.7

0.331

0.38

Sept.

57

133

54

35

30

24

32

51

81

284

776

*865

226

82

56

42

*182

1.360 

1,150

300

129

90

68

54

43

36

31 

28

31

65

6,395

213

1.37

1.53

Calendar year 1956 : Max 1,050 Min 9.0 Mean 103 Cfsm 0.660 In. 8.95

Water year 1956-57 : Max 1,360 Min 4.8 Mean 134 Cfsm 0.859 In. 11.68

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). --Feb. 27 (8 D.m. ) 1.760 cfs (8.O8 ft): ADr. 10 (4:30 a.m.) 1.5SO

cfs (7.73 ft); Sept. 18 (7 p.m.) 2,240 cfs (8.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
50 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Appomattox River near Petersburg, Va.

Location. Lat 37°13'33", long 77°32'20", on right bank 2.2 miles upstream from dam of

Virginia Electric & Power Co., 4.2 miles downstream from Wipponock Creek, and 5.9 miles 

west of corporate limits of city of Petersburg.

Drainage area.--1.335 sq mi.

Records available. May 1927 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 118 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Sept. 22, 1931, at site 0.8 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge .--29 years (1927-30, 1931-57), 1,189 cf s.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,890 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 8.28 ft); minimum, 

46 cfs Aug. 12 (gage height, 1.83 ft).

1927-57: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs Aug. 20, 1940 (gage height, 18.15 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 21-27, 1932.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 757: 1932-33, drainage area. WSP 802: 1936(M). WSP 972: 

1932, 1934-35.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 19, 20; 

shifting-control method used Apr. 18 to June 6)

Oct. 1 to July 25 July 26 to Sept. 30

2.Z 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

104

160

256

385

6.0 

8.2

685

1,100

3,200

5,760

1.8 

2.2 

2.6 

3.2

125

245

510

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

1,100

2,100

4 , 300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

a250

a200

al90

a!90

alSO

alSO

a!90

a!90

a!90

*190

178

166

166

163

166

172

181

314

376

367

335

576

1,120

1,060

976

700

1,490

2,100

1,780

1,330

1,430

17,096

551

0.413

0.48

Nov.

1,580

2,380

1,830

1,680

1,140

882

745

671

792

882

800

700

615

563

514

490

715

1,630

2,700

2,480

1,430

1,090

1,030

1,010

891

760

700

664

636

602

32,602

1,087

0.814

0.91

Dec.

570

544

520

508

496

479

479

474

468

452

440

435

435

452

589

1,880

2,160

*1,990

1,280

976

840

776

993

1,940

2,760

2,430

1,580

1,170

1,050

1,050

900

31,116

1,004

0.752

0.87

Jan.

792

708

629

596

671

792

760

708

664

738

745

700

671

643

629

602

570

400

420

430

563

800

1,010

*1,050

S42

950

882

1,100

1,920

2,650

5,090

27,825

898

0.673

0.78

Feb.

4,190

5,020

5,260

5,260

4,780

3,550

2,380

2,760

3,420

3,970

3,860

3,090

2,100

1,630

1,430

1,240

1,190

1,100

1,080

2,100

2,380

2,040

1,480

1,240

1,130

2,210

5,500

5,380

-

80,750

2,884

2.16

2.25

Mar.

5,760

5,760

5,260

4,080

2,160

1,580

1,430

1,630

2,430

2,650

1,990

1,480

1,280

1,180

*1,150

1,280

1,240

1,190

1,480

1,940

1,630

1,380

1,480

1,480

1,380

1,240

1,110

1,030

976

925

866

60,447

1,950

1.46

1.68

Apr.

824

840

857

857

874

1,480

2,260

2,760

4,540

*5,020

4,780

3,860

2,840

1,580

1,330

1,160

1,040

959

916

882

874

840

792

784

950

1,040

840

692

622

582

47,675

1,589

1.19

1.33

May

538

526

508

479

457

440

*435

425

415

395

385

376

380

376

362

330

313

288

296

436

622

520

457

405

344

309

296

353

395

380

322

12,563

405

0.303

0.35

June

264

256

322

496

629

1,810

5,420

3,420

2,760

2,320

*1,450

950

700

589

502

430

395

376

571

548

550

292

268

246

246

409

571

288

288

292

24,818

827

0.619

0.69

July

"236 272

228

202

184

172

165

*151

139

133

125

122

120

122

136

150

125

112

107

112

169

154

145

153

172

217

183

174

165

142

125

4,890

158

0.118

0.14

Aug.

105

84

96

94

*88

78

70

62

58

52

50

50

56

52

56

58

60

68

189

798

1.190

749

396

262

228

280

763

826

460

320

248

7,946

256

0.192

0.22

Sept.

214

252

356

308

231

295

342

273

*256

360

824

2,040

1,280

594

415

347

513

1,830

5.750

3,200

1,630

912

624

485

406

352

320

296

280

312

25,297

777

0.582

0.65

Calendar year 1956: Max 5,840 Mln 109 Mean 863 Cfsm 0.646 In. 8.81

Water year 1956-57: Max 5,760 Mln 50 Mean 1,017 Cfsm 0.762 In. 10.35

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfsh Feb. 4 (3 a.m.) 5,260 cfs (7.85 ft); Mar. 1 (12 m. to 7 p.m.) 

5,890 cfs (8.28 ft); Apr. 10 (11 p.m.) 5,140 cfs (7.66 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records at Farmvllle.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 51 

Chickahominy River near Providence Forge, Va.

Location. Lat 37°26'10", long 77°03'40", on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

1.1 miles southwest of Providence Forge, New Kent County, and 1.7 miles downstream from 

Schiminoe Creek.

Drainage area . 249 sq mi.

Records available. January 1942 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 15 years, 249 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 cfs Nov. 4, Mar. 3; maximum gage height, 

9.04 ft Nov. 4; minimum discharge, 11 cfs July 23, Aug. 14.

1942-57: Maximum discharge, 7,710 cfs Aug. 15, 1955 (gage height, 11.67 ft); minimum, 3.4 cfs Aug. 1, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.56 ft Aug. 25, 26, 1943.

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

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 25, 26, July 3-29, 31, 

Aug. 1-19)

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

12

270

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

393

568

955

1,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

104

94

73

57

49

42

40

38

*40

38

36

32

30

30

30

31

31

68

102

113

119

137

157

157

162

167

177

226

316

366

595

5,455

111

0.446

0.51

Nov.

379

448

858

1,700

1,320

1,060

*955

857

811

725

620

526

455

566

516

281

270

264

259

270

516

340

353

423

506

506

459

566

328

292

16,609

554

2.22

2.48

Dec.

270

242

220

204

193

182

172

167

162

157

152

147

147

147

177

292

*393

546

651

592

620

620

620

651

a600

a500

11,324

565

1.47

1.70

Jan.

a350

a300

a250

a200

a260

a260

*a260

270

270

281

281

328

579

423

439

8,951

289

1.16

1.34

Feb.

546

725

,000

,180

,180

,120

,120

1,000

955

905

857

811

767

*767

725

651

568

506

439

488

506

488

488

455

455

506

592

*620

20,420

729

2.93

3.05

Mar.

811

1,060

1.590

1,490

1,320

1,180

1,060

905

857

767

651

568

506

*488

488

526

488

488

488

546

651

686

686

620

620

592

506

455

408

366

528

22,195

716

2.88

3.32

Apr.

292

281

270

254

242

281

292

292

*408

488

568

620

568

568

546

488

408

528

292

259

237

220

198

188

177

167

157

152

142

142

9,525

318

1.28

1.45

May

147

142

152

112

102

96

90

85

78

72

68

68

*68

67

62

56

50

47

92

198

304

292

215

147

103

79

96

142

157

152

152

3,651

118

0.474

0.55

June

99

85

210

167

182

423

568

725

686

*546

455

353

270

198

137

96

78

65

57

51

49

44

40

56

56

35

56

45

59

55

5,884

196

0.787

0.88

July

51

47

32

85

23

21

19

18

18

16

15

14

14

13

14

*14

14

14

20

16

16

12

12

22

26

26

25

18

25

46

54

676

21.8

0.088

0.10

Aug.

21

16

14

12

12

16

20

50

22

16

12

13

12

12

*12

13

16

15

54

82

99

120

129

129

152

177

167

193

204

204

215

2,189

70.6

0.284

0.33

Sept.

252

193

130

*104

87

67

50

42

43

59

76

92

104

101

87

71

65

113

137

152

147

157

125

95

67

51

41

55

35

60

2,798

93.5

0.375

0.42

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,700 Min 22 Mean 261 cfsm 1 - 05 In. 14.25

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,700 Min 12 Mean 295 cfsm 1.18 In. 16.11

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efs).--Nov. 4 (11 a.m.) 1,700 cfs (9.04 ft); Feb. 4 (l p.m.) 1,180 cfs 

8.45 ft); Mar. 3 (6 p.m.) 1,700 cfs (8.95 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records fop Blackwater River near Dendron.
52 DISMAL SWAMP BASIN

Lake Drummond in Dismal Swamp, Va.

Location. Lat 36°35'40", long 76°26'20", on left bank in outlet canal, in Norfolk County, 

200 ft upstream from dam and gates, 0.5 mile downstream from Lake Drummond, 2.5 miles 

east of Nansemond County line, 3.1 miles north of North Carolina State line, and 

20 miles southwest of Norfolk.

Records available.--May 1926 to September 1957.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 15 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 6.20 ft Feb. 9; minimum, 2.30 ft Aug. 15.

1926-57: Maximum gage height, that of Feb. 9, 1957; minimum, -0.67 ft Nov. 3, 1952.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1032: 1934-43.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

5.19

5.16

5.13

5.12

5.09

5.05

5.00

4.99

5.00

4.99

4.98

4.99

4.98

4.95

4.90

4.86

4.88

5.10

5.25

5.30

5.34

5.37

5.41

5.45

5.40

5.43

^48

5.46

5.15

5.33

5.37

Nov.

5.41

5737

5.39

5.40

5.35

5.21

5.13

5.00

5.06

5.01

4.97

4.95

4.91

4.95

4.91

4.90

5.00

5.08

5.08

5.09

5.11

5.17

5.18

5.16

5.18

5.17

5.18

5.19

5.20

5.28

Dec.

5.26

5.26

5.27

5.26

5.25

5.24

5.25

5.26

5.25

5.25

5.23

5.21

5.22

5.21

5.23

5.29

5.28

5.28

5.29

5.32

5.33

5722

5.18

5.18

5.17

5.15

5.07

5.10

5.18

5.13

5.16

Jan.

5.11

5.13

5.14

5.12

5.14

5.16

5.16

5.16

5.17

5.19

5.18

5.16

5.15

5.13

5.11

5.16

5.16

5.18

5.14

5.09

5.08

5.06

¥710

5.11

5.16

5.18

5.19

5.25

5.33

5.34

5.38

Feb.

5.52

5.57

5.75

6.00

6.08

6.16

6.18

6.15

6.18

6.17

6.17

6.09

5.97

5.80

5.70

5.58

5.53

5.38

5.24

5.13

5.02

5.09

5.16

5.16

5.11

5.11

5.15

5.17

_

 _____

Mar.

5.30

5.30

5.30

5.34

5.32

5.34

5.35

5.39

5.47

5.48

5.53

5.50

5.48

5.43

5.35

5.24

5.13

5.04

5.06

4.99

5.03

5.09

5.19

5.20

5.20

5.25

5.26

5,20

5.19

5.15

5.12

Apr.

5.12

5.16

5.17

5.21

5.25

5.36

5.34

5.38

5.50

5750

5.43

5.43

5.42

5.45

5.38

5.32

5.29

5.24

5.18

5.11

5.16

5.17

5.21

5.23

5.30

5.30

5.38

5.37

5.36

5.37

May

5.39

5.35

5.30

5.28

5.28

5.27

5.22

5.17

5.19

5.14

5.12

5.12

5.09

5.05

5.01

5.00

4.99

4.98

4.91

4.93

4.98

4.98

4.91

4.91

4.83

4.78

4.82

4.81

4.82

4.78

4.75

June

.70

.67

.53

.59

.61

.65

.61

.60

.58

.52

.47

.44

.39

.37

.34

.31

.26

.20

.14

.10

.07

.01

.97

.89

.84

.87

.83

.80

.77

3,10

July

3.70

3.67

3.61

3.57

3.51

3.54

3.50

3.47

3.43

3.39

3,34

3.31

3.29

3.28

3.27

3.23

3.17

3.13

3.11

3.07

3.01

2.97

2.97

3.00

2.98

2.94

2.91

2.87

2.83

2.79

2.74

Aug.

2.71

2.58

2.66

2.61

2.66

2.61

2.59

2.54

2.49

2.4fl

2.43

2.39

2.37

2.33

2.51

2.71

2.79

2.78

2.80

2.91

2.93

2.90

2.90

2.86

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.77

2.71

2.68

2.67

Sept.

2.65

2.59

2.55

2.51

2.54

2.52

2.51

2.52

2.50

2.52

2.59

2.58

2.56

2.53

2.49

2.44

2.48

2.61

2.61

2.60

2.61

2.64

2761

2.63

2.55

2.49

2.47

2.42

2.41

2.50
DISMAL SWAMP BASIN

Cypress Swamp at Cypress Chapel, Va.

Location. -Lat 36°37'30", long 76°36 I 10", on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 32, 0.5 mile downstream from Dragon Swamp, 0.8 mile northwest of Cypress 

Chapel, Nansemond County, and 6.5 miles south of Suffolk.

Drainage area. 23 sq mi, approximately.

Records .available. October 1953 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 30 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 690 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 5.87 ft); no flow 

at times during year.

1953-57: Maximum discharge, 1,170 cfs Sept. 20, 1955 (gage height, 6.65 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Dec. 16, Feb. 1 to May 3}

3.0 

3.5

2.3 .5 4.0 130

2.5 1.6 5.0 35O

2.6 2.6 6.0 720

2.7 4.O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

31

20

13

7.9

5.3

6.6

15

29

23

12

4.0

3.0

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.5

9.4

261

114

58

106

224

154

88

58

49

48

55

105

184

2,033.8

65.6

2.85

3.29

Nov.

142

104

92

70

54

43

36

30

35

44

44

38

30

24

19

16

14

12

11

9.8

*8.6

*8.6

7.2

6.0

5.3

5.3

4.6

4.0

3.9

Q y . o0

931.1

31.0

1.35

1.51

Dec.

23

22

16

10

7.9

6.0

4.6

3.9

3.6

3.6

3 * 3

*3.3

3.3

3.6

27

178

160

89

61

49

43

39

39

52

65

56

43

36

34

42

43

1,170.1

37.7

1.64

1.89

Jan.

36

29

22

21

28

38

36

31

29

32

32

26

22

22

b20

b!9

b!8

b!6

b!5

16

24

31

*32

33

34

48

50

53

71

148

188

1,220

39.4

1.71

1.97

Feb.

598

406

250

196

144

125

116

90

144

250

194

116

77

63

57

51

47

43

42

*92

98

63

50

43

40

70

184

144

3,793

135

5.87

6.11

Mar.

259

190

104

70

55

57

146

200

237

158

86

62

51

43

39

38

34

30

50

92

*66

54

90

104

63

50

43

38

34

29

.26

2,598

83.8

3.64

4.20

Apr.

23

25

28

24

27

98

80

50

136

114

*59

43

36

34

29

24

21

19

16

13

9.8

23

22

14

9.8

20

18

6.6

2.6

*1.4

1,026.2

34.2

1.49

1.66

May

0.7

.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

0

0

1.1

0.04

0.0017

0.002

June

0

0

0

O

0

0

3.6

1.1

.4

.2

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.5

0.18

0.0078

0.009

July

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

3.9

3.9

.5

1.6

16

"6.0 22

1.7

.6

1.4

1.4

.6

.2

0

0

0

59.8

1.93

0.084

0.10

Sept.

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

o

.7

1.2

*1.8

3.0

1.6

.7

.3

.5

5.4

27

15

6.0

10

6.0

2.6

1.3

.6

.2

.1

.2

7.2

91.4

3.05

0.133

0.15

Calendar year 1956; Max 350 Mln 0 Mean 35.8 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.18

Water year 1956-57: Max 598 Mln 0 Mean 35.4 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.89

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Oo

(4.72 ft); Dec. 16 (3 p.m.) 208 cfs ( 

261 cfs (4.53 ft); Mar. 1 (2 p.m.) 28

t. 18 (4:30 p.m.) 436 cfs (5.41 

4.46 ft); Feb. 1 (11 a.m.) 690 c 

1 cfs (4.62 ft); Mar. 9 (6 a.m.

ft); Oct. 23 (8 a.m.) 239 cfs 

fs (5.87 ft); Feb. 10 (9 a.m.) 

245 cfs (4.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
54 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Nottoway River near Burkeville, Va.

Location. Lat 37°05', long 78°12', on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 723, 2^ miles upstream from Modest Creek, 6 miles north of Victoria, and 

7£ miles south of Burkeville, Nottoway County.

Drainage area.--38 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1946 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 354.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 4, 1951, wire-weight case at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 34.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,980 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 18.06 ft, fron 

floodmark); minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 11-18; minimum gage height, 0.97 ft Aug 17, 18

1946-57: Maximum discharge, 3,320 cfs Aug. 18, 1955 (gage height, 19.06 ft); no 

flow Aug. 29 to Oct. 14, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 27.4 ft August 1940, from Corps of Engineers floodmark.

Remarks. Records good,

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and recoi-as computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1383: 1946-47, 1949. WSP 1433: 1948.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 21-25, 27-31, Sept. 2-6, 8, 12-17, 

19-30; stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 16, 18)

2.0 13

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

170

320

558

942

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.9

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.8

*2.9

2.9

3.0

8.2

7.4

4.8

4.7

26

41

T4

9.0

7.2

30

30

14

20

41

306.0

9.87

0.260

0.30

Nov.

38

46

24

17

14

12

11

11

16

18

12

11

10

9.4

9.0

9.0

42

148

*39

25

22

33

24

19

17

17

17

15

14

14

713.4

23.8

0.626

0.70

Dec.

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

16

24

20

16

13

13

13

14

58

83

44

24

20

18

17

14

13

585

18.9

0.497

0.57

Jan.

13

11

10

12

18

17

14

13

14

18

16

14

14

13

12

11

10

9

10

12

*17

24

29

24

20

24

22

52

122

125

156

876

28.3

0.745

0.86

Feb.

312

262

144

149

66

63

50

83

143

113

66

42

35

31

26

26

24

*21

27

119

41

31

27

24

23

287

161

158

-

2,554

91.2

2.40

2.50

Mar.

~89 366

52

38

33

30

31

110

101

44

34

32

27

25

28

31

24

*23

52

44

30

33

70

37

31

27

25

23

22

20

19

1,551

50.0

1.32

1.52

Apr.

19

21

19

18

43

182

49

110

*738 ~92

52

40

37

35

29

25

25

24

22

21

20

19

18

18

16

15

13

12

11

11

1,754

58.5

1.54

1.72

May

10

9.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.0

7.4

7.0

6.8

8.0

7.0

6.2

5.6

5.2

4.7

4.8

7.0

22.

11

8.4

8.0

6.5

5.2

4.8

8.7

9.6

5.3

4.5

3.9

239.8

7.74

0.204

0.24

June

3.7

4.2

20

9.2

111

258

32

48

23

20

14

11

9.0

7.2

6.2

5.5

5.1

*4.6

4.

4.

3.

3.

3 . C

2.

2.

3.

3.

3.

4.

4.

633.9

21.1

0.555

0.62

July

4.0

2.8

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

*1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

. 6

.7

2.2

1.4

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

39.7

1.28

0.034

0.04

Aug.

0.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.2

93

18

3.4

1.8

1.2

1.0

4.1

45

9.2

4.5

3.0

2.3

2.3

193.2

6.23

0.164

0.19

Sept.

50

11

4.3

2.8

2.2

1.8

6

3.9

40

25

*130

21

10

6.7

4.8

3.9

4.5

900

116

40

24

18

14

11

9.4

8.4

7.2

6.7

9.8

21

1,513.4

50.4

1.33

1.48

Calendar year 1956: Max 44O Mln 0.5 Mean 25.7 Cfsm 0.676 In. 9.19

Water year 1956-57: Max 900 Mln 0.1 Mean 30. O Cfsm 0.789 In. 10.74

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). Feb. 26 (9 p.m.) 700 cfs (9.85 ft); Mar. 1 (6 a.m.) 681 cfs

(9.72 ft); Apr. 9 (9 a.m.) 1,460 cfs (13.21 ft); Sept. 18 (time unknown) 2,980 cfs (18..06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 53

Nottoway River near Rawlings, Va.

Location. Lat 36°59'00", long 77°48'00", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 612, at Harpers Bridge, 2.6 miles northwest of Rawlings, Brunswick County.

Drainage area.--323 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 174 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 7 years, 270 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,090 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 9.57 ft); minimum, 8.0 cfs Aug. 9, 10 (gage height, 2.15 ft).

1950-57: Maximum discharge, 6,580 cfs Oct. 2, 1955; minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 14, 15, 

1954; minimum gage height, 1.83 ft Oct. 15, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 17)

2.0

2.1 

2.4 

2.6

2.8

3.4 

4.0 

7.0 

9.0

148

262

574

2,290

3,640

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

96

82

73

68

70

80

82

72

67

61

58

"56 56

58

60

*60

60

113

137

103

92

176

376

319

191

137

1 . 360

1,250

506

356

408

6,683

216

0.669

0.77

Nov.

387

655

736

434

314

248

209

191

278

376

267

216

191

170

161

154

154

219

449

*262

216

209

205

191

174

164

164

158

151

148

7,851

262

0.811

0.90

Dec .

142

137

134

134

131

131

128

128

128

128

*120

118

120

120

208

979

T36

392

272

230

212

202

299

606

596

418

304

257

253

253

209

8,225

265

0.820

0.95

Jan.

198

177

158

158

202

234

209

187

180

202

191

180

174

174

167

150

140

131

128

142

158

*191

298

330

272

278

278

319

506

1,140

1*060

8,312

268

0.830

0.96

Feb.

1,750

2.230

1,870

1,310

1,030

952

590

623

817

979

790

601

486

434

382

361

350

314

*324

671

677

470

387

350

324

709

2,170

2,170

-

24,121

861

2.67

2.78

Mar.

1,630

1.990

*952

623

517

470

465

590

1,280

952

585

496

444

402

392

423

382

345

*397

532

465

402

491

496

408

376

345

319

304

288

272

18,033

582

1.80

2.08

Apr.

262

272

272

257

253

501

817

501

*1,170

2,110

1,110

538

460

434

382

335

330

324

309

288

272

262

248

253

257

234

212

198

184

180

13,225

441

1.37

1.53

May

170

164

158

154

154

154

151

148

142

134

128

142

148

134

123

115

101

96

122

579

309

*202

174

148

128

110

175

272

174

131

120

5,160

166

0.514

0.59

June

110

108

131

164

293

952

1.340

527

527

340

253

202

170

145

126

110

101

96

*87

78

75

70

67

62

57

122

103

82

85

89

6,672

222

0.687

0.77

July

87

67

55

48

46

44

44

43

42

42

*40

37

36

40

65

56

44

39

38

34

31

26

25

65

70

46

36

32

28

26

23

1,355

43.7

0.136

0.16

Aug.

21

18

16

14

14

12

9.5

8.5

175

8.5

8.5

10

14

12

*12

16

18

14

118

387

180

89

60

50

63

353

335

126

80

62

62

2,199.5

71.0

0.220

0.25

Sept.

366

564

180

106

75

62

"60 58

384

356

*817

763

262

148

108

91

254

1,750

5.500

1,230

376

253

198

151

120

103

92

85

108

225

12,845

428

1.33

1.48

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,050 Min 36 Mean 272 Cfsm 0.842 In. 11.47

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,500 Min 8.5 Mean 314 Cfsm 0.972 In. 13.22

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 efs). Feb. 28 (l a.m.) 2,740 cfs (7.67 ft); Sept. 19 (11 a.m.) 4,090 

ofs (9.57 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
56 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Nottoway River near Stony Creek, Va.

Location. Lat 36°54'00", long 77°24'00", on left bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 301, 1.8 miles upstream from Island Swamp, 3.3 miles south of town of 

Stony Creek, Sussex County, and 4.4 miles upstream from Stony Creek.

Drainage area.--586 sq mi.

Records available. March 1930 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 58.42 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 11, 1934, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 539 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,920 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 15.12 ft); minimum daily, 15 cfs Aug. 11-15.

1930-57: Maximum discharge, 25,200 cfs Aug. 17, 1940 (gage height, 23.66 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of records for 

stations on Appomattox River; minimum, 5 cfs Sept. 2, 5, 1932 (gage height, 0.62 ft).

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

Revisions (water years) . WSP 802: 1935(M). WSP 972: 1931 (M), 1932, 1934-35, 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 17-20j 

shifting-control method used May 21 to June 7)

Oct. 1 to June 30 July 1 to Sept. 30

2.4 

3.0 

6.0 

9.0

165

800

1,730

12.0

14.0

15.0

2,930

4,000

4,820

12 3.0 

4.0 

6.0

130

310

800

Note.--Same as preceding table above 6.0 ft. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

224

167 

133

120

110

100

135

133

120

100

95

90

85

80

80

*90

99

144

282

262

200

372

850

700

492

392

1,240

4.300

3,390

1,380

1,380

17,345

560

0.956

1.10

Nov.

1,170

1,890 

2.O5O

1,320

875

650

562

502

562

800

7OO

542

482

432

402

382

382

392

492

*625

482

442

442

412

382

372

362

352

332

332

19,122

637

1.09

1.22

Dec.

322

312 

302

292

292

282

272

272

262

260

*252

244

246

258

442

2.690

2,410

1,110

700

562

502

492

775

1,350

1,260

950

700

582

582

8OO

602

20,377

657

1.12

1.29

Jan.

522

472 

422

392

452

562

502

462

442

502

502

442

422

422

412

402

380

350

300

320

402

*470

540

900

7OO

800

840

950

1,000

2,400

 2 * 53O

20,214

652

1.11

1.28

Feb.

3,6OO

4.730 

4,640

3,720

2,650

1,600

1,500

1,300

1,380

2,300

1,700

1,300

1,000

850

750

700

650

6OO

*630

1,150

1,400

1,150

700

680

680

1,750

3,930

4,000

-

51,040

1,823

3.11

3.24

Mar.

4.500

*3,460 

2,850

1,690

1,200

1,000

1,000

1,100

2,370

2,410

1,650

1,140

950

850

775

775

775

7OO

*775

1,050

950

850

1,000

950

850

775

725

675

650

602

562

39,449

1,273

2.17

2.50

Apr.

562

562 

562

562

542

625

850

950

2,370

*2,450

2.570

1,320

900

825

750

675

625

602

602

562

562

522

522

542

522

522

482

442

412

392

24,386

813

1.39

1.55

May

372

352 

342

522

322

322

312

302

292

282

272

272

292

302

282

262

252

244

256

975

*1.140

725

562

472

412

562

342

422

502

432

372

12,352

398

0.679

0.78

June

332

312 

292

292

352

825

1.450

1,290

775

700

562

400

320

27O

240

220

200

180

170

*140

130

125

120

115

110

130

185

236

218

212

1O,9O3

363

0.619

0.69

July

183

188 T67

150

120

100

80

*65

60

60

60

55

55

60

70

90

105

108

90

80

75

70

70

75

90

130

127

116

106

90

80

2,955

95.3

0.165

0.19

Aug.

70

55 

45

40

*30

25

25

20

20

20

15

15

15

15

15

18

20

20

25

80

450

300

200

150

130

160

600

40O

300

200

170

3,648

118

0.201

0.23

Sept.

150

500 

550

300

150

130

120

90

*85

525

700

975

750

300

200

180

150

5OO

1,930

2.770

1,080

438

350

300

250

202

176

165

160

186

14,362

479

0.817

0.91

Calendar year 1956: Max 4,3OO Mln 54 Mean 541 Cfsm 0.923 In. 12.60

Water year 1956-57: Max 4,730 Mln 15 Mean 647 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.98

Peak discharge (base, 3.5OO cfs). --Oct. 28 (9:3O p.m.) 4.820 cfs (14.95 ft); Feb. 2 (11:30 p.m.)

4,920 cfs (15.12 ft); Mar. 1 (12:30 p.m.) 4,38O cfs (14.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note . Ho gage-height record Oct. 4-6, 9-16, Jan. 22-3O, Feb. 6-8, 1O-26, Mar. 5-8, June 12-26,

July 4-16, 19-26, 30, 31, Aug. 1 to Sept. 9; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 7 discharge measurements, and records for stations near Rawllngs and Sebrell.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Stony Creek near Dinwiddie, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°04'00", long 77°36'10", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 1, 1.2 miles southwest of Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie County, 1.7 miles downstream from Chamberlains Bed Creek, and 5.7 miles downstream from confluence of White 

Oak and Butterwood Creeks.

Drainage area.--Ill sq mi.

Records available.--September 1946 to September 1957. Published as "at Dinwiddie" September 1946 to September 1947 and October 1949 to September 1950.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 131 ft (by barometer). Prior to June 12, 

1957, wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 100 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 cfs Oct. 28 (gage height, 10.96 ft); minimum, 3.1 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 1.16 ft).

1946-57: Maximum discharge, 3,000 cfs Aug. 18, 1955 (gage height, 11.52 ft); no 

flow for part of Oct. 13, 1954; minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs Sept. 4 to Oct. 14, 

Oct. 16-28, Nov. 1, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair to June 11, good thereafter.

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1433: 1951(M).

Rating table, water yea

(Stage-discharg relation affected by ice Jan. 17-19)

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

U

12

]3

14

15

16

17

]8

19

f.O

;i

2.2 ?3

24

25

7.6

27

28

29

;;o ri

Total

[lean C^sm

"n.

Oct.

39

28

22

19

19

28

28

24

22

19

16

16

15

14

14

*14

15

72

79

58

38

214

329

180

115

86

1,340

2.260

801

385

413

6,722

217

1.95

2.25

Nov.

371

999

1.170

497

329

205

155

139

188

285

196

155

123

104

95

89

85

100

94

*86

77

85

78

72

72

72

72

63

66

65

6,187

206

1.86

2.08

Dec.

57

57

60

57

53

54

57

54

53

52

*50

51

51

51

155

740

606

300

180

139

131

115

222

399

329

214

163

139

139

222

163

5,113

165

1.49

1.72

Jan.

131

115

95

96

139

139

131

115

106

139

115

95

94

91

77

70

65

60

6O

77

92

*115

238

180

131

188

155

238

329

413

567

4,656

150

1.35

1.56

Feb.

965

965

645

645

511

238

270

300

371

371

385

285

222

200

180

163

163

139

*131

567

371

254

180

155

139

330

1.450

789

-

11,364

406

3.66

3.81

Mar.

690

606

385

270

222

188

123

310

539

427

270

205

180

155

147

123

155

131

*196

343

214

171

238

196

155

139

131

115

107

102

.95

7,328

236

2.13

2.46

Apr.

86

94

92

86

84

106

104

139

*483

427

222

147

123

131

107

96

92

88

84

84

78

74

74

75

78

74

65

58

53

*50

3,554

118

1.06

1.18

May

48

45

42

41

41

42

39

38

37

36

37

38

38

38

34

31

28

27

25

M

91

66

52

43

35

32

48

94

65

42

55

1,402

45.2

0.407

0.47

June

32

31

46

48

322

745

708

619

567

254

120

79

59

49

41

36

31

28

*27

25

22

20

19

17

li

17

20

23

31

29

4,081

136

1.23

1.37

July

22

16

13

12

11

12

10

10

9 5

8.6

*7.8

7.4

7.1

6.7

6.4

5.6

4.9

4.9

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.6

3.9

21

4_4

36

24

26

24

16

13

402.9

13.0

0.117

0.13

Aug.

11

10

10

10

10

8.6

7.8

7.8

7.4

6.7

6.4

6.0

7.8

7.8

*5.6

3.6

3.1

3.9

26

13

42

27

17

12

14

18

23

19

16

13

12

415.5

13.4

0.121

0.14

Sept.

17

15

14

13

12

12

11

12

24

38

*44

26

19

15

12

10

96

427

274

131

68

49

50

38

33

24

20

19

22

48

1,593

53.1

0.478

0.53

Calendar year 1956: Max 

Vater year 1956-57: Max

Mln 

Mln

124

145

Cf sm 

Cf sin

1.12

1.31

In. 

In.

15.27

17.70

Peak dischargi

510528 O -59 -5
58 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Nottoway River near Sebrell, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°46'13", long 77 0 09'59", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

1 mile downstream from Three Creek, 2,5 miles southwest of Sebrell, Southampton County, 

and 5.5 miles upstream from Assamoosick Swamp.

Drainage area.--1,451 sq mi.

Records available. September 1941 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 23, 1950, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 1,200 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,440 cfs Feb. 5 (gage height, 18.35 ft); minimum daily, 35 cfs Aug. 14-17.

1941-57: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs July 22, 1945 (gage height, 24.5 ft); minimum observed, 12 cfs Oct. 23, 1941 (gage height, 3.30 ft).

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 29.7 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 48,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1333: 1942, 1944, 1948-49.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 25-28, July 5 to Aug. 12)

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

155

354

604

9.0

13.0

16.0

18.0

19.0

1,530

3,150

5,580

8,600

10,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

682

526

366

280

238

214

206

218

242

246

204

184

168

157

148

*145

159

310

390

462

578

708

1,322

1,850

2,010

1,810

1,560

1,810

2,450

2,920

5,720

26,283

848

0.584

0.67

Nov.

4,820

5.560

5,160

4,770

4,680

4,770

4,680

4,130

3,150

2,450

2,210

2,170

1,930

1,630

1,390

1,190

1,090

1,120

1,150

1,190

 1,290

1,220

1,120

1,060

996

936

906

876

848

820

69,112

2,304

1.59

1.77

Dec.

764

764

736

708

682

656

643

630

630

630

617

*617

604

617

1,120

2,170

3,050

3,970

4,860

5.560

4,860

3,790

2,920

2,790

3,050

3,350

3,580

3,510

3,050

2,700 

2,630

66,058

2,131

1.47

1.70

Jan.

2,610

2,410

2,050

1,780

1,600

1,630

1,810

1,800

1,690

1,630

1,670

1,690

1,600

1,460

1,390

1,360

1,290

1,190

1,030

996

1,060

1,190

*1,420

1,780

2,130

2,250

2,290

2,370

2,570

2,940 

3,380

56,066

1,809

1.25

1.44

Feb.

4,250

5,580

6,940

8,100

9.250

9,230

8,200

6,940

5,920

5,260

5,010

5,060

5,260

5,060

4,500

3,790

3,100

2,700

*2,450

2.570

2,570

2,920

3,150

3,200

2,920

2,530

2,590

3,050

-

131,880

4,710

3.25

3.38

Mar.

4,050

5,800

7,180

7.620

6,940

5,980

4,860

4,010

4,090

4,410

4,770

5,260

5,160

4,540

3,790

3,260

3,010

2,790

2,570

*2,650

2,920

3,100

3,200

3,290

3,320

3,150

2,830

2,490

2,210

1,970

1.740

122,960

3,966

2.73

3.15

Apr.

1,600

1,490

1,460

1,420

1,410

1,490

1,710

1,890

2,610

3,200

*3,720

4,170

4.590

4,330

3,380

2,570

2,050

1,670

1,490

1,390

1,320

1,220

1,120

1,090

1,220

1,290

1,220

1,150

996

834

59,100

1,970

1.36

1.52

May

708

630

578

539

513

487

474

462

438

426

402

402

402

426

438

402

354

332

310

378

*1,000

1.650

1,320

891

708

565

438

414

552

695

565

17,899

577

0.398

0.46

June

438

378

343

321

378

936

1,850

2,330

2,530

2,700

2.740

2,490

1,490

876

643

513

426

378

332

290

270

242

220

206

191

178

168

180

250

230

24,517

817

0.563

0.63

July

214

230

232

212

177

157

140

131

*123

115

110

105

102

97

94

89

84

102

111

99

89

78

77

94

88

83

140

191

157

126 

123

3,970

128

0.088

0.10

Aug.

119

97

83

76

74

*64

59

56

51

47

47

43

a 40

a35

a35

a35

a35

a 40

a50

a 400

a800

a900

a600

a400

a350

a600

a900

al.OOO

a600

a500 

a 400

8,536

275

0.190

0.22

Sept.

a400

a700

a800

a900

aSOO

a3OO

a200

alSO

a!30

*al20

308

643

966

921

539

332

250

220

402

1,490

1,970

2.170

1,320

630

462

366

300

250

230

230

18,199

607

0.418

0.47

Calendar year 1956: Max 5,80O Min 95 Mean 1,369 Cfam 0.943 In. 12.85

Water year 1956-57: Max 9,230 Min 35 Mean 1,656 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.51

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for stations near Rawlings and Stony Creek.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 59

Blackwater River near Dendron, Va.

Location. Lat 37°01'30", long 76°S2'30", on left bank 10 ft upstream from Walls Bridge, 

1.2 miles downstream from Cypress Swamp, and 3.5 miles southeast of Dendron, Surry 

County.

Drainage area.--285 sq mi.

Records available. January 1942 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 

Engineers benchmark).

Datum of gage is 30.99 ft above mean sea level (Corps of

Average discharge.--15 years, 274 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,130 cfs Feb. 4, 5 (gage height, 6.20 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1942-57: Maximum discharge, 4,710 cfs July 21, 1945 (gage height, 8.90 ft); no 

flow at times.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 13.1 ft, from Corps of Engineers floodmarks 

(discharge, 10,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 4,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 2-18)

Oct. 1 to June 10 June 11 to Sept. 30

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

248

500

1,150

2,850

0

1.0 

3.0 

7.0

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 248

1.0 

1.2

1.5

Note. Same as preceding table above 3.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

128

137

116

81

81

103

110

94

76

62

52

43

36

30

28

30

37

*76

96

119

152

199

300

290

273

320

489

758

842

875 

940

6,973

225

0.789

0.91

Nov.

975

,010

,040

,040

,080

,150

.260

,220

,120

975

842

732

620

512

467

462

445

440

396

390

385

*360

330

300

286

273

256

244

219

202

19,031

634

2.22

2.48

Dec.

188

174

164

161

164

167

161

149

137

137

161

167

*152

156

484

674

778

686

810

810

842

842

797

842

940

940

875

810

745

712 

752

15,577

502

1.76

2.03

Jan.

732

650

572

472

472

506

548

524

494

489

484

434

412

434

428

b390

b370

b350

b340

b330

b330

b360

390

*412

434

462

536

650

712

940

1.190

15,847

511

1.79

2.06

Feb.

,500

,880

,040

.130

,090

,960

,790

,660

,540

,460

,380

,340

1,260

1,120

1,010

940

842

752

706

712

*693

700

602

584

638

738

842

842

-

33,751

1,205

4.23

4.40

Mar.

975

1,120

1,340

1,340

1,260

1,120

975

975

1,150

1,420

1,540

1,620

1.660

1,460

1,260

1,080

1,120

1,010

908

975

*1,190

1,120

1,040

975

940

875

771

644

512

450 

406

33,231

1,072

3.76

4.34

Apr.

375

360

325

290

286

315

320

380

644

700

784

*693

518

484

512

506

445

375

315

273

244

231

223

219

227

223

195

164

128

98

10,852

362

1.27

1.42

May

77

66

60

54

51

48

44

40

36

31

27

29

31

28

25

21

17

1415"

85

131

116

110

103

94

119

146

131

94

74

66

1,983

64.0

0.225

0.26

June

60

56

52

49

51

70

134

291

732

975

1.010

875

732

602

428

300

214

143

86

63

*46

31

23

16

12

10

7.8

6.0

5.2

4.0

7,084.0

236

0.828

0.92

July

4.0

2.6

1.6

.9

.5

.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

9.9

0.32

0.001

0.001

Aug.

0

3.6

25

25

*23

15

9.0

5.2

2.6

.9

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.6

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.2

4.4

7.0

8.2

5.8

5.2

8.5

19 

58

232.8

7.51

0.026

0.03

Sept.

59

67

62

53

40

31

26

23

*Z5

28

27

25

19

14

11

8.8

11

23

26

28

30

30

28

30

50

83

106

94

84

88

1,229.8

41.0

0.144

0.16

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,260 Mln 0.2 Mean 328 Cfsra 1.15 In. 15.65

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,130 Mln 0 Mean 399 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.01

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efs).--Nov. 7 (12 m. to 4 p.m.) 1,260 efs f5. 

to 4 a.m.) 2,130 cfs (6.20 ft); Mar. 3, 4 (8 p.m. to 1 a.m.) 1,380 cfs (5.3 

6 a.m.) 1,660 cfs (5.67 ft); Mar. 21 (1 p.m.) 1,190 cfs (5.06 ft); June 10, 

1,010 cfs (4.81 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

,.14 ft); Feb. 4, 5 (6 p.m. 

30 ft}; Mar. 13 (1 a.m. to 

p.m. to 7 a.m.)
60 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 

Blackwater River at Zuni, Va.

Location. Lab 36°52'05", long 76°50'07", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 460 at Zuni, Isle of Wight County, 1.6 miles downstream from Pope Swamp 

and 4.2 miles upstream from Antioch Swamp.

Drainage area.--448 sq mi.

Records available. January 1943 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 18, 1957, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 410 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,860 cfs Feb. 4, 5 (gage height, 11.80 

ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs July 23 (gage height, 0.95 ft).

1943-57: Maximum discharge, 5,200 cfs July 25, 1945 (gage height, 15.05 ft); no 

flow Sept. 10-18, 1944, Sept. 28 to Oct. 31, 1954.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 23.2 ft.

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

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 6-30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 2, 

Feb. 5 to Sept. 30 Nov. 3 to Feb. 4

1.2 

1.4

0.6 

1.1 

2.4 

4.1

6.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

1.6 6.6 5.0

244

515

1,340

2,980

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

12.0

210

300

430

820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 19 57

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

350

260

208

197

197

208

188

171

156

142

142

135

117

105

99

84

111

*156

171

188

219

244

445

515

620

620

660

660

660

820

1,210

10,058

324

0.723

0.83

Nov.

,34O

,480

,520

,470

,420

,370

,320

,320

,370

,420

,370

,270

,170

,020

920

730

640

600

560

525

525

*490

490

490

460

430

400

375

350

 325

27,170

906

2.02

2.25

Dec.

300

300

280

280

280

260

260

260

240

240

225

210

*210

225

260

400

775

,320

,570

,220

,270

,120

,120

,220

,270

,320

,370

,320

,220

,120

,070

22,335

720

1.61

1.86

Jan.

1,020

970

920

870

775

685

685

640

685

730

730

685

685

640

600

560

525

525

490

460

460

460

*490

525

560

600

640

730

820

1,070

1,520

21,555

695

1.55

1.79

Feb.

1,720

2,260

2,680

2,860

2,860

2,800

2,680

2,440

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,140

1,970

1,770

1,670

1,570

1,440

1,260

1,120

*1,120

1,120

1,080

1,030

985

940

860

985

1,120

-

49,260

1,759

5.93

4.09

Mar.

,500

,480

,520

,570

,620

,570

,570

,570

,620

,770

,820

,820

,820

,820

,720

,670

,520

,440

,440

* ,440

,440

,390

,520

,520

,570

,440

,540

,210

,080

985

860

46,455

1,499

3.35

3.86

Apr.

740

700

660

620

585

620

620

660

985

1,500

*1,440

1,480

1,480

1,120

985

860

820

780

660

585

550

480

445

410

410

445

515

445

580

 325

22,105

737

1.65

1.84

May

*280

251

179

156

142

129

117

99

89

79

69

64

64

56

52

48

44

53

30

33

44

56

125

165

171

163

142

156

171

188

163

3,554

114

0.254

0.29

June

156

129

99

94

94

142

244

208

179

197

580

860

1,050

985

900

780

660

515

350

*280

197

142

99

56

58

27

24

20

14

M

8,911

297

0.663

0.74

July

10

.2

. 0

.9

.6

.3

.9

.9

* .5

.0

.9

.8

.5

.3

.5

.8

.8

.5

.2

.2

1.0

.8

.6

2.2

27

114

117

48

20

10

6.3

410.5

15.2

0.029

0.03

Aug.

4.5

3.5

2.7

2.5

2.5

*1.8

1.6

5.4

6.2

6.3

5.5

4.4

4.1

3.4

3.0

5.2

5.0

2.6

5.1

22

22

11

12

11

16

74

60

52

34

21

14

418.1

13.5

0.030

0.03

Sept.

15

12

15

26

40

50

50

42

58

*34

52

56

52

42

32

24

20

22

27

24

24

22

22

22

22

21

21

28

56

111

1,000

33.5

0.074

0.08

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,620 Mln 3.9 Mean 491 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.91

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,860 Mln 0.6 Mean 584 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.69

sasurement made on this day.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 61

Blackwater River near Franklin, Va.

Location. Lat 36 C 45'45", long 76°53'55", on right bank 0.4 mile south of town of Burdette, 

0.5 mile upstream from Black Creek, 3.3 miles downstream from Corrowaugh Swamp, and 

6 miles north of Franklin, Southampton County.

Drainage area.--613 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1944 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 13 years, 570 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,930 cfs Feb. 4, 5 (gage height, 11.55 ft); 

minimum, 1.9 cfs Aug. 8 (gage height, 0.56 ft).

1944-57: Maximum discharge, 5,360 cfs July 25, 1945 (gage height, 13.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 10, 11, 1944 (gage height, 

0.36 ft).

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

which are poor. Diversion above station by city of Norfolk for municipal supply some 

years.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except periods of Indefinite stage-discharge 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 4 Feb. 5 to Sept. 30

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

84

110

190

310

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

490

800

1,260

2,650

4,250 1.0

1.0

2.5

4.2

6.2

11

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

140

240

375

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

555

820

1,260

2,650

4,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

382

400

382

342

280

244

238

220

175

143

125

116

104

94

86

76

*79

326

642

580

502

552

695

960

985

920

920

940

920

1,410

14,823

478

3.7

Nov.

1,760

1,970

2,110

2,110

1,970

1,900

1,760

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,760

1,690

1,560

1,410

1,260

1,110

960

860

765

712

*695

678

642

625

610

595

565

528

502 

480

36,657

1,222

0

Dec.

470

460

440

410

382

366

350

342

334

326

310

*318

318

310

479

1,010

1,320

1,560

1,970

1,970

1,830

1,620

1,620

1,690

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,760

1,690

1,620

32,875

1,060

0

Jan.

1,500

1,380

1,290

1,210

1,160

1,080

1,010

960

940

960

1,010

985

960

940

900

860

820

712

695

678

678

712

*765

800

840

920

1,010

1,110

1,260

1,620

1,970

31,735

1,024

0

Feb.

2,650

3,290

3,690

5.S50

3,850

3,770

3,610

3,370

3,290

3,290

3,290

3,210

2,970

2,730

2,410

2,180

1,970

1,760

1,620

*1,620

1,620

1,560

1,500

1,440

1,320

1,260

1,380

1,560

-

70,060

2,502

0

Mar.

1,900

2,180

2,330

2,330

2,250

2,180

2,180

2,330

2,490

2,650

2,750

2,650

2,570

2,410

2,330

2,330

2,180

2,040

2,040

*2,110

2,110

2,110

2,250

2,410

2,410

2,250

2,040

1,830

1,620

1,440

1,260

67,940

2,192

0

Apr.

1,110

960

880

850

790

820

880

880

1,210

1,760

*2,110

2,110

1,970

1,760

1,500

1,260

1,110

960

880

850

760

705

655

592

568

605

630

630

592

505

30,892

1,030

0

May

439

367

307

246

200

170

150

130

116

99

86

90

94

87

77

67

59

49

47 "69

116

105

111

155

155

14O

130

135

130

140

4,411

142

9.0

June

135

140

121

116

160

220

282

351

328

282

294

447

705

880

880

820

730

630

495

*399

288

180

91

47

46

40

32

28

25

!§

9,208

307

6.9

July

14

11

9.8

9.8

elO

elO

e7

5.6

*5.2

4.2

3.7

3.7

e5

e6.5

e6.5

e6

e6

e7

e4.5

3.7

3.4

3.0

3.5

e5

4.2

28

94

86

46 

28

16

456.3

14.7

0

Aug.

e!2

elO

e7.5

e8

e8

*4.8

2.5

2.0

2.4

5.2

6.9

6.7

9.2

6.4

e8.5

e!5

e8

e7

22

26

26

24

13

11

27

62

82

62

51

40

32

608.1

19.6

0

Sept.

27

21

18

24

32

42

46

48

48

*53

41

38

53

50

42

34

30

26

24

25

28

32

33

28

21

22

28

22

32

71

1,039

34.6

0

Adjusted for pumpage by city of Norfolk

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

482 

0.786 

0.91

1,222 

1.99 

2.22

Calendar year 1956 : 

Water year 1956-57 :

1,060 

1.73 

1.99

1,024 

1.67 

1.92

2,502 

4.08 

4.25

2,192 

3.58 

4.13

1,030 

1.68 

1.87

151 

0.246 

0.28

Observed

Max 2,110 Mln 4 Mean 637 

Max 3,850 Mln 2.0 Mean 824

314 

0.512 

0.57

14.7 

0.024 

0.03

19.6 

0.032 

0.04

34.6 

0.056 

0.06

Adjusted

Mean 640 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.22 

Mean 825 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.27

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Pumpage, equivalent In cubic feet per second, by city of Norfolk.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for station at Zunl.
62 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

North Meherrin River near Keysville, Va.

Location. Lat 37°03' . long 78°25' , on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge,

 3 miles northeast of Keysville, Charlotte County, and 4 miles upstream from Owl Creek.

Drainage area. 9.2 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 475 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--9 years, 9.10 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 720 cfs Sept. IV (gage height, 6.45 ft) from

 rating curve extended above 220 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, u.i cis Aug. y

^^MS-^'M^ximurdischarge, 910 cfs Apr. 14, 1955 (gage height, 7.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 220 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum 0.1 cfs bept. a, 

Oct. 4, 1954, Aug. 9, 1957; minimum gage height, 0.10 ft July 17-22, Aug. 31, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 9-14)

0.2

.3

.6

1.1

2.5

6.2

0.9 

1.4 

1.8 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

94

136

174

300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1

JU°

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

*1.1

1.1

1.2

3.1

2.0

1.6

1.6

10

8.8

2.8

1.8

1.8

3.1

2.8

2.2

5.0

7.6

72.9

2.35

0.255

0.29

Nov.

7.0

7.2

3.8

3.1

2.8

ftf

2.5

5.0

3.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

33

T§

*6.7

5.0

5.0

11

4.6

3.8

3.8

4.6

5.4

5.0

3.8

3.4

168.9

5.63

0.612

0.68

Dec.

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5 

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.1

14

19

7.2

4.6

4.2

4.2

3.8

4.2

22

20

8.1

5.4

5.0

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.8

174.5

5.63

0.612

0.71

Jan.

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

5.0

4.2 

4.2

3.4

4.6

6.2

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.4

3

3

3

3

4.2

*5.4

5.4

7.6

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.4

16

29

18

62_

240.8

7.77

0.845

0.97

Feb.

85

46

38

21

15

10

10

18

29

21

11

8.1

7.6

7.2

5.8

6.2

5.4

*5.0

16

15

7.6

6.3

5.8

5.4

5.4

55

17

56

_

______

538.7

19.2

2.09

2.18

Mar.

54

15

11

8.6

7.6

7.2 

8.6

40

17

9.6

8.6

8.1

7.2

7.2

11

8.6

7.6

*6.7

12

9.1

7.2

14

15

8.6

7.6

7.2

6.7

6.2

6.2

5.4

5.0

353.8

11.4

1.24

1.43

Apr.

5.4

7.2

5.8

5.8

20

24 

8.6

116

*68

9.1

5.4

3.4

4.2

3.4

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

318.9

10.6

1.15

1.28

May

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.5 

2.5

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.2

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.8

*3.1

2.5

2.5

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.5

3.1

2. C

1.6

1.5

1.5

62.9

2.03

0.221

0.25

June

1.5

3.4

16

2.8

11

24 

5.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

2.8

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.8

2.0

*1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.2

122.2

4.07

0.442

0.49

July

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.0

.9

1.0

.9

.8

*.7

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.7

.7

.5

.5

.3

.5

1.2

.6

.5

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

22.2

0.72

0.078

0.09

Aug.

0.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

*.2

.3

.5

.3

.5

37

2.8

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

iLL

7.2

3.1

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

126.4

4.08

0.443

0.51

Sept.

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

3.0 

5.0

2.8

38

*80

12

5.8

3.8

2.8

2.2

2.2

240

50

16

7.2

5.0

4.2

3.4

2.8

2.2

2.2

1.8

2.0

5.4

6.7

512.2

17.1

1.86

2.08

Calendar year 1956: Max 100 Mln 0.3 Mean 6.28 Cfsm 0.683 In. 9.30

Water year 1956-57: Max 240 Mln 0.2 Mean 7.44 Cfsm 0.809 In. 10.96

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs).--Apr. 8 (9 p.m.) 510 cfs (5.27 ft); Sept. 17 (5 p.m.) 720 cfs 

(6.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 63

North Meherrin River near Lunenburg, Va.

Location. Lat 36°59', long 78°21', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 40, 0.5 mile downstream from Tusekiah Creek, 4 miles upstream from Juniper 

Creek, and 5 miles northwest of Lunenburg, Lunenburg County.

Drainage area. 60 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 333.7 ft above mean sea level, levels by 

Corps of Engineers. Prior to July 5, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 47.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,160 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 20.80 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.2 cfs 

Aug. 12-15; minimum gage height, 0.78 ft Aug. 14, 15.

1946-57: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 17, 1957; no flow Sept. 5-21, Oct. 8-14, 

1954.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 48 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation.--Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 16-18)

1.2 

1.4

2.2

1.3

4.0

51

3.0

4.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

14.0

129

271

624

1,160

1,780

2,240

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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 srn

In.

Oct.

5.8

.9

.6

.3

.3

.9

.2

.9

.3

.0

~To.8

.6

.9

* .9

.3

.6

12

9.7

8.2

7.9

46

30

15

9.7

8.5

16

21

13

18

41

334.3

10.8

0.180

0.21

Nov.

45

50

23

18

16

14

12

13

19

19

15

13

12

11

TT

11

78

142

*38

27

24

40

24

19

18

18

21

18

17 

16

802

26.7

0.445

0.50

Dec.

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

*12

12

12

12

13

21

45

24

19

16

16

16

17

101

~49 104

29

24

22

20 

18

17

740

23.9

0.398

0.46

Jan.

16

15

15

16

21

20

18

17

18

24

21

18

18

18

16

15

13

12

15

17

*21

28

35

26

24

29

27

74

234 

150

345

1,336

43.1

0.718

0.83

Feb.

498

349

224

160

77

63

53

100

188

132

78

51

44

39

34

34

31

*28

52

136

49

39

34

32

31

526

159

292

-

3,533

1Z6

2.10

2.19

Mar.

383

104

68

51

45

41

41

270

137

65

50

46

40

37

46

47

38

*35

74

57

42

58

91

51

43

40

37

34

33

31

28

2,163

69.8

1.16

1.34

Apr.

29

34

30

28

70

286

64

448

*636

94

62

48

47

43

36

32

31

30

29

27

26

24

24

24

22

20

20

18

18

17.

2,317

77.2

1.29

1.44

May

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

11

11

14

12

10

9.4

8.5

8.2

8.5

17

*I3_

14

12

12

9.7

8.2

7.9

18

14

9.4 

8 . 5

8.2

374.5

12.1

0.202

0.23

June

7.9

9.8

32

14

273

235

38

24

21

20

17

15

12

10

9.4

8.5

9.4

*7.6

6.4

5.8

5.2

4.9

4.3

4.0

3.7

4.6

4.9

4.9

8.2 

4. 6

825.1

27.5

0.458

0.51

July

3.7

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.2

4.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

*2.3

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.2

2.0

12

3.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.2

84.2

2.72

0.045

0.05

Aug.

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.8

1.0

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

-7? .2

.2

.2

.6

1.1

.7

149

18

5.8

3.4

3.0

2.8

221

46

12

6.4

4.9 

3 . 8

3.4

490.2

15.8

0.263

0.30

Sept.

3.2

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.5

16

7.3

60

210

*72

22

14

10

8.5

7.6

2,080

372

91

40

26

20

17

13

10

9.7

8.5

8.2

14 

25

3,179.4

106

1.77

1.98

Calendar year 1956: Max 698 Min 1.2 Mean 35.0 Cfsm 0.583 In. 7.93

Water year 1956-57: Max Z,080 Min 0.2 Mean 44.3 Cfsm 0.738 In. 10.04

Peak discharee (base. 850 cfs). --Feb. 26 (2 c.m.) 1.430 cfs (10.35 ft); Feb. 28 (12 p.m.) 984 cfs

(7.93 ft)j Apr. 9 (1 a.m.) 2

(7 p.m.) 4,160 cfs (20.80 ft

280 cfs (14.15 ft); June 5 (9 p.m.) 1,430 cfs (10.38 ft); Sept. 17

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Meherrin River near Lawrenceville, Va.

Location. Lat 36°43'00", long 77°49'55", on right bank 50 ft upstream from Gholson Bridge, 

0.6 mile upstream from Alien Creek, and 3 miles southeast of Lawrenceville, Brunswick 

County.

Drainage area. 553 sq mi.

Records available. December 1928 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 136.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 17, 1931, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1929-57), 490 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,060 cfs Feb. 2; maximum gage height, 18.53 ft 

Feb. 2; minimum discharge, 17 cfs Aug. 13, 14 (gage height, 1.27 ft).

1928-57: Maximum discharge, 38,000 cfs Aug. 17, 1940 (gage height, 42.0 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

studies and records for Nottoway River near Stony Creek; minimum, 4.2 cfs Oct. 7, 8, 

1954 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 972: 1932(M) , 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 15-17, 20j rate of 

change in stage used as a factor for most days above 650 cfs)

Oct. 1 to June 6 June 7 to Sept. 30

2.0 84 8.0 1,490 1.2 13 3.0 225

2.5 147 12.0 3,000 1.5 32 4.0 432

3.0 226 19.0 6,250 2.0 79 8.0 1,490

4.0 432 2.5 143 12.0 3,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

129

111

101

97

95

111

113

107

96

91

88

86

86

89

*89

88

88

146

133

122

134

327

744

455

282

194

2,480 

1,940

548

432

478

10,080

325

0.588

0.68

Nov.

501

851

873

512

364

302

254

235

292

432

375

302

254

226

212

202

197

199

*455

332

244

235

263

272

223

207

200 

195

197

189

9,595

320

0.579

0.65

Dec.

179

176

173

168

164

164

162

161

161

*161

160

160

158

164

384

2,160

1,160

572

398

322

292

302

524

1,270

1,050

644

432 

375

364

354

302

13,216

426

0.770

0.89

Jan.

282

263

235

224

263

292

292

263

254

272

282

282

263

244

225

200

180

160

176

210

*244

282

478

795

512

524

536 

584

1,090

2,970

2,390

15,267

492

0.890

1.03

Feb.

4,970

5,960

4,080

2,110

1,400

1,000

847

795

1,700

2,240

1,300

899

719

620

572

524

501

*478

478

1,050

1,050

608

560

512

478

1,590

4,980 

1,870

-

43,891

1,568

2.84

2.96

Mar.

*3,890

*3,300

1,180

925

769

669

644

860

2,640

1,440

847

719

644

584

548

560

584

*512

572

694

644

584

744

795

608

536

501

466

444

420

598

28,721

926

1.67

1.92

Apr.

386

386

398

386

375

812

1,230

798

3,680

*3,840

1,010

769

669

620

572

501

478

455

444

420

409

386

398

375

364

332

312 

292

272

254

21,623

721

1.30

1.45

May

244

244

235

226

226

223

218

209

202

195

192

216

221

206

187

187

172

166

167

*302

409

244

207

187

173

161

192 

420

312

194

168

6,905

223

0.403

0.46

June

164

158

151

150

189

1,770

1,700

501

322

272

243

214

190

168

151

139

133

129

*121

113

107

101

97

93

90

93

101 

99

113

116

7,988

266

0.481

0.54

July

96

91

85

81

76

75

76

72

*72

66

61

56

54

52

52

62

54

77

70

59

53

48

46

61

76

64

65 

65

62

' 5651

2,034

65.6

0.119

0.14

Aug.

46

42

39

36

35

*28

26

24

23

22

21

20

18

18

18

23

25

23

41

136

234

104

78

67

113

686

432 

150

97

78

75

2,778

89.6

0.162

0.19

Sept.

181

99

78

66

59

53

52

55

229

*354

700

560

202

122

98

86

81

2,680

2,880

478

282

209

209

173

124

107

97 

90

106

195

10,705

357

0.646

0.72

Calendar year 1956: Max 4,350 Mln 58 Mean 430 Cfsm 0.788 In. 10.60

Water .teryear 1956-57: 1956-57; Max 5,960 Mln 188_____Mean Mean47375_____Cfsm Cfs0.855 In. 11.631.65__________

Peak: discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). Feb. 2 (1 p.m.) 6,060 cfs (18.53 ft from 4 to 5 p.m.); Feb. 27, 

I (9 p.m. to 1 a.m.) 5,400 cfs (17.27 ft from 12 p.m. to 1 a.m.); Mar. 1 (11 p.m.) 4,730 cfs (15.91 

; at 3 a.m. Mar. 2); Apr. 10 (7 to 9 a.m.) 4,900 cfs (16.27 ft from 9 to 10 a.m.).

* TM Discharge SfihaTo'p mpapmr^mprih measurement mf*rte> made nn on hVi-1 this s rimr. day
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Meherrin River at Emporia, Va.

Location. Lat 36°41'20", long 77°32'20", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 301, in Emporia, Greensville County.

Drainage area.--749 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 68 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--6 years, 610 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,580 cfs Feb. 3 (gage height, 19.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 22 cfs Oct. 4, 

5 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

1951-57: Maximum discharge, 12,600 cfs Aug. 21, 1955 (gage height, 22.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 5 cfs Nov. 11, 

1954 (gage height, 1.00 ft).

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 30.0 ft, from floodmarks.

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

Low and medium flow regulated by powerplant 0.8 mile above station.

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.3 

2.0 

2.4 110

220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

412

156

152

156

242

35

34

160

156

150

154

240

32

31

156

162

*160

330

406

36

36

468

636

766

660

500

1,090

4,860

1,950

1,060

872

16,258

524

0.700

0.81

Nov.

774

1,010

1.220

1,030

772

492

400

400

410

520

640

500

522

404

368

370

370

380

370

*562

620

320

354

42

366

420

420

314

338

478

15,186

506

0.676

0.75

Dec.

140

220

296

284

280

338

466

35

36

388

304

*266

314

416

825

2,290

2.680

1,210

802

499

494

410

722

1,450

1,540

1,140

816

546

520

640

696

21,063

679

0.907

1.05

Jan.

500

472

409

506

330

340

586

420

468

500

472

410

410

312

438

400

388

480

342

36.

372

*520

569

888

906

740

800

920

1,210

2,310

5,520

20,974

677

0.904

1.04

Feb.

5,400

7.250

7,250

3,670

2,410

1,560

1,250

1,120

1,640

2,900

2,100

1,450

1,120

898

844

780

760

708

670

*~96l

1,450

1,030

800

740

714

1,230

4,880

6,100

-

-------

61,668

2,202

2.94

3.06

Mar.

4,140

*5.110

*2,480

1,400

1,160

1,050

980

1,030

1,970

2,500

1,340

1,070

954

902

945

720

720

783

*860

1,050

1,030

972

858

1,100

1,060

914

782

792

691

"560 560 

40,483

1,306

1.74

2.01

Apr.

642

612

651

649

640

710

1,310

1,130

3,050

*5,110

2,740

1,230

986

942

854

742

750

722

616

504

604

792

666

501

541

665

74

440

698

518

30,089

1,003

1.34

1.50

May

282

398

460

30

218

562

440

262

339

347

34

290

514

383

384

264

a300

a 50

a300

a600

a450

308

382

372

38

189

594

440

585

720 

312

10,847

350

0.467

0.54

June

34

34

171

269

264

696

2,520

954

740

314

32

552

546

544

50

29

570

144

*148

150

249

29

28

150

154

152

150

196

50

50

8,839

296

0.395

0.44

July

245

T24

152

39

196

50

30

49

200

*29

94

125

27

27

122

32

60

28

180

26

28

50

50

146

124

116

25

24

138

47

50

2,569

82.9

0.111

0.13

Aug.

32

62

23

25

134

24

25

25

25

24

25

26

27

26

*27

27

27

27

27

26

90

286

191

25

26

275

855

450

124

215

51

5,222

104

0.159

0.16

Sept.

36

50

551

30

56

126

55

56

59

419

519

*959

392

35

40

252

120

841

5,400

1,310

410

400

178

52

197

218

236

35

54

354

11,100

370

0.494

0.55

Calendar year 1956: Max 5,750 Min 24 Mean 614 Cfsm 0.820 In. 11.16

Water year 1956-57: Max 7,250 Min 23 Mean 664 Cfsm 0.887 In. 12.04

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Feb 

6,500 cfs (18.77 ft)

3 (3 a.m.) 7,580 cfs (19.78 ft); Feb. 28 (11:30 a.m.)

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stati
66 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Pontaine Creek near Brink, Va.

Location. Lat 36°36'55", long 77°42'00", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

 State Highway 603, 0.3 mile downstream from Quarrel Creek, 2.7 miles west of Brink, 

Greensville County, and 10 miles southwest of Emporia.

Drainage area.--68.6 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1953 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 150 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,940 ofs Feb. 1 (gage height, 14.37 ft); no 

flow at times during year.

1953-57: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 1, 1957; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation.--Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 17)

2.8 

3.0 

4.0

1-28

6.2

11

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.8

0

.25

.8

1.6

3.7

Oct. 29

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

to Sept.

6.9

25

50

75

110

30

6.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

209

590

960

1,780

50

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September Ig57

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

17

13

11

10

9.2

10

15

14

12

10

8.3

7.6

7.4

7.4

*7.4

7.4

8.8

45

40

29

23

186

137

69

54

44

553

1,180

529

305 

287

3,656.5

118

1.72

1.98

Nov.

221

281

197

118

86

71

62

58

92

96

74

62

54

48

44

43

42

45

44

39

*38

42

42

37

36

36

36

34

32

34

2,144

71.5

1.04

1.16

Dec.

33

31

30

30

28

28

28

28

28

28

*25

26

26

34

445

1.180

760

305

135

96

83

78

196

293

263

149

100

81

92

114

89

4,862

157

2.29

2.64

Jan.

72

62

56

55

66

70

64

56

55

66

58

52

50

50

48

45

43

40

40

44

*50

64

76

76

79

122

103

130

221

329

580

2,722

87.8

1.28

1.48

Feb.

1,550

1,150

523

341

227

203

164

149

379

497

329

180

126

106

96

87

83

74

78

*215

140

100

84

77

72.

394

820

471

-

-------

8,695

311

4.53

4.72

Mar.

432

287

180

122

103

96

122

175

305

197

118

100

92

80

74

71

66

62

110

*135

96

110

317

192

118

96

85

73

68

64

.§§_

4,204

136

1.98

2.28

Apr.

56

60

58

50

82

215

96

90

341

159

92

72

71

74

63

56

53

51

49

46

43

39

38

36

33

26

23

20

17

ii

2,125

70.8

1.03

1.15

May

13

12

11

11

11

11

9.7

8.9

7.7

6.9

6^4

65

58

30

16

11

8.6

6.9

6.9

*24

18

14

12

9.1

6.9

6.5

14

29

IB

9.7

8 . 0

480.2

15.5

0.226

0.26

June

7.5

6.5

5.6

5.1

6.5

26

52

26

13

11

8.9

6.5

5.3

4.4

3.7

3.3

2.9

2.8

*2.B

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.7

2.1

2.1

2.8

3.4

224.5

7.48

0.109

0.12

July

2.7

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.0

*.8

.7

.5

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.5

.5

.4

.5

.6

1.7

2.2

1.3

25.6

0.83

0.012

0.014

Aug.

0.7

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

.4

2.2

1.6

1.1

.7

8.3

0.27

0.0039

0.004

Sept.

1.3

5.6

4.0

2.2

1.4

1.0

.7

.6

76

1.4

29

*19

4.7

2.8

2.0

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.1

.9

.7

.7

.6

.7

1.4

94.1

3.14

0.046

0.05

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,180 MIn 1.3 Mean 79.4 Cfsra 1.16 In. 15.76

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,530 Min 0 Mean 80.1 Cfsra 1.17 In. 15.86

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 efs .--Oct. 28 (11:30 a.m.) 1.350 efs (12.62 ft); Dee. 16 (5 p.m.)

1,260 efs (12.30 ft); Feb. 1 (3 p.m.) 1,940 efs (14.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 67

Ahoskie Creek at Ahoskie, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°17" , long 77°00', on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 350, half a mile upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, and threequarters of a mile southwest of Ahoskie, Hertford County.

Drainage area.--64.3 sq mi.

Records available. January 1950 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 22 ft (by barometer). Prior to May 24, 

.1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 53.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 798 cfs Feb. 2, 3 (gage height, 7.63 ft); no 

flow for several (Jays in July, August, and September.

1950-57: Maximum discharge, 1,420 cfs Sept. 22, 1955 (gage height, 8.77 ft); no 

flow at times during most years.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 11.1 ft, from floodmark witnessed by local 

resident (discharge not determined).

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 30 cfs, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 13 to Dec. 20, Dec. 23, 28, 

Dec. 31 to Jan. 28)

3.9

4.0 

4.2 

4.4

4.6 

4.8 

5.0

Oct. 1 to July 24 

0.2

2.0 

4.5

5.2 

5.4

5.7 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.6

July 24 to Sept. 

0

131

200

350

525

785

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4 

4.6 

4.8 

5.0

.4

1.0

2.0

3.5

7.5

15

25

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

*43

*40

31

24

18

14

9.5

7

*5

4

3

2.5

2

2

1,5

5.1

75 

43

71

110

217

230

230

188

164

170

166

157

198 

239

2,511.6

81.0

1.26

1.45

Nov.

248

305

399

483

500

413

311

248

221

182

157

129

102

87

75

66

60

52 

43

38

35

32

30

25

24

22

21

18

16

18

4,360

145

2.26

2.52

Dec.

19

18

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

1*

14

14

14

*14

16

37

46

69 

81

102

112

112

102

110

106

106

106

102

108

106

100

1,738

56.1

0.872

1.01

Jan.

83

68

58

49

48

42

39

35

33

31

33

31

31

28

26

26

26

26 

24

22

22

22

24

24

28

35

48

85

142

218 

355

1,742

56.2

0.874

1.01

Feb.

557

167

762

610

462

*371

314

278

293

308

323

320

287

239

195

166

142

120 

11S

139

139

152

161

161

146

164

185

233

-

8,110

290

4.51

4.69

Mar.

317

347

335

290

239

209

198

242

347

413

421 *357

275

209

170

144

120

106 

131

127

137

159

180

180

164

154

142

127

110

97 

85

6,538

211

3.28

3.78

Apr.

73

66

57

53

61

83

85

91

1QB

108

100

91

81

69

56

49

43

38 

32

27

24

22

19

16

12

9.5

7 .5

5.5

4

_5_

1,493.5

49.8

0.774

0.86

May

2_£ *2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1

.8

.7

.6

^

.6

1

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1

.7

.6

.6

.6

26.2

0.85

0.013

0.02

June

0.7

^

3

9

10

14

13

17

19

T5

12

7

4.5

3

2.5

1.5

1

1 

4.5

16

18

14

7

3.5

2

2.5

2

1

1

.7

209.0

6.97

0.108

0.12

July

0.6

.5

.4

.4

.8

1.5

.9

.7

. 7

.6

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.8 

.9

.8

.9

.9

1

i>e

.4

A

0

0

0

0 

0

20.8

0.67

0.010

0.10

Aug.

*0_

0

0

.5

*.8

.5

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

aO

a.l

a. 2

a. 3

a. 4

.5

.6

.1

.1

.5

.2

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.2

22.

5.5

1.5

.6 

.3

35.8

1.15

0.018

0.02

Sept.

2.3

.8

.4

.1 *p_

0

0

0

.2

.2

.5

.7

.7

.3

.2

.2

1.4

H1.5

.7

.5

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

1 *6

32.2

1.07

0.017

0.02

Calendar year 1956= Max 713 Mln 0.2 Mean 75.4 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.97

Water year 1955-57: Max 767 Mln 0 Mean 73.5 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.51

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.
68 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke River at Lafayette, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°14'10", long 80°12'30", on right bank at Lafayette, Montgomery County, 

0.4 mile downstream from confluence of North and South Forks and 1.1 miles upstream 

from Cove Hollow.

Drainage area.--257 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1943 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,174.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 30, 1949, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 249 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,000 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 9.02 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 1-3 (gage height, 0.94 ft).

1943-57: Maximum discharge, 13,200 cfs Aug. 4, 1948 (gage height, 11.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 24 cfs Sept. 16-19, 1954.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 12.2 ft, from information by local residents 

(discharge, 19,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 1333: 1944-4?(M), 1948-49.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage 

discharge, in cubic feet pe

;ight, in feet, 

second)

192

430

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

71

60

56

63

77

71

64

58

54

52

50

47

46

44

43

41

39

40

43

53

68

750

500

271

218

*196

1.010

500

310 

480

832

6,207

200

0.778

0.90

Nov.

700

500

350

260

20O

180

155

140

130

120

110

105

100

96

*90

88

310

450

300

250

210

190

170

160

150

140

135

125

120 

110

6,144

205

0.798

0.89

Dec.

105

103

100

97

94

92

91

90

90

90

90

90

100

170

330

350

270

240

220

*200

184

169

170

250

350

290

250

220

190 

175

155

5,415

175

0.681

0.79

Jan.

145

130

110

130

130

120

115

115

120

200

220

210

200

185

175

*150

129

112

125

136

147

165

253

262

231

218

201

310

3.880

2,540

1,760

12,924

417

1.62

1.87

Feb.

1,900

1,580

1,070

832

722

805

750

1,310

2.670

1,690

1,100

832

695

596

505

465

410

365

525

890

662

541

470

420

385

607

*690

832

-

24,319

869

3.38

3.52

Mar.

1.550

980

722

596

510

450

420

425

390

340

320

300

280

271

266

248

235

226

244

*226

205

244

290

266

258

248

240

218

205 

205

192

11,570

373

1.45

1.67

Apr.

192

607

546

460

3.010

1,830

980

1,070

1,940

1,070

805

629

541

465

410

375

350

320

*305

295

271

258

271

420

370

305

271

248

271

19,170

639

2.49

2.78

May

248

231

218

209

201

192

181

173

165

162

162

165

154

143

196

143

132

132

209

173

*147

136

129

115

109

109

147

132

109 

103

103

4,928

159

0.619

0.71

June

100

100

103

125

235

235

165

136

150

147

122

115

112

205

240

177

162

162

140

112

103

100

149

188

112

97

77

106

103

71

4,149

138

0.537

0.60

July

58

53

45

38

45

49

49

60

66

85

71

60

60

60

58

56

*56

94

80

66

60

58

56

66

63

56

135

230

103 

94

71

2,201

71.0

0.276

0.32

Aug.

60

49

53

49

66

60

56

53

51

49

49

47

45

45

*49

51

47

47

74

63

53

47

45

42

42

42

42

38

38 

37

35

1,524

49.2

0.191

0.22

Sept.

34

30

32

32

32

32

42

71

53

*58

51

49

45

47

60

60

300

450

300

220

150

120

105

92

84

80

76

100

450 

70O

3,955

132

0.514

0.57

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,600 Min 28 Mean 161 Cfsm 0.626 In. 8.54

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,880 Min 30 Mean 281 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.84

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs).--Jan. 29 (6 p.m.) 8,OOO cfs (9.02 ft); Apr. 5 (3 p.m.) 4,65O cfs 

(6.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 7-20, Nov. 1-15, 18-30, Dec. 1-2O, 23-31, Jan. 1-16, 

Sept. 17-3Oj discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 3 discharge measurements, and 

records for Roanoke River at Roanoke.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 69

Roanoke River at Roanoke, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°15'30", long 79°56'20", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Walnut Street 

Bridge In Roanoke, Roanoke County, 3.2 miles upstream from Tinker Creek, and at mile 

360.6.

Drainage area. 388 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1899 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. Records for July 1896 to January 1899 published in WSP 11, 15, 27, and 20th Annual Report, 

Part IV, have been found to be unreliable, due to doubtful gage-height record, and 

should not be used. February 1899 to September 1904, with some revisions and corrections, republished in Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin 31.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 906.84 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 7, 1937, wire or chain gage on downstream side of 

highway bridge 50 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 56 years (1899-1905, 1907-57), 379 cf s.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,900 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 9.20 ft); minimum, 44 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 0.50 ft); minimum daily discharge, 46 cfs Aug. 31, 

Sept. 1.

1899-1957: Maximum discharge, 26,400 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.25 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of slopearea determination, and records for other stations in Roanoke River basin; practically 

no flow Dec. 23, 1909, when flow was retarded by freezing (gage height, 0.0 ft); minimum daily, 27 cfs Feb. 20, 1934.

Remarks.--Records fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 972: 1928, 1930, 1933. WSP 1433: 1899-1904, 1914-17(M), 

1918-24, 1925-34(M), 1935, 1936-40(M). See also Records available.

Rating table

1.0 

1.4

water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

charge, in cubic feet per second)

147

281 7.C

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

124

100

83

100

105

132

127

110

90

81

77

70

68

67

65

62

58

58

65

67

118

1,530

1,100

*525

384

360

2.260

1,080

621

1,000

1,860

12,547

405

1.04

1.20

Nov.

1.150

780

585

454

360

310

277

251

230

213

204

194

178

*166

156

150

423

850

555

418

351

346

302

270

248

241

224

204

191

181

10,462

349

0.899

1.00

Dec.

175

169

162

156

144

141

138

135

132

127

121

127

141

197

408

615

520

403

*332

298

274

251

251

402

555

444

384

337

302

266

244

8,351

269

0.693

0.80

Jan.

227

204

162

191

194

191

178

169

188

298

332

302

289

270

244

*224

204

162

169

184

197

207

251

346

306

294

270

351

3,690

4,520

2,480

17,294

558

1.44

1.66

Feb.

2,860

2,420

1,730

1,380

1,150

1,220

1,220

1,560

5.780

2,750

1,780

1,340

1,150

1,000

850

773

710

658

710

1,380

1,080

902

801

724

678

1,330

*1,420

1,300

-

38,656

1,381

3.56

3.71

Mar.

2,640

1,600

1,150

888

738

664

645

652

627

567

514

486

444

423

408

379

360

346

*360

341

315

351

439

418

403

389

379

346

323

315

298

18,208

587

1.51

1.74

Apr.

310

854

888

724

*5.840

3,190

1,600

1,330

2,860

1,640

1,190

a925

a750

a645

a580

a550

a525

*a485

470

449

418

394

476

684

615

498

434

423

470

444

28,661

955

2.46

2.74

May

394

355

328

310

294

277

262

248

241

230

227

227

217

207

234

210

188

197

446

302

*230

200

191

172

159

153

178

197

159

147

141

7,321

236

0.608

0.70

June

138

314

230

194

449

444

315

244

251

255

224

200

210

492

460

394

454

364

281

234

200

181

172

301

217

194

224

237

230

197

8,300

277

0.714

0.80

July

169

153

141

159

124

113

105

105

108

*115

113

97

90

88

85

83

79

83

118

90

85

79

81

77

85

74

74

309

172

135

3,497

113

0.291

0.34

Aug.

88

88

79

74

83

79

*67

63

60

55

55

55

51

51

62

58

55

74

81

92.

74

67

60

53

53

56

55

52

49

47

46

1,982

63.9

0.165

0.19

Sept.

46

65

51

52

47

48

47

94

108

*100

81

70

65

62

72

127

591

962

724

439

302

230

194

166

147

132

127

121

265

1.500

6,835

228

0.588

0.66

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,070 Min 38 Mean 242 Cfsm 0.624 In. 8.48

Water year 1956-57: Max 4,520 Min 46 Mean 444 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.54

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs).--Jan. 29 (11:50 p.m.) 8.900 cfs (9.20 ft); Feb. 9 (5 to 5 p. 

4,580 cfs (5.90 ft); Apr. 5 (7 p.m.) 6,080 cfs (7.20 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Lafayette.
70 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Tinker Creek near Dalevllle, Va.

Location. Lat 37°25'03", long 79°56'08", on left bank 300 ft-below footbridge, 1,100 ft 

below Norfolk and Western Railway bridge, a quarter of a mile below unnamed tributary, 

half a mile south of Glebe Mills, and 1.3 miles northwest of Daleville, Botetourt County.

Drainage area. 11.5 sq ml.

Records available. April 1956 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 1,220 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1956: Maximum discharge during period April to September, 127 cfs Sept. 27 

(gage height, 3.04 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Aug. 10 (gage height, 1.14 ft).

1956-57: Maximum discharge during water year, 245 cfs Oct. 27, Apr. 5; maximum gage 

height, 3.91 ft Apr. 5; minimum discharge, 1.8 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 1.26 ft). 

Flood In 1940 reached a stage of 9.0 ft, from Information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good except those above 100 cfs and below 5 cfs, which are fair. Some 

pumpage for Irrigation occurred during low flows.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Apr.

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

May

6.5

6.5

8.4

7.1

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.6

June

3.8

8.6

5.9

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.8

5.8

4.8

July

3.0

2.6

4.8

3.6

7.6

4.6

3.8

4.6

4.2

3.6

3.4

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.2

Aug.

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

276

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

Sept.

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

16.0

7.4

4.2

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.6

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total. .............................................

Mean. ...............................................

Apr.

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

8.0

*7.7

7.4

7.1

6.8

-

_

_

_

-

May

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.0

il

3.8

4.2

3.8

*3.8

3.8

151.7

4.89

0.425

0.49

June

,2

.0

.0

.6

.2

.2

.0

.8

.4

.2

* .2

.0

.0

.0

.8

-

127.5

4.25

0.370

0.41

July

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

5.5

6.8

*6.5

4.2

4.6

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

124.4

4.01

0.349

0.40

Aug.

2.8

2.8

3.2

3.2

3.4

4.4

771

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.4

*3.4

94.4

3.05

0.265

0.31

Sept.

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.4

4.2

*5.0

*48~9.5

6.8

6.2

-

183.9

6.13

0.533

0/59

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). No peak above base 

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

¥7o

7.7

6.8

6.8

6.5

5.9

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.9

8.0

51

21

15

13

*13

80

24

20

25

35

418.5

13.5

1.17

1.35

Nov.

"22 28

18

16

15

14

13

12

11

9.8

9.8

9.0

8.6

8.6

*8.0

8.3

26

18

14

13

14

13

11

11

10

10

9.4

9.0

9.0

8.6

387.1

12.9

1.12

1.25

Dec.

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.0

7.7

.7

.7

.7

.7 i

.1

.4

.4

13

22

20

15

13

*11

11

10

9.8

12

20

15

13

12

11

11

10

10

339.2

10.9

0.948

1.09

Jan.

9.8

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.4

8.6

8.3

8.3

12

12

11

10

9.8

9.0

8.6

8.6

*8.3

8.3

8.0

S75

9.0

9.8

16

13

12

11

11

20

71

44

56

456.6

14.7

1.28

1.48

Feb.

51

39

32

27

26

24

35

44

69

46

37

31

27

25

22

22

20

18

42

34

26

24

22

20

20

52

35

*73

_

943

33.7

2.93

3.05

Mar.

*63

43

35

30

27

24

24

31

24

22

20

20

18

18

18

16

15

15

*18

15

15

20

18

17

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

666

21.5

1.87

2.16

Apr.

16

48

23

24

*110

49

35

42

34

28

25

23

23

21

20

18

18

17

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

12

13

13

12

740

24.7

2.15

2.40

May

11

11

11

11

10

9.8

9.8

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.3

8.0

7.4

8.3

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.1

23

11

9.0

*8.0

7.4

6.8

6.5

6.5

7.7

6.5

6.2

6.2

5.9

272.5

8.79

0.764

0.88

June

5.9

6.8

6.2

7.4

_11

8.6

6.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.8

5.3

5.0

9.8

7.4

5.9

6.2

5.6

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.4

573

5.6

5.0

4.7

4.4

5.9

6.2

5.0

184.2

6.14

0.534

0.60

July

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

*3.4

3,2

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

5^5

2.8

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.3

372

3.2

2.4

2.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.4

96.0

3.10

0.270

0.31

Aug.

2.4

2.3

2.3

3.0

2.3

*2.3

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

3.4

2.8

2.6

3.6

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

84.7

2.73

0.237

0.27

Sept.

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

3.0

3.8

4.7

*4.8

3.0

2.8

7.9

6.8

5.0

7.1

26

40

20

13

9.4

8,3

7.7

6.8

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.6

20

29

269.2

8.97

0.780

0.87

Calendar year 1956: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57: Max 110 Mln 2.2 Mean 13.3 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.71

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). --Oct. 27 (2 a.m.) 245 cfs (3.89 ft): Jan. 29 (l p.m.) 215 cfs

(3.69 ft); Feb. 28 (7:30 p.m.) 208 cfs (3.64 ft); Apr. 5 (8:30 a.m.) 245 cfs (3.91 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 71

Roanoke River at Niagara, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°15'18", long 79°52'18", on right bank 200 ft downstream from powerplant 

of Appalachian Electric Power Co. at Niagara, Roanoke County, 2 miles downstream from 

Tinker Creek, 2.1 miles southeast of Vinton, and at mile 355.3.

Drainage area.--511 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1926 to September 1957. Records for period 1928-42 republished 

in Bulletin 6, Virginia Conservation Commission, Division of Water Resources and Power, 

with some revisions and corrections.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 820.15 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--31 years, 519 cfs.

Extremes.. --Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 12.33 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 16, 20 (gage height, 0.45 ft); minimum daily, 51 cfs Oct. 16.

1936-57: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 17.5 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on 

basis of velocity-area study by Qeological Survey, unit hydrograph and flood-routing 

studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other stations in Roanoke River basin; 

minimum, that of Oct. 16, 20, 1956; minimum daily, 8 cfs Oct. 9, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 100 cfs and for periods of no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Flow regulated at dam and powerplant 200 ft above station.

Revisions (water years J.--WSP 892: 1928(M), 1930(M), 1933(M), 1935-36(M), 1938(M). 

9721 1927(M) , 1929(M) , 1934 (M) , 1937 (M). See also Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 29 Jan. 30 to Sept. 30

48

89

139

WSP

1.0 

1.3

1.6

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 1.6 ft.

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

139

221

520

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

915

2,080

3,800

6,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

174

187

174

163

148

200

172

154

169

122

129

170

52

82

180

51 

118

115

114

122

236

1,700

1,440

700

*504

544

2.700

1,550

780

1,060

2, 080

16,090

519

1.02

1.18

Nov.

1.580

915

703

597

415

452

372

368

310

324

268

304

249

*234

224

1,010

689

512

491

424

452

405

311

328

304

274

268

248

13,303

443

0.867

0.97

Dec.

252

234

234

218

204

206

200

196

189

209

178

T94

214

317

560

"6T6

510

*418

378

366

340

345

496

698

554

488

427

377

360 

322

11,089

358

0.701

0.81

Jan.

311

273

248

259

266

260

244

244

252

383

400

397

368

350

304

*290 

285

235

238

254

276

277

355

466

382

388

364

502

4,180

5.570

2,850

21,471

693

1.36

1.57

Feb.

3,300

2, 770

a2,080

al,680

al,550

al,320

al,320

al,730

4.400

3,300

a2,150

al,680

al,360

al,150

al,100

al,050 

al,000

al,000

al,050

al,680

al,450

al,160

al,050

a960

a940

al,650

*al,840

a2,380

-

48,100

1,718

3.36

3.50

Mar.

a5.500

a2,220

al-, 680

al,300

al,000

a900

a900

a900

a900

a800

a700

a600

a600

a550

a550

a500 

a 500

a450

a450

a450

a450

a 500

a550

a550

a540

a500

a500

a450

a450

a400 

a 400

24,540

792

1.55

1.79

Apr.

a 400

al,600

al,250

1,040

5.750

3,800

1,940

1,610

5,120

1,940

1,440

1,190

1,040

892

780

760 

658

628

*599

597

514

542

548

798

760

618

510

562

654

624

37,124

1,237

2.42

2.70

May

555

459

430

414

377

385

354

347

529

514

312

303

312

291

526

288 

276

262

851

496

532

316

311

282

248

280

500

280

256

265 

222

10,729

346

0.677

0.78

June

232

599

404

295

650

690

520

570

550

586

552

507

284

605

677

474 

655

525

413

532

268

266

263

356

289

268

330

396

509

271

11,894

396

0.775

0.86

July

250

227

208

188

198

184

176

174

154

214

213

214

124

208

124

162 

155

251

216

122

198

156

166

158

165

159

146

362

245

194 

184

5,875

190

0.372

0.43

Aug.

166

164

152

150

148

*154

140

142

134

135

124

158

121

122

154

154 

129

169

164

169

154

144

138

117

116

128

123

120

110

116 

109

4,264

138

0.270

0.31

Sept.

94

234

108

119

120

136

122

142

244

241

136

118

142

120

116

266 

488

1,140

924

542

396

262

517

320

220

168

188

171

450

1.870

9,914

330

0.646

0.72

Calendar year 1956; Max 4,000 Mln 10 Mean 325 Cfsm 0.636 In. 8.66

Water year 1956-57 : Max 5,730 Mln 51 Mean 587 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.62

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs) .--Jan. 29 (12 p.m.) 10,800 cfs (12.33 ft); Apr. 5 (6:30 p.m.)

8,000 cfs (10.98 ft) .

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a. No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of partial record and records .for station at 

Roanoke.
72 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Blackwater River near Union Hall, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°02'35", long 79°41'07", on left bank 100 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Kemps Ford, 3 miles upstream from Gills Creek, and 3 miles north of Union Hall, 

Franklin County.

Drainage area.--208 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1925 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 693.13 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

Nov. 22, 1929, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--32 years, 228 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,250 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 8.44 ft); minimum, 52 cfs Aug. 15, Sept. 2 (gage height, 1.66 ft).

1925-57: Maximum discharge, 19,700 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 19.52 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of unit hydroF">aph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other stations 

^n Roanoke River basin; minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 20, 1932 (gage height, 1.42 ft).

S°°d except those for Perlods °f i=e effect or no gage-height record, 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 892: 1930(M), 1933(M), 1938-39(M).

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

Apr. 6 to Sept. 17 t. 1 to Apr. 5, 

Sept. 18-30

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

44

75

125

380

1.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

I

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

II

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

alOO

a 90

a80

a 70

a70

a80

alOO

a 90

a70

a60

a60

a55

a55

a55

a55

a55

a55

a60

a70

a70

a300

al,000

*a700

355

224

188

1.120

523

315

335

738

7,198

232

1.12

1.29

Nov.

606

395

300

254

220

196

180

168

153

142

139

*132

122

*119

115

113

287

567

277

220

192

184

168

153

142

142

142

132

128

125

6,211

207

0.995

1.11

Dec.

125

122

119

116

116

116

116

113

110

110

107

TTo

119

156

580

285

*232

196

176

164

a!60

a!50

a!60

a220

a2EO

a220

a!70 aieo

alSO

a!40

al40

4,988

161

0.774

0.89

Jan.

a!55

a!30

a!20

alSO

alSO

a!35

a!30

a!20

a!30

a!60

alSO

a!40

a!35

*a!30

125

125

b!25

b!25

b!25

b!25

b!25

b!25

b!40

188

156

150

142

150

192

415

512

4,940

159

0.764

0.88

Feb.

738

704

490

425

550

345

320

405

1.180

848

550

452

575

525

295

277

258

252

249

420

550

285

262

244

*240

567

985

792

-

12,943

462

2.22

2.51

Mar.

1,400

710

554

435

575

545

525

400

575

520

295

277

258

249

254

256

224

*220

228

228

212

224

258

228

216

212

212

200

200

196

192

10,053

524

1.56

1.80

Apr.

208

1,040

677

479

2.560

1,580

765

710

1,100

672

556

484

452

418

569

542

*325

514

505

281

281

281

457

506

574

508

281

259

276

501

16,959

565

2.72

3.04

May

503

259

254

242

252

226

210

205

205

200

200

205

205

200

257

252

195

190

518

*1.100

369

264

259

226

200

190

232

226

185

175

175

8,119

262

1.26

1.45

June

170

165

170

180

391

452

281

220

205

270

226

200

180

226

347

505

254

596

*205

175

153

145

145

270

210

175

161

200

292

220

6,987

253

1.12

1.25

July

170

149

137

125

119

112

110

107

107

*119

116

98

95

95

113

95

91

116

149

104

95

86

82

149

110

86

80

110

122

91

82

3,419

110

0.529

0.61

Aug.

75

75

75

77

77

75

*65

62

60

59

57

56

54

55

63

65

60

73

119

95

75

65

65

62

65

65

65

60

57

57

56

2,079

67.1

0.525

0.57

Sept.

54

53

57

62

56

54

70

77

125

185

*125

93

157

231

200

285

2.520

1,290

699

450

510

258

224

192

168

156

146

136

408

985

9,606

320

1.54

1.72

Calendar year 1956; Max 1,120 Min 19 Mean 155 Cfsm 0.649 In. 8.82

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,560 Min 53 Mean 256 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.72

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Mar. 1 (4 a.m.) 2,060 cfs (5.52 ft); Apr. 5 (8 p.m.) 3,770 cfs

(7.75 ft); May 20 (11:30 a.m.) 2,120 cfs (5.62 ft); Sept. 17 (2:30 a.m.) 4,250 cfs (8.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recori; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for

nearby stations .

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 7J 

Roanoke (Staunton) River near Toshes, Va.

Location. Lat 37°02'03", long 79°31'18", on right bank if miles downstream from Witchers 

Creek, 3 miles upstream from Pigg River, 5 miles northwest of Toshes, Pittsylvania 

County, and at mile 313.1.

Drainage area. 1,020 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1925 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 588.99 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 14, 1929, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 1,001 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 15,900 ofs Apr. 5 (gage height, 13.68 ft); minimum, 138 cfs Oct. 14, 17, Sept. 2, 3 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1925-57: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 27.36 ft, from 

floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 31,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on 

basis of unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers , and records 

for other stations In Roanoke River basin; minimum, 55 cfs Sept. 14, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant at Niagara. 

Revisions (water years).--WSF 1032: 1933(M) , 1938-39(M) . 1940, 1944(M).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

156

358

685

4.0 

7.0

10.0

2,570

5,850

9,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

430

350

310

300

300

300

340

310

300

*278

250

250

290

160

228

290

160

230

234

252

270

3,000

5,050

1,970

1,150

870

4,920

3,620

1,870

1,570

3,720

33,552

1,082

1.06

1.22

Nov.

5^,410

2*270

1,620

1,250

1,000

820

790

695

665

575

585

520

525

*485

458

438

570

2,470

1,670

1,140

890

875

821

730

690

585

605

535

512

495

28,694

956

0.937

1.05

Dec.

495

480

470

460

*420

433

439

445

439

426

420

408

433

464

1,250

1,450

1,280

1,060

885

715

725

690

690

785

1,120

1,040

875

820

745

670

615

21,627

698

0.684

0.79

Jan.

560

525

505

470

530

510

492

470

480

500

610

670

640

a600

a550

*a500'

a450

a4~50

457

508

561

618

632

709

773

757

701

670

1,130

7,840

4,480

29,348

947

0.928

1.07

Feb.

5,370

5,030

3,520

a2,850

a2,600

a2,350

a2,300

a2,350

5,850

6,210

3,830

a2,850

a2,400

a2,000

al,800

1,570

1,430

1,280

1,240

*2,520

2,370

1,920

1,620

1,480

1,330

1,920

4,260

3,200

-

-------

77,450

2,766

2.71

2.82

Mar.

6,810

4,260

a2,900

a2,450

a2,050

1,770

1,620

1,870

1,820

1,520

1,390

1,230

*1,200

1,170

1,160

1,080

1,040

985

950

1,030

935

920

1,100

1,030

970

955

830

820

745

695

805

48,110

1,552

1.52

1.75

Apr.

805

3,190

3,200

2,270

7,930

9,900

4,600

3,300

5,370

*3,940

a2,900

a2,200

a2,100

al,850

al,650

1,520

1,420

1,320

1,230

1,200

1,160

1,090

1,080

1,760

1,520

1,340

1,180

1,090

1,100

1,400

74,615

2,487

2.44

2.72

May

1,080

970

910

865

825

815

755

*728

700

640

570

620

615

590

650

685

580

570

5,040

2,570

1,210

870

775

730

635

575

635

685

572

545

525

26,535

856

0.839

0.97

June

505

500

735

670

1,240

2,020

1,220

1,020

820

830

765

710

630

685

1,380

1,080

1,140

1,540

885

700

620

550

525

655

745

615

565

775

840

720

25,685

856

0.839

0,94

July

580

570

470

450

420

400

390

370

360

410

*a390

380

360

330

350

400

320

358

428

390

312

310

360

750

390

320

300

300

570

422

350

12,510

404

0.396

0.46

Aug.

318

300

290

280

290

280

270

*240

230

228

218

210

218

200

230

290

250

310

480

388

320

280

260

240

240

260

250

252

220

210

210

8,242

266

0.261

0.30

Sept.

190

190

302

250

220

200

248

250

268

600

450

348

340

530

610

450

6,700

4,480

2,570

1,7£0

1,020

822

715

600

510

460

440

420

585

3,520

30,008

1,000

0.980

1.09

Calendar year 1956: Max 5,350 Min 90 Mean 611 Cfsm 0.599 In. 8.17

Water year 1956-57: Max 9,900 Min 160 Mean 1,141 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.18

Peak discharge (base, 7.500 efs).--0et. 22 (11:30 p.m.) 8,550 cfs (9.12 ft): Jan. 30 (10:30 a.m.) 

9,900 cfs (10.02 ft); Feb. 10 (2:30 a.m.) 7,570 cfs (8.40 ft); Mar. 1 (7 a.m.) 7,840 cfs (8.62 ft); 

Apr. 5 (11:30 p.m.) 15,900 cfs (13.68 ft); Sept. 17 (5:30 a.m.) 12,200 cfs (11.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day .

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, reconstructed 

gage-height graph, and records for stations at Roanoke and at Niagara.

510528 O -59 -6
74 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Pigg River near Toshes, Va.

Location. Lat 36°59'0l", long 79°30'52", on right bank 0.5 mile downstream from Fryingpan 

Creek and 1.7 miles northwest of Toshes, Pittsylvania County.

Drainage area. 394 sq mi.

Records available. August 1930 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 602.55 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 27 years, 393 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 19.17 ft); minimum, 74 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 2.91 ft).

1930-57: Maximum discharge, 34,300 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 32.5 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis 

of slope-area determination at gage height 25.8 ft, and records for other stations in 

Roanoke River basin; minimum, 22 cfs Aug. 31, 1932 (gage height, 2.32 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 972: 1931-32(M) , 1933, 1934-35(M) , 1936, 1937(M) , 1938-40.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 18-2O)

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

72

127

190

329

6.0

9.0

13.0

17.0

1,010

2,520

5,200

9,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

335

168

141

137

141

139

145

131

123

*118

112

114

114

112

112

112

118

116

123

139

151

1,830

2 .700

6l2

384

308

2,350

905

489

400 

608

13,517

436

1.11

1.28

Nov.

712

472

374

311

287

282

253

239

231

218

208

202

202

*192

192

179

344

678

419

332

284

284

256

239

226

220

228

208

205

198

8,675

289

0.734

0.82

Dec.

208

192

192

195

*188

183

190

179

177

170

190

177

192

215

472

574

374

299

259

242

242

237

264

353

362

302

270

253

242

218

7,839

253

0.642

0.74

Jan.

215

205

190

202

226

215

205

198

210

253

242

220

215

210

202

*198

200

200

200

215

253

234

276

284

264

234

234

259

362

523 

66_0

7,804

252

0.640

0.74

Feb.

1,130

1,260

800

748

540

455

438

625

1.750

1,220

695

540

472

409

374

359

344

320

335

*523

438

362

338

323

505

590

975

712

-

17,380

621

1.58

1.64

Mar.

1,750

818

574

489

422

400

384

540

523

438

393

335

*356

344

384

374

329

320

329

338

311

338

406

371

329

341

323

311

305 

305

296

13,476

435

1.10

1.27

Apr.

293

533

660

403

3,200

5.720

975

906

2,280

835

642

540

523

489

422

396

387

374

359

355

326

329

350

438

371

314

296

290

276

311

21,573

719

1.82

2.03

May

302

270

262

256

256

250

239

*237

228

220

215

223

218

208

270

226

198

200

298

591

378

262

253

234

215

205

311

341

242 

212

210

8,030

259

0.657

0.76

June

205

198

202

210

1,230

1.620

472

422

374

371

329

284

253

544

489

314

267

293

*242

208

186

202

192

198

237

282

256

231

355 

250

10,896

363

0.921

1.03

July

198

181

172

168

168

164

153

151

153

166

*160

141

139

133

131

141

121

131

218

149

125

123

207

574

212

151

137

139

160 

141

125

5,232

169

0.429

0.49

Aug.

121

121

119

116

135

125

110

*101

103

95

92

90

88

86

102

119

108

174

299

208

153

131

119

116

133

145

135

119

114 

114

108

3,899

126

0.320

0.37

Sept.

103

101

136

160

123

211

220

205

523

574

284

*215

218

232

455

290

8.570

3,250

905

625

455

543

438

335

273

242

215

208

414 

1,260

21,783

726

1.84

2.05

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,88O Min 44 Mean 248 Cfsm 0.629 In. 8.57

Water year 1956-57: Max 8,570 Min 86 Mean 384 Cfsm 0.975 In. 13.22

cfs (11.38"ft;T Apr. 5'(ll:30 p.m.) 6,900 cfs (is!o4 ftjj Sept. 17 (7 p.m.) 11,500 cfs (19.17 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 75

Goose Creek near Huddleston, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°10', long 79°32', on left bank a quarter of a mile upstream from Haden 

Bridge, three-eighths of a mile upstream from Rockcastle Creek, and 4 miles upstream 

from Huddleston, Bedford County.

Drainage area. 187 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1925 to September 192V (gage heights only), September 1930 to 

September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 592.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Mar. 15, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1927, chain gage 

at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 27 years (1930-5V), 180 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,420 cfs May 19 (gage height, 14.67 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Aug. 11, 12, 14; minimum gage height, 1.17 ft Oct. 17.

1930-57: Maximum discharge, 20,300 cfs Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 25.75 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 24.1 ft; minimum, 3 cfs Aug. 31, 1932, Jan. 30, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 892; 1933, 1935(M), 1939. WSP 972: 1931-32(M), 1934(M), 

1935-38, 1940, 1941(M). WSP 1082: 1940(P). WSP 1142: 1938-40(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 27 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2 

1.5

2.0

3.1

310

530

1.1

1.3

1.4 

1.6

30

38

72

139

2.5 

5.0 

7.0

480

1,480

3,280

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

46

44

44

50

44

44

40

38

38

3_7|

38

38

38

38

38

37

37

38

38

45

518

*457

155

116

96

1,370 

421

216

179 

288

4,678

151

0.807

0.93

Nov.

337

242

186

153

135

117

107

103

91

84

81

*78

72

75

*70

70

458

39T

223

182

161

175

146

135

a!20

alOO

allO 

alOO

a95

a90

4,487

150

0.802

0.89

Dec.

a90

88

88

84

84

84

84

84

81

75

72

81

107

150

330

258

*205

a!70

a!40

*128

135

121

150

212

208

175

157

143

132

117 

110

4,146

134

0.717

0.83

Jan.

107

97

b70

b90

107

 97

88

88

97

132

125

110

75

 100

94

b80

b70

b60

b60 blO"

97

117

153

157

139

128

121 

146

720" 780

740

5,125

165

0.882

1.02

Feb.

840

680

379

311

258

250

239

337

880 ITFC

345

288

242

216

194

179

171

157

TST3

356

269

223

201

186

*175

402

448 

740

-

9,736

348

1.86

1.94

Mar.

 1,560 gSo"

425

311

261

231

220

284

242

208

194

186

175

171

175

164

157

*150

161

157

143

157

182

161

150

146

146 

139

135

135

126

7,734

249

1.33

1.53

Apr.

132

1,200

560

326

2.000

*al,300

a600

a550

al,500

a400

318

273

261

242

212

205

197

194

190

182

179

175

171

171

171

161

157 

150

171

179

12,527

418

2.24

2.50

May

146

139

135

132

128

128

121

121

114

110

110

114

107

107

117

100

91

107

1,890

341

205

*171

161

150

132

132

157 

143

121

117

114

5,961

192

1.03

1.19

June

110

114

168

121

588

448

212

168

150

143

128

125

117

117

179

125

135

128

107

97

91

^4~ 84

121

94

97

97 

212

168

117

4,645

155

0.829

0.92

July

97

84

78

70

68

64

60

60

64

78

64

58

56

56

51

*56

49

186

70

54

51

58

133

125

52

45

44

46

45

44

£1

2,107

68.0

0.364

0.42

Aug.

39

39

37

36

37

35

34

33

33

33

32

35

*33

32

37

56'39

114

~64 117

52

49

45

45

49

56

49 

46

45

45

44

1,437

46.4

0.248

0.29

Sept.

41

42

45

42

44

49

56

49

*78

121

68

58

52

84

110

94

*1,440

432

334

205

161

150

121

103

91

84

81 

72

323

508

5,138

171

0.914

1.02

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,370 Mln 23 Mean 1OO Cfsm 0.535 In. 7.30

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,000 Mln 32 Mean 186 Cfsm 0.995 In. 13.48

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs). Apr. 5 (2 p.m.) 3,880 cfs (10.50 ft)j May 19 (4 a.m.) 6,420 cfs 

(14.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Plgg River near Toshes . 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
76 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke (Staunton) River at Altavista, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°06' 16", long 79°17'44", on right bank 12 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

a quarter of a mile south of Altavista, Campbell County, half a mile downstream from 

Sycamore Creek, 3^ miles upstream from Otter River, and at mile 286.5.

Drainage area.--1,802 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1930 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Telemark. Datum of gage is 503.10 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Feb. 22, 1951, at 

site 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 1,917 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 30,100 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 23.96 ft); minimum, 319 cfs Aug. 15 (gage height, 2.63 ft).

1930-57: Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 40.08 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 52,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on 

basis of unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records 

for other stations in Roanoke River basin; minimum, 94 cfs Jan. 31, 1934 (gage height, 

1.66 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant at Niagara, 

69 miles above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 892: 1938(M). WSP 972: 1931-33.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18, 

June 7 to Sept. 30

730

19 to June

2.7 

5.0 

9.0

340

1,740

5,200

13.0

17.0

9,600

15,500

3.4 

4.0 

10.0

1,090

6,400

15.0

20.0

22.0

12,200

21,300

25,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

970

730

610

508

560

565

570

550

490

*477

445

424

445

434

350

428

428

347

414 

438

465

2,550

12.500

2^460

1,820

7,410

8,500

3,690

2,700

3,960

60,538

1,953

1.08

1.24

Nov.

5,900

3,960

2,940

2,700

1,980

1,700

1,560

1,420

1,320

1,220

1,080

1,040

1,000

*935

865

865

1,220

3,870

3,510 

2,340

1,880

1,800

1,560

1,480

1,400

1,200

1,300

1,120

1,060

1,000

55,225

1,841

1.02

1.14

Dec.

970

940

*910

910

880

850

850

850

820

790

772

784

850

970

1,920

5,150

2,520

2,160

1,720 

1,520

1,370

1,340

1,340

1,640

2,000

2,040

1,720

1,520

1,400

1,300

1,160

41,966

1,354

0.751

0.87

Jan.

1,120

1,06O

940

910

1,030

1,060

1,000

970

940

1,090

1,230

1,260

1,200

1,160

1,090

*1,030

1,000

900

800 

940

1,090

1,120

1,260

1,400

1,440

1,370

1,260

1,300

2,250

9,860

7,510

50,590

1,632

0.906

1.04

Feb.

8,940

9,270

6,600

5,310

4,230

3,780

3,780

4,050

8,390

10,700

6,900

5,130

4,230

3,600

3,150

2,880

2,700

2,430

2,540 

*3,780

4,520

5,420

2,970

2,700

2,450

2,790

6,800

5,400

_

155,020

4,751

2.64

2.75

Mar.

11,900

8,590

5,600

4,500

5,780

5,550

5,060

5,530

3,690

3,060

2,790

2,520

2,340

*2,250

2,250

2,250

2,000

1,920

1,920 

1,960

1,840

1,800

2,080

2,160

2,000

1,920

1,840

1,760

1,680

1,640

1,560

93,120

3,004

1.67

1.92

Apr.

1,520

3,510

6,600

4,050

9,830

24,400

8,610

5,900

*10,300

7,300

5,310

4,410

3,960

3,690

3,240

2,880

2,790

2,520

2,430 

2,340

2,250

2,160

2,160

2,610

2,790

2,430

2,160

2,040

1,880

2,160

138,230

4,608

2.56

2.86

May

2,250

1,960

1,800

1,680

1,640

1,560

*1,480

1,440

1,440

1,370

1,340

1,300

1,300

1,260

1,260

1,340

1,200

1,090

4,770 

4,220

3,420

1,880

1,640

1,440

1,340

1,230

1,300

1,560

1,370

1,160

1,120

53,160

1,715

' 0.952

1.10

June

1,060

1,030

1,200

1,520

2,170

5,800

2,780

2,620

1,740

1,670

1,600

1,460

1,320

1,220

2,220

2,060

1,640

*2,220

1,780 

1,360

1,180

1,080

1,000

1,000

1,360

1,320

1,220

1,250

1,670

1,500

51,050

1,702

0.945

1.05

July

1,180

970

865

795

754

730

676

640

622

670

730

*664

604

580

560

616

586

718

760 

795

616

560

550

1.940

1,140

688

586

560

748

830 

622

23,355

753

0.418

0.48

Aug.

560

526

516

490

485

498

477

445

*410

406

392

382

375

375

375

461

477

512

1,180 

1,000

712

570

503

465

461

498

498

465

438

417 

414

15,783

509

0.282

0.33

Sept.

392

375

364

550

469

424

560

586

760

1,560

1,320

900

760

760

1,360

1,220

12,400

15,500

5,100 

3,600

2,540

2,060

1,980

1,700

1,500

1,390

1,320

1,220

1,180

4,810

68,460

2,282

1.27

1.42

Calendar year 1956: Max 12,300 Min 2OO Mean 1,188 Cfsm 0.659 In. 8.94

Water year 1956-57: Max 24,400 Min 347 Mean 2,149 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.20

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs). Apr. 6 (7:30 a.m.) 3O,100 cfs (23.96 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 77

Otter River near Bedford, Va.

Location. Lat 37°21'50", long 79°25'10", on left bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 460, 1 mile downstream from Roaring Run, 5 miles upstream from Elk Creek, 

65 miles northeast of Bedford, Bedford County, and 8 miles upstream from Little Otter 

River.

Drainage area. 116 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 647.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 14 years, 133 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,750 cfs Feb. 28 (gage height, 6.19 ft); minimum, 7.0 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 1.00 ft).

1943-57: Maximum discharge, 12,100 cfs Mar. 23, 1949 (gage height, 17.3 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 12.1 and 17.3 ft; minimum, 5.3 cfs Sept. 15, 1956 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

Flood in 1937 or 1939 reached a stage of 21.8 ft, from mud lines on bridge piers. 

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 12.1 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 8,080 cfs), 

from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs as explained above.

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

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1142: 1940(M) , 1944(M) , 1948(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 17, 19)

Oct. 1 to June 6 June 7 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

1.9

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

150

375

880

1,590

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

91

170

375

880

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

24

23

24

28

25

24

20

16

14

13

al3

a!4

a 14

a!5

a!4

a!4

a 14

13

15

19

110

*168

95

77

76

616

220

144 

122

- 175

2,188

70.6

0.609

0.70

Hov. ,

~Z8~g 300

199

150

124

111

101

95

88

82

78

*71

45

42

40

40

264

250

140

114

108

122

101

90

86

83

80

74

71

68

3,503

117

1.01

1.13

Dec.

64

62

61

56

56

56

55

53

52

49

48

54

64

125

184

136

*116

98

88

83

83

78

144

217

162

132

120

111

103

90

88

2,888

93.2

0.803

0.93

Jan.

83

74

70

72

76

71

68

64

80

106

88

SO

78 *74

68

66

64

62

63

67

74

80

178

142

126

116

108

175

746 

419

464

4,102

132

1.14

1.31

Feb.

500

431

328

307

276

265

290

343

545

383

314

300

268

241

214

199

184

162

181

300

235

205

187

168

*155

582

515

1,000

-

9,078

324

2.79

2.90

Mar.

1,040

520

399

321

304

272

256

307

265

232

214

199

178

170

168

158

144

*140

146

140

128

136

152

132

127

122

117

112

109

106

103

6,917

223

1.92

2.21

Apr.

103

866

419

321

1.150

732

464

419

439

328

318

304

307

276

247

229

*217

205

190

181

170

162

152

150

168

150

140

130

178

190

9,305

310

2.67

2.98

May

146

132

125

122

116

114

106

101

96

92

90

92

86

82

84

76

70

74

214

*148

111

98

94

82

72

76

95

82

67

66

64

3,073

99.1

0.854

0.98

June

61

62

71

64

98

~97 165

73

69

68

61

60

54

52

94

62

63

72

55

47

42

40

40

49

40

42

46

91

94

62

1,994

66.5

0.573

0.64

July

48

40

37

34

32

28

26

25

26

29

25

22

21

20

26

*18

31

102

37

27

23

22

29

44

27

22

21

22

20

19

11

920

29.7

0.256

0.30

Aug.

16

14

14

14

14

11

10

10

10

9.4

8.8

8.8

8.2

7.6

16

*23

13

59

51

25

19

16

15

14

15

18

16

14

13

13 

12

495.8

16.0

0.138

0.16

Sept.

11

11

11

10

9.7

46

19

17

25

*38

24

18

17

36

36

38

649

254

221

117

92

114

82

68

56

49

43

41

96 

197

2,445.7

81.5

0.703

0.78

Calendar year 1956: Max 757 Min 5.9 Mean 67.2 Cfsm 0.579 In. 7.88

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,150 Min 7.6 Mean 129 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.02

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).-

cfs (5.31 ft); Feb. 28 (10:30 p.m.)

-Oct. 27 (6 a.m.) 1,750 cfs (5.21 ft); Jan. 29 (2:30 p.m.) 1,840 

2,750 cfs (6.19 ft); Apr. 2 (7:30 a.m.) 2,020 cfs (5.50 ft);

Apr. 5 (2:30 p.m.) 2,530 cfs (6.01 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Otter River near Evington.
78 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Otter River near Evington, Va.

Location. Lat 37°12'30", long 79°18'14", on right bank 10 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

2 miles upstream from Plat Creek, and 2 miles southwest of Evington, Campbell County.

Drainage area. 325 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1936 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 544.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 20 years (1937-57), 353 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,250 cfs May 19 (gage height, 15.18 ft); minimum, 43 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 1,10 ft).

1936-57: Maximum discharge, 27,500 cfs Oct. 19, 1937, Aug. 19, 1939 (gage height, 

23.1 ft), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis 

of unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for 

other stations in Roanoke River basin; minimum, 33 cfs Sept. 19, 1956 (gage height, 

1.02 ft).

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 852: 1937. WSP 892: 1938-39(M). WSP 972: 1937-39. 

WSP 1032: I94CT

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

43

166

247

360

5.0

7.0

10.0

920

1,640

2,960

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

127

110

99

95

98

92

87

78

70

*64

56

57

62

64

65

64

64

62

68

74

85

557

875

348

238

206

1,480

640

360

36O

6,994

226

0.695

0.80

Nov.

556

500

374

289

247

220

204

192

178

168

162

160

141

*123

122

123

656

963

458

323

267

335

257

220

202

201

193

180

174 

169

8,357

279

0.858

0.96

Dec.

162

158

157

152

150

150

*148

148

147

143

138

154

182

278

654

556

374

301

247

229

229

212

342

584

472

348

301

267

247 

220

207

8,057

260

0.800

0.92

Jan.

196

184

157

196

201

188

181

175

196

257

238

209

204

199

186

*181

157

143

190

193

198

209

301

335

278

257

238

335

1,350

1^540

1,360

10,232

330

1.02

1.18

Feb.

1,600

1,480

864

724

598

584

554

780

1,440

1,040

752

654

556

486

430

402

374

402" 323

*836

528

444

402

360

348

948

1,140

1,550

-

20,629

737

2.27

2.36

Mar.

*2,920

1,110

836

696

612

.542

514

738

626

514

472

444

416

*402

402

374

348

335

348

323

311

335

402

335

311

301

289

278

267 

267

257

16,325

527

1.62

1.87

Apr.

257

1,200

808

612

2.670

2,450

948

942

*1,560

78O

654

584

636

556

486

458

430

416

402

374

360

348

335

430

444

348

323

301

335

374

20,821

694

2.14

2.39

May

301

278

267

267

25T

247

*238

238

229

220

212

220

209

201

229

190

176

180

2,800

542

335

267

238

209

186

176

212

196

169 

163

160

9,812

317

0.975

1.12

June

156

154

257

180

454

640

388

319

229

212

196

188

172

158

199

175

220

*212

170

150

141

137

134

154

144

152

148

180

196

163

6,378

213

0.655

0.73

July

140

126

120

116

112

102

98

98

102

115

98

*87

85

83

110

a80

a!30

a250

a!50

a 100

a90

alOO

also

a!60

a90

a70

a70

a75

a70 

a70

a65_

3,342

108

0.332

0.38

Aug.

a65

a60

a55

a 55

a55

a54

a54

a52

*a50

50

44

48

46

44

47

66

66

126

202

116

92

77

70

68

69

82

76

69

64 

62

60

2,144

69.2

0.213

0.25

Sept.

56

53

55

51

50

69

88

73

109

148

116

91

81

98

137

126

1.900

825

626

348

257

289

220

184

158

144

130

120

238 

808

7,648

255

0.785

0.88

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,290 Min 35 Mean 193 Cfsm 0.594 In. 8.09

Water Water year year 1956-57: 1956-57; Max Max 2,920 2,920____Min Min 44 44_____Mean Mean 331 551_____Cfsm Cfsm 1.02 1.02 In. In. 13.84 15.84_________

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 efs). Mar. 1 (5 a.m.) 4.680 cfs (15.22 ft)j Apr. 5 (12:50 a.m.) 5,570 

cfs (14.13 ft); May 19 (9:50 a.m.) 6,250 cfs (15.18 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Bedford.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 79

Roanoke (Staunton) River at Brookneal, Va.

Location. Lat 37°02'28", long 78°57 r OS", on left bank 1,600 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Brookneal, Campbell County, 3 miles upstream from Falling River, and at 

mile 255.9.

Drainage area. S,420 sqmi, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1923 to September 1957.

Gage-. Water-stage recorder and Telemark. Datum of gage is 351.96 ft above mean sea

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 30, 1929, chain 

gage at site 1,800 ft downstream at same datum. Aug. 30, 1929, to Aug. 15, 1940, 

water-stage recorder at site 1,800 ft downstream at same datum (destroyed by flood). 

Aug. 16 to Oct. 1, 1940, staff gage at site 1,800 ft downstream at same datum. Oct. 2, 

1940, to Sept. 30, 1941, chain gage at site 1,600 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--34 years, 2,448 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,000 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 26.36 ft); minimum, 428 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 5.83 ft).

1923-57: Maximum discharge, 130,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 46.5 ft, at 

present site from gage-height relation curve), from rating curve extended above 54,000 

cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of slope-area determination by Geological Survey, 

unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other 

stations in Roanoke River basin; minimum, 191 cfs Sept. 2, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 622: Drainage area. WSP 892: 1928(M). WSP 972: 1928-34.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

7.0 

12.0

410

530

1,330

7,000

16.0

20.0

25.0

11,800

16,600

27,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,240 

1,010

816

744

664

800

784

736

699

657

*608

572

560

608

560

494

59^

542

500

566

626

1,030

10,600 

6,880

3,220

2,180

2,960

10,700

5,200

3,340

3,100

63,586

2,051

0.848

0.98

Nov.

6,040 

5,320

4,020

a3,500

a2,500

a2,200

a2,000

al,800

al,700

al,600

al,400

al,350

al,300

al,200

*al,100

al , 100

al,500

3,910

4,720

3,220

a2,500

a2,400

a2,000 

al,900

al,800

al,700

al,600

al,500

al,400

al,300

69,580

2,319

0.958

1.07

Dec.

al,200 

al,150

al,150

*al,100

1,090

1,060

1,040

1,040

1,020

997

970

970

1,020

1,200

2,080

4.140

3,220

2,500

2,080

1,820

1,620

1,620

1,720 

2,290

2,600

2,500

2,130

1,920

1,770

1,620

1,520

52,157

1,682

0.695

0.80

Jan.

1,420 

1,380

1,280

1,150

1,240

1,330

1,280

1,200

1,200

1,280

1,470

1,520

1,470

1,420

1,380

1,330

*1,240

997

800

880

1,240

1,470

1,620 

1,720

1,770

1,720

1,570

1,620

2,180

8,440

10,100

58,717

1,894

0.783

0.90

Feb.

11,400 

all, 900

8,680

6,640

5,200

4,370

4,140

4,480

a7,360

a!2,600

8,680

6,040

4,840

4,020

3,560

3,100

2,880

2,660

2,500

3,560

*4,840

3,910

3,340 

2,880

2,660

3,220

6,880

7,720

-

154,060

5,502

2.27

2.36

Mar.

a!2,900

7)000

5,320

4,370

3,800

3,450

3,910

4,480

3,680

3,220

2,880

2,660

2,550

*2,550

2,600

2,340

2,240

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,080

2,390 

2,500

2,340

2,180

2,080

2,080

1,970

1,920

1,870

109,600

3,535

1.46

1.68

Apr.

1.820 

2,130

7,600

5,080

a7,240

aZ6.800

13,200

7,360

12,900

9,760

6,400

5,080

4,600

4,370

3,800

3,450

3,220

2,990

2,880

2,660

2,660

2,500

2,440 

*2,660

3,560

2,880

2,550

2,340

2,180

2,340

159,450

5,315

2.20

2.46

May

2,550 

2,180

1,970

1,870

1,820

1,770

1,720

1,670

1,570

1,520

1,520

1,470

1,470

1,420

1,420

1,570

1,470

1,530

4,860

6.040

4,260

2,390

1,970 

1,770

1,620

1,470

1,520

1,770

1,720

1,420

1,330

62,450

2,015

0.833

0.96

June

1,280 

1,240

1,330

1,870

1,870

a6,880

4,260

4,960

2,550

2,020

1,920

1,770

1,620

1,470

1,820

2,440

1,920

2,080

2,340

2,180

1,380

1,200

1,150 

1,200

1,590

1,620

1,420

1,330

1,770

1,770

62,250

2,075

0.857

0.96

July

1,470 

1,200

1,070

988

943

880

848

808

784

800

*864

864

784

736

713

720

824

880

1,150

997

864

752

706 

1,200

1,870

1,050

784

760

728

961

848

28,846

931

0.385

0.44

Aug.

720 

692

644

626

602

608

602

*578

530

506

482

476

470

458

476

536

620

650

1,280

1,470

1,020

792

685 

626

626

650

685

638

596

566

554

20,464

660

0.273

0.31

Sept.

566 

560

524

548

657

578

566

898

907

1,570

1,820

*1,200

934

840

1,110

1,570

9,640

al7,800

a7,120

4,600

3,100

2,340

2,180 

1,820

1,520

1,330

1,200

1,130

1,200

3,560

73,388

2,446

1.01

1.13

Calendar year 1956: Max 11,600 Mln 250 Mean 1,455 Cfsm 0.601 In. 8.18

Water year 1956-57: Max 26,800 Mln 458 Mean 2,506 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.05

Peak discharge (base. 21,000 cfs). Apr. 6 (3 p.m.) 31,000 cfs (26.36 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and 

records for station at Altavlsta.
80 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

East Fork Falling River near Appomattox, Va.

Location. --Lat 37°19'40", long 78°51'20", on right "bank 130 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 644 and 2.0 miles southwest of Appomattox, Appomattox County.

Drainage are a.- -5.1 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. --June 1954 to September 1957.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 740 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 46 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 2.30 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.14 ft).

1954-57: Maximum discharge, 338 cfs Aug. 17, 1955 (gage height, 5.24 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Sept. 16-20, 1956.

Flood in 1928 reached a stage of 8.0 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks . --Records good except those below 1.0 cfs, which are fair. Runoff completely controlled by Soil Conservation Service dam a quarter of a mile above station since August 

1956.

Rating tables, wate year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1 Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

0.06

.5 

1.6 

3.8

1.5

1.6 

1.8

6.6

10

18

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

0.2

.9

2.1

4.0

1.6 

1.8

2.1

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

0.4 

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

.7

*.7

.6

1.2

2.3

1.1

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

2.0

7.6

3.5

2.5

2.3

2.9

2.9

2.3

2.5 

5.3

48.8

1.57

0.308

0.36

Nov.

4.4 

3.2

2.5

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.3

2.3

2.3

*1.9

2.3

1.9

1.8

2.3

17

9.5

4.4

3.2

3.9

7.8

4.1

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

107.4

3.58

0.702

0.78

Dec.

2.5 

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

*1.6

1.6

2.3

6.5

10

8.4

4.4

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.5

3.2

13

9.4

5.0

3.8

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.5 

2.5

116.1

3.75

0.735

0.85

Jan.

2.5 

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.5

3.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

2TT

2.5

2.1

6.5

3.8

2.9

2.7

2.7

7.4

13

8.4 

11

110.9

3.58

O.7O2

0.81

Feb.

14 

12

7.0

6.4

5.4

5.1

9.0

9.0

11

7.7

5.4

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.3

*3.1

4.8

5.9

4.0

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

14

7.4

10

-

-------

177.0

6.32

1.24

1.29

Mar.

ii 

6.4

4.8

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

8.7

5.1

3.8

*3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.5

3.3

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

3.3

3.8

3.3

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.6 

2.4

118.6

3.83

0.751

0.87

Apr.

2.6 

2.4

2.6

2.6

22.

13

5.6

14

14

6.4

*5.4

4.3

5.1

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.3

5.2

5.9

3.5

2.9

2.6

2.4

3.1

3.5

163.3

5.44

1.07

1.19

Hay

2.6 

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

2.1

1.8

1.6

2^

3.3

5.6

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.8

2.7

2.2

1.8

1.6 

1.6

68.9

2.22

0.435

0.50

 

June

1.6 

1.6

1.8

1.6

5.4

4.8

3.1

4.5

2.6

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.5

10

7.0

*4.5

4.8

3.3

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.3

3.8

3.3

2.7

2.9

3.1

2.2

98.2

3.27

0.641

0.72

July

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.1

*1.0

1.1

1.3

2.7

1.4

3.1

6.9

2.4

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.6

2.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3 

1.3

54.1

1.75

0.343

0.40

Aug.

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.0

.0

.1 n.i

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.6

.8

.8

.6

1.3

2.2

1.4

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.1

.9

.9

. 8

32.7

1.05

0.206

0.24

Sept.

3.5

6.0

2.9

2.6

2;1

2.1

2.2

2.6

5.1

4.8

3.5

2.7

*2.2

2.2

2.4

3.2

32

18

16

5.9

3.3

2.7

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

3.8

5.6

147.3

4.91

0.963

1.07

Calendar year 1956 : Max 18 Hln 0.1 Mean 2.46 cfsm O.482 In. 6.58

Water year 1956-57: Max 32 Hln 0.4 Mean 3.41 Cfsm O.669 In. 9. OS

Discharge meas nent made on this day.
ROANORE RIVER BASIN 81

East Fork Falling River at Spring Mills, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°14'40", long 78°55'30", on right bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 646 at Spring Mills, Appomattox County, 0.6 mile upstream from Burger 

Branch and 5 miles upstream from confluence with North Fork.

Drainage area.--52.2 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1954 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 470 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 734 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 4.60 ft); minimum, 

1.3 cfs Oct. 16, Aug. 3; minimum gage height, 0.56 ft Oct. 16.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, 1,530 cfs Aug. 18, 1955 (gage height, 7.93 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs July 2, 1956 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

Flood in 1940 reached a stage of 19.2 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records fair. Regulation caused by gristmill 400 ft above station. Runoff 

partly controlled by three Soil Conservation Service dams above station.

Rating tables, water year 1955-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 19 to Sept. 2, Sept. 19, 23-28)

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

0.7 4.0

.8 7.0

1.0 14

1,3 

1.6 

2.1

73

172

0.6 

.7 

l.'Z.9

29

1.5 59

2.0 152

2.7 298

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota3

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

10

11

10

11

15

10

9.7

*11

9.4

11

5.5

10

13

6.8

12

8.7

9.0

12

11

12

11

59

58

24

20

18

22

21

18

19

32

510.1

16.5

0.316

0.36

Nov.

32

24

21

20

18

17

17

15

16

14

14

*16

17

12

17

13

161

104

40

29

28

57

32

26

24

24

22

21

19

19

889

29.6

0.567

0.63

Dec.

19

19

18

17

17

17

17

IS.

17

16

*16

18

19

47

126

110

48

35

28

26

26

26

134

104

54

38

33

30

27

24

24

1,166

37.6

0.7ZO

0.83

Jan.

24

21

19

22

26

23

21

21

25

28

24

24

24

*24

23

23

18

18

19

21

26

29

55

40

32

30

28

67

164

1 1 0 

J.J.O

158

1,195

38.5

0.738

0.85

Feb.

196

180

92

77

60

57

96

112

150

100

63

51

46

42

37

37

35

*33

44

69

45

39

37

35

34

166

102

124

-

2,159

77.1

1.48

1.54

Mar.

176

98

65

52

46

43

43

116

72

52

*46

44

40

39

44

40

36

35

37

35

33

42

47

39

36

35

35

33

33

33

31

1,556

50.2

0.962

1.11

Apr.

34

42

35

35

284

220

116

180

246

102

*66

52

52

45

38

36

35

34

33

31

31

31

34

49

36

32

31

28

29

35

2,052

68.4

1.31

1.46

May

2726-

26

25

25

*25

25

25

24

24

24

25

23

23

23

22

23

30

40

38

29

28

27

24

22

22

31

25

22

22

22

797

25.7

0.492

0.57

June

21

22

28

25

132

98

45

62

37

32

28

26

25

22

26

35

*24

24

21

19

18

18

19

34

36

30

24

23

31

22

1,007

33.6

0.644

0.72

July

19

18

17

17

16

17

13

14

15

17

14

*14

14

12

15

13

13

44

15

11

10

9.8

10

13

10

9.8

9.8

10

9.5

9 5

q r> a £.

438.6

14.1

0.270

0.31

Aug.

8.9

8.3

6.5

4.7

8.0

6.8

6.8

7.1

*7.1

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.5

9.5

10

9.5

5.6

13

22

T3

11

9.5

9.5

9.2

12

14

13

11

10

9.8

9.2

292.8

9.45

0.181

0.21

Sept.

8.6

26

16

17

14

14

15

18

32

31

24

18

*16

17

17

19

~J9 213

60

35

25

19

16

15

13

13

12

12

28

 zq oy

881.6

29.4

0.563

0.63

Calendar year 1956 : Max 298 Mln 2.3 Mean 24.7 Cfsm 0.473 In. 6.42

Water year 1956-57 : Max 284 Mln 4.7 Mean 35.5 Cfsm 0.68O In. 9.22

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs). Apr. 5 (4:30 p.mTT 734 cfs(4.60 ft); Apr. 9 (1 a.m.) 614 cfs 

(4.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
82 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Palling River near Naruna, Va.

Location. Lat 37°07', long 78°58', on left bank at upstream side of highway "bridge,

2 miles upstream from Little Palling River and 2^ miles northeast of Naruna, Campbell 

County.

Drainage area.--172 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1929 to January 1935, September 1941 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 412.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 12, 1929, to Jan, 15, 1935, chain gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years (1929-34, 1941-57), 144 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,790 cfs Apr. 9 (gage height, 10.16 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Got. 9, 12, 17, Aug. 14.

1929-35, 1941-57: Maximum discharge, 15,800 cfs Sept. 18 or 19, 1944 (gage height, 

23.9 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6-,100 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determinations at gage heights 23.9 and 26.5 ft; minimum, 3 cfs Oct. 9, 1932 

(gage height, 2.18 ft).

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 26.5 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 22,000 

cfs, by slope-area determination).

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

Diurnal fluctuation caused by gristmill at Spring Mills.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1333: 1930, 1931-34(M), 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by if

Oct. 1-22, 

Apr. 10 to Sept.

t 16 3.5

5 21 4.0

! 42 7.0

feet, and discharge,

e Jan. 17)

t. 23 to Apr. 9

203

358

1,430

2.6 

2.9

4.0 

7.0

38

81

190

362

1,430

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Totaa

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

35

31

29

31

31

33

31

29

27

30

*28

24

32

27

31

29

28

30

36

39

39

160

233

100

66

56

56

60

53

51

72

1,557

50.2

0.292

0.34

Nov.

94

74

63

61

58

54

53

51

51

51

48

48

49

48

*45_

49

304

370

145

100

90

163

106

85

78

74

71

66

66

61

2,671

89.0

0.517

0.58

Dec.

60

57

60

54

54

56

57

54

56

54

53

*51

55

104

320

388 175"

127

102

92

90

87

283

314

198

135

116

104

96

85

81

3,621

117

0.680

0.78

Jan.

78

72

69

85

85

76

72

67

78

89

78

72

72

72

71

71

*50

65

70

71

76

85

147

133

102

94

90

142

394

501

3,624

117

0.680

0.78

Feb.

656

690

335

299

222

227

250

326

490

341

230

185

160

144

131

127

118

110

129

253

*158

135

124

116

112

508

359

522

-

7,457

266

1.55

1.61

Mar.

707

320

222

180

156

142

138

356

250

178

154

144

131

124

*156

147

127

122

124

122

114

135

178

138

127

122

118

114

114

106

104

5,370

173

1.01

1.16

Apr.

106

138

122

118

1,030

815

314

647

1,140

329

*238

215

218

206

160

150

150

140

140

130

130

120

120

155

140

120

110

105

100

145

7,751

258

1.50

1.67

May

120

100

90

90

85

85

80

80

*80

75

75

79

75

71

71

68

66

101

416

152

114

96

91

80

72

71

96

93

72

69

68

2,981

96.2

0.559

0.64

June

66

65

85

77

324

520

152

200

130

112

96

89

79

72

69

87

69

68

63

58

*55

55

54

88

296

117

74

66

91

61

3,438

115

0.669

0.75

July

56

50

47

46

43

41

41

38

41

46

40

*38

38

38

43

39

35

91

68

45

40

39

39

59

45

39

39

71

43

39

36

1,413

45.6

0.265

0.31

Aug.

34

32

30

25

27

27

25

25

*24

23

23

23

21

20

33

34

28

45

117

69

43

38

35

34

41

56

71

43

38

38

35

1,157

37.3

0.217

0.25

Sept.

34

47

40

38

36

34

41

62

72

96

100

52

*46

54

66

58

1,150

316

203

140

96

77

71

66

62

58

55

52

94

172

3,488

116

0.674

0.75

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,080 Mln 16 Mean 78.8 Cfsm 0.458 In. 6.24

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,150 Mln 20 Mean 122 Cfsm 0.709 In. 9.62

Peak discharge (base. 1,600 ofB). Apr. 5 (7 p.m.) 2,390 cfs (9.29 ft); Apr. 9 (l a.m.) 2,790 cfs 

(10.16 ft); June 5 (11:30 p.m.) 1,670 cfs (7.64 ft); Sept. 17 (10:30 a.m.) 2,610 cfs (9.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Apr. 15 to May 9j discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby 

stations.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Cub Creek at Phenix, Va.

83

Location. Lat 37°05' , long 78°46' , on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 40, 0.9 mile west of Phenix, Charlotte County, 2 miles downstream from Rough Creek, 

and 6 miles upstream from Louse Creek.

Drainage area.--102 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 370.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 14, 1950, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 93.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,090 cfs Apr. 9 (gage height, 7.73 ft); minimum, 6.7 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 0.84 ft).

1946-57: Maximum discharge, 2,720 cfs Dec. 4, 1948 (gage height, 13.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 6.5 cfs Sept. 7, 1954 (gage height, 0.86 ft).

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 17.5 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1333: 1947(M) , 1948, 1949(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 2 Feb. 3 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3 

2.0

3.0 

5.0

222

520

0.8 5.3

.9 8.9

1.0 14

1.4 43

2.0 102

3.0 232

6.0 723

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

28

24

23

23

22

23

26

24

22

22

*20

20

20

21

21

21

21

22

26

28

26

57

102

58

42

37

36

53

42

3S

61

1,010

32.6

0.320

0.37

Nov.

69

55

48

44

41

38

37

37

39

39

36

35

33

33

*33

33

66

208

156

72

61

103

87

62

54

52

52

47

45

44

1,759

58.6

0.575

0.64

Dec.

43

41

41

39

39

39

39

39

38

37

35

*36

38

40

82

154

103

72

59

55

53

52

84

194

142

86

71

64

60

53

51

1,979

63.8

0.625

0.72

Jan.

50

45

41

42

52

54

48

45

48

56

52

48

b46

b45

45

b43

*b40

b39

b37

b35

b40

55

71

85

62

59

57

73

155

T 0/1 lou

1,956

63.1

0.619

0.71

Feb.

295

415

358

225

147

141

125

170

290

232

150

111

96

87

79

78

75

68

74

140

*101

84

78

74

71

124

253

190

4,331

155

1.52

1.58

Mar.

*328

342

151

112

96

89

87

160

197

115

*95

89

83

79

92

129

89

81

81

79

73

75

113

90

79

75

73

69

66

65

61

3,413

110

1.08

1.24

Apr.

63

79

78

68

133

640

513

211

720

564

*183

135

126

124

102

93

91

88

84

81

78

76

74

113

85

74

69

64

60

74

4,943

165

1.62

1.81

May

63

56

54

53

52

52

50

48

*48

45

44

48

44

41

39

37

M

37

57

59

60

51

49

44

39

37

56

67

4T

38

37

1,482

47.8

0.469

0.54

June

37

35

48

55

116

446

113

136

105

75

64

56

52

46

42

52

*52

44

39

34

32

31

30

29

29

37

37

33

37

33

1,975

65.8

0.645

0.72

July

32

27

26

24

24

22

21

21

21

26

22

19

19

17

*17

18

17

50

47

26

21

19

19

29

23

19

19

19

18

16

15

713

23.0

0.225

0.26

Aug.

14

12

11

11

11

10

8.9

8.9

8.5

8.2

7.8

8.2

JU1 *7.5

9.4

16

13

12

73

65

29

21

19

18

31

48

30

24

21

20

18

601.9

19.4

0.190

0.22

Sept.

 Z5 17

24

24

22

19

22

26

64

*80

60

41

37

30

78

78

131

232

102

98

60

48

41

36

33

30

28

27

35

63

1,612

53.7

0.526

0.59

Calendar year 1956: Max 355 Min 11 Mean 53.1 cfsm 0.521 i n . 7.06

Water year 1956-57: Max 720 Min 7.5 Mean 70.6 cfsm 0.692 in . 9.40

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 efs).--Apr. 6 (6 p.m.) 1,070 cfs (7.58 ft); Apr. 9 

cfs (7.73 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

:30 p.m.) 1,090
84 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke (Staunton) River at Randolph, Va.

Location. Lat 36°54'54", long 78°44'28", on right bank 14 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 746, 2.8 miles northwest of Randolph, Charlotte County, 3.6 miles upstream from Roanoke Creek, and at mile 227.3.

Drainage area.--3.OOP sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1900 to August 1906, October 1927 to March 1930, and October 

1950 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. Prior to January 1905, published as Staunton River at Randolph. Records prior to August 1906, republished in 

Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin 31, with some revisions and corrections.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 307.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Aug. 27, 1900, to Oct. 13, 1902, wire-weight 

gage at site 3.2 miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 14, 1902, to Aug. 11, 1906, 

and Oct. 1, 1927, to Mar. 31, 1930, wire-weight or chain gage at site of original gage 

at datum 3.87 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1902-5, 1927-29, 1950-57), 3,081 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,600 cfs Apr. 7; maximum gage height, 24.77 ft 

Apr, 7; minimum daily discharge, 560 cfs Aug. 14, 15.

1900-1906, 1927-30, 1950-57: Maximum discharge, about 80,000 cfs Dec. 30, 1901 (gage 

height, 34.0 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 256 cfs Sept. 16, 1954 (gage 

height, 3.88 ft).

Flood of Aug. 16, 1940, reached a stage of 41.6 ft (discharge, 150,000 cfs), from 

information by Corps of Engineers.

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

Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1957 are 

given in WSP 1520.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1203: 1927-30. See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 26, Aug. 21, Sept. 11-13, 

16, 22-29; rate of change in stage used as a factor for 

most days above 6,000 cfs)

4.6 

6.0 

9.0

550

1,400

4,100

17.0

21.0

25.0

10,800

17,800

29,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

In.

Oct.

1,820

1,330

1,120

960

900

840

930

*870

840

780

750

700

675

650

725

630

615

700

650

675

725

960

6,270

9,340

5,000

3,100

2,260

9,480

6,450

4,280

3,300

68,325

2,204

0.735

0.85

Nov.

5,160

6,150

4,640

3,600

2,900

2,440

2,180

1,980

1,860

1,700

1,540

*1,470

1,440

1,330

1,500

1,300

1,300

3,900

5,940

4,370

3,100

2,900

2,800

2,260

2,020

1,820

1,700

1,660

1,580

1,470

77,810

2,594

0.865

0.97

Dec.

1,440

1,400

1,360

1,330

1,300

1,300

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

*1,190

1,160

1,190

1,300

1,900

5,000

4,910

3,600

2,900

2,350

2,180

2,020

2,180

3,400

3,900

3,800

3,000

2,530

2,260

2,020

1,900

67,860

2,189

0.730

0.84

Jan.

1,740

1,660

1,540

1,440

1,470

1,580

1,620

1,500

1,440

1,500

1,700

1,820

1,780

*1,700

1,660

1,580

1,500

1,300

1,080

1,120

1,330

1,700

1,940

2,180

2,260

2,180

2,020

2,020

2,800

6,620

11,800

67,580

2,180

0.727

0.84

Feb.

11,700

14,500

10,400

7,990

6,640

5,640

5,240

5,480

7,230

12,900

9,900

7,030

5,940

5,160

4,550

4,190

3,800

*3,400

5,100

3,900

5,480

5,160

4,280

3,800

3,400

3,900

6,820

8,480

-

______

179,810

6,422

2.14

2.25

Mar.

15,500

*15,200

*8,030

6,430

5,480

4,820

4,370

4,820

5,870

5,080

*4,280

3,900

5,500

5,500

5,300

3,700

5,300

2,900

2,800

2,800

2,710

2,620

3,000

5,500

3,100

2,800

2,620

2,530

2,530

2,350

2,260

157,200

4,426

1.48

1.71

Apr.

2,260

2,550

5,870

6,56O

5,720

20,200

26,100

11,100

16,300

13,700

7,710

6,360

5,640

5,400

4,820

4,570

4,190

4,000

5,800

5,600

3,500

3,300

5,100

5,100

4,000

3,800

3,300

2,800

2,620

2,530

191,900

6,397

2.13

2.38

May

2,900

2,800

2,440

2,260

2,180

2,180

2,100

2,020

1,940

1,900

1,860

1,820

*1,820

1,780

1,700

1,780

1,820

1,660

2,180

7,550

5,240

5,900

2,550

2,260

1,980

1,820

1,820

2,100

2,100

1,860

1,620

75,920

2,585

0.795

0.92

June

1,540

1,500

1,500

1,860

2,440

6,160

6,460

5,400

4,640

2,710

2,440

2,260

2,100

1,900

1,740

2,710

2,620

2,260

2,710

2,550

1,820

1,580

1,470

1,400

1,470

2,530

1,900

1,700

1,740

2,180

75,090

2,503

0.834

0.93

July

1,980

1,580

1,360

1,260

1,190

1,160

1,080

1,020

990

990

*990

1,050

990

930

900

870

870

1,080

1,500

al,500

al,080

al,OOO

a930

a900

2,090

1,500

al,130

a960

a930

a900

al,100

35,410

1,142

0.381

0.44

Aug.

al,000

a900

a810

a770

a770

a720

a720

*a700

a700

a670

a620

a600

a58O

a560

a560

a590

a750

a750

al,180

2,080

1,660

al,100

a 900

a800

a800

a800

a860

a860

a750

a700

a700

25,960

857

0.279

0.52

Sept.

a700

a700

a650

a650

a800

a750

a700

al , 000

al,000

2,150

2,620

*1,900

1,550

al,230

al,230

1,620

7,240

21,800

14,200

6,310

4,640

5,300

2,710

2,440

2,020

1,740

1,540

1,400

1,400

2,000

91,770

5,059

1.02

1.14

Calendar year 1956: Max 14,100 Mln 300 Mean 1,802 Cfsm 0.601 In. 8.18

Water year 1956-57: Max 26,100 Min 560 Mean 2,994 Cfsm 0.998 In. 13.57

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 cfs).--Apr. 7 (10 a.m.) 28,60O cfs (24.77 ft at 11:50 a.m.); Sept. 

(10 a.m.) 23,900 cfs (23.22 ft at 11:50 p.m.).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Altavista and 

Brookneal.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 85

Roanoke Creek at Saxe, Va.

Location. Lat 36 0 55'49", long 78°39'56", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 500 ft northwest of Saxe, Charlotte County, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 162 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1957.

Gage.- Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 322.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 21, 1950, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 117 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,630 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 11.18 ft); minimum, 2.8 cfs Aug. 15 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1946-57: Maximum discharge, 4,710 cfs Aug. 18, 1955 (gage height, 13.58 ft); no 

flow for part of Sept. 18, 1954, from information by local observer.

Flood of Aug. 16, 1940, reached a stage of 25.7 ft (backwater from Roanoke River), 

from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years]. WSF 1333: 1949.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-22, 29, 30,

Nov. 7-16, Sept. 21-30)

1.0

5.0

27

69

202

281

400

680

1,110

1,740

2,470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

12

9.0

7.8

6.8

7 .5

12

*15

16

14

12

9.2

8.5

9.8

13

14

14

19

22

32

41

70

96

156

111

64

50

43

40

42

47

1,028.6

33.2

0.205

0.24

Nov.

59

81

93

90

69

51

30

24

25

26

36

*40

36

34

31

28

47

144

195

T39

81

90

102

84

62

56

55

54

51

49

1,962

65.4

0.404

0.45

Dec.

46

44

43

41

41

40

40

40

40

40

*41

39

40

42

56

167

265

217

96

59

53

57

117

217

265

209

122

96

84

72

66

2,795

90.2

0.557

0.64

Jan.

48

39

b34

34

43

55

57

52

51

57

94

53

45

*43

47

b43

b43

b47

b50

b50

b50

64

87

81

75

66

69

90

202

400 

400

2,569

82. &

0.512

0.59

Feb.

615

790

680

525

400

280

188

209

297

362

336

241

156

118

102

93

87

*81

81

150

188

139

102

90

81

142

265

315

-

7,113

254

1.57

1.64

Mar.

585

645

*379

202

132

108

99

198

348

297

*170

122

102

90

108

136

136

102

102

105

96

96

136

142

111

93

84

75

69

64

62

5,194

168

1.04

1.20

Apr.

60

69

78

72

84

217

315

304

830

1,060

499

249

160

128

111

93

84

78

72

69

64

62

60

60

69

64

55

49

45

42_

5,202

173

1.07

1.19

Hay

40

38

36

35

34

33

33

32

30

29

29

30

*30

28

26

25

23

2_2

22

25

29

31

31

29

26

24

32

36

36

29

26

929

30.0

0.185

0.21

June

24

22

26

25

68

170

195

225

111

72

53

44

37

34

30

26

*25

23

22

20

18

16

16

15

ii

15

16

16

16

16

1,410

47.0

0.290

0.32

July

14

12

12

11

12

12

10

9.0

8.8

8.2

*8.0

7.1

6.2

5.3

4.9

6.8

18

67

136

52

26

19

16

22

27

21

17

15

13

12

10

618.3

19.9

0.123

0.14

Aug.

9.5

9.2

12

10

9.0

7.8

6.6

*6.0

5.7

5.1

4.8

3.9

3.4

3.0

2.9

3.0

4.4

7.5

156

225

202

57

32

23

94

188

174

71

39

26 

22

1,422.8

45.9

0.283

0.33

Sept.

19

17

16

16

15

15

19

37

260

870

1,140

*450

146

61

45

41

558

2,510

1,170

400

175

84

56

46

39

36

33

30

36

45

8,185

273

1.69

1.89

Calendar year 1956: Max 750 Win 2.7 Mean 78.1 Cfsm 0.482 In. 6.56

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,310 Min 2.9 Mean 105 Cfsm 0.648 In. 8.84

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). --Apr. 10 (4:30 a.m.) 1,170 cfs (9.13 ft); Sept. 11 (5 a.m.)

1,410 cfs (9.52 ft); Sept. 18 (1 to 2 p.m.) 2,630 cfs (11.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Dan River near Francisco, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°30'54", long 80°18'12", on left bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on

 State Highway 704, an eighth of a mile downstream from Georges Mill, 3 miles east of 

Francisco, Stokes County, and 7.9 miles downstream from Little Dan River.

Drainage area.--124 sq mi.

Records available. August 1924 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 830 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Nov. 15, 1929, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--33 years, 184 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6.590 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 8.60 ft); mini-

 mum,50 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 1.08 ft); minimum daily, 60 cfs Oct. 11, 17.

1924-57: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 12.45 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,500 cfs; minimum, 7.1 cfs Sept. 8, 1932 (gage height, 

0.43 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs Sept. 18, 20, 1932. , ,,,,

Flood in 1916 reached a stage about 3 ft higher than that of Oct. 19, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Considerable

 diurnal fluctuation and regulation from mills and powerplants above station. Talbot and 

Townes Reservoirs above Pinnacles hydroelectric plant in Virginia, 28 miles above station, with a combined capacity of 416,000,000 cu ft, were completed in 1938.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: Drainage area. WSP 1433: 1925-26, 1928-29, 1931, 1942, 

1948.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5 Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.5 

1.9 

2.5

52

109

207

462

3.0

4.0 

6.0

750

1,490

3,470

1.3 

1.7 

2.1 

2.5

80

164

284

462

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

750

1,490

3,470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

83

74

70

70

77

74

74

76

67

62

60

61

65

64

73

*64

60

64

64

71

85

203

113

88

78

78

232

156

136

154

192

2,893

93.3

+29.5

Nov.

184

172

171

176

175

165

160

156

158

157

168

162

141

133

132

131

191

125.

169

*139

148

155

146

138

148

149

131

106

114 

108

4,576

153

-26.5

Calendar year 1956 : t

Water year 1956-57 : t

Dec.

108

112

114

103

100

101

90

J4_

92

94

86

88

91

123

207

180

166

128

125

135

137

138

172

.221

177

152

135

130

121 

125

139

3,974

128

-0.5

Jan.

126

133

*118

114

109

114

121

97

96

102

94

94

102

105

93

95

88

b90

b90

b90

b95

98

199

152

143

134

129

150

272 

284

553

4,080

132

+9.6

Feb.

478 las.

326

303

269

248

243

*264

320

283

230

247

239

224

221

212

190

164

209

226

198

207

183

185

151.

263

236

346

-

7,150

255

+5.9

Mar.

Ml

314

285

264

238

229

236

263

223

209

220

184

161

190

220

201

192

202

214

193

223

252

233

182

190

211

217

199

175 

*157

144

6,862

221

-9.2

Apr.

15Q

304

246

245

1.680

742

464

587

782

473

404

366

343

313

301

297

291

288

273

267

266

292

283

279

270

256

246

235

255 

217

11,415

380

+13.5

May

214

210

203

206

205

199

190

187

183

180

205

187

*167

197

252

196

172

200

189

255

190

184

179

180

155

226

324

212

171 

172

172

6,362

205

+0.5

June

155

147

149

153

958

380

248

220

178

171

178

170

165

766

285

268

909

368

248

*192

180

172

171

236

194

232

198

193

236 

185

8,305

277

-6.5

July

169

172

167

168

160

156

149

147

151

146

138

138

137

138

148

136

135

147

143

128

122

125

141

144

127

120

118

114

115 

119

120

4,338

140

-15.4

Aug.

134

129

129

137

108

106

104

102

104

106

105

-Sfl *105

104

142

120

109

215

131

123

118

114

112

103

114

116

108

110

108 

105

102

3,619

117

-31.9

Sept.

99

ss.

93

114

93

116

151

153

144

125

119

124

116

123

127

644

,2,580

498

326

261

189

175

155

165

155

147

151

158

206 

266

7,861

262

+25.2

Observed Adjusted

lax 1,350 Min 39 Mean 108 Mean 113 Cfsm 0.911 In. 12.41

lax 2,580 Min 60 Mean 196 Mean 195 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.31

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOP cfs). Apr. 5 (10:30 a.m.) 3,150 cfs (5.71 ft); June 5 (9:30 a.m.) 

2,750 cfs (5.26 ft); June 14 (2:30 a.m.) 3,470 cfs (6.02 ft); June 17 (7 p.m.) 3,580 cfs (6.10 ft); 

Sept. 16 (1 a.m.) 6,590 cfs (8.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Talbots and Townes Reservoirs: 

furnished by city of Danville, Virginia.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 87

North Mayo River near Spencer, Va.

Location.--Lab 36°34'05", long 79°59'15", on left bank 800 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Moores Mill, 2 miles downstream from Horse Pasture Creek, and 4 miles southeast of Spencer, Henry County.

Drainage area. 108 sq ml.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 730.94 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

LTorps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 23, 1936, chain gage at site 800 ft upstream.at 

datum 1.50 ft higher. July 25 to Sept. 27, 1936, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge .--27 years (1929-35, 1936-57), 118 cf s.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,350 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 9.77 ft); minimum, 34 cfs Sept. 4-6 (gage height, 1.37 ft).

1928-57: Maximum discharge, 17,200 cfs Oct. 9, 1947 (gage height, 15.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of velocity-area 

study; minimum, 14 cfs Aug. 11, 1956 (gage height, 1.10 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished' by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.3

1.5

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

153

310

3.0

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

500

1,010

2,270

4,040

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

71

60

53

50

50

55

53

45

44

41

37

35

38

40

44

40

36

38

45

55

150

700

350

*161

111

94

559

202

128

140

350

3,875

125

1.16

1.34

Nov. .

200

150

120

100

90

85

80

76

72

70

66

64

62

*57

57

58

99

146

92

80

76

76

69

65

62

62

62

58

58

58

2,470

82.3

0.762

0.85

Dec.

57

57

57

55

53

53

53

53

52

.50

50

50

52

69

172

140

94

*80

71

67

67

65

86

124

103

86

78

73

69

64

64

2,264

73.0

0.676

0.78

 

Jan.

62

58

b58

60

64

62

58

55

56

60

54

54

52

52

*50

52

b48

b47

b46

b52

b58

65

115

101

78

71

67

71

113

196

263

2,298

74.1

0.686

0.79

Feb.

404

362

202

177

146

128

118

122

227

202

150

128

113

105

96

96

88

86

92

136

103

92

86

86

86

*288

247

275

-

-------

4,441

159

1.47

1.53

Mar.

430

202

161

136

122

113

109

156

124

111

105

101

96

96

124

113

103

99

*105

103

96

111

133

113

107

103

96

94

92

88

86

3,828

123

1.14

1.31

Apr.

90

161

133

113

1,150

970

278

385

591

240

188

166

156

143

130

126

124

*118

113

111

109

113

153

124

113

105

96

96

94

103

6,572

219

2.03

2.26

May

90

86

86

86

84

82

78

76

76

75

75

80

73

90

99

73

69

71

73

118

82

76

78

82

71

103

261

T28

90

82

78

2,771

89.4

0.828

0.95

June

75

73

78

75

559

240

138

103

103

101

92

86

80

96

99

80

120

111

82

*78

71

69

69

67

92

240

103

86

126

86

3,278

109

1.01

1.13

July

75

67

65

62

58

58

55

53

52

57

52

49

52

49

76

*55

52

396

216

86

71

62

64

76

62

55

52

168

71

60

55

2,481

80.0

0.741

0.85

Aug.

52

64

50

50

94

53

46

45

44

41

40

40

*40

40

45

53

42

76

101

69

58

50

46

45

49

52

46

44

42

41

5f3

1,596

51.5

0.477

0.55

Sept.

37

36

35

li

35

109

196

96

*196

124

90

86

67

80

430

128

5 , 450

*1,300

310

217

169

138

124

111

101

94

88

86

184

331

8,482

283

2.62

2,92

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,30O Min 15 Mean 75.0 Cfsm 0.694 In. 9.46

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,450 Min 34 Mean 122 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.26

Peak discharge (base. 1,400 cfs).--Apr. 5 (12 a.m.) 2,580 cfs (6.39 ft); Sept. 17 (4:30 p.m.) 

6,350 cfs (9.77 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Oct. 12-23, Oct. 30 to Nov. 13, Jan. 4-14; discharge estimated on 

basis of records for Sandy River near Danville and nearby stations.
ROAHOKE RIVER BASIN

Mayo River near Price, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°32'00", long 79 0 59'30", on right bank 300 ft downstream from Anglins 

Bridge, half a mile downstream from confluence of North and South Mayo Rivers, threequarters of a mile downstream from Virginia -North Carolina State line, and 4 miles 

west of Price, Rockingham County.

Drainage area.--260 sq mi.

Records available. --July 1929 to September 1957.

Gage. --Water -stage recorder. Datum of gage is 689.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 29, 1929, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. --88 years, 315 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 13,200 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 10.00 ft); 

minimum, 90 cfs Oct. 17, 18, Sept. 4, 5.

1929-57: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 14.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 32 cfs Oct. 8, 

1954 (gage height, 0.55 ft).

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, and those 

for the period of no gage-height record, which are poor. Slight infrequent diurnal 

fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1433: 1930(m) , 193l(m) , 1932, 1949(M) .

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

0.9 

1.2 

1.6

2.0 

3.0

85

142

260

445

1,060

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,900

3,020

4,450

8,200

iter year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

173

*140

140

121

127

136

127

112

108

103

99

99

99

99

98

94

90

92

99

108

171

1,050

1,090

365

249

214

1,070

480

304

284

465

8,006

258

0.992

1.15

 

Nov.

435

318

264

235

214

202

189

178

176

168

163

160

154

151

*149

149

228

360

235

202

189

195

178

168

160

160

160

156

151

151

5,998

200

0.769

0.87

Dec.

149

147

147

144

142

142

142

140

138

138

132

136

142

172

506

377

246

208

187

178

176

173

221

345

292

235

214

202

189

178

173

6,111

197

0.758

0.87

Jan.

173

163

b!60

b!60

165

163

160

156

154

160

158

149

149

149

144

144

b!45

b!40

b!40

b!50

b!60

b!70

294

276

218

198

187

195

318

520

£44

6,262

202

0.777

0.90

Feb.

999

952

562

485

385

*345

318

327

525

515

395

336

304

280

260

253

238

228

238

336

256

238

231

224

221

585

625

601

_

11,262

402

1.55

1.61

Mar.

1,040

562

435

365

327

304

296

390

327

288

272

260

256

256

365

322

276

268

280

264

246

284

332

288

272

260

253

242

235

228 

221

10,014

323

1.24

1.43

Apr.

228

416

360

304

2,870

2,210

768

1,080

1,660

702

556

480

440

395

370

340

332

322

314

300

300

355

390

336

318

288

272

260

253

264

17,483

583

2.24

2.50

May

246

242

235

231

228

228

221

218

211

208

211

221

208

214

284

214

195

202

202

311

235

211

211

211

192

290

873

392

253

224 

218

7,840

253

0.973

1.12

June

208

198

208

202

1,070

730

410

304

280

272

253

238

221

329

494

345

623

a820

a360

a260

a230

a440

al,2QO

a300

a480

a780

a380

a330

a440

a360

12,765

426

1.64

1.83

July

a300

a240

a210

a!90

a!80

a!70

a!70

a!70

a!70

a!60

a!60

a!60

a!60

a!55

a!55

a!55

a!55

a200

a520

a!90

a!80

*a!70

187

242

173

154

149

431

178

156

JLA1

6,137

198

0.762

0.88

Aug.

279

242

151

144

202

144

127

125

125

116

112

110

107

103

124

178

119

268

256

178

149

134

125

121

127

129

117

108

108

108

105

4,541

146

0.562

0.65

Sept.

101

96

96

*9Q

94

203

374

249

396

300

202

195

165

149

1,000

320

*7.760

2,710

850

589

465

380

340

300

276

256

246

231

401

885

19,719

657

2.53

2.82

Calendar year 1956 : Max 3,020 Min 36 Mean 195 Cfsm 0.750 In . 10.20

Water year 1956-57 : Max 7,760 Min 90 Mean 318 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.62

Peak discharge (base. 5,500 cfs).--Apr. 5 (4 p.m.) 5,280 cfs (6.47 ft); Sept. 17 (l p.m.) 13,200 

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 nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Dan River near Wentworth, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°25' , long 79°50', on right bank 600 ft downstream from Settles Bridge, 

3f miles northwest of Wentworth, Rockingham County, and 7-| miles downstream from Mayo 

River.

drainage area. 1,050 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1957.

'"age. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 518 ft (by barometer). Prior to Aug. 3, 

1949, at site 150 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 1,135 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,500 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 22.38 ft); 

minimum, 242 cfs Oct. 13 (gage height, 1.75 ft); minimum daily, 285 cfs Oct. 13.

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 56,800 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 27.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow at gage height 26.9 ft and runoff comparisons; minimum, 65 cfs Oct. 8, 1954 (gage 

height, 0.93 ft); minimum daily, 107 cfs Oct. 2, 1954.

Flood in 1908 reached a stage about 7 ft higher than that of Sept. 18, 1945, and 

flood in 1937 reached a stage of 29.8 ft, from information by local residents.

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

Slight diurnal fluctuation and regulation at low flow caused by powerplants above station.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 21-30)

1.9

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

282

310

675

1,120

7.0

14.0

21.0

3,060

9,500

18,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

] 1 

1 2

3

14

: s

- 6

- 7

' 8 

..9

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27 

28

29. -o

31

'n otal

Mean

Cf sm "n.

Oct.

675

506

» 471

438

416

416 

413

396

351

335

310 

304

~2l3 285

310

302

287

a285 

a310

a335

a380

a3,000

a5,200 

al,400

a780

a650

a2,700 

a2,500

975

795 

al,200

25,018

807

0.769

0.89

Nov.

al,200

a885

a720

a700

a640

a610 

a580

a560

a540

a510

521 

544

513

479

*464

471

587

1.550 

a915

755

a675

a715

a635 

a555

a520

a490

a480 

a470

a460

a455

18,979

633

0.603

0.67

Dec.

a450

a450

a445

a440

a435

*430 

438

399

410

427

406 

410

413

574

4,960

7,020

1,696

1,120 

*998

840

795

908

1,420 

2,350

1,930

1,220

998 

885

818

715 

675

35,469

1,144

1.09

1.26

Jan.

675

655

576

576

635

615 

595

595

556

556

556 

517

517

536

517

487

490

347 

360

502

595

635

889 

1,420

930

755

715 

775

1,160

3,400 

4,100

26,237

846

0.806

0.93

Feb.

12.000

8,590

3,130

2,280

1,810

*1,570 

1,450

1,480

2,630

2,770

2,000 

1,570

1,330

1,200

1,100

1,020

975

908 

885

1,270

1,140

975

908 

885

885

1,090

2,320 

1,930

-

60,101

2,146

2.04

2.13

Mar.

5,010

 2,560

1,750

1,450

1,240

1,120

1,070

1,390

1,510

1,170

1,070 

1,020

952

930

1,450

1,690

1,220

1,100 

1,070

1,070

*975

1,120

1,570 

1,240

1,140

1,070

1,020 

975

930

885 

840

41,607

1,342

1.28

1.47

Apr.

862

1,040

1,360

1,100

5,800

15,200 

3,970

3,770

10,600

3,520

2,350 

1,870

1,690

1,510

1,390

1,270

1,170

1,200 

1,170

1,120

1,070

1,120

1,510 

1,240

1,100

1,040

952 

908

908

908

72,718

2,424

2.31

2.58

May

862

*818

818

755

775

795 

755

715

715

675

675 

735

735

635

1,160

862

675

635 

655

1,050

980

715

695 

675

635

556

1.760 

1,670

840 

675

635

25,336

817

0.778

0.90

June

-595 595

715

675

2,130

3,340 

1,510

975

818

795

735 

715

675

1,070

1,570

975

1,160

2,530 

1,120

795

715

1,910

5.700 

930

1,540

2,410

1,700 

1,020

1,330 

952

39,500

1,517

1.25

1.40

July

775

675

595

595

576

556 

513

521

487

483

490 

456

427

416

424

449

434

1,320 

1.810

675

540

521

556 

818

595

479

454

605

552 

450

410

18,617

601

0.572

0.66

Aug.

586

750

506

456

675

517 

580

*554

547

526

515 

519

560

575

570

1,100

521

1,090 

1.560

775

556

475

434 

396

416

509

456 

593

380 

373

373

16,041

517

0.492

0.57

Sept.

595

551

552 *504

338

416 

908

1,190

1,360

1,040

775 

595

556

494

1,200

755

8,540

*17.700

1*750

1,550

1,040

1,680 

1,140

862

755

675 

655

896 

2 ,880

55,670

1,789

1.70

1.90

Calendar year 1956; Max 11,800 win 136 Mean 777 Cfsm 0.740 In. 10.08

Water year 1956-57 : Max 17,700 Mln 285 Mean 1,187 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.36

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs).--Feb. 1 (l p.m.) 12,600 cfs (16.82 ft); Apr. 6 (12 m.) 16,800 cfs 

120.11 ft); Apr. 9 (12 m.) 12,800 cfs (16.91 ft); Sept. 18 (8 a. m.) 21,500 cf s (22.38ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

~nd records for nearby stations.

5105Z8 O -59 - 7
90 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Smith River near Philpott, Va.

Location. Lat 36°47', long 80°02', on left bank 900 ft downstream from Philpott Dam, 

3.1 miles west of Philpott, Henry County, and 10.9 miles upstream from Reed Creek.

Drainage area. 212 sq mi.

Records available . August 1946 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 804.27 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 8, 1952, at site 1.9 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 283 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,340 cfs June 7 (gage height, 5.03 ft); minimum, 6.8 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 1.78 ft); minimum daily, 34 cfs Jan. 19, 20.

1946-57: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs June 29, 1949 (gage height, 20.3 ft, datum 

then in use), from rating curve extended above 9,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 18.2 and 20.3 ft; minimum, 4 cfs Aug. 12, 1953 (gage 

height, 1.50 ft); minimum daily, that of Jan. 19, 20, 1957.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir (usable 

capacity, 145,200 acre-ft).

Discharge in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

142

144

134

138

134

47

47

134

108

101

120

138

56

56

138

133

136

138

138

57

57

139

126

*129

126

125

44

40

125 

*124

129

3,403

110

+179

Nov.

128

117

40

40

120

122

124

124

118

40

46

124

*120

120

118

113

40

40

118

122

125

120

125

40

40

119

121

144

118 

120

3,006

100

+135

Dec.

39

39

117

122

118

116

118

42

42

130

130

132

132

132

41

40

*130

*136

126

124

126

40

40

118

117

119

118

114

39 

39

124

3,000

96.8

+76

Jan.

62

123

116

130

40

40

116

121

124

122

116

40

40

*118

122

116

120

116

34

34

116

123

109

116

120

39

39

116

116 

116

116

2,976

96.0

+88

Feb.

120

39

39

116

117

116

112

121

39

39

113

120

118

118

132

39

39

135

130

134

142

131

45

45

136

*128

136

140

-

2,839

101

+358

Mar.

119

45

45

136

132

134

133

133

45

45

127

108

119

115

122

45

45

*118

116

114

118

122

48

48

124

122

123

120

120 

40

40

3,021

97.5

+228

Apr.

137

118

114

125

128

54

52

122

122

124

124

118

54

52

120

*124

120

125

132

52

52

119

118

128

122

122

52

54

128 

122

3,134

104

+540

May

264

260

241

51

5_0

270

266

264

266

254

50

50

250

272

256

250

266

50

50

*252

272

269

250

258

50

50

260

248

242 

92

272

6,195

200

0

June

51

51

234

24O

242

566

560

51

51

390

378

376

394

387

51

51

284

523

531

502

528

51

52

286

280

284

276

278

52 

52

8,052

268

0

July

"235 281

233

52

232

52

52

239

232

*249

254

236

52

52

234

242

241

236

232

52

52

230

222

244

240

246

52

54

247 

250

260

5,785

187

-59

Aug.

250

243

54

56

274

248

*242

240

240

62

64

277

254

250

241

251

62

62

254

250

246

249

258

62

62

250

250

256

253

257

60

6,077

196

-108

Sept.

60

234

284

250

241

248

60

62

292

260

*235

242

246

46

48

280

229

820

1,200

1,020

45

45

614

624

620

622

616

45

45 

341

9,974

332

+181

Adjusted for change in contents in Philpott Reservoir

Mean 

Cf sm

In.

289 

1.36 

1.57

235 

1.11 

1.24

Calendar year 1956 : 

Water year 1956-57;

173 

0.816 

0.94

184 

0.868 

1.00

459 

2.17

2.26

326 

1.54 

1.78

644 

3.04 

3.39

200 

0.943 

1.09

Observed

Max 394 Min 39 Mean 188 

Max 1,200 Min 34 Mean 157

268 

1.26 

1.41

128 

0.604 

0.70

88 

0.415 

0.48

513 

2.42 

2.70

Adjusted

Mean 165 Cfsra 0.778 In. 10.61 

Mean 289 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.56

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Philpott Reservoir; furnished 

Corps of Engineers.

by
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 91

Smith River at Bassett, Va.

Location. La t 36°46'15", long 80°00'00", on left bank 5 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at north edge of North Bassett , 1.0 mile northwest of Bassett. Henry County, 3.0 miles 

downstream from Town Creek, and 5.6 miles upstream from Reed Creek.

Drainage area. 253 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1957.

e.~ Water-stage recc 

Corps of Engineers).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 753.09 ft above mean sea level (levels by

~Oi"DR of RnoHnfifir-n) '

Average discharge . 18 years, 339 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,350 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 6.49 ft)- minimum, 46 cfs Jan. 18; minimum daily, 54 cfs Jan. 20. '

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 26,600 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.28 ft); minimum, 19 cfs July 19, 1956 (gage height, 1.25 ft); minimum daily, that of Jan. 20 1957

Maximum stage known, about 22.9 ft Oct. 19, 1937, from information by local residents (discharge, 38,200 cfs, from rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs on basis of 

backwater studies and records for station at Martinsville).

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

Plow regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir (usable capacity, 145,200 

acre-ft).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.6

12S 

215

380

1.5 40

1.7 85

2.0 175

1 to Sept. 30

2.5 360

3.0 620

4.0 1,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, wa-ter year October 1956 to September 1957

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

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.

150

142

144

144

144

71

67 

145

117

114

130

141

76

76

144

151

146 

147

146

78

104

335

224

*159

152

150

324

116

165 

166

*208

4,576

148

+179

Nov.

198

T7I

87

80

154

156

153 

154

148

68

70

146

*142

146

148

143

138 

130

167

161

154

152

159

75

68

146

154

160

154

149

4,134

138

+135

Dec.

80

62

144

142

144

142

147 

68

65

156

154

154

162

167

109

91

164 

*172

162

162

166

78

80

183.

174

162

160

155

72 

68

148

4,093

132

+76

Jan.

90

142

142

150

75

68

147 

142

154

158

149

72

68

142

*146

146

136 

134

56

M

136

149

181

160

156

80

72

152

192

258

4,125

133

+88

Feb.

298

228

157

212

192

180

174 

118

318

179

206

188

178

172

180

94

82 

170

182

203

190

182

94

85

172

*327

25l

314

-

5,329

190

+358

Mar.

312

T54

130

198

192

187

192 

215

115

106

166.

168

162

162

182

97

94

15?

*a!50

al50

162

171

103

100

164

a!60

a!60

a!50

al50 

alOO

alOO

4,806

155

+228

Apr.

a!60

a!50

alSO

a!60

a!60

a 100

a95 

alSO

alSO

a!60

a!60

alSO

alOO

a95

alSO

alSO

a 140 

alSO

182

115

118

179

196

182

177

174

106

106

204 

204

4,473

149

+540

May

351

352

334

97

97

324

340 

354

308

315

78

78

318

332

324

 336

318 

75

78

330

*294

282

309

300

_68

68

354

297

287

114

303

7,815

252

0

June

68

68

262

252

526

652

Iff

94

455

432

430

449

744

127

94

346 

574

593

*579

566

98

78

290

306

303

292

296

94 

78

9,967

332

0

July

280

245

236

72

a250

a70

a70 

a250

a260

*a260

245

240

70

68

240

240

242 

312

255

75

72

243

255

268

255

254

65

60

245 

248

248

6,193

200

-59

Aug.

262

255

60

70

500

266

*269 

242

244

72

70

274

252

240

245

248

72 

97

277

252

255

250

244

72

75

259

252

248

245 

243

70

6,280

203

-108

Sept.

70

242

294

242

243

320

156 

110

384

304

256

250

246

90

91

660

1.480 

1,000

1,440

*1,340

120

129

664

706

690

692

675

90

139 

500

13,623

454

+181

Adjusted for change in contents in Philpott Reservoir

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

327 

1.29 

1.49

Zll 

l.OE 

1.2C

Calendar year 1956: 

Water year 1956-57:

208 

0.822 

0.95

221 

0.874

1.01

548 

2.17 

2.26

383 

1.51

1.74

689 

2.72 

3.04

252 

0.996

1.15

Observed

Max 770 Min 61 Mean 226 

Max 1,480 Min 54 Mean 206

332 

1.31 

1.46

141 

0.557 

0.64

95 

0.375 

0.43

635 

2.51 

2.80

Adjusted

Mean 203 cfsm 0.802 m. 10.91 

Mean 338 Cfsm 1.34 m. 18.17

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 efs).--Sept. 17 (2:30 a.m.) 5,350 cfs (6.49 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Philpott Reservoir; furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.

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

near Philpott.
92 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Smith River at Martinsv11le, Va.

Location. Lat 36°39'45", long 79°52'55", on right bank 800 ft downstream from bridge on

U. S. Highways 58 and 220, at south edge of Martlnsville, Henry County, and 5.0 miles

downstream from Beaver Creek. 

Drainage area. 374 sq mi.

Records available. August 1929 to September 1957. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 657.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 28 years, 450 cfs (adjusted for storage). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 10.10 ft);

minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.48 ft); minimum daily, 47 cfs Oct. 14,

Nov. 25, Dec. 2, 30, Jan. 20.

1929-57: Maximum discharge, 39,000 cfs Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 21.50 ft), from

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of computations of flow over dam at

gage heights 16.76 and 21.50 ft; minimum, 3.8 cfs Mar. 19, 1955 (gage height, 1.14 ft);

minimum daily, 19 cfs Oct. 6, 1935. 

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

Flow regulated by Philpott Reservoir since August 1950 (usable capacity, 145,200 acreft). Some additional regulation by powerplant 1,000 ft above station. 

Cooperation.--Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1032: 1933-35(M) , 1936-39, 1940-41(P).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

35

86

152

403

790

1,720

Oct. 27 to June 4 June 5 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

152

250

440

800

1,720

2,860

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.4

6.0 

8.0

35

86

152

320

740

1,720

4,280

7,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

220

222

174

206

204

172

64

190

154

146

194

168

168

47

168

175

170

182

197

162

196

1,560

1,110

*329

268

252

904

314

300

296

366

9,078

293

+179

Nov.

367

272

202

 143

226

218

218

222

198

178

78

194

185

*194

184

206

315

222

270

246

234

234

201

202

11

213

196

204

208

194

6,271

209

+135

Dec.

166

47

201

187

195

186

198

158

70

192

192

194

211

270

550

252

196

*285

220

236

234

206

140

311

318

252

242

217

218

47

234

6,405

207

+76

Jan.

138

192

163

200

176

100

164

158

181

209

205

205

102

186

*176

186

186

194

150

11

202

200

293

253

240

163

102

236

357

509

510

6,383

206

+88

Feb.

768

722

340

415

332

282

294

318

674

488

350

317

269

264

294

211

115

258

270

332

290

282

198

126

*272

472

558

509

-

10,020

358

+358

Mar.

864

412

239

278

282

288

266

346

270

163

256-

248

239

248

256

264

130

235

*244

230

230

305

197

160

262

232

228

219

222

172

93

8,078

261

+228

Apr.

262

422

302

248

2,510

1,100

413

564

994

559

372

304

243

214

256

258

248

*244

247

177

180

324

476

268

270

222

210

180

255

422

12,744

425

+540

May

382

420

366

206

159

377

362

388

362

381

177

133

366

454

576

405

378

194

146

436

*408

418

400

392

204

247

550

474

402

197

414

10,774

348

0

June

210

189

372

368

1,160

778

732

375

184

472

496

481

476

740

256

166

388

536

636

*618

624

323

95

338

385

425

396

384

228

108

12,939

431

0

July

350

297

330

126

292

160

82

300

288

318

287

307

152

68

292

*290

302

525

430

200

90

270

290

320

300

290

200

80

260

250

240

7,986

258

-59

Aug.

300

270

230

90

280

260

230

250

230

230

80

230

*240

294

305

312

157

158

396

312

314

303

314

158

91

301

307

304

300

P

7,731

249

-108

Sept.

57

287

353

292

312

648

511

285

*624

506

372

337

320

426

454

416

6,140

*1,370

1,570

1,470

400

204

518

725

744

686

715

369

304

775

22,190

740

+181

Adjusted for change In contents In Philpott Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

472 

1.26 

1.45

344 

0.92C 

1.03

Calendar year 1956; 

Water year 1956-57:

283 

0.757 

0.87

294 

0.786 

0.91

716 

1.91 

1.99

489 

1.31 

1.51

965 

2.58 

2.88

348 

0.930 

1.07

Observed

Max 1,980 Min 40 Mean 313 

Max 6,140 Min 47 Mean 330

431 

1.15 

1.28

199 

0.532 

0.61

141 

0.377 

0.43

921 

2.46 

2.74

Adjusted

Mean 290 Cfsm 0.775 In. 10.55 

Mean 462 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.77

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 cfsi.--Sept. 17 (8 a.m.) 10,900 cfs (10.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Philpott Reservoir; furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.

Note. No gage-height record July 8, July 19 to Aug. 13; discharge estimated on basis of records 

for station at Spray, N. C.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 93

Smith River at Spray, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°31'45", long 79°46'10", on right bank 0.9 mile south of Virginia-North 

Carolina State line, 1 mile downstream from Stuart Creek, and 1 mile north of Spray, 

Rockingham County.

Drainage area.--538 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 539.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 18 years, 601 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 10.58 ft); 

minimum, 80 cfs Aug. 12 (gage height, 1.50 ft); minimum daily, 127 cfs Aug. 11.

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 45,600 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 19.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of. computation of peak flow over dam 

Ij miles downstream; minimum, 60 cfs Oct. 12, 1953; minimum daily, 66 cfs Sept. 10, 

1944.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir (usable 

capacity, 145,200 acre-ft) . Some additional regulation by powerplant at Martinsville, 

Va.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1433: 1946.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 28, 

Sept. 19-30 May 29 to Sept. 18

1.8 149

2.0 212

2.5 460

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

1,690

3,840

8,400

1.7 

2.1 

2.5

114

222

425

4.0 1,690

6.0 3,840

9.0 8,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

265

235

 247

239

236

263

154

161

203

180

189

213

220

150

135

198

198

211

231

224

180

1,270

2.470

664

589

554

1,200

706

597 

575

411

12,546

405

+179

Nov.

475

385

331

199

265

268

274

264

256

255

157

205

243

252

*250

253

380

560

349

350

319

340

286

271

194

195

268

263

277 

260

8,584

286

+135

Dec.

240

175

171

245

239

242

228

245

162

176

220

252

253

304

2.100

1,300

465

577

545

317

308

308

240

603

549

591

349

321

308 

198

189

11,796

381

-76

Jan.

284

212

215

264

267

191

191

255

235

259

*268

250

203

209

223

255

235

234

256

163

172

252

361

337

297

286

169

259

516 

984

1,020

9,260

299

+88

Feb.

1.760

1,560

717

652

530

442

415

434

944

1,030

534

509

420

376

347

359

227

260

359

485

383

358

322

222.

273

522

894

714

-

16,026

572

+358

Mar.

1.650

790

454

599

598

376

376

575

525

506

504

354

350

526

418

431

235

517

 552

344

324

363

429

292

295

549

530

322

317 

308

^95

12,760

412

+228

Apr.

300

556

536

395

3.610

2,750

864

1,500

2,600

919

631

531

506

392

370

406

388

598

400

388

516

550

787

 477

433

392

395

280

333

628

22,829

761

+540

May

445

558

539

504

257

296

520

505

500

486

492

231

295

579

1,130

561

514

490

254

430

557

534

527

538

495

593

1.490

865

*577 

514

340

16,416

530

0

June

505

204

396

476

1.890

1,830

1,170

914

315

380

656

644

624

744

760

259

282

645

834

791

745

716 "fir 170

473

629

590

553

727

19,362

645

0

July

276

433

371

578

160

446

157

194

354

369

364

546

566

150

189

529

346

533

563

397

152

 177

346

371

357

355

537

147

160 

316

508

9,727

514

-59

Aug.

325

348

312

138

262

346

295

511

302

304

127

143

507

301

312

313

305

191

383

_4Q5_

336

550

518

525

153

190

320

312

320 

304

512

8,928

288

-108

Sept.

141

130

502

550

511

631

875

361

635

817

471

406

575

567

812

294

7.520

3,020

2,020

1,740

1,000

331

355

884

864

832

836

783

325 

951

28,737

958

+161

Adjusted for change In contents In Philpott Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm

In.

584

1.09 

1.26

421

0.782 

0.87

Calendar year 1956: 

Water year 1956-57:

457 

0.849 

0.98

387 

0.719 

0.83

930 

1.73

1.80

640 

1.19

1.37

1,301 

2.42 

2.70

530 

0.985 

1.14

Observed

Max 3,360 Mln 93 Mean 403 

Max 7,520 Mln 127 Mean 485

645 

1.20 

1.34

255

0.474 

0.55

180 

0.335 

0.39

1,139 

2.12 

2.36

Adjusted

Mean 380 Cfsm 0.706 In. 9.62 

Mean 617 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.59

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Philpott Reservoir; furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.
94 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Sandy River near Danville, Va.

Location. Lat 36°37'10", long 79°30'10", on right bank 200 ft downstream from Hickory 

Forest Creek, 400 ft upstream from bridge on road between Callahans Store and Mount 

Cross, 5.5 miles northwest of western corporate limits of Danville, Pittsylvania County, 

and 5.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 113 sq mi.

Records available. November 1929 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 460.38 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to June 26, 1942, at site 1,200 ft downstream at datum 5.57 ft lower.

Average discharge. 27 years (1930-57), 101 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,260 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 5.94 ft); minimum, 

10 cfs Aug. 14, 17, 18 [gage height, 1.05 ft); minimum daily, 14 cfs Aug. 14.

1929-57: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 14.8 ft, present 

datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3 cfs Sept. 29, 1930 (gage height, 0.40 ft, site and datum then in use); 

minimum daily, 8 cfs Aug. 29, 31, Sept. 1,2, 1932.

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

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mill above station.

Cooperation.--Subsequent to July 1, 1957, station maintained and records computed and 

furnisbed by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Revisions (water years). WSF 972: 1930-41.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 18, 19)

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 203

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

350

595

1,190

2,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

58

50

46

44

42

46

45

40

*38

36

34

36

36

42

42

36

34

38

52

54

147

700

300

150

90

70

500

250

120

130

350

3,656

118

1.04

1.20

Nov.

200

Tso

120

90

80

70

65

60

58

54

52

50

*47

46

ii

44

99

170

106

90

88

80

75

72

70

68

64

62

60

60

2,394

79.8

0.706

0.79

Dec.

58

58

58

58

58

*57

56

54

54

54

52

52

54

76

732

955

242

160

123

109

102

111

147

234

162

123

111

102

94

87

82

4,475

144

1.27

1.46

Jan.

78

73

70

73

78

76

71

67

69

73

67

65

65

62

*62

65

62

60

62

65

71

73

99

73

69

69

71

80

199

300

564

2,831

91.3

0.808

0.93

Feb.

"576 694

245

200

157

138

128

138

326

265

174

140

123

114

104

102

94

90

*99

126

94

87

82

80

80

170

164

185

_

_______

4,975

178

1.58

1.64

Mar.

309

167

133

116

106

99

97

177

142

111

102

97

*92

92

185

140

114

104

104

97

90

106

116

99

94

92

87

85

80

78

78

3,589

116

1.03

1.19

Apr.

82

104

90

82

986

701

211

1,120

*1.210

262

187

157

152

135

123

116

114

109

106

104

104

104

109

104

99

92

87

80

90

116

7,136

238

2.11

2.35

May

82

80

76

71

70

66

62

60

60

58

58

58

60

*62

76

62

54

56

54

76

65

58

60

56

52

69

250

104

69

60

58

2,202

71.0

0.628

0.72

June

56

58

67

58

260

226

142

87

80

76

71

65

60

54

54

50

48

67

52

48

*42

42

42

40

54

62

62

93

138

62

2,316

77.2

0.683

0.76

July

52

46

46

44

44

46

40

32

36

40

34

30

30

28

*30

30

28

65

54

36

32

28

30

38

32

26

30

28

22

24

22

1,103

35.6

0.315

0.36

Aug.

20

20

18

20

36

34

24

22

20

17

16

17

*16

14

16

20

16

46

874~6

28

22

24

22

42

38

24

22

22

22

18

809

26.1

0.231

0.27

Sept.

24

22

18

Is

22

177

114

76

162

*109

80

54

48

42

104

76

1,280

*564

180

123

94

80

71

60

54

52

48

46

87

150

4,035

134

1.19

1.33

Calendar year 1956: Max 955 Mln 14 Mean 88.7 Cfsm 0.785 In. 10.65

Water year 1956-57: Max 1-280 Mln 14 Mean 108 Cfsm 0.956 In. 13. OO

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs ). Oct. 22 (time unknown) 1,570 cfs (4.52 ft); Dec. 15 (8:30 p.m.) 

2,050 cfs (4.97 ft); Apr. 5 (3:30 p.m.) 1,950 cfs (4.88 ft); Apr. 8 (9:30 p.m.) 3,26O cfs (5.94 ft); 

Sept. 17 (time unknown) 2,270 cfs (5.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 4-9, Oct. 22 to Nov. 13, Nov. 21 to Dec. 6, May 5-14, Sept. 17, 

18; discharge estimated on basis of records for North Mayo River near Spencer and nearby stations.
ROANOK3 RIVER BASIN 95

Dan River at Danville, Va.

Location. Lat 36°35'15", long 79°22'55", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Southern 

Railway bridge In Danville, Pittsylvaila County, 1,000 ft upstream from Fall Creek, 

and at mile 62.7.

Drainage area. 2,050 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. August 1934 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 379.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--23 years, 2,306 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 25,500 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 11.82 ft); 

minimum, 278 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 1.66 ft); minimum dally, 530 cfs Aug. 9.

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 75,000 cfs Aug. 15. 1940 (gage height, 20.96 ft); 

minimum, 40 cfs Dec. 8, 1946 (gage height, 1.19 ft); minimum dally, 245 cfs Sept. 14, 

1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or Indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by cotton mills 

above station. Flow regulated since August 1950 by Phllpott Reservoir on Smith River 

(usable capacity, 145,200 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years). WSP 972: 1936.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except period of indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 19-30)

2.1 

2.5

480

790

1,300

3,300

17,400

23,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

1,160

1,030

820

790

770

790

760

665

*705

655

645

625

670

585

590

605

690

590

755

690

900

4,320

9,640

4,440

1,840

1,280

3,660

5,580

2,470

1,650

1,570

51,940

1,675

+179

Nov.

a2 , 300

a2,30O

al,700

al,600

al.100

al,300

al.100

al,100

al.100

al.OOO

a950

a950

*a900

975

930

925

,220

,680

,480

,580

,410

,680

,490

,210

,120

985

,120

,060

,000

,000

40,265

1,342

+ 135

Dec.

950

1,080

680

940

925

*920

895

935

830

785

905

865

885

955

3,780

15,900

6,280

2,480

1,940

1,480

1,390

1,450

2,200

4,150

4,640

3,020

2,040

1,690

1,460

1,360

1,130

68,940

2,224

+ 76

Jan.

1,210

1,140

,120

,000

,090

,060

,040

,040

,020

,010

,060

,050

920

940

*980

935

945

875

630

770

940

1,110

1,230

2,040

1,830

1,340

1,180

1,220

1,960

5,720

7,120

45,525

1,469

+88

Feb.

16,800

19.600

9,64O

5,440

4,220

3,180

2,770

2,600

4,880

6,980

5,020

3,420

2,800

2,310

2,040

1,850

1,710

1,540

*1,660

2,210

2,480

1,910

1,720

1,520

1,440

2,130

3,890

4,320

-

120,080

4,289

+358

Mar.

7,960

6,420

3,520

2,480

2,090

1,840

1,710

2,220-

2,800

2,180

1,660.

1,640

1,500

1,420

2,120

2,860

2,210

1,670

1,620

1,640

1,500

1,550

2,360

 2,180

1,690

1,710

1,560

1,500

1,390

1,340

].j22g

69,560

2,244

+288

Apr.

1,160

1,420

1,980

1,800

7,060

21,900

15,000

5,440

*17,400

11,300

5,440

3,840

3,260

2,960

2,540

2,370

2,170

2,120

2,120

1,940

2,050

1,770

3,320

2,920

2,140

1,920

1,680

1,550

1,460

1, 820

133,850

4,462

+ 540

May

1,900

1,620

1,650

1,570

1,350

1,300

1,470

1,450

1,420

1,400

1,380

1,280

1,230

*1,320

1,980

2,410

1,460

1,300

1,140

1,170

2,040

1,520

1,360

1,340

2,160

1,200

3,070

5.440

2,280

1,470

1,220

52 , 900

1,706

0

June

1,180

1,050

1,080

1,320

2,280

9,080

5,580

2,710

1,680

1,370

1,600

1,500

1,440

1,360

2,700

1,800

1,390

2,390

3,450

1,920

1,520

1,570

5,300

2,350

1,700

3,380

3,140

2,160

2,600

1,860

72,460

2,415

0

July

al,3OO

al,100

al,100

al.OOO

al.OOO

a900

a900

a800

a650

a900

*a800

895

845

725

670

780

835

1,000

3,260

1,740

920

780

835

1,060

1,240

995

880

730

820 

835

830

31,125

1,004

-59

Aug.

805

875

1,280

570

1,080

1,080

890

*845

530

635

715

585

565

755

815

920

1,480

900

2,460

1,800

1,160

960

910

860

905

780

905

900

800 

845

785

29,395

948

-108

Sept.

735

645

625

755

765

1,030

1,800

2,090

2,340

2,990

1,740

*1,240

1,020

1,020

1,140

2,030

e7,600

e25.000

18,500

5,720

4,100

1,960

1,580

3,000

2,160

1,820

1,700

1,740

1,300

3,560

99,705

3,324

+181

Adjusted for change in contents in Philpott Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,854 

0.904 

1.04

1,477 

0.720 

0.80

Calendar year 1956 : 

Water year 1956-57:

2,300

1.12 

1.29

1,557 

0.760 

0.88

4,647 

2.27 

2.36

2,472

1.21 

1.40

5,002 

2.44 

2 .72

1,706 

0.832 

0.96

Observed

Max 15,900 Mln 294 Mean 1,641 

Max 23,000 Mln 530 Mean 2,235

2,415 

1.18 

1.32

945 

0.461 

0.53

840 

0.410 

0.47

3,505

1.71 

1.91

Adjusted

Mean 1,618 Cfsm 0.789 In. 10.73 

Mean 2,367 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.68

Peak discharge (base, 22,000 cfs). --Apr. 6 (12 m. ) 22,900 cfs (10.67 ft); Sept. 19 (3 a.m ) 25,500

. .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, In Philpott Reservoir; furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Paces.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations near 

Paces and at South Boston.
96 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Dan River at Paces, Va.

Location. Lat 36°38'32", long 79°05'23", on right bank 12 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 0.5 mile southeast of Paces, Halifax County, 0.5 mile upstream from Big Toby 

Creek, 2.7 miles upstream from Birch Creek, and at mile 36.0.

Drainage area. 2,550 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1950 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 317.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--6 years (1951-57), 2,283 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 26,100 cfs Feb. 2; minimum gage height, 22.53 ft 

Feb. 3; minimum discharge, 268 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 2.16 ft); minimum daily, 

400 el's Aug. 10.

1950-57: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs Oct. 17, 1954 (gage height, 25.40 ft); minimum, 193 cfs Sept. 4, 1956 (gage height, 1.71 ft); minimum daily, 244 cfs Sept. 4, 

1956.

Flood of Aug. 16, 1940, reached a stage of 32.3 ft, from levels to floodmark.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by cotton mills at Danville. Flow 

regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir on Smith River (usable capacity, 

145,200 acre-ft). Records of water tepperatures and suspended sediment loads for the 

water year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 20 to Sept. 3Oj rate of change In 

stage used as a factor for most days above 5,OOO cfs)

2.3

5.0

12.0

17.0

22.0

400

1,790

7,400

14,300

24,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

,670

,450

,150

,080

,050

,100

,080

950

*850

850

725

725

725

700

650

650

675

750

750

1,180

],080

3,160

8,300

6,620

2,680

1,790

3,880

5,960

4,120

2,460

2,320

61,130

1,972

+ 179

Nov.

,760

,760

,250

,040

,400

,500

,450

,400

,400

,350

,220

,220

* ,150

,220

,180

.120

,2ZO

,000

,480

,320

,850

,970

,970

,670

,400

,400

,250

,350

,300

,220

50,820

1,694

+135

Dec.

,ZOO

,220

975

,000

,150

* ,080

,080

,050

,020

,000

950

,050

,020

,080

,610

1 ,100

,300

,480

,320

,970

,790

,850

,080

,840

,160

,880

,680

,180

,970

,730

,610

75,425

2,433

+76

Jan.

1,400

1,450

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,250

1,250

1,180

1,200

* 1,150

1,180

1,120

1,050

975

775

1,020

1,150

1,500

2,040

Z,530

1,910

1,610

1,610

2,040

4,680

7.670

52,440

1,692

+88

Feb.

15,900

25,800

21,900

7,720

4,920

3,960

3,400

3,160

4,680

6,860

5,740

4,1ZO

3,320

2,840

2,460

Z,250

2,110

1,970

*1,910

Z,840

3,000

2,530

2,180

1,970

1.850

3,010

4,440

5,520

_

 

150,360

5,370

+358

Mar.

8,410

9,050

5,080

3,560

2,920

2,600

2,390

2,760

3,880

3,320

Z,460.

*2,250

2,250

2,110

2,180

3,400

3,08O

2,390

2,250

2,180

2,110

2,040

2,920

3,240

2,600

2,320

2,250

2,110

1,97O

1,850

1,730

93,660

3,021

+Z28

Apr.

1.670

1,730

Z,110

2,460

3,940

17,200

21,800

10,700

17,400

18,200

6,440

4,440

3,640

3,400

2,920

Z,680

2,530

2,390

2,390

2,250

2,250

2,320

3,240

3,800

2,680

2,250

2,040

1,910

1,730

1,850

154,360

5,145

+540

May

,970

,790

,790

,730

,61O

,400

,400

,610

,500

,500

,450

,500

,350

* ,350

,450

,320

,790

,450

,400

,350

,670

,910

,550

,450

,790

,720

,830

,760

,240

,850

1,550

55,030

1,775

0

June

1,300

1,500

1.220

1,350

3,080

8,510

8,140

3,800

2,460

1,790

1,670

1,910

1,790

1,670

2,110

2,760

1,790

2,250

3,480

2,600

1,970

1,730

2,520

4, ZOO

1,610

Z,3ZO

3,480

2,680

2,320

2,530

80,540

2,685

0

July

1,670

1,350

1,400

1,250

1,220

1,080

1,080

1,020

825

*1,080

1,000

1,000

1,020

9OO

775

725

975

1,100

1,870

2,940

1,400

900

750

1,000

1,200

1,250

975

800

725

835 

825

34,930

1,127

-59

Aug.

775

750

1,000

1,050

650

975

*1,050

775

725

400

530

600

405

442

700

725

1,120

1,300

1,980

2,810

1,610

1,100

950

850

1,390

2,040

1,250

1,080

900

800 

800

31,532

1,017

-108

Sept.

775

675

555

640

725

3,040

1,550

2,680

2,600

2,68O

*2,320

1,610

1,250

1,100

1,02O

1,830

4,240

16,700

22,200

10,800

4,520

3,080

2,040

2,920

3,080

2,180

1,970

1,790

Z,040

2,740

105,350

3,512

+ 181

Adjusted for change In contents in Philpott Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm

2,151 

0.844 

O.97

1,829 

0.717 

0.80

Calendar year 1956 : 

Water year 1956-57 :

2,509 

0.984 

1.13

1,780 

0.698 

0.80

5,7Z8 

2.25 

2.34

3,249 

1.27 

1.46

5,685 

2.23 

2.49

1,775 

0.696 

0.80

Observed

Max 16,000 Mln 244 Mean 1,918 

Max 23,800 Mln 400 Mean 2,591

2,685 

1.05 

1.17

1,068 

0.419 

 0.48

909 

0.356 

41

3,693 

1.45 

1.62

Adjusted

Mean 1,895 Cfsm 0.743 In. 10.09 

Mean 2,723 Cfsm 1 .07 In. 14.47

Peak: discharge (base, 22, OOO cfs). --Feb. 2 (10 to 11 p.m.) 26,100 cfs (22.53 ft at 1 a.m. Feb. 3); 

r. 7 (11 a.mT to 5 p.m.) 22,600 cfs (21.16 ft from 4 to 5 p.m.); Sept. 19 (4 to 5 p.m.) 23,200 cfs 

f f

Apr. 7 ( . .. 

(21.36 ft from 7 to 8 p.m.).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet p 

Corps of Engineers .

second, In Philpott Reservoir, furnished by
ROANOfCE RIVER BASIN 97

Georges Creek near Gretna, Va.

Location. Lat 36°56'10", long 79°18'50", on left bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 40, 2.8 miles southeast of Gretna, Plttsylvania County, and 5.8 miles 

upstream from Whitethorn Creek.

Drainage area. 9.2 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1949 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 629.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--8 years, 8.71 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 390 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 4.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 120 cfs, as explained below; minimum daily, 3.4 cfs 

Oct. 3, 9.

1949-57: Maximum discharge, 932 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 6.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 120 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights, 4.93 and 6.23 ft; minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Mar. 12, Apr. 5, 1956.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Cooperation. Subsequent to July 1, 1957. station maintained and records computed and 

furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Water 

Resources.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.7

3.5

3 4

3.7

3.7

4.4

4.1

3.5

*3.4

3.7

3.9

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.4

4.6

4.8

5.0

13

50

47

9.1

6.9

6.0

36

13

7.9 

7.2

8 . 5

285.7

9.22

l.OO

1.15

Nov.

7.6

6 6

6.0

5.7

5.2

5.1

5.0

5.0

4.8

5.0

5.4

5.8

*5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

20

T5

8.8

7.6

7.6

8.5

7.2

6.6

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8 

5.7

207.0

6.90

0.750

0.84

Dec .

5.7

5.7

*5.7

5.7

5.7

5.6

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.6

4.6

5.4

50

24

15

10

8.5

7.9

7.9

8.5

15

18

13

9.1

8.8

8.2

7.9 

7.9

7.6

280.1

9.04

0.983

1.13

Jan.

7.2

6.9

6.9

7.2

7.9

7.2

6.6

6.3

7.2

8.5

6.6

6.3

6.0

5.8

*5.7

5.7

5.2

5.0

4.8

5.0

7.0

10

9.0

7.5

6.6

6.0

7.0

13

20 

15

30

259.1

8.36

0.909

1.05

Feb.

40

30

15

13

13

12

16

25

20

17

14

11

9.0

8.0

7.5

7.2

7.0

7.0

*15

12

9.7

9.0

8.7

8.4

8.4

18

13

16

-

389.9

13.9

1.51

1.57

Mar.

18

13

11

10

9.4

9.0

9.7

16

12

10

9.4

9.0

8 4

*9.0

12

9.7

8.7

8.4

8.7

8.1

7.4

11

11

9.0

8.4

8.1

7.8

7.4

7.4 

7 . 8

7.4

302.2

9.75

1.06

1.22

Apr.

8.4

10

8.4

8.4

16

29

16

38

*29

17

14

13

16

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

11

12

12

9.7

8.7

8.4

7.4 

7.1

457.5

15.2

1.65

1.84

May

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.8

6.6

*6.6

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.4

6.3

5.9

5.8

6.3

5.8

5.6

5.8

44

38

12

11

9.9

8.0

7.3

6.9

17

9.9

8.0

7 . 6 

7.3

299.8

9.67

1.05

1.21

June

6.9

6.7

6.9

7.3

11

35

26

58

22

15

13

12

9.9

9.5

8.8

8.0

8.0

7.6

*6 . 6

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.3

16

8.4

6.6

11

8.0 

6 . 1

422.1

14.1

1.53

1.71

July

5.8

5.6

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.0

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.8

4.7

*4.7

4.7

5.0

6.3

5.2

4.9

4.8

4.7

13

44

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

3 . 8 

3.8

197.9

6.38

0.693

0.80

Aug.

3.8

3.7

3.6

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

*4.5

4.9

5.0

4.7

12

21

8.0

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.9

6.7

5.9

5.6

5.8

5 9

'

181.6

5.86

0.637

0.73

Sept.

5.6

5.9

6.4

7.6

6.6

6.6

13

14

14

*12

9.9

10

9.1

8.8

9.5

22

*115

22

13

9.9

8.8

8.0

7.3

6.9

6.7

6.6

6.4

6.4

17 

15

410.0

13.7

1.49

1.66

Calendar year 1956: Max 59 Mln l.O Mean 6.52 Cfsm 0.709 In. 9.64

Water year 1956-57; Max 115 Min 3.4 Mean 10.1 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.91

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). --Oct. 23 (12:3O a.m.) 252 cfs (3.91 ft): Apr. 5 (l p.m.) 2OO cfs

(3.61 ft); Apr. 8 (10:30 p.m.) 203 cfs (3.63 ft); May 19 (6:30 p.m.) 270 cfs (4.01 ft); June 5 

(5 p.m.) 200 cfs (3.58 ft); June 8 (l a.m.) 225 cfs (3.76 ft); July 24 (2 a.m.) 261 cfs (3.96 ft); 

Sept. 17 (5 a.m.) 39O cfs (4-6O ft ).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, Jan. 18 to Feb. 19; discharge estimated on basis

of records for Banister River at Halifax and Cub Creek at Phenix.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Banister River at Halifax, Va.

Location. Lat 36°46'35", long 78'54"58", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on

U. S. Highway 360, 1,700 ft downstream from Terrible Creek, 1 mile northeast of Halifax, 

Halifax County, and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 552 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1904 to December 1905 (gage heights only), December 1928 to 

September 1957. Published as "near Houston" 1904-5.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 318.54 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

"Corps of Engineers). Sept. 28, 1904, to Dec. 31, 1905, chain gage at site 400 ft upstream at different datum. Dec. 9, 1928, to Sept. 20, 1950, water-stage recorder at 

site 400 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1929-57), 522 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,400 cfs 'Apr. 10 (gage height, 16.80 ft); minimum daily, 18 cfs July 21.

1928-57: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs Sept. 20, 1944 (gage height, 40.8 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow and velocity-area study; minimum, 6 cfs on many days in August 

and September 1932; minimum daily, 6 cfs Aug. 30, 1932.

Remarks. Records fair. Low and medium flow regulated by powerplant half a mile above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1929-30, 1932-35. WSP 972: 1938(M) , 1940. WSP 1112: 

1943(M).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

-0.6 

-.4

0.0

.5

1.0 

2.0 

4.0 

9.0

16.0

120

262

660

2,100

5,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

119

164

116

172

11

132

131

154

*86

114

90

106

84

100

106

108

106

100

128

166

198

556

392

1.150

656

462

115

402

1,020 

666

324

8,294

268

0.486

0.56

Nov.

446

248

280

211

204

176

154

184

181

193

157

98

*218

171

150

242

344

844

890

330

334

658

740

364

324

248

300

224

237 

274

9,424

314

0.569

0.63

Dec.

174

215

174

268

147

190

202

166

162

166

*182

176

224

310

510

1,240

1.820

1,000

435

389

283

435

484

976

952

695

460

425

321

206

291

13,678

441

0.799

0.92

Jan.

288

276

224

282

290

239

301

216

244

297

307

244

220

*266

274

198

252

130

122

224

296

367

342

374

286

253

270

406

608

1,420

1.510

11,026

356

0.645

0.74

Feb.

2,450

2.950

2,340

1,610

1,070

928

733

716

1,210

2,200

1,390

952

747

584

478

450

414

420

*390

773

530

533

414

334

456

692

1,210

1,120

-

28,074

1,003

1.82

1.90

Mar.

2.550

2,060

1,000

874

510

508

593

623

1,050

928

554

*488

478

552

608

904

465

456

462

458

404

456

491

444

404

588

372

302

586 

554

250

20,552

656

1.19

1.57

Apr.

549

511

509

594

330

3,010

3,250

*825

4,570

4.910

1,960

925

745

928

452

597

405

482

460

428

528

440

440

555

562

558

238

400

288 

282

29,325

978

1.77

1.98

May

254

252

252

224

179

212

206

198

200

182

142

185

206

157

*214

220

158

168

188

555

712

172

251

266

122

218

275

556

498 

644

194

8,160

265

0.476

0.55

June

182

191

151

221

679

1,010

980

2.540

2,510

868

850

512

529

256

554

225

276

210

208

206

196

200

118

175

190

252

277

226

262 

314

14,486

483

0.875

0.98

July

164

126

148

145

146

141

145

84

154

*70

121

104

99

114

108

105

119

247

70

209

18

112

118

580

665

94

158

92

158 

84

111

4,785

154

0.279

0.32

Aug.

110

81

96

170

61

92

*84

106

54

76

70

80

51

84

97

51

154

264

881

712

258

160

152

154

558

254

206

156

152

120

5,605

181

0.528

0.58

Sept.

206

515

26

106

152

168

206

410

752

656

*680

299

259

184

114

245

1,070

4.240

1,450

928

862

792

500

261

248

170

246

254

270 

515

16,562

545

0.987

1.10

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,730 Min 26 Mean 324 Cfsm 0.587 In. 8.00

Water year 1956-57: Max 4,910 Min 18 Mean 465 Cfsm 0.842 In. 11.43

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs).--Apr. 10 (5 a.m.) 5,400 cfs (16.80 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 99

Hyco River near Denniston, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°35'16", long 78°53'56", on left bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 501, 0.8 mile upstream from Mayo Creek, 2 miles east of Denniston, Halifax 

County, and 8 miles south of South Boston.

Drainage area. 289 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1929 to March 1934, October 1950 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 315.24 ft above mean sea level. July 10, 

1929, to Mar. 14, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 11 years (1929-33, 1950-57), 232 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 19.92 ft Feb. 2 (discharge not determined); 

minimum, 1.4 cfs Aug. 15 (gage height, 3.88 ft)

1929-34, 1950-57: Maximum gage height, 21.88 ft Oct. 3, 1929, from graph based on 

gage readings (discharge uncertain); minimum discharge, 0.004 cfs Sept. 14, 1932 (gage 

height, 3.58 ft), from discharge measurement.

Floods in August 1928 and September 1945 reached stages of 26.4 and 25.6 ft, respectively, from levels to floodmarks.

Revisions. The maximum discharge! for the water year 1930, published in WSP 1303, 

1383 and 1433, is considered to be in error owing to absence of sufficient information 

to make corrections for backwater from Mayo Creek, and should not be used.

Remarks. Records good below 1,000 cfs and poor above. Some regulation at low flow, cause

Revisions (water years). WSP 1383: Drainage area, 1930.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 10, 

Sept. 19-30 Apr. 11 to Sept. 18

4.9

5.0

6.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

20.0

27

32

91

190

680

1,500

6,300

3.89

3.9

4.0

4.1 

4.3 

4.5

1.5

1.6 

2.4 

3.3 

6.3

4.7

5.0

6.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

20

36

105

215

690

1,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

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.

89

67

55

47

42

42

55

*96

61

44

58

52

.31

31

30

30

50

32

34

145

315

554

930

1,110

548

190

273

756

662

270

490

7,129

230

0.796

0.92

Nov.

851

832

347

229

174

146

130

110

122

168

146

*116

104

95

88

85

87

231

322

184

140

146

162

125

104

100

104

100

92

89

5,729

191

0.661

0.74

Dec.

85

80

77

76

73

71

71

71

70

70

67

*64

64

65

83

372

483

270

179

140

125

146

695

1,070

1.150

851

356

248

205

168 

140

7,685

248

0.858

0.99

Jan.

150

115

98

94

105

108

98

92

88

90

89

82

80

80

*78

76

77

74

76

77

77

85

248

572

415

255

222

216

554

1,110

1,290

6,845

221

0.765

0.88

Feb.

3,440

5,600

5,8610

4,000

l,5EiO

626

500

466

930

1.230

1,090

608

398

51.5

2(52

2;. 9

210

*1I34

179

449

485

2 '32

3(38

203

134

535

1,230

1,500

-

52,939

1,178

4. 38

4.35

Mar.

2.400

2,500

*2,220

856

398

315

278

540

910

556

330

*270

242

216

229

229

196

174

184

236

196

203

554

608

398

556

500

242

210

184 

168

16,478

552

1.84

2.12

Apr.

152

162

162

146

179

851

775

*500

1,510

1,540

1,010

410

328

305

252

215

192

180

180

165

155

150

990

870

449

252

180

150

130

160

12 , 500

410

1.42

1.58

May

425

175

1E5

104

94

87

81

77

70

66

65

66

68

66

*71

62

47

46

4582"

125

75

56

55

50

55

260

550

160

81 

61

5,244

105

0.563

0.42

June

54

50

58

48

146

221

117

67

52

50

50

46

43

37

39

43

32

*32

59

50

40

37

27

19

16

17

19

27

21

1,533

51.1

0.177

0.20

July

16

14

15

12

9.7

8.8

8.5

8.2

8.5

*8.0

6.5

5.9

5.4

4.9

4.4

5.6

57T

"58 168

20

15

10

8.2

49

67

24

12

10

8.0

6.5

5.4

601.8

19.4

0.067

0.08

Aug.

4.8

9.7

8.5

7.5

5.9

4.7

*4.1

5.5

5.1

2.8

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.5

2.0

5.6

4.4

4.4

155

350

130

44

25

16

679

1.560

890

245

101

64 

49

4,182.5

135

0.467

0.54

Sept.

40

35

36

31

11

713

1.140

192

170

192

*298

155

91

65

51

43

130

*970

990

424

196

117

90

203

162

70

67

55

59

424

7,228

241

0.854

0.93

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,030 Min 5.6 Mean 231 Cfsm 0.799 In. 10.89

Water year 1956-57: Max 5,880 Min 1.5 Mean 290 Cfsm 1.00 In. 15.65

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfs). Feb . 2 (12 p.m.) discharge unknown (19.92 ft); Mar. 3 (2 p.m.) 

discharge unknown (15.99 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
100 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke River at Buggs Island, Va.

Location. Lat 36°36'06", long 78°17'56", on left bank 1,200 ft downstream from John H. 

Kerr Dam, 2.4 miles upstream from Aliens Creek, 5.3 miles upstream from "bridge on 

D. S. Highway 1, 6.7 miles southeast of Boydton, Mecklenburg County, and at mile 178.4.

Drainage area.--7,780 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1921 to August 1923 

September 1957.

sjage heights only), April 1947 to

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 196.72 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). November 1921 to August 1923 at site 0.3 mile upstream at different datum. April 1947 to Sept. 30, 1952, at site 2,800 ft downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 7,515 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 42,000 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 10.60 ft); 

minimum, 132 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.63 ft); minimum daily, 140 cfs Oct. 7.

1947-57: Maximum discharge, 76,000 cfs Dec. 7, 1948 (gage height, 14.97 ft); minimum, 99 cfs July 3, Oct. 24, 1953 (gage height, 1.53 ft); minimum daily, that of 

Oct. 7, 1956.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 33.9 ft, from levels by Corps of Engineers.

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

Plow regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir on Smith River (usable capacity, 

145,(200 acre-ft) and by John H. Kerr Reservoir (usable capacity, 2,324,300 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

120

210

370

970

1,820

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

2,870

4,350

8,250

18,400

30,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

6,900

4,810

5,320

5,270

4,650

692

140

5,050

4,490

4,720

7,480

4,420

160

160

5,260

4,770

5,180

3,710

4,290

387

170

3,480

5,960

6,220

5,640

4,560

370

170

9,200

9,420

9,680

132,729

4,282

+501

Nov.

9,520

8,000

1,260

170

8,080

7,940

7,720

9,680

8,840

696

180

5,870

6,520

5,830

6,180

5,930

690

200

5,870

7,020

4,840

210

5,850

1,310

280

6,620

7,920

7,960

6,850

5,630

153,666

5,122

-468

Dec.

706

1,030

5,500

7,480

7,020

7,720

6,830

1,750

410

7,260

5,970

5,580

5,860

5,720

605

245

6,500

9,020

7,620

7,980

5,980

710

190

2,320

210

9,370

8,640

11,000

3,520

280

10,300

153,326

4,946

+ 627

Jan.

6,280

10,500

9,300

965

714

3,590

9,460

6,320

4,850

5,000

8,550

1,220

343

4,420

6,200

4,240

5,580

5,620

3,220

586

4,420

4,560

4,290

4,750

4,340

1,000

289

5,540

5,360

4,920

4,450

140,677

4,538

+ 758

Feb.

4,900

2,930

2,860

16,000

18,100

19,600

18,200

15,000

5,620

7,120

23, 300

25.800

15,900

16,100

17,400

2,000

1,020

17,600

18,100

15,700

17,200

16,800

680

238

6,580

7,580

9,910

18,900

-

339,138

12,110

+5,259

Mar.

17,800

10,200

8,450

18.400

*18,400

* 18, 000

17,800

15,800

1,120

210

4,770

6,970

8,020

6,820

6,320

1,220

210

5,190

6,280

6,060

6,810

5,440

210

205

6,430

7,430

7,910

8,670

6,740 

200

200

228,285

7,364

+2,609

Apr.

5,020

3,850

5,080

6,790

8,840

14,900

23,300

a25,000

a2 5,OOO

350.000

28,600

28,700

15,400

11,700

15,400

17,700

17,600

17,000

17,800

4,020

185

7,630

7,980

8,140

7,260

6,780

6,450

3,540

8,090

8,010

385,765

12,860

+775

May

9,540

9,190

8,220

6,470

4,780

8,600

8,880

8,950

8,940

7,150

5,100

1,610

10,200

8 8OO

7,920

6,610

4,360

4,450

2,000

5,120

6,280

6,540

5,930

8,560

1,310

238

7,220

5,800

7,580

2 , 860

8,230

197,418

6,368

-2,270

June

610

238

5,810

5,160

4,860

5,740

17.500

238

245

12,400

11,600

12,500

10,500

11,600

446

238

11,600

9,540

8,790

6,520

5,840

560

245

8,580

5,890

6,070

4,960

6,820

252

252

174,604

5,820

+187

July

4,720

3,160

3,570

252

8,250

1,240

252

7,620

8,560

4,84O

4,480

6,620

480

210

8.920

2,440

2,860

2,140

4,400

590

200

7,760

7,540

2,880

1,800

2,660

180

185

5,550

4,040

4,120

111,719

5,604

-1,449

Aug.

5,010

5,660

520

240

2,820

a7,000

a2,000

1,920

5,080

2,520

160

8,000

5,150

4,770

5,970

7,640

160

160

5,250

5,160

5,760

5,420

4,480

148

160

39,000

a5,000

a6,000

35,000

7,170

a200

117,508

5,784

-1,459

Sept.

a!60

a!60

a5,000

8,870

4,260

6,010

420

144

7,180

7,520

7,490

7,480

7,640

5,540

148

6,080

5,300

10,200

12,300

15,000

5,430

580

11,600

16,500

14,600

14,500

1,890

190

10,100

199,892

6,665

+853

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

4,783 

0.615 

0.71

4,654 

0.59E 0.6'

Calendar year 1956: 

Water year 1956-57:

5,573

0.716 

0.83

5,296 

0.681 

0.79

17,370 

2.23 

2.32

9,973 

1.28 

1.48

13,640 

1.75 

1.95

4,098 

0.527 

0.61

Observed

Max 17,700 Min 14O Mean 4,375 

Max 30,000 Min 140 Mean 6,396

6,007 

0.772 

0.86

2,155 

0.277 

0.32

2,325 

0.299 

0.34

7,516 

0.966 

1.08

Adjusted

Mean 4,681 Cfsm 0.602 In. 8.20 

Mean 6,852 Cfsm O.881 In. 11.96

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Philpott and John H. Kerr Reservoirs; 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Roanoke Rapids, 

N. C.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 101

Roanoke River at Roanoke Rapids, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°28', long 77°38', on right bank l£ miles downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 48 at Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, 85 miles upstream from Chocyott Creek, 

and at mile 133.6.

Drainage area.--8,410 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. December 1911 to September 1957. Published as "at Old Gas ton" prior 

to January 1933. Records published for both sites February 1930 to December 1932. 

Gage-height records collected at site of auxiliary gage since November 1890 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present Elite and datum since February 1930. Datum of gage 

Is 43.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Dec. 7, 1911, to Nov. 21, 1921, and Apr. 7 to Dec. 31, 1932, chain gage and Nov. 21, 

1921, to Apr. 7, 1932, water-stage recorder, both at site 9 miles upstream at different 

datum. Since Aug. 6, 1941, auxiliary water-stage recorder 3.6 miles downstream from 

base gage.

Average discharge. 45 years (1912-57), 8,201 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 43,200 cfs Apr. 11; maximum gage height, 12.79 

ft Apr. 11; minimum discharge, 336 cfs Jan. 2 (gage height, 1.06 ft); minimum daily, 

588 cfs Nov. 25.

1911-57: Maximum discharge, 261,000 cfs Aug. 18, 1940 (gage height, 39.0 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, about 250 cfs Dec. 16, 1955; minimum daily, 472 cfs Sept. 21, 

1932.

Flood in November 1877 at Old Gaston reached a stage about 2 ft lower than flood of 

August 1940, which was 21.5 ft.

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

I*low regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir on Smith River (usable capacity, 145,200 acre-ft) and John H. Kerr Reservoir (usable capacity, 2,324,300 acre-ft) 

and since June 1955 by Roanoke Rapids Reservoir (usable capacity, 79,600 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 712: 1930. WSP 822: 1936. WSP 1032; 1912, 1988(M), 

1930(M), 1932-33(M). WSP 1433: 1912-23, 1925-28, 1930, 1932-33, 1935, 1937-39.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Fall between gages used as a factor Apr. 9-13)

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

550

1,050

2,320

4,100

6.0

8.0

11.0

9,500

17,1300

33,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

3,620

5,370 

4,840

5,610 

5,140

2,110

1,700

4,930

3,720

4,490

6,540

5,250

2,220

1,700

4,300

4,300

5,690

5,640

5,010

1,830

1,760

3,940

3,320

6,580

7,300

6,370

2,450

1,760

8,970 

_9.« 780

9,140

145,380

4,690

+621

Nov.

10,600

9,740 

4,960

1,200 

6,780

7,070

9,120

10,500

11.100

S'.iso

822

6,620

6,280

5,360

6,590

8,030

1,580

618

6,440

5,920

6,360

922

5,340

1,880

588

6,500

5,820

9,030

8,630 

7 ' 530

174,880

5,829

-549

Calendar year 1956 :

Water year 1956-57 :

Dec.

2,520

1,380 

6,000

7,060 

6,240

8,050

9,050

1,730

1,600

6,300

6,910

5,360

5,530

8,120

5,620

6,300

7,810

7,700

9,270

8,790

8,160

2,710

706

5,010

956

8,400

11 , 600

11.800

6,410

11,300 

3,370

191,762

6,186

+282

Jan.

1,840

8,870 

11,000

12,700 

6,630

620

772

5,420

4,830

7,670

8,460

932

625

3,820

5,200

4,880

7,550

6,560

2,730

790

4,250

5,000

5,290

5,810

7,690

1,340

641

6,110

5,080 

7,770

8,960

159,840

5,156

+1,173

Feb.

15,20C

17,80C 

12,40C

11,90C 

18.50C

18,50C

18.50C

18.50C

12.50C

13.00C

13.00C

*18,000

21 ,20C

18,200

18,100

13,100

1,540

13,000

18,500

18,500

18,500

18,000

5,560

65;.

3,120

8,940

16,600

19,000

-

400,292.

14,300

+5,189

Mar.

19,000

20.000 

17., 200

13,000 

19,000

14,600

17,900

16,700

9,400

1,780

4,510

7,630

8,440

8,610

8,360

2,820

1.100

5,680

8,210

7,340

6,990

6,980

1,440

1,180

6,380

7,390

9,100

10,600

8,300

1,800 

2,180

273,620

8,826

+2,648

Apr.

4,520

5.070 

4,420

6,730 

8,740

19,000

19,000

18,800

29,300

30,600

31.600

29,400

25,000

19,000

18,000

19,500

17 , 400

17,200

17,200

6,050

5,620

6,110

5,750

8,160

9,350

8,460

5,910

8,720

8,600

 f-f??

419,810

13,990

+721

May

8,600

8,480 

8,600

8,600 

8,600

8,600

8,300

9,440

9,150

8,000

8,300

5,880

6,990

9,190

8,610

7,530

5,750

5,880

5,880

6,000

5,880

5,880

6,000

7,810

5,750

2.520

5,750

5,800

7,960

3,250 

9,080

222,860

7,189

-2,234

June

8,180

2,180 

3,980

3,150 

5,820

10,200

13.800

3,080

2,040

11,800

9,640

11,600

13,500

11,500

2,190

2.040

7,120

10,500

8,820

6,840

5,280

2,110

2,040

5,250

13,700

7,080

6,040

5,700

2,720

2 , 180

192,680

6,423

+311

July

2,490

2,410 

3,220

2,380 

6,500

2,580

2,040

4,850

8,560

4,960

4,870

5,880

5,220

2,180

5,320

3,490

3,180

3,070

2,560

2,580

2,180

8,780

4,800

2,780

4,030

2,210

2,180

2,180

2,440

2,970 

5,270

115,960

5,741

-1,449

Aug.

5,140

3,760 

2,040

al.910 

a2,320

a3,740

a2,770

2,780

3,520

2,460

2,180

6,800

3,220

5,250

6,800

6,390

2,040

2,110

5,660

4,980

5,140

6,070

5,730

2,040

2,720

5,130

6,790

5,620

5,080

1.210 

1,980

129,380

4,174

-1,417

Sept.

1,620

1,830 

6,350

3,180 

4,220

7,520

1,940

1.510

6,140

7,420

7,260

7,070

7,560

4,780

1,870

6,280

6,710

10,500

14,600

15,200

2,490

1,680

13,200

9,970

12,800

17.600

12,800

6,130

1,960

10,500

212,690

7,090

+564

Observed Adjusted

lax 18,500 Mln 588 Mean 5,176 Mean 5,448 Cfsm 0.648 In. 8.81

lax 31,600 Min 588 Mean 7,231 Mean 7,677 Cfsm 0.913 In. 12.39

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Philpott and John H. Kerr Reservoirs 

(furnished by Corps of Engineers) and Roanoke Rapids Reservoir (furnished by Virginia Electric and 

Power Co.).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for auxiliary gage.
102 PAMLICO RIVER BASIN

Tar River near Tar River, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36=12', long 78"34', on right bank 90 ft upstream from bridge on State

_ jiway 96 (bridge ._......,, relocated), li miles upstream from Fishing Creek, 2i miles east of

town of Tar'River, Granville County, and 8 miles south of Oxford.

Drainage area. 161 sq mi.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control with a sharp-crested weir notch. Datum 

of gage is 287.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 18 years, 150 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,500 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 13.00 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Aug. 17.

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 13,100 cfs Aug. 18, 1955 (gage height, 18.07 ft); minimum, 0.07 cfs Oct. 14, 1954.

Remarks. Records good Oct. 1 to Jan. 4, May 10 to Sept. 30; fair Jan. 5 to May 9 except 

those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, which are poor. Town of Oxford 

diverts about 0.5 cfs for municipal water supply.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 972: 1940-41. WSP 1112: 1941 (calendar year figures). 

WSP 1273:1941(H).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

6.4 

4.8

3.6

3.4

14

63

32

16

9.6

6.4

4.8

*5.0

3.1

2.8

2.6

ztl

2.6

2.8

2.8

3.6

66

ill

43

26

16

12

24

34

26 

28

593.9

19.2

0.119

0.14

Nov.

107

659 

223

88

56

41

33

29

54

140

76

50

37

30

26

23

*21 

20

20

19

18

20

24

23

20

20

18

18

18

18

1,949

65.0

0.404

0.45

Dec.

17

16 

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

253

1.040

306 

139

88

69

*57

72

621

760

380

162

105

83

77

72 

62

4,550

147

0.913

1.05

Jan.

*55

47 

40

38

41

41

39

38

36

41

41

39

36

34

33

33

35 

30

11

27

28

34

164

321

*140

134

142

231

*300

1,080 

1.450

4,775

154

0.957

1.10

Feb.

5.240

2,500 

693

475

321

241

228

178

547

650

*321

202

155

125

104

94

87

"87"

455

215

142

121

102

84

1,290

2,110

877

17,723

633

3.93

4.09

Mar.

2.210

a680 

a350

a240

al80

155

129

a!90

a400

167

129

112

99

94

102

96

94 

87

155

167

101

a220

a710

a270

a200

a!82

a!35

a!07

a88

a76 

a68

7,993

258

1.60

1.85

Apr.

a63

a72 

a74

a68

66

150

117

99

627

243

*130

97

82

78

72

62

*59 

57

55

51

50

50

715

291

125

78

61

53

47

44

3,836

128

0.795

0.89

May

41

39

37

36

35

35

29

24

21

*19

19

45

42

38

*29

21

24 

20

19

49

48

27

22

20

20

32

as. 93

32

20

17

1,049

33.8

0.210

0.24

June

15

14 

13

12

714

414

104

52

33

27

24

21

19

16

14

12

111 

30

16

13

12

11

9.5

8.2

8^2

8.2

8.6

8.2

8.6 

12

1,768.5

59.0

0.366

0.41

July

11

8.9 

7.6

6.6

6.0

5.4

4.8

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.1

2.6

2.4

2.2

1.9

LJ. 1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.9

2.4

3.1

62

22

11

7.9

6.0 

4.6

4.0

211.9

6.84

0.042

0.05

Aug.

3.1

*2.6 

1.9

1.9

3.1

6.6

*4.3

4.0

3.7

3.1

3.4

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

fc*

3.7

4.0

8.0

8.9

7.0

5.4

422

429

61

24

15

11

'

1,056.9

34.1

0.212

0.24

Sept.

6.3

5.1 

4.3

3.4

3-Ll

6.0

88

27

16

84

36

18

11

7.6

6.0

4.6

*4.8 

11

12

9.2

8.6

7.0

6.6

6.0

5.4

5.4

4.6

4.0

6.0 

54

471.0

15.7

0.098

0.11

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,260 Mln 0.3 Mean 118 Cfsm 0.733 In. 10.01

Water year 1956-57= Max 5,240 Mln 1.3 Mean 126 Cfsm 0.783 In. 10.62

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs). Feb. 1 (4:30 p.m.) 6,500 cfs (13.00 ft); Feb. 27 (2:30 a.m.) 

3,490 cfs (9.72 ft); Mar. 1 (11:30 a.m.) 2,650 cfs (8.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorder 

chart, and observer's readings.
PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 103

Cedar Creek near Louisburg, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°03'15", long 78°20'25", on downstream end of center pier of bridge on 

 ? Highway 401, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Camping Creek. 3 7 miles

southwest of Louisburg, Franklin County, and 5.5 miles upstream from mouth ' 

Drainage area.--47.8 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1956 to September 1957

"age. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 205 ft (by barometer). 

hxtPemeB.--1956: Maximum discharge during September, 82 cfs Sept, 27 (gage height

2.37 ft); minimum, 5.1 cfs Sept. 17, 18, 19, 24 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

r ni ^ Maximum discharge during water year, 1,180 cfs Dec. 16 (gage height,

5.26 ft); minimum, 4.2 cfs Aug. 13, 17, 18 (gage height, 1.45 ft).

mo? 2 Aug - 18> 1955> reached a stage of 6.78 ft (discharge, 2,100 cfs). Flood in

I9d5 reached a stage of about 14 ft, from information from State Highway and Public

Works Commission. 

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating table, Sept. 1, 1356, to Sept. 30, 1957 (gage height, 

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

1.6

1.7

3.2

5.1

8.0

12

18

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

38

100

207

580

1,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1956

Day

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Discharge

10

11

27

24

23

15

15

14

Day

Sept. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Disc large

11

10

10

ID

ID

9.2

9.2

8.8

Day

Sept. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.2

8.4

8.4

8.8

11

Day

Sept. 2 5

26

27

28

29

30

-Runoff in inches ............................................................

Discharge

12

21

78

46

25

19

488.0

0.341

0.38

Peak discharge (base. 450 efs). No peak above base. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

15

15

18

23

16

15

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

17

30

25

23

25

61

46

30

24

22

23

23

21

27

34

678

21.9

0.458

0.53

Nov.

64

157

80

47

36

33

*29

30

39

34

28

26

24

23

23

23

23

23

22

21

22

22

21

20

21

21

21

20

21

28

1,002

33.4

0.699

0.78

Dec.

25

22

21

21

*21

22

22

22

23

21

21

21

22

30

337

986

407

103

68

53

46

42

61

82

76

53

45

40

47

42

36

2 ,838

91.5

1.91

2.21

Jan.

33

31

28

30

32

29

28

26

30

30

26

26

26

26

27

27

25

26

25

27

29

32

29

31

31

32

38

37

116

166

1,125

36.3

0.759

0.88

Feb.

*602

422

178

112

78

67

59

59

96

118

77

62

55

51

48

*45

44

40

48

80

55

48

45

42

42

186

375

168

3,302

HE

2.47

2.57

Mar.

306

141

83

68

67

66

61

76

83

63

55

54

50

51

49

46

42

42

66

56

47

63

113

72

69

61

.56

50

47

45

42

2,190

70.6

1.48

1.70

Apr.

44

45

41

*40

54

65

48

45

47

40

39

38

38

37

36

36

36

36

35

34

32

32

68

48

37

32

31

29

29

31

1,203

40.1

0.839

0.94

May

*29

27

26

28

28

25

24

23

23

22

30

69

34

28

24

23

22

22

22

24

22

23

22

18

18

21

35

30

22

21

22

807

26.0

0.544

0.63

June

21

18

19

*20

18

25

25

29

*56

33

24

20

17

16

14

17

14

14

13

13

12

11

11

10

10

12

14

12

14

11

543

18.1

0.379

0.42

July

11

*9.6

9.2

8.8

8.8

9.2

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.1

6.6

6.8

6.6

7.1

13

13

15

9.2

8.0

7.4

6.8

8.2

51

17

11

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.0

326.2

10.5

0.220

0.25

Aug.

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.4

8.4

6.6

5.7

5.7

5.4

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.3

5.1

7.7

7.7

4.7

42

89

27

14

11

10

10

14

14

13

10

9.6

8.8

386.1

12.5

0.262

0.30

Sept.

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.0

8.0

8.8

9.2

8.8

*9.2

11

45

18

12

10

9.6

8.8

16

82

40

21

16

14

12

12

10

10

10

10

28

81

554.8

18.5

0.387

0.43

Calendar year 1956: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57 : Max 986 Min 4.3 Mean 41.0 Cfsm 0.858 In. 11. 64

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs). --Dec. 16 (6 a.m.) 1.180 cfs (5.26 ft); Feb. 1 (12 D.m.) 692 cfs

(4.25 ft); Feb. 27 (9 a.m.) 477 cfs (3.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
104 PAMLICO RIVER BASIN

Tar River near Nashville, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°51'00 M , long 77°55'50", on left bank 15 ft downstream from Cockrell

Bridge on State Highway 58, 5 miles upstream from Sapony Creek, 10 miles south of Nashville, Nash County, and at mile 93.8.

Drainage area. 701 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 110.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 18, 1928, to Oct. 10, 1929, and Mar. 26, 

1930, to Oct. 12, 1934, chain gage at bridge at same datum. Oct. 11, 1929, to Mar. 25, 

1930, staff gage at site 45 ft upstream at same datum. Oct. 13, 1934, to Feb. 27, 

1935, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 736 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,700 cfs Feb. 5 (gage height, 14.25 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Aug. 12, 13 (gage height, 1.69 ft).

1928-57: Maximum discharge, 16,900 cfs Dec. 3, 1934 (gage height, 20.8 ft); minimum, 7.0 cfs Sept. 7, 1954 (gage height, 1.51 ft); minimum daily, 11 cfs Sept. 20, 

1932.

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

poor. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow caused by small 

mills above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 822; Drainage area. WSP 1273: 1930.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

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

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

4.0

155

290

700

7.0

11.0

15.0

2,200

4,800

8,600

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 168

293

700

1,140

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

243

 197

164

148

138

142

170

191

246

203

161

135

135

122

104.

108

138

197

203

218

203

254

394

5ZQ

442

302

258

236

236

236

6,764

218

0.311

0.36

Nov.

354

610

1,220

1.350

630

450

362

314

*330

354

450

458

354

306

270

243

243

246

236

229

218

206

212

215

206

206

212

206

205

226

11,099

370

0.528

0.59

Dec.

250

232

222

*209

197

188

182

185

173

182

179

173

»167

182

473

2,420

3,890

4,310

2,460

900

675

590

570

1,030

1,900

1,700

960

700

610

590

RQn

27,089

874

1.25

1.44

Jan.

518

466

418

386

382

382

382

366

358

382

382

358

338

330

318

314

322

310

266

-213.

298

330

346

380

880

675

a570

a610

a765

1,120

2.100

15,295

493

0.703

0.81

Feb.

3,400

4,240

5,040

6,230

7,600

5,950

*1,340

1,140

1,220

1,540

1,980

1,440

1,010

855

740

675

630

610

590

790

1,100

1,030

765

650

590

1,510

3,190

3,960

_

59,815

2,136

3.05

3.17

Mar.

4,730

4.880

4,380

3,080

1,260

1,140

1,030

1,080

1,160

1,340

1,050

855

765

700

700

700

650

610

675

810

880

740

1,010

1,760

1,490

1,080

985

855

740

675

610

42,420

1,368

1.95

2.25

Apr.

570

570

570

570

590

*740

810

740

650

1,100

1,080

720

610

590

550

514

494

474

466

458

438

422

418

885

1.110

650

474

402

37J

773

18,816

627

0.894

1.00

May

450

362

306

302

290

290

278

262

232

229

232

412

52Q

530

390

298

254

215

122

203

222

226

250

218

212

250

254

442

570

366

250

9,562

308

0.439

0.51

June

215

185

*288

498

597

532

1 B g6Q

720

886

522

386

304

242

211

190

171

155

142

205

199

161

142

135

119

108

103

32.

98

163

133

9,162

305

0.435

0.49

July

*137

126

106

100

72

87

80

54

80

67

67

67

69

48

22

52

39

78

78

119

93

69

64

72

199

zzz 185

117

87

78

76

2,818

90.9

0.130

0.15

Aug.

53

54

50

42

*31

61

46

47

55

60

40

.20.

43

45

48

*45

27

216

740

514

386

214

125

94

128

210

968

563

247

152

108

5,412

175

0.250

0.29

Sept.

91

75

76

82

63

61

72

56

174

133

125

404

252

147

100

80

»96

119

330

319

202

137

119

108

100

85

87

80

89

254

4,116

137

0.195

0.22

Calendar year 1956: Max 

Water year 1956-57: Max

5,690

7,600

Min 

Min

52 642

582

Cf 8m 

Cf sm

0.916

0.830

12.47

11.28

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs).--Dec. 18 (3 p.m.) 4,380 cfs (10.35 ft); Feb. 5 (7 p.m.) 7.7OO cfs 

(14.25 ft); Mar. 2 (10 a.m.) 4,960 cfs (11.18 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and streamflow continuity.
PAMIICO RIVER BASIN 105

Sapony Creek near Nashville, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°53'05", long 77°54'45", near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from mouth and 65 miles southeast of Nashville, Nash County.

Drainage area. 64.8 sq mi.

Records available. April 1950 to September 1957.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and masonry cortrol; gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 

100 ft (from topographic map). Prior to July 14, 1953, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--7 years, 56.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during yea.r, 652 cfs Feb. 28 (gage height, 8.4 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs several days in August.

1950-57: Maximum discharge, 2,200 cfs Jan. 24, 1954 (gage height, 14.34 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 0.02 ofs on several days in September 1954.

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

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 5 to Dec. 18)

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

62

125

310

580

.7

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

*12

8.2

6.0

6.5

6.8

7.1

6.5

5.1

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.4

378

3.8

4.7

21

27

26

26

32

39

43

3T

28

24

24

22 

19

21

500.2

16.1

0.248

0.29

Nov.

47

58

62

6T

51

51

30

32

*32

32

34

32

30

30

28

30

30

30

36

45

39

28

26

26

26

26

18

18

19

24

1,032

34.4

0.531

0.59

Dec.

27

34

36

*30

24

21

19

19

17

17

16

15IB19

26

34

117

192

249

175

103

67

62

73

84

110

103

78

62

Co3D

62

1,964

63.4

0.978

1.13

Jan.

62

49

*49

39

37

37

37

14

36

37

43

43

41

41

39

36

34

36

37

34

34

34

37

37

41

47

53

58

58

73

1 5>R I"

1,398

45.1

0.696

0.80

Feb.

239

345

345

354

280

192

*153

150

153

201

249

239

167

113

84

*73

67

62

62

90

67

96

125

78

62

117

*249

580

-

4,995

178

2.75

2.6J

Mar.

532

427

354

*280

219

210

184

219

239

239

229

184

103

84

96

73

73

67

84

90

96

96

96

117

150

117

110

103

84

67

51

5,073

164

2.53

2.91

Apr.

45

43

41

41

41

96

105

*96

73

39

41

43

47

34

32

30

27

27

26

24

21

21

18

16

16

13

9.9

8.2

8.2

*26

1,106.3

36.9

0.569

0.63

May

62

103

158

73

15

14

12

11

8.2

7.1

7.1

18

36

39

30

12

7.6

7.1

6.0

5.6

4.7

3.8

4.2

4.7

14

53

53

49

27

18 

9.9

873.0

28.2

0.435

0.50

June

7.9

4.7

*22

280

290

229

158

158

201

249

210

90

45

32

30

21

16

14

13

12

11

a8

a6

4.2

4.5

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.7

5.3

2,138.7

71.3

1.10

1.23

July

*4.7

3.4

2.6

2.3

2.6

3.0

2.8

3.0

2.1

1.3

.9

.7

.7

.5

.7

*1.6

2.0

2.5

3.2

5.1

S±L

2.5

.9

4.9

4.0

2.8

2.5

1.8

.8 

.7

.6

75.9

2.45

0.038

0.04

Aug.

0.4

.3

.3

.3

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

*.l

.1

.2

.2

73

259

TTo

37

14

10

11

24

73

47 

18

4.9

684.3

22.1

0.341

0.39

Sept.

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.6

1.2

.8

.7

.7

*9.9

*6.0

3.0

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

*3.6

36

45

43

22

14

15

6.5

5.3

4.7

5.1

4.9

6.3 

39

296.2

9.87

0.152

0.17

Calendar year 1956: Max 892 Min 0.4 Mean 60.1 Cfsm 0.927 In. 12.63

Water year 1956-57: Max 580 Mln 0.1 Mean 55.2 Cfsra 0.852 In. 11.56

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and streamflow continuity.

510528 O -59 -8
106 PAMLICO RIVER BASIN

Fishing Creek near Enfield, N. C.

Location Lat 36°09', long 77°42', on right bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on U. S.

 fflgnway 301 2 000 ft downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 2 miles 

southwest of Enfield, Halifax County, 4ij miles downstream from Rocky Creek, and at 

mile 27.7.

Record!6available.-October 1923 to September 1957. Figures of discharge below 250 cfs

 Oct. 1. 1923.' to July 3, 1924, below 350 cfs May 30, 1925, to May 31, 1926 below 

150 cfs June 1 to Nov. 16, 1926, and below 100 cfs Nov. 17, 1926, to Sept. 30, 1928, 

published in WSP 622, 642, and 662, have been found subject to considerable error and 

should not be used. Gage-height records collected at site 2,000 ft upstream at different datum July 1, 1910, to Apr. 30, 1914, and at present site and datum since May 1, 

1914, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 76.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 28, 1932, staff gage at same

site and datum.

Average discharge . 34 years (1923-57), 492 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,500 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 14.77 It); mini-

 mum, 25 cfs Aug. 16-18 (gage height, 0.18 ft).

1923-57: Maximum discharge, 12,600 cfs Dec. 2, 1934, Aug. 18, 1940; maximum gage 

height, 17.72 ft Aug. 18, 1940; minimum discharge, 10 cfs Oct. 19, 1933, Sept. 21,

The flood of Apr. 19, 1910, reached a stage of 20.1 ft, present datum (from floodmarks of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.) at site 2,000 ft upstream. Flood of July 24, 

1919, reached a stage of 19.6 ft (discharge, 20,300 cfs).

Remarks.--Records fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow caused 

by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 872: 1935(M). WSP 1172: Drainage area.

 1928(M"), 1932-33, 1935. See also Records available.

WSP 1333:

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 30 to Dec. 15; rate of change in 

stage used as a factor Dec. 15, 16, 20, 21, 24, Jan. 30, 31, 

Feb. 6, 7, 9, 26, 27, Mar. 3-4, 8-10, 23, Apr. 6, 9, 10, July 8, 

20, 24, Aug. 26-29, Sept. 17)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

0,9 

1.0 

5.0 

9.0

101

547

1,280

0.1 

.5 

1.0 

4.0 

7.0

17

57

107

420

870

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

1,750

2,070

2,700

3,980

5,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

218

161

*136

118

113

104

146

276

228

166

131

113

103

.94

96

97

103

166

255

266

218

234

354

420

354

272

800

814

711

468

8,325

269

0.516

0.59

Nov.

444

513.

456

420

365

321

*277

255

272

299

299

288

250

223

208

198

198

272

277

255

223

213

213

213

208

203

208

198

192

203

8,164

272

0.522

0.58

Dec.

234

239

223

*203

192

187

182

177

177

177

HZ

172

172

177

1,120

2,490

3,920

4.710

4,160

1,890

862

576

543

902

1,150

1,010

727

547

493

506

506

28,796

929

1.78

2.06

Jan.

456

409

376

354

354

365

376

354

354

376

398

398

365

343

332

321

332

332

277

267

332

343

365

420

506

547

561

605

680

1,270

1.750

14,498

468

0.898

1.03

Feb.

2,780

3,800

4,900

5.500

*3,940

1,880

1,250

1,010

1,060

1,570

1,410

1,110

796

650

590

533

506

480

468

620

852

727

561

493

468

892

2,170

2,470

43,046

1,537

2.95

3.07

Mar.

2.890

2,480

1,610

1,040

761

711

680

834

1,520

1,430

1,000

711

605

561

547

555

495

456

495

650

665

547

1,020

1,520

1,150

796

650

575

506

468

A?. 1? *3^

28,114

907

1.74

2.01

Apr.

409

398

409

*398

409

533

778

572

530

813

695

493

452

420

409

576

354

354

345

332

352

510

510

299

299

211

262

247

252

 222

12,357

412

0.791

0.88

May

207

197

192

187

187

192

187

182

172

167

162

177

197

207

197

172

152

142

152

157

162

192

172

167

152

172

207

272

262

227

187

5,717

184

0.553

0.41

June

162

147

*142

162

157

152

157

162

152

152

124

122

119

112

106

116

119

107

99

107

115

148

162

125

106

94

79

12

92

101

3,748

125

0.240

0.27

July

*96

102

97

79

71

64

59

64

92

53

45

41

£2.

27

28

27

27

30

41

219

232

118

72

153

157

117

122

85

69

55

49

2,518

81.2

0.156

0.18

Aug.

*47

46

42

35

39

35

55

58

34

35

33

33

31

27

*27

26

25

29

52

42

47

55

64

52

40

171

505

552

252

116

78

2,581

85.3

0.160

0.18

Sept.

72

67

55

*50

48

44

43

31

76

76

96

152

147

104

77

68

90

202

257

192

147

115

90

75

68

57

55

50

49

70

2,729

91.0

0.175

0.19

Calendar year 1956: Max 4,710 Min 46 Mean 487 Cfsm 0.935 In. 12.67

Water year 1956-57: Max 5,300 Min 25 Mean 440 Cfsm 0.845 In. 11.45

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 107

Tar River at Tarboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°53'40", long 77°32 I 00", near right bank on downstream end of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 64 in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, 65- miles downstream from Fishing Creek and at mile 46.2.

Drainage area. 2,140 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. July 1896 to December 1900, October 1931 to September 1957. Gageheight records collected at same site since 1905 are contained In reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

j. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 10.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

E929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 1896 to December 1900 chain gage at Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge 600 ft downstream at different datum. Oct. 1 to Dec. 8, 

1931, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 2,216 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,500 cfs- Feb. 8 (gage height, 22.83 ft); minimum discharge, 111 cfs Aug. 15 (gage height, 1.12 ft).

1896-1900, 1931-57: Maximum discharge, 37,200 cfs Aug. 20, 1940 (gage height, 31.77 

ft); minimum, 36 cfs Oct. 17, 22, 1933 (gage height, 0.45 ft).

Maximum stage known, 34.0 ft July 27, 1919 (present datum), from floodmarks 20 ft 

downstream (discharge, 52,800 cfs, from rating curve extended above 38,000 cfs).

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1932 has been revised to 12,100 

cfs Mar. 12, 1932 (gage height, 20.24 ft), superseding figure published In WSP 727.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station. Town of Henderson diverted an average of 1.1 cfs out of the basin above station. 

Town of Tarboro diverted 0,8 cfs for municipal supply.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1172: Drainage area. WSP 1273: 1899-1900, 1933. Revised 

figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year 1932, superseding 

those published In WSP 727, are given herewith:

1932 

Mar. 7......... 4,730

8......... 6,470

9......... 7,420

10......... 8,890

11......... 10,900

1932-Con. 

Mar. 12......... 11,800

13......... 10,900

14......... 8,050

15......... 4,940

31......... 4,140

Month

Water year 1931-32 ................

Maximum

11,800

Minimum

38

Mean

1,140

Per square 

mile

.533

Runoff in

inches

2.06

7.24

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Dec. 16-18, 23, 24, 

Jan. 31, Feb. 1-5, 9-11, 15. 16, 26-28, Mar. 6, 7, 14, 15, 

Apr. 30, June 3, 4, Aug. 28)

1.1 

1.5

2.0 

3.0

107

188

314

636

7.0

16.0

21.0

23.0

2,380

8,050

13,100

15,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

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.

1,460

1,120

970

810

730

673

582 

565

548

636

636

565

478

459

512

371

42T

770

1,070

950

890

1,120

1,290

1,380

1,550

1,590

1,420

1,330

1,680

1,770

1.950

30,299

977

0.457

0.53

Nov.

1,860

2,090

2,640

3,030

S.250

2,700

2,180 

 1,910

1,770

1,730

1,680

1,680

1,640

1,460

1,330

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,070

1,160

1,160

1,070

1,030

1,010

990

990

990

950

970

950

46,690

1,556

0.727

0.81

Dec.

1,010

1,030

1,070

1,030

 1,010

950

910 

910

870

850

870

830

850

810

830

1,510

4,150

5,660

6,450

7.6ZO

8.290

7,980

6,770

5,430

4,620

4,680

4,740

4,140

3,360

Z,860

2,590

94,680

3,054

1.43

1.65

Jan.

2,480

2,230

 2,000

1,820

1,680

1,640

1,590 

1,590

1,460

1,510

1,550

1,510

1,550

1,460

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,330

1,290

1.200

1,200

1,290

1,380

1,460

1,910

2,180

Z.180

2,280

2 , 860

4,160

54,310

1,752

0.819

0.94

Feb.

5,830

7,560

9,120

10,200

12,100

 13,900

15.200 

15,100

11,600

9,160

7,720

7,560

6,720

5,850

4,560

3,640

3,250

2,860

2.640

2,920

3,300

3,720

3,780

3,250

2,810

3,000

4,670

6,410

_

188,130

6,719

3.14

3.27

Mar.

7,400

8,690

10,000

11,100

11.200

9,260

6,830 

6,250

6,050

6,520

6,850

6,650

5,980

4,680

3,900

3,480

3,200

2,860

2,920

3,250

3,360

3,360

3,360

3,600

4,450

4,860

4,680

4,320

3,780

3,Z50

2,760

168,850

5,447

2.55

2.93

Apr.

2,430

2,230

2,090

2,000

2,000

2,280

2,590 

2,810

2,810

2,590

2,860

5.140

2,540

2,090

1,950

1,820

1,680

1,590

1,510

1,460

1,380

1,330

1,250

1,200

1,330

1,770

1,460

1,120

990

1,200

57,500

1,917

0.896

1.00

May

1.640

1,180

990

910

830

730

692

673

636

618

600

600

673

950

990

850

711

618

548

565

495

495

530

565

530

512

654

673

750

970

870

23,048

743

0.347

0.40

June

692

600

679

2,140

3,030

3,300

5_.48Q 

2,920

2,280

2,230

1,730

1,330

1,070

830

654

548

512

459

462

412

462

436

430

377

421

377

334

311

336

409

33,251

1,108

0.518

0.58

July

365

339

336

322

306

292

227 

190

234

232

229

210

197

234

188

180

Z08

Ifi3

167

195

270

342

368

311

249

278

400

427

371

308

252

8,390

271

0.127

0.15

Aug.

232

*206

167

173

182

150

138 

169

161

134

156

122

163

140

122

*156

144

156

286

749

810

930

770

478

336

274

334

1,110

1.550

1,120

692

12,310

397

0.186

0.21

Sept.

512

377

348

254

289

246

232 

202

228

264

383

297

383

600

478

388

415

430

618

750

850

711

548

478

478

383

331

300

297

351

12,421

414

0.193

0.22

Calendar year 1956: Max 12,800 Mln 229 Mean 2,151 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.68

Water year 1956-57: Max 15,200 Mln 122 Mean 2,000 Cfsm 0.935 In. 1Z.69

Discharge measurement made on this day.
108 PAMLICO RIVER BASIN

Conetoe Creek near Bethel, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°46'32", long 77°27'46", on right bank 5 ft downstream from bridge on 

county road, 5? miles downstream from Crisp Creek, and 65- miles west of Bethel, Pltt 

County.

Drainage area. 78.1 sq mi.

Records available. December 1956 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of. gage is 30 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 500 cfs Mar. 20, June 9; maximum gage height, 

9.20 ft June 9; minimum discharge, 2.5 cfs Aug. 12, 14, 30.

Flood in 1955 reached a stage of 16.7 ft, from information by local resident (discharge not determined).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, Dec. 1, 1956, to Sept. 30, 1957

and discharge, In cubic feet per secon

56 height, In feet,

0.5

.6 

1.0

1.8

5.4

17

1.5 

2.0 

9.0 487

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, December 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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.

a27

a37

a35

a33

a31

a3o

28

26

26

25

*24

25

25

25

26

64

70

56

47

43

41

41

49

97

108

78

64

57

54

52 

47

1,391

44.9

0.575

0.66

Jan.

44

*39

36

35

35

34

34

32

32

37

39

37

36

34

11

34

38

36

33

31

32

34

38

37

46

75

68

78

78

15E 

212

1,557

50.2

0.643

0.74

Feb.

335

*296

230

194

163

*173

179

184

246

316

224

166

135

117

99

90

84

IS.

78

207

174

132

111

96

87

214

466

358

.

5,226

187

2.39

2.49

Mar.

355

266

194

156

*166

242

266

304

455

376

228

179

144

123

114

188

160

134

374

453

279

206

294

242

206

194

206

173

141

117

96

7,031

227

2.91

3.35

Apr.

84

87

*84

70

68

102

81

67

69

62

53

48

46

42

39

36

34

32

31

30

29

27

25

24

22

22

21

20

19

24

1,398

46.6

0.597

0.67

May

22

*20

19

20

21

19

18

17

16

15

16

20

18

16

15

14

14

13

14

28

19

16

15

13

15

13

17

20

15

14

13

525

16.9

0.216

0.25

June

13

12

12

52

*28

90

158

183

368

184

114

81

61

47

40

33

29

25

24

22

20

18

17

16

16

18

15

14

14

13

1,737

57.9

0.741

0.83

July

16

12

12

*11

11

11

10

9.7

9.4

8.9

8.9

8.7

8.0

8.0

8.9

*8.7

7.8

8.7

7.8

7.3

7.0

6.7

6.4

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.1

5.7

~*~

264.3

8.53

0.109

0.13

Aug.

5.1

*5.4

6.7

4.8

4.4

4.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.3

2.9

2.9

3.6

5.4

4.8

25

35

8.0

5.7

4.8

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.4

15

5.7

3.6

2.9

2.9

196.8

6.35

0.081

0.09

Sept.

17

5.7

4.0

*frl

5.7

5.4

3.6

4.0

4.0

4.8

5.4

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.3

40

130

26

17

14

12

22

27

14

12

11

11

17

*100

534.0

17.8

0.228

0.25

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharee (base. 470 cfs). Feb. 27 (10:30 a.m.) 48O cfs (8.98 ft): Mar. 20 (3 a.m.) 50O cfs

(9.18 ft); June 9 (12:3o a.m.) 5OO cfs (9.2O ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

streams .
PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 109

Herring Run near Washington, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°34 I 03", long 77°01'09", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

county road, 1 mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 264, li miles upstream from 

mouth, and 2^ miles northeast of Washington, Beaufort County.

Drainage area. About 15 sq ml.

Records available. January 1950 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 2 ft (from topographic map). Prior to May 8, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 7.17 cfs.

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 110 cfs Mar. 8 (gage height, 9.26 ft); minimum, 

0.7 cfs several days in July and August (gage height, 5.05 ft).

1950-57: Maximum discharge, 548 cfs Sept. 19, 1955 (gage height, 14.77 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 330 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

0.7 cfs at times in several years.

Flood in 1946 reached a stage of 17 ft, from information by local resident (discharge not determined).

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

Natural runoff affected by ditches and canals above station.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

5.0

5.1 

5.3

5.5

5.6

2.1

5.0 

7.0

5.8 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

66

101

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

1.7

1.5

1.4

3.6

2.3

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

22

31

18

14

14

25

24

20

18

16

14

14

17

49

68

388.3

12.5

-

Nov.

45

39

32

27

23

21

18

16

a!7

a!6

a!3

all

alO

*a8.7

7.7

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.0

5.6

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.3

3.9

5.7

4.1

382.3

12.7

-

Dec.

4.5

4.6

4.5

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.1

4.1

4.8

5.0

478

4.5

4.1

3 9

2\7

115.0

3.71

-

Jan.

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.6

2.8

4.5

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.8

13

it

126.8

4.09

-

"

Feb.

16

15

14

13

12

14

14

14

18

19

17

15

14

12

11

9.7

9.4

8,1

12

21

20

17

16

14

12

33

36

54

480.5

17.2

-

-Mar.

62

46

38

31

45

93

72

92

73

56

48

42

*37

31

30

28

24

26

50

39

31

30

37

30

32

32

28

25

22

20

18

1,268

40.9

-

Apr.

17

18

18

17

19

26

24

21

22

21

18

16

15

14

12

9.4

8.0

7.0

*6.6

5.8

5.4

4.8

4.5

4.1

4.3

3.9

3.1

2.6

2.3

2 3 * 

352.1

11.7

-

"

Hay

2.6

2.8

2.4

2.6

4.3

5_£

4.5

3.9

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

2.3

2.6

2.8

2.6

2 5

79.1

2.55

-

"

June

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.8

2.2

2.3

3.2

4.5

5.8

6.4

6.2

5.2

4.6

3.9

3.1

2.6

2.3

a2.0

al.7

al.5

al.3

al.3

al.2

al.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

77.5

2.58

-

"

July

1^

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

27.9

0.90

-

"

Aug.

0^1

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

. 8

.7

23.2

0.75

-

"

Sept.

2*£

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.7

3.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

2.7

2.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

9.7

35

74.3

2.48

-

"

Calendar year 1956: Max 

Water year 1956-57: Max 93

Win 

Hin

0.9 

0.7

Mean 

Mean

9.24

9.30 In.

Peak discharge (base. 120 efs). No peak above base. 

* 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 Swift Creek near Vanceboro.
110 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Eno River at Hillsboro, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°04', long 79°06', on right bank 1,000 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 86 at Hillsboro, Orange County, and 2 miles downstream from Sevenmile Creek.

Drainage area. 66.5 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1927 to September 1957 (fragmentary prior to April 1930).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and rectangular weir. Datum of gage is 487.44 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 29, 1937, 

staff gage at same site and datum with natural control.

Average discharge. 27 years (1930-57), 62.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,120 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 15.05 ft); minimum, 0.9 cfs Aug. 13, 14, 15.

1927-57: Maximum discharge, 11,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 20.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 5, 

1953, Oct. 6-14, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair. Diversion of about 

0".8 cfs for Hillsboro water supply is partly returned above station as sewage.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1032; 1939(M), 1944(M). WSP1203: 1930(M). WSP1333: 

1928-29, 1932, 1933-34(M), 1938(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

1.5 7.3

1.8 16

2.1 33

2.9 99.

4.0 254

8.0 1,030

12.0 1,930

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.4

0.8 2.8 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

105

224

308

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tot a:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

19

15

13

12

10

121

30

18

14

12

11

9.7

*9.5

9.5

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.9

290

95

218

331

87

55

39

34

72

69

43

53

351

2,076.7

67.0

1.01

1.16

Nov.

105

69

53

44

39

34

31

30

70

58

41

34

30

27

25

24

*24

34

32

26

25

32

29

24

23

22

23

22

22

21

1,073

35.8

0.538

0.60

Dec.

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

U

17

17

19

94

213

73

53

41

36

34

44

294

237

113

72

59

51

48

43

38

1,798

58.0

0.872

1.01

Jan.

36

33

30

30

32

32

30

29

27

29

27

25

26

25

24

24

24

22

21

21

23

ZB

54

63

41

*38

40

63

60

261

1 120

2,336

75.4

1.13

1.31

Feb.

*1.760

556

175

136

104

87

76

72

133

121

88

71

63

58

53

50

48

45

49

113

66

54

49

46

45

616

283

327

-

5,344

191

2.87

2.99

Mar.

770

201

127

98

*81

73

69

170

252

104

81

73

65

67

68

62

54

50

72

68

53

137

200

98

111

97

78

65

59

54

50

 3,607

116

1.74

2.02

Apr.

48

51

47

44

84

108

60

57

146

63

51

46

46

44

38

37

37

*36

35

35

33

214

770

120

69

53

47

41

65

179

2,704

90.1

1.35

1.51

May

62

44

38

37

35

33

30

27

27

25

26

31

63

54

33

27

23

23

26

34

25

23

23

26

39

34

45

37

23

21

21

1,015

32.7

0.492

0.57

June

19

18

17

17

27

25

22

19

18

20

19

16

16

14

17

15

15

14

16

21

14

12

11

9.7

91

36

19

15

25

16

614.7

20.5

0.308

0.34

July

12

10

9.2

8.1

7.8

7.6

7.3

6.8

5.8

5.4

4.8

4.4

4.2

3.8

4.2

5.4

7.5

13

10

6.8

5.4

4.6

8.9

28

9.5

6.5

5.0

4.6

4.0

3 C

. O

iii

227.3

7.33

0.110

0.13

Aug.

2.6

2.5

2.1

3.3

5.4

5.0

3.5

*2.8

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.1

1*0

1.2

1.4

1.6

21

110

44

15

8.9

6.3

5.0

525

152

159

53

19

14

12

921.9

29.7

0.447

0.52

Sept.

10

9.2

8.1

7.0

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.5

8.9

9.2

13

9.5

7.3

6.3

5^6

9.2

38

221

56

*29

22

20

164

51

26

19

16

14

52

!§4_

1,140.9

38.0

0.571

0.64

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,110 Min 2.8 Mean 48.2 Cfsm 0.725 In. 9.87

Water year 1956-57= Max 1,760 Min 1.0 Mean 62.6 Cfsm 0.941 In. 12.78

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs). Feb. 1 (4:30 a.m.) 3,120 cfs (15.05 ft); Mar. 1 (1:30 a.m.) 

1,540 cfs (10.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN HI

Flat River at Bahama, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°11 I 00", long 78°52'45", on right bank half a mile upstream from Lake 

Michie, l£ miles upstream from highway bridge, l£ miles north of Bahama, Durham County, 

and \\ miles upstream from Dial Creek.

Drainage area. 150 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1925 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 356 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Oct. 22, 1925, staff gage at same site at datum 0.58 ft lower.

Average discharge.--32 years, 142 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,700 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 8.06 ft); mlni-

 mum, 2.8 cfs Aug. 17, 18 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

1925-57: Maximum discharge, about 20,000 cfs July 26, 1938 (gage height not determined), computed from records at nearby stations; minimum, 0.37 cfs Sept. 26, 27, 1932 

(gage height, 0.23 ft) .

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

Some diurnal fluctuation and infrequent regulation at low flow caused by small mill 

5 miles above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1333: 1926, 1928(M), 1938, 1946.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

Oct. 5 to Sept. 30

2.3 2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

341

580

1,220

2,100

4,750

Discharge, in cubic feet econd, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

21

}6

13

12

*17

28

29

23

16

13

11

9.9

9.6

9.6

9.2

8.8

9.2

12

91

64

509

176

78

48

40

42

182

76

55 

396

2,052.3

66.2

0.441

0.51

Nov.

223

162

93

67

57

48

41

40

104

128

*69

53

46

41

35

34

33

37

48

40

35

37

41

37

32

32

30

33

32

30

1,738

57.9

0.386

0.43

Dec.

28

26

25

26

24

23

24

23

24

25

23

23

23

24

*72

350

147

90

65

53

48

70

569

485

248

136

103

86

78

71 

61

3,073

99.1

0.661

0.76

Jan.

57

50

46

42

46

47

46

42

41

42

41

38

37

38

37

34

33

28

*26

29

32

34

210

234

106

101

103

199

212

658

1.510

4,199

135

0.900

1.04

Feb.

4.110

1,420

490

364

253

212

193

171

520

431

262

177

147

131

117

103

98

90

101

345

165

120

*103

98

93

1,020

614

862

-

------

12,810

458

3.05

3.18

Mar.

1.410

410

257

196

159

145

133

186

300

156

128

117

106

109

117

112

96

90

112

136

101

296

574

226

193

189

147

120

106

*98 

90

6,615

213

1.42

1.64

Apr.

86

96

90

80

98

256

120

124

783

196

142

117

112

106

93

80

80

78

76

73

69

285

2.590

386

183

131

103

86

73

105

6,897

230

1.53

1.71

May

80

63

59

55

53

50

44

42

41

40

38

42

*40

37

32

29

29

26

23

80

53

35

a32

a35

a40

a45

a!80

alOO

a55

a40 

a32

1,550

50.0

0.333

0.38

June

a28

a26

a25

a25

442

allO

a60

a45

a40

a45

a36

a30

a26

a24

20

17

17

15

15

15

16

16

14

12

*ii

28

26

17

17

18

1,236

41.2

0.275

0.31

July

17

14

12

11

11

10

9.6

8.8

7.7

7.7

7.1

6.5

6^2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.8

27

38

18

11

9.6

8.8

8.8

14

11

9.6

8.4

8.1

7.7 

7.4

341.4

11.0

0.073

0.08

Aug.

6.5

6.2

5.4

5.4

10

25

14

»10

9.2

7.7

6.5

6.0

4.8

3.8

3.6

3.3

2.8

4.8

13

59

28

16

11

9.2

889

233

54

33

22

16 

14

1,532.2

49.4

0.329

0.38

Sept.

13

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

11

11

11

11

10

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.9

19

40

35

24

21

18

41

32

25

20

15

16

117

597.3

19.9

0.133

0.15

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,680 Min 4.3 Mean 111 Cfsm 0.740 In. 10.08

Water year 1956-57: Max 4,110 Min 2.8 Mean 117 Cfsm 0.780 In. 10.57

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 cfsL Feb. 1 (7 a.m.) 6.700 cfs (8.06 ftl.

« Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stage :ni7p .
112 NEDSE RIVER BASIN 

Dial Creek near Bahama, N. C.

Location. Lat 36° 10 '35", long 78°51'20", on right bank three-eighths of a mile upstream 

from mouth and Lake Michie and l| miles northeast of Bahama, Durham County.

Drainage area. 4.9 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . October 1925 to September 1957. Prior to October 1929, published as 

"at Bahama."

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Y-notch sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 356 ft 

("from topographic map) .

Average discharge. 32 years, 4.26 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 377 cfs June 5 (gage height, 4.14 ft); no flow 

Aug. 3.

1925-57; Maximum gage height, 7.60 ft May 24, 1940 (discharge not determined); no 

flow at times in many years.

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

Rey.1:^ong.Jwateg..years ) -"WSP 1233: 1926-40, 1941-42 (M), 1944-45, 1946-47(M) 1948-50(P) 

WSP 1333: H>3~r ' k ' 

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.0 

.1 

.2 

.3

2.42

4.75

8.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

CTct.

0.34

.27

.26

.29

.43

1.58

.97

.48

.39

.30

.26

.26

.27

.29

.29

.27

.27

.41

1.76

1.06

2.07

6.2

1.95

1.07

.81

.73

1.14

1.28

.84

. 87

3 30

30.71

0.991

0.202

0.23

Nov.

8.1

5.1

2.30

1.65

1.34

1.15

1.05

1.11

3.36

1.90

1.50

1.30

1.15

1.02

1.02

.99

.96

1.08

.96

.93

.96

1.74

1.15

1.02

.96

1.02

1.02

.90

.93

.93

48.60

1.62

0.331

0.37

Dec.

0.87

.87

.87

.87

.81

.84

.84

.84

.84

.81

.78

.81

.81

.92

a!8

a22

a5

a3

2.42

2.12

2.00

3.41

14

12

5.9

3.63

2.94

2.60

2.54

2.12

1.95

117.41

3.79

0.773

0.89

Jan.

.85

.60

.50

.60

.75

.60

.55

.46

.50

.60

.38

.34

.42

.38

.30

.38

.42

.26

.18

.30

.46

.60

.2

.48

.80

.73

.58

.48

! '

file .40

.43

.11

.28

Feb.

106

28

13

9.5

6.8

5.8

5.0

4.93

8.0

6.8

5.2

4.21

3.87

3.63

3.23

3.23

2.94

2.80

5.5

7.3

4.30

3.63

3.39

3.15

3.23

52

15

36

356.44

12.7

2.60

2.71

Mar.

26

11

7.9

6.2

5.4

4.84

4.66

7.2

5.7

4.39

3.95

3.87

3.55

3.87

3.63

3.39

3.08

3.01

5.1

3.79

3.08

7.3

8.0

5.3

5.6

4.75

4.03

3.55

3.39

*3.15

2.87

171.55

5.53

1.13

1.30

Apr.

3.15

3.55

2.80

2.73

4.03

3.63

2.80

7.5

9.7

5.1

4.12

3.63

3.47

a3.3

a3.2

a3.0

a2.9

a2.7

a2.6

a2.5

a2.4

a!2

a63

9.4

5.4

4.12

3.39

2.87

2.54

2.48

184.01

6.13

1.25

1.40

May

2.18

2.06

1.90

1.85

1.85

1.65

1.55

1.50

1.38

1.30

1.47

2.34

1.50

1.38

1.22

1.11

1.02

1.08

1.15

3.03

1.38

1.34

1.30

1.05

.99

1.08

3.58

1.55

1.11

1.05

1 .08

48.03

1.55

0.316

0.36

June

0.99

.87

1.05

.99

106

9.2

5.0

2.73

2.42

2.30

1.85

1.60

1.30

1.11

.96

.87

.87

.75

1.43

.93

.73

.63

.56

.50

.53

.78

.78

.66

1.36

.60

150.35

5.01

1.02

1.14

July

0.56

.43

.37

.35

.30

.26

.24

.20

.18

.15

.13

.10

.10

.09

.18

.18

.65

1.58

.38

.24

.18

.15

.14

.60

.27

.15

.11

.09

.06

.03

.02

8.47

0.273

0.056

0.06

Aug.

0.01

.01

0

.02

.33

.11

.04

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.01

.01

.64

4.76

1.36

.48

.22

.15

.14

45_

4.53

1.42

.84

.68

.44

61.88

2.00

0.408

0.47

Sept.

0.37

.34

.32

.27

.26

.32

.43

.35

.80

.61

.93

.43

.35

.32

.27

^2i

.54

*2.78

.96

.73

.60

.50

.66

.80

.43

.37

.39

.34

2.21 

4.75

22.67

0.756

0.154

0.17

Calendar year 1955: Max 104 Min 0 Mean 3.16 Cfsm 0.645 In. 8.75

Water year 1956-57= Max 106 Mln 0 Mean 3.75 Cfsm O.765 In. 10.38

Peak discharge (base. 160 cfs). Feb. 1 (1:30 a.m.) 331 cfs (4.02 ft); Apr. 23 (time unknown) 

216 cfs (3.65 ft); June 5 (6:30 a.m.) 377 cfs (4.14 ft); Aug. 25 (12:30 p.m.) 160 cfs (3.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

normal recession, and records for nearby stations.
HEUSE RIVER BASIN 113

Flat River at dam, near Bahama, H. C.

Location. Lat 36°08'55", long 78°49'43", on right bank 900 ft downstream from Durham municlpal dam, 3 miles southeast of Bahama, Durham County, and 5 miles upstream from 

confluence with Eno River.

Drainage area.--171 sq ml.

Records available.--August 1927 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 255.05 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Jorps of Engineers). Prior to Nov . 19, 1927, at datum 1.30 ft higher.

Average discharge.--30 years, 154 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,190 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 13.14 ft); minimum, 2.5 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 0.70 ft).

1927-57: Maximum discharge, 19,700 cfs July 26, 1938 (gage height, 19.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over Durham 

municipal dam at gage heights 13.1, 13.60, 14.60, 16.70, and 19.50 ft; no flow 

Sept. 3-14, 1938 (result of construction work upstream).

Remarks. Records fair. Considerable regulation since 1926 by Lake Mlchle (usable capacIty, 12,610 acre-ft) above station. An average of 12.1 cfs was diverted above station 

for Durham municipal water supply. About 8.2 cfs was returned as sewage to Reuse 

River 3 miles upstream from Northside gage and the remainder, about 4.0 cfs, Is diverted Into the Cape Fear River basin.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 1333: 1928-30, 1932(M), 1934, 1935-39(M), 1944.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

1.6

3.4

6.4

10

1.1 

1.4 

2.0 

3.0

160

398 1.1 

1.4 

1.8

2.5

5.5

10

23

53

110

2.5 

3.0

4.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

257

398

720

2,550

3,900

5,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

"275 2.8

3.0

2.8

*3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

3.6

5.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.

5.

6.

6.

6.

6.8

74

120

120

122

152 

leg- 225

ill

111

109

1,398.5

45.1

-

Nov.

165

217

221

221

144

113

99

7.2

21

7.2

* .2

.6

.6

.6

.6

8.0

115

115

115

115

120

39

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

6 - 8

1,937.2

64.6

-

"

Dec.

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

5.7

4.7

5.4

6.0

6.8

7.2

6.8

7.2

16

156

191

*206

110

105

105

105

181

452

376

254 

250

154

168

174

79

3,173.0

102

-

"

Jan.

50

50

50

50

61

57

50

50

50

77

84

86

84

57

19

12

12

12

*12

13

12

12

15

49

90

65 

38

116

216

505

1.270

3,324

107

-

~

Feb.

5.410

1,950

663

458

380

374

307

307

286

307

374

327

245

202

122

90

51

39

99

148

189

202

189

*160

160

705 

1,020

624

-

15,388

550

-

Mar.

1.980

595

398

280

278

275

216

196

191

164

164

162

162

189

88

87

64

48

52

53

66

136

571

413

383

344 

204

170

97

*70

59

8,155

263

"

Apr.

50

52

55

70

82

81

77

136

673

379

221

191

191

123

59

53

54

54

64

81

81

63

2.660

661

251

187 

194

194

198

205

7,440

248

-

May

95 "70

55

78

75

55

16

14

14

14

14

14

*13

7.7

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

TTB

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

29

42

42 

42

42

64

78

77

984.9

31.8

-

June

68

42

43

44

£11

395

223

88

88

53

53

53

69

75

28

3.9

3.3

3.3

18

28

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.6 *3.9

3.9 

3.6

3.6

3.3

i£

1,924.6

64.2

"

July

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.6

!i

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6 

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

115.1

3.71

-

Aug.

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

*3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.3

2.8

3.6

4.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

16

215 

182

95

78

78

68

808.0

26.1

"

Sept.

44

20

6.7

6.7

6.7

8.0

6.7

7.1

7.1

12

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

9.0

7.5

8.0

*7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.0

7.5

7.5

8.0 

7.5

8.0

9.0

9.0

281.5

9.38

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,360 Min 2.8 

Water year 1956-57: Max 5,410 Min 2.8

Discharge measurement made on this day.
114 NEDSE RIVER BASIN

Neuse River near Northside, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°02'07", long 78°44'59", on right bank 25 ft upstream from Fish Dam 

Bridge, 1-| miles downstream from Rocky Creek, Z\ miles downstream from Seaboard Air 

Line Railroad bridge, Z\ miles south of Northside, Granville County, 8-| miles downstream from confluence of Eno and Flat Rivers, and 9-| miles northeast of Durham, 

Durham County.

Drainage area. 526 sq mi.

Records available. July 1927 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 226.32 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 2, 1928, chain gage at site 10 ft upstream at same 

datum. Since Sept. 29, 1950, auxiliary water-stage recorder at bridge on D. S. Highway 15, 4 miles upstream. Mar. 25, 1949, to Sept. 28, 1950, auxiliary wire-weight gage 

at same site.

Average discharge.--30 years, 524 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 23.00 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs Aug. 16.

1927-57: Maximum discharge, 36,600 cfs Sept. 18, 1945; maximum gage height, 31.02 

ft Sept. 18, 1945, from floodmark; minimum discharge, 3.1 cfs Sept. 20, 1932 (gage 

height, 0.87 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record which are 

fair, and those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Moderate diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station. Flow regulated by Durham municipal dam. For diversion see records for Flat River at dam near Bahama, preceding page.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1032: 1933(M), 1935-36, 1937(M), 

1938-39, 1944(M).WSP 1333: 1928-31, 1933, 1934(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 24 to Apr. 5; fall used as a 

factor Oct. 23, 24, Nov. 2,3, Dec. 17, Feb. 3-7, 28, Mar. 2-4, 

Apr. 24, 25, June 6, Aug. 27)

1 to Nov. 1

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0 

10.0

Nov. 2 to Sept. 30 

13 5.0

390

770

3.0

56

113

246

8.0

15.0

19.0

21.0

23.0

593

1,290

3,590

6,010

8,000

11,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cf sm

Oct.

146

81

66

61

118

127

590

207

103

81

68

63

*59

57

53

52.

53

57

118

619

411

1.880

1,460

535

366

295

342

493

382

288

773

10,004

323

0.614

0.71

Nov.

1,240

1.540

814

555

442

307

276

210

274

479

291

210

177

158

146

137

156

224

231

238

224

231

163

143

126

120

122

121

111

117

9,389

313

0.595

0.66

Dec.

117

112

108

105

105

103

100

103

100

99

99

97

96.

101

325

1,850

1,620

721

479

356

323

315

750

a2.200

al,850

a800

*633

498

451

460

390

15,466

499

0.949

1.09

Jan.

a265

a240

a215

a210

a215

a23o

a210

a2OO

also

a210

a220

a215

a210

alSO

a!50

a!40

a!35

a!30

a!25

a!25

a!20

a!30

a205

a500

a415

a385

*d250

d440

d593

dl,770

d2.680

11,293

364

0.692

0.80

Feb.

d6,130

dlO.500

d6,180

d3,SOO

d2,250

dl,570

d978

d778

dl,050

dl,460

dl,130

d866

d673

d574

d498

d382

d356

d276

d291

d800

d756

d574

d498

d433

d407

dl,520

d3,460

d3,870

52,060

1,859

3.53

3.68

Mar.

d4,360

d4.750

d2,650

dl , 240

800

714

673

673

1,480

1,040

673

593

555

555

555

460

416

339

416

536

433

556

1,760

1,240

932

910

693

536

460

348

551

31,677

1,022

1 .94

2.24

Apr.

291

315

315

291

315

*a500

a420

a320

al,150

al.OOO

a580

a450

a430

a375

a28O

a250

246

246

246

261

254

246

1,440

2.600

867

433

398

373

356

544

15,792

526

1.00

1.12

May

456

284

217

217

217

190

170

127

106

100

100

146

*132

138

151

268

143

91

87

113

143

105

94

87

112

172

210

190

177

158

148

5,049

163

0.310

0.36

June

141

125

103

309

992

1.550

688

344

508

246

177

151

136

141

130

76

729

294

117

159

143

92

73

190

178

100

97

95

7,976

266

0.506

0.56

July

90

68

56

48

39

39

38

36

38

39

48

35

32

27

26

27

34

41

74

63

46

35

31

79

87

68

44

34

29

26

27

1,404

45.3

0.086

O.1O

Aug.

26

24

25

24

30

27

*26

21

21

20

18

17

18

18

18

16

17

175

356

390

168

86

56

39

802

2.750

1,090

398

203

164

142

7,185

232

0.441

0.51

Sept.

113

91

58

49

44

41

39

38

46

125

125

87

64

53

41

38

*48

1.190

760

246

146

a!85

a!90

a390

a!65

allO

a85

a72

al20

al.lOO

5,859

195

0.371

0.41

Calendar year 1956 : Max 6,27O Mln 28 Mean 423 Cfsm 0.8O4 In. 1O.93

Water year 1956-57 : Max 10,50O Mln 16 Mean 474 'Of sin 0.9O1 In. 12.24

Peak discharge (ba 4.500 cfs).--Feb. 2 (4 a.m.) 11,OOO cfs (23.OOft)j Mar. 2 (3 a.m.) 5,260 cfs

(17.96 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of observer's reading, discharge measurements, records for auxiliary gage, and nearby stations.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

recorded graph and observer's readings.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 115

Neuse River near Clayton, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°39', long 78°25', on left bank 5 ft downstream from bridge on State High-

 way 42, 1.8 miles upstream from Mill Creek, and 3 miles east of Clayton, Johnston

County.

Drainage area. 1,140 sqmi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1927 to September 1957. 

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 128.12 ft above mean sea level (levels by

 Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 18, 1942, at site 1,100 ft upstream at same datum. 

Average discharge. 30 years, 1,190 cfs. . 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,150 cfs Feb. 6 (gage height, 12.50 ft); min-

 imurnT 83 cfs Aug. 12, 13 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

1927-57- Maximum discharge, 22,900 cfs Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 22.12 ft); minimum, 44 cfs Sept. 15, 1932 (gage height, 0.28 ft, site then in use).

Flood of July 23, 1919, reached a stage of 21.15 ft, from floodmark at former site 

(discharge, 21,200 cfs).

"Revisions (wate/years).--WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1032: 1930, 1935(M). WSP 1333: 

1935 Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for period in water 

year 1949, superseding those published in WSP 1142, are given herewith:

Jan. 22, 1949................. 1,550

Month Cfs-days

66,610

452,062

Maximum

5,590

8,950

7,750

Minimum

960

219

219

Mean

2,149

1,587

1,239

Per square 

mile

1.89

1.39

1.09

Runoff In 

inches

2.17

18.91

14.75

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 5 Feb. 6 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

134

266

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 2.0 ft.

0.9 78

1.2 160

1.5 254

2.0 468

2.5 770

3.0 1,080

7.0 4,000

13.0 9,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsir

In.

Oct.

462

357

284

223

266

230

315

616

516

310

238

199

183

165

154

165

171

250

216

226

655

1,060

2,060

2.210

1,070

648

570

570

624

660

582

16,255

524

0.460

0.53

Nov.

1,400

5.400

3,090

2,400

1,450

990

727

618

636

752

890

733

558

474

427

393

378

362

388

433

438

438

421

409

343

324

310

297

297

352

24,128

804

0.705

0.79

Dec.

388

362

*338

306

279

279

279

279

288

284

288

275

270

270

1,310

5.570

5,310

3,580

1,920

1,220

925

824

830

1,660

3,090

3,160

2,060

1,280

1,080

1,050

990

39,844

1,285

1.13

1.30

Jan.

860

*697

636

600

588

582

570

546

528

516

510

510

510

492

480

480

456

399

583

378

562

573

415

450

636

764

678

630

709

1,540

2,850

20,108

649

0.569

0.66

Feb.

4,920

6,660

7,270

*7,850

8,850

9.050

7,950

4,400

2,180

3,320

3,010

2,290

1,750

1,420

1,180

1,050

890

788

715

1,040

1,620

1,460

1,120

960

860

1,850

4,770

4,940

-

94,163

3,363

2.95

3.07

Mar.

6,510

7.080

6,230

5,950

4,940

2,080

1,580

1,550

1,750

2,360

1,950

1,380

1,150

1,050

1,020

1,050

890

806

890

1,120

1,080

960

1,860

2,790

2,650

2,150

1,880

1,490

1,150

990

824

69,160

2,231

1.96

2.26

Apr.

746

733

715

691

697

1,020

1,020

925

818

1,220

1,480

1,020

812

746

709

612

552

522

516

510

498

498

1,040

1,700

2.940

2,080

830

654

606

860

27,770

926

0.812

0.91

May

890

830

570

492

447

420

410

379

349

324

520

4,070

8.010

1,650

727

606

570

570

426

431

402

588

397

353

328

436

588

697

540

457

410

27,487

887

0.778

0.90

June

388

362

*342

1,040

1,640

1,690

2.580

2,180

1,550

1,750

1,050

666

510

426

379

579

562

618

776

685

397

366

317

268

238

221

276

384

397

313

22,350

745

0.654

0.73

Calendar year 1956 : Max 8,350 Min 100 Mean 968 Cfsm 0,849

July

*254

251

234

215

184

196

178

148

163

157

137

131

134

140

125

224

187

267

209

166

151

157

169

328

328

231

218

193

160

157

134

5,924

191

0.168

0.19

Aug.

*120

117

140

154

175

160

131

123

117

103

90

83

98

90

*88

96

90

158

1,770

1,210

648

*463

317

241

309

1,210

2.430

2,010

760

442

341

14,284

461

0.404

0.47

Sept.

290

261

*224

212

196

181

178

160

166

196

268

305

283

228

184

160

169

531

1,330

1,400

624

406

345

313

324

388

283

231

354

2.040

12,230

408

0.358

0.40

In. 11.57

Water year 1956-57: Max 9,050 Min 83 Mean 1,024 Cfsm 0,898 In. 12.21

Peak discharge (base. 7.100 cfsl. Feb. 6 (4 a.m.) 9,150 cfs (12.50 ft); Mar. 2 (5 a.m.) 7,270 cfs 

(10.62 ft); May 13 (11 a.m.) 8,850 cfs (12.25 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
116 NEtTSE RIVER BASIN

Middle Creek near Clayton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°34'10", long 78°35'30", on right bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 50, a quarter of a mile upstream from Buffalo Branch, 3-J- miles downstream 

from county line, and 9^ miles southwest of Clayton, Johnston County.

Drainage area.- 80.7 sq mi.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 177 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge .--18 years, 87.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,030 cfs June 9 (gage height, 10.42 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs Aug. 15 (gage height, 0.75 ft).

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 5,400 cfsSept. 4, 1955 (gage height, 13.14 ft); no flow 

Oct. 11-13, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 952: 1940(M), 1941. WSP 1233: 1943(M), 1945, 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1956-67 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, Oct. 9 to Nov. 11)

Oct. 1 to Nov

7.0 

8.0

46

105

266

389

565

827

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

Nov, 

2.

105

185

7 to Sept. 30

9 5.0

2 6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

293

435

640

910

1,250

1,760

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

24

20

19

92

244

350

147

69

49

39

34

32

31

30

28

33

80

112

136

108

174

210

162

98

80

81

98

84

79

126

2,900

93.5

1.16

1.34

Nov.

*218

*723

484

231

130

108

94

88

116

116

94

82

75

69

63

60

60

62

62

58

57

59

55

50

48

48

48

46

*56

82

3,542

118

1.46

1.63

Dec.

68

54

48

44

42

41

41

41

41

40

40

38

39

44

*106

414

604

415

176

108

94

94

105

173

220

188

122

112

108

105

94

3,859

124

1.54

1.78

Jan.

85

*79

72

71

74

71

68

66

62

64

62

56

56

56

54

55

60

58

52

50

52

54

63

69

68

78

70

68

82

158

158

2,191

70.7

0.876

1.01

Feb.

172

210

200

*150

126

119

116

112

134

167

146

112

94

88

82

77

77

72

72

94

85

73

65

63

62.

232

427

451

3,878

138

1.71

1.79

Mar.

*515

557

366

162

185

230

225

210

210

180

138

122

112

119

142

150

119

112

172

190

130

112

176

185

150

154

138

116

102

91

85

5,655

182

2.26

2.61

Apr.

*82

112

85

71

92

195

158

105

94

82

74

70

63

61

58

55

53

52

52

50

48

46

90

95

59

42

34

33

40

200

2,351

78.3

0.970

1.08

May

105

53

41

48

56

42

54

31

25

22.

29

152

519

448

88

57

46

40

38

86

72

51

45

39

32

34

71

71

48

34

31

2,508

80.9

1.00

1.16

June

29

26

*25

80

175

300

291

158

*1.390

1,260

526

234

116

88

71

75

54

46

49

79

56

42

34

30

27

29

35

32

46

40

5,443

181

2.24

2.51

July

*29

26

22

20

19

17

17

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

12

25

12

9.8

9.8

9.2

8.3

7.4

8.8

140

90

45

28

21

18

16

14

708.3

22.8

0.283

0.33

Aug.

*13

12

11

10

11

15

12

8.5

6.7

5.8

5.2

5.0

4.3

3.7

*3.6

4.1

3.8

13

129

276

187

48

31

24

60

158

176

70

43

33

27

1,409.7

45.5

0.564

0.65

Sept.

23

22

*21

li

19

20

26

22

22

37

54

56

42

32

23

20

19

44

51

43

34

43

40

51

35

26

22

20

82

491

1,459

48.6

0.602

0.67

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,140 Mln 4.5 Mean 89.8 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.13

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,390 Mln 3.6 Mean 98.4 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.56

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs). Nov. 2 (11:30 a.m.) 894 cfs 

(7.14 ft); May 13 (6:30 p.m.) 770 cfs (7.47 ft); June 9 (7 p.ir 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

.23 ft); Dec. 17 (11 a.m.) 666 cfs 

2,030 cfs (-10.42 ft).
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 117

Little River near Princeton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°30'20", long 78°09'30", on left bank 400 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Little Creek, and 3 miles north of 

Princeton, Johnston County.

Drainage area.--229 sq mi.

Records available. February 1930 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 108 ft (by barometer). Prior to Nov. 17, 

1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 235 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 8.79 ft); minimum, 4.6 cfs Aug. 16 (gage height, 0.81 ft).

1930-57: Maximum discharge, 4,770 cfs Jan. 24, 1954 (gage height, 12.79 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs several times in September and October 1932 (gage height, 0.30 ft).

Flood in July 1919 reached a stage of 14.57 ft; September 1924, 14.90 ft; September 1928, 13.3 ft; October 1929, 13.47 ft; from information by local resident.

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

Slight diurnal fluctuation and occasionally some regulation for short periods caused 

by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP1233: 1935(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 17

1.2 24

1.6 59

2.0 106

3.0 257

4.0 426

5.0 594

Dec. 18 to Sept. 3o

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

1.8

3.9

6.1

15

29

50

109

2.3

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

187

294

444

774

1,410

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

125

105

79

70

61

77

77

60

55

53

44

40

43

32

*2£

32

39

74

101

81

61

96

168

170

Tlo

103

86

79

70

79

87

2,403

77.5

0.338

0.39

Nov.

94

188

354

325

249

233

217

187

191

263

257

206

164

134

112

1OO

94

97

98

101

*97

92

76

73

73

72

74

76

*79

85

4,461

149

0.651

0.72

Dec.

116

116

98

92

79

76

78

74

64

63

71

69

71

59

71

140

*440

684

756

756

573

399

324

339

429

414

362

339

309

279

249

7,989

258

1.13

1.30

Jan.

234

211

190

171

160

157

150

157

150

153

150

134

132

138

121

118

142

124

116

102

102

*109

114

134

152

182

193

177

176

226

562

4,937

159

0.694

0.80

Feb.

489

549

549

*579

*579

519

*459

414

429

489

504

459

414

369

316

264

249

226

219

294

399

352

279

242

219

487

1,070

1.260

-

12,657

452

1.97

2.06

Mar.

1.550

1,530

1,180

980

810

720

670

670

720

675

*549

459

399

347

316

309

286

264

362

474

414

346

362

354

369

429

399

346

309

256

226

16,660

537

2.34

2.71

Apr.

219

200

177

168

175

279

354

294

286

294

254

190

165

152

158

154

122

114

109

110

102

96

*97

100

92

80

78

67

61

75

4,756

159

0.694

0.77

May '

212

286

187

156

108

102

96

76

70

5JL

57

96

142

254

286

294

226

141

105

92

104

85

76

*66

74

120

378

380

209

135

109

4,734

155

0.668

0.77

June

96

68

54

182

142

226

249

299

*714

1.210

936

501

294

196

149

136

108

142

142

147

242

234

234

157

92

66

61

57

54

60

7,248

242

1.06

1.18

July

79

61

45

63

37

*35

51

49

45

43

37

47

*21

26

10

55'5-9

502

254

264

185

76

60

72

48

46

57

61

50

57

29

2,210.9

71.5

0.311

0.36

Aug.

26

28

19

27

25

13

14

11

23

20

27

*15

8.0

22

*9.6

5.9

19

12

14

8.8

92

122

105

52

54

25

102

102

76

43

35

1,133.3

36.6

0.160

0.18

Sept.

27

17

16

21

20

22

33

34

27

it

23

17

49

54

54

27

26

50

27

62

85

73

60

63

*55

a 40

a30

a25

a 40

a200

1,251

41.7

0.182

0.20

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,880 Min 8.0 Mean 210 Cfsm 0.917 In. 12.45

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,330 Min 5.9 Mean 193 Cfsm 0.843 In. 11.44

Peak discharge (base. 1.2OO efsl.--Mar. 2 (5 a.m.) l,56o cfs (8.79 ft); June 1O (12 m.) 1,250 cfs 

(8.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

observers' readings and records for Contentnea Creek at Hookerton.
118 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Neuse River near Goldsboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°20', long 78°00', on left bank 5 ft downstream from highway bridge,

 0.2 mile upstream from Stony Creek, 1.5 miles downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 3 miles south of Goldsboro, Wayne County, 4.3 miles downstream from Little 

River, and at mile 135.

Drainage area.--2,390 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1930 to September 1957.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 42.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of

~^929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 24, 1931, chain gage at railroad 

bridge 1.5 miles upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. July 24, 1931, to Aug. 31, 1948, 

water-stage recorder at site 2.3 miles upstream at datum 1.71 ft higher than present 

datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 2,385 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 cfs Mar. 8 (gage height, 18.62 ft); min-

 imum, 156 cfs Aug. 15 (gage height, 2.01 ft).

1930-57: Maximum discharge, 30,700 cfs Sept. 23, 1945; maximum gage height, 26.72 

ft Sept. 23, 1945, site and datum then in use; minimum unregulated discharge, 85 cfs 

Sept. 14, 1932 (gage height, 1.03 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 80 cfs 

Dec 3, 1951 (result of temporary closure of river channel upstream).

Maximum discharge known, 38,600 cfs Oct. 5, 1929 (gage height, 27.3 ft, at railroad 

bridge and present datum). 

Remarks. Records good. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1333: 1931, 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second)

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Oct. 1, 27, Nov. 2, 3, 8, 9, Dec. 17, 

23, 24, 30, Feb. 1, 14-16, 26-28, Mar. 12-15, 30, Apr. 28, May 13, 14, 17, 

18, June 6, 14, 16, July 5, Aug. 18, 20, 28, 30, Sept. 20, 21)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 6 June 14 to Sept. 30

3.3 565

3.5 634

4.0 81Z

7.0 2,130

11.0 4,350

Nov. 7 to June 13

3.8

4.0

8.0

14.0

19.0

790

870

2,690

6,350

11,200

Z.O 153

4.0 812

7.0 2,130

13.0 5,650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

Zl

Z2

Z3

Z4

Z5

Z6

27

28

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3,050

2,120

1,680

1,330

1,160

1,000

1,000

1,120

1,240

1,460

1,280

1,000

812 

704

616

565

58Z

849

923

1,040

1,080

1,240

1,640

2,130

2,830

2,880

1,960

1,550

1,410

1,410 

1,550

43,211

1,394

0.583

0.67

Nov.

1,590

1,870

3,180

3,680

4,120

4,350

4.470

3,640

2,580

2,290

2,240

2,240

2,190 

1,940

1,710

1,570

1,440

1,360

1,280

1,280

*1,Z40

1,240

1,240

1,190

1,150

1,110

1,070

1,030

1.010

1,030

60,330

2,011

0.841

0.94

Dec .

1,110

1,240

1,320

1,280

1,240

1,150

1,110

1,070

1,010

990

970

970

950 

930

930

1,110

*Z,630

3,570

4,120

4,600

5,120

5.440

4,190

2,970

2,890

3,510

3,950

4,170

4,230

3,360

2,740

74,870

2,415

1.01

1.17

Jan.

2.390

2,190

1,990

1,800

1,620

1,570

1,530

1,480

1,440

1,440

1,400

1,360

1,320 

1,280

1,280

1,240

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,150

1,110

*1.070

1,110

1,150

1,240

1,360

1,620

1,710

1,710

1,800

2,240

46,170

1,489

0.623

0.72

Feb.

3,260

3,850

4,290

*4,670

5,120

5,720

*6,350

6,940

7,730

8,450

9.050

9,050

8,450 

7,090

5,460

3,600

2,790

2,390

2,190

2,140

Z,340

2,790

2,990

2,740

Z.390

2,770

4,000

5,180

-

133,790

4,778

2.00

2.08

Mar.

5,860

6,630

7,550

8,360

9,250

10,000

10 , 400

10 .600

10,400

9,780

*8,550

6,920

5,830 

4,580

3,550

3,280

3,100

2,990

2.890

2,940

3,340

3,510

3,390

3,280

3,800

4,290

4,600

4,790

4,540

3,670

3,040

175,710

5,668

2.37

2.73

Apr.

2,590

2,340

2,190

2,090

1,990

2,040

2,390

2,740

2,840

2,690

2,540

2,690

2,590 

2,190

1,900

1,710

1,620

1,480

1,400

1,360

1.280

1,280

*1,320

1,360

1,800

2,390

2.890

2,340

1,570

1,280

60,890

Z,030

0.849

0.95

May

,280

,480

,670

,530

,320

,240

,190

1,110

1,030

950

870

870

1,440 

3,010

3,450

5.900

3,610

2,130

1,440

*1,280

1,280

1,240

1,110

970

910

870

990

1,570

1,800

1,670

1,360

48,570

1,567

0.656

0.76

June

1,190

1,030

910

790

910

1,940

2,490

2,940

3,740

4,350

4,930

5,370

5.580 

4,810

3,090

1,800

1,410

1,160

1,080

1,280

1,500

1,460

1,200

1,020

886

740

634

565

599

704

60,108

Z.004

0.838

0.94

July

740

686

599

532

519

669

500

428

398

360

328

308

293 

259

243

256

299

500

548

599

565

565

431

465

431

652

722

565

465

398 

331

14,654

473

0.198

0.23

Aug.

293

268

240

216

210

240

265

262

228

210

201

*187

175 

167

156

173

178

290

448

621

1,550

1,550

1,330

1,040

776

599

669

1,700

2.550

1,960 

1,160

19,692

635

0.266

0.31

Sept.

794

634

565

500

448

430

398

366

431

392

363

366

448 

532

548

500

414

398

385

692

1.550

1,550

1,060

*886

794

740

704

686

704

923

19,201

640

0.268

0.30

Calendar year 1956: Max 10,600 Mln 301 Mean Z,096 Cfsm 0.877 In. 11.95

Water year 1956-57: Max 10,600 Mln 156 Mean Z,075 Cfsm 0.868 In. 11.80

Discharge measurement made on this day.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 119

Neuse River at Kinston, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°15'30", long 77°35'10", on left bank at Kinston, Lenoir County, 600 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 11 and at mile 90.

Drainage area.--2,690 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1930 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 10.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 25, 1934, chain gage at highway 

bridge 1 mile downstream at datum 0.80 ft lower.

Average discharge.--27 years, 2,729 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 16.40 ft); minimum, 229 cfs Aug. 15 (gage height, 2.20 ft).

1930-57: Maximum discharge , 25,900 cfs Sept. 27, 1945; maximum gage height, 22.44 

ft Sept. 27, 1945; minimum discharge, 124 cfs Sept. 26, 1932 (gage height, 1.29 ft, 

site and datum then in use).

Maximum stage known, 25.0 ft July 1919, present site and datum (discharge, about 

39,000 cfs), from information by North Carolina Highway and Public Works Commission.

Remarks. Records gooa.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1333: 1931-32.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Dec. 18, Feb. 17-20, Mar. 16,

17, Apr. 30, May 14, 15, 19, 20, June 7, 17, 18, Aug. 22, 29,

Sept. 1, 22, 30)

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

3.8 798

4.0 880

7.0 2,340

13.0

16.0

17.0

6,440

10,100

11,900

229

300

441

1,73Q

10.0 4,000

14.0 7,390

16.0 10,100

charge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

2,940

5,120

2,820

2,170

1,710

1,470

1,280

1,190

1,240

1,380

1,510

1,510

1,240

1,040

880

798

798

970

,240

,330

,380

,470

,610

,910

,280

,760

,060

,700

,070

,860

,910

53,646

1,731

0.643

0.74

Nov.

,020

,070

,170

,820

,360

,800

,130

,480

,620

,130

,240

,700

,580

,460

,230

,020

,810

,660

,560

,510

,470

,420

,420

,420

,380

,330

,280

,240

.190

,190

--- --

68,710

2,290

0.851

0.95

Dec.

1,240

1,280

,380

,470

,470

,420

,330

,280

,240

,150

,150

,120

,120

.100

,100

,100

,280

* ,370

,060

,600

,060

,480

,900

,540

,040

,270

,860

,990

,200

,410

,340

7 ,150

,555

0.949

1.09

Jan.

5.800

3,120

2,640

2,340

2,120

1,970

1,810

1,760

1,710

1,660

1,610

1,560

1,560

1,510

1,470

1,470

1,420

1,420

1,580

1,580

1,550

1,280

*1,280

1,280

1,580

1,510

1,610

1,760

1,910

1,970

2,070

55,090

1,777

0.661

0.76

Feb.

2,400

3,000

3,480

5,990

4,480

4,850

5,260

5,640

6,120

6,620

7,200

7,750

8,540

8.740

8,740

8,210

6,840

5,210

5,820

2,960

2,700

2,640

2,880

5,120

5,180

5,000

3,120

5,600

-

-- --

157,850

4,925

1.83

1.91

Mar.

4,540

5,120

5,800

6,560

7,100

7,970

8,740

9,620

10,500

10,600

10.800

*10,400

9,780

8,740

7,610

6,710

5,380

4,140

3,750

3,550

5.490

3,490

3,750

3,750

3,750

3,860

4,210

4^560

4,850

5,000

4,770

192,210

6,200

2.30

2.66

Apr.

4,210

3,490

2,890

2,550

2,400

2,340

2,540

2,500

2,830

5,060

5,000

2,850

2,850

2,850

2,500

2,150

1,950

1,850

1,680

1,590

1,500

1,450

*I . 400

1,400

1,450

1,750

2,180

2,600

2,600

1,860

69,950

2,531

0.867

0.97

May

1,500

1,550

1,500

1,680

1,780

1,590

1,400

1,310

1,210

1,120

1,080

1,080

1,120

1,590

2,440

2,940

3,560

3.610

3,010

1,910

1,500

1,400

1,310

*1,210

1,080

998

998

1,080

1,500

1,780

1,730

50,966

1,644

0.611

0.70

June

1,500

1,510

1,170

998

954

998

1,650

2,250

2,720

5,240

5,800

4,280

4,650

5,080

5.520

5,080

5,720

1,960

1,540

1,450

1,450

1,590

1,590

1,350

1,170

1,080

955

848

762

718

65,123

2,171

0.807

0.90

July

762

804

785

676

*616

762

890

697

542

490

441

410

580

580

552

326

526

552

426

507

578

578

542

542

542

507

578

718

616

524

457

17,104

552

0.205

0.24

Aug.

410

552

526

305

508

292

277

297

500

292

264

250

246

*235

272

269

248

277

578

697

656

1,280

1,500

1,350

1,170

955

762

697

1,530

1,980

2.0SO

20,255

655

0.245

0.28

Sept.

1,410

998

762

676

656

578

578

542

475

507

507

441

426

441

507

542

542

560

616

542

597

1,280

1,540

1,550

1,120

955

848

783

869

1.890

-------

23,556

785

0.292

0.35

Calendar year 1956: Max 9,670 Min 386 Mean 2,352 Cfsm 0.874 In. 11.90

Water year 1956-57: Max 10,800 Min 235 Mean 2,284 Cfsm 0.849 In. 11.53

Discharge measurement made on this day.
120 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Nahunta Swamp near Shine, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°29', long 77°48', on downstream side of highway bridge near center of 

span, 2 miles upstream from Appletree Swamp, 3-| miles north of Shine, Greene County, 

and 8 miles northwest of Snow Hill.

Drainage area.--77.6 sq mi.

Records available. July 1954 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. AltitudQ of gage is 48 ft (estimated from description of 

benchmark in vicinity). Prior to Apr. 1, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and datun

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 582 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 7.45 ft); minimum daily, 2.5 cfs Aug. 10-12.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, 2,050 cfs Sept. 20, 1955 (gage height, 12.37 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 7, 8, 1954 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 21 to Dec. 26, May 23-25)

1.9 

2.5

3.0

Oct. 1 to Feb. 25

4.0 

5.0

Feb. 26 to Sept. 30

146

240

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

3.0 85

4.0 164

5.0 263

34

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Oct.

47

38

34

35

42

41

40

34

30

*28

26

25

25

25

M

24

52

235 T52"

78

116

160

110

82

67

58

54

52

52

57

74

1,897

61.2

0.789

0.91

Nov.

68

74

69

60

54

50

48

48

67

65

57

51

48

44

*42

42

40

40

38

38

38

39

37

36

35

36

35

34

*33

51

1,417

47.2

0.608

0.68

Dec.

57

46

40

37

35

34

33

33

33

32.

33

38

34

34

36

97

*83

58

48

42

40

41

44

83

99.

72

59

54

52

51

47

1,525

49.2

0.634

0.73

Jan.

46

42

40

40

42

42

41

40

40

42

38

36

36

36

35

37

38

36

34

33

35

*35

40

39

48

56

49

46

44

88 

88

1,342

43.3

0.558

0.64

Feb.

94

85

74

71

66

61

58

65

99

104

85

68

59

54

50

49

50

46

48

88

72

58

51

48

46

128

210

210

-

2,197

78.5

1.01

1.05

Mar.

215

168

130

99

131

168

164

180

200

146

114

99

88

80

80

81

72

74

176

130

99

85

110

96

120

130

118

99

81

72 

64

3,669

118

1.52

1.76

Apr.

60

69

65

58

61

81

66

58

86

65

56

51

48

47

45

43

42

*40

39

38

35

33

32

30

27

25

23

21

20

32

1,396

46.5

0.599

0.67

May

29

24

21

31

47

34

27

24

21

19.

20

44

35

27

22

40

27

22

20

156

116

46

33

*25

51

65

58

96

48

33

28

1,289

41.6

0.536

0.62

June

26

24

20

19

24

44

52

50

*224

180

98

57

40

31

25

23

28

20

22

20

23

17

14

13

13

13

14

15

20

18

1,187

39.6

0.510

0.57

July

14

12

11

11

*10

12

12

10

8.9

8.4

7.9

*7.2

7.2

6.9

6.9

7.3

10

7.4

6.4

6.0

5.5

4.7

4.0

38

24

10

7.4

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.1

299.2

9.65

0.124

0.14

Aug.

4.4

3.8

3.4

3.2

4.2

4.0

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.5

2.5

*2.5

5.1

4.4

5.9

14

6.2

186

40

22

15

12

11

13

16

*14

11

8.9

7.9 

7.4

678.4

21.9

0.282

0.33

Sept.

6.9

6.7

7.4

6.7

8.1

7.2

8.6

8.1

9.7

9.2

8.4

7.9

6.7

6.0

5.5

5.1

11

32

17

12

10

11

11

*10

8.4

7.4

6.9

6.2

34

165

458.1

15.3

0.197

0.22

Calendar year 1956 : Max 582 Min 6.3 -Mean 64.2 Cfsm 0.827 In. 11.25

Water year 1956-57 : Max 239 Mln 2.5 Mean 47.5 Cfsm 0.612 In. 8.32

Peak discharge (base. 590 efs). Aug. 18 (10:30 p.m.) 582 cfs (7.45 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 121

Contentnea Creek at Hookerton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°25'40", long 77°35'05", on right bank at Hookerton, Greene County, 

0.3 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 123 and 2\ miles upstream from Wheat 

Swamp Creek.

Drainage area. 729 sq ml.

Records'available. November 1928 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 16 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Nov. 26, 1934, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--28 years (1929-57), 707 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,560 cfs Mar. 7, 8; maximum gage height, 13.02 

'ft Mar. 8; minimum discharge, 27 cfs Aug. 13-15 (gage height, 1.90 ft).

1928-57: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs Oct. 6, 1929 (gage height, 18.90 ft); minimum (revised), 15 cfs Oct. 28, 1933 (gage height, 1.22 ft).

Maximum stage known, 23.3 ft in September 1928, from floodmark. High water of 

autumn 1924 was at practically the same stage.

Revisions.--The minimum discharge for the water year 1932 previously published as 

13 cfs Sept. 16, 17, 1932,is believed to be too low and should not be used. The minimum discharge for the water year 1932 is not determined.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1333: 1930-35. WSP 1383: Drainage area. Revised figures 

of monthly discharge for September 1932 and corrected figures for March 1951, superseding those published in WSP 727 and 1203, are given herewith:

Month

Calendar year 1932 ...............

Calendar year 1951. ..............

Cfs-days

_

_

-

14,907

-

Maximum

_

1,640

1,920

1,030

1,030

Minimum

_

_

-

226

28

25

Mean

27.5

399

453

481

242

211

Per square 

mile

0.038

.547

.621

.660

.332

.289

Runoff in 

inches

O.04

7.44

8.46

.76

4.23

3.71

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 26 to Dec. 17; rate of change in 

stage used as a factor Oct. 4, 5, 17-19, Dec. 17, Feb. 18, Apr. Z, 

13, May 4, 7, 21, 23, 29, June 1. 6-9, 15-17, Aug. 18, 19, 21, 22, 

Sept. 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 29, 30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 17 De

3.6

4.0

7.0

10.0

155

197

1,250

18 to Sept. 30

9 27

0 118

0 361

D 1,060

0 1,580

0 2,560

ubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13' 4

'5

6 " 7

' 8

: 9

20

21

22

.; 4

55

ZG

-.7

78

29

.50 

31

rota:

Mean

j'n. 1"

Oct.

856

910

946

721

544

428

368

360

353

312

273

240

215

197

175

160

198

523

774

838

a900

al.OOO

al,050

al.080

al,05o

al.OOO

aSOO

a600

a540

a550

a570

18,531

598

0.820

0.95

Nov.

a610

a680

a760

a810

a840

a820

a 800

a770

a740

a690

a660

a630

a600

a580

*a570

507

443

398

383

368

368

383

383

368

353

339

339

325

518

318

16,153

538

0.738

0.82

Dec.

368

413

443

459

443

428

383

339

352

318

312

312

325

352

332

383

537

*636

708

762

834

906

981

1.040

1,040

981

943

943

943

924

852

18,952

611

0.838

0.97

Jan.

744

672

618

564

498

451

451

451

436

436

421

421

406

406

406

406

391

591

576

368

368

361

*368

576

406

466

514

530

547

618

690

14,557

470

0.645

0.74

Feb.

780

852

943

1,040

1,140

1,240

1,290

1,310

1.540

1,510

1,260

1,210

1,160

1,140

1,120

1,100

1,020

861

762

708

744

798

870

906

924

945

981

1,060

-

28,812

1,029

1.41

1.47

Mar.

,190

,340

,580

,860

,180

,420

.560

,560

,420

,300

,130

,980

,900

,820

,700

,550

,370

,190

,120

,140

,140

,140

,14O

,160

,190

,210

,210

,190

,190

,140 

.100

49,120

1,585

2.17

2.51

Apr.

1.020

861

798

690

654

672

690

726

816

888

888

816

658

564

498

451

456 *406

391

361

340

326

312

293

274

254

256

218

206

212

15,955

551

0.728

0.81

May

224

250

242

586

498

498

565

293

254

224

200

224

242

267

280

306

347

335

254

218

380

466

*345

267

218

206

256

506

446

514

482

9,747

314

0.431

0.50

June

339

267

218

182

176

263

441

693

922

1,020

1,100

1.120

1,120

1,080

886

563

348

286

260

224

206

194

159

138

123

117

123

125

125

109

12,925

451

0.591

0.66

July

99

89

*85

81

88

86

74

70

68

66

65

*70

66

58

60

70

74

74

80

68

56

50

45

56

74

109

92

74

62

51

45

2,205

71.1

0.098

0.11

Aug.

42

40

58

38

38

35

34

35

54

33

32

30

28

27

*31

41

43

68

243

406

250

151

105

78

67

66

80

82

74

66

58

2,393

77.2

0.106

0.12

Sept.

54

50

49

48

65

59

55

70

63

55

50

47

46

47

47

47

70

£24.

521

391

296

209

154

*159

148

133

111

96

130

644

4,588

153

0.210

0.23

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,72O Min So Mean 621 Cfsm 0.852 In. 12.23

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,560 Min 27 Mean 531 Cfsm 0.728 In. 9.89

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

id records for nearby stations,

510528 O - 59 -9
NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Little Contentnea Creek near Farmville, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°32 I 41", long 77 0 30'41", on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 

264, l| miles upstream from Middle Swamp and 5| miles southeast of Farmville, Pltt 

County.

Drainage area.--93.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1956 to September 1957.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 30 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 498 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 12.15 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 11 (gage height, 6.43 ft).

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

poor.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3, 6-11, 17-31, 

Nov. 1 to Dec. 23)

6.4

6.5

6.6 

6.8 

7.0 

7.2 

7.5

0.1

.2

.2

.6

1.7

3.5

7.8

8.0 

8.5 

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

142

262

460

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

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.

45

30

21

IB

18

46

56

82

70

*34

26

19

15

14

12

13

2B

294

368

310

270

226

270

213

152

103

91

62

75 

92

190

3,303

107

1.15

1.32

Nov.

168

163

147

109

91

77

77

63

74

85

77

73

69

54

*50

48

44

40

33

34

34

32

30

31

30

29

26

27

35 

42

1,688

62.9

0.674

0.75

Dec.

52

48

45

41

38

31

31

30

29

30

30

31

32

34

44

80

111

me

109

77

62

52

76

94

124

147

123

94

88 

75

63

2,037

65.7

0.704

0.81

Jan.

55

54

48

46

44

44

42

41

42

44

34

46

a42

a40

a40

38

36

37

33

32

31

30

38

42

*50

60

72

91

106 

123

163

1,657

53.5

0.573

0.66

Feb.

160

196

207

163

147

123

108

115

126

168

137

126

107

91

72

66

58

67

64

90

99

91

88

83

111

163

318

568

-

3,772

135

1.45

1.50

Mar.

327

270

240

207

247

262

327

388

327

270

226

160

147

115

101

91

96

167

278

423

345

327

262

232

219

226

207

202

163 

126

99

7,097

229

2.45

2.83

Apr.

79

60

82

78

76

75

77

80

92

74

67

63

51

36

36

34

31

26

*26

24

21

20

17

15

14

13

12

11

10 

9 - 8

1,333.8

44.5

0.477

0.53

May

9.4

10

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.4

11

10

10

6.6

6.4

5.8

6.3

9.6

a!P.

a55

a40

*a30

a25

a25

a40

a 50

20

14 

13

12

580.5

18.7

0.200

0.23

June

10

8.8

7.3

6.0

5.4

4.1

3.1

5.8

6.3

15

30

33

20

16

6.4

5.5

4.8

4.0

12

11

8.4

6.3

4.6

3.3

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.5

3.0 

2.5

251.6

6.39

0.090

0.10

July

2.0

1.4

1.2

1.1

*1.0

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.6

.6

4.9 *s.e

36

31

12

6.6

3.5

3.1

2.1

2.5

14

11

6.6

4.2

2.5

1.4 

2.2

3.6

166.8

5.45

0.058

0.07

Aug.

3.1

3.2

2.6

2.1

1.2

1.0

.8

.4

.4

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.3

2.4

2.3

6.6

86

46

14

9.6

8.0

7.1

5.7

4.0

3.3

2.8

2.5 

2.3

2.1

222.7

7.18

0.077

0.09

Sept.

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.0

5.1

9.0

10

7.3

5.0

4.3

4.0

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.1

1.9

15

206

78

52

17

14

14

32

20

*11

6.3

9.8

68 

423

1,029.2

34.3

0.368

0.41

Calendar year 1956: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1956-57: Max 423 Min 0.1 Mean 63.9 Cfsm 0.685 In. 9.30

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 1 discharge 

measurement, and records for nearby stations.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 123

Swift Creek near Vanceboro, N. C.

Locatlon.-i-Lat 35°20'42", long 77°11'44", on left bank at highway bridge, 2| miles upstream jfrom bridge on State Highway 118, 2| miles downstream from Clayroot Swamp, and 

85 milejs northwest of Vanceboro, Craven County.

Drainage area. 182 sq ml.

Records available. --Janu'ary 1950 to September 1957.

Gage. Wader-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 5 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Jan. 17], 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--7 years, 124 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 cfs Mar. 9 (gage height, 7.47 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Aug. 14, 15 (gage height, 2.36 ft).

1950J-57: Maximum discharge, 6,060 cfs Sept. 22, 1955 (gage height, 13.67 ft); no 

flow Aug. 8-29, Oct. 4 to Nov. 9, 1954.

Flood in 1909 reached a stage of 16 ft, and flood in 1928 reached a stage of 11.7 ft, 

from information by local resident.

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

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1957 are given 

in WSP 1520.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 10-30)

2.3 0.8 3.9 31

2.4 1.1 4.2 55

2.5 1.6 4.5 100

2.7 2.8 5.0 210

2.9 4.9 6.0 540

3.2 9.6 7.0 970

3.6 19 7.5 1,220

Ilscharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Oct. ]

2 4

17

IS

14

14

X 9

5C|

$3

33

28

*2}

16

16

14

14

12

42

292

60C

66C

56C

465

52C

52C

43C

33C

259

224

218 

321

58C

6,375

206

1.13

1.30

Calendar yea

Nov.

845

920

800

620

465

356

277

221

180

168

159

137

*119

*98

86

80

73

70

66

62

59

55

53

52

50

47

46

45

43 

46

6,298

210

1.15

1.29

Dec.

50

57

59

55

52

50

47

46

44

44

43

43

43

45

46

47

62

92

*88

77

69

66

63

73

106

148

129

111

100

90 

80

2,125

6S.5

0.376

0.43

Jan.

72

66

60

55

53

51

51

50

50

50

49

48

46

45

45

44

43

42

40

37

36

36

38

*39

52

77

117

117

110

123 

185

1,925

62.1

0.341

0.39

Feb.

213

232

213

188

185

173

185

192

210

265

308

274

224

185

161

146

135

129

123

135

190

190

166

148

135

148

302

520

5,675

203

1.12

1.16

Mar.

600

600

560

451

406

560

820

1,040

1.200

1,170

1,020

800

620

437

330

274

241

200

213

362

420

352

314

343

352

385

423

378

314

262

216

15,663

505

2.77

3.20

Apr.

173

166

188

185

171

224

311

274

250

277

262

216

a!90

a!70

a!50

a!30

allO

alOO

*86

78

72

65

67

133

100

70

55

47

48

75

4,443

148

0.813

0.91

May

61

51

43

58

113

139

110

83

63

51

44

47

53

51

43

42

35

30

30

33

55

60

36

28

32

36

70

166

166

76

50

1,957

63.1

0.347

0.40

June

41

35

30

28

26

26

24

23

66

117

83

52

39

42

30

24

20

18

17

20

17

14

12

11

9.4

8.9

11

13

15 

11

883.3

29.4

0.162

0.18

July

8.2

7.0

*6.4

5.7

5.0

4.8

4.2

3.8

3.3

3.3

*3.3

3.7

2.9

S^L

3.0

13

27

18

12

7.5

5.6

4.4

3.5

7.2

43_

24

11

7.3

5.3 

4.3

3 . 6

264.0

8.52

0.047

0.05

Aug.

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.4

2.2

4.1

3.7

35

*206

154

50

28

21

20

18

18

*15

14 

11

9.2

639.6

20.6

0.113

0.13

Sept.

11

9.4

8.2

U,

20

35

26

37

36

26

21

17

14

12

9.6

8.3

8.1

28

137

89

43

30

28

30

50

43

29

22

31 

210

1,076.7

35.9

0.197

0.22

f 1956: Max 920 Mln 4.1 Mean 137 Cfsm 0.753 In. 10.22

Water year 1856-57: Max 1,200 Mln 1.0 Mean 130 Cfsm 0.714 In. 9.66

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.
124 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Trent River near Trenton, N. C.

Location. Lat 3S 0 03'54", long 77°27'25", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Free Bridge, 

800 ft downstream from Little Chinquapin Branch, l| miles southwest of Phillips Crossroads, and 6 miles west of Trenton, Jones County.

Drainage area.--168 sq ml.

Records available.--January 1951 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 18.75 ft above mean sea level (unadjusted). 

Prior to Mar. 21, 1951, wire-weight gage on bridge 50 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 142 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 772 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height, 10.62 ft); minimum, 3.4 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 2.44 ft).

1951-57: Maximum discharge, 9,100 cfs Sept. 21, 1955 (gage height, 17.84 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Oct. 11-15, 1954.

Flood in 1928 reached a stage of 17.3 ft (discharge, 7,600 cfs), from information 

furnished by North Carolina Highway and Public Works Commission.

Remarks.--Records fair. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 8-16)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 18 Dec. 19 to Sept. 3o

2.4 

2.7

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

4.0

10

19

112

329

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0

2.8

4.2

8.3

17

65

5.0 123

7.0 275

9.0 488

10.6 772

Discharge ubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

11

9.6

8.8

8.6

9.0

9.2

9.6

9.8

9.4

8.6

8.0

7.2

6.6

6.0

5.6

5^i

14

39

58

57

52

56

70

78

76

66

58

54

58

133

267

1,268.4

40.9

0.243

0.28

Nov.

301

301

267

215

166

136

112

94

83

73

68

60

*55

50

46

43

42

40

39

38

37

35

33

32

32

31

32

31

28

31

2,551

85.0

0.506

0.56

Dec.

36

39

41

40

39

38

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

37

37

36

34

34

*32

32

31

30

29

38

68

81

Bl

76

70 

68

64

1,364

44.0

0.262

0.30

Jan.

60

55

49

46

44

42

38

36

35

36

38

36

33

31

30

31

32

34

34

30

28

28

32

*38

52

114

157

160

T46 

135

138

1,798

58.0

0.345

0.40

Feb.

135

126

111

105

102

93

90

87

90

96

96

87

78

73

68

64

65

68

64

68

76

76

70

65

61

114

284

560

-

2,872

103

0.613

O.64

Mar.

400

400

380

330

340

434

532

650

728

772

708

580

*474

360

275

225

194

175

186

217

225

225

258

275

310

37O

390

39O

370 

292

225

11,690

377

2.24

2.59

Apr.

171

157

171

164

149

168

194

186

164

149

129

111

99

90

81

73

68

59

54

51

46

*42

36

34

40

44

37

30

26 

 23

2,846

94.9

0.565

0.63

May

19

17

16

18

25

34

38

33

28

24

21

20

19

20

22

23

17

15

13

14

14

*15

15

15

13

13

15

18

17 

17

17

60S

19.5

0.116

0.13

June

16

15

23

20

43

56

49

50

144

312

350

320

241

250

301

310

241

149

102

73

60

56

50

44

40

36

33

32

31 

25

3,472

116

0.690

0.77

July

21

17

16

14

12

15

18

23

22

21

22

22

19

15

14

23

69

102

^8

33

21

16

12

12

12

11

9.9

9.4

8.3

140 . O

684.0

22.1

0.132

0.15

Aug.

8.6

7.2

6.8

6.5

6.8

5.9

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

*4.1

5.2

5.7

5.5

4.6

5.5

5.5

5.0

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.^5

3.6

3.8

3.8

4.1 

4.2

4 . 2

154.0

4.97

O.O30

0.03

Sept.

4.8

4.8

4^

4.8

12

18

28

36

33

84

84

63

52

44

38

32

27

30

38

42

38

32

31

90

*114

93

81

65

76 

*228

1,528.0

50.9

0.303

0.34

Calendar year 1956 : Max 1,36O 

Water year 1956-57 : Max 772

Mln 4.8 

Mln 3.5

Mean 122 

Mean 84.5

Cfsm 0.726 

Cfsm 0.5O3

Discharge measurement made on this day.
NEW RIVER BASIN 125

New River near Gum Branch, N. C.

Location.--Lat 34°51'05", long 77°31'05", on right bank 5 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, half a mile downstream from Jenklns Swamp, 1$ miles southwest of Gum Branch, 

Onslow County, and 3f miles southeast of Rlchlands.

Drainage area. 74,5 sq ml.

Records available.--August 1949 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 3 ft above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Mar. 23, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 83.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 654 cfs Oct. 31 (gage height, 10.55 ft); minimum, 4.1 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.94 ft).

1949-57: Maximum discharge, 7,900 cfs Sept. 20, 1955 (gage height, 19.99 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 1.8 cfs Oct. 7, 1954 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

Flood In 1908 reached a stage of about 18 ft, from information by local resident.

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

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20 to Dec. 7, Jan. 9-29, 

Mar. 9-25, Mar. 28 to May 5)

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Oct. 1 to Mar. 8

7.9 7.0

15 9.0

58 10.0

254

452

590

0.9 

1.2 

1.7 

2.5

Mar. 9 to Sept. 30

5 4.0

3 6.0

8.0

10.0

149

305

545

860

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

17

14

12

12

16

21

21

17

14

11

3.1

s.: 8.-

s.:

8.]

8.]

30

93

124

93

60

95

112

100

78

58

48

45

62

238

585

2,028.C

65. <

0.87f

1.0]

Nov.

573

392

246

167

128

108

95

84

81

76

70

65

a58

a54

a51

*50

50

48

46

45

44

44

44

40

40

40

39

39

38

40

2,895

96.5

1.30

1.45

Dec.

53

53

48

44

40

38

37

36

36

35

36

38

40

42

48

46

44

40

*38

36

34

34

34

40

69

76

58

48

44

40

38

1,343

43.3

0.581

0.67

Jan.

36

33

31

30

32

34

33

32

29

29

29

28

27

26

25.

23

33

30

27

25

25

26

28

*31

52

111

147

132

104

90

88

1,431

46.2

0.620

0.71

Feb.

86

79

72

70

74

83

79

76

78

81

78

69

60

56

51

50

53

51

48

58

56

50

46

45

44

128

231

287

-

2,239

80.0

1.07

1.12

Mar.

262

238

185

137

164

276

374

395

399

377

265

175

138

120

116

113

104

92

104

129

*126

126

172

196

203

257

257

189

146

116

98

6,049

195

2.62

3.02

Apr.

87

104

132

110

95

113

116

95

81

68

62

57

54

51

48

44

42

40

39

36

34

*31

28

25

22

20

19

18

17

11

1,703

56.8

0.762

0.85

May

14

14

14

16

38

33

24

20

17

15

14

17

18

16

13

13

13

11

12

15

13

*11

9.3

1*1

9.1

11

11

33

26

16

14

509.5

16.4

0.220

0.25

June

14

13

12

17

58

154

162

242

636

575

460

320

197

394

402

208

149

113

81

78

78

71

57

46

40

40

56

78

60

41

4,852

162

2.17

2.42

July

34

*27

23

21

19

42

39

26

20

13

*16

15

14

13

12

11

a20

a45

a21

15

12

10

9.3

14

15

12

10

10

9.8

10 '

572.4

18.5

0.248

0.29

Aug.

8.6

7.4

7.4

6.7

6.5

6.3

6.1

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.2

*5.2

5^0

11

34

14

8.8

8.8

9.1

7.6

6.1

5.2

5.4

6.5

9.8

16

9.8

7.4

6.1

257.0

8.29

0.111

0.13

Sept.

4.4

4.4

4.2

13

90

71

30

38

38

84

120

87

101

34

21

18

16

49

68

38

25

19

17

37

*53

35

24

20

30

*122

1,311.0

43.7

0.587

0.65

Calendar yeajr 195S Max 687 Win 6.5 Mean 78.6 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.37

Water year |956-57: Max 636 Mln 4.2 Mean 69.0 Cfsm 0.926 In. 12.57

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

when available, and records for Trent River near Trenton.
126 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Haw River near Benaja, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°15' , long 79°34' , on left bank 200 ft upstream from site of old High 

Rock Mill, 500 ft upstream from highway bridge, half a mile upstream from RockinghamGuilford County line, 6 miles downstream from Troublesome Creek, and 6 miles east of 

Benaja, Rockingham County.

Drainage area. 168 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 629 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge .--29 years, 160 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,280 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 9.53 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 12 (gage height, 0.91 ft).

1928-57: Maximum discharge, 12;300 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 19.22 ft, from 

high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; minimum, 0.6 cfs Oct. 7-9, 1954.

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage of about 17.5 ft, from floodmark on tree 500 ft 

below gage.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1383: 1933(M) , 1941.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

0.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.8 92

2.3

3.0

7.0

10.0

172

320

1,410

2,480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

510

233

118

*79

67

69

66

59

51

44

40

38

38

38

38

36

36

38

56

75

108

274

278

240

182

132

212

225

192 

152

144

3,668

118

0.702

0.81

Nov.

142

144

132

114

99

91

83

79

82

83

74

67

62

59

56,

*56

82

188

232

240

178

140

121

106

95

89

89

83

80

79

3,225

108

0.643

0.71

Dec.

76

74

72

72

71

70

70

70

70

69

66

66

72

75

103

144

168

158

*121

102

95

144

234

299

299

270

203

154

129

112 

102

3,830

124

0.738

0.85

Jan.

98

91

83

82

91

95

91

87

84

86

83

79

79

79

74

72

b70

b66

b61

b69

78

87

164

207

258

207

158

142

164

310 

545

3,920

126

0.750

0.87

Feb.

1,670

2.240

1,840

1,060

618

435 *510

254

268

299

299

265

218

182

158

144

154

124

154

221

238

194

158

139

131

161

188

221

12,285

459

2.61

2.72

Mar.

342

376

353

268

192

158

142

165

178

163

139

126

118

116

123

151

129

118

121

*126

*120

134

188

196

182

167

154

157

124

115 

109

5,210

168

1.00

1.15

Apr.

109

118

121

114

540

655

811

706

680

605

495

520

221

176

151

159

151

126

124

118

114

109

144

132

114

99

92

84

79

11

7,302

243

1.45

1.62

May

72

*70

67

69

66

65

60

58

55

52.

54

67

64

55

91

112

79

67

72

115

126

99

79

67

60

54

80

121

99

71

61

2,327

75.1

0.447

0.52

June

55

54

69

88

310

545

425

192

110

99

88

79

70

60

54

59

53

49

48

47

43

46

71

76

61

98

109

98

95

116

3,363

112

0.667

0.74

July

103

60

45

40

55

37

33

28

26

23

22

19

17

16

15

14

15

62

127

124

123

75

*45

53

47

36

29

26

25

22 

20

1,360

43.9

0.261

0.50

Aug.

20

22

51

27

49

48

27

21

18

16

14

15

15

15

18

41

45

66

78

71

51

59

52

27

54

72

56

40

33

29 

26

1,112

35.9

0.214

0.25

Sept.

25

23

23

20

12

*92

1.270

640

212

147

109

98

70

54

45

43

155

300

212

146

105

94

547

284

154

87

67

58

88 

265

5,430

181

1.08

1.20

Calendar year 1956: Max 922 Min 6.2 Mean 113 Cfsm 0.673 In. 9.17

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,240 Min 13 Mean 145 Cfsm 0.863 In. 11.74

Peak discharge (base. 1.400 cfsl. Feb. 2 (3 p.m.) 2,280 cfs (9.53 ft); Sept. 7 (5:30 p. 

cfs (7.57 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 127

Reedy Fork near Oak Ridge, N. C.

Location.-flat 36°10', long 79°57', on left bank at downstream side of county road bridge, 

three-quarters of a mile downstream from Beaver Creek and 2 miles east of Oak Ridge, 

Guilford County.

Drainage aj?ea.--19.9 sq mi.

Records av;

Gage. Wat 

3atum.

Extremes.- 

1955

Remarks.--:

ilatle. October 1955 to September 1957.

r-stage recorder. Prior to Dec. 13, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and

Maximum discharge during year 719 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 8.69 ft); minimum, 

Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.76 ft).

57: Maximum discharge, 767 cfs Sept. 27, 1956 (gage height, 8.94 ft); minimum, 

July 29, 1956 (gage height, 1.68 ft).

ecords fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 4 to Apr. 5, July 19 to Aug. 24)

1.6 2.6 4.0 92

156

251

384

560

icharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

10

9.9

10

.6

.1

.9

. 9

.4

2

.2

§ 2

.0

.0

.8

.0

.4

8.3

8.3

24

37

21

14

12

12

25

16

12

13

22

379.2

12.2

0.613

0.71

Calendar yea

Nov.

IB

14

12

12

11

10

10

10

12

10

9.4

9.1

3.8

*3.1

9.1

9.6

36

45

26

2'_

13

13

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

442.1

14.7

0.739

0.83

Dec.

11

11

11

10

10

10

11

10

10

9.4

9.6

10

10

14

34

26

18

15

14

*12

12

33

50

53

33

26

23

19

17 

14

14

560.0

18.1

0.910

1.05

Jan.

13

12

12

13

15

12

12

11

12

12

11

12

11

12

11

11

11

bll

blO

10

12

14

91

40

29

26

25

24

26 

35

187

743

24.0

1.21

1.39

Feb.

417

209

56

44

36

32

31

30

35

33

30

26

26

25

23

21

19

18

26

28

21

20

19

19

19

25

21

42

-

1,351

48.2

2.42

2.52

Mar.

56

33

29

26

24

24

22

28

21

19

18

17

16

21

20

17

15

15

19

15

14

*29

26

21

24

»20

17

16

15

14

11

664

21.4

1.08

1.24

Apr.

15

18

14

13

163

85

34

92

72

35

28

25

24

22

21

20

20

20

18

17

17

17

18

16

12

12

11

10

11

*12

892

29.7

1.49

1.67

May

9.9

9.9

9.4

9.1

8.8

8.8

8.1

8.1

7.9

7.6

8.8

9.6

8.2

7.6

8.6

7.6

7.4

7.6

13

11

10

8.8

8.8

7.6

7.4

11

16

10

8.1

7.9

7.9

288.5

9.31

0.468

0.54

June

7.1

13

12

9.9

20

18

11

8.6

9.9

9.9

8.8

8.3

7.4

7.2

8.6

7.0

*7.2

6.6

5.9

6.2

5.5

31

14

9.1

35

33

19

40

50

20

449.2

15.0

0.754

0.84

July

17

15

12

11

11

11

9.6

8.6

7.2

7.0

6.3

6.3

6.1

5.9

5.7

6.1

18

109

22

12

9.1

7.4

9.1

14

*9.1

8.6

7.6

6.8

6.1

*5.3

5 2

395.1

12.7

0.638

0.74

Aug.

7.2

7.0

5.5

5.9

6.5

5.3

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.6

4.2

4.4

9.4

11

5.9

8.8

9.6

7.6

6.1

5.7

5.3

5.3

14

9.6

7.6

6.5

*5.5

5.5

5.5

201.7

6.51

0.327

0.38

Sept.

5.5

5.4

*4.0

4.2

4.2

81

38

50

25

25

22

16

13

12

10

10

23

21

17

14

13

11

22

13

11

9.6

9.1

9.1

21 

43

562.1

18.7

0.940

1.05

r 1956: Max 499 Min 3.2 Mean 16.9 Cfsm 0.849 In. 11.54

Water year lp56-57: Max 417 Min 4.0 Mean 19.0 Cfsm 0.955 In. 12.96

Peak discharge (bas 550 cfs). Feb. 1 (3:30 a.m.) 719 ofs (8.69 ft), 

* Discharge .reraent made on this day.

t> Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
128 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°08'34", long 79°51'24", on right bank 10 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 0.5 mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 220, three-quarters of a mile 

north of Battle Ground, Guilford County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--15.9 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1925 to July 1931 (fragmentary November 1925 to October 1928), 

May 1934 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 737.94 ft above mean sea 

Tevel, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Nov. 9, 1925, to July 31, 

1931, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft upstream at datum 1.45 ft higher.

Average discharge.--25 years (1928-30, 1934-57), 14.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 870 cfs Feb. I (gage height, 6.98 ft); minimum, 

1.6 cfs Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 0.75 ft).

1925-31, 1934-57: Maximum discharge, 6,400 cfs Sept. 24, 1947 (gage height, 10.36 

ft), from rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 7, 1954 (gage height, 0.59 ft).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for the 

poor.

eriod of no gage-height record, which are 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1383: 1926, 1927(M), 1929, 1937(m).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 31 to Dec. 22)

0.7 1.1

.9 3.1

1.3 9.2

2.0 24

3.0 47

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

125

165

230

350

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

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

Tota:

Mean

Cf sra

In.

Oct.

7.8

*6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

7.6

6.5

5.4

5.2

4.8

4.7

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.7

<ul

5.0

5.4

7.0

7.2

23

52

*19

12

8.4

7.5

22

12

9.4

11

31

322.5

10.4

0.654

0.75

Nov.

17

13

12

11

10

9.6

9.0

8.9

15

10

9.4

8.9

8.5

*8.2

8.0

8.0

57

40

20

15

14

15

12

11

10

10

9.7

9.0

9.0

6*5

406.7

13.6

0.855

0.95

Dec.

8.4

8.2

12

23

22

18

*12

7.3

7.5

LtO

7.2

7.5

7.7

8.8

21

17

12

9.9

8.9

B.5

8.7

100

98

58

23

14

18

24

21

20

15

633.6

20.4

1.28

1.48

Jan.

7.2

8.4

7.7

7.2

9.2

8.0

7.3

6.4

6.2

6.4

*5.6

5.8

5.9

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.4

7.8

117

27

15

12

13

13

20

26

1 J.OS. RQ 

545.6

17.6

1.11

1.28

Feb.

340

*1S4

45

31

23

19

16

16

28

23

16

13

11

10

9.0

8.5

8.0

2ol

27

29

15

11

10

9.2

9.4

18

13

79

1,028.6

36.7

2.31

2.41

Mar.

69

28

18

14

12

11

11

19

15

11

9.9

9.4

8.9

10

11

9.4

8.5

1^2

12

9.9

8.4

25

22

14

25

*17

14

11

9.9

9.0

8.2

468.7

15.1

0.950

1.10

Apr.

a9

all

a9

a8

a250

a40

a20

a70

a35

a20

a!4

a!2

all

alO

a9

a8.5

aB

a8

a7.5

a7

a7

a!3

a9

a8

a7

a6

a5.5

a5.5

*a6

6.1

640.1

21.3

1.34

1.50

May

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

5.0

5.3

4.6

Si

35

9.7

6.9

6.2

6.5

7.5

5.4

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.4

9.3

15

7.0

5.3 

5.0

4.8

244.2

7.88

0.489

0.57

June

4.6

LA

5.2

4.8

96

93

18

11

9.7

8.4

6.9

6.2

5.3

5.3

6.9

5.4

*5.0

5.3

4.6

4.6

4.6

6.2

5.0

4.4

11

10

5.8

11

9.8 

5.2

383.6

12.8

0.805

0.90

July

4.6

4.1

3.9

3.6

4.0

4.1

4.1

3.5

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

3.1

8.1

23

T.7

4.7

4.0

3.5

4.5

5.2

*3.4

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.8 

2.7

2.6

135.8

4.38

0.275

0.32

Aug.

11

6.0

3.1

4.2

3.6

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

1^1

2.0

2.1

3.8

3.5

3.6

2.7

2.9

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.3

5.5

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.4 

2.2

2.0

102.5

3.31

0.208

0.24

Sept.

2.0

1.9

*1^8

1.8

1.8

16

4.4

7.0

5.9

5.7

4.7

3.9

3,6

3.4

3.2

*3.8

6.8

9.1

4.8

4.3

4.0

4.1

27

6.9

4.4

3.9

3.8

3.6

12 

34

199.6

6.65

0.418

0.47

Calendar year 1956: Max 354 Mln 0.9 Mean 13.4 Cfsra 0.843 In. 11.47

Water year 1956-57 : Max 340 Mln 1.8 Mean 14.0 Cfsm 0.881 In. 11.97

rean uiscnaree i case. ouu era I. fed. i ^s a.m.) B/o crs ^b.aa ru;. 

* 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.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 129

Reedy Pork near Gibsonville, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°11', long 79°37', on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream from 

Huffines Mill, It miles upstream from Buffalo Creek, and 6 miles northwest of Gibsonville, Guilford County.

Drainage area.--133 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1928 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and rock-masonry control. Datum of gage is 626.88 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 29 years, 109 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,100- cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 8.45 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.0 cfs Aug. 11, Sept. 2.

1928-57: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 20.77 ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Oct. 14, 1954.

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage of 17.90 ft, from information by local resident 

(discharge, 8,640 cfs).

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

Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Flow partly regulated since 1923 by Lake Brandt (capacity, 113,256,000 cu ft) 14 miles above station 

and since 1943 by Richland Lake 12 miles above station. City of Greensboro diverted 

from Lake Brandt an average of 15.2 cfs for municipal supply and Cone Mills diverted 

from Richland Lake an average of 4.3 cfs during the water year.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1383; 1929-30, 1933(M), 1934, 1937(M), 1939-42(M), 1948.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.3

3.0

6.7

11

17

45

2.0 

4.0 

8.0

160

710

1,960

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

104

65

49

*38

32

47

49

31

26

23

18

16

14

13

14

8.9

17

16

13

22

34

165

147

130

109

72

89

78

82

70

80

1,671.9

53.9

-

-

Nov.

88

94

83

63

61

55

50

45

33

45

45

42

40

*34

30

29

71

109

123

147

130

97

78

63

52

50

47

44

41

38

1,927

64.2

-

-

Dec.

34

33

33

33

34

37

38

38

38

34

32

28

30

32

56

70

91

*97

80

64

57

138

232

318

310

237

195

149

82

76

77

2,803

90.4

-

-

Jan.

71

64

52

49

49

49

52

44

44

44

44

38

40

43

42

41

37

28.

30

30

30

32

128

167

188

185

127

105

123 

169

546

2,691

86.8

-

-

Feb.

1,400

1.840

818

402

279

147

*125

119

134

147

142

127

105

89

77

67

64

60

76

123

121

107

86

76

70

102

109

178

-

7,190

257

-

"

Mar.

245

237

253

197

136

107

94

109

112

109

94

83

74

76

71

7

4

1

7

6

71

94

123

125

130

116

107

92

78 

68

fil

3,437

111

-

"

Apr.

61

61

64

63

354

654

751

435

323

388

268

197

136

107

91

77

78

71

70

64

60

58

136

96

74

58

51

a45

a40

a34_

4,965

166

-

"

May

a30 *a30

30

27

24

23

23

21

21

23

16

23

20

21

57

123

100

59

46

56

51

41

35

30

25

22

28

36

34 

30

24

1,129

36.4

-

"

June

19

12

17

23

109

198

197

183

94

63

51

44

*34

29

24

23

29

31

24

25

17

23

20

19

33

67

53

70

70 

55

1,661

55.4

-

"

July

64

49

29

21

17

17

13

11

8.9

9.3

7.1

7.1

4.1

5.2

4.8

5.6

97

88

34

30

51

37

40

41

21

24

15

14

12 

11

6.7

794.8

25.6

-

"

Aug.

8.0

12

12

14

21

12

9.3

8.0

8.9

4.4

3.0

6.2

4.2

6.5

9.0

21

11

22

18

19

9.5

8.6

4.8

7.8

3*

25

17

12

10 

7.8

13

379.0

12.2

-

"

Sept.

5.4

3.0

6.0

5.8

*5.6

11

6.5

5.6

26

94

a38

a35

a30

a25

a22

a21

alOO

a!30

allO

a70

a50

a45

a250

a220

a85

a50

al7

a!4

a50 

a250

1,780.9

59.4

-

"

Calendar year 1956 : Max 1,040 Min 1.2 Mean 69.4 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57 : Max 1,840 Min 3.0 Mean 83.4 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 1.600 cfs). Feb. 2 (8:30 a.m.) 2,100 cfs (8.45 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on

and records for nearby stations.

scorded range eather records,
130 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

South Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°03'37", long 79°43'33", on left bank 5 ft downstream from bridge on 

McConnel Road, 3.8 miles east of post office in Greensboro, Guilford County, and 

6 miles upstream from North Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area. 33.6 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1928 to September 1957. Prior to October 1952, published as 

Buffalo Creek near Greensboro.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 696.2 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 29 years, 38.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,500 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 8.60 ft); minimum, 4.5 cfs Sept. 1, 15.

1928-57: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs July 15, 1949 (gage height, 11.54 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determinations at 

gage heights 8.69, 10.64, and 11.54 ft; minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 2, 1930.

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

Sewage from Greensboro enters above station affecting low-water flow.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 972: 1928-30, 1932-33, 1934(M), 1935-37, 1939, 1940(M). 

WSP 1383:Drainage area, 1931, 1941(M).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and dis

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 1, 6-15)

:harge

4.0 

7.8

5.0 103

152

235

393

632

925

1,350

1,970

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

*14

13

12

13

41

31

14

13

13

11

10

10

8.4

8.8

10

11

10

17

15

47

*208

166

41

26

21

49

35

22 

22

64

992.2

32.0

-

"

Nov.

47

30

24

19

18

19

18

21

80

56

26

21

20

*17

17

16

69

238

104

38

32

38

26

21

17

18

20

18

18 

17

1,123

37.4

-

-

Dec.

15

14

14

*15

15

14

15

14

13

14

14

14

15

17

96

62

33

*24

19

17

a!6

a!50

a300

a!50

a35

a30

a25

a21

a!9

a!8

a!7

1,235

39.8

-

"

Jan.

al7

al6

a!6

a20

al9

a!7

a!7

a!8

a!9

20

17

16

15

16

21

16

15

13

11

12

16

23

105

80

42

33

37

44

39

al50

aSlO

1,710

55.2

-

-

Feb.

1.550

*a600

al35

a70

*a60

57

49

49

108

115

58

46

40

35

32

a30

a27

a25

a80

a80

a45

a30

a27

a25

a25

a90

a60

a200

-

3,748

134

-

"

Mar.

a200

a85

a45

a40

a35

a32

a 30

a90

a70

a35

a30

a25

a30

a35

a40

a30

a22

a20

a50

*a26

24

67

98

41

64

56

38

30

26 

22

19

1,455

46.9

-

"

Apr.

20

38

24

20

564

406

70

134

360

77

40

32

26

22

21

21

20

19

19

18

15

37

43

22

a!9

a!8

a!5

al2

a!5 

38

2,185

72.8

-

-

May

16

13

13

12

11

11

12

11

11

11

12

12

11

15

58.

18

12

11

12

18

12

11

11

10

8.8

8.4

26

19

11

10

10

437.2

14.1

-

"

June

8.8

Z.A

8.4

20

94

124

54

23

20

18

15

13

a!2

a35

a20

all

a54

a30

a20

a!8

a!7

a35

a!2

all

alOO

a60

a!7

alOO

a80 

a!5

1,052.6

35.1

-

-

July

a!5

a20

a!5

alo

alO

alO

a6_

a7

a8

a9

a9

a9

a9

a6

a!5

a9

a40

alOO

a35

a!5

alO

a9

all

alO

a8

a7

a6

a6

a6.5 

a7

7.1

444.6

14.3

-

-

Aug.

16

57

12

a50

a!4

a9

a8

7.6

7.6

6.9

5.7

579

7.1

14

11

11

7.4

9.2

8.1

9.4

8.8

7.8

7.4

6.3

28

13

8.8

7.8

7.6 

7 . 6

6.3

386.3

12.5

-

-

Sept.

5.3

5.7

7.1

7.4

*7.6

53

24

12

18

32

32

12

10

7.8

6.1

8.5

45

81

24

15

12

9.4

97

50

14

11

9.7

9.1

29 

158

792.7

26.4

-

"

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,250 Min 5.9 Mean 37.0 Cfsm - In. -

Hater year 1956-57: Max 1,550 Min 5.3 Mean 42.6 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 650 efsl.--Jan. 31 (11:30 p.m.) 2,500 cfs (8.60 ft); Apr. 5 (8 p.m.) 1,160 

cfs (7.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

when available, and records for nearby stations.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 131

North Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°07'13", long 79°42i30", on left bank 5 ft downstream from highway bridge, 

4^2 miles upstream from mouth, and 5.8 miles northeast of post office In Greensboro, 

Gullford County.

Drainage area. 37.0 sq ml.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 679 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 29 years, 46.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,930 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 10.87 ft); mini- 

 mum, 9.8 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 1.89 ft).

1928-57: Maximum discharge, 6,000 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 15.96 ft), from

rating curve extended above 2,900 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determinations at

gage heights 14.15 and 15.96 ft; minimum, 1.6 cfs Aug. 28, 1932.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station. 

Diversion Into basin from Greensboro and Proximity Mills enters above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1383: Drainage area, 1928(M), 1929, 1933-34(M), 1936(M), 

194KM), 1943(M], 1945(M).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0 

2.2

2.5 

3.0 

7.0

58

133

955

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

*28

28

24

28

76

26

24

24

24

24

25

21

13

17

21

21

23

44

26

132

265

59

37

31

27

91

31

29

36

112

1,392

44.9

-

-

Nov.

49

39

32

23

25

27

27

31

79

33

20

23

27

*26

27

27

197

111

43

36

33

38

26

23

19

27

34

31

31

31

1,195

39.8

-

-

Dec.

25

17

22

25

27

27

26

21

ii

20

24

25

26

36

109

44

32

*31

33

34

30

188

246

175

62

40

37

35

31

20

26

1,510

48.7

-

-

Jan.

27

27

27

27

31

19

23

29

28

33

35

23

19

20

23

25

26

21

18

1£

20

29

254

67

42

34

42

40

96

114

649

1,884

60.8

-

-

Feb.

938

421

133

92

*68

54

49

56

124

85

57

51

47

44

42

36

31

30

96

92

46

40

35

29

31

136

62

257

3,182

114

-

-

Mar.

193

85

61

49

47

39

41

124

66

39

35

40

37

44

46

39

27

29

71

40

35

134

79

40

98

59

47

42

42

39

27.

1,794

57.9

-

-

Apr.

31

43

35

34

647

186

67

344

296

74

57

49

42

33

33

36

35

35

35

29

23

23

62

35

33

34

29

23

75

46

2,524

84.1

-

-

May

31

*31

27

24

19_

20

25

25

25

25

27

19

21

61

168

39

29

25

26

38

28

26

27

26

21

19

73

35

27

27

26

1,040

33.5

-

-

June

21

15

21

31

290

182

49

29

27

27

29

*27

27

65

45

26

115

71

35

31

24

46

19

21

135

84

35

92

79

23

1,721

57.4

-

-

July

23

26

25

19

21

19

13

17

24

24

24

24

19

13

78

66

140

657

67

32

20

19

42

42

21

*18

17

15

20

24

*25

1,594

51.4

-

-

Aug.

64

42

23

143

47

29

28

27

22

19

14

17

24

57

40

34

17

25

23

24

23

23

19

15

76

24

23

24

23 

22

17

1,008

32.5

-

"

Sept.

14

15

16

21

*22

~31 252

47

60

90

58

31

28

22

16

29

195

131

41

34

27

20

204

52

34

31

28

25

120 

220

1,914

63.8

-

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 723 Min 11 Mean 47.5 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1956-57: Max 933 Min 13 Mean 56.9 Cfsm - In.

Peak discharge (base. 920 cfs). --Feb. 1 (2 a.m.) 1.930 cfs (10.87 ft): Apr. 5 (4 p.m.) 1,500 cfs

(9.72 ft); Apr. 8 (11 p.m.) 1,170 cfs (8.23 ft); July 18 (5 a.m.) 1,560 cfs (9.90 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
132 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 

Stony Creek near Burlington, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°11', long 79°25', on right bank a quarter of a mile upstream from 

highway bridge, half a mile upstream from Buttermilk Creek, 4j miles upstream from 

mouth, and 6 miles north of Burlington, Alamance County.

Drainage area. 44.2 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1952 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 536.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--5 years, 33.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,480 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 12.39 ft); minimum, 0.08 cfs July 16, 17 (gage height, 0.43 ft): minimum dally, 0.11 cfs July 16, 17.

1952-57: Maximum gage height, 15.26 ft Oct. 16, 1954 (discharge not determined); 

no flow at times In most years.

Remarks.--Records fair. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1957 are given 

 IrTvfSP 1520.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.5

1.0 

1.2

0.05 

.15 

.34 

.68

1.2

3.0

6.3

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

9.0

146

330

1,600

Discharge, in st per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

7.4

6,3

 4.8

8.4

9.8

7.4

5.5

4.6

4.1

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.9

2.9 z^s

2.6

34

37

155

281

84

*31

19

15

157

79

34

133

1,177.8

38.0

0.860

0.99

Nov.

78

38

28

21

18

15

13

12

22

22

15

13

»10

9.8

9.2

9^0

47

170

53

34

26

31

24

18

16

16

17

15

13 

13

826.0

27.5

0.622

0.69

Dec.

11

10

10

*9.8

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.0

9.2

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.8

9.8

56

90

*42

28

21

18

17

209

335

219

94

50

38

31

27 

22

19

1,447.3

46.7

1.06

1.22

Jan.

18

15

14

14

16

15

14

13

13

13

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.5

9.3

9J>

9.2

10

12

161

97

45

38

36

51

106

450

1,534.1

49.5

1.12

1.29

Feb.

*1.570

590

131

86

64

54

45

50

192

140

80

53

43

37

31

28

26

22

30

116

49

36

30

27

26

269

152

233

-

4,210

150

3.39

3.54

Mar.

521

102

59

45

38

34

31

52

63

37

30

28

25

25

29

29

22

*20

30

31

22

55

132

54

62

53

40

32

28 

24

22

1,775

57.3

1.30

1.49

Apr.

20

28

22

19

268

348

79

178

309

71

46

37

33

29

24

22

20

19

19

17

15

19

79

31

20

16

13

11

10 

9.5

1,831.5

61.0

1.38

1.54

May

*9.0

8.3

7.6

7.8

7.0

6.1

5.7

5.5

5.4

5.2

5.2

6.7

6.3

5.2

4.4

4.0

3^4.

3.7

5.2 14 

7.8

5.4

5.0

4.4

3.7

3.6

19

16

5.9

4.3

3.7

204.5

6.60

0.149

0.17

June

3.4

2.9

2.5

2.6

29

42

12

6.5

5.5

4.8

5.2

4.4

3.6

2.8

2.3

2.0

2.4

5.7

4.3

3.8

2.1

1.6

3.7

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

172.3

5.74

0.130

0.14

July

1.8

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.7

1.4

.65

.51

.48

.44

.34

.41

.58

.26

.19

^i

,11

15

21

3.0

1.6

1,2

*1.2

1.6

2,3

1.5

.99

.78

.65

. 58

.58

64.46

2.08

0.047

0.05

Aug.

0.41

.30

.19

.30

1.8

2.3

1.2

.68

.51

.34

.26

.23

.19

22

8.8

3.2

1.5

35

76

35

7.6

3.8

2.5

1.8

269

116

21

9.8

5.9 

4.4

3.1

635.11

20.5

0.464

0.53

Sept.

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.2

 1.3

52

10

6.1

5.5

5.0

3.8

3.0

2.3

l.S

1.8

73

209

79

29

15

11

150

43

16

9.8

7.4

5.5

23 

241

1,012.9

33.8

0.765

0.85

Calendar year 1956 : Max 1,010 Min 0.28 Mean 36.9 Cfsm 0.835 In. 11.35

Water year 1956-57 : Max 1,570 Min 0.11 Mean 40.8 Cfsm 0.923 In. 12.50

Peak discharge (base. 900 cfs). Feb. 1 (7 a.m.) 2,480 cfs (12.39 ft); Mar. 1 (4:30 a.m.) 1,060 cfs 

(6.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 

Haw River at Haw River, N. C.

133

Location.--Lat 36°05', long 79°22', on left bank at town of Haw River, Alamance County, 

650 ft downstream from Southern Railway bridge and 3 miles downstream from Stony Creek.

Drainage area.--599 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 471.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--29 years, 574 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12.800 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 21.15 ft); minimum, 31 cfs July 16 (gage height, 1.37 ft); minimum daily, 40 cfs July 15, Aug. 13.

1928-57: Maximum discharge, 37,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 31.10 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; minimum, 3 cfs Sept. 5, 1930 (gage height, 0.92 ft); minimum daily, 5 cfs Sept. 6, 1930.

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

Large diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for short periods at low flow caused by 

powerplants above station. City of Burlington diverted from Stony Creek an average of 

7.4 cfs for municipal supply, about 4.5 cfs of which is returned above station as sewage, 

and 2.9 cfs is returned to Haw River below station. Records of chemical analyses for 

the water year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 757: 1929(M). WSP 782: 1934. WSP 82?: Drainage area. 

WSP 1383:1930, 1932-33(M), 1936, 1943, 1944(M), 1947(m).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

140

384

6.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

1,460

3,400

6,700

11,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2 8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

Oct.

678

474

326

*219

246

290

384

308

167

133

127

122

85

103

91

91

122

144

303

407

868

2.100

1,340

880

590

382

821

846

556

442

770

14,415

465

0.776

0.89

Nov.

775

540

427

412

346

273

223

286

346

358

398

296

209

240

233

169

247

1.370

880

775

590

442

412

333

326

293

258

228

228

?76

12,139

406

0.678

0.76

Dec.

226

180

197

233

180

169

216

180

180

197

183

199

162

190

486

915

622

507

427

326

278

925

2.720

2,240

1,630

1,060

775

622

458

412

371

17,466

563

0.940

1.08

Jan.

320

296

276

250

283

333

333

278

233

283

273

270

273

246

199

280

233

185

164

160

197

197

887

1,200

845

722

622

622

697

1,960

5.980

17,097

552

0.922

1.06

Feb.

11.000

9,320

4,640

2,500

1,630

1,140

a850

a720

1,160

1,250

1,020

810

678

573

474

412

442

384

398

935

758

606

490

458

412

1,450

1,460

1,610

-

47,580

1,699

2.84

2.95

Mar.

5.550

1,580

1,180

915

678

556

474

685

898

678

540

427

398

398

412

427

427

384

427

490

412

565

985

775

a860

a830

a560

a480

a430

a385

a340

21,946

708

1.18

1.36

Apr.

a345

a415

a365

a360

a3,100

a3.200

a2,300

a2,000

a2,600

al,600

al,200

a840

a620

a530

a460

a420

a410

a390

a385

a355

a330

a355

al.150

a600

a370

a325

a290

a255

a220

a350

26,140

871

1.45

1.62

May

*233

180

174

169

204

190

153

167

147

136

147

171

207

144

273

371

306

223

228

246

266

238

197

180

155

131

240

326

228

178

167

6,375

206

0.344

0.40

June

136

125

122

144

459

1.380

1,160

641

384

263

223

204

180

153

209

164

158

405

243

171

169

122

171

151

147

377

328

263

378

358

9,388

313

0.523

0.58

July

283

190

153

129

83

81

77

77

77

54

65

108

56

46

40

90

105

1.820

764

318

266

219

196

380

176

142

99

81

74

83

79

6,411

207

0.346

0.40

Aug.

68

139

144

136

392

171

122

87

77

72

60

63

40

62

101

110

136

248

318

258

157

87

83

70

1.170

836

266

173

89

130

67

5,932

191

0.319

0.37

Sept.

65

65

59

60

60

84

1,110

1,200

412

351

333

238

176

142

103

*131

423

1,400

844

412

296

211

1,540

926

477

276

195

167

370

1.780

13,906

464

0.775

0.86

Calendar year 1956: Max 4,480 Min 16 Mean 463 Cfsm 0.773 In. 10.52

Water year 1956-57: Max 11,000 Min 40 Mean 545 Cfsm 0.910 In. 12.33

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfs). Feb. 1 (7 a.m.) 12,800 cfs (21.15 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.
134 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

Haw River near Plttsboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°42', long 79°05', on left bank 100 ft upstream from Robeson Creek, 

2 miles downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 64, and 5 miles east of Pittsboro, 

Chatham County.

Drainage area. 1.310 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1928 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 180.06 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 15, 1929, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 1,223 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28 900 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 17.85 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 1.58 ft); minimum daily, 65 cfs July 13.

1928-57: Maximum discharge, 79,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 28i58 ft, from 

floodmark in gage shelter); minimum, 3.1 cfs Sept. 13, 1954; minimum daily, 5.3 cfs 

Sept. 20, 1953.

Flood in August 1908 reached a stage of 32.1 ft, from floodmarks 1,000 ft upstream 

(discharge, 98,000 cfs). Flood in 1865 reached a stage about 1 ft lower than flood in 

1908, from information by local residents. Flood in September 1928 reached a stage of 

20.3 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 39,200 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for short 

periods at low flow caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1383: 1929(M) , 1931, 1933-34 

1936(m) , 1937, 1941-44(m), 1946-47(m) , 1948.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

169

318

580

4.0

6.0

10.0

15.0

17.0

1,370

3,500

9,320

19,700

26,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,200 

816

559

498

615

1,220

1,120

672 

573

484

269

169

104

151

227

159

159

155

2,390

*1,820

1,930

6.430 

4,140

1,950

1,240

952

785

1,840

1,200

1,330

36,093

1,164

0.889

1.02

Nov.

2,200 

1,420

1,000

762

792

702

615

695 

431

784

740

702

622

559

594

473

183

931

1,640

1,200

1,000

1

864 

725

665

478

568

587

471

440

449

23,292

776

0.592

0.66

Dec.

396 

431

444

375

352

336

336

305 

330

372

392

367

318

392

1,980

4,720

2,110

1,280

1,000

864

657

587 

4,650

6,880

4,260

2,360

1,700

1,280

*1,120

881

87 9

42,354

1,366

1.04

1.20

Jan.

740 

688

627

587

528

559

630

642 

534

541

531

484

484

468

531

504

459

486

445

392

421

384 

441

1,750

1,320

1,080

960

1,000

1,080

3,920

7,260

30,476

983

0.750

0.87

Feb.

26,000 

*20,000

9,220

5,240

3,440

2,470

2,000

1,800 

3,060

3,620

2,580

1,950

1,600

1,370

1,200

1,040

856

912

920

1,910

1,800

1,280 

1,080

880

912

6,840

6,480

5,640

-

16,100

4,146

3.16

3.30

Mar.

12,600 

4,880

2,910

2,200

1,700

1,370

*1,240

1,240 

3,060

1,850

1,420

1,200

1,080

1,080

1,160

1,040

920

936

1,080

1,320

1,120

1,250 

3,260

2,250

2,140

2,310

1,750

1,420

1,200

960

880

62,826

2,027

1.55

1.78

Apr.

920 

896

920

872

864

7,020

4,180

2,740 

5,210

3,040

2,260

1.-650

1,240

1,040

960

920

762

*762

740

710

418

629 

3,910

1,730

1,080

880

724

352

561

710

48,700

1,623

1.24

1.38

May

722 

634

383

251

227

406

470

354 

317

230

350

638

479

809

525

1.060

872

620

397

477

587

547 

460

420

425

397

420

411

577

484

408

15,357

495

0.378

0.44

June

246 

217

280

412

461

1,370

2.550

2,220 

1,990

1,200

840

526

516

423

200

262

375

518

722

696

466

283 

307

318

421

386

489

554

509

627

20,384

679

0.518

0.58

July

539

431

348

212

199

186

169

242 

134

189

152

218

65

79

186

98

132

1,060

3,310

1,060

423

421 

7,090

2,340

960

510

227

155

209

142

190

21,676

699

0.534

0.62

Aug.

186 

160

84

147

251

683

340

235 

236

100

122

159

67

169

159

79

103

178

1,220

933

535

352 

278

184

3,330

4,100

1,380

643

561

355

386

17,715

571

0.436

0.50

Sept.

210 

90

219

271

224

207

72

1,310 

1,160

645

589

561

456

318

185

161

320

3,420

2,430

1,200

802

516 

1,360

2,620

1,220

748

569

329

698

6,810

29,720

991

0.756

0.84

Calendar year 1956; Max 13,000 Min 27 Mean 944 Cfsm 0.721 In. 9.78

Water year 1956-57: Max 26,000 Min 65 Mean 1,273 Cfsm 0.972 In. 13.19

Peak discharge (base. 17.000 cfs). Feb. 1 (3 p.m.) 28,900 cfs (17.85 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 135

New Hope River near Pittsboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°44', long 79°02', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 64, a quarter of a mile downstream from Whiteoak Creek and 8f miles east of 

Pittsboro, Chatham County.

Drainage area.--285 sq mi.

Records available. January 1949 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control since 19S3. Datum of gage is 176.42 ft 

above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Mar. 18, 1950, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 230 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 cfs Feb. 3 (gage height, 17.39 ft); minimum, 6.1 cfs Aug. 14, 15.

1949-57: Maximum discharge, 7,900 cfs Mar. 5, 1952 (gage height, 19.74 ft); minimum, 

2.0 cfs Sept. 4, 1953.

Flood in September 1945 reached a stage of 27.65 ft; 1929 flood, 25.3 ft; 1908 flood, 

23.85 ft; from information by State Highway and Public Works Commission.

Remarks.--Records fair. City of Durham discharged an average of about 4.0 cfs sewage effluent into basin above station, diverted from Neuse River during water year 1957. 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1957 are given 

in WSP 1520.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

4.0

6.0

9.0

13.0

16.0

18.0

128

355

885

1,760

3,050

4,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

Ill

49

34

26

30

116

243

326

236

195

104

52

34

28

26

21

19

19

36

*131

406

716

905

985

935

558

268

154

110

101

138

7,112

229

0.804

0.93

Nov.

210

648

576

441

313

190

125

97

156

270

282

220

154

101

77

67

63

62

60

56

52

51

50

*51

49

45

40

38

42

43

4,629

154

0.540

0.60

Dec.

49

56

54

45

43

42

38

38

36

35

35

34

34

38

622

1,190

1.280

1,240

1,200

787

346

214

228

596

825

885

795

484

306

270 

230

12,075

390

1.37

1.58

Jan.

185

144

114

96

92

97

94

85

76

72

71

67

65

64

63

60

62

60

51

49

52

52

61

67

71

72

72

76

103

410 

732

3,435

111

0.389

0.45

Feb.

1,250

*2,780

5.840

2,860

2,020

*1,360

815

575

689

945

1,040

1,120

845

420

288

225

195

169

154

333

504

426

348

236

185

584

1,320

1,800

-

27,326

976

3.42

3.57

Mar.

3,300

5.580

2,810

1,960

1,150

484

*597

282

420

504

456

411

282

225

205

200

230

190

205

506

282

258

689

845

965

965

756

506

552

246

200

23,441

756

2.65

3.06

Apr.

164

164

164

144

127

174

210

174

180

154

121

101

*86

78

72

69

65

64

64

64

65

59

68

164

180

185

106

65

55

60

5,442

115

0.404

0.45

May

67

124

77

52

41

58

35

34

51

28.

58

465

712

598

*299

180

159

101

64

58

63

62

48

38

63

642

304

159

96

65

49

4,568

147

0.516

0.60

June

59

36

30

218

920

1.120

1,100

909

815

925

745

439

166

79

58

43

49

42

79

73

144

136

63

35

28

*55

99

98

63

58

8,662

289

1.01

1.15

July

56

56

26

21

19

17

15

14

13

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.4

9.4

16

22

50

28

17

19

642

288

78

45

29

19

16

13

1,585.8

51.1

0.179

0.21

Aug.

12

11

10

11

11

15

15

12

*10

8.8

7.6

7.6

7.0

ea

6.1

6.6

7.0

18

550

552

154

62

43

49

302

972

1.080

1,050

492

125

61

5,251.8

169

0.593

0.69

Sept.

44

57

30

25

21

19

19

24

22

54

45

59

50

22

18

11

17

80

260

282

320

242

105

83

77

62

40

30

105

1.050

3,199

107

0.375

0.42

Calendar year 1956 : Max 3,420 Min 5.7 Mean 231 Cfsm O.811 In. 11.01

Water year 1956-57 : Max 3,84O Min 6.1 Mean 287 Cfsm I.O1 In. 13.69

Peak discharge (base 2.5OO efs). Feb. 5 (5 a.m.) 4,100 cfs (17.59 ft)} Mar. 2 (4 a.m.) 3,450 cfs 

(16.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
136 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

West Fork Deep River near High Point, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°00'15", long 79°58'42", on left bank 2,300 ft upstream from highway 

bridge and High Point Lake, 2.3 miles west of Jamestown, and 2.5 miles northeast of 

High Point College, High Point, Guilford County.

Drainage area.--32.1 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1923 to September 1926, July 1928 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 758 ft (from topographic map). June 14, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1926, staff gage at site 2,300 ft downstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge.--32 years, 31.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,210 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 12.65 ft); minimum, 3.1 cfs Aug. 11, 12, Sept. 4 (gage height, 2.50 ft).

1923-26, 1928-57: Maximum discharge, 8,450 cfs Sept. 24, 1947 (gage height, 19.92 

ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of contractedopening determination of peak flow; minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 1, 1932.

Remarks. Records good. Occasionally some slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused 

by gristmill 4 miles upstream.

Revisions (water yearsK--WSP 852: Drainage area. WSP 922: 1928-29(M), 1933(M), 1936(M). 

WSP 1383: 1924-25, 1930-31, 1947.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

2.5

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

4.0

3.1 

4.9

5.0

7.0

9.0

10.0

160

352

634

850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

15

12

11

11

11

10

10

9.4

9.1

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.0

LJ.

8.0

8.8

9.6

9.6

21

52.

17

12

11

10

23

14

12

15

27

393.0

12.7

0.396

0.46

Nov.

19

15

14

13

12

12

11

12

18

13

12

12

11

10

10

*11

101

69

25

19

18

20

15

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

559

18.6

0.579

0.65

Dec.

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9^1

10

11

14

45

37

20

17

15

*14

14

135

224

180

54

32

26

23

20

17

17

1,037.9

33.5

1.04

1.20

Jan.

16

15

14

15

19

16

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

19

202

54

31

26

29

29

65

82

800

1,627

52.5

1.64

1.88

Feb.

844

*401

85

60

48

42

35

34

79

51

35

29

26

23

21

21

19

18

59

54

28

23

22

20

20

32

25

156

_

2,310

82.5

2.57

2.68

Mar.

136

46

33

28

25

23

24

40

27

22

20

20

19

25

25

21

19

18

27

21

18

62

44

29

62

38

*29

24

22

20

19

986

31.8

0.991

1.14

Apr.

19

22

19

18

465

159

48

252

167

46

33

28

24

22

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

20

19

16

14

13

13

12

14

16

1,587

52.9

1.65

1.84

May

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.9

11

12

9.9

9.4

11

11

9.9

9.9

11

16

15

9.9

9.6

8.8

9.1

19

26

12

9.4

9.1

9.4

358.3

11.6

0.361

0.42

June

8.3

19

26

15

89

101

36

116

52

25

18

15

12

12

16

11

9.9

9.6

9.9

10

8.6

134

26

13

119

115

25

56

54

17

1,178.3

39.3

1.22

1.37

July

13

11

10

9.6

9.4

9.4

8.0

7.5

6.9

6.6

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

24

80

17

9.1

7.5

6.6

6.4

7.7

6.2

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.1

5.1

A * *3Q 

321.7

10.4

0.324

0.37

Aug.

6.7

7.2

5.1

7.0

6.6

4.9

4.2

4.1

4.1

3.7

3,5

3.7

4.1

5.7

6.0

6.6

4.4

7.3

8.6

6.4

5.5

4.7

4.4

4.2

9.0

8.6

6.2

4.9

4.7

4.2

4.4

170.7

5.51

0.172

0.20

Sept.

4.1

4.1

*4.1

3*2-

3.5

28

18

17

13

15

11

7.2

6.0

6.2

5.1

*5.3

18

18

9.4

8.6

7.7

8.2

38

9.4

6.9

6.4

8.6

7.7

26

£5.

388.7

13.0

0.405

0.45

Calendar year 1956: Max 747 Min 3.2 Mean 28.6 Cfsm 0.891 In. 12.11

Water year 1956-57: Max 844 Min 3.2 1 Mean 29.9 Cfsm 0.931 In. 12.66

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). --Jan. 31 (11 D.m.) 2,210 cfs (12.65 ft); Apr. 5 (2:30 p.m. 1,420

cfs (11.42 ft); Apr. 8 (8:30 p.m.) 880 cfs (10.07 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 137

East Fork Deep River near High Point, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°02'15", long 79°56'46", on left bank 5 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

3.3 miles upstream from High Point Dam, and 5.2 miles northeast of High Point College, 

High Point, Guilford County.

Drainage area. --14. 7 sq mi.

Records available. July 1928 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 764.02 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Intake pipe extended to downstream side of bridge since Mar. 1, 1934.

Average discharge. 29 years, 14.6 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 2,560 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 5.50 ft): minimum daily, 1.9 cfs Sept. 4.

1928-57: Maximum discharge, 6,300 cfs Sept. 24, 1947 (gage height, 10.87 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow using floodmarks at gage height 14.11 ft on upstream side 

of bridge and 10.87 ft on downstream side of bridge; minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 22, 1941 

(result of temporary regulation); minimum unregulated, 1.1 cfs Oct. 7, 1954.

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

Occasional temporary regulation of unknown origin during low flow in some water years.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 1383: Drainage area, 1941.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

0.2 

.3 

.4 

.6 

.8

1.0

1.3 

2.8 

4.9

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

82

154

280

470

790

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

7.3

6.5

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.9

4.7

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

5.4

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.3

4.5

12

28

8.6

6.2

5.4

4.9

22

8.3

6.2

9.0

27

224.1

7.23

0.492

0.57

Nov.

12

8.3

7.3

6.5

6.2

6.0

5.4

5.7

9.0

6.2

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.9

66

21

12

9.3

8.5

11

8.3

7.3

6.8

6.5

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.2

289.4

9.65

0.656

0.73

Dec.

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.0

.6

.7

.5 ITS'

.5

.7

.7

.2

2

1

i .0

.3

< 9

* .8

6.8

96

ipj.

72

22

14

12

10

9.0

7.9 

7.6

501.3

16.2

1.10

1.27

Jan.

7.3

6.8

6.2

6.8

7.9

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.4

5,0

5.0

5.0

5.0

14

119

21

14

12

14

14

29

28 

656

1,051.6

33.9

2.31

2.66

Feb.

371

108

32

24

20

19

16

18

36

24

16

13

12

11

9.6

9.3

8.6

fiil

36

E3

14

11

10

9.6

9.3

16

12

92

-

989.7

35.3

2.40

2.50

Mar.

45

20

15

12

11

10

11

20

13

10

9.6

9.3

9.0

11

11

9.3

8.6

3^3.

12

9.0

8.3

32

20

14

33

18

15

12

11

10

9.0

446.4

14.4

0.980

1.13

Apr.

9.6

11

9.3

9.0

420

54

20

187

45

20

16

14

11

10

9.3

9.0

8.6

8.3

8.3

7.9

7.6

13

10

8.3

7.3

6.8

6.2

6.2

17

*9.4

979.1

32.6

2.22

2.48

May

7.1

6.5

6.2

6.0

5,7

5.4

5.2

5.2

4,9

4.9

5.7

5.4

4.7

4.5

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.7

5.7

6.2

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.3

14

19

6.8

5.2

4.7

4.7

184.6

5.95

0.405

0.47

June

4.5

5.7

6.8

5.2

79

32

15

14

10

8.3

7.1

6.0

5.4

6.8

6.3

5.2

5.7

5.7

5.2

4.9

4.5

7.2

5.2

4.5

18

10

6.2

21

11

6.0

330.2

11.0

0.748

0.84

July

4.7

4.3

4.5

4.1

4.1

4.5

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

55

29

7.0

4.7

4.1

3.6

3.8

4.5

5.8

5.6

5.8

5.6

5.4

3.4

3.4

193.7

6.25

0.425

0.49

Aug.

6.2

4.3

3.6

4.9

5.8

5.2

5.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2,5

2.6

5.6

4.6

4.1

5.0

4.6

4.5

5.8

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.7

4.1

3.2

5.0

2.6

2.5

2.5

110.5

3.56

0.242

0.28

Sept.

2.4

2.4

*2.2

1.9

2.0

25

4.9

a8.5

a7.5

a6.5

a5.5

aS.O

a4.5

a4.0

a3.5

*a5.4

7.2

6.8

5.2

4.7

4.1

4.5

28

5.7

4.3

3.8

4.1

4.1

16

22

216.5

7.22

0.491

0.55

Calendar year 1956 : Max 314 Min 1.9 Mean 12.8 Cfsm 0.871 In. 11.90

Water year 1956-57 : Max 656 Min 1.9 Mean 15.1 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.97

Peak discharge (base. 800 cfsV.--Jan. 31 (8:30 p.m.) 2,560 cfs (5.50 ft); Apr. 5 (10 a.m.) 1,980 

cfs (4.58 ft); Apr. 8 (5:30 p.mi) 1,790 cfs (4.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.

5105Z8 O -59 -10
138 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

Deep River near Randleman, N. C.

Location.- -Lat 35°54'10", long 79°51'15", on left bank 500 ft downstream from highway

 bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Coltrane's mill, half a mile south of Gullford County line, 4f miles upstream from Muddy Creek, and 7 miles north of Randleman, 

Randolph County.

Drainage area. 124 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1957.

Gage . water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 638.11 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 29 years, 118 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,800 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 20.60 ft); mini-

 mum, 5.2 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 1.65 ft); minimum daily, 8.9 cfs Sept. 2, 3.

1928-57: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 32.2 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended abo/e 7,100 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow at bridge If miles upstream; minimum, 0.5 cfs Nov. 28, 1931 

(gage height, 1.41 ft); minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Nov. 12, 1933.

Remarks. Records fair except those for peril ds of doubtful or no gage-height record,

 wETch are poor. Large diurnal fluctfuatioi at low flow caused by Coltrane's mill. Plow 

slightly regulated by High Point Lake (ca] acity, 220,588,000 cu ft). City of High 

Point diverts about 3 cfs for municipal si pply and discharges sewage effluent about 

half into Richland Creek above station ai d half into Rich Fork in Pee Dee River basin.

Revisions (water years). WSP 782: 1929-30. WSP 1383: 1934-35, 1941.

Rating table, water year 19E6-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cutio feet per second)

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.5

29

66

3.0

6.0

12.0

17.0

139

785

2,360

4,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

*30

24

53

36

85

62

58

25

18

30

18

16

17

17

19

15

18

20

21

41

262

144

56

51

30

77

72

72

49

135

1,621

52.3

0.422

0.49

Nov.

106

54

56

48

65

31

29

58

85

53

46

64

32

26

25_

51

211

391

162

83

67

99

46

54

48

72

35

58

37

38

2,230

74.3

0.599

0.67

Dec.

34

32

31

24

22

23

60

25

24

20

25

29

36

43

80

133

92

62

33

59

135

433

874

746

292

165

121

99

89

68

86

3,995

129

1.04

1.20

Jan.

59

65

37

51

60

53

88

40

36

64

33

33

42

64

31

30

58

27

26

27

58

34

407

249

130

78

101

145

172

427

2 .450

5,175

167

1.35

1.55

Feb.

5.960

1,770

467

325

251

202

187

162

265

265

209

156

141

115

128

84

100

119

146

187

144

121

78

95

122

150

146

511

-

10,626

380

3.06

3.19

Mar.

618

257

186

169

138

102

115

160

136

113

132

89

101

130

72

79

50

82

118

82

83

180

250

150

240

214

150

115

114

77

4,561

147

1.19

1.37

Apr.

110

93

82

79

2.010

839

265

518

826

239

184

126

98

96

119

68

79

79

63

71

47

86

110

79

69

39

60

31

73

83

6,721

224

1.81

2.02

May

58

46

45

28

29

57

2.6

24

34

40

24

29

52

36

47

57

26

23

28

52

28

20

25

35

39

31

54

42

23

25

20

1,103

35.6

0.287

0.33

June

24

24

58

27

215

308

156

175

227

119

46

57

27

51

35

32

45

35

55

40

45

160

180

75

46

190

180

80

230

150

3,092

103

0.831

0.93

July

90

50

30

30

30

28

26

50

30

30

20

20

12

12

28

30

30

100

~5? 160

70

60

65

48

26

30

30

15

*30 

30

23

1,328

42.8

0.345

0.40

Aug.

33

40

26

34

48

24

14

26

36

23

20

18

11

31

20

34

19

22

21

25

14

14

32

17

23

50

22

23

14 

19

11

764

24.6

0.198

0.23

Sept.

22

 8^9

8.9

9.2

10

35

27

20

11

25

19

15

20

12

13

14

16

36

23

23

17

17

87

30

16

20

14

11

29 

103

712.0

23.7

0.191

0.21

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,300 Min 7.8 Mean 98.2 Cfsm 0.792 In. 10.77

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,980 Min 8.9 Mean 115 Cfsm 0.927 In. 12.59

Peak discharge (base. 2.600 efs).--Feb. 1 (4:30 a.m.) 5,800 cfs (20.60 ft)j Apr. 5 (5 p.m.) 4,240 

cfs (17.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 

of weather records, and appearance of recorder c

1, June 15 to July 30; discharge estimated on basis 

ihart and records for nearby stations.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 139

Deep River at Ramseur, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°44i, long 79°39i, on right bank 1,600 ft downstream from railroad station at Ramseur, Randolph County, and if miles downstream from Sandy Creek.

Drainage area. 346 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1922 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 419.50 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

cTorps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 34 years (1923-57), 339 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13.700 cfs Feb. I (gage height, 19.76 ft); mini-

 mum, 12 cfs July 14 (gage height, 0.46 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs Aug. 31.

1922-57: Maximum discharge, 43,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 34.04 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 0.4 cfs May 27, Nov. 28, 29, 1941; minimum daily, 0.7 cfs 

Nov. 29, 1941.

Flood in August 1901 reached a stage of 28.75 ft, from floodmarks, about a quarter' 

of a mile upstream (discharge, 30,000 cfs).

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

Large diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Flow regulated by High 

Point Lake and small powerplant reservoirs. Town of Asheboro diverted an average of 

1.6 cfs from Pee Dee River basin into this basin above station. Records of chemical 

analyses for the water year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1032: 1923-24, 1925(M), 1926,

 1927-28(M), 1929, 1930(M), 1932-33, 1934(M), 1935, 1936-37(M), 1944(M). WSP 1383: 

1923(m), 1925, 1927, 1930, 1936.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

226

408

3.0

6.0

11.0

17.0

930

2,880

6,220

11,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

 211

82

119

75

193

135 

172

201

53

95

69

31

34

36

83

32

32

35

133

46

203

1.100

613

287

153

114

71

138

214

96 

166

5,022

162

0.468

0.54

Nov.

255

177

75

123

188

69 

138

60

203

263

96

167

128

119

86

88

11

755

353

216

166

151

150

174

94

144

131

80

94

124

4,904

163

0.471

0.53

Dec.

76

92

157

79

89

63 

72

31

65

126

66

76

73

73

244

471

313

214

197

100

138

431

2.560

2,200

960

443

310

262

216

191 

194

10,382

335

0.968

1.12

Jan.

187

138

142

115

125

128 

175

142

127

113

126

106

80

148

122

138

53

103

40

84

153

95

222

595

247

176

156

250

260

s'.seo

9,396

303

0.876

1.01

Feb.

11.000

4,800

1,310

840

566

485 

441

 415

1,030

858

553

436

332

290

248

237

220

220

256

560

325

253

247

194

227

859

755

2,720

30,677

1,096

3.17

3.30

Mar.

2.870

934

536

406

334

333

275

391

498

307

314

298

210

253

321

242

200

265

406

412

284

411

918

476

840

755

501

372

330

240 

188

15,120

488

1.41

1.63

Apr.

265

312

220

228

2,860

5.400 

742

515

1,560

582

410

348

280

223

512

227

222

145

214

204

174

161

416

319

180

146

140

138

172

252

15,367

512

1.48

1.65

May

180

117

128

128

114

152 

115

64

45

74

67

105

144

155

104

384

143

92

92

172

164

136

56

50

61

76

159

76

123

40 

42

3,516

115

0.327

0.38

June

50

56

91

79

128

506 

402

161

332

314

184

109

40

92

51

56

103

40

122

60

82

54

345

223

121

448

319

150

817

290

5,855

195

0.564

0.63

July

189

107

58

54

56

53 

51

109

37

65

57

37

36

27

11

45

61

2.150

631

202

109

142

81

303

139

59

45

45

96

59 

66

5,122

165

0.477

0.55

Aug.

42

217

118

54

289

147 

98

35

37

39

37

57

64

39

42

39

26

22

70

36

36

36

36

34

572

330

145

122

73

34 

IS

2,722

87.8

0.254

0.29

Sept.

11

20

24

26

26

136 

87

48

111

91

40

80

53

42

a40

a38

a!60

a300

a520

a250

al50

a5o

a360

a220

147

114

40

42

147

787

4,167

159

0.402

0.45

Calendar year 1956: Max 4,840 Mln 11 Mean 252 Cfsm 0.728 In. 9.95

Water year 1956-57: Max 11,000 Mln 16 Mean 308 Cfsm 0.890 In. 12.08

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 efs). Feb. 1 (5:50 a.m.) 13,700 cfs (19.76 ft)j Apr. 5 (11:30 p.m.) 

7,620 cfs (12.79 ft); July 18 (9:30 a.m.) 6,150 cfs (10.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for nearby stations.
140 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear Creek at Robbins, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°26', long 79°36i, on right bank 300 ft downstream from Cabin Creek and 

half a mile west of Robbins, Moore County.

Drainage area.--134 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 323.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by North Carolina Highway and Public 

Works Commission).

Average discharge. 18 years, 144 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,100 cfs Feb. 28 (gage height, 8.34 ft, from 

graph based on temporary staff-gage readings 800 ft downstream); minimum, 2.7 cfs 

Aug. 16.

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 43,600 cfs July 20, 1956 (gage height, 34.57 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations of peak flow at gage heights 27.52 and 34.57 ft; no flow Oct. 2, 22-27, 1941 

(result of storage of flow in gage pool after construction of new station control); 

minimum unregulated flow, 0.1 cfs Oct. 21, 22, 1941, Oct. 12-14, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 600 cfs from Dec. 21 to June 19 and those for 

period June 20 to Sept. 30, which are fair. Diversion of about 300,000 gal daily, from 

gage pool, for municipal water supply of town of Robbins is included in these records.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1433: 1944-45, 1950(M), 1952, 1955(M).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 29 to Dec. 14)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 20 Dec. 21 to June 19 June 20 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.3

5.0

6.0

23

52

83

144

390

920

1,440

0.5 

.7 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

35

84

162

283

589

1,400

1,890

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

43

81

244

467

765

1,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

73

62

51

58

69

74

73

51

38

36

M

34

36

36

36

*37

53

80

92

86

100

348

*130

71

59

53

58

59

55

58

90

2,190

70.6

0.527

0.61

Nov.

83

68

63

60

58

53

51

53

141

98

71

52

39

29

li

26

29

38

35

30

30

38

40

36

35

36

37

37

34

58

1,484

49.5

0.369

0.41

Dec.

58

38

36

33

37

40

*40

40

41

46

45

46

46

53

943

1.150

178

112

93

80

*78

78

336

693

257

136

109

98

109

99 

84

5,232

169

1.26

1.45

Jan.

*78

74

66

64

84

78

74

68

64

64

59

56

56

56

54

55

54

54

50

49

49

52

64

59

57

65

75

80

*109

430 

247

2,544

82.1

0.613

0.71

Feb.

700

520

220

185

208

220

151

151

368

270

196

140

*114

99

91

91

91

81

181

349

132

101

89

84

80

1,200

411

*1.540

8,063

288

2.15

2.24

Mar.

751

324

220

174

151

138

140

220

151

118

109

101

96

130

265

185

116

101

490

220

140

276

257

162

*441

283

196

151

130

118

107

6,461

208

1.55

1.79

Apr.

101

110

94

91

94

174

103

87

92

81

76

75

74

69

69

66

66

64

65

66

69

64

60

64

57

52

48

47

45

45

2,268

75.6

0.564

0.63

May

80

54

46

232

99

61

54

49

47

40

118

*409

214

282

96

64

55

52

50

162

81

54

30

22

34

69

70

59

.44

39

42

2,808

90.6

0.676

0.78

June

38

32

101

886

514

913

296

247

1.040

466

174

112

91

69

59

49

*43

43

37

61

57

43

35

31

19

43

89

45

57

43

5,743

191

1.43

1.59

July

30

26

25

30

20

19

18

17

15

13

12

10

9.1

8.7

8.7

22

14

419

33

20

16

13

*25

128

30

20

16

14

12

*12 

12

1,067.5

34.4

0.257

0.30

Aug.

12

19

19

15

38

29

18

14

12

11

8.0

8.0

7.7

6.6

4.1

3i5 sti?

8.4

27

36

21

15

12

11

875

180

57

35

26

*22

20

1,573.3

50.8

0.379

0.44

Sept.

21

21

18

18

*18

21

26

22

82

57

33

27

26

21

19

21

62

580

104

57

43

31

48

45

27

24

22

21

482

1 , 100

3,097

103

0.769

0.86

Calendar year 1956: Max 18,800 Min 3.2 Mean 172 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.47

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,540 Min 3.3 Mean 117 Cfsm 0.873 In. 11.81

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Discharge for Dec. 21 to June 19 computed" from readings of temporary staff gage at site 

800 ft downstream.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 

Deep River at Moncure, N. C.

141

Location. Lat 35°36', long 79°OS', on right bank lj miles northwest of Moncure, Chatham 

County, 2^ miles downstream from Rocky River, and 4j miles upstream from confluence 

with Haw River.

Drainage area . 1,410 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . --July 1930 to September 1957. Records for May 1898 to December 1899 

published in Bulletins 34 and 39 of North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 185.88 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Cforps of Engineers ) .

Average discharge .--27 years, 1,397 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 17,800 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 8.07 ft); minimum, 68 cfs Aug. 14, 15 (gage height, 0.95 ft).

1930-57: Maximum discharge , 80,300 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 17.20 ft), fro 

rating curve extended above 66,000 cfs; minimum, 5.5 cfs Oct. 10, 1954 (gage height, 

0.35 ft).

Remarks. --Records good except those below 250 cfs, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation 

and some regulation at low flow caused by small powerplants above station.

Revisions 

availab

(water years ) . WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1082: 1930-42. See also Records 

le.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharg 

In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

57

106

224

398

621

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,110

1,800

3,740

9,340

17,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

900

589

526

426

614

1,300

2,700

1,600

830

630

439

353

288

271

188

207

234

379

7.650

4,990

2,580

6,590

5,500

2,520

1,310

900

698

630

581

581

838

47,822

1,543

1.09

1.26

Nov.

860

1.060

920

698

526

534

541

460

610

880

1,000

781

581

a450

a 400

a360

a350

a340

a800

a900

aBOO

a720

a560

a480

446

439

426

398

392

398

18,110

604

0.428

0.48

Dec.

366

392

412

372

398

379

366

347

322

317

282

234

398

334

3,460

11.400

5,780

2,100

1,300

1,000

850

744

1,290

7,160

7,600

3,390

1,800

1,330

*1,180

1,160 

1,010

57,473

1,854

1.31

1.52

Jan.

880

800

735

655

630

647

673

655

655

613

581

519

511

519

489

489

497

504

453

419

419

598

497

534

814

810

681

664

730

2 ,580 

5.960

24,011

775

0.550

0.63

Feb.

9,960

14.400

13,200

5,480

3,000

2,800

2,370

1,980

3,380

4,780

3,410

2,290

1,710

1,470

1,190

1,070

1,020

940

900

2,050

2,500

1,500

1,170

1,090

920

7,030

10,600

9,470

111,680

3,989

2.83

2.95

Mar.

14.800

11,500

4,230

2,390

1,850

1,660

1,640

1,620

2,100

1,940

1,400

1,220

1.150

1,460

2,130

2,800

1,770

1,240

2,010

3,410

2,060

1,900

3,960

3,200

3,340

4,540

3,100

2,130

1,620

1,370

1,220

90,760

2,928

2.08

2.39

Apr.

1,000

1,020

1,080

1,010

900

3,920

5.080

1,870

1,310

2,150

1,400

1,060

950

870

772

735

772

673

681

630

664

690

900

1,060

990

735

597

526

541

664

35,250

1,175

0.833

0.93

May

763

664

737

965

630

621

557

504

432

598

412

1,430

2,130

2.240

1,240

810

716

726

534

694

860

698

541

467

467

638

1,270

970

690

504

432

24,740

798

0.566

0.65

June

347

328

367

7,380

4,200

5,740

12 .000

4,380

5,480

5,610

2,780

1,490

1,000

744

597

511

474

379

271

353

299

360

392

266

384

800

647

930

726

800

60,035

2,001

1.42

1.58

July

960

541

426

360

328

250

158

106

129

158

151

158

155

129

147

139

182

1,730

5.190

1,620

735

460

580

2,240

1,360

744

439

360

271

201

196

20,603

665

0.472

0.54

Aug.

178

170

158

250

192

299

353

334

322

276

178

92

75

Ii

79

98

92

748

4,070

1,420

605

334

245

187

5,680

8.750

5,580

1,160

605

453

392

33,447

1,079

0.765

0.88

Sept.

360

240

122

178

210

201

206

245

245

419

446

366

299

276

224

122

196

736

a2,800

al , 900

al.100

a760

a380

a400

a570

a400

a340

a270

a710

aS.400

23,121

771

0.547

0.61

Calendar year 1956 : Max 16,500 Min 77 Mean 1,261 Cfsm 0.894 In. 12.18

Water year 1956-57 : Max 14,800 Mln 72 Mean 1,499 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.42

Peak discharge (base. 15,000 cfs).--Mar. 1 (2 a.m.) 17,800 cfs (8.07 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

when available, and records for nearby station.
142 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Cape Fear River at Lillington, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°24', long 78°49', near right bank in downstream end of pier of bridge on 

 U. S. Highway 401, 1,800 ft downstream from Norfolk Southern Railway bridge, 0.5 mile 

north of Lillington, Harnett County, and 1 mile downstream from Neill Creek.

Drainage area.--3,440 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1923 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 105.71 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

C~orps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 8, 1927, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years (1924-57), 3,268 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 41,800 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 16.8 ft); minimum, 88 cfs July 15, Aug. 18 (gage height, 0.51 ft).

1923-57: Maximum discharge uncertain, occurred Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 33.19 

ft, from floodmark); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 14, 15, 1954 (gage height, -0.17 ft).

Remarks. Records fair. Large diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation at low flow 

caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1002: 1930(M). WSP 1032: 

1942(m).WSP 1333: 1945JM).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.5 

2.0

107

163

240

503

870

3.0

5.0

8.0

13.0

17.0

1,900

4,910

10,900

26,200

42,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,790

1,900

1,370

924

2,700

3,290

4,240

3,600

2,300

1,550

1,120

897

740

223

432

734

261

720

6,520

12,500

5,410

15.100

13,400

6,980

4,240

3,140

2,370

2,300

2,440

2,030 

2,030

108,251

3,492

1.02

1.17

Nov.

3,720

4.240

3,840

2,720

2,030

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,520

1,730

2,370

1,980

1,660

1,600

1,160

1,500

1,140

790

1,920

2,230

2,100

1,720

1,180

1,500

1,020

1,010

1,250

1,040

933

996

53,879

1,796

0.522

0.58

Dec.

1,200

1,030

933

915

906

897

879

782

697

690

697

814

728

774

3,780

17.500

13,000

5,900

4,080

3,290

2,510

2,100

3,010

13,800

15,200

8,180

5,090

3,840

3,140

2, 860 

2,370

121,392

3,916

1.14

1.31

Jan.

2,300

1,720

1,660

1,600

1,550

1,440

1,390

1,440

1,600

1,260

1,310

1,340

1,020

1,070

1,290

1,060

1,290

969

1,140

987

960

960

987

1,500

2,510

2,300

2,100

1,660

1,960

5,030

8.970

56,373

1,818

0.528

0.61

Feb.

27,900

40.500

32,400

18,000

9,920

7,610

6,170

4,910

6,230

10,400

8,170

5,990

4,740

3,760

3,140

2,790

2,510

2,300

2.100

2,970

5,450

3,920

3,000

2,580

2,300

7,960

24,800

16,400

-

268,920

9,604

2.79

2.91

Mar.

55.700

26^200

12,900

7,790

6,350

4,910

4,080

3,840

5,680

5,450

4,000

3,360

3,000

3,140

4,240

4,910

3,840

2,860

3,310

5,630

4,460

3,440

7,310

7,430

7,070

8,580

6,710

4,910

3,760

3,070 

2.650

210,580

6,793

1.97

2.28

Apr.

2,440

2,300

2,300

2,230

2,370

7,520

11 . 500

5,900

5,870

6,080

4,400

3,220

2,720

2,300

1,900

1,840

1,660

1,600

1,500

1,500

1,440

1,340

3,490

3,770

2,650

1,960

1,660

1,360

924

1,650

91,194

3,040

0.884

0.99

May

1,660

1,600

1,270

1,300

1,390

947

730

1,300

838

720

713

3,190

4.500

3,650

2,900

2,030

2,300

1,660

1,340

1,230

1,460

1,660

1,410

897

960

1,880

3,140

2,510

1,660

1,390 

960

53,195

1,716

0.499

0.58

June

933

714

343

7,220

7,380

7,180

12,400

9,090

17 .200

11,400

6,350

3,610

2,510

1,720

1,430

924

915

888

1,240

1,230

1,420

915

888

814

806

915

1,510

1,280

1,600

1,250

106,075

3,536

1.03

1.15

July

1,600

1,550

896

667

548

481

335

363

483

144

295

323

309

328

128

241

350

1,440

7,740

3,890

1,930

830

830

7.860

4,490

*2,300

1,340

602

510

281 

339

43,423

1,401

0.407

0.47

Aug.

430

405

249

285

663

479

1,260

327

602

548

260

274

324

188

180

250

210

748

9,350

4,680

2,370

1,090

712

637

7,560

19.000

7,780

3,810

2,510

1,550 

846

69,577

2,244

0.652

0.75

Sept.

822

712

282

336

616

735

373

753

2,030

1,440

1,020

1,140

1,O60

915

448

477

513

1,990

5,990

3,690

2,440

1,660

1,020

3,180

2,370

1,600

1,120

774

1,680

19.000

60,186

2,006

0.583

0.65

Calendar year 1956: Max 42,800 Min 82 Mean 2,841 Cfsm 0.826 In. 11.23

Water year 1956-57: Max 40,500 Min 128 Mean 3,406 Cfsm 0.990 In. 13.45

Peak discharge (base. 30.000 cfsl.-

cfs (16.1 ft).

-Feb. 2 (2 p.m.) 41,800 cfs (16.8 ft); Mar. 1 (3 p.m.) 38,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 143

Little River at Linden, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°16', long 78°47', on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 401, 1.6 miles west of Linden, Cumberland County, 2 miles upstream from Stewart 

Creek, and 4| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--460 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1928 to September 1957. Prior to October 1950, published as 

Lower Little River at Linden.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 73.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 27, 1934, chain gage at same 

site and datum. Since June 18, 1948, auxiliary wire-weight gage 2^ miles downstream 

read twice or more often daily during periods of backwater.

Average discharge. 28 years (1929-57), 532 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,310 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 11.27 ft); maximum gage height, 11.32 ft Mar. 1 (backwater from Cape Fear River); minimum discharge, 

58 cfs Aug. 14, 15 (gage height, 1.98 ft).

1928-57: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfs Sept. 18, 1945, occurred during period of 

backwater from Cape Fear River; maximum gage height, 41.47 ft Sept. 19 or 20, 1945 

(from floodmark); minimum discharge, 26 cfs Oct. 14, 1940.

Flood of Sept. 21, 1928, reached a stage of 37.3 ft, from floodmark, maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs Sept. 20 or 21.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater from Cape Fear River, which 

are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1383: 1930-33, 1937, 1945.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except periods of backwater from Cape Fear 

River (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9 

2.3 

3.0

50

98

235

4.0

7.0

11.0

520

1,660

3,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per secon water year October 1956 to September 1957

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.

520

367

285

*262

522

558

558

519

275

255

201

180

168

164

164

142

160

214

405

1,450

1,970

2.050

1,620

1,510

1,150

845

674

605

552

552

569

18,620

601

1.31

1.51

Nov.

605

845

769

751

656

*550

488

472

603

769

845

750

586

504

442

426

426

411

396

382

567

567

367

352

541

558

555

524

311

442

15,204

507

1.10

1.23

Dec.

586

586

556

442

382

350

330

322

519

511

*298

290

295

293

308

651

940

1.040

902

656

552

504

488

620

807

864

*845

674

603

569

569

16,950

546

1.19

1.57

Jan.

536

488

442

426

442

457

457

442

411

396

582

582

352

344

*558

547

555

564

550

550

519 '3~2"2"

555

364

396

457

504

488

457

504

605

12,790

415

0.898

1.05

Feb.

e713

c7OO

C660

C619

586

536

504

504

536

603

658

605

536

504

457

442

442

*426

41,1

457

536

520

457

411

596

680

cl,170

1.780

-

16,827

601

1.51

1.36

Mar.

cS.080

c2,S90

c2.,340

1,700

1,450

1,450

1,540

1,580

1,470

1,270

1,120

959

826

864

997

1,040

959

788

940

1,080

1,150

1,120

1,040

978

*1,120

1,190

1,190

1,120

902

769

614

59,256

1,266

2.75

3.17

Apr.

638

620

605

569

569

807

864

826

731

674

586

536

488

457

442

411

396

396

382

382

382

358

335

361

364

293

260

240

217

*21C_

14,397

480

1.04

1.16

May

258

252

260

295

411

472

411

303

240

214

253

1,220

2,090

2.600

1,680

1,120

712

536

488

520

883

1,040

807

552

536

586

712

788

788

569

457

22,055

711

1.55

1.78

June

411

567

325

301

477

1,080

1,470

1.740

1,350

1,120

1,080

*940

712

603

504

442

355

308

272

589

536

442

524

262

212

581

807

605

426

367

18,806

627

1.56

1.52

July

305

250

201

176

158

138

132

*127

98

87

80

78

72

81

97

128

172

182

180

164

160

140

101

152

170

170

146

138

125

104

92

4,402

142

0.509

0.56

Aug.

85

87

90

104

108

125

122

107

88

81

72

66

61

60

*S9

74

76

71

85

110

208

188

125

104

234

520

656

751

520

540

228

5,583

180

0.591

0.45

Sept.

214

180

174

152

184

250

382

489

769

620

553

474

347

290

255

217 *224

403

605

520

44e

582

516

268

242

219

194

178

544

1.540

11,425

381

0.828

0.92

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,440 Min 54 Mean 506 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.98

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,O80 Min 59 Mean 538 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.86

Peak discharge (base. 2.100 cfa).--

(11.27 ft); May 14 (10 a.m.) 2,71o cf

Oct. 22 (4 a.m.) 2,290 cfs (8.57 ft); Mar. 1 (6 a.m.) 3,310 efa 

a (9.67 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

c Backwater from Cape Pear River.
144 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

Cape Pear River at lock 3, near Tarheel, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°50', long 78°48', on right bank 100 ft upstream from look 3, 1 mile 

downstream from county line, 7 miles north of Tarheel, Bladen County, 9 miles upstream 

from Philips Creek, and at mile 95.

Drainage area. 4,810 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1937 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete lock and dam control. Datum of gage is 28.935 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Jan. 8, 

1939, staff gage on upper lock wall 100 ft downstream at same datum. Auxiliary waterstage recorder 1.8 miles downstream; prior to Jan. 14, 1943, auxiliary staff gage 

400 ft downstream on lower end of lock wall. Jan. 14, 1943, to Sept. 30, 1953, auxiliary water-stage recorder at site 600 ft downstream.

Average discharge.--20 years, 4,712 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 37,000 cfs Mar. 2; maximum gage height. 22.05 ft 

Mar. 2; minimum discharge, 480 cfs July 12, Aug. 16, 19 (gage height, 0.80 ft); minimum daily, 534 cfs Aug. 16.

1937-57: Maximum gage height, 43.44 ft Sept. 22, 1945 (discharge not determined); 

minimum discharge, 170 cfs Sept. 20, 1954; minimum daily, 208 cfs Sept. 13, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those computed using submergence as a factor and those computed from graph based on staff-gage readings, which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation and some, regulation for short periods at low flow caused by powerplants above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except periods computed using submergence 

as a factor (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

480

670

1,200

1,830

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

3,460

5,690

8,370

11,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6,300

3,960

2,900

2,340

2,200

4,180

4,390

5,080

4,060

2,820

2,270

1,760

1,620

1,220

750

980

1,240

1,090

1,640

k!3,400

kll,800

k!2,100

kl7.000

k!4,400

k9,660

6,600

5,080

3,850

3,960

3,850

3,560

156,060

5,034

1.05

1.21

Nov.

4,030

6,070

6,600

5,080

4,170

3,650

3,180

2,990

3,080

3,080

3,460

4,060

3,650

3,080

2,740

2,420

2,580

2,040

1,900

3,180

3,270

3,080

2,500

2,270

2,200

1,690

1,900

2,120

1,900

1,900

93,870

3,129

0.651

0.73

Dec.

2,340

2,420

2,200

2,200

2,040

1,760

1,830

1,830

1,520

1.580

1,540

1,480

1,700

1,540

gl,670

g8,980

gk!6, 800

gk!3,400

g9,770

g5,940

4,960

3,850

3,360

7,590

kl6.900

k!4,700

klO.100

7,270

5,440

4,500

4,170

165,180

5,328

1.11

1.28

Jan.

3,960

3,560

2,990

2,740

2,740

2,500

2,420

2,660

2,580

2,740

2,340

2,420

2,040

1,830

2,120

2,200

2,120

2,040

1,970

1,830

1.690

1,830

1,900

2,040

2,960

3,650

3,460

3,130

3,180

3,750

8 . 780

86,170

2,780

0.578

0.67

Feb.

k!4,400

k33,200

k56 .3OQ

k31,900

k21,000

k!4,900

k9,930

7,270

6,600

9,680

11,500

9,440

7,270

6,070

4,960

4,280

3,750

5.460

3,460

5,460

5,250

6,200

4,840

5,850

5,460

4,600

k!7,500

k23,400

-

311,910

11,140

2.52

2.41

Mar.

k28,100

k55.800

k51,200

k21,900

k!6,000

k!2,100

k9,940

8,370

8,090

9,550

8,090

6,750

5,940

5,440

6,530

7,270

7,270

5,940

5,440

7,000

8,090

6,860

7,270

10,500

9,850

11,100

11,800

9,250

7,270

5,940

4.960

339,590

10,950

2.28

2.62

Apr.

4,390

4,170

5,960

5,850

5,850

4,610

k!2,400

12.700

8,090

8,950

7,540

5,820

4,610

5,750

5,460

5,180

2,990

2,820

2,660

2,500

2,270

2,270

2,540

5,100

4,280

5,270

2,660

2,120

1,760

1.540

153,910

4,464

0.928

1.04

May

2,420

2,270

2,120

1,970

2,200

2,200

1,970

1,830

1,970

1,570

1.220

2,380

6,560

7.540

7,270

5,560

4,610

5,850

2,900

2,500

2,900

5,270

3,360

2,740

2,040

2,040

3,960

4,960

4,060

3,270

2,580

99,890

5,222

0.670

0.77

June

2,120

1,760

1.550

2,420

9,250

g8,660

g!2,000

gk!4,400

gk!5,700

k!9.700

16,100

k9,150

5,690

4,500

5,460

2,900

2,200

1,970

1,900

2,500

2,820

2,580

1,970

1,900

1,690

1,550

1,970

2,740

2,740

2,420

160,270

5,542

1.11

1.24

July

2,120

2,420

2,120

1,470

1,100

991

790

770

750

881

650

541

670

590

670

600

670

760

2,820

7,540

3,780

2,120

1,360

2,590

7.810

4,360

2,740

1,700

1,000

892

770

58,047

1,872

0.589

0.45

Aug.

770

969

881

700

690

g980

gl,200

gl,500

g925

g980

g820

g670

g670

580

580

554

710

570

5,140

8,540

4,460

2,820

1,700

1,320

1,200

k!3,600

k!4.600

k8,620

4,960

3,460

2,270

85,419

2,755

0.575

0.66

Sept.

1,430

1,330

1,210

881

870

1,180

1,830

1,760

2,560

5,650

2,990

2,500

2,420

1,970

1,670

1,500

1,510

1,670

4,840

6,860

4,500

5,270

2,580

2,580

5,750

2,900

2,270

1,700

1,700

k7.940

77,221

2,574

0.535

0.60

Calendar year 1956: Max 34,700 Min 392 Mean 4,217 Cfsm 0.877 In. 11.94

Water year 1956-57: Max 36,300 Min 534 Mean 4,842 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.68

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily staff-gage readings, 

k Computed by using submergence as a factor.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 145

Hood Creek near Leland, N. C.

Location.--Lat 34°16'42", long 78°07'32", on right bank at bridge on U. S. Highways 74 

and 76, 0.4 mile downstream from Pasture Pond Branch, 1 mile southeast of Maoo, and 

4f miles northeast of Leland, Brunswick County.

Drainage area.--21.6 sq mi.

Records available. November 1956 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 15 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 620 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 7.68 ft); minimum, 0.05 cfs for several days in August and September.

Flood of Sept. 20, 1955, reached a stage of 10.39 ft, from crest-stage indicator 

then in use (discharge, 2,050 cfs, from rating curve extended above 640 cfs).

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating table, Nov. 28, 1956, to Sept. 30, 1957 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 0.05 3.5 34

1.2 .2 4.0 51

1.3 .6 4.5 76

1.5 1.8 5.0 111

1.8 4.0 6.0 222

425

730

7.0 

8.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, November 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct. Nov.

.

-

.

-

_

-

_

-

-

.

-

-

_

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

8.2

8.1

9.9

_

-

-

-

Dec .

13

14 

12

10

9.4

8.8

8.3

8.0

7.6

7.4

7.4

8.0

*8.2

9.0

9.9

9.4

8.4

7.6

7.0

6.6

6.3

6.2

6.3

8.1

11

10

8.2

7.1

6.7

6.3

6^

262.2

8.46

0.392

0.45

Jan.

5.8

5.4

5.1

5.1

7.5

9.6

9.2

8.2

7.3

6.8

6.2

5.9

5.8

5.6

5.8

8.6

*11

9.8

8.0

7.2

6.9

6.7

7.3

7.7

12

23

30

22

16

14

19

308.5

9.95

0.461

0.53

Feb.

21

17 

15

15

13

11

9.8

9.4

8.9

8.7

8.2

7.6

7.0

6.5

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.7

*6.0

7.3

7.4

6.6

6.0

5.6

5,5

18

36

12

322.4

11.5

0.532

0.56

Mar.

38

40 

32

25

46

89

82

71

66

58

46

37

31

134

453

245

147

100

82

70

59

62

82

76

160

237

*152

100

75

57 

47

2,999

96.7

4.48

5.16

Apr.

41

±2. 

39

36

34

41

41

55

26

21

18

17

16

15

13

12

11

10

9.4

8.6

7.8

6.9

6.2

5.4

4.7

4.2

3.7

3.2

2.8

o c: g-°

533.4

17.8

0.824

0.92

May

2.1

1.8

1.7

2.8

6.9

7.8

5.2

3.4

2.6

2.0

1.7

2.4

2.7

2.2

1.6

1.1

ofi

3.1

8.4

9^8

6.2

3.8

2.7

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.9

5.9

7.3

5.0

4.8

113.0

3.65

0.169

0.19

June

6.3

6.2

7.7

6.7

17

34

74

75

162

540

*182

100

61

40

37

64

50

28

17

13

11

8.6

6.2

4.6

5.6

3.6

6.0

7.0

5.5

5 8

1,380.8

46.0

2.15

2.58

July

5.8

1*1

5.2

2.4

1.7

1.0

.7

.4

*.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.15

.15

.45

.45

.35

.2

.15

.i

.1

.5

*.45

.2

.15

.15

.15

.1

.1

22.60

0.729

0.034

0.04

Aug.

0.1

.05 

.1

.1

.15

.15

.15

.1

.1

.05

.05

.1

**.05

.05

.15

.15

.1

.1

^45

.25

*.3

.3

.15

.15

.2

.15

.35

.3

.25

.1

.05

4.80

0.155

0.007

0.008

Sept.

0.1

.55 

.15

.15

.3

.15

.15

.35

.4

.2

.15

.1

^25

.05

.05

.05

.05

*.15

1.1

.6

1.0

1.1

5.0

14

19

10

5.2

3.7

68

*509

640.65

21.4

0.991

1.10

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base. 300 cfs). Mar. 15 (7:30 a.m.) 545 cfs (7.43ft): June 1O (5:30 a.m.1 400 cfa

(6.90 ft); Sept. 30 (7:30 a.m.) 620 cfs (7.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
146 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIK 

Little Coharie Creek near Roseboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 34 C 57', long 78°29', on downstream end of center of pier of bridge on State 

Highway 24, l£ miles east of Roseboro, Sampson County, and 1-J miles upstream from 

Bearskin Swamp.

Drainage area.--96.4 sq mi.

Records available. January 1950 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 81 ft (estimated from description of 

previously destroyed benchmark at site). Prior to Jan. 12, 1951, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Aye rage dls charge.--7 years, 82.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 570 cfs June 10 (gage height, 7.14 ft); minimum, 

2.8 cfs Aug. 12 (gage height, 1.58 ft).

1950-57: Maximum discharge, 1,860 cfs Sept. 6, 1955 (gage height, 9.00 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 27, Oct. 1-11, 1954.

Flood in 1924 reached a stage of 11.6 ft, from information furnished by North 

Carolina Highway and Public Works Commission.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2-8, Jan. 25-27)

Oct. 1 to Jan

3.2

4.0 

5.0 

5.6

Jan. 25 to Sept. 3O

95

128

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

3.0 

8.5

28

60

109

5.5 144

6.0 197

6.5 300

7.0 490

7 .1 540

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

121

*124

121

121

121

110

92

76

66

60

54

48

40

36

32

30

32

42

54

68

82

95

95

92

88

88

90

92

92

92

92

2,446

78.9

0.818

0.94

Nov.

92

102

98

92

88

86

84

*84

90

90

86

82

80

78

76

72

68

74

74

72

74

76

72

68

64

62

58

56

54

68

2,320

77.3

0.802

0.90

Dec.

78

78

80

82

82

80

76

72

66

62

58

*54

54

54

56

94

98

95

95

100

108

110

110

115

ua

115

112

112

115

115

112

2,756

88.9

0.922

1.06

Jan.

108

100

92

88

84

78

74

72

68

68

66

64

62

58

56

58

58

*58

56

54

52.

52

54

56

75

100

106

106

109

126

2,376

76.6

0.795

0.92

Feb.

126

122

113

118

115

109

103

100

109

106

100

92

90

87

82

77

75

73

73

*77

75

77

84

77

Zfi

112

148

180

2,775

99.1

1.03

1.07

Mar.

230

260

285

300

530

315

285

270

260

250

240

221

204

212

230

221

197

197

204

197

191

185

185

180

191

212

212

204

*204

204

191

7,067

228

2.37

2.73

Apr.

180

163

153

140

129

140

140

132

168

185

168

153

144

136

122

106

90

80

73

66

60

54

49

42

36

31

27

25

22

20

3,034

101

1.05

1.17

May

21

24

*22

42

73

73

75

67

42

29

25

39

41

41

35

79

92

94

55

36

30

26

40

36

31

110

168

272

360

300

240

2,618

84.5

0.877

1.01

June

185

133

66

49

47

49

64

85

287

540

540

440

360

400

345

240

204

168

153

158

136

92

82

94

112

97

58

45

58

64

5,351

178

1.85

2.06

July

64

56

38

27

22

19

17

17

13

*11

10

9.6

8.S

7.9

7.6

7.8

8.4

8.8

13

20

26

26

26

36

42

*31

22

18

15

12

10

649.9

21.0

0.218

0.25

Aug.

8.5

7.3

7.4

7.3

7.8

7.9

7.0

5.7

4.8

4.0

3.4 »sa

4.6

4.2

7.0

9.6

8.2

11

10

10

11

9.7

7.4

6.4

7.2

10

14

12

9.6

8.5

7.0

241.6

7.79

0.081

0.09

Sept.

7.0

7.2

6.6

5^1

11

15

15

25

34

51

75

90

84

52

31

22

19

20

*35

56

77

109

136

158

148

106

66

51

67

132

1,711.5

57.0

0.591

0.66

Calendar year 1956: Max 259 Min 8.2 Mean 91.8 Cfsm 0.952 In. 12.96

Water year 1956-57: Max 540 Mln 3.1 Mean 91.4 Cfsra 0.948 In. 12.86

Discharge measurement made on this day.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 147

Black River near Tomahawk, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°45' , long 78°17' , near center of span on downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 411, a quarter of a mile downstream from Clear Run Swamp and 3tr miles 

northeast of Tomahawk, Sampson County.

Drainage area.- -680 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1951 to September 1957.

Gage . Wire -weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 0.39 ft below mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge . --6 years, 517 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,640 cfs June 13 (gage height, 39.93 

ft) ; minimum, 29 cfs Aug. 12 (gage height, 26.22 ft).

1951-57: Maximum discharge observed, 6,550 cfs Sept. 9 1955 (gage height, 44.16 

ft); minimum, 8.5 cfs Oct. 13, 1954 (gage height, 25.59 ft).

Flood in 1928 reached a stage of 47.0 ft (discharge, 9,000 cfs). Floods in 1945 and 

1948 reached a stage of 42.6 ft, from information furnished by North Carolina Highway 

and Public Works Commission.

Remarks . Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

116

246

1,200

2,340

3,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

628

*590

571

605

898

928

868

848

628

552

476

403

352

305

290

260

246

305

386

403

552

668

708

668

590

571

533

514

495

476

16,907

545

0.801

0.92

Nov.

648

648

688

668

628

571

*533

495

476

495

495

476

439

421

403

386

369

369

369

352

337

337

321

321

505

305

305

305

305

305

13,075

436

0.641

0.72

Dec .

352

421

403

386

386

352

337

337

337

321

321

*305

305

305

290

305

352

439

457

457

439

439

439

533

708

708

668

648

S09 

571

552

13,482

435

0.640

0.74

Jan.

514

495

476

457

439

421

421

386

369

352

337

321

321

305

305

321

«337

337

337

321

305

305

305

321

457

668

828

788

728 

668

668

13,613

459

0.646

0.74

Feb.

668

648

648

628

609

590

571

571

590

628

590

552

533

476

457

439

421

403

403

*403

403

403

386

386

569

514

868

1.070

-

15,227

544

0.800

0.83

Mar.

,220

,340

,390

,420

,470

,590

,800

,950

,010

.040

,980

,800

1,620

1,540

1,470

1,490

1,470

1,420

1,340

1,250

1,170

1.150

,170

,200

,270

,390

,490

* ,490

,440

,340

,200

45,900

1,481

2.18

2.51

Apr.

1.090

1,010

969

928

888

888

868

808

788

868

908

908

868

808

748

688

590

571

514

476

421

386

357

352

305

275

246

205

192 

166

19,069

636

0.935

1.04

May

160

*160

154

218

457

708

628

476

369

305

218

275

386

369

321

260

275

290

290

305

246

205

218

537

552

590

748

748

648

571 

590

11,877

583

0.563

0.65

June

668

668

609

552

533

495

457

552

1,110

1,740

2,130

3,050

5.5801

5,520'

3,050

2,520

2,100

1,710

1,320

1,030

788

609

457

386

337

305

305

290

260

246

35,377

1,179

1.73

1.93

July

218

205

179

166

141

129

116

104

*98

98

86

74

65

60

58

66

69

68

72

67

65

64

65

*86

179

166

129

98

86

76 

75

3,228

104

0.153

0.18

Aug.

65

59

56

52

49

58

56

47

42

36

32

*32

58

86

76

148

192

122

135

104

104

98

78

73

61

104

104

92

78

67

56

2,420

78.1

0.115

0.13

Sept.

52

45

39

47

57

86

192

321

260

218

205

179

166

154

141

122

110

104

 110

135

160

166

179

321

668

748

552

352

305

688

6,882

229

0.337

0.38

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,770 Mln 104 Mean 602 Cfsm 0.885 In. 12.05

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,580 Mln 32 Mean 540 Cfsm 0.794 In. 10.77

Discharge measurement made on this day.
148 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

South River near Parkersburg, N. C.

Location.--Lat 34°48', long 78°27', on downstream side of highway bridge near center of 

span, at Bladen-Sampson County line, 1.9 miles southwest of Parkersburg, Sampson 

County.

Drainage area. 382 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1957.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 0.38 ft above mean sea level, 

Saturn of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 6 years, 305 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,560 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 60.97 ft); minimum, 5.3 cfs Aug. 12, Sept. 4 (gage height, 52.37 ft).

1951-57: Maximum discharge, 5,000 cfs Aug. 24, 1955 (gage height, 64.20 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 3-6, 11-14, 1954.

Flood in 1918 or 1928 reached a stage of 65.88 ft, from high-water mark witnessed by 

local resident.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables, wat

Oct. 1 to Nov. 3

,r 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1-3, Mar. 6, 7)

Nov. 4 to Mar. 5 Mar. 6 to Sept. 30

54.0

55.0

186

290

442

663

1,000

1,650

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

244

*244

254

299

370

402

440

440

420

370

355

326

299

265

244

216

207

225

234

244

276

312

340

340

326

312

287

276

276

287

312

9,442

305

0.798

0.92

Nov.

370

460

460

466

466

487

509

*556

607

662

692

723

692

692

662

607

581

556

509

487

487

466

446

427

409

375

359

343

528

328

15,212

507

1.33

1.48

Dec.

328

314

314

314

300

287

287

287

275

275

275

*275

275

275

263

275

300

328

343

328

328

323

323

343

359

375

392

427

446

466

467

10,197

329

0.861

0.99

Jan.

487

487

466

446

427

409

392

375

359

343

328

314

287

275

263

251

251

*240

240

229

219

219

219

210

229

275

314

328

328

328

343

9,881

319

0.835

0.96

Feb.

359

359

375

375

392

392

392

392

409

427

427

446

427

409

392

375

359

343

343

*328

328

314

314

314

500

345

409

509

-

10,552

577

0.987

1.05

Mar.

654

756

1,020

1,320

1,520

1.560

1,470

1,420

1,470

1,590

1,520

1,250

1,140

1,140

1,040

1,000

960

920

882

846

812

812

780

750

780

812

812

*846

846

812

780

51,900

1,029

2.69

5.11

Apr.

780

750

720

691

637

612

565

542

542

565

612

663

663

637

588

565

520

479

442

408

376

344

315

277

242

203

177

146

125

107

14,293

476

1.25

1.39

May

89

13. *84

113

221

277

255

221

186

155

132

146

155

139

119

125

186

203

194

177

161

146

146

161

169

194

205

221

212

221

242

5,325

172

0.450

0.52

June

253

242

212

186

169

169

177

186

376

565

812

1,040

1.190

1,090

960

846

780

750

720

663

588

520

460

425

529

242

169

139

125

125

14,508

484

1.27

1.41

July

113

101

78

65

56

49

40

35

*31

28

25

23

20

19

18

16

16

16

17

18

17

16

15

22

35

33

29

28

25

22

20

1,046

33.7

0.088

0.10

Aug.

17

15

14

12

14

14

11

9.7

7.3

6.6

5.8

*6.9

15

14

8.9

29

40

ZZ

19

18

*16

13

11

9.7

10

10

9.7

8.9

8.5

9.5

8 . 9

415.2

13.4

0.035

0.04

Sept.

8.1

6.9

6.0

5.4

6.6

13

16

13

14

16

19

20

22

20

19

17

17

16

*18

19

25

36

42

67

72

60

53

51

60

152

890.0

29.7

0.078

0.09

Calendar year 1956: Max 867 Min 49 Mean 359 Cfsm 0.940 In. 12,80

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,560 Min 5.4 Mean 339 Cfsm 0.887 In. 12.04

Discharge asurement made on this day.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 149

Colly Creek near Kelly, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°27'50", long 78°15'28", on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 53, 4 miles east of Kelly, Bladen County, and 6| miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--108 sq mi.

Records available. January 1950 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 15.4 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Dec. 13, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--? years, 73.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 287 cfs Mar. 14-16 (gage height, 5.39 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Aug. 28 to Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.58 ft).

1950-57: Maximum discharge, 910 cfs Sept. 22, 1955 (gage height, 7.20 ft); no flow 

at times during several years.

Flood in 1908 reached a stage of 11.1 ft; in September 1945, 10.2 ft, from information by local resident. Flood in 1928 reached a stage of 7.7 ft, from information by 

North Carolina Highway and Public Works Commission.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions.--WSP 1433: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2-20, Dec. 12-15, Jan. 21-26)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 26 Jan. 27 to Sept. 30

3.0 

2.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

109

166

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

1.2

4.2

8.7

15

25

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.4

42

66

101

150

215

287

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

54

53

*53

50

48

47

51

53

55

54

53

55

56

58

59

59

61

69

72

86

105

114

120

121

120

117

115

115

116

124

126

2,439

78.7

0.729

0.84

Nov.

128

137

136

127

119

111

*100

92

87

80

76

72

70

67

65

63

61

60

60

60

60

59

58

57

56

55

53

52

51

52

2,324

77.5

0.718

0.80

Dec.

52

51

51

50

50

49

48

46

45

44

43

42

*42

42

42

43

42

43

42

41

41

40

39

46

49

50

51

52

52

50

48

1,426

46.0

0.426

0.49

Jan.

48

46

45

45

46

47

49

50

51

52

50

49

48

48

47

48

*48

48

48

47

47

47

47

47

63

84

87

88

89

95

101

1,755

56.6

0.524

0.60

Feb.

102

105

106

110

110

110

112

112

112

112

110

108

*104

99

95

91

87

82

*80

79

76

72

69

66

64

86

98

107

-

2,664

95.1

0.881

0.92

Mar.

124

134

134

139

167

180

193

224

241

250

250

250

250

268

287

287

278

268

250

241

224

232

232

224

250

259

268

*268

259

250

241

7,122

230

2.13

2.45

Apr.

224

224

215

208

208

208

200

193

193

186

180

173

161

150

139

129

118

110

101

94

87

80

75

68

61

55

49

44

40

35

4,008

134

1.24

1.38

May

30

*27

25

26

35

41

42

38

33

27

24

27

25

24

22

23

20

19

19

20

20

20

18

16

14

13

14

19

16

15

15

727

23.5

0.218

0.25

June

15

14

13

15

19

20

29

26

70

120

*129

116

107

186

156

125

108

99

162

224

167

121

91

71

56

47

43

38

43

39

2,469

82.3

0.762

0.85

July

19

33

29

24

20

17

14

12

*11

8.2

6.6

4.9

3.9

3.2

3.0

5.7

3.8

3.4

3.0

2.4

2.0

1.8

IS""* ^ < 5

*24

22

18

14

9.4

6 . 8

6.1

367.7

11.9

0.110

0.13

Aug.

6.4

4.3

3.1

2.3

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.2

.9

.6

.6

*1.3

1.1

.8

1.0

1.0

1.7

2.2

2.1

*1.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

47.8

1.54

0.014

0.02

Sept.

0^4.

.4

.4

.4

1.5

2.1

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.6

4.3

5.1

3.8

2.7

2.1

1.9

*1.8

1.9

2.4

2.2

1.8

2.6

21

30

24

16

12

22

*53_

227.1

7.57

0.070

0.08

Calendar year 1956: Max 

Water year 1956-57: Max

232

287

Min 

Min

1.2 

0.4

Mean 

Mean

83.6

70.1

Cfsm 0.774 

Cfsm 0.649

In. 10.53 

In. 8.81

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
150 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Northeast Cape Pear River near Chinquapin, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°49', long 77°50', on right bank 540 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 41, half a mile downstream from Muddy Creek, and 1-J- miles west of Chinquapin, 

Duplin County.

Drainage area. 600 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1940 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 17.28 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

C~orps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--17 years, 598 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,710 cfs June 11 (gage height, 11.42 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Aug. 14, 15.

1940-57: Maximum discharge, 15,200 cfs Sept. 22, 1955 (gage height, 17.97 ft); minimum, 5.8 cfs Oct. 10, 11, 1954.

Flood in 1908 reached a stage of 22.6 ft at old bridge at site 1,000 ft upstream 

from gage. Flood in 1928 reached a stage 0.8 ft lower than that in 1908, from information by State Highway and Public Works Commission.

Remarks. Records fair. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 24-30)

1.1

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

9.3

17

4.0

7.0

10.0

12.0

425

1,040

2,000

3,140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

236

228

253

346

338

346

330

270

205

168

141

121

107

97

90

118

304

425

497

515

553

572

572

534

497

443

389

355

532

1.060

10,895

351

0.585

0.68

Nov.

1.430

1,430

1,360

1,190

986

848

724

648

591

534

479

443

407

372

346

*330

304

287

270

262

253

244

228

220

220

212

212

205

198

212

15,445

515

0.858

0.96

Dec.

253

270

278

278

278

270

262

253

244

228

228

228

228

228

228

228

228

228

228

*228

236

253

262

338

452

497

515

497

479

443

416

9,282

299

0.498

0.58

Jan.

380

355

330

304

287

278

270

262

253

244

236

236

228

220

220

220

228

236

228

220

220

220

*220

220

300

553

686

743

743

724

705

10,569

341

0.568

0.66

Feb.

667

629

591

572

534

515

497

479

497

497

497

461

425

398

364

346

338

330

321

338

330

330

321

304

296

424

724

1.010

-

13,035

466

0.777

0.81

Mar.

1,360

1,490

1,550

1,490

1,490

1,660

1,850

2,040

2,180

2.220

2,090

*1,850

1,580

1,360

1,270

1,160

1,090

986

1,040

1,040

986

986

1,140

1,190

1,330

1,490

1,550

1,520

1,390

1,220

1,040

44,638

1,440

2.40

2.77

Apr.

871

783

724

686

629

686

686

648

610

572

534

515

515

497

479

443

407

364

330

296

270

*244

220

205

205

212

186

156

135

120

13,228

441

0.735

0.82

May

110

104

97

100

142

212

262

321

330

278

228

205

228

244

244

228

205

186

172

178

184

*163

134

125

124

205

190

205

220

190

162

5,976

193

0.322

0.37

June

148

138

130

131

174

190

253

316

1,120

2,180

2.710

2,410

1,930

1,490

1,190

1,140

1,090

894

661

1,010

726

479

304

220

172

146

141

145

152

145

21,935

731

1.22

1.36

July

123

*100

84

72

62

74

204

296

346

364

312

205

138

99

76

66

57

55

74

70

65

59

50

55

64

80

74

65

61

52

AC. *3

3,547

114

0.190

0.22

Aug.

39

33

30

27

26

28

41

36

28

25

21

19

*17

li

19

21

16

20

30

40

78

93

94

97

87

104

134

127

94

73

55

1,568

50.6

0.084

0.10

Sept.

43

39

38

32

62

121

315

497

610

515

425

479

497

398

270

198

148

152

188

236

220

198

190

352

*497

534

553

515

497

842

9,661

322

0.537

0.60

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,850 

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,710

Mln 

Hln

Mean 506 Cfsm 0.843 In. 11.51 

Mean 438 Cfsm 0.730 In. 9.93

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 151

Rockfish Creek near Wallace, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°43'44", long 78°02'43", on downstream side of highway bridge, 0.2 mile 

upstream from Doctor Creek and 2-| miles west of Wallace, Duplin County.

Drainage area.--65.2 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1955 to September 1957.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once or twice daily. Sept. 28, 1955, to Jan. 19, 1956, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 403 cfs June 11 (gage height, 9.53 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Aug. 12, 13.

1955-57: Maximum discharge, 2,800 cfs Sept. 20, 1955 (gage height, 15.5 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs July 27-30, 1955.

Flood in 1948 reached about the same stage as that of Sept. 20, 1955. These two 

floods were the highest in 20 years (from information by local resident).

Remarks. Records fair except those above 100 cfs, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, Jan. 30 to Feb. 7, June 4-5, 

Sept. 25-26)

Feb. 8 to Sept. 30

145

268

110 460

150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

13

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2 6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

Oct.

45

*25

17

33

82

118

122

103

60

45

25

18

14

13

12

11

10

24

30

32

51

72

92

96

79

58

45

36

28

42

69

1,507

48.6

0.745

0.86

Nov.

56

63

66

66

66

56

*45

37

34

32

30

30

28

25

23

*22

22

21

20

20

19

18

17

15

17

16

16

16

15

17

928

30.9

0.474

0.53

Dec.

25

26

28

28

26

23

20

19

17

11

15

*16

17

17

16

17

17

19

17

16

16

16

15

30

45

45

45

45

37

30

26

743

24.0

0.368

0.42

Jan.

24

24

18

19

19

19

19

19

15

15

18

17

17

18

17

18

20

20

19

18

17

17

*18

18

36

63

72

79

82

69

63

907

29.3

0.449

0.52

Feb.

60

54

48

49

45

40

40

36

37

36

41

41

37

34

30

30

30

28

*28

30

28

28

28

26.

26

57

103

128

-

1,198

42.8

0.656

0.68

Mar.

239

260

239

176

170

246

316

352

352

316

253

182

135

115

160

182

188

155

140

140

131

131

165

182

239

308

316

*260

194

135

91

6,468

209

3.21

3.69

Apr.

84

68

68

60

56

60

68

64

56

45

39

36

34

30

30

30

28

26

26

25

24

21

19

19

18

18

14

8.4

8.4

7.7

1,090.5

36.4

0.558

0.62

May

7.4

*6.8

6.1

5.1

16

19

28

22

14

9.3

6.8

6.8

9.8

12

8.4

6.1

4.9

4.6

4.2

4.9

6.1

7.4

5.4

5.1

5.1

6.4

14

25

30

30

22

358.7

11.6

0.178

0.20

June

14

9.3

6.8

4.6

*1C

34

45

56

126

325

392

284

165

91

72

56

47

39

30

23

30

28

21

17

5.8

6.1

6.4

6.8

7.7

7.7

1,966.2

65.6

1.00

1.12

July

571" 7.4

4.6

4.9

4.7

3.3

4.6

3.2

*2.3

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.5

2.0

3.3

2.0

1.7

1.3

1.1

1.0 *1.1

1.8

4.6

3.3

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.6

81.5

2.63

0.040

0.05

Aug.

1.1

1.1

.8

4.2

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.1

.8

.7

.5

.5

.6

1.0

*2.6

3.5

4.7

5.1

5.1

6.4

4.4

2.9

2.0

53

99

95

84

41

19

9.3

455.4

14.7

0.225

0.26

Sept.

6.1

5.1

6.8

10

36

49

60

84

127

115

127

115

76

45

30

21

21

*30

36

34

30

25

32

99

*218

218

123

76

64

213

2,132.0

71.1

1.09

1.22

Calendar year 1956 : Max 880 Min O.9 Mean 59.9 Cfsm O.919 In. 12.51

Water year 1956-57 : Max 392 Min 0.5 Mean 48.9 Cfsra O.750 In. 10.17

Discharge measurement made on this day.
152 WACCAMAW RIVER BASIN 

Waccamaw River at Freeland, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°05'43", long 78°32 I 56", on left bank 150 ft downstream from New Brltton 

Bridge on State Highway 130, 1 mile southwest of Freeland, Brunswick County, and 

7 miles downstream from Juniper Creek.

Drainage area.--626 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1939 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 15.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 15, 1943, staff gage at site 

150 ft upstream at same datum. Since July 15, 1952, auxiliary water-stage recorder at 

site 3.3 miles downstream; Oct. 7, 1949, to July 14, 1952, auxiliary staff gage at same 

site.

Average discharge. 18 years, 593 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,060 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 13.16 ft); minimum, 3.7 cfs Sept. 17.

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs Sept. 25, 1955; maximum gage height, 16.63 

ft Sept. 26, 1955; minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs Aug. 30, Sept. 9, 10, 28, Oct. 4-14, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1957 are given in 

Revisions. WSP 1172: Drainage area.

able feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

152

147

*135

131

120

109

129

128

117

107

101

84

75

74

71

68

89

202

267

349

572

111

956

1,080

1.110

1,090

989

884

750

652

560

12,075

390

0.623

0.72

Nov.

525

331

238

337

344

454

*528

528

501

485

450

412

383

*365

346

329

293

263

260

269

248

£45

231

216

215

214

207

205

191

203

9,822

327

0.522

0.58

Dec.

222

222

203

205

189

187

189

186

179

161

149

150

142

*139

131

126

127

119

112

112

109

107

104

108

125

132

128

116

112

109

111

4,511

146

0.233

0.27

Jan.

104

97

90

91

101

108

115

115

115

108

104

100

104

111

108

*121

136

142

134

127

126

122

127

127

131

172

222

242

255

260

262

4,277

138

0.220

0.25

Feb.

288

289

289

294

289

282

290

282

286

300

317

347

331

310

304

296

288

280

*272

251

248

232

216

213

208

236

360

413

-

8,011

286

0.457

0.48

Mar.

456

537

558

563

633

818

949

,120

,290

,450

,560

,640

,670

,670

,800

,930

.060

,960

,830

,670

,540

,410

,330

,250

,330

,470

* ,600

,700

,800

,800

1,800

43,194

1,393

2.23

2.57

Apr.

1.900

1,900

,900

,900

,800

,700

,600

,500

,500

,400

,300

,200

,100

950

850

750

700

650

600

550

500

450

400

370

350

320

290

270

250

230

29,180

973

1.55

1.73

May

*210

190

180

160

170

170

160

150

140

120

110

105

100

95

85

75

70

65

65

70

65

60

55

50

48

46

44

46

46

44

il

3,036

97.9

0.156

0.18

June

42

40

38

44

54

78

189

200

351

600

*666

662

678

671

634

642

685

732

790

817

835

889

936

918

880

815

763

762

770

770

16,951

565

0.903

1.01

July

801

758

691

633

554

521

468

*402

360

320

275

245

232

217

185

159

164

144

130

119

104

95

85

88

*84

73

72

70

60

54

11

8,210

265

0.423

0.49

Aug.

40

41

41

34

32

30

26

24

20

19

17

17

*18

16

17

22

21

19

16

*15

15

11

10

9.9

11

9.5

7.6

6.8

6.7

6.6

6.7

585.8

18.9

0.030

0.03

Sept.

6.9

7.4

8.5

7.8

8.7

7.2

6.9

8.8

8.2

7.8

7.2

6.9

6.1

5.5

5.0

4.8

4.8

*6.4

15

9.3

8.1

7.9

8.8

*17

20

17

14

12

57

349

660.0

22.0

0.035

0.04

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,740 Mln 34 Mean 432 Cfsm 0.690 In. 9.38

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,060 Mln 4.8 Mean 385 Cfsm 0.615 In. 8.35

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WACCAMAW RIVER BASIN 153

Waccamaw River near Longs, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°54'45", long 78°42'55", near right bank on upstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 9, 500 ft downstream from Buck Creek and 2.1 miles southeast of Longs, 

Horry County.

Drainage area. 1,030 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--March 1950 to September 1957.

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

is 5.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 7 years, 712 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,780 cfs Mar. 15, 16; maximum gage height, 

10.38 ft Mar. 15; minimum discharge, 20 cfs Sept. 4.

1950-57: Maximum discharge, 10,300 cfs Sept. 28-30, 1955; maximum gage height, 

13.82 ft Sept. 29, 1955; minimum discharge, 1 cfs Oct. 14, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-19, Feb. 26 to Apr. 14)

0.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

104

196

453

7.0

8.0

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.7

786

1,000

1,430

1,900

2,600

3,780

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

144

152

160

160

160

152

152

144

136

136

129

122

122

115

108

108

108

136

160

218

289

396

483

560

625

694

767

844

928

*975

1,030

10,413

336

0.326

0.38

Nov.

1,050

1,030

1,000

975

906

864

805

767

730

712

694

676

642

625

592

560

528

483

453

410

382

354

328

315

289

265

253

241

229

229

17,367

579

0.562

0.63

Dec.

218

218

218

207

207

207

196

196

185

185

*175

165

165

155

155

146

146

137

137

128

128

120

120

12O

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

4,874

157

0.152

0.18

Jan.

120

120

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

120

120

120

128

137

137

*137

137

137

155

165

196

218

241

265

4,221

136

0.132

0.15

Feb.

277

289

302

315

328

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

354

354

354

341

341

341

328

328

315

289

289

328

410

498

-

9,450

338

0.328

0.34

Mar.

576 659"

748

805

928

1,060

*1,260

1,580

2,020

2,300

2,440

2,600

2,600

3,240

5,780

3,780

5,600

5,240

3,240

5,080

3,080

3,080

3,080

3,080

3,240

3,240

3,420

5,420

5,240

5,240

5,080

78,736

2,540

2.47

2.85

Apr.

3,080

3,080

3,080

3,080

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,760

2,600

2,600

2,440

2,500

2,160

2,020

1,680

 1,580

1,450

1,510

1,210

1,100

1,000

950

864

805

730

676

608

544

468

410

53,325

1,778

1.73

1.93

May

354

315

289

265

253

229

218

207

196

175

165

155

155

157

128

120

112

112

112

112

104

*96

89

86

78

75

72

68

68

65

6Z_

4,672

151

0.147

0.17

June

62

59

56

56

56

59

62

75

120

256

596

560

676

786

906

,100

,210

,370

,500

,680

,780

,780

,580

,430

,370

,310

,260

,210

,130

1,060

24,935

831

0.807

0.90

July

1,030

 1,000

950

928

884

864

844

786

712

659

625

544

468

424

354

502

253

218

196

175

155

137

128

112

112

104

89

89

86

78

72.

13,578

452

0.419

0.48

Aug.

68

65

62

59

55

50

47

44

42

59

56

59

54

53

52

34

36

36

36

36

*36

34

32

30

30

30

28

27

24

2222"

1,196

38.6

0.037

0.04

Sept.

32

28

24

21

26

28

26

29

34

36

56

39

59

89

112

120

120

120

120

128

120

104

89

82

82

82

82

78

254

838

5,038

101

0.098

0.11

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,230 Mln 68 Mean 645 Cfsm 0.626 In. 8.52

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,780 Mln 21 Mean 618 Cfsm 0.600 In. 8.16

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

510528 O -59 -11
154 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Yadkin River at Patterson, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°59 I 30", long 81°33'30", on left bank 200 ft upstream^from bridge on 

State Highway 268, half a mile south of Patterson, Caldwell County/three-quarters of 

a mile upstream from Warrior Creek, and 2 miles downstream from Walnut Branch.

Drainage area. 28.8 sq mi.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,212.47 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Feb. 9, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 18 years, 43.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,130 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 6.30 ft); minimum, 8,8 cfs Jan. 3 (gage height, 0.11 ft), result of freezeup.

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 16,200 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 12.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs on basis of computations of peak flow over dam 

1 mile upstream at gage heights 4.58, 7.70, and 12.70 ft; minimum observed, 3.0 cfs 

May 15, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

8.3

14

61

107

1 to June 5

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

5 to Sept. 30

225

369

727

1,200

1,870

1.0 125

1.5 232

2.0 367

3.0 727

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1356 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

12

12

11

11

20

38

23

17

15

14

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

17

20

118

68

35

27

26

32

25

23

22

717

23.1

0.802

0.93

Nov.

142

75

46

35

30

26

*25

24

23

21

20

19

18

17

17

17

38

36

28

27

25

24

23

23

22

22

20

20

19

19

901

30.0

1.04

1.16

Dec.

19

18

19

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

19

24

76

*90

62

54

44

38

35

33

34

38

106

69

54

48

42

38

34

32

1,162

37.5

1.30

1.50

Jan.

30

28

b24

28

31

26

26

24

24

23

23

23

23

22

21

21

21

blS

b20

b22

22

31

122

69

55

47

41

38

40

39

113

1,095

35.3

1.23

1.41

Feb.

177

126

87

75

64

*60

57

53

74

75

68

60

55

49

46

42

40

38

44

45

40

38

36

35

38

86

71

162

_

1,841

65.8

2.28

2.38

Mar.

137

97

76

67

59

54

*53

55

49

46

42

41

39

44

44

39

38

37

40

37

36

38

37

36

40

42

40

38

37

36

54

1,508

48.6

1.69

1.95

Apr.

59

*279

120

308

1.250

322

177

146

120

102

88

81

72

68

62

59

57

59

55

53

51

53

60

64

56

53

51

49

*50

53

4,057

135

4.69

5.24

May

48

41

38

37

35

33

30

29

28

28

30

31

29

27

31

27

24

24

32

44

30

26

28

34

30

61

88

51

40

35

33

1,102

35.5

1.23

1.42

June

29

28

28

41

*478

166

98

101

141

98

79

66

59

55

55

52

47

46

44

40

38

43

45

68

73

*148

90

93

118

87

2,554

85.1

2.95

3.30

July

71

58

54

49

44

38

36

33

32

31

29

28

27

26

27

30

50

32

29

25

24

*23

28

35

25

22

22

21

20

20

20

989

31.9

1.11

1.28

Aug.

19

19

19

22

21

*19

19

19

19

19

17

16

*15

15

22

24

19

20

23

21

19

18

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

13

15

559

18.0

0.625

0.72

Sept.

13

13

13

*12

14

13

18

23

101

56

26

24

22

19

17

46

217

76

*59

49

42

38

44

36

30

28

25

26

88

168

1,356

45.2

1.57

1.75

Calendar year 1956: Max 296 Win 5.3 Mean 26.0 Ofsm 0.903 In. 12.33

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,230 Mln 11 Mean 48.9 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.04

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efs). Apr. 5 (1 a.m.) 3,130 cfs (6.30 ft) ; June 5 (8 a.m.) 1,020 cfs 

(3.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 155

Reddles River at North Wilkesboro, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°10', long 81°10', on left bank 400 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

li miles northwest of North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, l£ miles upstream from North 

Wilkesboro municipal dam, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--93.9 sq ml.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 978.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 18 years, 132 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,290 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 9.26 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Oct. 16-18 (gage height, 0.72 ft).

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 27,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 22.02 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs on basis cf computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum, 22 cfs Aug. 17, 1954 (gage height, 0.63 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1433: 1944.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

66

142

237

525

925

1,410

1,970

2,600

3,270

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

40

41

66

64

53

43

41

38

38

38

38

37

37

36

35

36

38

54

103

576

194

108

84

82

152

98

82 

76

106

2,520

81.3

0.866

1.00

Nov.

194

T7T

120

98

86

79

*74

71

66

64

62

61

59

56

55

56

141

134

94

80

74

72

66

65

62

62

60

58

56 

*56

2,455

81.8

0.871

0.97

Dec.

54

54

54

53

52

52

51

51

51

50

48

54

75

306 252"

158

123

103

92

86

84

84

96

140

117

103

96

91

85

79

2,874

92.7

0.987

1.14

Jan.

78

*74

b60

b70

82

75

75

71

71

71

69

67

67

67

65

65

64

b55

be!

b70

72

89

203

125

98

88

84

99

186 

147

504

2,876

92.9

0.989

1.14

Feb.

378

250

188

165

142

147

137

142

*220

216

182

153

137

125

114

109

103

98

126

130

109

104

100

97

97

361

253

422

-

4,805

172

1.83

1.90

Mar.

'S6U 445

206

178

160

147

147

171

147

137

130

125

120

158

149

135

128

123

132

120

114

127

122

115

135

140

132

123

119 

114

112

4,671

151

1.61

1.85

Apr.

*160

698

283

391

2.650

690

430

415

415

320

286

260

242

226

214

206

203

201

195

195

193

188

189

188

178

169

164

160

203 

184

10,496

350

3.73

4.16

May

164

156

155

*153

147

144

139

137

135

130

142

137

128

130

137

120

115

120

128

140

117

122

122

119

139

139

196

139

119

115

115

4,199

135

1.44

1.66

June

109

108

111

238

*595

281

201

165

251

208

180

162

140

146

137

127

132

146

122

112

109

135

159

172

140

230

165

174

196 

144

5,293

176

1.87

2.10

July

128

115

111

106

104

102

96

92

91

90

85

84

82

85

108

102

*140

128

134

98

92

102

117

128

102

90

86

85

*82

86

3,137

101

1.08

1.24

Aug.

76

74

79

75

78

67

66

66

65

64

69

80

65

66

99

78

69

123

103

86

72

70

69

69

69

71

66

64

62 

62

60

2,282

73.6

0.784

0.90

Sept.

59

58

60

61

*60

56

59

71

290

218

122

119

94

88

79

201

567

329

246

199

167

189

246

169

135

119

111

112

514

 

5,536

185

1.97

2.19

Calendar year 1956: Max 938 Min 23 Mean 75.5 Cfsm 0.804 In. 10.92

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,650 Mln 35 Mean 140 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.25

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs). Apr. 5 (4 a.m.) 4.290 cfs f9.26 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
156 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Yadkin River at Wilkesboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°09', long 81°09', on right bank 150 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 421 between North Wilkesboro and Wilkesboro, 150 ft downstream from Reddles 

River, and half a mile northeast of Wilkesboro, Wllkes County.

Drainage area. 493 sq ml.

Records available.--April 1903 to June 1909, October 1920 to September 1957. Prior to October 1928, published as "at North Wilkesboro."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 942.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Apr. 10, 1903 f to June 30, 1909, and Oct. 17, 

1920, to Apr. 10, 1929, staff or chain gages at site 1^ miles downstream at different 

datum. Apr. 11, 1929, to Jan. 9, 1930, chain gage at present site and datum. Datum 

used 1920-28 was about 1.2 ft lower than that used 1903-9.

Average discharge. 42 years (1903-8, 1920-57), 790 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,500 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 18.50 ft); mini-

 mum, 182 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 1.70 ft); minimum dally, 186 cfs Oct. 17, 18.

1903-9, 1920-57: Maximum discharge, 160,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 37.6 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; minimum, 99 cfs Sept. 28-30, 1954; minimum dally, 110 cfs 

Sept. 18, 19, 1956.

Flood In July 1916 reached a stage of 34.5 ft (present site and datum), from floodmark (discharge, 116,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs as explained 

above).

Remarks. Records good except those above 7,000 cfs and those for period of Ice effect, 

which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant on Reddles 

River 1 mile above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: Drainage area. 

1930, 1932, 1934, 1946-48(M), drainage area.

WSP 1433: 1903-9, 1922, 1925-26(M),

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 2-26)

Oct. 1-to Nov. 17, 

June 6 to Sept. 17

Nov. 18 to June 5,

Sept. 18-30

182

220

306

2.5 

3.0

561

870

Note. Same as following table above 3.0 ft.

193

232

276

550

870

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

2,170

3,650

6,100

8,950

13,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

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.

*237

216 

205

209

320

352

338

249

224

212

201

201

197

193

193

190

186

186

193

258

352

2.090

1,100

590

442

391

742

527

426 

391

*473

12,084

390

0.791

0.91

Nov.

787

1.110 

680

539

468

426

386

372

362

343

343

334

320

315

306

302

520

708

472

403

370

359

333

314

309

295

290

285

276 

*272

12,599

420

0.852

0.95

Dec.

267

263 

258

258

254

254

250

245

241

241

236

241

323

1,330

1.860

968

720

587

501

448

420

437

489

*870

870

662

569

513

477 

443

420

15,915

513

1.04

1.20

Jan.

397

*375 

333

370

409

375

359

344

333

333

318

318

318

318

318

314

314

b230

b250

b300

328

343

*1,290

997

688

569

507

501

746 

694

1.540

14,629

472

0.957

1.10

Feb.

2.660

2,040 

1,290

1,060

870

850

772

746

1,060

1,230

1,030

870

772

701

644

606

569

538

656

805

644

593

562

538

544

1,370

1,360

1,750

-

27,130

969

1.97

2.05

Mar.

*2.450

1,520 

1,230

968

850

779

753

844

753

688

650

637

612

727

740

675

637

618

669

625

581

631

625

581

662

727

688

644

618 

600

581

24,363

786

1.59

1.84

Apr.

*727

3,650 

1,780

1,750

*15.200

5,100

2,170

1,980

1,980

1,550

1,320

1,230

1,130

1,030

968

935

902

902

902

850

831

87O

902

935

838

766

740

708

760 

760

52,166

1,739

3.53

3.94

May

*688

669 

656

662

618

593

569

544

532

520

562

575

520

507

562

501

460

477

483

Til

520

477

495

501

662

6.970

1,250

857

644 

569

550

24,920

804

1.63

1.88

June

*501

483

513

976

*4.560

2,530

1,390

1,000

3,090

1,720

1,230

1,030

864

902

1,130

838

774

935

786

686

711

,360

,190

,460

,000

,360

,100

,030

,420

,030

37,399

1,247

2.53

2.82

July

*902

761 

711

656

620

590

550

533

511

505

478

468

463

473

573

539

579

644

644

516

468

516

550

799

573

478

452

437

421 

432

*447

17,289

558

1.13

1.30

Aug.

411

406 

406

411

426

372

352

343

329

329

334

376

334

338

473

478

376

913

573

463

396

367

352

343

338

343

324

315

306 

302

297

12,126

391

0.793

0.91

Sept.

288

280 306"

297

*288

284

489

513

*1,670

1,540

742

644

573

500

442

741

*6.840

2,370

1,520

1,230

968

968

1,100

857

714

637

593

575

1,960

4,470

34,399

1,147

2.33

2.59

Calendar year 1956: Max 5,220 Min 110 Mean 399 Cfsm 0.809 In. 11.01

Water year 1956-57: Max 13,200 Mln 186 Mean 781 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.49

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 cfs). Apr. 5 (1:30 p.m.) 15,500 cfs (18.50 ft); Sept. 17 (4 p.m.) 

9,050 cfs (13.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 157

Fisher River near Copeland, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°20', long 80°40', on left bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 268, 1 mile upstream from Cody Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Copeland, Surry

County.

Drainage area. 121 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 913 ft (by barometer). Prior to Sept. 5, 

T936, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 175 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year,'5,000 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 9.39 ft); minimum, 49 cfs Sept. 2, 3 (gage height, 2.01 ft).

1931-57: Maximum discharge, 27,300 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.4 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 14 cfs Aug. 28, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions.-~WSP 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except period of Ice 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per

effect (gage 

second)

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

178

328

562

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

806

1,380

2,090

2,890

3,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

103

88

80

75

88

78

75

64

61

58

57

56

54

53

52

*52

51

51

51

57

63

332

373

157

116

108

399

191

143

129

157

3,472

112

0.926

1.07

Nov.

232

214

163

140

126

116

107

105

96

92

88

88

82

78

78

80

165

200

*132

114

107

105

94

92

88

88

84

82

82

80

3,398

113

0.934

1.04

Dec.

78

76

75

75

73

73

73

71

71

IP70

70

84

.361

479

221

169

143

126

119

116

114

134

221

169

140

129

119

114

105

103

4,041

130

1.07

1.24

Jan.

98

*94

94

94

103

94

94

90

88

92

88

86

86

84

84

80

80

b70

b70

b80

94

98

304

178

140

124

121

134

280

262

586

3,870

125

1.03

1.19

Feb.

482

438

273

246

210

200

191

194

294

281

228

197

184

172

160

151

145

137

172

232

172

160

151

145

140

362

302

518

-

6,537

233

1.93

2.01

Mar.

591

342

269

235

210

200

191

254

200

184

172

169

163

204

242

200

178

172

178

163

154

169

172

157

160

157

154

145

143

*137

154

6,199

200

1.65

1.90

Apr.

147

734

332

291

5.080

935

480

590

576

582

528

298

275

254

255

228

221

214

210

200

207

240

254

228

200

184

178

169

172

255

12,075

402

3.52

3.71

May

175

165

160

157

148

148

157

154

152

129

154

140

*126

124

129

119

112

116

157

165

121

116

121

128

188

135

275

166

126

119

119

4,393

142

1.17

1.35

June

114

121

116

134

700

577

540

200

184

175

154

145

129

225

212

185

214

245

157

134

*121

114

116

126

145

557

210

172

545

178

6,539

211

1.74

1.95

July

145

124

116

110

105

94

92

88

84

88

80

78

75

75

82

122

121

514

214

124

105

105

*110

114

96

84

80

78

75

71

IP.

3,315

107

0.884

1.02

Aug.

189

110

75

111

84

66

61

61

60

57

54

57

*54

56

98

76

58

215

160

100

80

71

66

65

64

71

66

60

57

55

2,507

80.9

0.669

0.77

Sept.

52

49

75

*58

57

69

505

140

274

169

182

148

103

86

80

408

*5.070

524

337

266

217

217

246

175

148

137

124

124

573

*1,560

9,973

552

2.74

5.07

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,420 Mln 15 Mean 104 Cfsm 0.860 In. 11.66

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,080 Mln 49 Mean 181 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.32

Peak discharge (base. 2.200 cfs).--Apr. 5 (9 a.m.) 4,520 cfs (8.70 ft); Sept. 17 (5 a.m.) 5,000 

cfs (9.39 ft); Sept. 50 (6 a.m.) 2,410 cfs (6.44 ft 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

) 4, 

).
158 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Porbush Creek near Yadkinville, N. C.

Drainage area.--21.7 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1940 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 728 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--17 years, 20.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,060 cfs June 22 (gage height, 10.38 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.52 ft); minimum daily, 3.4 cfs Sept. 3, 4.

1940-57: Maximum discharge, 2,450 cfs Sept. 30, 1944 (gage height, 11.02 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of velocity-area study and slope-area 

determination of peak flow at gage height 10.38 ft; minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Aug. 16, 17, 

Sept. 14-18, 1956.

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

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31

4.5 

7.3

11

22 4.C

110

227

370

2JO 110

227

370

544

734 Note. Same as preceding table above 0.8 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

9.2

8.8

8.1

7.7

7.0

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.3

*5.3

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.9

7.0

20

11

8.4

7.3

7.3

22

12

9.6

9.2

9.6

259.6

8.37

0.386

0.44

Nov.

9.2

8.4

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.7

15

13

*9.6

8.4

8.4

8.8

8.1

7.7

7.3

7.7

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.0

E38.6

7.95

0.366

0.41

Dec.

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.7

6.7

15

69

31

17

14

12

11

10

23

38

49

27

18

*16

14

12

11

10

483.3

15.6

0.719

0.83

Jan.

10

*9.

9.

9.

10

9.

9.

8.

a.

8.

a.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

7.

7.

8.

8.1

8.8

*24

14

11

10

10

10

25

31

241

564.9

18.2

0.839

0.97

Feb.

*339

129

48

36

28

23

El

EO

34

32

23

19

17

16

15

14

14

13

E5

26

18

16

15

14

14

38

30

125

-

1,162

41.5

1.91

1.99

Mar.

80

38

26

22

19

18

18

E3

18

17

16

16

15

36

38

24

19

18

18

16

15

18

16

16

17

16

16

15

15

*14

14

667

El. 5

0.991

1.14

Apr.

15

24

17

16

577

94

40

106

81

36

27

23

21

19

*17

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

16

15

14

13

13

12

45

20

1,171

39.0

1.80

2.01

May

15

13

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

12

11

*10

10

11

12

10

10

10

11

9.6

10

10

10

9.2

9.2

14

9.6

8.9

*879

9.2

336.6

10.9

0.502

0.58

June

8.9

8.5

11

35

122

63

26

19

17

16

15

14

12

69

45

16

*14

15

20

15

*11

*694

47

33

*26

*52

32

26

22

15

1,519.4

50.6

2.33

2.60

July

14

13

12

12

ell

elO

elO

e9

e8

e8

*e7

e7

e7

e7

e7

e7

e9

e!5

elO

e8

e7

*e7

e8

elO

e6

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.7

257.9

8.32

0.383

0.44

Aug.

9.4

7.9

5.0

30

*11

6.4

5.4

5.4

5.0

4.7

4.5

8.2

7.5

*5.4

26

21

8.2

19

14

11

9.4

7.9

6.8

6.8

7.9

9.0

6.1

5.4

*4.5

4.5

4.2

287.5

9.27

0.427

0.49

Sept.

3.7

3.7

3.4

*3.4

3.7

4.2

4.5

4.7

10

6.1

5.7

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.5

19

536

46

23

17

14

14

14

13

11

10

9.0

10

18

94

919.8

30.7

1.41

1.58

Calendar year 1956: Max 679 Mln 0.6 Mean 14.3 Cfsm 0.659 In. 8.95

Water year 1956-57: Max 694 Mln 3.4 Mean 21.6 Cfsm 0.995 In. 13.48

Peak discharge (base. 570 cfs).--Jan. 31 (ll:3O p.m.) 954 cfs (6.89 ft); Apr. 5 (10:3O a.m.) 928 

cfs (6.85 ft); June 22 (8 a.m.) 2,060 cfs (10.38 ft); Sept. 17 (8 a.m.) 1,220 cfs (7.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of gage heights, weather records, and records for nearby streams.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 159

Yadkin River at Yadkin College, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°51'24", long 80°23 I 10", near left bank on downstream end of pier of

 bridge on U. S. Highway 64, ij miles south of Yadkin College, Davidson County, and 

6t miles downstream from Reedy Creek. Prior to July 26, 1957, at site on left bank 

80 ft downstream.

Drainage area. 2,280 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1928 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 638.65 ft above mean sea level (levels by

 (Torps of Engineers). Prior to July 26, 1957, at site on left bank 80 ft downstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 2,803 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,400 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 22.00 ft); minimum, 616 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.52 ft); minimum daily, 793 cfs Oct. 18, 20.

1928-57: Maximum discharge, 80,200 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 33.75 ft); minimum observed, 177 cfs Oct. 12, 1954 (gage height, -0.42 ft); minimum daily, 330 cfs 

Oct. 9, 1954, Sept. 23, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 36.3 ft during July 1916, from floodmarks (discharge, 94,300 

efs).

Remarks. Records good except those computed from wire-weight-gage readings, which are 

fair. Diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by small powerplant with little storage capacity 10 miles upstream from station. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 852: 1935-37(m).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

915

1,300

1,710

3,660

5,900

9.0

12.0 

14.0 

 17.0 

21.0

9,740

14,000

17,100

22,300

30,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

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

Z8

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsn

In.

Oct.

g2,070

gl.620

gl,340

gl.180

gl,100

gl,100

gl.180

gl,220

gl,140

g957

g880

g887

gaeo

g826

g812

*g819

812

795

800

793

859

1,220

3,460

5.560

2,070

1,500

1,760

5,060

2,160

1,710

1,540

44,108

1,423

0.6Z4

0.72

Nov.

1,580

1,890

2.560

2,120

1,710

1,540

1,420

1,340

1,340

1,260

1,180

1,140

1,140

1,100

1.060

1,060

1,260

2,070

2,360

1,840

1,540

1,460

1,380

1,300

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,180

1,180

1,140

43,850

1,462

0.641

0.72

Dec.

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,040

1,060

1,020

 1,020

1.010

1,060

1,140

5,690

10.000

3,960

2,860

2,260

1,940

1,760

1,980

2,960

3,960

3,660

3,160

2,460

2,070

1,890

1,710

1,620

68,950

2,224

0.975

1.12

Jan.

1,540

1,500

1,420

1,380

1,460

1,500

1,460

1,380

1,340

1,340

1,300

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,180

1.020

1,260

1,380

Z,960

*3,860

5,260

2,310

2,020

1,940

2,120

4,280

7.1SQ

58,910

1,900

0.833

0.96

Feb.

glS.100

g!7,600

g9,040

g5,420

g4,280

g3,660

g3,260

g3,060

g3,360

g4,170

g4,280

g5,660

g3,060

g2,760

g2,510

2,310

2,210

2,070

2,070

2,960

3,060

2,460

2,210

2,070

1.980

2,260

3,990

6,050

_

-------

123,920

4,426

1.94

2.02

Mar.

11.000

8,400

5,300

4,060

3,460

3,060

2,860

3,060

3,260

2,860

2,560

2,410

2,310

2,410

3,480

3,560

2,860

2,510

2,460

2,460

2,310

2,410

*2,560

2,410

2,460

2,460

2,410

2,310

2,160

2,120

2.02(3

99,970

3,225

1.41

1.63

Apr.

2.020

2,440

8,130

5,060

9,960

*28.700

28,300

9,270

g!4,200

g8,570

gS,900

g4,830

g4,060

g3,860

g3,S60

g3,360

g3,260

g3,060

g3,060

g3,060

g2,860

g2,860

3,160

3,160

3,060

2,860

2,660

2,510

2,460

2,960

183,210

6,107

2.68

2.99

May

2,860

2,460

2,360

2,310

2,260

2,210

2,160

2,070

2,020

1,980

1,940

2,070

2,120

2,020

2,360

*2 , 160

1,940

1,800

1,890

2,760

2,660

2,070

1,890

2,070

2,020

2,120

2,620

5.860

2,860

2,120

1,940

69,980

2,257

0.990

1.14

June

1,890

1.800

1,980

2,020

3,160

*g!2,100

g8,200

g4,320

3,460

4,600

4,000

3,160

2,760

2,510

g4,480

3,420

2,960

3,360

3,060

2,860

2,210

6,030

8,680

g4,180

g5,230

g5,570

g4,390

g4,090

g4,120

g3,810

124,410

4,147

1.82'

2.03

July

g3,060

g2,560

g2,260

g2,020

gl,890

81,800

1,660

1,580

1,540

1,460

gl,420

81,380

81,300

81,260

*1,260

1,300

1,460

2,820

6.020

3,160

2,020

1,620

1,540

1,840

2,070

1,840

1,540

1,380

1,340

1,260

1 220

58,880

1,899

0.833

0.96

Aug.

1,260

2,140

1,770

1,300

1,760

1,500

1,180

1,060

1,020

985

950

950

1,050

1,420

1,040

1,770

1,670

1,640

2.960

2,440

1,620

1,340

1,180

1,100

1,100

1,180

1,140

1,030

978

*936

915

4Z,384

1,567

0.600

0.69

Sept.

901

845

812

812

873

1,440

2,100

2,100

2,070

2,620

3,510

2,560

2,310

1,660

1,500

1,380

12,600

*26.500

14,100

5,060

4,280

3,480

4,970

4,060

3,060

2,560

2,260

2,120

2,260

8,410

123,213

4,107

1.80

2.01

Calendar year 1956: Max 27,600 Min 330 Mean 1,712 Cfsm 0.751 In. 10.23

Water year 1956-57: Max 28,700 Min 793 Mean 2,854 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.99

Peak discharge (base. 18.000 cfs).-- Feb. 1 (12 m.) 19.200 cfs (15.28 ft): Acr. 7 (2 a.m.! 35.400

cfs (22.00 ft); Sept. 18 (5 p.m.) 28,500 cfs (19.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily, or more frequent wire-weight-gage readings.
160 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Rocky Creek at Turnersburg, N. C. 

(Formerly published as Rocky River at Turnersburg)

Location. Lat 35°54', long 80°48', on right bank 1,000 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 21 at Turnersburg, Iredell County, 1 mile downstream from Mud Creek, and 

1-J miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--102 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--April 1940 to September 1957. Prior to October 1956, published as 

Rocky River at Turnersburg.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 724.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 19, 1950, at site 170 ft upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 105 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,620 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 11.68 ft); minimum, 34 cfs Oct. 16, 19 (gage height, 1.49 ft); minimum daily, 36 cfs Sept. 4.

1940-57: Maximum discharge, 6,080 cfs Jan. 22, 1954 (gage height, 13.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,400 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum, 1 cfs Oct. 18, 1940, Oct. 26, 1941; minimum daily, 8.8 cfs Aug. 17, 18, 1956. 

A stage of about 18 ft was reached by flood sometime during the years 1936-38, from 

information by local resident.

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

Revisions (water years ).--WSP 1333: 1945(M).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in fee 

and discharge, In cubic feet per seoond)

2.0 

2.5

10Z 

203

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

348

542

776

1,770

3,270

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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 3m

In.

Oct.

104

84

73

67

63

82

63

55

51

47

45

44

*44

43

42

41

41

41

41

42

47

103

107

73

60

58

100

78

63

59

60

1,921

62.0

0.608

0.70

Nov.

68

65

60

58

55

53

52

52

51

4g

46

46

45

44

44

45

*68

81

63

55

53

53

52

50

47

47

47

45

45

45

1,583

52.8

0.518

0.58

Dec.

44

44

44

43

42

42

42

42

42

41

40

21

47

77

556

213

133

100

84

76

71

97

163

227

173

128

*106

93

84

76 

73

2,887

93.1

0.913

1.05

Jan.

68

64

60

62

a70

a65

a60

a60

a60

a60

a55

a55

a55

a55

a55

a55

a55

a46

a55

a60

a60

a60

176

162

111

93

84

82

81

91

405

2,580

83.2

0.816

0.94

Feb.

*1 J 040

819

303

213

171

152

139

128

145

147

135

120

113

106

98

97

91

86

113

143

111

102

95

91

89

131

158

268

-

5,404

193

1.89

1.97

Mar.

413

231

173

147

131

120

116

131

118

107

102

98

95

120

124

115

104

98

1O2

98

91

102

*1O2

97

109

111

106

98

97

93

91

3,840

124

1.22

1.40

Apr.

97

154

145

128

722

786

291

344

406

223

185

160

148

135

128

120

118

116

116

111

106

106

115

116

106

97

93

89

86

86

5,633

188

1.84

2.05

May

84

79

79

84

78

76

73

71

70

68

*71

76

67

67

106

79

68

68

68

74

68

64

68

90

67

71

93

93

68 

65

65

2,318

74.8

0.733

0.85

June

"6T 62

65

115

341

266

159

115

124

113

97

89

78

86

137

98

*88

202

148

138

91

457

452

674

294

350

292

198

187 

147

5,725

191

1.87

2.09

July

128

111

104

97

91

84

78

74

71

68

64

62

62

59

56

59

78

173

120

82

71

64

65

95

76

64

60

59

56 

55

5F

2,441

78.7

0.772

0.89

Aug.

52

54

52

52

*60

47

43

42

41

40

38

46

46

*44

54

76

52

102

~J6 107

62

54

50

47

47

52

46

43

42 

41

40

1,648

53.2

0.522

0.60

Sept.

38

38

38

36

40

60

55

64

96

108

68

58

53

47

46

97

*2,950

1,050

259

189

152

126

115

104

91

84

78

78

113

6,599

220

2.16

2.41

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,510 Min 8.8 Mean 76.5 cfsm O.750 in. 10. 2o

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,930 Min 36 Mean 117 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.53

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs).--Sept. 17 (2 p.m.) 4,620 cfs (11.68 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

nearby streams.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 161

South Yadkin River near Mocksville, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°51', long 80°40 ' , on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 

1 mile upstream from Little Creek, 4 miles downstream from Fifth Creek, 4j miles upstream from Hunting Creek, and 65 miles southwest of Mocksville, Davie County.

Drainage area. 313 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1957.

Gaae.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 660 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 19 years, 302 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,550 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 14.26 ft); minimum, 94 cfs Aug. 12 (gage height, 1.74 ft).

1938-57: Maximum discharge, 9,240 ofs Jan. 23, 1954 (gage height, 16.73 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Aug. 14, 16, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 22.6 ft Oct. 3, 1929, from floodmark established by local 

resident.

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

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second,

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

328

255

216

196

184

191

216

160

141

128

122

118

*113

111

109

105

101

103

105

105

111

186

285

216

174

153

218

24E

194

177 

174

5,237

169

0.540

0.62

Nov.

179

182

174

165

160

153

150

148

153

144

139

137

135

130

130

128

*214

308

221

184

172

167

165

155

150

148

146

141

139 

139

4,856

162

0.518

0.58

Dec.

137

135

133

133

130

130

128

128

126

126

124

ISO

144

146

655

995

465

325

266

237

221

266

510

752

655

435

*337

294

263 

237

221

8,984

290

0.927

1.07

Jan.

208

201

189

182

204

206

189

184

177

174

167

165

165

165

160

160

158

153

167" 144

167

167

465

575

366

288

258

250

242

296 

1.540

7,932

256

0.818

0.94

Feb.

*3,080

5.550

2,420

865

622

525

450

405

480

525

465

590

551

322

296

280

269

252

350

480

354

302

282

269

260

345

495

831

-

19,295

689

2.20

2.29

Mar.

1,400

865

575

450

384

346

328

569

*346

302

288

280

271

294

354

325

291

277

282

280

258

282

294

269

316

351

505

282

269

258 

250

11,421

568

1.18

1.56

Apr.

247

548

390

534

1,450

1.970

1,780

835

1,160

770

558

465

420

387

560

545

334

325

*325

516

502

296

514

516

291

266

255

247

259

2 60

15,905

550

1.69

1.89

May

255

229

224

226

224

214

206

201

198

194

194

211

201

186

550

296

211

196

204

216

196

182

184

196

208

182

214

239

194

174 

177

6,582

212

0.677

0.78

June

170

162

179

516

498

1,260

670

405

420

372

305

269

*237

226

554

277

218

324

354

319

226

522

1,300

850

1.720

1,240

818

558

465

572

15,406

514

1.64

1.85

July

302

260

234

218

208

191

179

170

162

155

148

141

137

135

137

155

157

459

551

221

172

155

155

179

179

155

159

137

135 

155

157

5,752

186

0.594

0.68

Aug.

141

148

160

150

*141

139

116

109

105

99

97

96

120

141

126

170

153

194

309

221

177

158

146

139

139

155

139

128

124 

*113

allO

4,443

143

0.457

0.55

Sept.

allO

allO

a!05

aloo

alOO

a!70

al50

a!60

*a220

511

201

160

141

128

120

570

*2,550

5.560

5,040

640

510

575

551

502

260

254

226

214

274 

558

17,750

591

1.89

2.11

Calendar year 1956: Max 5,220 

1956-57: Max 5,560

Min 

Min

In.

Ir

9.67 

14. f

Peak discharge (base. 2.700 cfs). Feb. 2 (12 m.) 5,460 cfs (10.57 ft); Sept. 18 (3 p.m.) 6,550 

cfs (14.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Yadkin River at Cooleemee and Rocky Creek at Turnersburg.
162 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Hunting Creek near Harmony, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°00', long 80°44', on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 

three-quarters of a mile downstream from Kennedy Creek, 1 mile east of Houstonvllle, 

Iredell County, 2 miles downstream from U. S. Highway 21, and 3i miles northeast of 

Harmony.

Drainage area. 153 sq ml.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 731 ft (by barometer). Prior to Apr 5 

1951, wire-weight gage on upstream side of bridge at same datum. ' '

Average discharge. 6 years, 147 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge airing year, 4,690 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 15.78 ft); minimum? 57 cfs Oct. 15 (gage ueight, 0.90 ft).

1951-57: Maximum discharge, 6,110 cfs Jan. 22, 1954 (gage height, 18.30 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Oct. 8, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 23, Feb. 3-18, 

June 16-23, Sept. 18-30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23, 

Apr. 5 to Sept. 30 Nov. 24 to Apr. 5

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

62

99

167

248

337

542

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

775

1,310

1,910

2,650

3,450

1.2 

1.5

154

236

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

322

512

1,010

1,580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

112

91

84

80

78

82

75

70

69

69

67

67

*65

67

64

62

6?

62

64

63

68

181

158

98

83

78

139

109

90

91

2,635

85.0

0.556

0.64

Nov.

101

99

91

87

84

81

80

80

80

77

75

76

75

75

74

75

*99

130 ~95

86

83

84

78

73

71

73

73

70

71

*70

2,466

82.2

0.537

0.60

Dec.

70

70

70

70

63

70

69

69

69

70

68

7?

74

111

592

240

167

132

112

104

100

150

202

*262

218

164

*139

124

116

104

100

3,847

124

0.810

0.94

Jan.

97

93

89

96

106

99

97

92

92

92

86

87

87

87

85

86

86

74

*86

99

91

92

*294

210

148

129

121

122

129

176

598

3,926

127

0.830

0.95

Feb.

*1.250

836

404

304

244

228

204

192

*219

244

228

199

186

175

162

159

154

146

179

246

180

162

*152

146

145

246

278

438

7,686

274

1.79

1.87

Mar.

613

349

270

219

200

186

181

219

196

175

167

164

159

195

228

202

183

173

181

170

157

176

*173

160

185

186

172

162

152

146

 

139

6,236

201

1.31

1.52

Apr.

*147

309

253

214

1.550

901

395

538

610

346

274

240

222

204

193

187

185

185

185

178

174

176

241

201

174

164

158

152

149

177

9,082

303

1.98

2.21

May

*152

145

149

151

141

138

132

131

128

125

132

141

128

125

181

134

124

127

123

148

142

131

131

237

151

135

213

184

141

131

131

4,482

145

0.948

1.09

June

121

119

118

Tfo

729

467

307

220

251

231

190

172

154

*160

387

201

215

232

238

193

155

*1.140

519

1,060

425

553

425

300

291

222

9,965

332

2.17

2.42

July

*195

173

166

156

148

138

134

131

125

124

115

115

110

109

110

110

354

949

350

180

145

*163

218

204

149

131

124

121

116

114

114

5,591

180

1.18

1.36

Aug.

118

127

118

135

160

112

104

103

100

97

96

104

99

*95

121

144

109

176

186

144

121

111

105

99

99

99

91

87

83

81

79

3,503

113

0.739

0.85

Sept.

75

TS

75

*77

78

166

262

114

*232

181

123

103

93

87

83

254

*5.440

*630

356

282

240

201

193

174

158

148

148

149

290

899

9,389

313 2.'o

2.':8

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,430 Min 22 Mean HI Cfsm 0.725 in. 9.86

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,44O Min 62 Mean 1-89 Cfsm 1-24 In. 16.73

Peak discharge (base, 2.OOO cfs). Apr. 5 (3 p.m.) 2,45O cfs (1O.52 ft); June 22 (lo a.m.) 2,25f'

ofs (9.61 ft)j Sept. 17 (8 a.m.) 4,690 cfs (15.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 163

South Yadkin River at Cooleemee, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°48', long 80°34' on left bank 150 ft downstream from tailrace of Erwin 

Cotton Mills at Cooleemee, Davie County, 550 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 

801, 2^ miles downstream from Bear Creek, and 2J miles upstream from Third Creek.

Drainage area. 569 sq mi.

Records available. June 1928 to September 1957. Figures of discharge above 2,000 cfs are 

subject to error owing to absence of sufficient information to make corrections for 

backwater from tributary inflow and High Rock Lake.

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 624.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"929, 'supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 27 years (1930-57), 600 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,610 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 20.65 ft); minimum, 47 cfs Oct. 13 (gage height, 1.14 ft); minimum daily, 141 cfs Sept. 5.

1928-57: Maximum discharge, 24,800 cfs Oct. 3, 1929 (gage height, 32.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam 

half a mile upstream; minimum, 10 cfs Nov. 25, 1931 (gage height, 0.40 ft); minimum 

daily, 23 cfs Oct. 12, 19, 1941.

Flood of July 16. 1916, reached a stage of 27.2 ft, from floodmark in Erwin Cotton 

Mill.

Remarks. Records fair except those above 1,500 cfs, which are poor. Large diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation during low and medium flow caused by Erwin Cotton Mill 

above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: 

available.

Drainage area. WSP 1433: 1931. See also Records

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 30, 

Feb. 5 to Sept. 30 Jan. 31 to Feb. 4

121

154

324

696

1,440

2,110

9.0 2,810

11.0 3,550

13.0 4,350

16.0 5,700

20.0 8,690

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

18.3

1,770

2,450

3,150

3,850

4,900

6,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per cond, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

620

465

396

356

335

346

378

310

282

261

237

237

324

184

220

223

*223

177 

210

244

227

296

563

421

328

292

392

469

371

328 

317

10,032

324

0.569

0.66

Nov.

324

335

331

310

300

289

282

278

286

278

268

264

261

261

230

223

412

829 

458

360

328

314

306

296

282

278

275

272

272

268

9,470

316

0.555

0.62

Dec.

*244

237

247

247

247

247

247

244

244

240

237

240

268

314

1,210

-2.240 L962-

620 

506

439

407

544

1,230

1,770

1,370

810

601

525

469

425 

425

18,056

582

1.02

1.18

Jan.

414

378

335

314

335

378

364

353

349

324

306

*296

289

292

296

296

296

296 

261

194

314

324

1,020

1,150

668

525

469

465

443

2.060

14,424

465

0.817

0.94

Feb.

5,400

*5,9BO

5,170

2,460

1,220

1,040

828

772

1,040

1,080

962

772

677

620

563

525

506

488 

657

1,130

753

601

563

525

488

734

1,040

1,650

_

38,244

1,366

2.40

2.50

Mar.

5.290

2,180

1,220

924

772

696

639

734

734

620

563

544

525

544

715

696

601

544 

563

563

506

639

*592

544

696

715

639

582

563

450 

465

24,058

776

1.36

1.57

Apr.

488

620

848

696

1,980

4,610

4,230

2,190

2,210

1,840

1,220

962

848

753

696

658

639

620 

601

582

563

544

658

639

582

506

488

458

447

458

32,634

1,088

1.91

2.13

May

488

439

425

425

410

403

385

389

364

371

*382

353

392

382

374

601

410

374 

338

432

403

374

324

367

458

371

403

506

425

274 

335

12,477

402

0.706

0.82

June

324

317

328

488

779

*2,110

1,510

791

867

734

601

525

462

441

886

563

469

582 

620

658

465

1,130

2,040

1,770

2,580

5.050

1,910

1,300

1,500

905

50,485

1,016

1.79

1.99

July

658

563

488

450

445

488

385

546

574

528

524

514

286

289

278

282

282

502 

1.700

1,260

488

*410

450

469

425

571

524

324

524

237

14,162

457

0.803

0.93

Aug.

296

296

317

500

514

524

264

251

510

261

204

197

204

261

289

510

558

292 

525 4"65

567

220

297

249

157

514

272

227

223

*200

184

8,732

282

0.496

0.57

Sept.

184

187

237

164

141

240

1,470

751

506

658

450

560

517

258

268

392

4,390

7.480 

7,330

2,180

1,220

772

1,040

677

544

488

403

432

525

1,310

55,354

1,178

2.07

2.51

Calendar year 1956: Max 

Water year 1956-57: Max

8,550

7,480

Mean 424 

Mean 68O

Cfsm 0.745 In. 

Cfsm 1.20 In.

10.15

16.22

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
164 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Third Creek subwatershed Mo. 7A (Third Creek) near Stony Point, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35 0 52'20", long 81°04'00", on left bank 200 ft upstream from dam on Third 

Creek, 900 ft upstream from highway bridge, l£ miles northwest of Stony Point, Alexander County, and 2-jj miles upstream from Alexander-Iredell County line.

Drainage area. 4.84 sq mi.

Records available. December 1955 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Datum of gage Is 976 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Extremes. 1955-56: Maximum outflow discharge during period December to September, 67 cfs 

Sept. 27 (gage height, 14.27 ft); no flow May 10-15 (reservoir filling after closure of 

cleanout gate valve). Maximum inflow, 394 cfs (average for 30-minute period) Apr. 15.

1956-57: Maximum outflow discharge during water year,, 67 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 

14.42 ft); minimum, 1.9 cfs Sept. 4. Maximum inflow, 514 cfs (average for 60-minute 

period) Sept. 17.

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

Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined from stage-discharge 

relation for outlet structure. Peak inflow rates are determined for short intervals of 

time on basis of change in reservoir contents and outflow. Reservoir is formed by 

earth dam; dam completed and storage began in December 1955. Outlet structure is 

3 x 3 x 9-foot concrete drop inlet connected to a 24-inch concrete outlet pipe. Top of 

drop inlet is at elevation 978 ft. A 2-foot sharp-crested rectangular weir is set in 

one side of the drop inlet with crest at elevation 977 ft. There is an emergency 

spillway at elevation 1,003 ft. Top of dam embankment is 1,010 ft. There is an 18-inch 

diameter cleanout gate at elevation 969.5 ft at bottom of drop inlet. Available capacity, 876 acre-ft between elevations 977 ft (crest of weir) and 1,003 ft (crest of 

spillway).

Rating table, Dec. 22, 1955, to Sept. 30, 1957, except periods when 

cleanout gate in dam was open (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.5

0

1.2

1.8

23

2.8

3.0

4.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, December 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct. Nov. Dec.

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

.

-

-

_

-

.

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

_

1

Jan.

1.7 

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

*1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.1

2 " 3

59.4

1.92 

+0.03

Feb.

2.5 

3.2

4.6

9.7

9.4

30

16

9.4

7.4

6.2

9.2

9.2

7.0

5.7

5.1

4.4

4.6

5.6

5.3

5.8

5.8

5.3

4.7

4.9

5.5

6.0

5.6

5.8

5.5

209.4

7.22 

+0.08

Mar.

5.2 

5.2

5.3

6.3

6.0

5.7

5.6

5.7

9

19

12

7

5

5

5

18

20

15

10

8

6

5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4

4

4

4.5

4

227.5

7.34 

-0.22

Apr.

4 

4

5

4

4

7

15

8

6

6

10

15

8

6

6

44

24

13

10

8

6

6

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

255

8.50 

-0.02

May

5

6

10

8

5

4

3.5

4

3

0_

0

0

0

0

0

.4

1.4

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

7.1

6.9

88.3

2.85 

+0.22

June

3.8 

3.7

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

12

9.6

4.1

2.9

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.8

89.1

2.97 

-0.08

July

1.8 

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

*17~6.4

5.5

3.4

2.8

2.3

2.2

2.7

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

85.2

2.75 

0

Aug.

1.8 

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.7

7.6

3.4

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

58.6

1.89 

-0.03

Sept.

fc*

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.8

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

2.6

7.2

42

66

64

58

27

303.4

10.1 

+0.16

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Calendar year : 

Water year :

1

1.95 

0.403 

0.46

7.30 

1.51 

1.63

7.12 

1.47 

1.70

8.48 

1.75 

1.95

3.07 

0.634 

0.73

Observed

«ax Min Mean 

Max Min Mean

2.89 

0.597 

0.67

2.75 

0.568 

0.65

1.86 

0.384 

0.44

10.3 

2.13 

2.38

Adjusted

Mean Cfsm In. 

Mean Cfsm In.

Peak Inflow Into reservoir (average for Interval shown). Feb. to 8:30 a.m.) 100 cfsj Apr. 15

(11:30 to 12 p.m.; 394 cfs; Sept. 26 (2 to 2:30 p.m.) 305 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In reservoir on which gage Is located.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 9 to Apr. 15, Apr. 18 to May 9 (stage below outflow weir, cleanout gate open); discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams and weather records.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 165

Third Creek subwatershed No. 7A (Third Creek) near Stony Point, N. C. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

6.0

4.3

3.5

3.3

3.1

4.4

3.8

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2. S

2.2

2.4

3.0

9.9

6.4

4.3

3.4

3.1

4.2

3.5

3.1 

3.0

3.3

106.5

3.44

-0.07

Nov.

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

ii*

2.4

a2.4

a2.4

a3.0

a4.0

a3.2

a2.8

a2.7

a2.8

a2.7

a2.6

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

2.4

2.5 

2.4

80.8

2.69

-0.03

Dec.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2,

2.

2.

2.

2.4

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.7

4.6

12

9.0

6.0

4.6

3.9

3.5

3.3

4.5

11

21

IT

7.8

6.2

5.2

4.5 

4.0

3.6

157.1

5.07

+0.03

Jan.

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.0

6.7

5.2

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.8

*34

133.2

4.30

+ 1.43

Feb.

57

57

30

11

8.8

8.0

7.4

6.6

8.8

9.4

8.0

6.6

5.6

5.0

4.5

4.4

4.1

3^9

6.0

6.9

5.3

4.6

4.3

4.1

4.0

6.4

6.4

11

-

305.1

10.9

-1.40

Mar.

14

9.2

7.4

6.3

5.5

5.1

5.1

6.3

5.2

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.0

4.9

5.1

4.6-

4.2

4.1

4.6

4.2

3.9

4.9

4.9

4.4

5.5

5.6

5.1

4.5

4.0 

3.9

3.7

163.2

5.26

-0.16

Apr.

4.4

7.5

5.7

5.6

42

 51

13

26

26

11

8.8

7.6

6.9

5.8

5.3

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.1

4.9

4.5

4.2

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.0

3.7

3.5

3,3. 

3.4

290.9

9.70

-0.01

May

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

3.0

3.2

2.9

5.7

9 .7

5.0

3.7

3.4

3.3

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.2

2.9 

2.8

2.8

108.6

3.50

-0.02

June

2.7

277

3.5

11

55

53

11

6.4

8.6

7.8

6.2

5.3

4.5

4.0

4.1

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.6

4.2

*3.5

13

8.0

12

7.6

6.3

5.1

4.3

3.9 

3.4

273.0

9.10

+0.01

July

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.3

*5.0

5.8

3.3

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2^ 

2.4

3.2

81.0

2.61

-0.01

Aug.

3.2

4.0

3.0

2.6

*2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.2

2.4

2.9

2.9

2.5

3.8

4.2

3.3

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1 

2.0

2.0

80.0

2.58

-0.04

Sept.

2.0

2.0

2.0

ill

2.0

2.2

2.9

2.7

5.0

4.0

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.3

2.1

11

*65

*64

*58

*31

7.2

5.5

5.0

4.3

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.4

7.5

11

322.9

10.8

+0.15

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

3.37 

0.696 

0.80

2.66 

0.550 

0.61

Calendar year 1956: 

Water year 1956-57:

5.10 

1.05 

1.21

5.73

1.18 

1.36

9.50 

1.96 

2.04

5.10 

1.05

1.21

9.69 

2.00 

2.23

3.48 

0.719 

0.83

Observed

Max 66 Min 0 Mean 4.70 

Max 65 Min 1.9 Mean 5.76

9.11 

1.88 

2.10

2.60 

0.537 

0.62

2.54 

0.525 

0.61

11.0 

2.27 

2.53

Adjusted

Mean 4.71 Cfsm 0.973 In. 13.23 

Mean 5.76 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.15

Peak Inflow into reservoir (average for interval shown).--Jan. 31 (8:30 to 9 p.m.) 269 cfs; Apr. 5 

(7 to 7:30 p.m.) 209 cfsj Apr. 8 (3 to 3:30 p.m.) 183 cfs; June 5 (5:30 to 6 a.m.) 334 cfs; Sept. 17 

(12:01 to 1 a.m. and 2 to 2:30 a.m.) 514 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in reservoir on which gage is located.

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

and records for nearby stations.
166 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Third Creek subwatershed No. 21 (TL Creek) at Troutman, N. C.

Locatlon.--Lat 35°42' , long 80°53', on right bank 150 ft upstream from dam, a quarter of a 

mile upstream from highway bridge, 1 mile east of Troutman, Iredell County, and 

3-f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.62 sq mi.

Records available. December 1954 to September 1956 (discontinued).

Gage,. Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Datum of gage is 871.0 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Extremes. 1954-55: Maximum outflow discharge during period December to September, 56 cfs 

Apr. 14 (gage height, 3.73 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 19-23. Maximum inflow, 110 cfs 

(average for 30-minute period) Apr. 14.

1955-56: Maximum outflow discharge during water year, 56 cfs Feb. 6 (gage height, 

3.66 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 19. Maximum inflow, 151 cfs (average for 30-minute 

period) Feb. 6.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record,

which are poor. Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined from 

stage-discharge relation for outlet structure. Peak inflow rates are determined for 

short intervals of time on basis of change in reservoir contents and outflow. Reservoir is formed by earth dam; dam completed and storage began Nov. 1, 1954. No variable 

outflow control; outlet structure is a 3 x 3 x 12-foot concrete drop inlet connected to 

a 24-inch concrete outlet pipe. Top of drop inlet is at elevation 873.0 ft. A 2-foot 

sharp-crested rectangular weir is set in one side of the drop inlet with crest of elevation 872.0 ft. There is an emergency spillway at elevation 895.0 ft. Available capacity, 337 acre-ft between elevations 872.0 and 895.0 ft. Records of sediment loads 

for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1450.

Rating table, Dec. 1, 1954, to Sept. 30, 1956, except period of indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge in cubic 

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 17-25, 1955}

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

1.8

.3 

1.2 

2.9 

4.5

2.0 

2.3 

2.5 

2.8

6.9

13

20

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, December 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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. Nov. Dec.

1.3

.9 

79

1.2

1.5

2.2

1.3

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.4

3.0

176

1.3

1.1

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

al.O

al.2

al.O

36.5

1.18

-0.02

Jan.

aO.9

a. 9 

a. 9

a. 9

a. 9

a4

aTff

a. 8

.8

.8

1.2 TTO.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

al.O

28.1

0.91

+0.03

Feb.

al.O

a5.0

a20

S3. 5

a2.0

al.5

al.3

al.l

al.O

a. 9

a. 9

a. 9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.8

1.4

1.1

1.1

55.7

1.99

-0.03

Mar.

1.1

1.0 

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.8

T75

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

33.7

1.09

0

Apr.

~T9 0.9

1.0

.9

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

1.2

1.9

9.3

*34

5.6

2.8

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

83.3

2.78

0

May

0.9

.9 

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

2.0

177

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.2

2.0

*1.9

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

76

30.4

0.98

-0.01

June

0.6

ti

.5

.5

.5

.6

.8

.6

.6

.9.

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

*.6

.5

.5

18.2

0.59

0

July

0.5

.5 

.6

.8

.6

.8

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.5

2.6

2.2

.9

.6

.5

.4

.5

.4

.3

73

,3

.4

20.9

0.67

0

Aug.

0.4

ft

.3

*.3

.3

1.7

4.9

T72

. .7

.5

.5

.5

.5

4.4

1.3

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

25.1

0.81

0

Sept.

0.4

~T8 1.3 

.6

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.3

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.6

12.5

0.42

+0.08

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Calendar year : 

Hater year :

1.16 

0.716 

0.83

0.94 

0.580 

0.67

1.96 

1.21 

1.26

1.09 

0.673 

0.78

2.78 

1.72 

1.92

Observed

Max Min Mean 

Max Min Mean

0.97 

0.599 

0.69

0.59 

0.364 

0.41

0.67 

0.414 

0.48

0.81 

0.500 

0.58

0.50 

0.309 

0.34

Adjusted

Mean Cfsm In. 

Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in reservoir on which gage is located, 

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Third 

Creek at Cleveland.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 167

Third Creek subwatershed No. 21 (IL Creek) at Troutman, N. C.--Continued

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

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2TB~ 3.1

*1.4

.9

.7

.6

.5

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.±

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

22.0

0.71

-0.07

Nov.

0.5 

*.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.7

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

18.2

0.61

0

Dec.

0.6

.6

.6

.7 

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

19.3

0.62

0

Jan.

0.6

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.9

.8

.8

.7

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

. 8

*

22.0

0.71

0

Feb.

0.7

172

2.9

*8.0 

*4.6

*20~5.4

2.5

*1.9

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

74.2

2.56

+0.01

Mar.

0,9.

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

8.0

3.9

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

42.0

1.35

0

Apr.

0.9 "79

1.0

.9 

.9

1.7

1.9

1.2

1.0

1.0

3.1

3.8

2.0

1.5

1.5

*23"3.6

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

66.9

2.23

+0.01

May

1.1

1.2

6.5

e

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

. 8

46.7

1.51

-0.01

June

1.2

1.4

TTO

.8 

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

7T

19.7

0.66

-0.01

July

0.4

.4

.4

.7 

.6

.6

al.l

a. 8

1.5

.9

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.6

.5

2.5

1.7

.9

.7

.5

. 5

.5

.7

.6

.6

1.2

.8

.7

23.7

0.76

+0.01

Aug.

0.6

.6

.5

.6 

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.7

.8

.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

.6

"Te 1.0

.6

15.3

0.49

0

Sept.

0.5

.5

.4

.4 

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

a

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.6

*24

 23

e7.0

e4.0

e2.0

68.5

2.28

+0.08

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

0.64 

0.395 

0.46

0.6] 0.37' 

0.42

Calendar year 1955: 

Water year 1955-56:

0.62 

0.383 

0.44

0.71 

0.438 

0.50

2.57 

1.59 

1.72

1.35 

0.833 

0.96

2.24 

1.38 

1.54

1.50 

0.926 

1.07

Observed

Max 34 Mln 0.2 Mean 1.01 

Max 24 Mln 0.1 Mean 1.20

0.65 

0.401 

0.45

0.77 

0.475 

0.55

0.49 

0.302 

0.35

2.36 

1.46 

1.63

Adjusted

Mean 1.01 Cfsm 0.623 In. 8.45 

Mean 1.20 Cfsm 0.741 In. 10.09

Peak Inflow Into reservoir (average for Interval shown). Feb. 6 (9 to 9:30 a.m.) 151 cfs; Apr. 15 

(11 to 11:30 p.m.) Ill cfsj Sept. 26 (2:30 to 3 p.m.) 80 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In reservoir on which gage Is located.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Third Creek at Cleveland and 

weather records.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of streamflow continuity and 

records for Third Creek at Cleveland.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Third Creek at Cleveland, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°45', long 80°4l', on left bank 200 ft downstream from highway bridge, 

three-quarters of a mile north of Cleveland, Rowan County, and 7 miles upstream from 

Fourth Creek.

Drainage area. 87.4 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1940 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 684.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 22, 1950, on right bank at site 

200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 84.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,070 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 10.94 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 0.58 ft).

1940-57: Maximum discharge, 3,080 cfs about Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 15.76 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 19, 20, Oct. 7, 1954, Sept. 18, 19, 21, 22, 1956 (gage height, 

0.20 ft) .

Maximum stage known, 22.5 ft sometime in July 1916, from floodmark witnessed by 

local resident. Creek channel improved considerably by dredging since 1916.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of fragmentary gage-height record, which 

are poor. Town of Statesville diverts about 1 cfs sewage effluent Into basin above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1112: 1944-46.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

140

246

380

538

930

1,380

2,120

0.6 

1.0

1.5

Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

132

242

380

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 4.O ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

93

70

57

54

50

74

57

46

44

40

37

37

36

35

34

*33- 33

37

35

35

42

64

60

49

43

42

76

57

49

47

51

1,517

48.9

0.559

0.65

Nov.

49

45

43

42

40

40

38

42

48

41

39

38

37

37

3_6

37

145

134

78

64

59

56

51

49

47

6

6

4

4

3

1,558

51.9

0.594

0.66

Dec.

*42

41

40

39

39

39

38

38

38

11

37

40

45

58

278

237

113

85

71

65

62

109

294

*407

194

120

99

87

80

70

66

3,008

97.0

1.11

1.28

Jan.

64

60

56

56

66

59

57

55

53

53

51

49

50

49

47

47

46

44

*43

46

46

55

160

100

78

70

70

72

69

77

762

2,610

84.2

0.963

1.11

Feb.

*1,900

'342

206

162

147

132

115

196

184

142

113

101

89

80

78

72

69

165

188

110

92

84

78

76

136

139

493

_

6,859

245

2.80

2.92

Mar.

479

195

142

120

104

96

91

116

*92

82

78

77

73

90

102

86

78

74

85

75

70

131

96

83

137

117

99

88

81

77

72

3,386

109

1.25

1.44

Apr.

74

110

86

79

745

535

219

203

218

142

121

109

100

91

85

81

79

79

*79

77

73

76

83

73

68

65

63

61

60

60

3,992

133

1.52

1.70

May

59

59

58

57

55

54

52

52

51

50

53

56

51

51

66

*62

52

51

56

j>8

51

51

52

49

*48

49

56

49

45

48

1,659

53.5

0.612

0.71

June

45

44

59

71

235

*283

142

102

113

83

70

63

57

74

98

58

52

49

49

48

46

63

70

51

144

*180

89

69

265

83

2,855

95.2

1.09

1.21

July

63

54

50

47

44

42

40

38

38

36

34

34

32

32

31

34

32

61

63

43

37

34

34

35

34

32

31

30

29

29

36

1,209

39.0

0.446

0.51

Aug.

30

30

30

33

*47

30

26

26

26

25

25

24

3s

24

29

f79

35

fS6

59

47

38

34

32

32

30

32

30

28

28

*27

26

1,073

34.6

0.396

0.46

Sept.

24

23

23

24

24

28

30

31

53

41

34

30

29

28

27

64

*973

513

230

190

120

77

208

74

57

51

48

46

67

104

3,271

109

1.25

1.39

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,390 Min 10 Mean 69.9 Cfsm 0.800 In. 1O.90

water year 1956-67: Max 1,900 Min 23 Mean 90.4 Cfsm 1.O3 In. 14. O4

Peak discharge (base, 1,050 cfs). Feb. 1 (6 p.m.) 2,070 cfs (1O.94 ft); Apr. 5 (5 p.m.) 1,260 ofs

( 8. 54 ft) ; Sept. 17 (6 p.m.) 1,190 cfs (8.21 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this date .

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 169

Abbotts Creek at Lexlngton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°48'24", long 80°14'06", on right bank 200 ft. downstream from small 

tributary, 300 ft upstream from highway bridge, 0.6 mile downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 64, l| miles southeast of Lexington, Davidson County, and 4.9 miles downstream from Rich Fork.

Drainage area.--174 sq mi.

Records available. March 1940 to December 1957 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 622.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 28, 1949, at site 600 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 158 cfs.

Extremes. 1956-57: Maximum discharge during water year, 7,420 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 

17.14 ft); minimum, 6.8 cfs Sept. 4, 16 (gage height, 1.27 ft); minimum daily, 7.1 cfs 

Sept. 4.

1957: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 3.360 cfs Nov. 26 (gage 

height, 12.62 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 1.51 ft).

1940-57: Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 22.12 ft, site 

then in use, from floodmarks); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 8, 1954 [gage height, 0.89 ft).

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

The towns of Lexington and Thomasville diverted an average of 3.1 cfs and 2.0 cfs, 

respectively, during the water year 1957 above station for water supply. City of High 

Point discharges about 3 cfs sewage effluent diverted from Deep River (Cape Pear River 

basin) into Rich Fork above station. Abbotts Creek Water Supply Lake at Lexington, 

N. C. completed in 1957. Storage began in August 1957. Usable storage, 6,460.5 acreft. Dead storage, 61.3 acre-ft. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1957 

are given in WSP 1520.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1433: 1950.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

78

60

49

45

45

50

46

36

30

30

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

26

33

39

107

89

52

41

35

58

72

49

42

55

1,359

43.8

0.252

0.29

Nov.

67

55

46

44

39

39

35

37

64

71

49

41

36

*35

33

34

131

419

210

118

90

94

79

64

56

55

54

49

46

46

2,236

74.5

0.428

0.48

Dec.

*44

42

40

40

37

39

39

36

36

34

32

34

36

41

115

191

186

79

66

58

56

267

849

1,360

854

268

175

140

120

96

89

5,499

177

1.02

1.18

Jan.

85

74

64

64

90

90

72

67

62

64

56

*52

55

54

49

49

49

36

36

42

56

60

255

388

178

129

122

162

160

609

1,520

4,845

156

0.897

1.04

Feb.

*6,51Q

3,670

1,220

479

348

355

268

232

563

518

311

204

170

145

129

120

113

96

166

436

218

150

131

118

111

162

183

883

_

18,009

643

3.70

3.85

Mar.

1,520

627

271

204

165

145

134

196

*173

129

111

107

98

120

175

138

109

96

152

155

107

238

399

224

309

329

224

170

145

127

113

7,210

233

1.34

1.54

Apr.

102

136

115

98

1,210

2,540

576

292

1,050

523

224

180

155

136

115

107

94

89

*92

90

85

79

89

81

69

61

56

55

52

72

8,423

281

1.61

1.80

May

85

60

50

50

46

42

40

40

36

34

32

48

44

42

50

45

37

34

35

42

52

33

31

30

*34

53

122

107

67

52

42

1,515

48.9

0.281

0.32

June

35

31

44

232

292

*453

268

180

162

162

124

111

96

85

71

62

45

36

33

100

89

282

677

261

491

*1.510

642

297

1,020

407

8,298

277

1.59

1.77

July

196

162

148

138

134

118

107

96

89

74

52

25

13

11

35

24

13

133

148

100

72

54

*44

46

35

26

22

21

18

16

15

2,185

70.5

-

-

Aug.

15

17

16

36

82

22

14

12

10

9.1

8.9

12

8.9

9.6

22

38

10

19

14

11

10

9.1

8.2

8.0

18

54

20

12

10

9.3

13

558.1

18.0

-

"

Sept.

13

9.3

7.5

7.1

872

10

18

12

15

22

*28

19

12

9.6

8.4

7.7

22

52

30

18

16

16

589

85

32

22

23

33

45

158

1,347.8

44.9

-

"

Calendar year 1956 : Max 2,600 Min 2.4 Mean 128 Cfsm 0.736 m. 10. Ol

Water year 1956-57: Max 6,510 Mln 7.1 Mean 168 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 efsl.- 

cfs (11.58 ft).

Dischargi

-Feb. 1 (9:30 a.m.) 7,420 cfs (17.14 ft); Apr. 5 (10 p.m.) 2,840 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Mean.

Oct.

113

98

52

35

27

22

20

18

17

17

Nov.

29

26

21

18

18

*19

19

22

31

30

Dec.

311

202

162

287

268

175

*143

715

1 ,020

440

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Oct.

16

16

20

18

15

16

19

39

45

24

Nov.

20

1718-

22

34

41

45

37

288

188

Dec.

241

165

127

118

118

111

104

96

92

107

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

17

16

17

24

39

24

18

18

17

18

*23

28.3

Nov.

92

60

897

1,050

1,590

3,020

998

466

518

426

-

335

Dec.

224

158

115

102

100

357

385

*a220

a!60

a!20

allO

228

Calendar year 1957: Max 6,510 Mln 7.1 Mean 195___________________

Peak discharge (base. 2,400 efs). Nov. 26 (9 a.m.) 3,360 efs (12.62 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby 

stations.

5105Z8 O -59 -12
170 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Yadkin River at High Rock, N. C.

Location Lat 35°35'46", long 80°13'59", on right bank 0.3 mile downstream from High Rock 

Dam, 0.6 mile west of High Rock, Davidson County, if miles upstream from Lick Creek, 

and at mile 252 (revised).

Drainage area. 4.000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1919 to November 1927, November 1941 to September 1957

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 558.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, and 590.00 ft above Carolina Aluminum Co. datum. January 1919 to November 1927 

at datum 590.00 ft lower.

Average discharge. 23 years (1919-27, 1942-57), 4,507 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. 1919: Maximum discharge during the period January to September, 85 000 cfs 

estimated (revised) July 21; minimum, 2,160 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 594.1 ft).

1956-57: Maximum discharge during water year, 39,300 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height 11.44 

ft); minimum, 10 cfs Aug. 12, Sept. 2; minimum daily, 19 cfs Sept. 8.

nn.i 919 7> 1941 ' 57: Maximum discharge, that of July 21, 1919; minimum, 10 cfs Aug. 10, 

1942, Nov. 20, 21, 1955, Aug. 12 Sept. 2, 1957; minimum daily, 11 cfs Nov. 20 1955.

Maximum stage known, 22.1 ft (present datum) in July 1916, from floodmarks, from records by Tallassee Power Co.

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

as shown in the following ta^le. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated. J

WSP

562 

562 

562 

562 

582 

602

Water 

year

1919 

1920 

1921 

1923 

1924 

1925

Date

July 21, 1919 

Feb. 5, 1920 

Feb. 11, 1921 

Mar. 18, 1923 

Sept. 30, 1924 

Oct. 1, 1924

Discharge 

(cfs)

*85,000 

47,600 

43,800 

* 76, 900 

ta59,000 

£73,000

Gage height 

(feet)

602.5 

602.0 

(t)

(t)

t Previously published gage height unreliable and 

should not be used.

t Estimated.

a Occurred at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, stage rising; maximum independent peak discharge during the water year, 

37,200 cfs Jan. 18, 1924 (gage height, 601.1 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those below 2,000 cfs, which are fair. Except for major 

floods, flow completely regulated by High Rock Lake since 1927 (usable capacity, 

10,230,000,000 cu ft) .

Revisions. WSP 1433: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for water years 1919-24 and 1926-27, superseding those published in WSP 562, 

582, 622, and 642, are given herein. Complete tables of daily discharge are given for 

January to September 1919, but only revised figures are given for other water years.

Date

1920

Feb. 25

26

27

July 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Aug. 28

29

30

1921

Feb. 11

12

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

7,000

7,500

6,500

3,OOO

2,900

2,900

3,200

2,900

2,700

2,600

3,500

3,900

3,200

3,600

4,500

7,000

S, 500

3,800

4,000

4,800

4,500

5,800

28,000

25,000

13,000

43,000

32,300

1,800

1,900

,000

,000

,700

,900

,800

,700

,800

,800

,700

,600

,600

,750

,750

,700

,700

,700

,650

,600

Date

1921-Con.

Oct. 24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Dec. 1

2

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

14

15

16

21

22

23

24

27

28

29

30

31

1922

July 16

Aug. 17

18

19

23

24

25

26

Dec. 13

14

15

18

20

21

22

23

24

25

Discharge

1,600

1,600

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

3,500

3,100

4,000

3,400

3,100

2,800

2,700

2,600

2,600

2,600

2,500

2,400

2,300

3,200

2,800

2,600

2,500

3,000

2,700

2,500

2,500

2,400

18 , 000

16,000

12,000

7,000

3,000

2,700

2,600

2,600

2,800

2,500

2,500

5,500

4,500

3,600

3,200

3,000

2,800

2,700

Date

1922-Con.

Dec. 26

27

28

30

31

1923

Jan. 2

4

5

6

7

10

11

12

13

30

31

Feb. 1

2

3

4

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

15

16

17

18

19

20

July 2

3

4

5

7

8

9

10

11

13

14

15

16

17

Discharge

2,700

2,700

2,800

3,500

3,100

13,000

6,200

5,200

4,400

3,700

4,400

3,700

3,200

2,800

6,800

6,000

6,400

5,900

5,2QO

4,800

7,200

6,200

5,500

5,400

5,200

5,000

5,000

5,600

5,000

4,300

3,800

3,500

3,300

2,500

3,000

3,700

3,000

2,500

2,400

2,400

2,200

2,100

2,500

2,400

2,800

2,600

5,000

Date

1923-Con.

July 23

24

25

26

27

28

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

1924

Sept. 28

29

30

1926

July 16

Oct. 2

8

14

17

Discharge

,900

,900

,900

,900

,800

,800

,900

,800

,800

,800

,800

,700

,600

,800

,650

,650

,650

,650

,650

,550

,550

,550

,550

,550

,550

,000

,000

,900

,800

,100

,700

,500

,200

,900

,900

,850

,850

8,000

49,000

50 , 000

3,860

1,500

1,450

1,300

1,300

Date

1926 -Con.

Oct. 25

26

Nov. 1

10

11

12

16

17

Dec. 11

12

14

26

27

29

30

1927

Jan. 7

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. 2

3

10

11

ZO

Zl

Discharge

1,300

2,500

1,750

2,100

3,000

2,300

5,000

15,000

3,200

2,900

7,000

10,000

11,500

23,000

20,000

2,800

2,800

2,700

3,000

2,700

2,600

2,400

2,400

3,700

3,300

2,900

2,800

3,500

3,100

2,700

2,400

2,400

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,600

2,600

2,600

3,200

3,500

2,100

2,300

1,900

3,000

2,900

5,000
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 171

Yadkin River at High Rock, N. C. Continued

Revised figures of monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1920-24, 1926-27

Month

February 1920. ..................

Calendar year 1920. ...........

Calendar year 1921. ...........

Calendar year 1922. ...........

Calendar year 1923 ............

Calendar year 1924. ...........

December 1925. .................. 

Calendar year 1925. ...........

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

Calendar year 1926. ...........

Water year 1926-27. ...........

Maximum

31,000 

8,210 

28,000 

42,000 

42,000

43,000 

43,000

5,130 

5,130 

43,000

18,000 

16,000 

28,400

5,830 

28,400

13,000 

9,890 

6,990 

65,200

2,700 

65,200

50,000 

50,000 

71,700

_

10,800

2,500 

15,000 

23,000

6,250 

5,000 

29,800

Minimum

3,560 

2,290 

2,160 

2,030 

2,030

6,210 

1,390

1,430 

2,290 

1,390

3,860 

2,600 

1,430

2,290 

1,780

2,560 

2,970 

1,800 

1,660

1,550 

1,550

1,310 

1,310 

1,310

916

- 

972 

972

940 

1,070 

1,790 

940

2,400 

1,020 

940

Mean

6,710 

4,050 

7,700 

5,570 

6,230

11,900 

5,990

1,860 

3,000 

5,150

6,940 

4,570 

5,870

3,070 

5,810

4,480 

5,150 

2,810 

4,640

1,820 

4,710

5,750 

5,010

5,590

t2,060 

3,700

t5,810 

3,060 

3,360

1,220 

2,990 

5,050 

3,580

3,050 

1,630 

3,460

Per square 

mile

1.68 

1.01 

1.92 

1.39 

1.56

2.98

1.50

.465 

.750 

1.29

1.74 

1.14 

1.47

.768 

1.45

1.12 

1.29 

.702 

1.16

.455 

1.18

1.44 

1.25 

1.40

.515 

.925

1.45 

.765 

.840

.305 

.748 

1.26 

.895

.762 

.408 

.865

Runoff in 

inches

1.81 

1.17 

2.22 

18.96 

21.22

3.09 

20.33

.54 

.86 

17.46

2.00 

1.32 

19.93

.88 

19.71

1.29 

1.34 

.81 

15.75

.52 

15.99

1.60 

17.04 

18.99

.59

12.54

1.68 

.88 

11.40

.35 

.84 

1.45 

12.14

.88 

.45

11.73

t Estimated or partly estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, January to September 1919

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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.

5,500

7,000

40,000

50,000

30,000

13,000

9,000

7,390

6,990

6,210

5,830

5,470

5,470

5,130

5,130

5,130

4,600

6,210

9,470

7,790

6,210

5,470

5,830

10,300

10,300

15,500

21,500

16,000

9,500

8,000

6,500

350,630

11,300

7,230

10,700

Feb.

6,000

5,600

5,200

5,200

5,500

5,200

5,000

4,700

4,500

4,500

4,500

4,500

4,500

10,300

11,600

8,630

6,590

5,830

5,470

5,130

5,130

6,210

12,600

14,000

9,470

13,000

14 , 000

9,470

202,330

2.82

1.81

2.68

Water year 1918-19: Max - Min -

Mar.

9,890

15,500

14,000

11,200

9,050

22,000

16,000

10,800

25,000

42,000

20,400

10,300

8,530

7,790

7,390

6,990

6,990

7,390

7,390

7,390

6,590

6,210

5,470

5,130

5,130

4,800

4,600

7,000

8,000

6,500

5,600

331,330

3.26

1.88

3.08

Apr.

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

6,400

5,800

5,40Q

5,200

4,800

4,800

4,800

10,000

13,900

7,590

6,750

5,970

8,440

8,000

5,970

5,600

5,230

5,230

5,230

5,970

5,970

4,800

4,480

4,480

4,480

4,480

179,770

5,990

1.50

1.67

May

11,000

18,000

15,000

9,500

6,990

6,210

9,000

10,000

15,000

13,000

11,000

8,630

7,790

11,000

12,000

9,500

7,790

6,590

6,590

6,210

7,500

13,000

9,000

7,000

6,590

11,000

12,000

11,500

9,000

6,500

6,200

300,090

9,680

2.42

2.79

June

5,500

5,000

4,800

4,800

4,600

4,800

4,700

4,600

4,400

4,800

4,800

4,800

4,800

4,800

4,800

4,800

4,800

4,480

4,480

4,480

4,480

5,000

4,500

4,500

12,000

17,000

13,000

9,000

8,000

6,500

179,020

5,970

1.49

1.66

July

5,500

4,500

4,000

3,900

3,800

3,700

3,700

4,400

3,800

3,800

3,600

3,600

3,400

3,400

3,600

4,800

6,210

9,000

25,000

68,000

74,000

55,000

44 , OOO

25,000

10,300

7,390

5,830

5,970

5,230

5,600

5,230

415,260

13,400

3.35

3.86

Aug.

5,600

5,970

5,130

4,480

4,370

4,020

3,860

3,710

3,560

3,260

3,260

3,410

15,000

6,590

5,470

5,830

5,470

5,130

4,480

4,170

3,860

3,560

3,560

3,560

3,260

3,120

2,690

2,830

2,830

3,260

4,020

139,120

4,490

1.12

1.29

Sept.

4.170

4,170

3,410

2,830

2,690

2,690

2,690

2,690

2,690

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,690

2,690

2,560

2,560

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,290

2,420

2,290

2,420

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,420

2,290

2,290

2,420

79,990

2,670

0.668

0.74

Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Calendar year 1919: Max 74,000 Mln 2,290 Mean 6,930 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.50
172 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Yadkin River at High Rock, N. C.--Continued

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

19

28

42

83

189

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

390

940

1,710

2,730

4,130

6.0

8.0

11.0

7,780

17,800

36,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

3,660

3,630

3,840

3,870

2,780

2,040

39

2,830

2,890

2,890

2,940

2,940

42

25

3,930

3,950

4,060

4,030

4,170

60

24

3,040

3,250

3,200

3,980

4,080

53

22

3,350

3,430

4,140

83,185

2,683

-611

Nov.

5,580

3,390

3,040

3,400

3,970

3,840

3,840

4,030

3,970

3,630

2,920

3,660

3,970

4,030

4,070

4,030

3,540

49

2,820

3,200

3,400

3,310

3,370

3,670

215

3,360

3,500

3,830

3,450

3,730

102,814

3,427

-1,231

Dec.

2,890

53

3,210

3,460

3,270

3,170

3,170

3,390

*3,020

4,620

3,730

3,210

3,690

3,750

3,200

1,680

3,480

3,840

3,980

3,980

3,850

2,970

2,120

1,260

3,490

3,450

3,870

4,100

4,290

3,480

4,290

101,963

3,289

+669

Jan.

4,620

5,120

4,100

4,970

4,290

3,130

5,230

6,100

4,880

5,270

4,640

1,680

45

3,660

2,920

2,860

3,300

3,430

3,380

3,750

3,880

2,360

6,030

4,500

5,730

6,780

5,850

4,920

3,170

5,090

6,590

132,275

4,267

-1,321

Feb.

6,590

8,640

12,500

12,200

7,880

6,590

5,310

5,850

7,020

8,000

7,370

5,670

5,850

5,490

4,620

3,970

3,970

4,790

4,030

4,290

4,790

4,290

4,290

4,960

5,130

3,690

3,810

11,100

_

 

172,490

6,160

+3,139

Mar.

20,000

15,400

8,890

,970

,780

,210

,820

,050

,450

,450

,290

,620

,290

,290

,450

,620

,620

,620

,620

,290

,620

,130

,450

,290

,290

,620

,620

,450

,290

,450

,620

175,540

5,663

-173

Apr.

4,790

4,790

4,790

4,450

19,200

33,400

36,200

20,800

17,400

15,000

,100

,780

,850

,360

,130

,620

,620

,620

,620

,290

,290

* ,290

,290

,450

,450

,450

,290

,290

,290

,290

 

259,190

8,640

+25

May

4,290

4,290

4,290

4,030

3,780

3,940

4,130

3,940

4,070

4,290

3,430

26

3,100

33,700

3,440

3,130

4,000

4,040

28

3,270

a3,600

3,480

3,480

3,600

3,170

34

3,230

3,070

3,430

3,910

3,840

104,058

3,357

-653

June

3,150

1,290

2,970

a3,500

2,970

a4,100

2,730

3,830

a6,000

a3,800

a6,100

a5, 300

33,400

32,900

34,900

35,600

34,900

a4,000

33,900

33,700

33,600

33,700

310,200

37,800

37,600

312,500

7,580

7,370

7,370

6,970

 

153,730

5,124

+775

July

5,490

4,450

3,340

2,120

33,500

3,400

3,310

3,370

33,900

3,150

33,600

3,690

3,190

32

*2,840

2,810

2,970

2,540

2,300

2,550

42

2,850

3,160

2,860

2,640

3,040

3,110

39

3,440

3,800

3,310

90,843

2,930

-418

Aug.

3,590

3,600

3,680

35

1,900

1,780

3,000

3,290

3,010

2,510

23

3,210

3,410

3,400

3,320

3,010

2,650

30

2,790

3,060

3,170

3,200

3,210

2,660

1,090

3,780

3,130

2,960

3,170

3,100

2,480

83,248

2,685

-970

Sept.

21

3,130

3,150

2,890

2,670

3,140

2,640

19

3,390

3,450

3,190

3,260

3,110

2,930

33

2,920

2,840

3,910

20,400

10,500

7,580

6,610

9,280

8,200

6,210

4,620

4,160

2,730

3,370

3,660

134,013

4,467

+1,434

Adjusted for chsnge In reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

2,072 

0.518 

0.60

2,19£ 

0.54E

o.e:

Calendar yesr 1956: 

Water year 1956-57:

3,958 

0.990 

1.14

2,946 

0.736 

0.85

9,299 

2.32 

2.42

5,490 

1.37 

1.58

8,665 

2.17 

2.42

2,704 

0.676 

0.78

Observed

Max 7,680 Mln 18 Mean 2,785 

Max 36,200 Mln 19 Mean 4,365

5,899 

1.47 

1,64

2,512 

0.628 

0.72

1,715 

0.429 

0.49

5,901 

1.48 

1.65

Adjusted

Mean 2,953 Cfsm 0.738 In. 10.04 

Mean 4,393 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.90

* Dlsohsrge measurement rasde on this dsy. 

t Chsnge In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In High Rock Lake; furnished by CsroAluminum company.

No gage-height record; dlschsrge estlmsted from powerplsnt record
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Uwharrie River near Eldorado, N. C.

173

Location. Lat 35°25'30", long 80°01'00", on right bank 300 ft downstream from State Highway 109, 1 mile upstream from MoLeans Creek, and 3 miles south of Eldorado, Montgomery 

County.

Drainage area. 347 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 297 ft (by 

Farometer).

Average discharge. 19 years, 312 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,560 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 11.40 ft); mini-- 

mum, 5.7 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 0.69 ft); minimum daily. 7.0 cfs Sept. 3.

1938-57: Maximum discharge, 23,300 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 26.22 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 21, Oct. 13, 14, 1941; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Oct. 13, 1941.

Flood in August 1928 reached a stage of 22.2 ft, from floodmark established by local 

resident (discharge, 17,900 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Marked diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for short periods 

at low flow caused by gristmill above station. Town of Asheboro diverted an average 

of 1.6 cfs during water year 1957 from the basin above station for water supply. Sewage is discharged into Deep River (Cape Fear River basin). Records of chemical 

analyses for the water year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.7 

.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

5.9

11

91

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

11.0

187

343

555

1,720

6,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

134

97

73

68

82

384

358

196

116

86

70

61

56

48

48

*46

40

44

46

48

53

116

266

147

101

77

71

64

70 

64

71

3,201

103

0.297

0.34

Nov.

70

77

75

64

64

61

56

54

77

144

116

89

77

71

59

58

61

168

265

150

113

99

101

91

77

78

73

70

68 

68

2,694

89.8

0.259

0.29

Dec.

64

56

58

58

54

56

53

56

52

53

53

52

48

54

339

448

241

163

122

103

93

99

1,180

2,660

1,490

502

322

250

221

187

160

9,347

302

0.870

1.00

Jan.

142

129

116

107

122

144

137

118

109

109

101

93

87

93

91

86

86

84

75

21

77

82

91

111

120

103

97

103

132 

614

753

4,383

141

0.406

0.47

Feb.

4,670

5.690

1,540

838

650

650

490

438

641

1,190

700

*461

343

295

253

238

224

201

217

490

380

272

232

212

204

410

645

2,010

-

24,584

878

2.53

2.63

Mar.

3.520

1,180

635

466

365

312

285

282

336

278

232

215

204

201

292

308

238

209

418

555

326

386

782

506

855

979

582

425

340 

301

266

16,279

525

1.51

1.74

Apr.

244

247

244

218

1,270

4.700

1,170

519

555

430

332

292

269

241

221

207

195

190

187

182

171

163

861

472

238

187

163

144

132 

165

14,609

487

1.40

1.57

May

171

134

116

120

116

109

99

*91

91

87

109

171

142

105

95

129

101

89

84

155

125

95

80

77

78

73

93

86

75 

66

64

3,226

104

0.300

0.35

June

63

58

63

144

127

406

587

598

959

398

212

147

113

91

99

68

70

56

56

48

46

44

87

118

64

112

188

97

425 

412

5,956

199

0.573

0.64

July

127

80

59

53

39

41

42

37

34

29

28

23

22

20

IS.

71

94

577

688

153

75

52

40

468

209

80

50

37

33

29

27

3,335

108

0.311

0.36

Aug.

27

21

29

64

182

121

50

31

25

23

23

13

18

17

14

14

13

11

14

18

20

15

11

10

36

25

50

41

28 

19

17

1,000

32.3

0.093

0.11

Sept.

18

12

1*0.

16

*12

17

20

13

18

28

30

93

44

28

22

17

20

35

128

63

38

30

76

337

91

52

37

30

34

60

1,426.0

47.5

0.137

0.15

Calendar year 1956: Max 5,670 Min 3.1 Mean 252 Cfsm 0.726 In. 9.88

Water year 1956-57: Max 5,690 Min 7.0 Mean 247 Cfsm 0.712 In. 9.65

Peak discharge (base. 4.600 efs).--Feb. 2 (6 a.m.) 6,560 cfs (11.40 ft): Apr. 6 (4 p.m.) 5,230 cfs 

(9.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
174 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Big Bear Creek near Richfield, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°20'00", long 80°20'10", 200 ft upstream from highway bridge, 300 ft 

downstream from Little Creek, and 10 miles southwest of Richfield, Stanly County.

Drainage area. 56.3 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1954 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 426.62 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,460 cfs June 8 (gage height, 13.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam 

1 mile downstream; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 4-8.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, that of June 8, 1957; no flow Sept. 12 to Oct. 14, 1954 

(corrected).

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1955 and 1956 have been 

revised to 4,880 cfs Feb. 6, 1955 (gage height, 11.90 ft) and 4,200 cfs Mar. 16, 1956 

(gage height, 11.30 ft), superseding those published in WSP 1383 and 1433, respectively.

Remarks. Records good except those below 3 cfs and above 1,000 cfs, which are fair, and 

those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water period 

in water year 1955, superseding those published in WSP 1383, are given herewith:

Feb. 6, 1955........... 1,790

Month Cfs-days

-

Maximum

1,940

Minimum

0

.4

Mean

49.1

46.4

Per square 

mile

2.59

.872

.824

Runoff In 

Inches

11.86

11.20

Revised peak discharge. --1954-55: Feb. 6 

cfs (11.20 ft); July 19 (11 p.m.) 3,700 cfs

(7 p.m.) 4,880 cfs (11.90 ft); Apr. 14 (8 a.m.) 4,100 

(10.82 ft).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

0.65 0.1 1.0 3.0 1.6 36 4.0 468

.7 .2 1.1 5.5 2.0 75 6.0 1,020

.8 .5 1.2 9.0 2.5 156 8.0 1,820

.9 1.4 1.4 20 3.0 252 9.0 2,320

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

15

11

76

55

98

71

32

21

15

11

9.0

7.3

7.0

5.8

*5.0

4.4

575

5.3

5.5

5.8

74

36

23

17

13

11

10

8.5

8.1

8.5

696.2

22.5

0.400

0.46

Nov.

9.4

8.5

7.7

7.0

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

9.4

12

8.5

7.3

6.7

*6.1

5.5

5.3

5.3

9.0 

9.8

7.7

7.0

7.0

7.3

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.5

5.5

5.3

212.2

7.07

0.126

0.14

Dec.

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.1

4.1

*4.1

3.6

3.6

4.7

3.6

3.4

3.4

4.1

165

46

26

19 

15

12

11

35

258

563

149

67

48

37

31

24

20

1,583.5

51.1

0.908

1.05

Jan.

18

16

13

13

23

20

18

15

13

13

11

9.8

10

9.8

9.0

9.0

8.5

7.7 

7.0

6.7

7.0

7.7

11

11

*9.4

9.4

11

13

24

169

151

674.0

21.7

0.385

0.45

Feb.

607

340

160

126

197

205

175

156

246

217

138

79

61

50

40

38

33

26 

59

105

54

40

33

29

26

104

169

1.090

_

4,603

164

2.91

3.04

Mar.

349

152

91

65

52

45

40

50

41

30

26

24

21

21

28

26

20

18 

*81

51

33

153

91

57

312

151

84

57

45

36

29

2,279

73.5

1.31

1.51

Apr.

26

31

24

20

1,980

301

116

74

56

42

34

30

25

22

19

18

16

16 

19

17

14

*13

60

23

15

11

9.8

8.1

7.7

6.7

3,054.3

102

1.81

2.02

May

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.5

5.0

4.4

4.1

5.6

15

15

8.1

7.0

12

7.3

5.8

5.3 

6.5

42

11

6.4

5.3

4.4

*22

8.1

7.0

5.0

3.9

3.6

4.4

258.5

8.34

0.148

0.17

June

3.6

3.0

2.6

113

71

531

212

*862

764

238

79

49

80

259

46

28

96

153 

99

102

36

26

20

16

75

42

24

53

78

26

4,187.2

140

2.49

2.77

July

18

T2

9.4

*7.3

7.3

13

7.0

5.3

4.7

3.9

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.3 

2.6

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.7

*1.3

al.l

al.O

al.O

a. 9

a. 8

a^

125.7

4.05

0.072

0.08

Aug.

aO.6

al.2

al.O

a!5

aT2

a3

al.O

a. 6

a. 4

a. 4

a. 3

a. 3

*.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.2 

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.6

.5

.3

*.3

.2

.2

.2

41.4

1.34

0.024

0.03

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.1

71

.1.1

.1

25

14

12

3.1

1.2

.6

.5

2.7

10

100

11

5.8

3.6

2.5

3.2

1.8

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

2.2

10

214.8

7.16

0.127

0.14

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,750 Mln 0.3 Mean 44.9 Cfsm 0.798 In. 10.87

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,980 Mln 0.1 Mean 49.1 Cfsm 0.872 In. 11.86

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). Feb. 28 (Z a.m.) 2,490 cfs (9.32 ft): Apr. 5 (12 m.) 6,950 ofB

(13.37 ft); June 6 (6:30 p.m.) 1,820 ofs (8.05 ft),- June 8 (10 p.m.) 7,460 cfs (13.70 ft). 

* * Discharge Discharge measurement measurement made made on on this this dav. day.

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

and idrecords records for stations stations on nearbvy streams. streams
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Rocky River near Norwood, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°09'00", long 80°10'30", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from Lanes 

Creek, 1 ? miles upstream from highway bridge, and 6 miles southwest of Norwood, Stanly 

County.

Drainage area. 1,370 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1929 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 212.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge . 38 years, 1,223 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23.600 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 17.28 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 0.13 ft).

1929-57: Maximum discharge, 105 000 cfs (revised) Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 

46.37 ft, from floodmark), from rat-ng curve extended above 70,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 17 cfs Oct. 8, 1'.54 (gage height, 0.00 ft).

Flood in August 1908 reached a f .age of 35 ft, from information by local residents. 

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1945 has been revised to 

105,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage h<: if;ht, 46.37 ft, from floodmark), superseding figure 

published in WSP 1032. *

Remarks. Records good. Records of en 'cal analyses and water temperatures for water 

year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: Di.l. age area. WSP 852: 1937. WSP 1052: 1936(M). 

Revised figures of discharge, in curie feet per second, for high-water periods in the 

water years 1935 and 1945, superseding those published in WSP 782 and 1032, are given 

herewith:

Month

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

September 1945. ...............

Calendar year 1945. .........

Cfs-days

459 535

414,877

247,867

597,391

Maximum

22 900

22,900

85,600

85,600

Minimum

70

84

63

Mean

1,137

8,262

1,637

Per square 

mile

.830

6.03

1.19

Runoff In 

Inches

11.26

6.73

16.21

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

.6 

1.0 

1.5

59

127

248

456

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

8.0 

13.0

760

1,150

1,690

7,900

15,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

554

384

307

270

477

431

1.180

614

*358

273

228

198

183

174

168

154

iil

146

151

160

195

342

903

521

339

262

228

211

211

192 

183

10,145

327

0.239

0.28

Nov.

186

198

195

183

168

154

151

160

174

202

238

195

168

160

157

151

154

171

724

397

288

248

234

221

198

183

*171

174

171

171

6,345

212

0.155

0.17

Dec.

168

163

151

143

149

151

151

149

146

140

138

138

140

143

1,020

1,120

548

384

311

270

245

245

1,610

6.290

5,140

1,860

956

718

619

526 

431

24,363

786

0.574

0.66

Jan.

375

*335

307

292

*323

411

393

346

323

304

292

273

252

248

241

234

231

228

214

195

192

211

231

284

342

358

532

538

499

1,950 

2.82C)

13,774

444

0.324

0.37

Feb.

8,150

9.440

4,660

2,190

1,820

3,300

2,260

2,260

4,330

3,410

3,180

1,690

1,120

908

767

677

632

565

560

2,050

1,460

893

711

613

560

1,060

3,800

9,200

-

72,266

2,581

1.88

1.96

Mar.

15.900

5,040

2,190

1,460

1,160

1,040

940

932

1,030

844

684

619

565

543

658

781

638

543

1,500

2,220

1,040

2,100

3,370

1,570

5,570

5,160

2,500

1,520

1,100

900

767

62,884

2,029

1.48

1.71

Apr.

670

638

651

583

*7,060

15.200

4,430

1,460

1,400

1,400

872

746

664

583

494

446

421

406

472

746

543

426

711

461

375

319

288

262

241

224

43,192

1,440

1.05

1.17

May

224

234

322

307

350

296

241

212

192

177

261

1,450

744

554

650

1.610

683

388

311

754

846

456

311

262

666

655

346

296

277

221 

248

14,544

469

0.342

0.39

June

331

245

195

1,620

675

1,780

4,270

1,240

12.700

5,140

1,800

1,020

718

2,250

781

483

411

2,180

1,000

935

711

397

300

238

208

445

292

241

449

436

43,491

1,450

1.06

1.18

July

323

231

174

151

140

306

468

23T

157

130

120

112

102

97

86

75

138

183

171

151

122

100

79

*75

90

93

88

75

65

56 

52

4,441

143

0.104

0.12

Aug.

52

61

61

71

93

168

157

97

71

61

59

54

47

ii

41

229

146

100

86

77

114

95

77

67

77

77

61

51

52

56 

54

2,553

82.4

0.060

0.07

Sept.

51

44

45

*47

36

34

52

51

54

205

296

245

221

132

110

117

107

950

548

284

195

174

171

149

278

180

135

120

135

151

5,317

177

0.129

0.14

Calendar year 1956: Max 25,900 Mln 44 Mean 970 Cfsm 0.708 In. 9.65 

Water year 1956-57: Max 15,200 Mln 34 Mean 831 Cfsm 0.607 In. 8.22

Peak discharge (base. 16.000 cfe).--Feb. 28 (1O:30 p.m.) 21,600 cfs (16.28 ft); Apr. 5 (10:30 p.m.) 

23,600 cfu (17.28 ft); June 9 (6:30 a.m.) 18,400 cfu (14.60 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
176 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°02'10", long 80°08'40", on left bank 100 ft downstream from site of 

Medley's mill, 400 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 742, 85 miles downstream 

from Little Brown Creek, and 4 miles northeast of Polkton, Anson County.

Drainage area. 110 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 216 ft (by barometer) .

Average discharge.--20 years, 78.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 cfs June 10 (gage height, 9.44 ft); no 

flow for several days in July, August, and September.

1937-57: Maximum discharge, 17,300 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 17.68 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow 

for several days of most years.

Flood in August 1908 reached a stage of 16.4 ft, from floodmark, witnessed by local 

resident (discharge, 12,500 cfs); July 1916, 15.7 ft (discharge, 10,400 cfs); September 

1928, about 15 ft (discharge, 8,500 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

852 

872 

892 

922 

952

Water 

year

1938 

1939 

1940 

1941 

1942

Date

July 27, 

July 21, 

Aug . 14 , 

July 11, 

May 23,

1938 

1939

1940 

1941 

1942

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,870 

3,960 

492 

2,880 

1,950

Gage height 

(feet)

10.63 

12.50 

6.17 

11.63 

T10.71

t Prom observed range in stage. 

Remarks.--Records good above 5 cfs and fair below.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1938-39, 1941-42, superseding those published in WSP 852, 872, 922, and 952, are 

given herewith:

Date

1938

July 26

27

1939

Mar. 1

2

3

4

5

6

Discharge

1,510

1,560

1,320

1,150

1,190

839

677

462

Date

1939-Con.

Mar. 7

July 5

6

20

21

22

23

24

1941

Apr. 4

Discharge

454

42

646

211

2,830

2,140

849

302

381

Date

1941-Con.

Apr. 5

6

7

8

1942

Mar. 2

3

4

5

Discharge

1,150

1,030

741

425

319

1,110

1,190

929

Date

1942-Con.

Mar. 6

8

9

10

11

12

21

22

23

24

Discharge

536

268

741

763

763

448

344

868

929

686

Month

Water year 1937-38. ..............

Calendar year 1938. ..............

Water year 1938-39. ..............

Calendar year 1939. ..............

April 1941. ........................

Water year 1940-41. ..............

Calendar year 1942 ...............

Cfs-days

16,824.50

35,575.84

6,054

25,092.28

27,566.82

Maximum

1,560

1,560

2,830

1,150

1,780

1,690

Minimum

.05

0

0

0

12

0

.3

Mean

46.6

46.1

97.5

202

68.7

75.5

Per square 

mile

.419

.886

1.84

.625

.686

Runoff in 

Inches

5.69

12.04

2.05

8.47

9.29

Revised peak discharge. 1940-41: Apr. 5 (4 p.m.) 1,470 cfs; July 7 (7 a.m.) 547 cfs; July 11 

(6 a.m.) 2,880 cfs; July 17 (1 p.m.) 1,070 cfs.

1941-42: Mar. 3 (12:3O p.m.) 1,320 cfs; Mar. 4 (5 p.m.) 1,270 cfs; Mar. 22 (7:30 a.m.) 961 cfs; 

Mar. 23 (3 p.m.) 961 cfs; May 23, 1,950 cfs.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

3rown Creek near Polkton, N. C.--Continued

177

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

0

.42

1.14

2.0

4.2

7.2

14 10.0

36

101

151

409

680

920

1,320

Discharge =ond, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

8.3

5.1

3.5

2.4

1.56

1.14

.76

.55

.42

.31

.26

.31

.26

.26

.26

.21

.26

.21

.26

.26

.73

2.6

8.5

13

8.6

5.9

4.2

3.0

2.3

1 ' 83

91.25

2.94

0.027

0.03

Nov.

1.56

1.14

.98

.83

.76

.62

.62

.76

.90

.69

.55

.76

.98

.90

.90

1.06

.98

.98

.76

.62

.62

.69

.62

.62

.55

.62

.42

.42

.42

.55

22.88

0.763

0.007

0.008

Dec.

0.55

.48

.48

.55

.69

1.14

.98

.98

.90

.76

.69

.62

.55

.55

1.83

26

22

19

12

7.7

5.8

4.7

7.2

62

77.

58

52

31

20

17

12

445.15

14.4

0.131

0.15

Jan.

11

8.8

7.2

6.7

6.8

7.7

7.7

8.0

7.7

6.8

6.1

5.2

4.8

4.4

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.6

3.1

3.9

6.3

24

46

62

52

110

107

538.1

17.4

0.158

0.18

Feb.

196

206

194

166

91

70

54

46

64

65

59

45

34

26

21

18

17

14

15

27

22

19

16

13

12

229

268

324

-

2,331

83.2

0.756

0.79

Mar.

525

453

472

244

101

81

81

82

78

68

50

39

32

29

34

51

50

38

207

163

146

205

206

191

381

388

377

393

188

75

51

5,479

177

1.61

1.85

Apr.

39

34

30

26

32

71

44

32

108 -

120

175

126

51

34

26

21

18

16

17

19

16

13

13

11

8.6

7.5

6.5

5.4

4.5

4.0

1,128.5

37.6

0.342

0.38

May

3.6

3.9

3.3

6.3

13

10

8.3

5.6

3.9

1.85

136

552

460

595

386

96

43

27

19

51

38

23

14

10

14

50

23

13

8.0

7.2

13

2,637.93

85.1

0.774

0.89

June

11

8.3

5.9

4.3

3.5

3.5

4.8

22

624

955

650

358

71

112

59

21

12

8.6

6.7

5.4

9.4

19

9.9

6.3

4.0

3.6

7.2

6.7

7.2

5.0

2,984.3

99.5

0.905

1.01

July

5.4

6.8

3.8

2.2

1.38

3.5

3.6

5.9

5.0

2.4

1.30

.76

.48

.31

.21

.16

.11

2.5

.76

.21

.11

.07

.01

.07

.07

.04

.01

.01

0

0

0

47.17

1.52

0.014

0.02

Aug.

0

.07

.01

.16

.11

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.14

.01

0

0

.84

4.6

2.0

.42

.16

.04

.01

lil

5.4

1.47

.42

.21

.07

.04

23.29

0.751

0.007

0.008

Sept.

0.01

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.07

1.98

1.69

.83

.42

.26

.37

.26

.42

.36

.36

.55

.90

.83

.55

.31

.21

.16

.16

1.28

2.6

14.59

0.486

0.004

0.005

Calendar year 1956 : Max 1,590 Min 0 Mean 60.0 Cfsm 0.545 In. 7.40

Water year 1956-57 : Max 955 Min 0 Mean 43.1 Cfsm 0.392 In. 5.32

Peak discharge (base. 810 of si . June 10 (3 a.m.} 1,050 cfs (9.44 ft}.

* Observation of no flow made on this day.
178 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Little River near Star, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°23' , long 79°50', on left bank 12 ft downstream from highway bridge, 

a quarter of a mile upstream from Norfolk Southern Railway bridge, 0.3 mile downstream 

from West Pork Little River, and 3 miles west of Star, Montgomery County.

Drainage area. 97.6 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1954 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 409.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,650 cfs Feb. 28 (gage height, 7.87 ft); minimum, 4.4 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 0.99 ft).

1954-57: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 16.46 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 6, 

9-14, 1954.

Flood in September 1945 reached a stage of about 20 ft, from information by local 

resident.

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

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 2

1.4 21

1.5 29

1.7 51

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 1.7 ft.

Dec. 3 to Sept. 30

4.6 

7.5

ZZ

51

96

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

206

340

670

1,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

30

26

36

92

499

285

76

47

38

33

30

29

28

27

*26

27

31

30

35

37

255

*134

61

46

39

37

36

34 

34

37

2,212

71.4

0.732

0.84

Nov.

41

39

35

33

31

30

29

30

53

70

46

37

33

30

28

27

29

32

32

31

30

31

32

29

27

27

*28

27

27

34

1,008

33.6

0.344

0.38

Dec.

33

33

33

32

11

31

*31

31

31

32

31

31

31

33

396

760

134

81

61

55

51

58

397

725

285

111

82

70

68

64

56

3,898

126

1.29

1.49

Jan.

*55

51

49

50

*60

64

60

55

52

51

49

48

48

49

47

47

46

46

45

44

43

46

51

50

48

47

51

54

63

317

173

1,959

63.2

0.648

0.75

Feb.

949

646

225

182

187

228

143

132

199

213

157

107

*93

84

78

74

74

70

90

296

120

88

79

73

72

654

386

1.580

-

7,079

253

2.59

2.70

Mar.

1.010

255

159

126

111

100

96

113

115

93

82

79

76

78

113

114

82

74

257

175

104

158

216

126

252

213

138

109

*96

89

84

4,893

158

1.62

1.86

Apr.

81

88

82

76

234

456

128

100

96

84

78

76

74

72

68

66

66

66

66

67

63

60

155

104

68

59

55

52

50

49

2,839

94.6

0.969

1.08

May

51

48

47

49

51

47

43

*40

39

38

61

138

68

49

43

50

44

40

39

43

44

37

34

32

40

99

62

56

38

32

33

1,535

49.5

0.507

0.58

June

31

28

31

117

94

163

301

141

776

249

102

72

58

49

43

40

*36

35

33

31

29

28

26

25

24

47

60

41

38

44

2,792

93.1

0.954

1.06

July

31

24

21

20

19

17

18

17

15

14

12

11

11

IP13

54

40

343

50

30

22

19

17

28

36

22

18

15

*14

12

11

984

31.7

0.325

0.37

Aug.

9.7

10

9.0

13

45

28

16

13

11

9.4

8.6

7.5

6.9

6.0

6.0

6.6

6.6

6.3

13

9.4

a7

a6

a5.2

a4.6

a450

a95

a35

a22

*15

13

11

904.8

29.2

0.299

0.34

Sept.

9.7

9.0

8.6

8^2

9.0

9.4

11

9.4

15

18

14

13

11

9.4

8.2

8.2

14

80

42

22

17

14

16

20

20

15

12

10

33

234

720.1

24.0

0.246

0.27

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,410 Mln 4.6 Mean 91.3 Cfsm 0.935 In. 12.74

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,380 Mln 4.6 Mean 84.4 Cfsm 0.865 In. 11.72

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfsl. Dec. 15 (11:30 D.m.) 2.270 cfs (7.28 ft): Feb. 28 (7 p.B.)

2,650 ofs (7.87 ft); June 9 (2 a.m.) 2,090 cfs (6.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

and records for Bear Creek at Bobbins.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 179

Pee Dee River near Rookingham, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°56'40", long 79°52'10", on left bank at bridge on U. S. Highway 74, 

2.5 miles upstream from Falling Creek, 3.3 miles downstream from Blewett Falls hydroelectric plant, 6 miles west of Rockingham, Richmond County, and at mile 187.

Drainage area. 6,870 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1906 to January 1912, September 1927 to September 1957. Published as Yadkin River near Pee Dee August 1906 to January 1912. The figures of observed discharge in cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches for the 

water years 1928-42, published in WSP 662, 682, 697, 712, 727, 742, 757, 782, 802, 822, 

852, 872, 892, 922, and 952, and adjusted monthly discharge in cubic feet per second 

per square mile and runoff in inches for the water years 1943-46, published in WSP 972, 

1002, 1032, and 1052, have been found to be in error and should not be used.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 120.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). August 1906 to January 1912 staff gage at site

4 miles upstream at different datum. September 1927 to Sept. 30, 1931, water-stage

recorder at present site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 35 years (1906-11, 1927-57), 7,689 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1906-12 and 1957 are contained in the following table:

Water

year

1906t

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912*

1957

Maximum

Date

Aug. 31, 1906

Oct. 20, 1906,

June 2 , 1907

Aug. 27, 1908

June 5, 1909

June 15, 1910

Jan. 4, 1911

Dec. 24, 1911

Apr. 7, 1957

Discharge 

(cfs)

*78,800

*42,400

*276,000

*b74,000

*b61,100

*b40,200

*b49,600

54,800

Gage height 

(feet)

102.6

97.4

a31.28

101.95

100.3

97.0

98.55

10.81

Minimum

Date

-

Sept. 2,3, 1907

Oct. 15, 21, 22,

28, 29, 1907

Sept. 4-6, 15,

16, 30, 1909

June 5 , Aug . 22 ,

Sept. 29, 1910

Aug. 1, 2, 26,

1911

Oct. 8-10, 1911

July 22, 1957

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

*2,210

*2 ,380

*c3,310

*c2,600

*cl,510

*c2,060

d!29

Gage height 

(feet)

-

86.8

86.9

_

-

86.4

86.75

.50

* Observed.

t Period Aug. 9 to Sept. 30, 1906.

t Period Oct. 1, 1911, to Jan. 18, 1912.

a Present site and datum.

b Maximum daily discharge.

c Minimum daily discharge.

d Minimum daily for water year 1957, 185 cfs Dec. 9, 1956.

1906-11, 1927-57: Maximum discharge, 276,000 cfs Aug. 27, 1908 (gage height, 31.28 

ft, present site and datum, from records of State Highway and Public Works Commission), 

from rating curve extended above 194,000 cfs; minimum, 50 cfs Dec. 2,3, 1951; minimum 

daily, 58 cfs Dec. 2, 1951, result of abnormally low shutdown of Blewett Falls hydroelectric plant to produce steady flow for current-meter measurements at this gaging 

station; minimum discharge from normal regulation, 96 cfs Oct. 25, 1943; minimum daily, 

142 cfs Sept. 16, 1956.

Revisions. Due to faulty intake action, the yearly minimum gage heights and corresponding discharge for the water years 1928-32, published in WSP 662, 682, 697, 712, and 

727, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Remarks. Records good. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. 

Flow largely regulated since 1928 by four reservoirs above station, which have a combined usable capacity for normal operation of 24,259,016,000 cu ft.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1203: 1928-37. See also Records 

available.Revised figures of discharge for the water years 1906-12, superseding those 

published in WSP 262, 282, 302, and 322, are given herein.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1906

Day

1

2

3

I

5

6

Aug.

_

_

-

-

_

-

Sept.

70,800

40,800

16, ZOO

25,50O

18,500

12,800

Day

7

e

9

10

11

12

Aug.

_

_

5,820

5,360

5,36O

5,400

Sept.

9,600

8.220

7,480

6,880

6,640

6,28O

Day

13

14

15

16

17

18

Aug.

6,880

10,200

13,500

26,000

28 , 50O

27,000

Sept.

7,120

9,600

11,400

8,OOO

6,040

6,040

Day

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

21,OOO

18,100

18,100

15,40O

17,300

14,2OO

Sept.

6,760

7,720

9,000

7,480

7,980

9,600

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff In Inches . ..................................................................

Aug.

10,200

9,5OO

27,OOO

13,20O

39,100

35,OOO

77,200

_

_

_

-

Sept.

7,720

7,720

5,820

5,470

6,040

6,40O

-

365,610

12,190

1.78

1.99
180 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Pee Dee River near Rocklngham, N. C. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1906 to September 1907

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7,600

7,480 

7,480

11,100

16,600

12,800

9,000

8,480

7,480

6,280

5,930

6,280

5,820

5,580

5,580

5,240

5,140

5,240

15,400

41,500

37,000

14,200

12,500

10,200

8,480

7,850

7,360

6,760

6,400

6,400

6,160

319,120

10,290

1.51

1.74

Nov.

5,930

5,820 

5,700

5,700

5,470

5,580

5,470

5,360

5,360

5,360

5,140

5,240

5,360

5,240

5,470

5,360

5,580

5,580

5,360

9,900

28,000

15,000

9,000

7,850

6,880

6,520

6,400

5,700

5,820

5,700

210,850

7,028

1.03

1.15

Dec.

5,580

5,360 

5,360

5,470

5,140

5,140

5,360

5,240

5,240

5,020

5,930

10,500

8,220

6,760

5,820

5,700

5,470

5,700

7,000

9,300

11,400

11,100

9,000

7,240

6,400

5,470

5,020

5,470

6,520

6,880

6,880

204,690

6,603

0.967

1.11

Jan.

15,000

25,500 

14,200

10,500

8,480

7,720

7,000

6,760

6,520

6,280

6,040

5,820

5,820

5,700

5,700

5,470

5,240

5,240

5,240

5,240

5,020

5,240

4,810

4,700

4,700

5,020

5,020

4,810

5,020

4,520

4,520

216,850

6,995

1.02

1.18

Feb.

4,810

5,020 

5,020

5,360

9,600

10,200

8,350

7,480

6,280

6,280

6,760

7,120

5,580

5,700

5,470

5,240

5,020

4,810

4,700

5,240

17,300

13,500

7,360

6,400

9,600

15,800

15,000

13,500

_

222,500

7,946

1.16

1.21

Mar.

10,800

10,800 

13,500

12,500

9,900

7,720

6,880

5,580

7,120

7,240

9,300

10,800

9,000

7,480

9,000

20,600

12,100

9,000

7,600

7,000

6,520

6,160

5,700

5,700

5,020

5,140

4,920

4,810

4,920

4,810

4,700

252,320

8,139

1.19

1.37

Apr.

4,920

7,480 

6,640

5,700

4.810

5,240

10,800

18 , 900

12,100

8,480

7,240

6,520

6,040

5,700

5,360

5,140

4,810

4,810

5,020

7,600

6,400

5,700

13,900

55,000

18,900

11,400

8,220

8,220

10,500

8,220

269,770

8,992

1.32

1.47

May

7,120

6,400 

6,400

8,220

7,980

7,000

6,640

5,930

6,400

7,600

9,600

8,100

6,400

5,580

5,140

4,810

4,810

4,920

4,700

4,100

4,100

3,900

3,900

5,700

3,900

5,820

6,280

5,470

5,930

4,520

4,100

179,470

5,789

0.848

0.98

June

12,800

39,100 

34,000

20,600

11,400

8,100

6,520

5,580

5,470

5,020

22,300

28,500

20,600

32,000

19,800

12,800

8,350

6,760

5,820

5,240

5,470

5,580

5,930

6,160

8,350

7,000

5,700

5,240

13,900

12,100

386,190

12,870

1.88

2.10

July

13,900

9,300 

6,760

7,120

6,520

5,140

5,700

5,140

4,920

4,100

4,100

3,700

4,100

12,800

13,500

8,100

5,580

5,700

6,400

6,640

6,160

5,240

4,100

3,700

3,310

3,700

6,040

5,140

3,700

3,700

4,100

188,110

6,068

0.888

1.02

Aug.

4,310

3,900 

3,700

7,120

4,100

3,700

4,100

4,100

4,310

3,900

5,360

7,480

5,020

4,310

4,100

4,310

4,100

3,700

4,520

6,280

4,520

3,700

4,100

3,700

3,700

3,310

3,120

2,930

2,740

2,560

2,560

129,360

4,173

0.611

0.70

Sept.

2,560

2.210 

2,210

3,120

4,920

3,700

5,240

3,900

2,930

2,560

2,930

3,310

5,700

4,700

3,310

2,740

2,560

2,560

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,380

3,310

3,310

25,000

10,500

6,160

4,700

6,400

7,000

137,060

4,569

0.669

0.75

Calendar year 1906: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1906-7: Max 41,300 Mln 2,210 Mean 7,442 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.78

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1907 to September 1908

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6 

7

8

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Gale

Wate

Oct.

6,280 

5,240

4,100 

3,700

3,500

3,310 

3,120

3,310

3,120

3,310

3,310

3,120

2,930

2,560

2,560

2,930

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,380

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,560

3,120

3,120

95,740

3,088

0.452

0.52

idar yea

r year

Nov.

2.950 

2,930

2,930 

2,930

4,100

3,700 

3,310

2,930

2,930

2,930

2,930

3,310

3,310

3,310

3,120

3,120

3,120

2,930

3,310

4,520

4,100

6,040

16,600

58,000

38,000

25,000

12,500

5,930

6,640

6,520

223,930

7,464

1.09

1.22

- 1907: I

1907-8: I

Dec.

5,820 

5,240

4,520

4,310

4,100

4,100 

4,100

5,700

4,100

6,040

13,500

13 , 500

9,600

29,000

56,900

39,700

19,800

12,800

9,600

7,600

6,520

6,040

16,900

56,200

50,900

22,700

12,800

9,600

8,100

22,700

48,400

518,890

16,740

2.45

2.83

tax 56

1ax 230

Jan.

29,000 

16,900

12,100 

9,600

21,000

24,100 

19,800

60,400

50,900

24,100

14,200

55,500

69,200

46,000

21,400

14,200

11,100

9,600

8,600

7,850

7,360

7,120

6,880

6,640

6,280

5,950

6,640

10,200

8,480

7,240

6 , 280

604,600

19,500

2.86

3.29

900 I

000 I

Feb.

16,600 

27,500

15,400 

10,500

8,220

7,850 

8,600

9,600

8,220

7,480

11,400

25,000

27,500

41,300

50,900

70,800

60,400

28,000

18,900

30,000

22,300

16,600

12,800

10,800

9,600

9,300

10,800

11,400

10,200

597,970

20,620

3.02

3.26

1in 2,2]

1ln 2,3£

Mar.

9,300 

8,220

8,350 

8,100

7,850

8,220 

10,500

10,200

8,350

10,200

9,000

18,900

23,200

14,600

10,800

9,300

8,100

7,600

7,240

16,600

26,000

19,300

20,600

55,500

60,400

34,000

17,300

12,800

10,500

9,000

8,600

488,630

15,760

2.31

2.66

0 Me<

0 Me e

Apr.

7,850 

7,850

12,800 

13,200

9,600

7,980 

7,480

7,360

7,120

6,760

6,520

6,280

5,930

5,820

5,930

7,720

12,100

11,100

9,000

7,600

7,000

6,520

6,040

5,820

5,820

6,160

6,520

7,850

6,520

6,400

230,650

7,688

1.13

1.26

in 7,7

in 12,6

May

7,000 

10.800

7,720 

6,280

5,930

5,580 

5,580

5,580

9,900

8,350

6,520

6,040

5,470

5,360

5,020

4,810

4,520

4,810

5,470

9,000

9,000

9,900

7,480

7,360

6,640

6,040

5,240

5,020

4,520

4,520

4,920

200,380

6,464

0.946

1.09

37 cfs

10 Cfs

June

5,360 

4,520

4,100 

4,100

7,120

16,900 

9,000

6,280

5,580

5,020

5,140

6,280

5,700

7,120

5,470

6,520

9,600

7,480

5,360

4,810

4,520

6,880

7,720

6,040

5,470

7,120

7,120

5,470

4,920

4,100

190,820

6,361

0.931

1.04

n 1.13

n 1.85

July

3.700 

4,100

8,350 

28.500

28,000

27,500 

19,800

13,500

10,200

12,100

10,800

7,980

6,280

5,470

5,140

5,470

5,140

4,100

4,100

3,700

4,100

4,100

15,000

16,200

6,640

6,160

5,930

5,240

5,360

6,760

5,470

294,890

9,513

1.39

1.61

In. IE

In. 2J

Aug.

6,160 

5,360

4,100 

3,900

3,700

4,100 

8,220

8,350

10,800

7,600

6,040

4,810

4,100

4,100

3,900

3,700

3,700

5,500

3,900

9,600

9,300

9,600

7,240

38,600

116,000

221,000

230,000

135,000

41,300

20,600

10,200

948,480

30,600

4.48

5.16

.35

.20

Sept.

8,100 

6,880

6,400 

5,700

5,360

21,400 

24,100

20,600

18,500

12,800

7,980

5,700

5,360

5,020

4,920

4,310

4.100

4,100

4,100

4,100

4,100

4,100

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,700

7,720

9,600

7,480

231,030

7,701

1.13

1.26
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 181

Pee Dee River near Rockingham, N. C. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1908 to September 1909

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 sin

Oct.

6,040 

4,810

4,100

3,900 

3.700

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,700

20,600

26,000

23,200

10,800

7,000

5,820

5,140

4,810

4,520

4,310

4,310

4,100

4,100

5,360

45,000

32,000

28,000

13,500

10,500

31,000

28*500

393,020

12,680

1.86

2.14

.Nov.

18,900 

11,400

9,000

7,850 

8,100

7,360

6,640

6,160

5,930

5,930

5,580

5,820

8,480

7,720

32,000

25,000

13,900

10,200

7,980

7,120

6,640

6,160

5,820

5,930

5,700

5,700

5,580

5,470

5,470 

5,240

268,780

8,959

1.31

1.46

Dec.

5,470 

5,470

5,930

5,700 

5,240

5.020

5,240

6,040

11,400

8,600

7,000

6,520

10,800

9,300

7,600

6,400

6,040

5,820

5,700

5,700

5,470

11,400

72,400

67,600

32,000

15,400

12,100

9,600

8,350

7,720 

8,480

385,510

12,440

1.82

2.10

Jan.

10,500 

9,000

7,600

7,000 

6,880

8,990

14,200

12,100

9,000

7,480

7,000

6,880

6,640

6,640

6,880

8,600

18,100

19,800

15,800

11,400

9,300

8,350

7,600

7,000

6,880

6,880

6,520

6,400

6,040 

5,950

5,930

277,320

8,946

1.31

1.51

Feb.

5,700 

5,360

4.920

5,470 

5,470

5,820

6,520

6,520

6,160

17,300

51.000

15,800

11,100

9,000

7,720

7,600

7,600

7,360

7,360

9,900

9,600

9,600

15,000

21,900

17,300

18,900

13,500

10,500

-

.. . 

299,980

10,710

1.57

1.63

Mar.

9,000 

8,100

7,850

8,220 

8,480

7,480

9,000

11,400

9,600

9,000

10,800

8,480

7,980

9,600

10,500

9,000

7,600

6,880

6,520

5,930

5,930

6,640

7,120

6,880

6,640

15,000

IS . 900

12,500

15,000

13,500

10,500

290,030

9,356

1.37

1.58

Apr.

8,600 

7,600

7,120

6,760 

6,400

6,280

5,930

5,820

5,820

5,820

5,930

5,700

5,580

5,930

17.300

15,800

10,200

7,850

6,760

6,400

6,040

5,820

5,820

5,820

7,000

6,520

5,930

5,360

6,040

6,040

213,990

7,133

1.04

1.17

May

29,000 

52,200

31,500

13,200 

9,000

7,480

6,640

6,040

5,700

5,700

6,280

7,980

7,980

6,280

5,470

5,140

5,020

5,020

4.520

5,020

32,000

65.300

63,200

33,000

14,200

11,100

12,100

12,100

11,700 

9,600

7,480

496,950

16,030

2.35

2.71

June

6,880 

8,600

7,360

46,000 

74.000

58,300

25,000

14,200

11,400

26,000

29,000

18,900

13,500

11,400

15,800

15,000

18,100

17,300

41,300

23,200

11,400

8,600

8,220

7,360

7,240

7,120

17,300

11,400

10,800 

14,200

584,880

19,500

2.86

3.18

July

10,800 

16,600

10,800

7,850 

6,760

6,280

5,930

6,760

7,600

7,000

6,040

5,580

5,240

6,280

8,480

6,760

7,000

5,360

5,020

5,020

4,510

4,100

4,100

4,520

5,560

4,520

4,520

11,100

15,400 

15,500

9,900

228,490

7,371

1.08

1.24

Aug.

8,220 

23,600

69.200

61,800 

30,000

15,800

18,900

12,500

8,480

7,120

7,980

6,400

6,160

6,880

10,800

8,100

8,100

9,000

7,360

8,350

5,140

4,700

4,100

4,100

4,100

3,900

3,700

3,900

3,700 

5,700

4,100

579,890

12,250

1.79

2.07

Sept.

4,100 

3,700

3,700

5.510 

3,310

3,310

3,500

3,500

3,500

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,500

3,310

3,310

4,100

7,120

9,000

6,880

6,040

5,020

4,100

9,600

7,360

6,520

4,700

4,100

3,700 

3,310

138,400

4,613

0.675

0.75

Calendar year 1908 : Max 230,000 Mln 3,500 Mean 13,210 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.33

Water year 1908-9: Max 74,000 Mln 3,310 Mean 10,840 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.54

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1909 to September 1910

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.

3,310

3,510

3,310

3,310

3,120

3,310

3,510

3,510

3,310

3,310

3,120

3,510

3,310 

6,520

4,810

4,lbO

4,810

4,520

3,900

3,310

3,510

5,500 

3,700

3,700

4,100

4,310

3,700

3,310

3,310 

5,510

3,310

114,180

3,683

0.539

0.62

Nov.

3,310

3,510

3,310

3,310

3,310

3,310

3,500

3,700

3,700

3,500

3,500

4,100

4,520 

3,900

3,700

3,500

3,500

3,500

3,310

3,500

3,310

3,120

3,310

3,310

5,310

3,310

3,310

5,510

3,120 

3,120

105,820

3,461

0.507

0.57

Dec.

2,930

5,310

3,310

3,310

3,120

3,120

3,120

3,310

5,310

3,310

4,310

3,700

3,700 

7,850

11,700

10,200

6,880

5,360

4,520

4,520

4,310

4,100 

3,700

3,500

3,500

3,900

4,520

4,520

5,700 

3,310

2,740

136,690

4,409

0.646

0.74

Jan.

2,900

2,800

stsoo

4,900

4,130

5,710

5,710

5,820

5,470

6,040

4,570

3,820

3,500 

3,710

4,020

3,820

5,600

3,600

3,600

4,550

5,360

17,300 

16,600

10,800

8,350

8,100

6,640

6,160

25,000

20,600

12 ,800

217,080

7,003

1.03

1.18

Feb.

10,200

8,100

7,000

6,400

6,280

5,820

5,240

5,010

5 240

6^040

6,160

16,200

14,200 

10,200

8,100

8,100

9,600

18,900

26.000

14,200

11,700

13,500 

13,500

11,400

10,200

9,300

7,980

7,000

-

283,570

10,130

1.48

1.54

Mar.

14,600

47.200

37,000

20,200

12,100

10,500

11,100

9,300

7,480

6,760

6,520

7,650

10,500 

8,480

7,240

6,280

5,930

5,470

5,470

5,240

5,120

5,120 

5,010

5,010

4,790

4,570

4,570

4,570

4,350 

4.130

4,240

296,700

9,571

1.40

1.62

Apr.

4,020

4,020

4,130

4,350

4,550

4,550

4,020

3,820

3,920

3,600

5,500

3,600

3,500 

3,600

4,570

4,900

4,460

8,350

8.750

7,360

5,700

5,010

4,570

4,240

4,150

4,150

4,130

4,570

4,680 

4,240

158,550

4,618

0.676

0.75

May

3,920

3,710

3,710

3,300

3,400

3,200

3,200

4,900

18,100

12,800

10,200

7,240

5,580 

4,790

4,350

3,920

3,710

3,600

3,500

3,820

4,130

4,020

4,130

4,240

4,240

4,570

5,360

4,900

4,130 

3,500

5.100

157,270

5,073

0.743

0.86

June

3,100

3,000

2,800

2,700

2,600

3,200

4,020

4,020

3,920

3,500

7,850

8,100

13,500 

26,000

61,100

49,000

22,300

13,500

9,000

7,000

7,720

7,120 

5,930

5,950

5,360

5,820

6,160

6,160

4,460 

3 920 *

308,790

10,290

1.51

1.68

July

4,240

4,460

3,820

5,600

5,500

3,500

5,470

5,700

5,470

6,280

7,000

7,000

6,400 

6,640

10,800

17,300

10,800

7,480

8,220

7,240

5,580

4,460 

4,020

3,600

5,500

3,300

3,300

5,010

4,680 

3,820

5,000

179,190

5,780

0.846

0.98

Aug.

2,900

2,900

5,000

4,900

6,160

5,700

10.200

9,600

5,820

5,360

4,350

3,300

3,200 

5,600

5,300

3,710

3,300

3,000

2,900

3,000

2,700

2.600 

8,100

7,850

4,570

3,920

4,240

4,020

3,710 

3,600

3,400

138,910

4,481

0.656

0.76

Sept.

5,470

21,000

26.500

21,900

13,200

13,900

9,000

6,400

5,700

6,400

7,240

5,820

4,900 

4,020

3,920

3,920

3,500

3,100

2,900

2,900

2,900

2,900 

2,800

2,900

2,800

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,600 

2,700

199,390

6,646

0.975

1.09

Calendar year 1909: Max 74,000 Mln 2,740 Mean 8,944 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.77

Water year 1909-10: Max 61,100 Min 2,600 Mean 6,231 Cfsm 0.912 In. 12.39
182 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Pee Dee River near Rookingham, N. C. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 15~iO 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

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,900 

2,900

2,900

2,900

3,000

3,000

3,100

5,700 

13,500

25,000

11,100

8,350

6,280

5,120

4,460

3,920

3,820

3,500

3,400

4,900

5,700

5,360

4,790

3,820

3,600

3,300

3,200

3,100

3,100

2,900

3,000

161,620

5,214

0.763

0.88

Nov.

2,800 

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,100

5,200

3,100

3,000 

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

2,900

2,800

2,700

2,800

2,900

2,900

2,800

2,800

2,700

2,800

2,900

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,600

2,700

2,800

8E,500

2,883

0.422

0.47

Dec.

2,800 

2,800

2,800

2,600

2,600

3,400

7,850

9,900 

7,000

5,120

4,130

3,600

3,710

3,200

3,200

3,000

3,200

3,200

3,000

3,000

3,300

3,200

3,000

3,300

5,470

7,360

5,930

5,120

4,130

4,240

5,240

130,400

4,206

0.616

0.71

Jan.

5,930 

6,040

10,800

40,200

32,500

18,100

10,500

7,850 

6,760

6,040

5,360

5,010

4,790

4,570

4,460

4,130

4,020

3,920

4,020

4,240

4,240

4,130

4,130

4,020

4,130

4,020

3,920

3,920

3,820

5,710

3,710

232,990

7,516

1.10

1.27

Feb.

3,820 

3,820

3,820

3,820

5,500

3,600

3,920

3,710 

4,240

19,800

15,800

11,400

10,200

8,600

7,120

6,280

5,700

5,240

5,010

4,790

5,120

5,120

4,790

4,460

4,130

4,020

3,920

3,920

169,670

6,060

0.887

0.92

Mar.

3,820 

3,920

4,130

4,240

3,920

3,710

3,920

5.400 

9,600

9,600

7,480

6,400

5,820

9,600

11.400

10,200

7,120

6,880

5,240

4,500

10,200

7,360

5,820

5,120

4,680

4,300

4,900

8,100

8,600

7,480

6,640

198,100

5,390

0.936

1.08

Apr.

5,400 

5,000

4,790

4,680

4,460

5,820

16,600

15,800 

27,000

18,900

11,400

8,480

7,480

7,000

7,360

19,300

16,200

10,800

8,480

7,850

8,480

8,100

7,000

6,280

5,820

5,580

5,240

5,010

4,790

4,750

273,850

9,128

1.34

1.49

May

4,790 

4,900

5,010

4,680

4,240

4,020

3,920

3,920 

4,130

3,820

3,920

3,710

4,020

4,790

4,790

5.580

4,750

4,020

3,710

3,400

3,100

3,000

3,200

3,100

3,200

3,000

2,700

2,600

2,420

2,420

2,EOO

117,460

3,789

0.555

0.64

June

2,510 

2,420

2,330

2,510

2,600

2,420

2,700

5,360 

4,790

5,950

3,200

3,710

3,300

3,300

2,800

2,510

2,150

2,330

4,460

4,240

3,710

3,300

2,900

2,800

2,700

2,900

2,900

2,700

2,330

3,200

95,010

3,167

0.464

0.52

July

3,500 

2,700

2,420

1,980

1,980

2,060

2,330

2,060 

2,150

2,700

3,000

2,600

2,330

2,330

2,510

7,600

5,240

3,500

2,900

2,510

2,330

2,150

2,150

1,980

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,820

1,740

1,580

1,580

79,430

2,5E2

0.375

0.43

Aug.

1,510 

1,510

1,580

2,060

2,900

2,700

5,470

4,020 

3,820

2,800

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,740

3,100

2,510

1,980

2,240

2,600

3,500

2,060

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,510

1,660

1,980

3,300

4,680

18.900

92,390

2,980

0.436

0.50

Sept.

16,200 

7,720

5,820

4,130

5,580

10,200

10,200

7,120 

4,900

3,710

2,600

2,330

3,200

3,000

2,510

2,060

1,980

1,980

1,820

1,820

2,420

4,090

5,290

10,500

6,160

4,530

3,460

3,000

2,860

2,660

143,850

4,795

0.702

0.78

Calendar year 1910: Max 61,600 Min 2,600 Mean 6,295 Cfsm 0.922 In. 12.52

Water year 1910-11: Max 40,200 Min 1,510 Mean 4,880 Cfsm 0.714 In. 9.69

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1911 to January 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.

2,600

2,510

2,150

2,240

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,060 

2,060 

2,060

2,240

2,330

3,200

3,820

3,710

2,700

2,240

8,600

50,000 

24,100

10,200

6,400

5,930

18,100

16,900

7,850

5,700

4,790

4,570

5,710

5, 820

193,040

6,227

0.912

1.05

Nov.

3,400

5,500

5,000

2,900

5,000

5,200

5,500

4,680 

15,200 

25,000

13,500

9,900

6,640

6,450

6,590

5,750

5,010

4,460

5,820 

7,000

6,210

5,120

4,460

4,020

3,820

3,920

3,920

3,920

3,820

8 1 220

183,530

6,118

0.896

1.00

Dec.

6,160

5,010

4,550

4,130

3,920

3,710

3,500

3,200 

5,100 

3,400

3,200

3,200

3,400

3,200

3,500

9,000

23,200

18,500

10,800 

7,480

8,480

19,300

32,000

49,600

55,000

27,000

17,3CO

13,200

11,400

9 000

7^600

356,840

1,510

1.69

1.94

Jan.

8,350

12,100

10,200

9,900

10,200

8,350

6,880

5,930 

7,360 

8,600

8,350

8,600

9,000

7,560

5,930

6,400

4,790

5,700

~

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1911: Max 49,600 Min 1,510 Mean 5,852 C fsm 0.857 In. 11.62

Water year 1911-12: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 183

Pee Dee River near Rockingham, N. C. Continued

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

155

314

600

1,090

1,890 11.0

3,010

4,350

8,300

25,700

56,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

4,770

4,750

4,800

4,410

4,070

5,080

2,890

4,720

4,810

*3,890

4,260

4,150

1,780

482

3,770

3,250

3,150

2,970

3,110

3,440

842

4,120

3,950

4,670

4,330

3,610

2,860

1,450

4,680 

4,090

3,420

112,574

3,631

-690

Nov.

3,790

3,790

4,540

4,230

3,710

4,630

4,270

4,890

4,480

4,430

3,140

4,630

4,380

4,180

4,480

4,740

4,180

810

4,200

4,190

3,940

3,820

4,520

3,640

2,850

3,110

3,590

4,060

3,850 

4,010

119,080

3,969

-1,142

Calendar year 1956:

Water year 1956-57:

Dec.

3,760

1,010

4,180

4,500

4,990

5,100

4,980

1,310

185

2,900

3,690

4,240

4,560

5,520

5,200

7,670

5,510

5,170

4,970

5,020

4,870

4,770

4,910

10,500

15,000

10,100

8,160

6,020

6,050

5,430

5,670

165,945

5,353

+611

Jan.

5,980

6,700

6,030

6,260

5,590

4,760

5,720

4,170

4,830

5,420

5,950

5,940

5,240

5,300

5,550

5,930

5,990

6,280

5,830

5,480

4,730

5,220

6,090

5,640

6,500

5,660

6,230

4,800

5,000

9,200

_9,420

181,440

5,853

-1,658

Feb.

12,400

25,700

19,200

17,400

14,800

12,700

10,600

10,100

10,100

12,400

14,600

12,700

10,100

9,420

9,200

6,460

5,800

4,950

6,580

9,200

7,860

5,440

6,660

6,470

5,130

8,300

9,420

10,800

-

290,490

10,370

+3,895

Mar.

40,800

40,700

23,200

16,500

11,600

10,400

9,200

8,980

6,450

4,520

5,400

5,090

6,050

5,800

6,120

6,270

6,980

5,720

7,220

7,650

9,420

9,420

9,420

9,420

9,420

14,000

11,100

9,650

9,420

7 ,860

6,120

339,900

10,960

-439

Apr.

5,770

7,140

6,080

5,680

8,210

47,800

51,400

36,800

20,200

20,500

16,800

11,100

9,880

8,980

5,810

5,360

6,090

5,340

5,910

5,960

6,130

5,160

6,780

8,200

5,050

5,120

5,250

5,730

4,980

6,100

349,310

11,640

-101

May

5,400

4,390

4,360

5,300

4,000

4,740

4,530

4,340

5,090

5,720

6,490

12,200

6,510

6,120

5,540

5,200

6,720

6,610

1,450

4,540

4,650

4,720

4,920

4,590

5,120

4,730

3,130

4,380

4,610

4,460

4,730

159,290

5,138

-615

June

4,660

1,550

4,280

4,790

6,920

9,420

9,200

9,200

17,300

19,000

10,600

9,650

7,580

7,320

6,170

5,460

6,180

5,970

7,830

5,820

5,000

4,580

5,400

9,420

8,520

9,420

10,600

9,650

9,650

9,650

240,570

8,019

+952

July

8,080

6,570

5,080

4,110

3,930

4,050

3,920

4,230

4,120

4,440

4,160

3,220

4,130

915

3,300

2,870

3,270

3,840

4,400

4,790

374

3,600

3,640

3,510

3,070

3,610

3,840

362

3,570

3,260

3,370

115,631

3,730

-474

Aug.

3,290

3,850

4,610

1,460

1,980

3,430

3,210

3,930

3,200

3,460

404

3,190

3,410

3,280

3,350

3,680

3,220

796

4,110

2,420

2,970

3,180

3,230

3,130

3,720

4,460

3,090

3,860

3,370

4,660

2,470

98,420

3,175

-985

Sept.

273

1,920

4,770

2,870

2,670

2,740

2,830

4,230

4,890

2,490

2,870

3,300

2,050

2,830

372

2,550

5,390

9,200

9,200

11,600

10,800

6,520

7,380

9,420

8,520

6,630

6,460

4,450

5,580

7,070

151,875

5,062

+1,340

Observed Adjusted

lax 55,200 Mln 142 Mean 4,892 Mean 5,166 Cfsm 0.752 In. 10.24

lax 51,400 Mln 185 Mean 6,369 Mean 6,393 Cfsm 0.931 In. 12.64

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, In High Rock and Badln Lakes, furnished by Carolina Aluminum Co., and Lake Tlllery and Blewett Palls Lake, furnished by Carolina 

Power and Light Co.
184 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Juniper Creek near Cheraw, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°39', long 79°54', at left end of Eureka Lake Dam, 1-j miles upstream 

from mouth and 3-j miles south of Cheraw, Chesterfield County.

Drainage area.--64 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1940 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete spillway. Altitude of gage is 90 ft (from Corps 

of Engineers map).

Average discharge.--17 years, 69.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 316 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 1.20 ft); no flow 

Oct. 10 to Nov. 7.

1940-57: Maximum discharge, 3,910 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 5.71 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 810 cfs by logarithmic plotting and computation of peak 

flow over dam; no flow May 30, 1945, Oct. 10 to Nov. 7, 1956, part of May 29, 1945, 

May 7, 1951, and Apr. 7, 8, 1955 (water below spillway crest and gates closed).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of gate operation or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1956-57., except period when gates in dam were 

open (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.0 

.02 

.05 2.4

6.2

17.5

0.3 

.5

1.0 

1.2

131

235

316

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

e!70

e!20

e80

e50

e32

e34

e32

e30

e!2

0.

O

0

0

0

0

*0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

560

18.1

-

-

Nov.

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

6.8

23.2

33

37

37

33

32

28.6

28.6

27.8

27.0

25.4

27.0

28.6

25.4

24.6

23.8

24.6

25.4

25.4

27.0

26.2

34

631.4

21.0

_

-

Dec.

38

43

43

40

37

34

32

32

30

*27.8

27.8

27.0

277o

28.6

34

39

42

43

41

37

34

30

33

44

48

55

55

50

43

38

36

1,169.2

37.7

-

-

Jan.

32

32

30

29.5

33

36

38

37

36

31

a28

a28

a28

a28

a28

a32

a32

a32

a32

a34

a34

*a34

33

33

43

55

61

6462"

59

58

1,172.5

37.8

_

-

Feb.

52

50

48

45

42

41

39

37

37

38

37

36

36

32

29.5

29.5

29.5

29.5

30

33

32

33

30

30

30

49

49

85

-

1,099.0

39.2

_

-

Mar.

105

108

92

86

*89

89

89

94

89

81

69

56

49

53

76

89

97

94

86

73

64

76

81

84

108

128

137

125

114

97

76

2,754

88.8

_

-

Apr.

66

59

56

53

67

81

89

92

89

75

64

55

49

48

*44

45

43

43

42

41

40

38

37

42

43

39

33

29.5

27.0

2j4.<i

1,554.1

51.8

_

-

May

23.8

23.1

25.4

33

70

81

81

67

46

33

42

73

86

99

127

147

119

97

86

86

*74

70

58

58

64

71

86

86

79

69

55

2,215.3

71.5

_

-

June

45

39

33

37

47

63

69

70

84

79

74

68

56

41

32

25.4

23.8

23.1

20.2

2572"

28.6

39

45

36

27.8

23.8

23.1

22.4

20.9

23.1

1,239.4

41.3

_

-

July

*26.2

24.6

23.1

20.9

18.2

14.3

13.7

11.9

9.1

8.1

6.2

6.2

5.8

7.4

10.2

13.7

14.3

35

64

69

67

48

28.6

48

70

81

76

57

37

27.8

20.9

963.2

31.1

_

-

Aug.

18.2

18.8

16.8

19.9

27.8

32

40

41

30

20.9

16.2

13.7

11.9

11.9

18.2

25.4

23.8

23.8

25.4

*32

38

37

27.8

21.6

58

76

86

76

43

35

26.2

992.3

32.0

_

-

Sept.

20.9

17.5

1775

20.2

24.3

57

114

119

177

243

243

295

228

174

134

114

89

76

74

73

71

71

73

66

61

54

48

51

88

128

3,021.4

101

_

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 320 Min 0 Mean 41.9 Cfsm 0.655 In. 8.90

Water year 1956-57: Max 295 Min 0 Mean 47.6 Cfsm 0.744 In. 10.11

Peak discharge ;, 250 efs).--Sept. 12 (5 a.m.) 316 cfs (1.20 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 and weather 

records.

e Gates in dam open making spillway partly inoperative as control; discharge computed from flow 

over spillway plus computed flow through gates.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 185

Pee Dee River at Peedee, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°12'15", long 79°32'55", in pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 76 at Peedee, 

Marion County, 0.2 mile downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 8^ miles 

downstream from Black Creek, and at mile 102.8 upstream from Winyah Bay.

Drainage area. 8,830 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1957. Prior to October 1947, published as 

"near Mars Bluff." Gage-height records collected at practically same sites since 

1923 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 24.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1947, at site 1.6 miles downstream at datum 1.27 ft lower.

Average discharge. 18 years, 8,350 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,000 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 21.58 ft); 

minimum, 1,520 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 2.32 ft).

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 220,000 cfs Sept. 22, 1945 (gage height, 33.30 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs on basis of discharge measurement of 221,000 cfs at Cheraw; minimum, 700 cfs Sept. 29, 1954 (gage 

height, 0.60 ft, from graph based on gage readings).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by powerplants above station. 

Revisions. WSP 1233: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.5

3.0

7.0

12.0

1,640

1,950

4,640

8,460

16.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

12,300

15,200

21,000

32,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to Septembi 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

10.900

7,500

6,220

5,840

5,460

5,390

5,540

5,840

5,090

5,390

5,090

4,720

4,790

4,150

2,860

2,080

3,520

3,730

3,730

3,730

3,870

3,730

2,860

4,360

4,940

4,860

4,640

4,080

3,450

3,060

*4,570

145,990

4,709

-

"

Nov.

4,430

4,290

4,290

4,430

4,790

4,500

4,570

4,790

4,860

5.240

5,020

4,640

4,430

4,940

4,860

4,720

4,860

5,020

4,230

2,860

4,080

4,430

4,290

4,430

4,500

3,940

3,520

3,660

4,010

4,290

132,910

4,430

-

-

Dec.

4,360

4,570

3,940

2,990

4,360

5,020

5,540

5,320

4,790

2,860

1.700

»2,990

4,220

4,720

5,090

5,390

6,290

6,740

6,290

5,840

5,620

5,540

5,460

5,460

7,340

10,600

11.400

10,500

8,780

7,500

6,740

177,960

5,741

-

-

Jan.

6,360

6,290

6,740

7,040

6,660

6,220

5,S40

5,920

5,760

5,090

5,460

5,920

6,060

6,140

5,760

5,840

6,140

6,290

6,360

6,290

6,290

5,540

5,460

 5,920

6,220

6,590

6,660

6,820

6,520

6,140

7.500

191,840

6,188

-

-

Feb.

8,950

9,940

13,000

14,800

15,400

15,400

15,100

14,200

13,100

12,200

12,000

12,700

12,800

12,300

11,400

10,600

9,400

7,500

5,920

6,740

7,420

8,540

7,500

7,040

7,040

6,820

7,660

9,220

_

294,690

10,520

-

-

Mar.

11,100

15,000

17,200

19,200

21,500

*23.000

22,500

19,600

16,800

14,900

12,500

10,600

9,400

8,620

8,300

8,460

8,700

8,S60

8,460

8,540

9,130

10,100

10,600

11,000

11,500

12,200

13,200

14,100

13,900

13,400

12,500

404,870

13,060

-

-

Apr.

10,800

9,490

9,040

8,460

7,980

8,620

13,700

16,800

13,800

22,000

25,300

28,800

50,000

27,600

23,000

17,500

14,600

12 , 500

10,800

9,670

8,780

8,300

7,580

7,340

8,220

7,500

6,590

6,290

6,360

5,990

398,910

13,300

-

-

May

6,220

6,220

5,920

5,390

5,920

6,290

5,920

5,990

5,840

5,760

6,140

6,590

10,200

11.400

11,000

9,580

8,140

7,660

7,740

6,820

4.860

6,060

*6,140

6,140

6,060

5,990

6,590

5,920

5,460

5,840

5,840

209,640

6,763

-

-

June

5,760

5,760

5,090

3.660

4,790

6,520

8,540

9,580

10,400

12,300

14,900

15,400

14,700

13,400

11,700

10,100

8,620

7,740

7,500

8,060

7,580

6,820

6,220

5,920

7,580

8,380

8,780

9,400

9,670

9,490

264,360

8,812

-

-

July

9,490

9,130

»7,980

7,040

5,760

5,090

4,790

4,720

4,430

4,640

4,790

4,720

4,430

3,940

4,080

2,860

3,250

3,660

4,080

4,640

5,320

4,360

2,540

3,660

4,150

4,080

3,940

4,220

3,800

2,340 i *on o ,oou

145,310

4,687

-

-

Aug.

3,730

3,660

3,730

4,220

4,500

2,660

2,600

3,520

3,800

4,010

3,660

3,450

2.080

3,060

3,590

3,660

3,870

4,080

3,590

2,600

3,940

*3,380

3,450

3,590

3,730

4,150

4,720

4.940

4,570

4,430

4,360

115,330

3,720

-

-

Sept.

4,570

3,250

1,380

2,600

4,290

3,800

3,520

3,800

4,220

5,840

5,390

4,860

5,020

4,940

4,150

3,800

2,600

3,940

6,820

8,220

9,130

10,100

9,130

7,980

8,380

8,700

7,820

7,040

6,290

6,060

168,140

5,605

-

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 21,500 Mln 1,260 Mean 5,712 Cfsra - In. -

Water year 1956-57: Max 30,000 Mln 1,700 Mean 7,260 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

5105Z8 O -59 -13
186 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Lynches River near Bishopville, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°15', long 80°13', near center of span on downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 15, 1 mile upstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 2.9 miles 

northeast of Bishopville, Lee County, and 3.3 miles downstream from Bells Branch.

Drainage area. 675 sq mi.

Records available. May 1942 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 161 ft (by barometer). 

June 11, 1948, wire-weight gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum, 

to Dec. 15, 1954, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 671 cfs.

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,520 cfs May 15 (gage height, 13.97 ft): minimum, 128 cfs Sept. 4.

1942-57: Maximum discharge, 29,400 cfs Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 22.35 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; 

minimum, 125 cfs Sept. 16, Oct. 8, 1954, Sept. 21, 1956.

Remarks. Records good.

Prior to 

June 11, 1948,

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.6 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

121

166

290

618

10.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

1,060

1,870

2,970

4,520

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

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.

349

285

244

256

256

270

276

312

354

270

258 

220

208

202

202

196

T96

208

238

265

263

297

538

824

619

412

549

512

304

290

9,519

307

0.455

0.52

Nov.

 297

312

5O4

290

285

276

270

263

270

312

372 

356

312

297

276

270

263

270

270

265

265

263

263

265

263

263

263

270

265

276

8,476

283

0.419

0.47

Dec.

326

412

388

342

319

504

290

290

285

285

276 

*276

276

276

276

297

372

412

364

326

312

504

326

444

708

918

763

512

444

412 

412

11,943

385

0.570

0.66

Jan.

588

564

549

334

342

596

444

412

388

364

349 

554

519

312

312

312

312

319

319

312

297

297

319 *349

396

495

716

716

546

495 

546

12,153

392

0.581

0.67

Feb.

636

656

780

636

512

478

444

428

412

412

412 

412

396

372

356

342

349

356

542

542

356

364

549

554

526

388

612

942

_

12,744

455

0.674

0.70

Mar.

990

1,020

1,170

940

736

870

*942

802

676

656

582 

512

478

461

593

942

1,090

1,040

870

870

,090

,200

,060

,120

,550

,380

,380

,610

. .920

, 610 

974

30,954

998

1.48

1.71

Apr.

676

600

582

564

546

656

736

736

582

785

1,090 

1,360

1.650

915

564

512

 478

461

444

461

444

428

388

372

549

526

512

297

285

270

17,845

595

0.881

0.98

May

276

276

270

276

426

600

495

580

519

285

276 

475

955

1,580

4,180

2,920

1,830

1,460

1,420

1,240

660

656

*546

546

696

636

600

546

478

596

412

26,107

842

1.25

1.44

June

656

618

444

564

556

512

636

636

618

564

636 

564

444

564

512

297

549

380

380

542

342

326

283

244

232

226

220

226

258

238

12,047

402

0.596

0.66

July

250

226

*202

190

178

172

166

160

148

148

142 

139

134

132

148

178

202

244

220

250

290

238

196

172

166

190

220

202

184

172

160

5,819

188

0.279

0.32

Aug.

148

143

141

166

226

256

265

208

172

154

143 

138

136

135

153

136

166

208

190

196

244

*252

196

172

166

184

232

226

190

166

148

5,614

181

0.268

0.31

Sept.

139

135

133

129

134

160

160

184

202

226

320 

444

546

412

283

226

238

232

244

256

263

263

270

244

220

202

190

178

220

312

7,165

239

0.354

0.40

Calendar year 1956: Max 4,690 Min 126 Mean 474 Cfsm 0.702 In. 9.56

Water year 1956-57: Max 4,180 Min 129 Mean 439 Cfsm 0.650 In. 8.84

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 efs). Hay 15 (10 a.m.) 4,520 cfs (13.97 ft). 

* Disischarge measurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 187

Lynches River at Effingham, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°03'05", long 79°45'15", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 52, 75 ft upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge and 1 mile 

south of Effingham, Florence County.

Drainage area. 1,030 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. August 1929 to September 1957. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1891 are contained in reports of II. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 58.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 7, 1934, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average d1scharge. 28 years, ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,260 cfs May 21 (gage height, 10.09 ft); minimum, 124 ofs July 15.

1929-57: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs Sept. 22, 1945 (gage height, 21.21 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 94 cfs 

Oct. 10, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with II. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions. WSP 952: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 31 to Nov. 17, Apr. 3 to May 21, 

July 17 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17 Nov. 18 to Jan. 30 Jan. 31 to Sept. 30

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

205

358

715

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

5.0 

6.0

235

305

461

654

894

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

4.0

115

190

340

505

5.0 685

7.O 1,180

9.0 1,840

11.0 2,610

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

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.

*490

579

636

56T

422

390

590

374

366

358

374

366

326

302

288

265

258

250

242

2*2

250 

280

295

302

334

406

490

579

579

456

374

11,824

381

0.370

0.43

Nov.

*366

366

350

350

350

334

326

318

310

302

295

302

334

366

358

326

302

277

263

263

256 

263

256

256

249

249

249

249

249

*263

8,997

300

0.291

0.32

Dec.

277

277

291

326

372

379

356

334

319

305

298

298

291

284

284

305

305

305

312

356

387 

372

349

395

427

461

496

572

654

721

*792

11,900

384

0.373

0.43

Jan.

698

552

478

444

427

403

387

395

427

444

444

427

395

379

364

356

349

349

342

342

342 

342

342

334

34T

387

427

478

514

592

*722

13,231

427

0.415

0.48

Feb.

761

722

685

703

722

761

801

761

667

595

559

523

505

487

487

469

451

434

417

434

434 

417

401

4TT

417

487

541

*577

15,635

558

0.542

0.56

Mar.

667

722

801

921

1,180

1,340

,400

,460

,460

,400

,300

,240

,120

976

868

781

722

703

781

868

948 

1,100

1,220

1,180

1,520

1,840

1,910

1,940

1,940

1,910

1,880

38,098

1,229

1.19

1.37

Apr.

*1,800

1,770

1,880

1,840

1,660

1,370

1,060

1,040

1,100

1,060

1,040

1,000

921

921

976

1,060

1,180

1,280

1,240

921

703 

631

595

559

523

487

451

417

385

362

30,232

1,008

0.979

1.09

May

*340

325

310

332

378

401

451

505

577

595

523

469

434

417

505

703

781

868

1,250

2,100

2.190 

1,910

1,660

1,490

1,360

1,120

822

703

703

685

*649

25,556

824

0.800

0.92

June

577

505

487

541

613

613

523

469

523

631

667

722

741

703

667

649

505

417

385

505

541 

487

417

378

340

310

*288

280

280

265

15,029

501

0.486

0.54

July

250

250

250

250

235

212

205

187

174

160

151

145

138

130

130

198

295

295

295

302

280 

250

272

280

250

220

198

190

212

220

205

6,829

220

0.214

0.25

Aug.

*190

186

175

166

168

157

180

220

250

250

212

188

172

166

166

198

228

205

182

198

235 

235

242

265

280

258

228

205

212

235

*228

6,480

209

0.203

0.23

Sept.

205

181

164

151

152

152

145

148

168

180

205

228

242

302

355

401

401

318

272

258

258 

272

302

295

280

265

250

235

235

250

7,270

242

0.235

0.26

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,840 Min 130 Mean 578 Cfsm 0.561 In. 7.63

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,190 Min 130 Mean 524 Cfsm 0.509 In. 6.88

Discharge measurement made on this day.
188 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

tittle Pee Dee River near Dillon, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°24', long 79°20 ! , near center of span on downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 9, 1.1 miles east of Dillon, Dillon County, and 3 miles upstream from 

Maple Swamp.

Drainage area. 524 sq mi.

Records available. March 1939 to September 1957.

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

is 75.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 

(levels by South Carolina Highway Department).

Average discharge. 18 years, 474 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 cfs June 12, 13; maximum gage height, 

8.51 ft Mar. 8; minimum discharge, 100 cfs Aug. 15 (gage height, 4.24 ft).

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 9,810 cfs Sept. 20, 1945 (gage height, 14.64 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs by velocity-area studies and logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 17, 23, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 27 to Feb. 24, May 5-25, 

June 20 to Aug. 17, Sept. 26-30J

4.1 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

100

232

276

378

575

850

1,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

432

490

490

552

645

818

a850

755

985

1,060

915

785

698

a620

510

450

432

413

363

548

a348

363

378

396

a378

a378

363

a348

363

*348

348

16,622

536

1.02

1.18

Nov.

348

348

363

a363

378

378

378

378

363

378

8378

396

378

378

396

378

348

a348

323

323

303

303

288

a288

a276

276

276

266

266

276

10,139

338

0.645

0.72

Dec.

288

a288

303

303

323

323

323

348

a348

348

*348

363

378

413

470

a510

552

598

698

755

725

698

a698

670

645

620

575

530

a510

a490

450

14,891

480

0.916

1.06

Jan.

396

363

363

363

363

a323

323

323

323

303

288

288

a276

276

276

276

276

276

a276

276

276

276

*276

266

276

303

348

413

432

450

490

10,033

324

0.618

0.71

Feb.

490

510

a510

510

490

490

450

432

396

378

363

348

348

323

303

303

a303

303

303

303

288

288

288

a288

288

363

413

490

10,562

377

0.719

0.75

Mar.

598

645

a670

670

755

*850

985

1,150

1,130

al,060

915

850

755

725

670

645

a620

598

575

550

510

552

598

a620

725

915

985

1,060

1,060

985

a915

24,301

784

1.50

1.73

Apr.

850

755

670

620

620

620

a620

670

670

598

575

552

552

a552

575

*598

620

620

620

552

a490

432

378

548

323

288

266

a276

276

276

15,862

529

1.01

1.13

May

266

240

224

240

276

525

323

325

525

288

288

a288

288

288

276

276

288

a266

a266

a266

a503

*365

a578

a323

a276

a256

a266

a276

a266

a256

a256

8,855

285

0.544

0.65

June

a248

a248

a248

a256

a256

a266

a288

a525

a278

510

748

1.200

1,200

1,150

1,130

915

850

698

645

550

450

563

a325

276

248

224

205

189

T§6

a205

14,742

491

0.957

1.05

July

*196

182

175

168

168

168

a!68

161

161

154

147

140

155

a!55

140

155

119

112

106

119

a!33

155

126

133

147

161

168

a!68

168

161

161

4,642

150

0.286

0.35

Aug.

161

154

147

a 147

154

154

147

155

119

119

al!9

119

106

1O6

1OO

119

168

a205

a248

a288

*565

363

288

266

a288

413

725

a850

620

510

470

8,167

265

0.502

0.58

Sept.

a452

378

378

596

470

415

563

a323

288

276

276

288

505

548

a413

470

550

550

552

510

452

a596

578

a363

a348

a303

288

a288

a323

413

11,469

382

0.729

0.81

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,820 Mln 94 Mean 445 Cfsm 0.849 In. 11.56

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,2OO Mln 100 Mean 412 Cfsm 0.786 In. 10.68

* 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 Oallvants Perry.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 189

Drowning Creek near Hoffman, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°03'38", long 79°29'39", on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 1, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Deep Creek, 1 mile upstream 

from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, and 4 miles northeast of Hoffman, Richmond 

County.

Drainage area. 178 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 270 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 18 years, 250 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,310 cfs May 13 (gage height, 6.69 ft); minimum daily, 53 cfs Aug. 14.

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 10,900 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 10.29 ft), from 

ratine curve extended above 5,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 28 cfs Aug. 4, 

1940 (gage height, 1.32 ft).

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 972: 1941(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10-15, Sept. 1-5)

Oct. 16 to July 13 July 14 to Sept. 30

2.9

3.0 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

119

125

187

230

302

460

1.7 

2.0 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

48

65

175

216

290

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

460

709

1,100

1,710

5.0 

5.5

290

440

6.0 

7.0

652

1,310

Note.--Same as preceding 

table below 5.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

369

246

176

167

194

202

206

206

*167

137

131

122

122

125

122

111

123

150

164

172

183

207

232

238

191

156

147

150

147

147

158

5,374

173

0.972

1.12

Nov.

172

183

187

164

153

147

144

144

179

216

238

203

161

150

144

144

147

147

147

144

141

141

141

138

138

*141

141

141

138

175

4,749

158

0.888

0.99

Dec.

226

245

195

161

153

147

144

141

138

156

136

136

136

138

196

280

331

353

320

232

187

175

191

245

343

385

350

260

212

212

221

6,725

217

1.22

1.41

Jan.

207

*187

172

168

179

199

203

187

175

168

168

164

158

153

153

156

158

158

150

144

147

153

158

175

195

221

245

226

207

221

 

5,635

182

1.02

1.18

Feb.

357

374

337

309

269

232

216

216

232

260

280

269

232

199

183

179

183

183

172

203

232

226

187

168

164

222

309

585

6,778

242

1.36

1.42

Mar.

445

469

469

458

577

350

350

546

517

294

260

252

216

212

216

221

212

195

226

501

337

314

290

295

325

557

574

346

290

232

207

9,509

307

1.72

1.99

Apr.

195

191

191

185

»185

252

269

260

245

245

252

179

164

161

158

150

147

147

158

179

187

156

156

126

117

112

107

102

97

120

5,129

171

0.961

1.07

May

164

147

156

190

269

314

*Z69

164

128

114

178

607

1.190

1,020

595

405

290

232

203

302

482

482

589

258

216

205

245

560

280

183

172

10,167

328

1.84

2.12

June

179

147

128

158

385

560

595

565

527

552

527

482

567

252

216

187

179

195

179

185

195

152

128

117

110

117

133

123

141

168

7,927

264

1.48

1.66

July

150

110

94

92

90

82

76

71

68

66

64

62

61

62

66

102

136

100

92

94

82

71

65

92

133

107

90

84

76

»70

65

2,653

85.6

0.481

0.55

Aug.

64

84

84

71

104

130

92

74

68

63

60

57

54

55

62

138

155

92

133

187

221

130

97

87

320

628

970

652

412

260

168

5,770

186

1.04

1.21

sept.

147

136

133

*128

150

186

455

506

436

391

384

416

370

295

224

172

199

252

312

345

334

248

187

172

164

138

136

156

204

432

7,788

260

1.46

1.63

Calendar year 1956 : Max 5,290 Mln 58 Mean 237 Cf sm 1.33 In. 18.09

Water year 1956-57 : Max 1,190 Mln 53 Mean 214 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.35

Peak discharge (base. 850 cfs). May 13 (10 o.m.) 1,310 cfs (6.69 ft); AUK. 27 (10 a.m.) 1,070 cfs

(6.69 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
190 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Lumber River at Boardman, N. C.

Location.--Lat 34°26', long 78°58', on right bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 74, 1 mile downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge at Boardman, 

Columbus County, and ij miles downstream from Big Swamp.

Drainage area.--1,220 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1929 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 72.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 30, 1936, staff gage at site 

100 ft downstream at same datum. Sept. 30, 1936, to June 8, 1943, wire-weight gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 1,197 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,180 cfs June 17 (gage height, 8.04 ft); minimum, 205 cfs Aug. 13-15; minimum gage height, 1 : 28 ft Aug. 13, 14.

1929-57: Maximum discharge, 13,400 cfs Sept. 24, 1945 (gage height, 10.64 ft); minimum, 87 cfs Oct. 14, 1954 (gage height, -0.03 ft).

Maximum stage known, 11.8 ft in August 1928, from floodmark witnessed by local resident (discharge, 25,000 cfs).

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

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Revisions. WSP 892: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 5-13; rate of change in stage used 

as a factor Oct. 4, Feb. 26, 28, Apr. 30, May 1, 20, 21, June 10-15, 

July 8-11, 18, 20, Sept. 2, 3, 8-1O, 15-17)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 4

4.0 640

5.0 898

6.0 1,450

7.0 2,500

Feb. 5 to Sept. 30

1.3 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

£05 

304 

484

715

6.0 1,520

7.0 2,500

8.0 4,080

9.0 6,230

5.0 1,000 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

692

728

753

1,000

1,180

1,370

1,490

1,580

1.620

1,580

1,530

1,450

1,300

1,180

1,070

955

898

881

864

849

849

864

881

916

935

935

975

998

998

1,020

1,040

33,381

1,077

0.883

1.02

Nov.

1.070

1,070

1,070

1,040

1,020

998

975

955

935

935

935

955

935

916

*881

864

864

864

849

849

834

820

792

753

728

704

681

660

650 

670

26,272

876

0.718

0.80

Dec.

681

681

681

681

681

692

704

704

716

728

740

740

*728

704

692

716

704

692

681

670

704

753

820

935

1,040

1,120

1,180

1.210

1,180

1,150

1,120

25,228

814

0.667

0.77

Jan.

1.100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,070

1,020

975

935

898

864

849

834

820

806

806

792

766

753

740

728

728

704

728

792

834

*864

916 

975

1,070

27,867

899

0.737

0.85

Feb.

1,100

1,120

1,150

1,180

1,170

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,120

1,100

1,080

1,060

1,040

1,020

*1,020

1,000

983

966

950

920

888

859

1,020

1,060

1.510

29,956

1,070

0.877

0.91

Mar.

1.490

1,700

1,980

2,320

2,700

2,900

3,040

3,190

3,350

5.440

3,440

3,350

3,190

3,040

2,830

2,630

2,380

2,200

2,O4O

1,880

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,880

*2,040

2,150

2,320

2,440

2,440

'

75,700

2,442

2.00

2.31

Apr.

2.320

2,200

2,040

1,980

1,880

1,780

1,700

1,660

1,590

1,520

1,490

1,430

1,370

1,370

1,400

1,430

1,400

1,370

1,340

1,250

1,170

1,100

1,040

983

935

888

845

819

806 

704

41,810

1,394

1.14

1.27

May

*607

569

514

514

580

604

652

689

702

715

702

715

702

702

676

627

592

604

664

842

1,030

1,140

1.220

1,200

1,080

1,020

983

950

904

688

920

24,307

784

0.643

0.74

June

935

935

904

*904

1,000

1,060

1,OOO

935

935

1,140

1,380

1,650

2,140

3,080

3,790

3,980

4.180

4,080

3,700

a3,520

a3,350

a3,2oO

a3,000

a2,750

a2,450

a2,200

al,950

al,700

al,560 

al,470

64,878

2,163

1.77

1.98

July

al.410

al,370

al,280

al,220

al,120

a980

a830

*a745

648

562

488

444

388

353

328

304

304

341

397

456

504

536

536

494

444

397

379

397

415 

434

415

18,919

610

0.500

0.58

Aug.

370

328

289

268

261

261

268

268

261

254

254

240

212

*205

205

219

219

219

233

*268

312

362

397

424

464

474

494

514

547 

615

652

10,357

334

0.274

0.32

Sept.

702

854

966

1,020

1.080

1,060

983

844

745

648

592

547

5T7

580

685

821

*949

983

983

983

966

950

935

935

888

873

888

888

935 

1,000

25,830

861

0.706

0.79

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,190 Mln 238 Mean 1,016 Cfsm 0.833 In. 11.34

Water year 1956-57: Max 4,180 Min 205 Mean 1,1O8 Cfsm 0.908 In. 12.34

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

Lumberton Steam Plant.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 191

Little Pee Dee River at Galivants Perry, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°03'25", long 79 0 14'50", near left bank on downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 501, at Galivants Perry, Horry County, 1.0 mile downstream from Lake 

Swamp.

Drainage area. 2,790 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. January 1942 to September 1957.

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

is 23.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 15 years, 2,707 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,510 cfs Mar. 12-14; maximum gage height, 

8.98 ft Mar. 13; minimum discharge, 452 cfs Aug. 15.

1942-57: Maximum discharge, 26,800 cfs Sept. 23, 1945 (gage height, 13.23 ft), 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 155 cfs Oct. 12, 13, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 16.0 ft in September 1928, from floodmark set by local resident.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Feb. 5, June 26 to July 24)

3.3

4.0 

6.0

452

690

1,390

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

2,230

4,050

7,510

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,100 

1,180

1,210

1,240

1,240

1,320

1,390

1,500

1,640

1,800

1,890

1,990

2,110

2,250

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,110

1,990

1,800

1,720 

1,640

1,570

1,500

1,440

1,440

1,390

1,390

1,390

*1 ' 440

51,580

1,664

0.596

0.69

Nov.

1,440

1,440

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,570

1,570

1,640

1,640

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,44O

1,390

1,390

1,390

3 390

J.,350

1,350

1,350

1,320 

1,320

1,320

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,240

1,210

1,210

42,310

1,410

0.505

0.56

Dec.

,210 

,210

,210

,180

,180

,180

,180

,180

,180

,210

,210

* ,210

,210

,210

,210

,210

,210

,210

,210

,210

,210

,210 

,210

,280

,320

,390

,500

,640

,720

,800

,800

40,100

1,294

0.464

0.53

Jan.

1,890 

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,800

1,800

1,720

1,720

1,640

1,640

1,570

1,500

1,500

1,440

1,440

1,590 

*1,390

1,390

1,390

1,440

1,440

1,500

1,500

1,640

1,720

52,070

1,680

0.602

0.69

Feb.

1,720 

1,800

1,890

1,990

2,110

2,230

2,250

2,370

2,370

2,230

2,230

2,250

2,250

2,110

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,890

1,800

1,800

1,720

1,720 

1,640

1,570

1,570

1,920

2,570

2,670

-

56,380

2,014

0.722

0.75

Mar.

3,190 

3,390

3,590

4,050

4,310

4,590

5,210

5,910

6,290

6,690

7,090

*7,51Q

7,510

7,510

7,090

7,090

6,690

5,910

5,910

5,210

4,890

4,890 

4,590

4,310

4,590

4,890

5,210

5,910

5,910

6,290

6, 290

172,510

5,565

1.99

2.29

Apr.

6,290 

6,290

5,910

5,550

5., 550

5,210

4,590

4,310

4,050

3,810

3,590

3,390

3,390

3,190

3,010

2,830

2,670

2,510

2,370

2,370

2,370

2,230 

2,250

2,230

1,990

1,890

1,800

1,640

1,500

1,590

100,150

5,558

1.20

1.54

May

1,320

1,240

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,140

1,180

1,240

1,280

1,320

1,520

1,320

1,240

1,210

1,240

1,210

1,210

*1,210 

1,210

1,240

1,280

1,320

1,390

1,500

1,500

1,640

1,640

39,740

1,282

0.459

0.55

June

1,640 

1,570

1,440

1,590

1,440

1,500

1,640

1,720

1,990

2,230

2,510

2,670

2,850

2,850

2,850

2,830

3,010

5,190

5,390

3,810

4,310

4,890 

4,890

4,890

4,590

4,050

5,590

5,190

3,010

2,670

86,540

2,885

1.05

1.15

July

2,570 

*2,230

,990

,800

,640

,570

,390

,320

,240

,180

1,070

1,000

895

792

724

690

656

622

588

554

588

588 

622

656

690

690

690

656

656

622

622

31,401

1,013

0.563

0.42

Aug.

622 

656

656

622

588

554

520

520

520

486

486

486

486

486

452

486

486

486

486

486

*520

520 

588

656

724

758

792

826

826

895

950

18,605

600

0.215

0.25

Sept.

1,000 

1,040

1,040

1,070

1,100

1,210

1,280

1,280

1,520

1,550

1,550

1,520

1,240

1,140

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,070

1,140

1,210

1,280

1,320 

1,350

1,390

1,590

1,390

1,550

1,590

1.440

1,440

37,020

1,234

0.442

0.49

Calendar year 1956: Max 9,270 Mln 520 Mean 2,102 Cfsm 0.753 In. 10.25

Water year 1956-57: Max 7,510 Mln 452 Mean 1,996 Cfsm 0.715 In. 9.69

Discharge measurement made on this day.
192 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Black River near Gable, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°54'00", long 80°09'55", near left bank on downstream side of McBride

Crossing on U. S. Highway 378, 1 mile downstream from Church Branch and 6.3 miles northwest of Gable, Clarendon County.

Drainage area. 401 sq mi.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 95 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Dec. 9, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 243 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 713 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 3.77 ft); no flow 

Aug. 9-15, Sept. 6, 7.

1951-57: Maximum discharge, 4,150 cfs Sept. 3, 1952 (gage height, 5.22 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow July 10-17, Aug. 2 to Oct. 17, 1954, July 17, 

18, 1956, Aug. 9-15, Sept. 6, 7, 1957.

Remarks.--Records good except those between 15 and 100 cfs, which are fair, and those 

below 15 cfs, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

Z

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

CfSCT

In.

Oct.

*251

241

232

232

232

241

251

262

321

558

526

509

295

277

262

246

252

218

208

195

187

178

174

178

185

187

187

191

199

208

7,257

254

0.584

0.67

Nov.

218

222

227

227

227

227

222

218

215

208

204

199

191

185

183

174

170

166

166

162

158

154

154

151

151

151

148

148

148

*170

5,540

185

0.461

0.51

Dec.

183

195

204

204

204

208

208

204

204

199

195

195

195

191

195

213

222

218

204

199

195

195

215

262

295

298

304

515

315

515

*509

7,054

228

0.569

0.66

Jan.

"277 298

272

256

256

251

251

246

252

227

222

218

208

204

199

204

208

215

215

215

208

204

204

199

208

227

241

246

251

267

277

7,200

232

0.579

0.67

Feb.

288

293

304

309

504

293

288

282

277

272

267

256

251

241

232

222

218

213

213

208

204

199

195

191

195

Mar.

304

315

321

344

405

424

450

457

463

463

457

417

574

355

558

526

504

282

267

251

227

237

237

246

374

2321 470

262

*295

__ _ ___

7,002

250

0.623

0.65

591

705

654

583

483

12,084

390

0.973

1.12

Apr.

*411

367

344

309

309

580

445

497

437

555

504

277

251

227

208

195

174

170

1S6

158

154

148

134

120

108

97

87

77

68

SO

7,055

234

0.584

0.65

May

*54

48

45

64

92

120

157

144

148

144

140

162

166

162

154

158

185

191

174

178

178

158

154

148

174

208

227

222

227

251

*282

4,893

158

0.594

0.45

June

288

262

227

204

178

158

158

162

199

195

178

178

185

178

178

185

178

158

150

114

123

150

106

80

64

60

*58

75

92

105

4,580

155

0.582

0.45

July

117

108

100

97

82

87

75

62

45

50

18

10

8

8

9

*8

7

6

6

4

5

2

2

5

8

8

8

7

6

5

4

945

50.5

0.076

0.09

Aug.

2

3

2

2

2

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

2

5

4

5

4

5

6

7

6

5

5

4

4

78

2.52

0.0065

0.007

Sept.

3

2

2

1

1

0

0

1

2

4

6

6

6

7

13

20

21

24

21

18

15

14

13

11

11

14

15

20

34

44

549

11.6

0.029

0.05

Calendar year 1956: Max 796 Min 0 Mean 236 cfsm 0.589 In. 8.00

Water year 1956-57: Max 705 Min 0 Mean 175 Cfsm 0.436 In. 5.94

easurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Black River at Kingstree, S. C.

193

Location. Lat 33°39'40", long 79°50'10", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

 U. S. Highway 52 at Kingstree, Williamsburg County, 1.0 mile downstream from Kingstree Swamp Canal.

Drainage area. 1,260 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1929 to September 1957. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1893 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 25.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 7, 1934, tape gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--28 years, 730 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,590 cfs Mar. 28-30; maximum gage height, 

8.92 ft Mar. 29; minimum discharge, 17 cfs Aug. 15.

1929-57: Maximum discharge, 29,100 cfs Sept. 20, 1945 (gage height, 16.07 ft); 

minimum, 2 cfs Sept. 12-15, Oct. 7, 8, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 18.0 ft Sept. 21, 1928 (discharge, 41,600 cfs, from rating 

curve extended above 27,000 cfs).

Remarks^--Records good.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1032: 1928(M), drainage area. WSP 1333: 1930(M), 1931, 

1936.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

173

168

163

168

168

173

199

232

268

286

269

257

239

217

200

190

206

234

257 

269

282

282

275

*245

222

206

190

175

160

146 

142

6,661

215

0.171

0.20

Nov.

132

132

128

132

142

165

175

190

185

180

170

165

155

146

137

132

124

124

115 

115

111

107

103

100

97

93

91

89

87

93

3,915

130

0.103

0.11

Dec.

97

107

115

*119

119

124

124

124

124

124

128

128

132

132

137

146

160

180

200 

222

234

239

245

288

356

435

504

540

540

540 

522

7,185

232

0.184

0.21

Jan.

469

435

410

394

394

394

394

394

386

378

364

342

328

308

294

294

288

282

282 

269

269

263

257

*257

257

269

294

321

335

3 49 

364

10,334

333

0.264

0.30

Feb.

371

378

386

394

410

418

426

426

426

426

426

418

410

394

386

371

356

342

335 

328

321

321

314

301

288

356

486

578

-

10,792

385

0.306

0.32

Mar.

638

726

774

774

824

904

*1,020

1,090

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,090

1,020

960

932

904

876

850

824 

798

774

774

824

876

990

1,170

1,420

1.590

1,590

1,590 

1,530

31,522

1,017

0.807

U.93

Apr.

1,420

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,310

1,260

1,170

1,090

990

932

850

798

774

774

798

798

*798

750

726 

660

598

504

452

378

328

282

239

200

175

146

23,280

776

0.616

0.69

May

124

107

92

89

97

115

137

132

115

103

101

152

276

371

378

335

328

386

452 

452

418

378

321

282

257

234

212

*190

180

195 

195

7,204

232

0.184

0.21

June

190

185

180

180

195

228

245

251

257

263

263

251

228

217

212

206

195

190

206 

195

264

342

386

371

294

228

175

142

124

119

6,782

226

0.179

0.20

July

212

335

418

486

435

349

257

195

195

222

*206

160

107

72

54

62

85

170

239 

200

126

82

59

56

96

102

82

72

59

49 

42

5,284

170

0.135

0.16

Aug.

35

38

34

34

46

43

36

32

29

26

24

21

20

19

18

46

54

77

132 

119

*101

87

70

60

60

94

119

107

83

67 

59

1,790

57.7

0.046

0.05

Sept.

51

46

42

38

34

31

29

29

29

29

31

31

26

25

S3.

23

25

29

37 

49

62

73

81

89

97

93

79

70

75

89

1,465

48.8

0.039

0.04

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,550 Min 8 Mean 439 Cfsm 0.348 In. 4.74

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,590 Min 18 Mean 318 Cfsm 0.252 In. 3.42

Discharge measurement made on this day.
194 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Catawba River near Marion, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°42'20", long 82°02'10", on right bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 221, 0.2 mile downstream from Tom Creek, and 2.2 miles northwest of 

Marion, McDowell County. Records include flow of small tributary which enters above 

control.

Drainage area. 171 sq mi (including area of small tributary which enters above control). 

Records available. October 1941 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,208 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 16 years, 302 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,040 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 12.35 ft); minimum, 67 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 0.86 ft).

1941-57: Maximum discharge, 19,700 cfs Aug. 28, 1949 (gage height, 15.02 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting and contractedopening determinations at gage heights 15.02 and 19.34 ft; minimum, 28 cfs Sept. 30, 

Oct. 1, 5, 1954 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

Maximum stage known, 19.34 ft Aug. 13, 1940 (discharge, 71,400 cfs, from rating curve 

extended above 10,000 cfs as explained above).

Remarks. Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation for short 

periods at low flow caused by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1032: 1942, 1943(P).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

.9

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

Oct. 1 to July 17, 

Sept. 10-30

58

73

July 18 to Sept. 9

129 

205 

377 

6OO 11 O

865

1,510

2,220

3,680

5,300

7,300

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

81

119

173

269

377

600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

90

85

121

167

167

522

243

190

105

98

98

131

83

82

90

100

68

73

90

193

148

667

419

269

233

217

214

170

147

183

194

5,657

182

1.06

1.23

Nov.

400

577

294

256

224

188

177

183

143

129

167

152

113

123

*145

140

183

211

170

127

140

162

145

113

109

129

152

134

98

109

5,193

173

1.01

1.13

Dec.

121

123

90

88

100

136

113

87

87

101

129

140

*157

372

473

355

294

249

230

202

150

204

290

595

415

329

294

252

188

197

227

6,788

219

1.28

1.48

Jan.

154

162

183

183

160

162

191

174

131

127

147

183

121

136

157

150

115

T15

140

125

115

212

759

*468

351

308

294

280

259

243

1.150

7,435

240

1.40

1.62

Feb.

1,680

892

650

550

491

515

510

468

565

560

473

407

381

351

329

333

315

286

308

300

276

266

252 252"

266

1,870

980

1,520

_

16,046

573

3.35

3.49

Mar.

1.550

865

675

555

486

455

455

*468

404

370

355

347

529

526

326

304

280

272

304

286

280

500

286

262

540

355

333

315

315

283

286

12,507

403

2.36

2.72

Apr.

557

*1,460

675

1,770

6.870

1,990

1,160

1,040

892

755

675

595

540

486

451

451

411

407

425

585

570

588

407

625

451

388

362

351

558

540

25,995

866

5.06

5.65

Hay

315

304

308

294

294

269

259

252

246

259

269

252

236

249

*280

246

246

230

214

235

235

170

205

340

555

259

266

246

235

211

205

7,928

256

1.50

1.72

June

194

152

229

519

5.150

951

600

512

794

700

570

468

404

486

503

476

468

451

472

388

347

374

584

590

560

675

849

670

675

525

18,116

604

3.53

3.94

July

451

404

*370

347

322

286

283

246

239

256

230

217

211

227

259

236

275

328

286

243

220

217

225

225

220

201

179

176

167

164

182

7,888

254

1.49

1.72

Aug.

150

198

179

173

182

156

*115

129

153

144

124

102

*115

164

164

150

106

144

233

176

153

136

106

113

153

124

98

113

129

95

106

4,581

141

0.825

0.95

Sept.

86

106

170

115

90

134

259

214

518

329

230

185

197

177

154

401

858

435

358

529

294

286

286

246

214

199

164

197

912

1.200

9,525

511

1.82

2.05

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,550 Hln 39 Mean 195 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.55

Water year 1956-57: Max 6,870 Hln 68 Mean 349 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.68

Peak discharge (base. 5.4OO cfs).--Apr. 5 (4 a.m.) 9,04O eta (12.55 ft); June 5 (7 a.m.) S,5OO 

cfs (8.98 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Linville River at Branch, N. C.

195

Location.--Lat 35°47 I 50", long 81°53'20", on right bank 30 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 126 at Branch, Burke County, and 0.2 mile upstream from Lake James.

Drainage area. 65 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1907 to August 1908 (fragmentary, published as "at Fonta Flora"), 

June 1922 to September 1957. Records for October to December 1908, "at Fonta Flora," 

published in WSP 242 have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

[ .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,205.87 itt above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 1907 to/August 1908 staff gage 1.2 miles 

downstream at different datum. June 1922 to Aug. 12[ 1937 (corrected), staff gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years (1922-57), 139 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,750 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 6.68 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 3,4; minimum daily, 27 cfs Sept. 3.

1907-8, 1922-57: Maximum discharge, 39,500 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 11.4 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 6.400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 2 cfs Jan. 9, 1956 result of freezeup); minimum daily, 8 cfs Sept. 7-9, 

1925.

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage about 0.4 ft lower than that of Aug. 13, 1940.

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

562

582

602

622

697

727

742

852

872

Water 

year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1930

1932

1933

1938

1939

Date

May 29 1923

Jan. 11 1924

Dec. 8 1924

Jan. 18 1926

Oct. 22 1929

May 1 1932

Oct. 16 1932

Oct. 19 1937

July 9 1939

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,380

5,790

2,180

2,180

3,550

1,470

6,910

4,090

4,380

Gage height 

(feet

ts.s

t6.7

t4.7

t4.7

t5.6

t4.1

t7.1

5.92

6.07

t From graph based on gage readings.

marks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect 

which are poor.

or no gage-height record,

Revisions (water years).--WSF 892: 1929, 1935, 1937. See also Records available.

Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the water years 

1924-28, and 1930, and revised figures of peak discharge for the water year 1939, superseding those published in WSP 582, 602, 622, 642, 662, 697, and 872, are given 

herewith:

1924 

Sept.28......... 3,340

29......... 1,730

Dec. 8......... 1,090

1926 

July 29......... 283

30......... 1,010

1927 

Jan. 11......... 105

12......... 100

1928 

Aug. 15......... 2,850

16......... 5,000

Sept. 5......... 959

6......... 1,440

1929 

Dot. 21......... 468

22......... 2,230

Month

Water year 1923-24. .......

Water year 1924-25. .......

Calendar year 1926. .......

Calendar year 1927. .......

August 1928 .................

Calendar year 1928. .......

October 1929. ...............

Water year 1929-30. . ......

Maximum

3,340

1,090

1,260

1,780

5,000

5,000

2,230

2,230

Minimum

26

8

10

23

23

84

23

50

63

13

Mean

Oc-x

163

92.3

118

123

123

524

189

372

119

Per square 

mile

2.51

1.42

1.82

1.89

6.06

2.91

5.72

1.83

Runoff in 

Inches

34.03

19.29

24.55

24 41

25.71

9.29

39.62

6.60

24.93

Revised peak discharge. 1958-59; July 9 (l a.m.) 4,380 cfs; Aug. 18 (2 p.m.) 

4,090 cfs.
196 SANTKE RIVER BASIN

LInville River at Branch, N. C. Continued

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except period of loe effect (gage 

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

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

27

49

82

155

263

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

550

1,490

2,740

4,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

54

45

42

42

181

405

135

82

66

56

50

47

45

43

41

39

37

37

39

64

92

1.740

577

281

198

161

187

152

133

138

216

5,425

175

2.69

3.10

Nov.

679

438

286

223

184

155

141

133

122

108

101

95

88

82

*78

78

146

198

133

115

110

103

97

90

86

84

82

71

82

73

4,461

149

2.29

2.55

Dec.

69

68

64

64

64

61

61

60

58

M

56

60

*90

139

286

268

201

161

138

125

115

115

130

363

272

201

171

152

138

122

115

4,043

130

2.00

2.31

Jan.

113

97

69

92

110

108

97

90

86

88

88

82

82

80

77

75

69

b44

b55

b70

75

105

642

*333

219

181

161

177

201

201

755

4,722

152

2.34

2.70

Feb.

1,120

656

434

375

323

323

290

268

402

428

348

286

243

212

187

177

165

147

144

161

141

130

125

117

117

1,950

732

836

10,817

386

5.94

6.19

Mar.

845

508

369

299

251

219

205

*201

181

161

155

149

141

135

133

122

115

115

122

115

108

TT3

120

110

127

165

144

133

125

120

115

5,921

191

2.94

3.39

Apr.

172

1,560

494

a900

a5.400

al.100

a900

a700

a500

a400

a320

a270

a240

a220

a210

a200

a200

a!90

a210

a!90

a!80

a!70

a!80

a250

a200

alSO

a!60

alSO

alSO

a!40

14,136

471

7.25

8.09

May

a!40

a!30

a!30

a!20

a!20

allO

allO

alOO

a95

a95

allO

alOO

a95

a!40

*a!60

110

95

90

138

135

110

95

99

103

115

125

337

243

161

135

122

3,968

128

1.97

2.27

June

113

105

T4T

149

1.780

614

348

296

428

369

290

239

201

201

191

165

147

194

222

155

135

127

375

212

204

201

549

435

613

348

9,547

318

4.89

5.46

July

272

219

*191

171

152

135

125

115

105

99

92

86

82

77

86

117

99

115

144

103

82

77

100

122

103

82

73

69

"en" 64

DO

64

3,489

113

1.74

2.00

Aug.

60

56

54

49

60

58

*48

45

43

42

39

38

*38

39

43

71

50

49

49

50

47

42

39

36

35

35

34

32

30

30

30

1,371

44.2

0.680

0.78

Sept.

29

28

27

25

35

36

42

44

123

110

92

73

54

47

44

66

459

268

177

141

115

113

127

103

86

77

69

68

456

1.080

4,217

141

2.17

2.41

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,740 Mln 10 Mean 105 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.02

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,400 Mln 27 Mean 198 Cfsm 3.05 In. 41.25

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs).--0ct. 5 (11 p.m.) 1,990 cfs (4.43 ft); Oct. 22 (2 p.m.) 2,920

cfs (5.13 ft); Jan. 31 (11 p.m.) 1,680 cfs (4.17 ft); Feb. 26 (10 a.m.) 3,160 cfs (5.29 ft); Apr. 2

(3 a.m.) 2,660 cfs (4.94 ft); Apr. 5 (about 3 a.m.) 5,750 cfs (6.68 ft); June 5 (7 a.m.) 3,040 cfs

(5.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 

and records for Catawba River near Marion.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

neather records, recorded range In stage,
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 197

Lower Little River near All Healing Springs, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°57', long 81°14', on left bank 0.3 mile downstream from Grassy Creek, 

0.4 mile upstream from Lambert Creek, 2.2 miles northeast of All Healing Springs, and 

4 miles northwest of Taylorsville, Alexander County.

Drainage area.--31.2 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1953 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,070 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs June 22 (gage height, 11 2 ft from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 540 cfs by logarithmic plotting and shape 

of previous ratings; minimum, 6.7 cfs Oct. 16, 17 (gage height, 0.79 ft) 

T 5?A Maxlmum discharge, that of June 22, 1957; maximum gage height, 11.80 ft 

Jan. 22, 1954; minimum, 2.9 cfs Sept. 20, 21, 1955.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 6 6 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2

7.5

13

19

1.5

1.8 

2.0

1.07 

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

9.8

11

2.0 61

3.0 154

5.0 380

7.0 632

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

14

13

13

12

17

12

11

10

9.2

*8.5

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.0

7.8

7.5

7.8

8.8

9.5

14

50

27

19

16

19

32

22

18

17

17

461.3

14.9

0.478

0.55

Nov.

17

16

15

14

14

13

*12

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

17

17

14

13

13

14

13

12

12

12

12

m

11

11

380

12.7

0.407

0.45

Dec.

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

11

11

91

*81

48

35

28

24

22

20

30

42

*71

50

39

32

28

25

22

20

843.6

27.2

0.872

1.01

Jan.

19

*17

17

17

19

17

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

14

13

12

19

*95

49

36

30

28

26

26

25

*161

808

26.1

0.837

0.96

Feb.

245

154

83

60

50

45

42

39

*45

47

43

38

36

34

31

30

28

26

35

36

31

29

*27

25

26

58

47

114

-

1,504

53.7

1.72

1.79

Mar.

108

67

51

43

39

36

36

39

34

33

31

30

28

39

39

40

34

33

33

30

28

*30

28

27

33

31

30

28

27

26

2_5

1,136

36.6

1.17

1.35

Apr.

37

*126

67

69

585

184

98

95

88

70

60

53

47

43

41

40

38

37

37

34

33

50

42

38

34

31

30

28

44

39

2,216

73.9

2.37

2.64

May

31

28

30

28

26

25

24

23

22

21

*24

23

20

28

*32_

24

22

21

25

28

22

22

23

22

21

22

28

22

20

19

19

745

24.0

0.769

0.89

June

18

20

23

30

*20O

91

55

42

56

47

*40

34

28

36

36

32

46

40

31

26

39

*522

T70

179

109

*88

77

90

89

63

2,357

78.6

2.52

2.81

July

*52

44

40

36

33

30

28

27

26

25

23

23

22

21

23

21

26

34

30

23

22

*21

22

25

22

21

20

20

19

19

18

816

26.3

0.843

0.97

Aug.

30

25

21

26

22

18

*15

15

14

14

20

25

17

29

41

27

21

91

42

32

26

22

20

19

19

18

17

16

16

15

14

747

24.1

0.772

0.89

Sept.

14

14

15

*15

14

18

26

35

*149

41

43

33

27

24

22

29

*322

*96

63

50

44

36

36

30

27

26

24

25

42

99

1,439

48.0

1.54

1.72

Calendar year 1956: Max 305 Min 3.3 Mean 17.7 Cfsm 0.567 In. 7.72

Water year 1956-57: Max 583 Min 7.5 Mean 36.9 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.03

Peak discharge (base. 550 cfs).--Apr. 5 (ll a.m.) 940 cfs (9.48 ft); 

cfs (11.2 ft); Sept. 17 (12 m.) 657 cfs (7.16 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

June 22 (about 7 a.m.) 1,160
198 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Catawba River at Catawba, N. C.

Location. La t 35°43' , long 81°04', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highways 64 and 70, half a mile upstream from Lyle Creek, five-eighths of a mile upstream from Southern Railway bridge, and 1 mile northeast of Catawba, Catawba County. 

Records Include flow of Lyle Creek.

Drainage area. 1.535 sq ml, Includes that of Lyle Creek.

Records available. --July 1896 to December 1899; June 1900 to April 1902 {gage heights only); 

November 1934 to September 1957. Gage heights for July 2, Aug. 14, Sept. 3-15, Sept. 18 

to Oct. 22, and Oct. 27 to Nov. 2, 1900, published In WSP 48 have been found unreliable 

and should not be used. Records of discharge for April to December 1901, published In 

WSP 65 and 75, have been found unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 746.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 1896 to April 1902, wire-weight gage at 

bridge five-eighths of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1896-99, 1935-57), 2,257 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes . Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1896-1901, and 1957 are contained In the following table:

Water 

year

1896t

1897 

1898

1899

1900tt 

1957

Maximum

Date

July 10, 1896

Apr. 5, 1897 

Sept. 23, 1898

Mar. 19, 1899

Dec. 12, 1899 

Apr. 6, 1957

Discharge 

(cfs)

16,100

65,000 

79,000

89,200

23,200

36,700

Gage height 

(feet)

t*7.72

*19.0 

21.5

*23.2

**9.8 

19.74

Minimum

Date

Aug. 30, 31, 

Sept. 1,4, 1896 

Oct. 17-20, 1896 

Oct. 1-9, 1897, 

June 13, 14, 1898 

Sept. 26, 27, 30, 

1899 

Oct. 4, 5, 1899 

Sept. 15, 1957

Discharge 

(cfs)

732

773 

800

1,120

1,050 

85

Gage height 

Tfeet)

1.45

1.48 

1.6

1.95

1.90 

2.10

t Period July to September.

t From graph based on gage readings.

tt Period October to December.

M Observed.

1896-1901, 1934-57: Maximum discharge, 177,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 

36.8 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs on basis of computation by Duke Power Co. of peak flow over dam; minimum, 85 cfs Sept. 15, 1957; minimum dally, 89 cfs Sept. 15, 1957.

Maximum stage known, 44.1 ft July 16, 1916, affected by failure of earth dike at 

Lookout Shoals Dam, 4 miles above station, from information furnished by State Highway 

and Public Works Commission.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by four lakes above station which have a combined 

usable capacity of 14,975,000,000 cu ft. Flow regulated since 1915.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 892: 1936-38. WSP 952: Drainage area. See also Records 

available^Revised figures of discharge for the water years 1896-1900, superseding 

figures published In the 18th to 21st Annual Reports and WSP 11, 27, 39, are given 

herein.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, July to September 1896

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

July

al,200

*2,260

2,080

5,260

3,920

9,920

Aug.

1,960

1,960

1,880

2,050

1,800

1,640

1,560

1,400

Sept.

732

1,320

773

732

4,030

2,050

2,050

1,090

Day

9

1011

12

13

14

15

16

July

a!2,000

16,100

15,500

11,000

8,820

6,740

4,740

4,030

Aug.

1,400

1,480

1,560

1,560

1,400

1,400

1,560

1,800

Sept.

940

828

828

1,090

*1,480

1,090

940

940

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

July

3,400

3,200

3,000

3,000

2,600

2,800

2,800

2,600

Aug.

1,720

1,400

1,240

1,090

1,090

940

1,020

1,090

Sept.

1,240

940

828

912

828

870

828

828

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff In Inches. .............................................................

July

2,410

2,410

2,230

3,200

2,410

2,140

2,050

3.54

Aug.

1,020

940

940

828

828

*733

733

1.03

Sept.

828

773

773

828

870

5,700

_~ qrq

0.92

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements and records for 

;her streams.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Catawba River at Catawba, N. C. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1896 to September 1897

199

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

m1,400

1,020

828

912 

912

870

828

828

828

870

870

1,090

940

828

773

773

773

773

912

800

828

912

912

828

828

828

870

1,090

30,074

970

0.632

0.73

Nov.

1,090 

1,020

912

1,400

15 . 200

5,460 

4,260

2,050

1,720

1,480

1,400

1,400

1,320

1,240

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,320

1,320

1,240

1,160

1,090

1,090

3,400

15,200

76,972

2,566

1.67

1.86

Dec.

9.880 

9,080

4,030

2,600

2,600

2,050 

2,050

1,880

1,720

1,720

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,480

5,220

4,980

4,030

3,400

3,400

2,230

1,880

1,640

1,560

1,720

1,560

1,480

1,520

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

85,790

2,703

1.76

2.03

Jan.

1.240 

1,320

1,400

1,240

1,880

1,560 

1,480

1,400

1,400

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,400

1,480

1,480

1,560

1,560

1,880

1,560

1,880

6 . 740

5,220

3,810

2,320

2,050

1,880

1,800

1,560

1,320

bl,300

bl,500

59,660

1,925

1.25

1.45

Feb.

1.960 

5,700

4,740

3,600

2,600

27^800

*10,400

5,460

4,740

4,260

7,260

5,960

4,500

4,260

6,220

5,220

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,810

3,600

19,900

23,000

6,220

4,740

3,400

3,200

-

213,450

7,623

4.97

5.17

Mar.

3,000 

2,320

2,140

2,050

1.960

17 . 900 

7,000

3,200

9,600

11,000

9,600

8,300

11,600

11,000

10,700

10,400

9,600

6,740

5,700

7,780

6,480

4,980

4,260

3,810

3,400

3,400

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

'

192,920

6,223

4.05

4.67

Apr.

5.000 

5,200

5,700

8,110

50.000

17,600 

10,400

5,460

5,700

5,220

4,740

3,810

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

5,460

181,800

6,060

3.95

4.40

May

11.000 

6,740

5,460

4,260

3,810

3,200 

3,000

2,800

2,800

3,000

3,000

3,000

6,220

4,030

3,200

2,410

2,320

2,320

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,050

1,960

1,880

1,880

2,410

2,050

1,960

1,880

1^800

99,010

3,194

2.08

2.40

June

1,800 

1,720

1,640

1.560

3,000

2,410 

3,200

4,260

4,260

3,200

2,600

2,230

2,140

2,050

1,960

1,880

2,140

2,230

2,410

2,050

1,880

1,800

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,640

1,640

1,560

1,560

1,560

65,540

2,185

1.42

1.59

July

1.560 

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,640

2,050 

1,880

4,050

3,000

2,410

2,050

1,960

2,230

2,050

1,960

1,960

2,050

2,050

1,960

2,050

3,200

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

2,600

2,800

2,600

2,410

2,140

1,800

71,120

2,294

1.49

1.72

Aug.

1,480 

1,320

*1,240

2,050

3,200

5.400 

3,200

3,000

2,410

2,600

2,320

2,140

1,880

1,640

1,480

1,240

1,160

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

940

940

940

940

940

940

49,840

1,608

1.05

1.21

Sept.

940 

940

870

870

940

940 

940

940

940

940

940

940

940

940

940

940

940

940

940

940

940

1,090

1.560

1,480

1,400

1,400

1,320

1,240

1,090

940

31,120

1,037

0.676

0.75

Calendar year 1896: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1896-97: Max 50,000 Min 773 Mean 3,165 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.98

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1897 to September 1898

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

'800 800

800

800

*800

800

800

800

800

940

3,400

17.000

7,100

3,000

1,560

1,400 

1,400 

2,410

2,230

1,960

1,560

1,400

1,240 

1,160

1,160

*1,240 

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,160

1,090

63,550

2,043

1.33

1.53

Nov.

1,560

5.400

2,410

1,560

1,400

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,160

1,160

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090 

1,090 

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090 

1,090

1,090

2,410 

3,400

1,970

1,540

1,470

43,750

1,458

0.950

1.06

Dec.

1,400

1,350

1,260

1,260

1,190

1,190

1,120

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

985

985

985

985 

985 

985

985

1,050

1.970

1,970

1,790 

1,620

1,540

1,540 

1,470

1,470

1,400

1,400

1,190

39,505

1,268

0.826

0.95

Jan.

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,120

1,050

1,050

1,190

1,260

1,190

1,120

1,120

1,190

1,190

*1,190

1,190

1,120 

1,120 

1,120

1,120

1,540

2,970

2,970

2,400 

1,970

2,970

9.600 

3,940

2,970

2,440

1,790

1,620

59,130

1,907

1.24

1.43

Feb.

1,470

1,350

1,260

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1.120 

1,120 

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,190

1,190

1,190 

1,120

1,120

1,120 

1,120

1,120

-

33,110

1,182

0.770

0.80

Mar.

1,120

1,120

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050 

1,190 

1,330

1,260

1,260

1,190

1,190

1,190 

1,190

1,120

1,120 

2,750

2,970

4,190

15,000

10,800

62,690

2,022

1.52

1.52

Apr.

5.690

2,970

2,150

1,790

2,970

2,750

2,150

1,620

1,470

1,400

1,400

1,550

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,790 

1,620 

1,540

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,620 

1,540

1,470

1,400 

1,350

1,330

1,330

1,330

51,860

1,729

1.13

1.26

May

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,260

1,540

2,150

1,970

1,700

1,540

1,400

1,260

1,190

1,190

1,120

1,050

1,050 

1,050 

1,050

985

985

985

985

2I560

1,470

1,190 

1,050

1,050

1,120

1,120

1,120

43,520

1,397

0.910

1.05

June

1,050

1,050

920

920

920

920

920

860

860

860

860

860

800

800

1,050

1,190 

4.190 

1,970

1,190

1,120

1,120

920

920 

920

920

920 

920

985

920

920

32,775

1,092

0.711

0.79

Calendar year 1897: Max 50,000 Min 800 Mean 3,043 cfsm 1.98

July

920

920

920

920

1,190

1,970

1,700

1,970

2,540

1,700

1,190

1,190

985

6,020

14,000

5,750 

5,480 

4,700

3,200

1,970

1,790

1,790

2,970 

6,830

5,220

3,690 

2,540

3,940

4,190

3,200

4,190

99,585

3,212

2.09

2.41

Aug.

3,940

3,940

2,970

2,440

22.400

6,830

6,290

4,190

4,440

4,700

7,100

12,500

7,640

4,190

3,440

3,200 

2,750 

2,750

6,290

6,290

5,480

3,440

2,970 

1,970

1,970

2,150 

2,060

1,880

7,830

3, 690

3,200

154,930

4,998

3.26

3.75

Sept-.

2,750

2,150

3,690

9,600

9,880

6,290

7,920

5,220

4,440

3,440

2,150

1,790

1,700

1,620

1,620

1,470 

1,350 

1,350

1,330

1,330

1,260

2,320

57.700 

30,400

10,200

9,320 

8,760

5,750

3,940

3,690

204,390

6,813

4.44

4.95

In. 26.90

Water year 1897-98: Max 57,700 Min 800 Mean 2,435 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.50

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
200 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Catawba River at Catawba, N. C.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1898 to September 1899

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota3

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3,440

2,970

4,190

22,800

50,000

14,600

11,300

8,200

5,750

4,960

4,440

3,940

3,440

3,200

2,970

2,540

2,540

3,940

3,440

4,190

17,900

15,200

12,800

8,200

5,750

4,960

4,190

3,690

3,690

3,690

3,440

226,360

7,302

4.76

5.48

Nov.

3,200

2,970

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,440

2,340

2,240

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,340

2,440

2,440

2,540

2,970

5,690

3,440

2,970

2,540

2,970

3,200

2,970

2,640

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,240

77,970

2,599

1.69

1.89

Dec.

2,150

2,150

2,150

6,830

9,880

5,220

3,940

2,970

2,750

2,640

2,540

2,340

2,340

2,240

1,970

1,970

1,970

1,970

1,970

1,970

2,750

2,970

3,440

3,440

3,200

2,970

2,970

2,750

2,640

2,640

2,750

94,480

3,048

1.99

2.29

Jan.

4,190

3,200

2,970

2,540

2,540

6,740

19,000

7,370

6,560

5,480

5,220

5,220

4,960

4,190

4,960

4,440

3,690

3,200

2,970

2,750

2,540

2,540

2,340

2,340

2,970

2,640

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,340

129,060

4,163

2.71

3.13

Feb.

2,340

2,340

2,540

18,800

18,800

22,400

20,400

14,600

9,880

6,290

4,440

b3,000

b2,400

b2,200

b2,200

6,020

14,900

8,200

6,290

5,480

4,960

4,190

3,940

3,440

3,440

4,700

57,200

12,800

-

248,190

8,864

5.77

6.01

Mar.

9,320

6,290

5,480

5,480

15,200

10,700

6,290

6,020

5,480

4,960

4,700

4,440

4,440

9,600

39,000

33,300

14,400

15,000

75,10_Q

52,700

14,600

13,700

10,700

9,040

7,640

7,370

12,500

12,500

11,000

9,600

8,200

442,750

14,280

9.30

10.73

Apr.

7,100

6,560

5,220

5,480

7,100

6,560

10,200

19,700

10,400

8,480

6,830

6,290

5,750

5,480

5,220

4,960

4,700

4,440

4,190

4,190

4,190

4,190

4,190

4,190

4,700

6,830

6,830

6,020

4,440

3, 940

188,370

6,279

4.09

4.56

May

3,940

3,940

3,690

3,690

3,690

3,440

7,920

7,370

6,020

4,960

4,440

4,960

8,480

4,960

4,440

3,940

3,440

2,970

2,970

2,970

2,750

2,970

2,970

2,750

2,640

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,540

121,550

3,921

2.55

2.94

June

2,970

2,970

2,750

2,540

2,440

2,340

2,240

2,150

5,940

2,750

2,750

3,940

3,440

3,440

2,970

2,970

2,750

2,750

2,540

2,340

2,150

1,970

1,790

1,620

1,620

2,150

1,970

1,790

1,790

1,790

75,620

2,521

1.64

1.83

July

1,790

1,700

1,620

1,620

1,700

1,790

1,970

2,150

1,970

1,790

1,790

1,700

1,620

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,540

1,470

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

4,700

3,690

2,340

1,790

1,700

1,620

56,340

1,817

1.18

1.37

Aug.

,620

,540

,470

,400

,330

,330

,330

,620

,790

,700

,540

,150

,790

,470

,190

,330

,260

,190

,190

,190

,190

,190

,190

,190

,260

,260

,260

,330

,540

,700

^480

49,020

1,581

1.03

1.19

Sept.

,940

,750

,440

,150

,790

,470

,470

,470

,620

,970

,790

,470

,190

,190

,190

,190

,190

,190

,640

,620

,400

,190

,190

,190

,190

,120

,120

,190

,190

,120

47,630

1,588

1.03

1.15

Calendar year 1898: Max 57,700 Min 800 Mean 3,125 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.62

Water year 1898-99: Max 73,100 Min 1,120 Mean 4,815 Cfsm 3.14 In. 42.57

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October to December 1899

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,050

1,050

1,190

1,330

1,470

*1,700 

1,620

1,540

1,470

1,470

1,400

1,330

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,190

1,260

40,630

1,311

0.854

0.98

Nov.

1,330

1,400

1,330

1,400

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,400

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,190

1,190

*1,190

1,190

1,190

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,330

1,330

39,340

1,311

0.854

0.95

Dec.

,530

,400

,400

,400

,400

,400

,330

,330

,330 

,330

,400

1 ,500

1 ,300

,690

,750

* ,150

,060

,970

,970

,880

,700

,540

,970

,200

,200

d2,800

d2,500

d2,100

bl,800

bl,700

bl,600

80,430

2,595

1.69

1.95

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1899: Max 73,100 Min 1,050 Mean 4,161 Cfsm 2.71 In. 36.79

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated by hydrographic comparison with other streams.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 201

Catawba River at Catawba, N. C. Continued

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

85

107

137

221

408

910

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

1,900

3,460

6,850

12,300

18,400

27,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

H(*)

Oct.

1,020 

638

883

632

432

248

167

2,000

1,860

2,260

2,420

1,550

167

152

1,640

1,890

1,660

1,610

1,760

156

167

1,830

2,190

2,070

2,260

2,800

1,580

649

2,910

3.050

2,800

45,451

1,466

-76

Nov.

3,090 

2,900

1,470

137

2,920

2,850

3,110

5 , 140

2,930

418

145

2,880

2,670

2,980

2,450

2,550

556

189

1,660

2,170

2,670

334

1,500

430

137

1,650

728

1,520

1,070

1 340

52,594

1,753

-351

Calendar year 1956 :

Water year 1956-57: !

Dec.

145 

2T9

1,630

1,280

1,440

1,400

1,090

*332

296

2,040

2,020

1,750

2,130

*2,200

819

275

2,830

5,000

2,600

2,540

1,010

734

430

526

243

1,320

1,540

1,130

592

568

1,550

39,679

1,280

+475

Jan.

1,610 

2,170

2,190

2,450

238

268

2,350

2,350

1,970

2,650

2,490

238

240

2,260

2,760

2,350

2,540

2,500

448

252

2,320

2,250

2,410

2,510

2,420

180

225

2,620

1,780

1,320

3,9_10

56,267

1,815

+159

Feb.

3,650 

9,140

3,150

3,200

4,270

3,640

3,460

3,270

3,050

492

3,220

3,260

4,980

4,980

3,640

1,670

969

3,210

3,070

2,910

3,100

2,870

1,210

708

2,560

3,350

3,530

5,150

-

_

91,709

3,275

+637

Mar.

5,150 

4,690

2,910

4,410

4,980

4,980

4,980

4,980

3,730

722

3,000

3,420

2,990

2,820

2,790

1,040

310

2,510

2,560

2,740

2,650

2,640

573

207

2,750

2,920

2,880

2,810

*2,840

396

296

86,674

2,796

-85

Apr.

2,980 

4,980

4,980

4,980

17,500

*26.500

12 , 100

9,860

7,530

7,530

5,320

5,150

5,150

5,150

5,150

5,150

4,980

4,980

4,980

2,150

582

2,670

4,740

*3,200

3,120

3,020

1,290

198

2,630

3,260

171,610

5,720

+50

Observed

*lax 5,180 Mln 105 Mean 1,273

lax 26,300 Min 89 Mean 2,542

May

5,310 

2,420

3,140

617

226

2,220

2,540

2,100

2,670

1,680

348

216

2,520

2,130

2,440

2,530

2,400

498

167

2,200

2,410

2,100

2,170

1,980

1,330

333

2,120

2,440

2,500

3,080

1,390

58,225

1,878

+4

June

156 

167

2,850

3,550

9,300

16.000

10,200

5,490

9,860

7,020

5,490

5,150

5,150

5,150

5,150

5,150

5,150

5,150

5,150

5,150

4,680

3,470

221

3,540

4,640

5,150

5,150

4,980

4,640

4,470

157,374

5,246

+44

July

4,980 

3,750

3,750

1,640

1,650

1,650

137

3,160

3,070

2,410

3,010

2,490

568

804

1,920

2,680

1,960

2,620

1,880

198

137

986

2,000

2,290

2,030

1,520

418

125

2,300

2,510

2,000

60,643

1,956

-285

Aug.

2,650

1,210

674

125

2,130

*2,100

1,900

2,240

1,590

792

110

1,720

1,850

1,830

1,710

958

402

119

1,810

1,840

824

1,500

986

116

98

1,970

2,310

2,460

2,550

2,490

367

43,431

1,401

-519

Sept.

152 

310

2,540

2,440

2,570

1,590

709

142

2,530

2,860

2,800

2,590

992

504

89

2,610

4,610

4,810

4,980

4,470

304

105

2,690

3,180

3,090

3,030

2,920

808

390

3,390

64,205

2,140

+340

Adjusted

Mean 1,356 Cfsm 0.883 In. 12.02

Mean 2,570 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.73

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Observed mean.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Lake James, Rhodhlss Lake, Lake 

Hickory, and Lookout Shoals Lake; furnished by Duke Power Co.

510528 O -59 -14
202 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Henry Fork near Henry River, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°41 ' , long 81°24', on left bank 450 ft downstream from highway bridge, at 

 site of old Link Ford, l£ miles downstream from Burke-Catawba County line, and 2 miles 

southeast of village of Henry River, Burke County.

Drainage area. --80 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1925 to November 1931, December 1941 to September 1957.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 890.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1931, at site 450 ft upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge .--21 years (1925-31, 1942-57), 120 cf s .

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,360 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 8.17 ft), minimum, 7.8 cfs Dec. 8; minimum daily, 8.7 cfs Dec. 9.

1925-31, 1941-57: Maximum discharge, 15,300 cfs Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 18.40 ft, 

site then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs on basis of computation 

of peak flow over dam at Henry River, at gage height 29.2 ft; minimum, 3 cfs Dec. 20, 

1942; minimum daily, 4 cfs Nov. 15, Dec. 20, 1942.

Maximum stage known, 29.2 ft Aug. 13, 1940, at former site, from floodmarks (discharge, 31,300 cfs) .

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by mill above station. An average of about 2.1 cfs was diverted for water supply by city of Morganton 

and Morganton State Hospital and discharged into Catawba River.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 952: 1928, 1930.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

0.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.2

1.6

7.0 z.o

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

Z41

615

1.O7O

1,520

2,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

49

47

46

45

67

17

25

44

43

*45

44

11

19

54

27

45

44

47

56

37

256

142

89

73

73

67

72

73 

62

73

1,853

59.8

0.748

O.86

Nov.

89

100

81

70

73

61

58

58

56

45

*44

58

54

54

55

54

49

"54 1O1

67

64

62

62

42

44

67

62

60

48 

64

1,886

62.9

0.786

0.88

Dec.

49

14

48

64

66

68

30

27

8.7

44

43

44

48

71

187

129

103

83

73

67

64

70

152

392

210

135

108

98

86

73 

86

2,740.7

88.4

1.10

1.27

Jan.

86

89

74

71

49

28

83

81

83

45

59

48

17

65

55

64

46

66

*62

10

64

94

*373

224

143

114

101

105

94

103

861

3,457

112

1.40

1.61

Feb.

1.210

789

320

146

160

161

148

141

187

192

163

141

127

119

114

108

100

108

144

192

152

131

117

108

121

334

287

773

-

6,793

243

3.04

3.16

Mar.

722

*327

d233

d200

d!75

d!61

d!52

d!68

d!48

d!37

d!37

d!29

d!25

d!29

d!39

d!35

d!25

d!25

d!37

d!29

dl!7

*127

121

114

154

180

163

145

135

123

117

5,229

169

2.11

2.43

Apr.

150

4OO

241

225

2.380

951

373

230

265

227

203

190

254

170

120

108

150

148

148

137

137

156

192

185

163

148

*139

139

135

137

8,601

287

3.59

4.0O

May

131

125

125

127

117

119

110

107

107

101

108

110

108

204

*295

161

131

119

135

154

125

125

119

114

108

107

123

114

114

101 

101

3,943

127

1.59

1.83

June

77

93

108

207

650

277

175

161

310

238

*180

152

131

125

112

107

112

145

110

103

126

241

390

319

192

233

175

161

213

161

5,764

192

2.40

2.68

July

d!35

dl!7

dllO

d!03

d89

d94

d93

d94

d83

*d86

89

86

73

31

109

105

*89

89

89

63

75

86

84

83

59

60

57

58

78

81

79

2,627

84.7

1.06

1.22

Aug.

61

89

56

68

89

*78

8O

49

64

63

11

61

83

50

66

84

62

42

~89 116

84

86

77

41

14

65

62

65

67

51

30

2,005

64.7

0.809

0.93

Sept.

13

58

86

54

30

50

 46

*16

292

218

103

86

86

73

15

102

 i *282 100

177

139

117

98

98

89

83

86

88

74

335

1,100

5,194

173

2.16

2.41

Calendar year 1956 : Max 1,300 Min 4.9 Mean 83.7 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.24

Water year 1956-57 : Max 2,380 Min 8.7 Mean 137 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.28

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs). Apr. 5 (9 a.m.) 3,36O cfs (8.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from doubtful gage heights.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 203

Indian Creek near Laboratory, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°25'20", long 81° 15'50", on left bank 250 ft upstream from remains of 

Rudisill Mill dam, half a mile upstream from highway bridge, lj miles upstream from 

mouth, lj miles south of Laboratory, Lincoln County, and 3i miles south of Lincolnton.

Drainage area. 68.4 sq mi.

Records available. August 1951 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 736 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 6 years, 69.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,220 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 5.73 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Aug. 13, 14, Sept. 3-6 (gage height, 0.82 ft).

1951-57: Maximum discharge, 5,030 cfs Mar. 4, 1952 (gage height, 8.74 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam at 

gage heights 6.27 and 8.74 ft; minimum, 4.6 cfs Oct. 8, 1954.

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

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

.9

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

18

30

49

101

156

231

289

4.5

5.0

362

444

564

750

1,090

1,540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

41 

34

30

*222 -87

54

45

40

38

38

36

36

34

32

30

34 

36

36

40

108

68

49

43

41

a55

a46

a42

a40

a44

1,537

49.6

0.725

0.84

Nov.

a40 

a58

a36

a36

a36

a36

a36

a34

a34

a34

a34

a32

*30

29

29

30

128

101 

63

54

47

45

41

40

40

40

38

36

36

36

1,289

43.0

0.629

0.70

Dec.

36 

36

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

32

32

34

41

43

138

104

71

59 

 51

47

45

66

142

270

134

95

81

68

63

56

54

2,036

65.7

0.961

1.11

Jan.

51 

47

45

45

56

49

47

45

45

43

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

40 

40

40

40

45

95

59

54

51

*54

51

79

161

SZJ_

1,896

61.2

0.895

1.03

Feb.

*1.460 

625

208

148

123

109

107

98

123

118

95

90

84

76

71

68

66

63 

128

115

87

73

66

63

71

115

115

409

-

4,974

178

2.60

2.70

Mar.

787 

188

132

109

98

95

93

126

95

84

81

79

73

79

79

71

68

68 

84

68

66

104

81

76

150

115

98

87

81

76

71

3,562

115

1.68

1.94

Apr.

73 

128

87

81

432

304

137

125

120

98

93

87

*81

76

71

68

68

68 

71

66

63

70

202

84

68

63

59

56

54

54

3,107

104

1.52

1.69

May

51 

51

51

54

49

47

45

13

43

43

49

49

43

43

184

84

54

49 

47

59

*45

47

51

93

83

51

54

45

43

56

49

1,755

56.6

0.827

0.95

June

45 

43

45

417

*506

332

259

133

1.200

182

87

73

59

51

47

43

11 *68 

191

79

61

92

63

63

159

253

87

81

93

61

4,914

164

2.40

2.67

July

54 

51

49

45

43

41

40

38

36

34

*32

32

30

29

30

40

*30

45" 91 

36

34

29

26

45

34

29

28

28

26

26

1,157

37.3

0.545

0.63

Aug.

25 

30

25

"64 115

32

28

*26

25

24

23

22

22

87

98

41

29

38 

98

47

*36

32

30

30

30

29

26

*26

26

25

24

1,213

39.1

0.572

0.66

Sept.

23 

23

23

20

22

23

23

29

105

80

40

30

29

26

26

58

321

170 

90

71

61

51

322

101

71

59

51

54

188

297

2,557

85.2

1.25

1.39

Calendar year 1956; Max 1,140 Mln 6.4 Mean 61.3 Cfsm 0.896 In. 12.19

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,460 Mln 20 Mean 82.2 Cfsm 1.2O In. 16.31

Peak discharge (base, 1 . 500 of s) . Feb . 1 (3 p.m.1 2.220 cfs (5.73 ft); June 9 (2 p.m.) 1.580 cfs

(5.07 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for nearby stations .
204 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Long Creek near Bessemer City, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°18'20", long 81°14'05", on right bank 700 ft upstream from highway 

bridge (relocated), 2 miles northeast of Bessemer City limits, Gaston County, and 

8-5- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 31.4 sq ml.

Records available. December 1952 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 706.1 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 722 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 4.66 ft); minimum, 

1.9 cfs Aug. 4 (gage height, 1.08 ft); minimum dally, 2.9 cfs Aug. 13.

1952-57: Maximum discharge, 1,040 cfs May 21, 1955 (gage height, 5.33 ft); minimum, 

0.4 cfs Oct. 7, 1954; minimum dally, 0.8 cfs Oct. 7, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those below 4 cfs, which are poor. Bessemer City diverts 

out of basin approximately 1.3 cfs for water supply, causing diurnal fluctuation at 

low flow.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 25 Mar. 26 to Sept. 3O

1.2 7.2

1.4 11

1.7 21

2.0 36

2.4 76

3.0 175

3.5 296

4.0 462

1.1 2.1

1.2 3.3

1.4 6.6

1.6 12

1.8 

2.0 

2.4 

2.7 120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

14

12

11

11

11

*16

13

10

10

8.4

9.4

8.2

7.2

972

8.8

8.6

7.8

10

9.8

10

12

21

14

13

11

11

12

12

9.8 

11

11

346.2

11.2

0.357

0.41

Nov.

11

11

9.8

10

11

11

11

11

14

10

*11

9.6

10

IT 9.0

9.4

~56 141

28

22

19

18

17

16

16

14

14

13

15

14

572.8

19.1

0.6O8

0.68

Dec.

12

13

12

13

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

15

19

17

15

13

13

12

13

*19

49

118

TO

28

23

22

20

17

18

631

20.4

0.650

0.75

Jan.

17

16

16

16

22

18

18

18

16

15

15

13

15

15

14

14

13

T3

*13

13

13

17

30

19

18

18

18

18

24

42 

110

637

20.5

0.653

0.75

Feb.

322

106

55

43

52

67

78

171

102

74

49

37

34

31

28

28

26

25

75

53

34

31

29

27

30

59

55

285

-

2,009

71.8

2.29

2.38

Mar.

115

55

43

37

33

31

33

46

33

29

29

27

27

33

29

27

26

26

33

27

2582"

41

35

124

57

43

38

38 

34

33

1,289

41.6

1.32

1.53

Apr.

33

50

33

32

106

56

40

59

40

33

31

30

*28

27

26

25

25

25

26

24

23

22

23

23

21

20

19

20

20

11

957

31.9

1.02

1.13

May

17

16

91

28

22

19

18

16

16

16

31

28

19

17

19

27

18

17

20

38

*17

16

16

16

20

16

18

14

13

33

20

692

22.3

0.710

0.82

June

16

15

14

*14

33

25

18

15

40

25

18

16

14

12

13

13

16

18

14

14

12

11

11

10

13

16

14

12

13

10

483

16.1

0.513

0.57

July

9.6

9.3

8.8

8.8

8.3

9.9

8.3

7.6

6.6

*5.5

5.9

5.3

5.5

5.0

9.6

9.3

*4.8

li.

8.3

6.4

5.9

5.3

9.0

7.1

5.5

5.9

6.2

5.7

5 2

4:'.B

226.4

7.30

0.232

0.27

Aug.

4.2

4.2

4.6

12

12

6.2

5.2

*5.2

5.2

3.3

3.3

3.6

60 2.9

*27

17

5.7

55

21

11

9.6

6.6

7.3

5.7

7.3

7.1

*5.2

5.9

4.5

5 9 

4JO

337.7

10.9

0.347

0.40

Sept.

5.9

5.2

4.4

3.9

5.1

3.9

4.0

4.2

20

7.8

5.7

*6.1

4.6

5.5

5.5

7.1

29

50

13

15

16

10

11

8.3

8.3

7.1

8.3

11

38

39

360.9

12.0

0.382

0.43

Calendar year 1956: Max 612 Min 1.2 Mean 25. 0 Cfsm 0.796 In. 1O.84

Water year 1956-57: Max 322 Min 2.9 Mean 23.4 Cfsm 0.745 In. 10.12

Peak discharge (base, 650 cfs). --Jan. 31 (12 p.m.) 722 cfs (4.66 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 205

South Fork Catawba River at Lowell, N. C.

Location. Lat 35° 17'09", long 81° 06'04", on right bank 50 ft north of private mill road, 

120 ft downstream from Housers Creek, 1 mile north of Lowell, Gaston County, and 3 miles 

downstream from Long Creek.

Drainage area. 630 sq mi.

Records available. January 1942 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 603.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 15 years, 752 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,800 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 11.04 ft); minimum, 97 cfs July 16 (gage height, 1.42 ft); minimum daily, 198 cfs Aug. 13.

1942-57: Maximum discharge, 22,000 cfs Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 16.98 ft); 

minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 27, Oct. 4, 1954 (gage height, 0.75 ft); minimum daily, 31 cfs 

Oct. 8, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 21.33 ft in August 1940, from floodmarks (discharge, 34,000 cfs).

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

Considerable diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation for short periods at low flow 

caused by power-plant above station. City of Gastonia diverted for water supply an 

average of 5.6 cfs from Long Creek and 2.6 cfs from South Pork Catawba River. A part 

of the diversion is returned to Long Creek as sewage. For diversion by town of Morganton see Henry Fork near Henry River, and by Bessemer City see Long Creek near Bessemer 

City.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1002: 1943(m).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 24 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

230

379

550

1,040

1.9 189

2.2 260

2.5 349

3.0 522

3.5 750

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

1,040

1,700

3,240

5,380

8,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota}

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

515

436

382

363

363

662

623

429

347

325

284

314

299

282

252

274

268

271

271

*282

309

553

838

700

448

234

407

426

368

349

371

12,245

395

0.627

0.72

Nov.

359

365

362

362

' 362

327

337

321

327

312

*294

309

277

294

282

308

748

1,090

628

503

417

431

372

330

343

355

320

327

327

330

11,719

391

0.621

0.69

Dec.

309

309

312

277

282

306

309

309

280

294

271

252

306

340

512

1,280

800

584

466

445

398

434

928

2,500

1,910

1,190

800

675

605

509

484

18,476

596

0.946

1.09

Jan.

484

448

431

414

484

441

421

391

398

401

404

337

371

371

318

346

355

349

*330

344

368

286

648

1,070

950

628

542

542

503

1,070

1.250

15,675

506

0.803

0.93

Feb.

7,000

*7.740

4,810

2,600

1,460

1,320

1,220

1,130

1,280

1,250

1,130

920

800

750

675

650

605

605

830

1,350

1,010

800

725

675

675

920

1,350

2,350

-

46,630

1,665

2.64

2.75

Mar.

5.050

3,240

*2,280

1,280

1,040

920

860

1,040

950

800

750

725

675

725

750

725

675

675

725

700

628

920

800

700

1,270

1,100

1,010

920

775

725

675

34,108

1,100

1.75

2.01

Apr.

675

980

1,220

1,010

2,390

3,510

5.780

2,600

1,650

1,280

1,070

980

*920

920

800

750

650

725

725

700

650

650

1,380

920

750

675

628

584

605

584

34,761

1,159

1.84

2.05

May

542

522

605

562

542

542

503

484

484

466

505

522

505

466

1,230

2,290

1,740

750

605

750

*725

584

584

584

584

503

522

484

466

484

503

20,634

666

1.06

1.22

June

448

424

*448

914

2,390

2,440

2,020

980

4.020

5,780

1,550

980

850

725

605

562

576

755

725

650

542

663

1,100

935

1,190

1,410

1,100

890

860

775

55,087

1,170

1.86

2.07

July

650

562

522

484

466

577

598

574

*561

365

352

297

343

299

388

561

503

725

725

484

391

575

505

588

511

554

288

288

284

295" 262

12,955

418

0.665

0.76

Aug.

312

280

321

274

489

318

275

*263

248

248

243

247

198

a360

a400

557

a280

a540

a460

a580

*a360

291

271

300

268

260

*257

257

250

252

242

9,281

299

0.475

0.55

Sept.

247

215

234

202

21?

222

213

227

414

700

725

*428

321

297

263

a500

a2,000

a2,400

al,400

aSOO

a6oo

a600

a900

a700

a600

aSOO

a460

aSOO

al,600

a2,200

20,508

684

1.09

1.21

Calendar year 1956: Max 5,800 Min 43 Mean 553 Cfsm 0.878 In. 11.94

Water year 1956-57: Max 7,740 Min 198 Mean 745 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.05

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs). Feb. 2 (2 a.m.) 8,800 cfs (11.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for nearby streams.
206 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Catawba River near Rock Hill, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°59', long 80 0 58', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 21, 3i miles downstream from Catawba Dam, 5 miles northeast of Rock Hill, York 

County, and 7j miles upstream from Sugar Creek.

Drainage area.--3.050 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1895 to July 1903, April 1942 to September 1957. Revised 

records for period September 1895 to July 1903 published in North Carolina Department 

of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34 and South Carolina Research, Planning and 

Development Board Bulletin 17.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 492 ft (by barometer). Sept. 23, 1895, 

¥o July 31, 1903, chain gage at Southern Railway bridge, 2 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1895-1902, 1942-57), 4,396 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36.100 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 12.93 ft); minimum, 241 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, 2.71 ft); minimum daily, 535 cfs Aug. 17.

1895-1903, 1942-57: Maximum discharge, 151,000 cfs May 23, 1901 (gage height, 

24.15 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 143 cfs Apr. 25, 1943 (gage height, 

2.59 ft); minimum daily, 490 cfs Oct. 21, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Catawba Lake (usable capacity, 6,542,000,000 

cu ft) and by other powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1333: 1942-43(m), 1953(m). see also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. 

In cubic feet per second)

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

534

1,210

2,120

5.0

7.0

12.0

4,670 

11,500 

32,OOO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,580 

3,640

3,540

4,110

3,000

581

754

2,000

2,150

2,250

2,300

2,520

628

786

2,840

1,800

2,340

2,400

2,430

806

1,140

1,960

2,980

3,050

3,290

3,460

2,370

816

5,160

4,180

3,660

75,521

2,436

_

-

Nov.

3,820 

3,990

2,560

892

3,570

3,710

3,750

5,150

2,580

955

698

4,190

4,590

4,450

2,810

2,330

676

622

2,750

3,160

3,070

706

1,550

838

665

4,560

2,360

3,330

3,360

2,190

79,882

2,663

_

-

Dec.

657 

961

3,110

*2,960

2,710

2,630

1,980

706

690

2,930

2,290

1,690

1,460

1,120

622

702

2,400

1,830

3,220

2,680

2,890

1,460

948

774

890

5,490

6.000

5,220

1,260

961

3,500

66,741

2,153

_

-

Jan.

1,620 

3,120

4,560

4,800

1,080

926

4,270

4,330

3,010

3,190

3,100

1,590

920

4,340

4,600

3,350

3,380

2,250

851

1,180

3,760

2,760

1,920

2,010

1,780

610 782"

3,270

3,390

5,450

5,610

87,809

2,833

_

-

Feb.

9,580 

15,300

16,500

9,320

*10,800

10,800

10,800

10,800

7,460

721

5,740

8,790

7,850

8,250

6,270

2,080

2,170

5,760

4,770

5,610

5,360

3,720

1,710

798

3,280

4,780

5,260

6,220

-

190,499

6,804

_

-

Mar.

10,400 

9,330

8,430

8,970

10,000

10,400

10,000

10,000

6,530

784

6,180

4,770

5,480

4,480

2,490

953

896

4,570

4,790

4,550

4,540

3,290

1,210

812

5,510

6,430

9,150

8,970

3,920

662

826

169,323

5,462

_

-

Apr.

4,860 

6,680

5,900

7,160

13,800

14,200

29.200

*15,200

14,200

12,600

10,000

9,330

9,150

8,100

9,330

9,150

9,330

9,320

7,730

1,290

1,040

3,160

3,010

4,330

4,510

4,670

761

667

4,550

5,490

238,718

7,957

_

-

May

5,340 

4,280

2,680

572

1,230

3,240

2,820

1,020

1,940

1,970

3,520

2,220

4,660

6,550

6,000

2,560

2,500

2,180

1,780

2,770

3,050

4,310

4,620

4,310

898

1,220

4,150

4,470

4,700

5,540

2,580

97,260

5,157

_

-

June

1,130 

734

4,890

5,510

7,650

15,400

11,500

7,410

11,500

10,000

8,970

8,970

11,500

10,000

5,600

4,750

6,430

5,460

4,400

7,260

4,650

1,340

1,990

5,850

8,640

7,020

10,400

10,800

6,220

4,250

208,204

6,940

_

-

July

4.580 

3,390

3,690

2,090

2,730

1,530

822

3,770

5,580

2,350

3,180

2,240

1,080

1,220

5,200

2,790

2,040

1,490

2,560

1,090

617

4,260

2,650

2,140

2,120

1,360

782

616

2,680

3,050

5,150

72,427

2,336

_

-

Aug.

5,090 

1,120

1,060

991

2,490

1,830

1,130

2,290

1,920

1,220

668

2,850

2,070

1,650

1,870

1,560

555

724

2,550

2,500

2,920

2,650

1,520

657

664

2,410

2,770

2,450

2,080

1,460

602

55,701

1,732

-

-

Sept.

602

We

1,590

1,810

2,190

912

628

708

2,390

3,940

4,330

4,320

1,870

1,910

726

3,890

4,870

6,650

8,700

6] 380

926

608

5,430

5,770

5,760

5,000

3,660

1,130

1,110

6,580

94,996

3,167

_

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 11,100 Mln 528 Mean 2,479 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57: Max 29,200 Mln 535 Mean 3,932 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 207

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, N. C.

'.location.--Lat 35°09'20", long 80°51'10", on right bank 50 ft downstream from tributary on 

right, 500 ft downstream from Briar Creek, 600 ft upstream from sewage-disposal plant 

of city of Charlotte, and 4.7 miles south of city hall in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County.

Drainage area. 41.4 sq mi.

lecords available. July 1924 to September 1957.

. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 571.6 ft above mean sea 

evel (city of Charlotte datum). Prior to Apr. 26, 1927 (corrected) staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 43.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,780 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 9.64 ft); minimum, 

1.8 cfs Sept. 1, 2, 4 (gage height. 1.48 ft).

1924-57: Maximum discharge, 8,370 cfs Apr. 6, 1936 (gage height, 16.2 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow at gage heights 10.42, 11.47, and 12.00 ft; minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 27, 1954.

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

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

papers indicated.

WSP

602 

602 

622 

642 

697 

712

Water 

year

1924t 

1925 

1926 

1927 

1930 

1931

Date

Sept 

Aug. 

Jan. 

Feb. 

Oct. 

Aug.

.29, 1924 

5,6, 1925 

18, 1926 

23, 1927 

2, 1929 

6, 1931

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,310 

4,760 

3,240 

2,980 

3,160 

2,630

Gage height 

(feet)

10.6 

12.5 

tlO.5 

10.1 

10.40 

9.60

t Period July to September.

t From graph based on gage readings.

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

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1052: 1939-44. The 1940 calendar year runoff is corrected 

from 0.996 to 9.96 inches. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for 

the water years 1928-30, 1932-34, superseding those published in WSP 662, 682, 697, 727, 

742 and 757, are given herewith:

Date

1927

Dec. 2

3

4

15

16

1928

Aug. 11

16

17

Sept. 2

Discharge

435

889

841

591

583

1,430

3,010

500

468

Date

1928-Con.

Sept. 5

6

18

19

1929

Feb. 27

28

Oct. 1

2

Discharge

556

605

2,100

1,940

1,040

2,070

733

1,310

Date

1932

Mar. 6

28

Oct. 16

17

1933

Sept. 13

1934

Sept. 7

13

Discharge

1,360

1,050

720

1,110

2,260

377

459

Month

Calendar year 1928 . .............

Water year 1928-29 ..............

Water year 1929-30. .............

Calendar year 1932 ..............

Calendar year 1933 ..............

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

Maximum

3,010

2,070

1,310

1,360

2,260

2,260

1,080

Minimum

18

3 2

6.9

7.9

11

5.3

22

5.0

6.3

6.3

Mean

69.2

54.5

41.5

60.4

128

37.8

38.4

Per square

mile

.43

.99

.67

.32

.29

.65

.00

.80

.46

3.09

0.913

0.928

Runoff in 

inche s

3.95

6.68

22.78

4.81

17.87

2.64

22.39

13.61

3.22

19.85

3.44

17.31

12.39

12.63
208 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, N. C. Continued

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.8 

2.0

0.7

2.2

4.6

9.0

16

35

2 .2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

62

126

277

570

891

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

12

12

9.7

19

11

42

12

8.6

11

9.0

9.7

8.1

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.8

9.0

9.0

9.0

*7.2

45

~20 136

14

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.1

8.1 

9.0

13

505.7

16.3

0.394

0.45

Nov.

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.1

7 .7

8.6

8.6

21

22

8.6

7 .7

7.2

7 .2

*7.7

9.0

9.7

34

TA

9.7

11

12

11

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.6

8.1

8.6

8 . 6

317 .3

10.6

0.256

0.29

Dec.

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.7

8.6

9.0

9.0

10

9.7

189

78

26

15

13

*12

10

11

103

203

216

42

25

20

18

19 

19

18

1,152.1

37.2

0.899

1.03

Jan.

12

11

11

25

19

13

12

11

11

10

9.7

9.7

9.0

9.7

9.7

9.0

11

8.6

F^

8.6

9.0

32

20

16

25

15

*22

17

43 

45

175

648.0

20.9

0.505

0.58

Feb.

295

117

46

41

139

76

72

152

117

102

47

37

29

24

22

23

19

18

130

52

26

23

21

20

23

230

56

678

-

2,635

94.1

2.27

2.37

Mar.

122

48

35

30

28

26

31

33

23

20

19

19

19

48

53

27

20

22

126

32

24

179

41

85

327

59

37

30

27 

24

22

1,636

52.8

1.28

1.47

Apr.

25

37

22

20

838

76

37

33

30

29

22

22

20

19

18

19

18

23

24

20

18

188

48

22

19

18

*16

15

15

1,729

57.6

1.39

1.55

May

15

131

44

47

21

20

15

14

12

12

168

34

19

62

107

58

22

19

36

46

18

15

15

77

44

20

21

15

14 

123

25

1,289

41.6

1.00

1.16

June

18

15

13

12

118

44

30

20

239

37

26

22

19

21

20

13

223

70

51

21

15

13

12

12

16

18

14

96

26 

20

1,274

42.5

1.03

1.14

July

11

9.0

9.0

9.0

15

17

8.1

7 .7

*8.1

8.1

*7.2

7.2

6.8

6.4

8.1

a7

a6

al5

a9

a7

a6

a6

a6

a40

a!5

a9

a7

a6

a5.5 

a5.5

a5.5

293.2

9.46

0.229

0.26

Aug.

a5. 5

5.5

6.4

11

14

5.9

5.5

4.6

5.5

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.6

4.4

9.9

8.1

a5

a60

a70~SS

a5

a4.5

*4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.6

*3.4

2.9

2.7

2.4

288.3

9.30

0.225

0.26

Sept.

2.2

2.0

5TT

2.4

2.9

2.4

3.4

3.4

45

6.8

5.9

*5.0

3.6

3.2

2.7

103

88

56

8.1

19

14

5.5

4.6

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.9

16

39 

18

481.1

16.0

0.386

0.43

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,130 Min 3.4 Mean 36.6 Cfsm 0.884 in. 12.03

Water year 1956-57: Max 838 Min 2.0 Mean 33.6 Cfsm 0.812 m. 10.99

Peak discharge (base, 2,100 cfs) .--Apr. 5 (10 a.m.) 2,780 cfs (9.64 ft); June 17 (10 p.m.) 2,120

cfs (8.25 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

stations .
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 209

Rocky Creek at Great Falls, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°34', long 80°55', on left bank 350 ft downstream from Turkey Branch, 

1 mile west of Great Falls, Chester County, and 1.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--194 sq mi.

Records available. February 1951 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 299 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--6 years, 132 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,290 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 7.04 ft); minimum, 0.07 cfs Sept. 2.

1951-57: Maximum discharge, 8,880 cfs Mar. 4, 1952 (gage height, 9.77 ft); minimum, 

0.04 cfs Oct. 6-13, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5

24

51

109

224

477

1,080

1,880

Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

4.0 

5.0

-0.10 

0.0 

.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.6

0.06 

.12 

.22 

.40 

.70

1.3

2.3

3.8

6.0

9.0

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.9 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

18

32

63

128

254

477

1,080

1,930

3,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

7.8

9.2

19

43

39

22

13

10

8.8

7.4

7.4

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

9.6

12

12

13

45

*42

35

20

15

14

14

13

13

14

509.6

16.4

0.085

0.10

Nov.

15

15

15

14

14

15

15

16

30

31

27

16

15

13

T3

13

15

17

18

16

15

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

24

503

16.8

O.087

0.10

Dec.

26

20

*18

17

ii

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

23

21

18

18

17

18

22

67

323

213

68

48

41

38

34 

30

1,258

40.6

0.209

0.24

Jan.

30

27

25

26

48

57

42

36

32

31

28

26

26

*27

26

26

26

25

20

21

26

26

43

66

79

312

117

97

77

218 

187

1,853

59.8

0.308

0.36

Feb.

350

380

158

113

94

88

74

67

62

61

56

48

45

43

40

39

38

36

42

112

71

52

46

43

*44

135

217

162

-

2,716

97.0

0.500

0.52

Mar.

600

231

132

100

159

134

104

106

95

77

67

63

59

94

134

126

88

74

299

213

117

510

374

180

1,250

594

253

165

130

107 

92

6,727

217

1.12

1.29

Apr.

83

82

73

66

764

2,920

403

*473

2,700

505

246

177

141

115

99

88

80

80

92

86

71

63

77

64

53

48

44

42

39

38

9,812

327

1.69

1.89

May

35

34

35

71

88

48

38

34

31

30

560

1,130

111

89

70

57

53

50

*49

39

35

34

49

72

41

35

29

302" 26

628

4,105

132

0.680

0.78

June

110

67

50

43

76

154

69

46

51

59

45

39

34

31

31

28

122

53

35

462

69

39

30

26

41

54

36

30

43

33

2,006

66.9

0.345

0.38

July

22

19

17

16

16

14

12

*11

9.8

8.7

8.1

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.3

9.9

43

54

22

13

9.8

8.1

25

41

15

11

9.8

9.4

8.1 

6.9

473.8

15.3

0.079

0.09

Aug.

6.0

5.1

5.1

5.5

19

17

7.5

5.1

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.3

*1.9

1.4

1.6

2.8

3.4

4.1

6.0

8.1

6.9

5.3

3.5

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.2

.72

.41

138.23

4.46

0.023

0.03

Sept.

0.10

.08

1.7

4.3

1.5

1.1

7.2

6.7

28

47

17

9.4

7.2

5.8

4.9

4.7

14

~69 247

29

30

22

*16

12

9.8

9.0

8.7

13

50

167

843.18

28.1

0.145

0.16

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,340 Min 0.12 Mean 114 Cfsm 0.588 In. 7.99

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,920 Min 0.08 Mean 84.8 Cfsm 0.437 In. 5.94

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 cfs). --Apr. 6 (8 a.m.) 4,290 cfs (7.04 ft); Apr. 9 (5 p.m.) 3,380 cfs

. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
210 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Wateree River near Camden, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°14'40", long 80°39'15", In pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 1, 1,500 ft 

downstream from Twentyflveralle Creek, 4,000 ft upstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad 

bridge, 2.2 miles west of Camden, Kershaw County, and 7.4 miles downstream from Wateree 

Dam.

Drainage area.--5.070 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--January to December 1903 (gage heights only), September 1904 to June 

1910, October 1929 to September 1957. Gage-height records collected at site 1-j miles 

downstream 1891-1934, at site 830 ft upstream January 1935 to September 1942, and at 

present site since October 1942, are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 119.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. January 1903 to June 1910 staff or chain gage 

at site li- miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1929, to Sept. 1, 1942, waterstage recorder at site 830 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1929-57), 5,645 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,200 cfs Apr. 10 (gage height, 19.63 ft); minimum dally, 230 cfs Sept. 1, 2.

1904-10, 1929-57: Maximum discharge, 366,000 cfs Aug. 26, 1908 (gage height, 39.7ft, 

site and datum then In use, from records of U. S. Weather Bureau), from rating curve 

extended above 122,000 cfs as described In following paragraph; minimum dally, 170 cfs 

June 3, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 40.4 ft July 18, 1916, at site l| miles downstream, from records 

of U. S. Weather Bureau (discharge, 400,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 

122,000 cfs on basis of computation, by Duke Power Co., of peak flow of 382,000 cfs over 

dam at Rocky Creek Reservoir).

Remarks.--Records fair. Flow regulated at Wateree Reservoir (capacity, 7,626,000,000 cu ft) 

and by other powerplants above station.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected In cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 802: 1930. WSP 952: Drainage area. WSP 1082: 1934(m). 

WSP 1433:1905-10.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Feb. 2)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

6.0

209

465

840

5,180

13.0

19.0

20.0

13,000

21,100

23,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

3,740

4,740

4,290

4,790

4,470

1,130

340

3,440

4,100

3,110

3,760

3,940

1,260

368

1,720

3,510

4,110

4,710

4,580

1,610

470

3,460

4,080

3,530

4,550

5.980

3,990

*786

4,360

5,570

5,100

105,594

3,406

-

-

Nov.

3,800

3,870

1,500

354

3,860

5,120

5,170

5,800

6,410

47370

891

3,770

5,720

4,320

3,170

3,700

2,920

578

2,820

3,650

3,440

2,420

1,670

2,280

779

4,870

4,240

5,200

4,960

3,930

105,582

3,519

-

-

Dec.

1,280

520

2,960

2,980

2,900

3,230

3,240

1,560

1,550

3,210

2,790

1,740

2,070

1,530

596

444

1,450

2,640

2,520

1,850

2,530

2,500

588

778

721

4,140

5,380

5,680

5,^00

1,770

4,370

74,917

2,417

-

-

Jan.

4,320

3,770

6,400

5,700

2,050

610

4,210

5,360

6,210

4,870

4,170

3,160

1,790

4,340

5,780

5,720

4,790

3,290

1,480

557

3,270

3,960

2,880

2,790

2,280

1,110

565

3,530

4,930

6,650

8,160

118,702

3,829

-

-

Feb.

10,500

15,300

12,700

*15,400

14,900

15,000

15,300

11,000

11,200

3,040

6,070

11,600

9,950

10,600

8,740

4,420

878

4,810

7,030

7,760

6,790

5,110

2,780

696

4,020

7, 770

7,950

10,300

--- -

241,634

8,630

-

-

Mar.

14,400

14,500

9,920

13,000

13,500

12,800

10,900

10,800

9,190

2,800

4,620

4,780

5,240

6,220

7,700

6,000

1,550

4,860

6,940

7,830

7,190

7,570

6,680

2,110

7,690

13,000

13,400

13,100

9,090

6,150

1,850

255,160

8,231

-

-

Apr.

5,790

9,130

9,460

8,340

13,300

15,800

12,300

18,800

*2 1.500

21,500

18,900

17,000

16,400

16,000

13,700

13,000

12,600

12,600

12,600

4,200

625

2,810

5,500

5,090

6,050

4,290

706

405

4,070"

5,320

307,786

10,260

-

-

May

6,060

4,060

3,190

2,620

895

3,260

5,740

6,940

6,520

5,310

4,630

4,940

6,580

8,160

8,410

11,500

8,260

4,980

1,410

4,760

6,430

6,270

5,370

4,460

1,350

797

4,700

5,110

5,920

7,900

8 ^230

164,762

5,315

-

-

June

3,930

928

5,150

7,050

9,060

15,100

15,800

13,200

10,500

13,500

14,500

13,000

12 , 300

12,200

11,800

4,170

5,180

5,770

6,220

6,740

6,330

3,500

*1,030

3,370

6,240

7,660

11,500

11,900

11,900

6,790

256,318

8,544

-

-

July

4,920

3,540

2,880

682

2,590

623

345

3,580

3,470

2,060

2,450

2,450

1,990

432

4,120

4,280

3,160

2,260

3,200

1,740

422

3,540

3,120

3,300

3,290

2,370

933

330

3,320"

3,820

3,130

78,347

2,527

-

-

Aug.

2,830

1,280

1,770

386

2,430

1,860

2,620

2,620

1,450

943

299

2,790

2,390

1,700

1,300

2,210

722

294

1,200

2,850

3,580

4.110

2,900

1,160

294

2,810

3,200

2,240

2,380

1,760

442

59,020

1,904

-

-

Sept.

230 230"

2,410

1,930

1,810

790

343

309

2,9OO

*5,140

5,080

4,810

5,540

5,110

606

3,850

5,560

7,460

9,590

6,530

1,840

508

4,810

4,720

5,440

6,170

5,520

2,680

1,210

5,890

108,616

5,621

-

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 16,6OO Mln 302 Mean 3,786 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57: Max 21,500 Mln 230 Mean 5,141 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 211

Broad River near Chimney Rock, N. C.

"jocation. Lat 35°25'35", long 82"10'45", 1,000 ft downstream from Lake Lure Dam, 1.5 miles 

downstream from Buffalo Creek, and 3 miles east of Chimney Rock, Rutherford County.

Drainage area. 97 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1907 to June 1909 (fragmentary, published as at Uree"), March 

1927 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 860 ft (from topographic map). May 17,

~jT907, to June 30, 1909, staff gage at site 1 1/8 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--30 years (1927-57), 168 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,500 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 5.17 ft); mini-

 mum, 4.7 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 0.56 ft); minimum daily, 5.0 cfs Feb. 24, Mar. 17.

1907-9, 1927-57: Maximum discharge, 26,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1928 (gage height, 16.8 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over 

Lake Lure Dam at gage heights 12.2 and 16.8 ft; minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 13, 1928 (gage 

height, 0.26 ft); minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 24, 26, 1928 (corrected).

Remarks. Records good. Large diurnal fluctuation and complete regulation at low flow 

caused by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1927-28(M), 1929-30, 1933, 1935-39(M). Revised 

figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 1928 and 1939, 

superseding those published in WSP 662 and 872, are given herewith:

1928 

Feb. 7......... 89

Mar. 16......... 133

Aug. 15......... 6,550

16......... 12,000

17......... 3,800

1928-Con. 

Sept.18......... 1,010

19......... 907

1939 

July 18......... 85

Month Cfs-days

_

_

_

-

3,157.2

52,413.9

Maximum

12,000

251

1,490

Minimum

.8

2.8

2.3

Mean

131

232

243

102

144

Per square 

mile

1.35

2.39

2.51

1.05

1.48

Runoff In 

Inches

1.33

1.55

32.56

34.14

1.21

20.07

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.6 

.7

2.9 

5.9

18

0.9

1.1 

1.3

1.5

115

183

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

420

750

1,240

2,540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total,

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

79

80

77

76

78

5*3

5.3

73

78

74

77

75

5.3

5.3

77

75

77

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.9

77

76

144

142

148

77

7.7

75 

78

78

1,942.0

62.6

0.645

0.74

Nov.

77

77

76

6.8

142

147

144

149

142

78

7.3

144

80

*76

76

75

76

6.4

76

80

75

77

76

5.9

6.4

74

75

78

78 

76

2,356.8

78.6

0.810

0.90

Dec.

5.9

5.9

75

77

75

78

75

5.6

5.6

76

77

75

75

115

121

5.5

74

78

82

83

79

82

10

303

520

515

280

172

122

9.1

150

5,106.4

100

1.03

1.19

Jan.

84

83

83

82

84

10

82

84

87

82

85

9.6

9.6

84

85

83

85

82

82

9.1

78

121

*125

156

158

157

11

158

233 

235

413

5,220.5

104

1.07

1.25

Feb.

574

498

27

541

425

345

264

226

235

10

216

156

155

147

151

78

9.1

148

255

255

80

79

81

5.0

118

397

554

554

6,339.1

226

2.33

2.43

Mar.

535" 554

436

378

346

306

300

306

261

5.3

214

310

240

144

87

84

5.0

230

315

252

85

85

87

5.6

261

271

225

149

149 

40

5 9"

6,649.8

215

2.22

2.55

Apr.

223

578

373

*457

2.550

858

702

568

499

493

487

487

254

34

321

402

402

526

170

84

5.9

221

217 i

500

515

300

229

6.8

223 

223

12,088.7

403

4.15

4.63

May

223

222

227

212

8.2

228

228

222

226

152

164

8.2

155

152

156

149

154

150

9.1

225

159

165

150

159

159

10

557

545

100 

88

56

4,998.5

161

1.66

1.92

June

87

8*1

56

256

1.580

544

511

459

350

577

352

194

112

114

114

40

327

310

155

152

156

195

72

149

280

315

309

268

104 

69

7,973.7

266

2.74

3.06

July

85

*91

124

151

102

70

67

80

89

86

88

85

105

74

87

87

87

165

316

276

75

156

86

156

ii

88

104

76

86 

88

*92

3,536

108

1.11

1.28

Aug.

90

87

75

86

89

89

88

90

88

71

16

15

16

17

91

88

109

77

158

161

*98

94

94

75

18

91

83

93

18 

18

76

2,569

76.4

0.788

0.91

Sept.

80

76

92

92

18

18

12

7.5

145

147

84

85

83

85

9.1

154

427

426

314

255

84

8.7

148

82

81

74

80

80

49 

386

5,660.1

122

1.26

1.40

Calendar year 1956: Max 458 Mln 4.1 Mean 100 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.02

Water year 1956-57 : Max 2,530 Mln 5.0 Mean 159 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.24

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
212 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Cove Creek near Lake Lure, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°25'30", long 82°06'35", on left bank 40 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highways 64 and 74, 1 mile upstream from mouth, and 5 miles east of town of Lake Lure, 

Rutherford County, N. C.

Drainage area.--77.0 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 850 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Dec. 20, 1954, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 89.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,050 cfs June 5 (gage height, 18.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 33 cfs Oct. 17 

(gage height, 1.93 ft).

1951-57: Maximum discharge, that of June 5, 1957; minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 8, 9, 28, 

30, Oct. 1-3, 5-7, 11-13, 1954.

Flood in 1916 reached a stage of about 23 ft, from records of State Highway and 

Public Works Commission.

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

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 20)

1.9

2.0 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

78

157

220

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

446

970

1,620

2,390

3,280

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

38

37

48

42

47

43

38

37

36

35

35

35

35

35

34

33

36

41

80

64

~52 140

61

54

56

61

53

49

49 

52

1,527

49.3

0.640

0.74

Nov.

100

78

61

56

50

49

45

48

44

44

41

41

39

*39

40

39

59

57

48

45

45

45

44

44

43

43

42

41

41

41

1,452

48.4

0.629

0.70

Dec.

40

40

40

40

59

39

39

39

40

39

39

48

*52

90

113

83

70

62

58

56

54

64

98

212

136

98

83

73

67

61 

58

2,070

66.8

0.868

1.00

Jan.

57

54

53

53

58

53

53

49

49

54

56

56

56

54

53

56

56

52

50

50

53

100

*203

121

91

76

73

68

68

73 

362,

2,360

76.1

0.988

1.14

Feb.

505

24T

176

144

121

109

107

98

113

111

98

91

85

78

75

76

7O

67

9T

92

82

75

70

67

76

274

188

380

-

3,766

134

1.74

1.82

Mar.

364

2l4

163

140

126

109

113

138

115

104

96

96

*91

91

94

83

80

80

91

80

76

85

80

78

111

111

102

92

87

83

78

3,451

111

1.44

1.67

Apr.

190

707

*254

652

*2,480

626

338

283

245

210

193

178

165

153

146

140

136

144

157

140

140

161

161

174

142

130

119

113

164

172

9,013

300

3.90

4.35

May

132

115

109

106

100

96

92

89

87

87

98

89

85

95

140

92

83

82

87

89

75

*75

a90

a!60

a!40

129

130

94

85

85 

82

3,098

99.9

1.30

1.50

June

75

72

102

365

5,110

428

262

207

237

193

170

153

138

161

136

126

138

136

121

111

102

102

137

188

163

346

230

286

273

184

8,452

282

3.66

4.08

July

155

121

111

106

98

92

89

87

83

80

78

75

78

109

83

75

119

*98

82

75

70

83

89

78

70

68

68

64

62 

64

2,740

88.4

1.15

1.32

Aug.

62

68

59

67

72

58

56

56

54

53

52

49

49

97

58

54

57

57

153

75

*59

58

54

53

53

53

50

49

49

47 

46

1,877

60,5

0.786

0.91

Sept.

46

80

70

52

50

48

109

75

213

113

83

70

65

61

59

154

408

161

119

104

98

91

102

83

75

72

70

78

210

305

3,324

111

1.44

1.61

Calendar year 1956: Max 622 Mln 25 Mean 67.3 Cfsm O.874 In. 11.89

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,110 Mln 33 Mean 118 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.84

Peak discharge (base, 70O cfs). Fe

ft); Apr. 2 (5 a.m.) 1,270 cfs (7.05

b. 1 (1 a.m.) 835 cfs (5.46 ft); Feb. 28 (7 p.m.) 705 cfs (5.00 

ft); Apr. 5 (2 a.m.) 4,080 cfs (13.65 ft); June 5 (5:3O a.m.)

7,050 ,uo<jcfsi (18.53 ^.LO.OO ft). i;

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

River near Marion.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 213

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°14', long 81°46', on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from dam 

at Cliffside Mills, at Cliffside, Rutherford County, and If miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--211 sq mi.

Records available. June 1925 to September 1957.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 670 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 32 years, 282 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,120 cfs June 6 (gage height, 8.50 ft); minimum, 7.9 cfs May 25 (gage height, 0.53 ft); minimum daily, 34 cfs Nov. 11.

1925-57: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 17.93 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,100 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over 

Cliffside Mills dam; minimum, 4 cfs July 24, 1943; minimum daily, 6 cfs June 9, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by 

mills above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 892: 1928(M), drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

107

208

445

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

735

1,110

1,930

2,830

4,630

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to Septemb

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

71 

110

73

85

74

107

59

117

70

65

63

74

52

44

95

85

54

72

77

48

97

125

204

122

99

86

81

97

97

110 

59

2,672

86.2

0.409

0.47

Nov.

110 

97

99

70

119

116

66

115

70

119

34

89

99

*102

72

99

140

197

182

143

99

86

116

99

79

128

97

97

86

86

3,111

104

0.493

0.55

Dee.

125 

59

88

94

147

100

91

76

91

94

94

46

91

144

193

225

212

140

130

132

122

107

205

514

132

305

208

178

171

137

233

4,984

161

0.763

0.88

Jan.

155 

57

137

116

140

144

128

119

122

124

102

122

94

97

128

99

79

110

110

.55

131

111

*386

361

259

157

182

225

157

193

388

4,788

154

0.730

0.84

Feb.

2.640 

1,870

749

555

395

360

320

305

259

286

268

272

201

212

216

*181

182

208

246

295

242

197

250

137

246

254

365

558

12,269

438

2.08

2.16

Mar.

1,590 

702

430

395

310

272

237

355

335

204

237

229

193

237

193

201

190

225

197

208

197

178

233

161

3?S

286

264

272

201

?nn

9,468

305

1.45

1.67

Apr.

250 

748

*622

420

*2,040

5,700

1,130

628

555

435

380

340

325

246

286

250

246

268

264

242

216

310

430

259

277

246

201

178

242 

237

15,971

532

2.52

2.81

May

193 

190

212

161

178

201

161

154

140

182

137

161

193

122

315

221

178

*119

T56

305

197

171

161

182

292

178

246

175

175 

144

5,776

186

0.882

1.02

June

137 

113

171

344

1,100

4,440

1,170

500

1,200

976

516

380

320

305

310

173

360

490

360

250

232

181

204

332

511

291

325

286

406 

282

16,665

556

2.64

2.94

July

*"2"W 229 

197

182

168

164

154

171

154

125

134

107

145

59

178

134

94

212

221

112

102

157

116

119

168

119

122

84

144 

110

107

4,476

144

0.682

0.79

Aug.

*152 

119

94

102

216

144

115

107

115

80

75

122

107

441

265

149

102

241

400

257

164

157

147

119

107

147

125

86

110 

94

127

4,758

153

0.725

0.84

Sept.

88 

119

88

105

83

154

65

50

486

417

197

140

150

129

155

158

1,480

754

580

561

242

268

425

197

201

182

195

165

559

1,070

8,977

299

1.42

1.58

Calendar year 1956: Max 

Water year 1956-57: Max

Peak

(6.88

dis

ftjj

charee

June

(base, 3

6 (10:30

2,160 Mln 

4,440 Min

,000

a.m.

cfs).--Feb.

) 6,120 cfs

12

54

. 1 

(8.

Mean 158 

Mean 257

(8 p.m. ) 3,190 cfs 

.50 ft).

Cfsm 0.749 

Cfsm 1.22

(5. 40 ft); Apr.

In. 10.21 

In. 16.55

6 (8 a.m. ) 4,540 cfs

Discharge measurement made on this day.
214 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Broad River near Boiling Springs, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°12'35", long 81°41'50", on right bank half a mile upstream from Sandy 

Run Creek, 3 miles downstream from Second Broad River, and 3j miles southwest of Boiling 

Springs, Cleveland County.

Drainage area. 864 sq mi.

Records available. June 1925 to September 1957.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 639.92 ft above mean sea level (Duke Power 

(To. benchmark). Prior to July 20, 1934, at site 500 ft upstream at datum 1.00 ft 

higher.

Average discharge. 32 years, 1,366 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,900 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 11.02 ft); minimum, 257 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 1.48 ft); minimum daily. 316 cfs Dec. 3.

1925-57: Maximum discharge, 73,300 cfs Aug. 16, 1928 (gage height, 24.3 ft, former 

site, present datum); minimum, 40 cfs Oct. 17, 1954 (gage height, 1.02 ft); minimum 

daily, 105 cfs Oct. 10, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those above 1,000 cfs and those for period of doubtful gageheight record, which are fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation 

caused by powerplants above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 892: 1928, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

271

346

514

705

1,310

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,990

4,790

6,240

9,800

14,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

403 

479

436

505

497

636

427

378

' 370

403

411

427

427

427

411

386

419

436 

488

462

419

716

1,060

1,100

804

727

760

551

470

605

607

16,647

537

0.622

0.72

Nov.

607 

738

705

840

636

696

710

730

685

695

419

411

597

588

479

560

822

990 

627

636

636

607

497

579

386

411

528

656

598

579

18,646

622

0.720

0.80

Dec.

607 

386

316

568

658

588

470

386

362

324

419

*378

436

572

1,040

1,310

771

738 

705

765

774

749

815

1,540

1,960

1,440

1,310

1,210

1,080

727

626

24,030

775

0.897

1.03

Jan.

796 

750

790

705

828

627

514

617

627

704

699

627

462

403

615

607

656

694 

607

444

479

*552

1,520

1.900

1,470

1,310

1,260

896

998

1,190

1,540

25,887

835

0.966

1.11

Feb.

8,100 

6,260

3,180

2,060

.1,990

2,060

1,920

1,740

1,550

1,580

1,010

1,370

1,190

1,150

1,150

1,100

861

705 

1,210

1,920

1,480

1,180

1,140

850

782

1,400

2,620

3,990

-

55,548

1,984

2.30

2.39

Mar.

5,980 

3,180

2,270

1,740

1,780

1,920

1,740

1,990

1,920

1,360

896

1,140

1,350

1,480

1,350

1,140

1,060

793 

1,280

1,450

1,280

1,180

1,340

1,030

1,220

1,620

1,850

1,590

1,220

1,270

907

50,326

1,623

1.88

2.17

Apr.

*3,380

3,000

2,270

9,650

*14.300

5,320

3,810

3,530

2,970

2,480

2,480

2,200

1,850

1,480

1,680

1,710

1,780 

1,850

1,680

1,400

1,300

1,810

1,680

1,750

1,660

1,580

1,390

838

1,370

83,013

2,767

3.20

3.57

May

1,400 

1,400

1,350

1,410

1,340

896

1,160

1,180

1,180

1,150

1,090

1,130

738

954

1,310

1,380

1,170

1,170 

1,100

1,000

*1,160

1,130

1,100

1,390

1,590

1,000

850

1,350

1,350

1,130

1,090

36,648

1,182

1.37

1.58

June

990

838

627

1,460

4,960

10,100

3,880

2,620

4,410

3,250

2,200

1,990

1,810

1,920

1,540

942

1,120

1,700 

1,740

1,340

1,260

1,190

1,090

1,040

1,810

1,920

1,850

1,520

1,920

1,410

64,447

2,148

2.49

2.77

July

*1,170 

1,190

1,300

1,150

804

954

884

666

760

896

861

760

793

497

?36

861

804

1,120 

1,080

1,080

884

607

992

826

873

716

705

560

533

636

646

26,244

847

0.980

1.13

Aug.

727 

676

607

497

738

755

688

678

560

599

374

395

403

2.100

1,120

731

579

1,270 

1,500

1,500

1,080

815

804

738

479

497

666

617

599

560

514

23,866

770

0.891

1.03

Sept.

354 

419

567

620

588

488

354

*395

1,140

1,620

1,090

804

749

716

505

560

4,440

5.340 

2,270

1,920

1,670

1,470

1,500

1,190

918

771

815

850

1,870

4,090

40,083

1,336

1.55

1.73

Calendar year 1956: Max 8,500 Min - Mean 815 Cfsm 0.943 In. 12.81

Water year 1956-57: Max 14,300 Min 316 Mean 1,275 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.03

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). --Feb. 1 (11 a.m.) 9,600 ofs (7.87 ft); Apr. 6 (9 a.m.) 16,900

ofs (11.02 ft)j June 6 (9 a.m.) 13,600 cfs (9.70 ft); Sept. 18 (2 a.m.) 9,400 cfs (7.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from doubtful gage-height record Oct. 1 to Dec. 12.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

First Broad River near Lawndale, N. C.

215

Location. ~Lat 35°22'50", long 81°32'40", on left bank 0.2 mile upstream from Shoal Rock 

Creek, 0.4 mile downstream from highway bridge at Double Shoals, and 2| miles southeast 

of Lawndale, Cleveland County.

Drainage area. 198 sq mi.

Records available . --February 1940 to September 1957.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 735.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 17 years, 253 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 6,600 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 15.05 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Jan. 13; minimum daily, 43 cfs Oct. 7.

1940-57: Maximum discharge, 32,500 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 37.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of records for nearby streams; minimum,

13 cfs Sept. 18, 1955; minimum daily, 17 cfs Aug. 11, 1956.

.8 ft, 

resident .

. , , 

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage of 37.

, . 

from floodmarlc established by local

Remarks . --Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation at low 

flow caused by powerplants and mills above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 952: Drainage area. WSP 1142: 1945-46(M) .

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

148

360

625

4.0

6.0

8.0

12.0

1,240

2,040

2,950

4,950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

80

72

72

72

76

183

43

^5

65

63

65

62

56

58

62

65

62

60

80

75

67

168

141

101

87

98

87

65

79

78 

83

2,490

80.3

0.406

0.47

Nov.

85

101

104

57

80

76

78

80

93

74

48

72

*72

74

76

78

190

204

141

112

107

98

98

92

79

87

87

83

85

87

2,798

93.3

0.471

0.53

Dec.

80

68

82

80

76

83

80

80

65

80

74

*87

128

149

374

302

190

163

145

132

122

161

326

731

461

251

225

209

178

111 

128

5,421

175

0.884

1.02

Jan.

135

128

128

122

141

100

112

109

115

119

113

107

76

95

98

104

101

101

87

68

98

*118

419

368

246

200

139

155

180

291

1,090

5,463

176

0.889

1.03

Feb.

4,760

1,540

757

415

375

332

318

268

268

264

238

242

225

221

209

193

147

174

346

268

234

229

213

142

178

246

405

841

14,048

502

2.54

2.64

Mar.

1,410

603

420

346

300

277

272

300

246

190

209

213

205

201

217

217

165

242

201

189

181

209

197

155

302

246

246

242

242

225

167

8,835

285

1.44

1.66

Apr.

221

523

*385

313

2,140

1,590

700

551

488

370

346

327

308

230

259

246

246

246

246

242

183

274

317

277

246

234

213

166

197

193

12,277

409

2.07

2.31

May

189

189

185

185

157

170

159

163

193

155

163

121

148

190

645

269

213

*185

241

309

197

193

181

239

308

189

225

197

166 

174

174

6,470

209

1.06

1.22

June

163

124

138

2,350

5.740

1,350

855

631

1,090

554

390

313

277

264

242

173

201

242

246

221

185

209

196

280

509

310

238

221

319 

225

16,256

542

2.74

3.05

July

*205

189

189

162

145

140

111

128

132

132

132

132

104

77

107

196

166

465

201

141

98

122-

145

125

138

125

115

87

107

122

104

4,542

147

0.742

0.85

Aug.

*115

188

118

180

209

122

107

109

107

101

71

80

90

643

464

193

120

251

336

201

152

141

128

128

94

121

122

115

104

104

101

5,115

165

0.833

0.96

Sept.

69

87

98

93

87

95

101

*135 -532

734

246

185

159

138

93

172

1.510

717

346

500

255

188

536

213

197

185

181

185

300 

603

8,340

278

1.40

1.57

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,810 Min 17 Mean 153 cfsm 0.773 In. 10.54

Water year 1956-57: Max 4,760 Min 43 Mean 252 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.31

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). --Jan. 31 (12 p.m.) 6,600 cfs (15.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
216 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Broad River near Gaffney, S. C.

Location.--Lat 35°05'20", long 81°34'20", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U.S. Highway 29A, 0.3 mile upstream from Cherokee Creek, 4.4 miles downstream from 

Gaston Shoals Dam, and 4.5 miles east of Gaffney, Cherokee County.

Drainage area.--1.490 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. July 1896 to December 1899 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), December 1938 to September 1957. Discharges for July 12, 1896, to Dec. 31, 

1899, published In the 18th, 19th, and 21st Annual Reports, Part 4, have been found 

to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 539.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 12, 1896, to Dec. 31, 1899, chain or 

staff gages at sites 1.1 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1939-57), 2,251 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,400 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 10.40 ft); minimum, 155 cfs Aug. 4; minimum dally, 381 cfs Sept. 8.

1938-57: Maximum discharge, 119,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 19.78 ft), by 

computation of flow over Gaston Shoals Dam; minimum, 140 cfs Oct. 24, 1954; minimum 

dally, 224 cfs Oct. 24, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at medium and low flow by powerplants above 

station. Capacity of reservoirs Insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Revlslons.--WSP 972: Drainage area. See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

358

594

1,120

1,890

6.0

8.0

10.0

6,400

12,800

21,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

941

741

755

760

826

1,670 

1,090

750

697

696

692

732

702

642

776

576

752

654 

872

826

720

1,230

*1,540

1,560

1,110

1,000

1,120

918

802

778

27,836

898

0.603

0.70

Nov.

908

1,020

1,050

1,070

894

904 

1,040

946

978

981

801

740

674

914

798

824

1,980

2,670 

1,490

1,270

1,320

1,150

1,060

999

998

913

863

1,120

1,070

1,050

32,495

1,083

0.727

0.81

Dec.

1,150

896

698

921

1,050

*1,040 

992

893

819

746

819

840

806

1,000

1,860

2,780

1,570

1,240 

1,190

1,200

1,320

1,300

1,750

3,910

5,980

2,580

2,280

1,970

1,700

1,320

1,180

45,800

1,477

0.991

1.14

Jan.

1,200

1,220

1,230

1,200

1,320

1,180 

1,040

911

1,120

1,030

1,100

1,040

835

*832

821

1,050

1,030

1,010 

1,070

850

860

900

1,860

2,980

2,310

1,980

1,860

1,470

1,420

2,120

2,450

41,299

1,332

0.894

1.03

Feb.

15,800

12,900

6,460

4,030

3,400

3,620 

3,510

3,080

3,180

2,770

2,180

2,170

2,040

1,970

1,850

1,850

1,610

1.310 

1,950

3,180

2,670

2,100

2,060

1,710

*1,560

2,020

3,620

5,860

-

100,460

3,588

2.41

2.51

Calendar year 1956: Max 19,500 Min 300

Mar.

12,700

6, 520

4,180

3,290

2,870

2,980 

2,770

3,180

2,980

2,290

1,770

1,670

2,100

2,240

2,090

1,930

1,730

1,480 

1,880

2,230

1,980

2,150

2,180

1,770

2,870

2,870

2,980

2,620

2,210

2,050

1,800

88,360

2,850

1.91

2.20

Apr.

1,560

3,480

5,310

3,620

10,400

21,500 

9,130

5,620

5,240

*4,520

3,730

3,620

3,290

3,080

2,210

2,410

2,670

2,470 

2,770

2,570

2,230

1,850

2,680

2,650

2,430

2,330

2,230

2,080

1,550

± i f DUD enn

120,630

4,021

2.70

3.01

May

1,930

2,010

2,080

2,040

1,910

1,510 

1,500

1,620

1,460

1,690

1,640

1,550

1,360

1.250

1,930

2,710

1,640

1,690 

1,540

2,000

1,600

1,610

*1,470

1,820

2.720

1,530

1,490

1,560

1,860

1,750

1,480

53,950

1,740

1.17

1.35

June

1,470

1,280

982

2,510

10,600

16.500 

7,150

4,410

6,780

5,480

3,700

3,070

2,510

2,920

2,670

1,540

1,600

2,070 

2,630

1,930

1,760

1,640

1,640

1,430

2,460

2,990

2,860

2,140

2,610

2,190

103,522

3,451

2.32

2.59

July

1,660

1,590

1,710

1,700

1,230

1,180 

1,150

1,150

962

*1,090

1,180

1,020

1,090

656

924

1,040

1,120

1.840 

1,640

1,610

1,110

948

1,170

1,140

1,150

1,020

1,100

665

881

762

886

36,374

1,173

0.787

0.91

Aug.

900

1,000

1,040

530

1,460

1,090 

975

890

739

850

590

688

585

3,080

*5,S80

1,520

964

2,150 

2,740

2,580

1,650

1,230

1,140

1,090

833

864

818

932

770

714

39,181

1,264

0.848

0.98

Mean 1,510 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.78

Sept.

642

722

722

720

851

703 

823

381

1,810

3,590

2,090

1,290

1,080

1,090

786

1,010

5,140

10,900 

4,090

2,980

2,980

2,210

*2,440

2,270

1,460

1,290

1,260

1,340

2,430

5,750

64,850

2,162

1.45

1.62

Water year 1956-57: Max 21,300 Mln 381 Mean 2,068 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.85

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs). --Feb. 1 (6:30 p.m.) 20,400 cfs (9.76 ft)j Apr. 6 (10:45 a.m.)

23,400 cfs (10.40 ft); June 6 (10:45 a.m.) 19,500 cfs (9.62 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 217

North Pacolet River at Fingerville, S. C.

Location. Lat 35°07', long 81°59', on right bank at McMillin Mill, about 400 ft downstream from Obed Creek and 1 mile south of Fingerville, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area. 116 sq mi.

Records available . November 1929 to September 1957.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 715.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 24, 1933, at site about 400 ft 

downstream at datum 5.60 ft higher.

Average discharge. 27 years (1930-57), 195 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,620 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 10.28 ft); minimum, 48 cfs Oct. 17, Aug. 13; minimum daily, 48 cfs Oct. 17.

1929-57: Maximum discharge , 12,500 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 27.13 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam 

2 miles above station; minimum, 9 cfs Oct. 6, 1954; minimum daily, 28 cfs Oct. 6, 7, 

1954.

Remarks . --Records fair. 

above station.

Some diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by mill

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 25, 26, Jan. 31 to Feb. 5, 

Apr. 6-9, May 3, 4, June 7-11)

2.9 

3.2 

3.5

41 4.0 

7.0 

9.0

265

1,330

2,130

charge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

82

72

70

76

76

78

79

66

57

55

55

52

52

52

51

50

48

49 

58

61

67

121

155

*94

74

74

86

78

72

72

72

2,182

70.4

0.607

0.70

Nov.

79

110

88

80

76

72

71

76

77

70

66

66

65

64

§1

61

150

240 

140

105

96

88

82

78

78

78

77

74

72

72

2,612

87.1

0.751

0.84

Dec .

70

70

70

68

*68

68

68

68

68

66

66

66

74

82

136

143

110

96 

90

83

82

92

152

556

507

197

149

134

120

110

109

3,418

110

0.948

1.09

Jan.

105

98

93

91

96

100

96

91

88

86

83

82

82

80

*78

77

77

76 

72

72

71

77

560

580

250

170

156

143

149

207

3,852

124

1.07

1.25

Feb.

842

1,070

562

549

279

254

228

214

209

205

188

175

166

156

152

147

145

156 

180

260

180

165

152

145

149

*260

286

458

_

7,686

274

2.36

2.46

Mar.

1,040

702

318

250

217

198

190

265

217

193

168

165

158

158

170

156

145

138 

TTS

166

147

158

158

147

273

253

206

183

168

161

7,200

232

2.00

2.31

Apr.

166

346

346

248

950

1,960

598

310

363

*304

265

234

217

205

195

185

185

180 

259

198

178

175

168

156

152

145

141

158

132 134"

9,205

507

2.65

2.96

May

154

146

126

124

128

128

120

118

122

120

150

128

118

110

118

126

112

112 

146

195

150

*152

134

135

155

118

122

112

107

124

150

5,956

128

1.10

1.27

June

112

105

109

158

504

321

507

207

217

552

208

178

154

201

185

154

141

165 

156

152

130

124

150

240

185

163

145

130

220

170

5,497

185

1.58

1.76

July

140

150

118

112

107

112

112

105

*94

*90

88

85

80

78

77

77

80

109

107

105

93

83

77

74

74

72

71

71

68

65

62

2,814

90.8

0.783

0.90

Aug.

60

58

56

55

61

64

62

60

57

56

53

51

49

*80

83

62

53

460 

380

221

126

103

90

83

76

74

72

68

65

64

62

2,964

95.6

0.824

0.95

Sept.

60

57

56

55

55

55

52

53

180

170

110

90

85

80

76

88

584

1,110 

329

225

194

162

167

154

*118

112

110

116

394

562

5,637

188

1.62

1.81

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,250 Min 29 Mean 119 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.00

Water .Lei- year yedi 1956-57: lyob-or: Max MciJt 1,960 J.,3ou Min 1'iin 48 to Mean 1'iecin 156 J.JD Cfsm 01 am 1.54 -L.O* In. j.u. 18.28 -LO.CO

Peak discharge (base. 1,600 cfs).--Apr. 6 (7 a.m.) 2,620 cfs (10.28 ft); Sept. 18 (12:30 a.m.)

1,890 RQO f*fn cfs I (8.38 ft . ^fl f*M ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

5105Z8 O -59 -15
218 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

South Pacolet River Reservoir near Fingerville, S. C.

Location. Lat 35°07' , long 81°59' , on downstream side of right pier of highway bridge, 

1 mile upstream from dam and if miles south of Fingerville, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area. 92 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1930 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 761.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 18.01 ft Apr. 6; minimum, 8.15 ft Jan. 19. 

 H30-57: Maximum gage height, that of Apr. 6, 1957; minimum, 2.76 ft Oct. 8, 1930.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by concrete dam completed in 1926. Capacity, 1,104,000,000 

gal between gage heights. 0.0 ft (limit of drawdown) and 17.0 ft (top of new gates 

completed in August 1956). Dead storage is about 350,000,000 gal. Figures given herein 

represent usable contents. Spillway crest is at gage height 12.0 ft. City of Spartanburg diverted about 10,734,000 gal per day (16.6 cfs) from reservoir for municipal 

supply during water year 1957. Surplus water is used for generation of power.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1383: 1933, 1947-48.

Capacity table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and usable contents ,

In millions of gallons)

(Prepared by engineers for the Board of Water Commissioners, city of 

Spartanburg, S. C., in 1929, from contour survey)

8.0 340

10.0 465

15.0 879

17.5 1,168

Mean gage height, in feet, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

(II

Oct.

14.57 

13.90 

13.49 

13.18 

12.94

12.77 

12.73 

12.62 

12.52 

12.47

12.01 

12.22

11.87 

11.75 

11.65

11.66 

11.66 

11.71 

11.78 

11.86

11.93 

12.19 

12.45 

12.59 

12.65

12.58 

12.56 

12.54 

12.48 

12.39 

12.32

632 

-12.8

Calendar year 

Water year IS

Nov.

12.23 

12.09 

11.97 

11.89 

11.81

11.60 

10.97 

10.74 

10.67 

10.57

10.48 

10.38

10.41 

10.46 

10.50

10.58 

10.95 

11.72 

12.68 

12.85

12.39 

11.81 

11.32 

11.07 

11.08

11.09 

11.08 

11.03 

10.96 

10.88

523 -5.6

Dec.

10.85 

11.00 

11.17 

11.29 

11.38

11.38 

11.38 

11.36 

11.33 

11.28

11.05 

10.91 

11.00 

11.09 

11.31

11.94 

12.47 

12.67 

12.75 

12.80

12.84 

12.97 

13.35 

14.31 

15.78

16.70

16.68 

16.48 

16.20 

15.88

15.59

921

+19.9

Jan.

15.20 

14.76 

14.26 

13.75 

13.32

12.90 

12.48 

11.97 

11.31 

10.65

10.32 

9.96 

9.67 

9.63 

8. SB

8.55 

8.50 

8.40 

8.28

eTTes

9.14 

9.65 

10.70 

12.51 

13.97

14.51 

14.71 

14.67 

14.65 

14.80 

15.12

937 

-1-0.8

1956... ...............

56-57..................

Feb.

16.41 

17.66 

17.40 

17.22 

16.98

16.62 

16.14 

15.79 

15.84 

15.95

16.02 

15.80 

15.48 

15.17 

15.24

15.29 

15.35 

15.35 

15.38 

15.39

15.22 

15.09 

15.16 

15.24 

15.38

15.46 

15.50 

15.86

1,002 

+3.6

* +1.4 

* +1.1

Mar.

16.60 

16.92 

17.16 

16.90 

16.27

16.10 

15.95 

15.94 

16.11 

16.10

16.00 

15.73 

15.49 

15.41 

15.28

15.27 

15.27 

15.38 

15.54 

15.74

15.73 

15.83 

15.88 

15.87 

16.04

16.56 

16.71 

16.63 

16.42 

16.18 

15.92

965 -1.8

Apr.

15.67

15.70 

16.13 

16.29 

16.91

17.33 

16.86 

17.07 

16.87 

17.00

16.83 

16.76 

16.62 

16.52 

16. 4S

16.56 

16.66 

16.82 

16.87 

16.96

16.92 

16.91 

16.83 

16.68 

16.73

16.85 

16.93 

16.80 

16.64 

16.65

1,067 

+5.3

May

16.73 

16.82 

16.96 

16.97 

16.89

16.79 

16.79 

16.85 

16.89 

16.97

16.98 

16.92 

16.75 

16.68 

16.68

16.81 

16.91 

16.99 

16.96 

16.85

16.93 

16.68 

16.60 

16.63 

16.75

16.96 

17.00 

17.05 

17.09 

17.01 

16.82

1,081 

+0.7

June

16.82 

16.82 

16.83 

16.88 

16.94

16.89 

16.70 

16.64 

16.68 

16.76

16.83 

16.91 

17.00 

16.91 

16.79

16.71 

16.67 

16.60 

16.65 

16.74

16.81 

16.77 

16.78 

16.90 

16.81

16.57 

16.36 

16.30 

16.28 

16.47

1,043 -2.0

July

16.50 

16.50 

16.48 

16.46 

16.41

16.57 

16.92 

16.83 

16.67 

16.57

16.48 

16.49 

16.48 

16.45 

16.42

16.39 

16.46 

16.58 

16.14 

16.16

16.16 

16.16 

16.11 

16.08 

16.17

16.19 

16.22 

16.12 

16.02 

15.89 

15.67

943 -5.0

Aug.

15.54 

15.41 

15.25 

15.13 

15.02

14.84 

14.69 

14.52 

14.36 

14.15

13.85 

13.59 

13.40

13.58 

13.92

14.19 

14.20 

14.40 

15.84 

17.50

17.13 

16.78 

16.51 

16.42 

16.36

16.34 

16.31 

16.28 

16.24 

16.20 

16.11

995 

+2.6

Sept.

16.04 

15.99 

15.90 

15.79 

15.75

15.69 

15.65 

15.64 

15.89 

16.37

16.59 

16.46 

16.37 

16.30 

16.29

16.42 

16.87 

17.33 

16.95 

16.79

16.74 

16.69 

16.64 

16.66 

16.47

16.00 

15.53 

15.35

15.74 

16.87

1,144 

+7.7

t Contents, In millions of gallons, at 12 p.m. on last day of month. 

* Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second.

Note.--Ho gage-height record June 4-26; computed from several gage readings at powerhouse and 

weather records.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 219

Pacolet River near Pingerville, S. C.

Location. Lat 35°07', long 81°58', on right bank 100 ft upstream from highway bridge, a 

quarter of a mile downstream from confluence of North Pacolet and South Pacolet Rivers, 

and 2^ miles southeast of Pingerville, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area. 212 sq mi.

Records available. November 1929 to September 1957.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 706.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 27 years (1930-57), 321 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,570 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 7.33 ft); minimum daily, 72 cfs Oct. 17. .,

1929-57: Maximum discharge, 22,800] cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 22.43 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,600 cfs py velocity-area studies; minimum daily, 32 cfs 

Oct. 6, 7, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 46 ft in June 1903, from floodmark (discharge not determined).

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by South Pacolet River Reservoir (see preceding 

page). Some diurnal fluctuation caused by mill on North Pacolet River. About 

10,734,000 gal per day (16.6 cfs) diverted above station for city of Spartanburg 

water supply during the water year 1957.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.5

1.0

111

248

1.5 

2.0 

6.0

446

697

3,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

256

179

152

156

137

135

127

116

96

92

90

131

96

96

81

76

72

Tf

86

96

105

162

169

*122

115

120

134

122

118 

116

118

3,748

121

-

-

Nov.

131

162

129

125

122

154

155

125

122

118

116

99

88

88

88

88

235

517

208

212

222

201

182

129

127

125

122

120

120 

118

4,348

145

-

-

Dec.

100

92

54

92

*100

107

107

105

105

116

120

103

107

128

181

183

154

142

132

127

127

134

190

413

373

316

283

262

245 

222

225

5,185

167

-

-

Jan.

229

222

216

216

226

222

201

204

204

187

150

159

139

151

*180

125

125

126

107

11

86

99

380

422 2B~8

232

245

241

238 

262

395

6,326

204

-

-

Feb.

1,200

2.000

1,280

554

486

506

487

380

336

305

316

313

305

247

216

219

216

210.

283

398

324

237

222

210

219

*390

402

783

-

13,044

466

-

-

Mar.

1.620

1,200

550

541

414

340

340

415

344

298

309

305

255

280

272

248

5T6~ 216

269

255

222

258

266

255

441

389

380

313

309 

290

280

12,090

390

-

-

Apr.

295

474

406

377

1,500

3.310

1,080

709

*557

499

444

389

373

336

294

267

258

272

368

340

294

302

289

270

229

213

222

248

232 

198

15,045

502

-

-

May

192

221

262

272

242

210

186

178

170

164

212

238

204

173

176

178

156

159

210

346

*277

236

200

193

237

201

178

156

235" 147 

203

6,417

207

-

-

June

167

162

154 l5o~

422

695

53T

316

438

445

255

226

250

333

290

238

235

246

207

186

175

172

240

372

336

292

235

218

300 2 16

8,548

285

-

-

July

192

175

170

162

165

178

198

189

*154

142

117

111

105

109

109

109

177

281

170

127

118

105

103

102

107

92

99

122

107 

113

104

4,312

139

-

-

Aug.

94

94

90

90

111

93

85

83

81

89

95

76

73

 176

108

88

100

542

445

469

334

216

15fl

127

118

118

100

100

96 

94

92

4,635

150

-

-

Sept.

91

88

88

82

80

79

78

82

221

217

193

158

129

111

109

148

1,030

2.050

699

441

332

276

306

*280

272

258

222

202

513 

813

9,628

321

-

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,320 Min 38 Mean 200 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,310 Mln 72 Mean 256 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
220 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Pacolet River near Clifton, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°58 1 10", long 81°48'05", on left bank 1.2 miles downstream from dam at 

Clifton Mill 2, 1.3 miles southeast of Clifton, Spartanburg County, 2.7 miles upstream 

from Lawson Fork, and 2.7 miles northeast of Glendale.

Drainage area. 320 sq ml.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 540 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 17 years (1940-57), 452 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,480 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 7.51 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,400 cfs as explained below; minimum dally, 94 cfs 

July 14.

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 26,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 21.19 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,400 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam at 

Clifton Mill 2; minimum daily, 17 cfs Oct. 19, 1941.

Remarks. Records fair. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above staETon and by South Pacolet River Reservoir (see p. 218). City of Spartansburg diverts 

water above station from South Pacolet River Reservoir for municipal supply.

Rating table, water year 1956 L 57 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.2 

1.5

71

164

306

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

706

2,560

4,690

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

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

25

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

352

260

205

226

226

226

190

204

160

154

146

153

180

108

154

117

118

125

138

157

153

326

280

*206

184

196

197

189

160 

162

167

5,819

188

-

-

Nov.

186

232

222

143

201

189

234

184

188

175

145

181

152

143

153

147

427

521

361

278

306

290

266

226

174

222

192

183

184 

184

6,689

223

-

-

Dec.

188

127

188

*163

162

178

181

158

146

179

173

177

158

179

292

267

259

211

196

189

195

227

334

750

662

521

429

381

351

340

8,269

267

-

-

Jan.

316

312

302

312

321

300

316

289

298

284

233

240

219

229

*270

222

208

210

226

121

186

186

400

592

40T

306

315

361

338 

412

484

9,212

297

-

-

Feb.

1,990

2.250

1,660

814

662

732

741

609

502

483

492

460

438

408

336

321

292

344

414

583

470

396

344

280

354

476

*618

1,040

-

18,509

661

-

Mar.

1.750

1,720

847

785

662

500

519

671

534

454

489

452

429

418

415

398

319

374

440

412

363

a420

a440

a420

a700

a600

a550

a500

a480 

a460

a440

17,961

579

-

-

Apr.

a460

a650

a600

a550

a2,000

a5, 600

a2,400

al.OOO

*829

644

697

574

506

476

495

398

378

397

468

517

412

459

502

431

338

332

304

314

373 

331

21,435

714

-

-

May

289

470

454

397

366

370

290

280

268

274

329

348

354

282

262

302

262

242

294

559

*422

350

322

271

336

313

334

257

229 3~3"8~

324

10,168

328

-

-

June

234

231

264

235

602

840

784

503

399

686

406

306

288

526

382

378

454

388

325

269

245

248

212

449

544

444

344

272

398 

294

11,950

398

-

-

July

303

238

234

202

246

241

217

268

*2l9

195

190

164

187

94

184

156

162

692

381

214

138

184

164

192

176

157

128

171

164 

153

160

6,574

212

-

-

Aug.

131

158

111

141

192

153

130

121

120

112

108

145

*103

2.340

464

178

140

670

784

614

557

330

274

206

202

188

170

162

160 

154

157

9,475

306

-

-

Sept.

122

164

138

141

128

127

138

103

477

389

268

240

200

210

102

224

790

2,480

1,160

688

509

363

487

*388

348

339

313

302

722 

1,150

13,210

440

-

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 5,290 Mln 42 Mean 332 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,600 Mln 94 Mean 382 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

near Plngervllle.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 221

Broad River near Carlisle, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°36', long 81°25', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 72, 2 miles upstream from Sandy River, 2 miles downstream from Seaboard Air 

Line Railroad bridge, 2\ miles east of Carlisle, Union County, and 5 miles downstream 

from Neals Shoals Dam.

Drainage area.--2,790 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1938 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 290.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge . 18 years (1939-57), 3,531 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year 25,900 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 13.24 ft); minimum, 44 cfs Oct. 14, 15; minimum daily, 57 cfs Oct. 14.

1938-57: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 29.41 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 52,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over Neals 

Shoals Dam; minimum, 37 cfs Aug. 29, 1955; minimum daily, 44 cfs Sept. 2, 1956.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1939(m), drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1, 

June 7 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.5

35

112

189

444

1,010

3.0 1,630

5.0 5,220

9.0 14,800

12.0 22,600

Mar. 2 to June 6

3.0 1,770

5.0 5,640

9.0 14,900

12.0 22,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

2,110

2,080

1,280

1,230

1,670

1,120

2,200

1,890

1,080

1,110

1,690

1,570

718

57

1,180

2,040

1,140

977

1,570 

1,510

855

1,170

2,480

2,160

2,080

2,060

1,780

826

1,270

1,520

1,570

45,993

1,484

0.532

0.61

Nov.

1,210

1,900

1,340

583

1,560

1,820

1,440

1,520

1,610

2,080

384

1,330

1,600

1,110

1,100

1,700

1,770

2,740

3.640 

2,120

*1,850

1,960

1,630

2,000

624

1,390

1,760

1,180

1,620

1,900

48,471

1,616

0.579

0.65

Dec.

1,470

441

1,740

1,820

1,040

1,380

1,110

1,840

275

1,300

1,500

1,130

1,110

1,770

2,570

2,220

3,360

1,600

1,700 

*1,960

2,090

2,480

2,490

6,280

7,650

5,220

3,640

3,090

3,090

1,690

2,400

71,456

2,305

0.826

0.95

Jan.

1,900

1,770

1,990

2,370

2,700

1,330

2,150

1,840

1,770

1,810

2,080

2,260

1,220

1,390

1,820

1,660

1,730

1,670

2,170 

824

1,710

1,360

2,370

2,990

4,210

3,640

2,680

3,450

2,460

3,360

4,020

68,704

2,216

0.794

0.92

Feb.

11,400

22,600

13,600

*8,130

6,070

5,010

5,010

5,010

4,610

3,640

4,020

3,270

2,820

2,890

3,270

2,440

1,960

2,650

2,530 

3,740

4,210

3,450

3,270

1,930

2,550

3,090

3,360

4,820

........

141,350

5,048

1.81

1.88

Mar.

13,300

13.400

8 070

6,080

4,980

4,440

4,240

4,140

4,650

3,840

3,840

3,030

2,530

3,440

3,640

3,340

2,510

2,720

3,140 

*3,340

3,640

4,240

4,650

3,540

7,170

7,400

5,200

4,440

3,940

3,740

2,860

149,490

4,822

1.73

1.99

Apr.

3,540

3,340

4,390

6,080

6,980

22.100

21, 200

10,600

8,720

7,180

5,640

5,200

4,760

4,140

4,140

3,640

3,210

3,340

3,440 

3,840

3,420

3,270

3,640

3,640

3,640

3,540

3,240

1.990

3,240

2,370

167,470

5,582

2.00

2.23

May

2,610

3,200

2,940

3,080

2,600

2,940

2,600

2,160

2,580

2,490

2,580

2,730

2,580

2,580

1,790

3,460

3,640

2,500

1,800 

2,820

3,320

2,520

2,840

3,770

4,340

3,340

3,240

2,670

2,040

6,120

6,850

94,730

3,056

1.10

1.27

June

4,240

2,130

1,860

2,160

4,600

15.400

15,200

7,930

5,120

*6,960

5,850

4,210

3,450

3,270

3,090

2,390

3,180

2,660

2,820 

3,450

2,570

1.740

1,850

2,200

2,430

3,000

3,540

3,450

3,000

2,400

126,150

4,205

1.51

1.68

July

2,820

2,400

1,950

2,400

2,210

2,010

678

1,430

1,600

1,370

1,260

2,120

1,860

611

1,080

1,160

1,210

1,590

5.360 

2,740

878

1,180

1,940

1,770

1,780

1,810

1,940

710

1,070

1,180

1,120

51,237

1,653

0.592

0.68

Aug.

1,110

1,790

1,510

925

1,100

1,120

1,250

1,290

1,760

1,340

392

613

905

1,510

5,470

4,710

2,770

1,030

2,860 

3,830

3,450

2,140

2,080

1,530

995

1,500

898

1,170

1,570

1,520

1,110

55,253

3,782

0.639

0.74

Sept.

228 6E2~

1,570

1,210

1,160

1,200

1,540

1,450

1,460

2,670

*3,740

2,280

2,120

926

548

1,630

2,650

9,500

9,770 

5,320

4,310

2,710

2,980

3,130

2,460

2,400

1,580

2,090

2,050

5,040

80,384

2,679

0.960

1.07

Calendar year 1956: Max 28,900 Mln 44 Mean 2,681 Cfsm 0.961 In. 13.07

Water year 1956-57: Max 22,600 Mln 57 Mean 3,016 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.67

Peak discharge (base. 25,000 efs).--Apr. 7 (2:45 a.m.) 25,900 cfs (13.24 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on thla day.
222 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

North Tyger River near Fairmont, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°55'45", long 82°02'40", on left bank 80 ft downstream from Frey Creek 

and 2.2 miles north of Fairmont, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area.--44 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 680 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 49,7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 466 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 3.06 ft); minimum, 

10 cfs Aug. 13; minimum daily, 11 cfs Aug. 10-13.

1950-57: Maximum discharge, 2,280 cfs Mar. 4, 1952 (gage height, 10.56 ft); minimum, 6.0 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1954; minimum daily, 7.0 cfs Sept. 19, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 1 to June 25,

Aug. 21 to Sept. 8J

0.3 

.6 

.9

1.2

10 1.5 

2.0 

3.0

172

418

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

g

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

"30 29

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

Oct.

37

34

31

39

35

38

37

31

29

28

*26

26

26

26

26

25

24

26

30

29

33

43

34

31

29

30

34

30

29

29

29

954

30.8

0.700

0.81

Nov.

30

29

28

28

28

27

27

29

28

27

27

21

27

26

*26

26

125 ^78

48

41

39

38

35

34

33

33

32

31

31

31

1,068

35.6

0.809

0.90

Dec.

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

29

29

31

42

38

34

32

*30

29

30

43

85

113

63

51

45

42

40

38

38

1,199

38.7

0.880

1.01

Jan.

37

35

34

36

46

38

37

35

35

34

33

33

33

32

31

32

31

31

30

31

32

36

64

42

44

42

42

40

49

63

86

1,224

39.5

0.898

1.04

Feb.

337

157

96

82

*76

76

76

65

65

63

56

52

51

48

47

47

45

44

72

63

52

48

47

45

48

60

60

175

_

2,153

76.9

1.75

1.82

Mar.

238

99

77

68

64

60

62

102

66

59

56

55

52

56

54

50

484~8

*68

52

48

78

60

60

153

89

74

65

60

57

54

2,232

72.0

1.64

1.89

Apr.

58

74

57

60

565

170

86

76

68

60

57

54

52

49

48

47

*45

46

52

45

42

43

41

39

37

37

35

34

32

33

1,942

64.7

1.47

1.64

May

34

32

34

35

33

32

31

31

29

2?

50

39

33

31

31

31

29

30

39

46

32

31

31

38

40

43

41

33

32

42

37

1,079

34.8

0.791

0.91

June

32

30

28

29

59.

51

48

36

36

35

*33

31

28

29

28

27

33

28

25

24

22

23

21

29

38

31

27

28

34

24

947

31.6

0.718

0.80

July

21

19

18

18

17

29

18

17

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

22

19

17

15

14

*14

16

17

16

14

15

14

14

15

510

16.5

0.375

0.43

Aug.

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

34

21

15

13

38

58

41

27

22

18

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

12

557

18.0

0.409

0.47

Sept.

12

14

13

12

12

13

13

13

33

*28

21

19

17

16

16

39

~82~ 188

45

40

48

35

60

44

34

29

26

22

88

112

1,144

38.1

0.866

0.97

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,210 Mln 9.8 Mean 55.1 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.00

Water year 1956-57: Max 365 Mln 11 Mean 41.1 Cfsm 0.934 In. 12.69

Peak discharge (base. 700 efa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 223

Middle Tyger River at Lyman, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°56'35", long 82"08'00", on left bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on

State Highway 292 at Lyman, Spartanburg County, 600 ft downstream from Southern Railway 

bridge, and 0.8 mile northeast of Duncan.

Drainage area. 68.3 sq mi.

Records available. January 1938 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 776.05 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--19 years, 91.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,710 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 6.58 ft); minimum, 

3 cfs Nov. 15; minimum daily, 14 cfs Nov. 9.

1938-57: Maximum discharge, 4,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 16.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,900 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum, 1 cfs Sept. 25, 1940, Oct. 3, 1954, Aug. 30, 1956; minimum daily, 5 cfs 

Sept. 24, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by reservoir 3 miles above station.

Hating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 13, 

Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

14 2.5

19 3.0

31 4.0

61 5.0

102 6.0

Nov. 14 to Jan. 31

192

300

594

990

1,440

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.0 

2.6

102

212

Discharge, in cubic feet econd, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

22

18

16

22

18

17

18

16

16

*20

20

20

20

20

20

19

18

19

20

21

23

28

30

26

22

22

23

22

18

20

18

632

20.4

-

Nov.

20

21

20

20

24

20

20

20

14

19

19

19

18

20

*16

16

46

64

69

53

47

47

42

40

38

37

35

35

35

35

929

31.0

"

Dec.

35

36

34

34

35

34

35

36

36

34

33

34

39

43

71

104

85

*60

51

45

44

55

96

190

194

118

85

71

66

62

53

1,948

62.8

-

Jan.

52

51

45

46

64

60

53

51

47

47

43

42

42

43

41

41

42

39

38

38

40

47

146

174

116

96

82

75

85

115

150

2,051

66.2

-

Feb.

595

700

308

176

*140

131

123

123

115

113

112

105

104

102

88

73

71

71

79

84

77

83

94

94

99

113

118

115

-

4,206

150

-

Mar.

246

256

163

94

.68

77

89

154

123

86

84

83

82

79

74

77

74

74

*96

92

77

103

98

83

176

186

109

83

83

82

80

3,331

107

"

Apr.

83

120

108

100

685

1.250

157

138

143

116

105

100

90

84

80

75

*75

79

102

105

87

88

86

80

77

74

66

65

57

66

4,521

151

"

May

68

62

65

65

62

61

59

51

49

50

66

71

61

54

51

60

57

54

63

77

60

53

48

51

65

64

60

50

48

64

62

1,831

59.1

"

June

54

49

46

45

52

69

81

64

57

53

*49

48

46

50

54

45

44

56

57

48

41

38

39

104

106

75

53

47

61

55

1,686

56.2

"

July

49

43

40

37

36

47

42

37

33

32

30

29

28

27

26

35

33

36

37

35

33

33

33

*36

35

34

34

34

34

31

34

1,083

34.9

-

Aug.

33

33

33

33

33

32

31

33

39

39

38

37

36

41

44

45

41

51

110

188

81

56

50

48

47

47

46

46

45

45

44

1,525

49.2

-

Sept.

44

43

43

42

42

41

IT

44

51

*62

51

46

45

44

45

54

108

349 142"

75

66

66

147

170

90

69

61

61

148

222

2,512

83.7

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,260 Mln 12 Mean 68.4 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57 : Max 1,230 Mln 14 Mean 71.9 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efs). Feb. 2 (12:15 a.m.) 1,080 cfs (5.21 ft); Apr. 6 (3:30 a.m.) 

1,710 ofs (6.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
224 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

North Tyger River near Moore, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°48'10", long 81°57 I 57", on right bank at Ott Shoals, 2.0 miles upstream 

from Wards Creek, 2.6 miles southeast of Moore, Spartanburg County, and 5.3 miles upstream from confluence with South Tyger River.

Drainage area. 162 sq mi.

Records available. April 1934 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 564.79 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 23 years, 217 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,460 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 2.92 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Aug. 2; minimum daily, 42 cfs Aug. 1.

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 12,300 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 7.15 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,800 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 13 cfs Dec. 29, 

1935; minimum daily, 16 cfs Oct. 3, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by powerplants above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1333: 1936(m), 1940(m).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

71

129

256

1.8 

2.0 

3.0

443

604

1,580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

107

100 

92

97

103

97

97

81

79

*74

74

74

74

71

la

71

71

74

79

76

81

116

89

81

79

87

97

81

79 

79

81

2,610

84.2

0.520

0.60

Nov.

81

76 

74

69

67

69

69

74

76

65

63

60

63

*63

165

88

251

237

123

119

84

79

69

173

81

108

184

175

89

3,075

102

0.630

0.70

Dec.

79

79 

92

65

65

67

71

71

76

89

165

76

74

79

202

103

188

*166

79

165

81

115

215

391

366

266

234

131

223

111

97

4,281

138

0.852

0.98

Jan.

172

87 

155

92

199

113

94

192

110

94

92

172

94

87

87

94

178

89

110

96

79

87

219

228

305

150

161

202

206 

220

269

4,533

146

0.901

1.04

Feb.

661

1.010 

978

559

337

317

292

270

249

224

224

258

176

236

160

224

113

133

264

233

173

185

200

137

173

279

221

329

-

8,615

308

1.90

1.98

Mar.

505" 582

361

261

234

151

206

280

305

178

183

219

138

239

129

236

119

*122

273

155

197

292

234

171

497

429

302

264

162 

241

140

7,805

252

1.56

1.80

Apr.

196

236

218

250

482

1,100

1.140

364

308

267

240

243

205

159

193

*200

129

209

199

226

138

182

212

143

180

127

177

107

140 

113

8,083

269

1.66

1.85

May

176

108 

173

107

113

147

103

168

94

113

172

145

128

109

113

130

122

120

103

190

164

100

165

204

94

71

116

110

94 

192

110

4,054

131

0.809

0.93

June

135

103

81

121

137

180

141

185

100

103

170

94

87

116

136

98

89

87

*131

99

76

111

80

74

205

171

200

123

94

79

3,604

120

0.741

0.83

July

76

84 

84

81

84

81

84

84

119

84

81

81

76

65

65

67

69

77

79

52

47

56

*68

79

69

71

74

84

79 

67

46

2,511

74.5

0.460

0.55

Aug.

42

6T 

72

58

56

58

65

56

56

54

50

47

79

101

74

60

91

115

150

272

208

71

96

105

67

65

60

98

80 

92

72

2,635

85.0

0.525

0.61

Sept.

52

50 

54

90

72

52

95

65

125

*150

95

71

88

110

58

76

374

598

557

268

188

97

191

256

252

155

89

101

285 

422

4,688

156

0.963

1.07

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,200 Mln 32 Mean 183 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.37

Water year 1956-57 : Max 1,140 Mln 42 Mean 154 Cfsm 0.951 In. 12.92

Peak discharge (base, 1.800 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 225

South Tyger River near Reidville, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°52'35", long 82°05'10", on left bank 0.4 mile upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 296, 1.2 miles downstream from Berry Shoals, 1.8 miles northeast of Reidville, Spartanburg County, and 4 miles upstream from Bens Creek.

Drainage area. 106 sq mi.

Records available. April 1934 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 626.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 23 years, 149 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 4.28 ft); minimum, 3.7 cfs July 20 (gage height, 0.57 ft); minimum daily, 6.9 cfs July 21.

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 6,420 cfs Oct. 7, 1949 (gage height, 14.23 ft); minimum, that of July 20, 1957; minimum daily, 5.5 cfs June 6, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above

station..

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.6 

.7

1.0

1.2

4.5

8.5

14

30

53

1,5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

97

202

497

890

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

112

17

45

48

115

48

42

126

35

*36

36

39

16

16

72

46

45

47

83

41

58

133

95

56

114

75

62

56

76

105

46

1,941

62.6

0.591

0.68

Nov.

43

86

16

16

48

38

152

136

95

13.

13

63

37

*31

30

32

44

108

213

40

276

240

164

16

16

50

84

45

47

46

2,238

74.6

0.704

0.79

Dec.

16

16

84

113

63

50

126

19

19

82

83

51

41

76

23

22

83

46

*43

43

129

24

63

79

57

217

236

249

20

90

531

2,594

83.7

0.790

0.91

Jan.

259

247

226

84

-ii

18

46

52

45

44

133

26

26

144

59

49

45

87

23

23

125

44

270

91

86

19

39

157

366 312"

255

3,418

110

1.04

1.20

Feb.

344

301

«1

405

311

*320

260

392

325

144

156

296

85

56

155

84

48

144

253

212

143

88

65

49

150

301

140

91

-

5,741

205

1.93

2.01

Mar.

403

137

85

340

223

338

304

226

143

57

143

199

85

84

133

20

20

*84

85

258

69

88

69

62

269

297

149

265

93

54

53

4,835

156

1.47

1.70

 

Apr.

187

222

154

72

509

818

440

392

373

340

111

153

70

20

115

*266

252

85

207

55

53

141

258

147

62

155

24

43

138

253

6,115

204

1.92

2.14

 

May

121

56

145

25

25

137

214

78

42

40

50

54

193

51

120

101

76

20

47

166

184

151

93

34

20

33

236

147

84

41

144

2,928

94.5

0.892

1.03

June

20

20

129

41

67

119

147

20

27

198

149

*85

63

71

IS.

25

149

66

66

135

326

20

25

220

335

317

263

271

42

36

3,470

116

1.09

1.22

July

32

36

36

27

26

25

34

232

153

153

69

112

21

21

61

42

74

49

33

19

6.9

34

23

*38

124

44

20

20

40

46 

40

1,690.9

54.5

0.514

0.59

Aug.

38

37

20

19

34

34

37

111

88

20

20

37

33

33

33

33

17

19

49

120

351

275

402

31

ii

54

285

125

27

172

18

2,588

83.5

0.788

0.91

Sept.

18

17

58

74

69

63

61

61

87

248

*116

85

110

51

46

74

242

286

95

195

56

150

357

369

303

292

230

25

28

119

3,985

133

1.25

1.40

Calendar year 1956 : Max 1,420 Mln 8.5 Mean 117 Cfsm 1.10 In. 15.09

Water year 1956-67 : Max 818 Mln 6.9 Mean 114 Cfsm 1,08 In. 14.58

Peak discharge (base. 1.400 cfs). No peak aboVe base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
226 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

South Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°45'21", long 81°56'19", on left bank at Chesnee Shoals, 0.5 mile upstream from confluence with North Tyger River and 5f miles east of Woodruff, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area. 174 sq mi.

Records available. March 1934 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 508.35 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 23 years, 219 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 950 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 3.80 ft); minimum, 

21 cfs July 22, 23 (gage height, 1.49 ft); minimum daily, 21 cfs July 22.

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 9,510 cfs Apr. 6, 1936 (gage height, 9.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,700 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 11 cfs 

Sept. 23, 1955 (gage height, 1.37 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Sept. 23, 1955.

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

Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 8, 

Apr. 17 to Sept. 30

13 2.1

33 2.5

Nov. 9 to Apr. 16

59 3.0

111

221

431

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

65

125

213

3.0 

3.5

4.0

423

717

1,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

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.

87

114

48

75

106

104

77

81

111

*57

61

56

62

43

41

90

69

70

92

94

82

126

158

103

113

107

104

102

72

119

104

2,728

88.0

0.506

0.58

Nov.

80

76

100

49

49

80

91

192

124

76

46

43

80

*159

55

54

98

198

156

176

129

287

246

162

55

a50

a85

alOO

75

78

3,249

108

0.621

0.69

Dec.

77

49

56

121

120

91

101

129

57

57

111

105

83

76

110

65

60

*95

76

72

118

123

162

274

171

178

261

285

229

70

253

3,835

124

0.713

0.82

Jan.

304

288

271

233

126

70

67

86

92

82

126

116

65

119

126

87

83

97

94

59

101

113

162

257

134

112

77

152

294

382

364

4,739

153

0.879

1.01

Feb.

'510 610

497

466

391

417

397

384

431

332

211

227

264

119

166

161

102

144

220

336

261

153

122

111

164

249

352

264

-

8,061

288

1.66

1.73

Mar.

502

386

184

299

356

350

368

430

263

143

180

206

212

152

179

133

77

*104

195

198

263

257

177

154

552

406

383

248

302

137

141

7,937

256

1.47

1.70

Apr.

179

261

337

149

521

868

340

520

507

444

346

173

246

96

131

*234

306

266

183

232

129

184

219

271

175

137

187

90

157

191

8,079

269

1.55

1.73

May

281

128

123

176

80

138

169

213

105

85

118

133

146

180

108

167

120

94

72

181

196

197

214

110

75

62

133

213

167

226

126

4,536

146

0.839

0.97

June

162

65

75

138

99

130

169

159

69

119

*203

180

117

104

105

59

83

154

99

103

263

224

56

105

297

427

257

294

231

82

4,628

154

0.885

0.99

July

65

59

66

59

52

49

46

98

200

165

142

92

112

39

34

72

64

81

68

46

33

21

*42

37

79

98

55

35

32

49

55

2,145

69.2

0.398

0.46

Aug.

47

46

45

35

32

42

41

43

129

68

31

29

43

43

43

43

42

37

55

70

257

264

354

2T4

37

38

162

253

66

88

125

2,822

91.0

0.523

0.60

Sept.

a34

a30

a26

a!20

a!20

alOO

a70

a70

a90

*180

192

109

108

95

62

70

229

394

T90

199

160

90

303

394

321

288

241

183

194

184

4,846

162

0.931

1.04

Calendar year 1956 : Max 1,740 Min 18 Mean 173 Cfsm 0.994 In. 13.52

Water year 1956-57: Max 868 Min 21 Mean 158 Cfsm 0.908 In. 12.32

Peak discharge (base. 1.800 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from recorded range In stage and records for-station 

near Reldvllle.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 227

Fairforest Creek near Union, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°41i, long 810 41', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 92, 0.3 mile downstream from Buffalo Creek and 4.3 miles southwest of Union, 

Union County.

Drainage area. 183 sq mi.

Records available. June 1940 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 393.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 17 years, 188 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,010 cfs Apr. 9 (gage height, 3.77 ft); minimum, 

 17 cfs Aug. 13 (gage height, 1.91 ft).

1940-57: Maximum discharge, 8,690 cfs Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 7.61 ft), from

rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs by velocity-area studies and logarithmic plotting;

minimum, 4.5 cfs Oct. 8, 1954 (gage height, 1.65 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge includes some water diverted from South Pacolet River 

Reservoir (see p. 218) which is discharged into this stream after use.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1383: 1947.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 3-21)

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

124

264

458

830

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

83

70

66

64

64

64

60

*57

53

51

51

51

49

49

48

IF

51

75

90

73

96

124

97

73

64

62

64

62 

58

58

2,077

67.0

0.366

0.42

Nov.

58

58

58

57

55

55

57

60

66

70

62

60

57

57

57

*57

60

109

209

Ho

99

86

80

73

68

66

64

64

64 

64

2,200

73.3

0.401

0.45

Dec.

62

60

60

5858-

58

58

58

62

60

60

60

62

62

109

139

124

93 *80

80

80

94

231

620

727

406

199

147

124 

108

99

4,298

139

0.760

0.88

Jan.

93

88

83

83

112

124

105

96

88

88

80

80

78

78

76

76

76

70

68

li

68

73

109

115

194

195

176

162

155

m

3,598

116

0.634

0.73

Feb.

667

790

608

*332

253

214

209

195

171

167

162

143

128

118

112

108

108

99

157

231

221

147

121

115

115

143

204

263

-

6,301

225

1.23

1.28

Mar.

358

472

281

186

176

154

143

195

195

147

128

121

115

139

143

128

115

112

*255

253

171

377

417

315

814

750

487

270

209 

176

154

7,956

257

1.40

1.61

Apr.

147

158

167

143

322

424

391

384

623

288

200

171

158

143

132

124 *121

124

139

135

121

118

121

112

105

99

93

90

"an 88 

oo

5,529

184

1.01

1.13

May

88

83

86

93

90

86

80

78

76

15.

152

186

124

114

101

96

96

83

78

95

148

90

128

206

444

162

108

93

98 

415

424

4,274

138

0.754

0.87

June

224

112

90

80

115

195

167

138

124

*121

102

90

80

101

107

80

68

73

70

66

62

58

57

55

101

122

102

102

88 

73

3,023

101

0.552

0.62

July

62

57

53

53

49

53

57

46

42

42

40

37

37

36

34

33

36

47

78

57

43

38

34

41 *85

54

44

43

38 

34

33

1,434

46.3

0.253

0.29

Aug.

32

30

28

27

26

25

23

22

21

22

21

19

17

20

.83

59

34

34

44

48

40

33

31

28

28

27

34

27

25 

24

22

954

30.8

0.168

0.19

Sept.

21

1222

20

19

20

40

28 *76

103

72

49

40

36

33

34

44

92

90

64

102

84

57

74

55

44

43

52

196 

226

1,855

61.8

0.338

0.38

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,310 Min 12 Mean 184 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.65

Water year 1956-57: Max 814 Min 17 Mean 119 Cfsm 0.650 In. 8.85

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
228 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Enoree River near Enoree, S. C.

Location. La t 34°36i, long 81°54', on left bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 49, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Warrior Creek and 4 miles southeast of 

Enoree, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area. --30 7 sq mi.

Records available. August 1929 to September 1957.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 448.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 20, 1929, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 396 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,350 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 3.53 ft); minimum, 

17 cfs Sept. 8; minimum daily, 47 cfs Sept. 8.

1929-57: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 10.5 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 8 cfs Oct. 5, 1941; minimum daily, 20 cfs Oct. 2-4, 7, 1954.

Remarks . Records good. 

station.

Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above

. : 1930(M). WSP 892: 1929-30, 1931(M), 1932-33, 1935. 

WSP 1112: 19341M). WSP 1383: 1935-36(m), 1941 (m), 1951-52 (m).

Revisions (water years) . WSP 802: 

9341

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. i to Apr. 9

1.7 48 2.2 308

1.8 69 2.5 610

1.9 105 3.0 1,340

2.0 160 3.5 2,290

Apr. 10 to Sept. 30

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

47

66

97

144

2.2 275

2.6 655

3.0 1,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

236

201

180

174

208

176

178

187

135

137

131

114

168

67

142

93

132

154

69

150

112

228

150

201

133

156

117

187

103 

177

104

4,700

152

0.495

0.57

Nov.

180

104

184

92

178

100

170

109

181

157

98

140

182

107

*126

150

158

499

386

300

183

205

213

176

168

148

193

147

145

180

5,359

179

0.583

0.65

Dec.

117

187

111

187

140

121

183

142

120

188

151

112

194

158

201

260

257

160

208

*146

176

187

388

765

603

438

344

267

251

204

221

7,187

232

0.756

0.87

Jan.

208

201

194

187

276

284

244

221

208

214

214

199

172

210

185

185

182

176

167

160

185

179

240

344

398

380

321

292

329

565

544

7,864

254

0.827

0.95

Feb.

1,310

1,420

986

*660

532

478

468

428

398

389

380

353

293

302

278

277

272

256

297

428

371

293

278

267

279

362

512

639

-

13,206

472

1.54

1.60

Mar.

2.050

945

588

468

448

408

380

466

502

408

571

553

326

365

562

326

300

321

*488

448

380

580

565

455

1,510

902

610

488

418

589

555

16,749

540

1.76

2.03

Apr.

353

407

418

571

888

1,710

1,150

652

1,510

589

465

418

391

364

543

326

331

335

352

582

528

322

315

315

298

295

294

281

268 

277

14,746

492

1.60

1.78

May

310

272

254

268

275

291

220

251

237

208

348

440

307

285

266

200

247

240

242

350

291

247

233

219

219

240

235

219

444

702

357

8,885

287

0.955

1.08

June

240

226

212

205

255

301

277

233

263

*235

212

205

195

178

205

174

174

162

174

174

156

156

150

180

451

552

262

219

205

212

6,777

226

0.736

0.82

July

193

195

156

156

139

135

120

120

86

152

99

102

90

94

96

85

85

106

252 in

153

106

100

*75

97

94

88

94

~a? 69 

O£

85

3,633

117

0.581

0.44

Aug.

76

77

70

76

91

72

69

54

61

70

62

55

52

48

155

162

109

56

299

400

519

162

127

120

91

97

121

49

85

89

78

3,452

111

0.362

0.42

Sept.

78

68

72

66

64

64

69

11 *124

180

189

134

88

102

94

106

216

554

393

246

288

307

210

263

227

181

162

174

457

495

5,698

190

0.619

0.69

Calendar year 1956: Max 4,500 Min 32 Mean 327 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.49

Water year 1956-57 : Max 2,030 Min 47 Mean 269 Cfsm 0.876 In. 11.90

Peak discharge (base. 5,500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 229

Broad River at Richtex, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°11'05", long 81°11'48", on right bank 0.8 mile west of Richtex, Fairfield County, 1.2 miles upstream from Little River, and 11 miles downstream from Parr 

Shoals Dam.

Drainage area. 4,850 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1925 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 184.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge . 29 years (1926-27, 1929-57), 5,625 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,800 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 9.35 ft); minimum daily, 149 cfs Sept. 2, from rating curve extended below 320 cfs.

1925-57: Maximum discharge, 228,000 cfs Oct. 3, 1929 (gage height, 30.7 ft, from 

floodmarks), on basis of computation of flow over Parr Shoals Dam; minimum daily, 

149 cfs Oct. 13, 1935, Sept. 2, 1957, from rating curve extended below 320 cfs.

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

Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 757: 1930(M). WSP 972: Drainage area. WSP 1383: 1929(M),

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5

112

267

450

1,040

1,870

2.0

3.0

6.0

10.0

2,940

5,650

16,000

35,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

3,190

3,020

2,410

1,970

1,880

2,200

1,270 

4.550 

1,710

1,660

1,750

2,340

1,560

462

1,860

2,210

1,980 

1,610

1,860 

2-, 2 80

1,580

2,030

3,050

3,170

3,010

2,790

2,660

1,270

2,410

2,140

1,880

67,562

2,179

0.449

0.52

Nov.

2,240

1,970

2,410

780

2,420

2,410

1,880 

1,920 

2,280

2,940

976

1,920

2,010

1,770

1,630

1,800

2,590 

2,290

4,580 

4.980

2,710

3,040

2,390

3,070

1,430

2,370

2,240

2,280

1,880

2,730

69,936

2,133

0.481

0.54

Dec.

2,810

1,180

1,550

2,620

2,090

1,670

2,070 

2,250 

866

2,T60

1,750

2,140

1,906

2,150

2,780

2,220

4,550 

3,830

2,620 

2,520

2,940

2,890

3,610

5,600

10 , BOO

9,360

6,960

5,160

4,910

3,430

3 ' 430

104,816

3,381

0.697

0.80

Jan.

2,930

2,970

2,980

3,160

3,870

2,300

3,650 

2,910 

*2,440

2,660

2,670

2,400

2,540

2,740

2,110

2,850

2,340 

2,300

2,800 

1,580

2,700

2,240

2,950

3,800

5,530

5,270

5,220

4,780

4,880

5, 980

6.550

101,680

5,280

0.676

0.78

Feb.

8,490

24.000

23,200

14,900

10,400

8,020

7,550 

7,250 

7,100

6,230

5,940

5,500

5,030

4,290

4,320

4,680

2.710 

4,100

3,820 

*3,970

6,380

5,600

5,140

3,480

4,190

4,100

4,750

6,250

201,550

7,191

1.48

1.54

Mar.

9,550

18.900

9' 560

7,700

7,100

6,080 

6,520 

6,660

5,940

5,270

5,260

4.050

4,350

5,500

5,560

4,440 

4,170

4,840 

4,720

5,540

6,660

7,700

7,400

10,100

16,400

*11,500

8,680

6,960

5,800

5,110

251,280

7,461

1.54

1.78

Apr.

5,200

5,240

5,540

6,660

8,540

21,500

50 . 100 

19,400 

15,500

14, 100

10,400

8,020

7,100

6,080

5,660

5,470

4,940 

4,720

4,980 

5,510

5,160

5,110

4,640

5,200

4,970

4,900

4,550

2,850

4,280

3,850

239,750

7,993

1.65

1.84

Hay

2,970

3,960

4,170

4,250

5,100

4,910

2,890 

3,400 

*3,160

3,260

6,100

9,700

7,100

4,940

4,210

4,010

4,560 

4,620

2.230 

3,686

3,750

4,210

5,720

5,770

5,560

4,630

4,660

3,980

5,020

6,660

18.500

149,680

4,828

0.995

1.15

June

12,600

6,620

3,490

3,320

3,740

9,860

18.500 

11,560 

9,700

7,550

8,020

6,660

5,300

4,630

4,510

2,600

4,960 

4,400

3,490 

*3,520

4,420

3,020

1,690

3,420

5,070

5,570

4,750

5,280

4,870

2,950

171,810

5,727

1.18

1.32

July

4.500

3,520

2,580

2,560

3,080

2,970

910 

2,TlO 

1,830

2,180

1,820

a2 , 200

a5,000

a850

al,700

al,600

al,700 

al,600

4,060 

4,030

al,400

1,740

1,950

2,210

2,160

2,130

2,780

1,040

1,950

1,530

1,220

68,690

2,216

0.457

0.53

Aug.

1,590

1,960

2,220

855

2,240

1,210

1,320 

1,600 

1,730

2,170

924

900

784

1,310

4,350

4,890

5.140 

1,980

4,520 

4,500

5,980

3,980

5,000

1,890

1,440

2,510

1,770

1,180

1,520

2,250

1,840

71,133

2,295

0.473

0.55

Sept.

784

149

1,710

1,720

1,580

1,420

1,500 

1,660 

2,670

2,740

3,870

4,160

2,510

2,400

547

1,840

3,120 

4,600

12.800 

9] 020

6,380

5,210

4,050

3,950

4,150

5,560

3,030

3,050

2,650

4,490

101,100

3,370

0.695

0.78

Calendar year 1956: Max 39,000 Min 269 Mean 4,378 Cfsm 0.903 In. 12.29

Water year 1956-57: Max 30,100 Min 149 Mean 4,325 Cfsm 0.892 In. 12.13

Peak discharge (base. 55.000 eta). 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 tailrace 

records at Parr Shoals power-plant.
230 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Saluda River near Greenville, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°50'30", long 82°28'50", on right bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 123 alternate, 1.5 miles downstream from Saluda Lake Dam, 2.5 miles upstream from George Creek, and 4.6 miles west of county courthouse in Greenville, 

Greenville County.

Drainage area. 293 sq mi.

Records available. January 1942 to September 1957. Prior to October 1948, published as 

"near West Greenville."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 810 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge.--15 years, 574 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,780 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 9.62 ft); minimum, 39 cfs June 20 (gage height, 1.76 ft); minimum daily, 111 cfs Oct. 13, 16-18.

1942-57: Maximum discharge, 11,000 cfs Oct. 7, 1949 (gage height, 19.38 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam at 

Saluda Lake; minimum, 28 cfs Feb. 1, 1956 (gage height, 1.65 ft); minimum daily, 70 cfs 

Oct. 16, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplant at Saluda 

Lake. Capacity of reservoir insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff. About 

16,414,000 gal per day (25.4 cfs) diverted above station for city of Greenville water 

supply during water year. Sewage effluent discharged into Reedy River below station 

near Greenville.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1383: 1944(m), 1946-49(m), 1954.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

105

147

246

397

674

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

1,020

1,810

3,220

4,420

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

162

160

157

154

152

152

149

152

152

*150

134

113

111

113

113

111

111

111

128

147

147

218

442

355

227

184

220

134

134

167

233

5,193

168

0.573

0.66

Nov.

170

257

329

279

265

176

162

197

203

193

186

218

181

234

*182

132

41S

778

461

350

270

274

279

189

134

215

270

220

132

214

7,568

252

0.860

0.96

Dec.

270

210

132

129

205

212

129

172

251

201

127

12T

200

265

503

447

350

*350

318

270

270

223

419

849

1.060

749

514

433

434

298

270

10,387

335

1.14

1.31

Jan.

270

328

298

265

357

370

206

265

265

265

270

270

226

191

270

265

237

154

127

239

335

293

1,030

1.740

1,070

487

656

535

535

736

760

13,315

430

1.47

1.70

Feb.

1,790

2,050

1,570

1,410

*959

602

548

855

748

744

656

664

*572

621

540

476

52T

534

545

763

651

561

482

476

564

633

1,120

1,070

_

22,728

812

2.77

2.88

Mar.

1.190

1,170

1,010

1,110

656

740

649

763

776

687

642

579

633

507

602

639

476

531

645

*665

570

670

476

546

748

981

556

619

582

536

552

21,506

694

2.37

2.73

Apr.

548

814

1,120

848

2,460

4.180

2,510

1,800

1,520

1,420

1,030

1,030

994

928

894

*1,010

743

750

744

809

760

959

729

710

660

555

493

402

402

418

32,240

1,075

3.67

4.10

May

641

662

595

619

530

548

525

476

476

476

455

553

461

466

381

505

432

415

369

490

455

392

470

455

450

392

375

413

340 3~9~T

402

14,616

471

1.61

1.86

June

340

340

340

329

484

741

613

466

424

461

*408

408

424

355

397

368

404

455

373

346

471

707

519

550

869

744

905

604

818

1.000

15,663

522

1.78

1.99

July

776

600

476

434

418

429

350

381

366

329

279

279

284

270

270

270

274

435

492

355

309

192

170

*265

274

251

229

229

233

213

167

10,299

332

1.13

1.30

Aug.

182

201

188

178

294

234

164

160

T60

160

162

162

162

167

164

172

164

179

772

876

475

297

209

276

253

188

165

200

199

194

191

7,548

243

0.829

0.96

Sept.

178

162

162

164

164

162

162

164

328

599

*308

235

255

238

238

396

1,680

2,550

1,450

822

720

693

812

822

595

529

427

462

464

822

16,523

551

1.88

2.10

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,790 Min 97 Mean 362 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.80

Water year 1956-57: Max 4,180 Min 111 Mean 487 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.55

2,900 cfs (6.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 231

Saluda River near Pelzer, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°40', long 82°28', on right bank half a mile downstream from Hurricane 

Creek and 2 miles north of Pelzer, Anderson County.

Drainage area. 405 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1929 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 727.75 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Sept. 25, 1929, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 752 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,720 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 5.75 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 0.79 ft); minimum daily, 151 cfs July 23.

1929-57: Maximum discharge, 13,600 cfs Oct. 7, 1949 (gage height, 10.53 ft); minimum, 2 cfs Sept. 2, 1956 (gage height, 0.53 ft); minimum daily, 57 cfs Oct. 17, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff. For 

diversion by city of Greenville see station near Greenville.

Revisions. WSP 872: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18

1.2 134

1.5 265

2.0 565

2.6 1 , 100

Nov. 19 to Sept. 30

1.2 124

1.5 250

2.0 546

2.5 960

3.0 1,480

4.0 2,860

6.0 6,040

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

225

236

236

246

251

216

291

209

*236

217

208

208

154

195

169

161

170

183

193

227

248

303

452

523

345

256

325

231

218

209

299

7,640

246

0.607

0.70

Nov.

296

246

393

364

333

334

193

276

262

253

271

250

285

*250

334

201

469

1.020

691

525

360

366

354

343

232

187

327

322

221

205

10,163

339

0.837

0.93

Dee.

320

322

219

192

197

316

213

192

284

308

198

202

208

327

513

576

474

*401

401

354

349

352

476

990

1.550

998

675

550

531

456

385

13,329

430

1.06

1.22

Jan.

366

360

430

340

464

528

395

326

343

366

354

349

360

252

349

354

345

304

230

191

394

426

728

1.900

1,410

916

761

704

719

1,070

1,060

17,092

551

1.36

1.57

Feb.

2,100

2,970,

2,100

1,720

*1,460

760

738

930

886

858

813

778

681

704

736

576

590

618

698

838

790

677

576

568

660

770

965

1,260

-

27,820

994

2.45

2.55

Mar.

1,340

1 510

1^230

1,050

1,010

838

796

977

912

826

788

702

734

686

644

728

622" 608

*790

784

706

817

658

654

1.09O

1,070

972

752

754

650

670

26,368

851

2.10

2.42

Apr.

698

776

,210

,140

,750

,240

,440

,410

,940

,710

,480

,220

,160

,080

,060

*978

1,060

881

910

890

868

908

974

868

740

7OO

570

498

526

477

40,162

1,339

3.31

3.69

May

654

728

657

681

640

630

600

556

539

532

622

621

598

532

505

512

527

486

474

550

552

505

495

544

520

5O5

438

508

406 414-

498

17,029

549

1.36

1.57

June

422

366

427

378

500

734

727

553

506

476

*558

399

529

432

426

464

458

576

490

378

476

714

610

552

1,010

796

980

752

742

1.120

17,551

585

1.44

1.61

July

865

772

444

505

419

457

389

397

396

395

292

303

305

295

299

311

281

340

552

395

354

328

151

*223

309

306

250

275

241

271

217

11,337

366

0.904

1.04

Aug.

200

220

260

183

250

354

173

182

186

187

200

159

Ta

270

334

226

210

292

686

1,040

560

415

268

270

327

246

211

218

241

217

219

8,975

290

0.716

0.83

Sept.

218

222

194

191

170

207

167

196

358

610

450

*276

305

270

275

413

1,280

2.820

1,930

1,240

848

854

770

974

669

588

504

491

561

814

18,865

629

1.55

1.73

Calendar year 1956: Max 5,020 Min 96 Mean 504 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.90

Water year 1956-57: Max 5,240 Min 151 Mean 593 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.86

Peak discharge (base, 3.OOO efs). Feb. 2 (3:30 a.m.) 3,320 efs (4.29 ft); Apr. 6 (8:30 p.m.)

5,720 cfs (5.75 ft); Sept. 18 (6:3O p.m.) 3,160 efs (4.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
232 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Saluda River near Ware Shoals, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°23 r , long 82°14', on right bank 2 miles southeast of Ware Shoals, Greenwood County, 2-|- miles downstream from Ware Shoals Dam, and 5 miles upstream from 

Turkey Creek.

Drainage area.--569 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1939 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 448 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--18 years, 921 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,830 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 11.27 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Oct. 25; minimum daily, 171 cfs Aug. 11.

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 20,600 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 20.48 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,300 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum, 3 cfs Sept. 18, 1939; minimum daily, 11 cfs Oct. 12, 19, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff. For 

diversion by city of Greenville see station near Greenville.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1939. WSP 1433: 1940-41, 1943-45.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

270

309

305

429

453

326

352

266

*262

280

275

270

280

270

284

280

266

280

262

187

275

545

544

584

321

557

284

248

262

287

266

9,875

319

0.561

0.65

Nov.

278

579

351

224

644

280

249

640

285

277

270

287

*248

367

554

253

495

796

1,400

757

646

328

242

459

576

320

273

266

283

550

13,135

438

0.770

0.86

Dec.

242 256"

291

266

256

259

529

266

242

493

242

270

262

280

646

608

*667

477

259

576

583

392

894

1,720

1,640

1,640

1,200

667

753

446

512

17,834

575

1.01

1.16

Jan.

465

471

424

559

752

616

755

511

334

270

553

554

245

440

594

275

252

595

667

253

281

273

728

1,450

2.560

1,750

1,080

876

952

1,010

1,480

21,397

690

1.21

1.40

Feb.

1,700

5,500

5,000

*2', 300

1,920

1,530

950

558

1,060

950

998

998

908

561

561

692

716

579

759

998

1,020

659

561

515

667

962

1,500

1,540

32,020

1,144

2.01

2.09

Mar.

1.860

1,750

1,530

1,580

1,550

1,520

975

998

1,020

952

838

962

1,080

908

678

763

631

707

*1,020

934

898

934

1,020

701

1,680

1,640

1,480

1,200

561

850

33,850

1,092

1.92

2.21

Apr.

859

706

867

1,320

2,250

5,070

5.550

5,700

3,630

2,410

2,190

1,800

1,430

1,200

1,480

*1,240

1,140

1,320

1,200

747

975

1,050

1,480

1,170

1,100

645

927

624

667

797

49,524

1,651

2.90

5.24

May

582

582

796

927

540

863

852

862

624

667

943

755

797

744

509,

710

688

646

603

624

688

646

646

369

459

603

665

624

436

524

467

20,239

653

1.15

1.33

June

582

540

508

424

511

688

930

952

521

*732

646

646

323

582

875

419

540

483

688

688

502

391

614

814

748

1,280

766

1.540

910

597

20,240

675

1.19

1.53

July

1,480

1,040

808

424

313

609

479

327

646

500

270

554

259

183

24T

274

582

352

393

624

465

287

364

386

*280

287

295

270

273

287

2 98

15,830

446

0.784

0.90

Aug.

505

277

214

272

284

410

514

284

273

277

171

270

259

273

519

457

258

542

478

846

1.550

422

262

259

262

470

515

268

262

256

256

11,505

565

0.641

0.74

Sept.

252

252

286

252

270

277

256

224

508

424

*655

573

256

266

262

277

687

2,500

5,180

2,080

1,590

646

1,080

1,040

1,040

631

624

582

705

794

22,049

735

1.29

1.44

Calendar year 1956: Max 6,250 Mln 61 Mean 704 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.84

Water year 1956-57: Max 5,550 Mln 171 Mean 727 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.35

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). --Apr. 7 (12 m.) 5,830 cfs (11.27 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 233

Reedy River near Greenville, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°48'00", long 82°21"55", on right bank 200 ft upstream from State highway bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from Brushy Creek, 2.5 miles upstream from dam at Conestee, and 3.9 miles southeast of county courthouse in Greenville, Greenville County.

Drainage area. 48.6 sq mi.

Records available. November 1941 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 800 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 15 years (1942-57), 77.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,340 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 4.11 ft); minimum, 9 cfs Aug. 11.

1941-57: Maximum discharge, 3,590 cfs Oct. 7, 1949 (gage height, 7.88 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 7 cfs Aug. 17, 

1953, Aug. 16, Oct. 4, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1, 

June 22 to Sept. 3O Feb. 2 to June 21

61

142

242

426

845

O.7 2O

.8 37

1.0 82

1.5 242

2.0 426

3.0 845

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

32

46

44

65

40

48

46

29

24

*22

27

22

34

26

21

19

21

24

34

33

43

62

35

31

33

36

40

53

29

29 

29

1,057

34.1

0.702

0.81

Nov.

40

33

38

35

37

29

26

36

29

36

33

29

31

*26

26

26

245

121

92

50

44

40

35

44

36

33

31

29

29

29

1,368

45.6

0.938

1.05

Dec .

40

33

29

26

26

26

27

36

31

29

26

32

33

76

157

78

50

36

*35

33

33

77

158

201

142

91

61

53

50

42

40

1,8O7

58.3

l.EO

1.38

Jan.

40

36

33

56

86

53

46

42

40

40

38

36

35

33

31

33

36

36

36

31

35

106

148

127

125

85

75

79

191

145 

268

2,201

71.0

1.46

1.68

Feb.

601

327

184

133

*115

115

96

99

87

80

70

65

60

58

56

58

50

48

108

82

65

56

54

50

82

102

90

189

-

3,180

114

2.35

2.45

Mar.

142

116

87

75

75

68

111

120

93

72

68

65

63

70

65

58

52

69

94

*70

60

122

75

92

165

135

93

75

70

65 

56

2,661

85.8

1.77

2.04

Apr.

72

110

70

216

707

342

160

131

104

85

77

72

68

63

60

63

*58

70

87

68

56

56

58

56

52

50

48

45

44

67

3,215

107

2.20

2.46

May

60

50

48

48

41

41

43

43

43

43

113

50

39

37

34

32

30

28

64

48

39

45

39

44

50

37

42

37

32

30 

32

1,362

43.9

0.903

1.04

June

34

30

28

30

87

66

50

41

35

35

*37

40

44

49

37

30

78

64

41

35

220

168

104

93

102

101

68

59

66

61

1,933

64.4

1.33

1.48

July

50

40

36

31

31

29

27

27

24

27

29

36

35

22

19

19

39

76

80

31

27

22

35

*31

26

18

16

19

26

24

21

973

31.4

0.646

0.74

Aug.

18

18

18

91

45

29

22

19

18

15

11

22

21

99

63

27

21

"99 188

95

48

29

24

21

22

24

27

22

22

29

27

1,234

39.8

0.819

0.94

Sept.

19

16

19

16

19

19

19

46

111

61

*33

24

22

21

32

112

4OO

325

120

107

190

98

83

114

72

50

50

80

114

80

2,472

82.4

1.70

1.90

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,470 Min 15 Mean 74.5 cfsm 1.53 In. 2O.85

Water year 1956-57: Max 707 Min 11 Mean 64.3 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.97

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs). Jan. 31 (11:45 p.m.) 1,120 ofs (3.62 ft)j Apr. 5 (9:45 a.m.) 

1,340 ofs (4.11 ft); June 21 (7:15 p.m.) 1,120 cfs (3.59 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

510528 O -59 -16
234 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Reedy River near Ware Shoals, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°27', long 82°12', on left bank if miles downstream from dam at Boyd's 

mill, 4.5 miles northeast of Ware Shoals, Greenwood County, and 10.5 miles upstream 

from Redburn Creek.

Drainage area.--228 sq mi.

Records available . March 1939 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 489 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--18 years, 281 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,830 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 3.87 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 0.70 ft); minimum daily, 11 cfs Sept. 2.

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 7,750 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 13.32 ft), by 

computation of peak flow over dam at Boyd's mill; minimum, 6 cfs Nov. 11, 1948 (gage 

height, 0.54 ft); minimum daily, 9 cfs July 1, Aug. 23, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff. For 

diversion into basin by city of Greenville see Saluda River near Greenville.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1939. WSP 922: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.7

.8

1.0

1.2

1.6

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

202

332

516

960

1,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

174

131

153

179

145

159

173

195

*162~

169

148

127

127

127

124

129

131

134

95

26

178

169

131

133

129

145

140

131

138

142

4,382

141

0.618

0.71

Nov.

138

135

139

70

112

138

135

138

140

138

138

138

135

*135

133

135

138

268

379 268"

240

195

163

138

138

137

145

176

169

161

4,812

160

0.702

0.78

Dec.

156

64

95

127

127

129

131

129

134

131

143

135

135

140

140

165

299

*187

150

145

168

206

316

651

758

524

340

262

194

161

164

6,586

212

0.930

1.07

Jan.

164

162

164

187

210

464

342

167

118

154

149

184

166

166

166

166

166

164

164

164

164

164

164

451

418

394

411

274

211

443

617

7,498

242

1.06

1.22

Feb.

737

1,280

978

600

462

*399

387

348

303

338

311

244

262

257

244

240

240

240

240

244

299

249

262

253

244

240

353

462

-

10,716

383

1.68

1.75

Mar.

1,010

795

468

399

387

338

308

343

462

348

308

308

288

293

317

303

262

*254

396

502

379

288

543

403

776

1,010

600

524

352 

283

447

13,694

442

1.94

2.24

Apr.

353

279

279

445

619

1,680

1,270

670

1,230

817

531

524

352

279

279

*279

279

283

382

400

279

283

283

454

352

283

102

103

279

279

13,927

464

2.04

2.28

May

181

138

224

253

245

244

190

135

162

195

241

518

412

288

180

135

133

138

212

217

288

230

306

244

217

216

272

240

225

225 

221

7,125

230

1.01

1.16

June

221

87

150

202

213

217

213

217

244

241

235

*293

330

270

369

268

177

55

15

239

218

283

412

312

283

448

455

277

202

220

7,366

246

1.08

1.20

July

225

199

199

167

85

74

203

192

123

13_

77

153

150

88

109

145

147

150

150

153

68

14

14

109

*150

150

94

101

147

95

16

3,760

121

0.531

0.61

Aug.

77

147

147

60

16

16

132

67

69

88

33

359

214

12

12

14

113

129

241

561

178

131

151

151

52

88

124

127

127

124 

124

5,644

118

0.518

0.60

Sept.

50

11

12

12

12

92

127

54

97

153

155

*163

147

178

88

14

157

597

516

500

12

554

505

148

151

151

151

222

274

190

4,571

152

0.667

0.74

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,310 Min 9 Mean 274 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.33

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,68O Min 11 Mean 241 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.36

Peak discharge (base. 2.200 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 235

Lake Greenwood near Chappells, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°10', long 81°54', at left upstream end of dam on Saluda River, 0.7 mile 

upstream from Wilson Creek and 2.4 miles west of Chappells, Newberry County.

Drainage area. 1,150 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1940 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 400.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Dan T. Duncan Engineering Co.); gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to June 11, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes . Maximum elevation during year, 439.86 ft Apr. 11; minimum, 431.56 ft Jan. 22.

1940-57: Maximum elevation, 442.02 ft Mar. 5, 1952; minimum elevation since normal 

reservoir level was first reached, 424.42 ft Oct. 16, 1947.

Remarks (revised). Lake is formed by earth dam; storage began in May 1940; dam completed 

in 1940. Unable capacity, about 7,640,000,000 cu ft between elevations 420.0 ft (limit 

of drawdown) and 440.0 _ft (normal operating level) above mean sea level. Dead storage

is about 3,500,000,000 cu ft 

tion of spillway crest is 415

. Figures given herein represent usable cont 

5.0 ft and elevation of top of l| ft flashboa

spillway gates is 441.5 ft above mean sea level. 

Revisions (water years). WSF 972: Drainage area. WSP 1383;

tents. Elevaards on top of

1942.

Capacity table, water year 1956-57 (elevation, in feet, and usable contents, 

in billions of cubic feet)

430.0

435.0

440.0

3.31

5.38

7.64

Mean elevation, in feet, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

36.06

36.07 

36.07

36.11

36.19

36.17

36.17

36.07

36.09

36.08

36.07

36.07

36.05

36.05

36.10

36.05

36.00

35.93

35.90

35.81

35.76

35.77

35.81

35.81

35.78

35.80

35.72

35.58

35.47

35.42

35.37

5.52

-116

Nov.

35.32

35.31 

35.23

35.06

34.98

34.95

34.89

34.86

34.87

34.73

34.54

34.42

34.36

34.27

34.28

34.25

34.15

34.11

34.13

34.29

34.33

34.39

34.21 

34.05

34.06

33.92

33.84

33.77

33.72

53.70

4.80

-278

Dec.

33.62

33.54

33.45

33.38

33.32

33.28

33.24

33.20

33.16

33.17

33.13

33.06

33.00

32.94

32.94

32.99

33.10

33.16

33.15

33.10

33.16

33.07

33.20 

33.59

34.08

34.41

34.58

34.59

34.47

34.17

34.17

5.02

+82

Jan.

34.20

34.18 

33.99

33.82

33.72

33.72

33.80

33.69

33.48

33.30

33.00

32.89

32.78

32.50

32.41

32.31

32.18

32.07

31.99

31.90

31.74

31.61

31.62 

31.67

32.03

32.44

32.79

32.97

33.09

33.28

33.59

4.85

-63

Feb.

34.03

34.59 

35.41

36.01

36.37

36.62

36.73

36.51

36.50

36.64

36.54

36.32

36.20

36.05

35.88

35.73

35.68

35.69

35.75

35.84

35.93

36.05

36.01 

35.87

35.81

35.89

36.00

36.22

_

5.98

4467

Mar.

36.56

36.81 

37.04

37.28

37.51

37.66

37.72

37.70

37.55

37.40

37.30

37.14

37.04

36.92

36.81

36.82

36.83

36.90

36.97

37,03

37.09

37,24

37.47 

37.67

37.92

38.14

38.20

38.17

38.05

37.88

37.87

6.69

+265

Apr.

37.92

37.76 

37.48

37.28

37.32

37.57

38.39

39.00

39.44

39.85

39.81

39.72

39.55

39.28

59.10

58.90

38.70

38.60

38.47

38.38

38.28

58.17

38.13 

38.14

58.15

58.05

57.96

57.82

37.58

37.57

6.55

-62

May

57.56

57.55 

37.57

37.65

37.63

37.72

57.76

57.80

57.80

37.77

37.91

38.19

38.37

38.41

58.33

38.25

58.20

38.19

38.12

38.15

38.08

38.08

38.05 

38.09

38.07

38.04

38.09

38.12

38.18

38.33

38.46

6.94

+153

June

38.51

38.49 

38.59

58.34

38.35

38.33

38.34

38.43

38.51

38.48

38.47

38.47

38.45

38.47

38.54

58.52

58.48

38.42

38.36

38.32

38.30

38.26

38.28 

58.56

58.45

38.60

38.80

38.92

39.04

38.96

7.14

+77

July

38.92

38.97 

38.93

38.88

58.78

38.62

38.52

38.50

38.50

38.51

38.47

38.42

38.39

38.28

38.13

37.99

37.95

37.92

37.87

37.87

37.91

37.90

57.80 

57.71

57.65

37.55

37.48

37.46

37.49

57.45

57 . 40

6.44

-261

Aug.

57.34

37.28 

37.19

37.21

37.22

37.13

37.09

57.04

36.98

36.90

36.89

36,87

36.88

56.98

56.92

36.89

36.82

36.79

36.79

36.82

56.98

57.04

36.98 

36.93

36.94

36.91

36.90

36.88

36.82

36.77

36.71

6.14

-112

Sept.

36.71

36.67 

36.62

36.54

36.44

36.33

36.28

36.30

36.42

36.46

36.50

36.54

36.54

36.50

36.51

36.55

56.56

36.84

37.31

37.71

37.85

37.92

57.99 

37.82

37.69

57.51

37.32

37.34

37.45

37.45

6.44

+116

Calendar year 1956.................... * -7

Water year 1956-57.................... * +19

t Contents, in billions of cubic feet, at 12 p.m. on last day of month. 

* Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second. 

Mote. Add 400 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
236 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Saluda River at Chappells, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°11', long 81°52", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 39 at Chappells, Newberry County, 7 miles downstream from dam at Lake Greenwood and 8-5- miles upstream from Little River.

Drainage area. 1,350 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1927 to September 1957. Gage-height records collected at practically same site since 1905 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 363.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, at site 300 ft downstream at datum 0.10 ft lower.

Average discharge. 30 years, 1,883 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,590 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 12.48 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 16; minimum daily, 122 cfs Sept. 8.

1927-57: Maximum discharge, 63,700 cfs Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 31.5 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 

8 cfs Oct. 29, 1939; minimum daily, 8 cfs Oct. 29, 1939, caused by construction work 

above station.

Maximum stage known, 35.7 ft Aug. 26, 1908 (present datum), from reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Lake Greenwood (see preceding page). 

Revisions. WSP 972: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8 to Nov. 10)

0.3 119 \ 6.0 2,120

1.0 268 9.0 3,640

2.0 542 12.0 5,290

4.0 1,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

312

558

426

426

566

792 

1,000

*701 

454

540

433

420

518

253

467

682

723

671

664

810

795

975

688

682

666

711

1,100

1,020

1,150

668

687

20,558

663

-

-

Nov.

719

734

1,140

1,060

1,120

758 

802

716 

732

1,110

1,250

1,190

*797

791

736

744

1,250

1,040

1,340

906

844

931

1,580

819

907

1,410

867

821

884

965

28,963

965

-

-

Dec.

1,230

892

769

792

754

754 

798

1,080 

437

768

860

754

846

768

1,070

334

*732

S26

854

842

978

1,520

1,200

1,500

1,300

1,420

1,540

1,440

2,450

1,720 

761

31,969

1,031

-

-

Jan.

714

1,190

1,740

1,820

1,900

1,180 

1,430

1,830 

1,750

1,800

1.940

1,100

1,520

1,840

1,360

1,300

1,220

1,120

1,050

1,650

1,180

1,220

1,150

1,500

1,140

1,220

915

1,010

1,220

1,420 

1,220

42,427

1,369

-

-

Feb.

902

1,370

1,080

*1,080

1,380

1,300 

2,070

2.760 

986

1,4SO

2,610

2,310

2,120

2,120

1,770

2,260

988

1,200

1,100

1,140

1,020

848

1,930

1,720

1,210

1,100

1,300

1,380

42,534

1,519

-

-

Mar.

1,500

2,560

1,100

1,510

1,760

1,670 

1,620

2,610 

3,060

2,100

2,310

2,360

2,470

3,530

2,280

1,680

1,100

*1,340

*2,030

1,840

1,720

2,230

1,440

1,680

4,850

4,360

5,210

2,810

2,510

2,610 

1,150

68,980

2,225

-

-

Apr.

2,070

2,910

2,860

2,860

4,020

4,800 

2,860

3,160 

2,340

2,960

3,420

3,310

3,480

2,980

*3,010

2,940

2,810

2,S60

3,010

2,200

2,130

2,560

1,980

1,940

1,900

2,070

1,460

1,980

2,240

1,160

80,280

2,676

-

-

May

1,100

986

1,020

1,700

1,430

942 

1,020

1,020 

1,140

1,400

3.140

2,400

1,300

1,440

1,360

1,350

1,340

1,060

1,170

997

1,230

1,190

1,130

1,200

1,550

1,340

1,010

684

652

920

830

39,101

1,261

-

"

June

785

1,360

1,050

1,080

1,110

1,140 

1,110

700 

1,220

*984

1,140

1,030

1,090

668

844

1,440

1,040

1,130

1,130

1,100

1,080

856

745

796

768

768

820

991

1,020

1,580

50,575

1,019

-

-

July

1,260

1,270

1,220

1,250

1,200

1.520 

1,190

766 

636

620

604

620

872

1,000

1,140

1,180

806

854

717

636

307

709

*931

802

768

764

717

256

302

652

636

26,005

839

-

-

Aug.

684

717

553

135

534

684 

604

604 

604

604

186

467

636

788

636

652

636

994

589

652

652

652

636

422

272

504

604

605

604

604

511

18,022

581

-

-

Sept.

298

477

526

700

636

652 

493

122 

294

*668

66S

668

636

572

166

291

636

668

1,050

888

1,590

565

1,580

1,920

1,930

2.030

1,610

933

1,350

1,860

26,477

883

-

~

Calendar year 1956: Max 10,200 Mln 43 Mean 1,341 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57: Max 4,850 Mln 122 Mean 1,249 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 237

Saluda River near Silverstreet, S. C.

Location. Lat 34 0 11', long 81°44', on left bank 200 ft upstream from Higgins Perry Bridge 

on State Highway 19, 1 mile downstream from Little River, and 2| miles south of Silverstreet, Newberry County.

Drainage area. 1.620 sq mi, approximately. 

'Records available. January 1927 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 345.13 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Oct. 15, 1929, staff gage at same site and datum. Since Mar. 8, 1939, waterstage recorder for station on Lake Murray near Columbia has been used as an auxiliary 

gage for this station.

Average discharge. 30 years, 2,150 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,620 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 14.21 ft); minimum daily, 163 cfs Oct. 1.

1927-57: Maximum discharge, 83,800 cfs Oct. 3, 1929 (gage hiehgt, 33.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 19,000 cfs on basis of discharge measurements made at 

Chappells and near Chapin; minimum daily, 49 cfs July 4, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from Lake Murray, which are 

fair. Plow regulated by Lake Greenwood (see p. 235).

Revisions. WSP 972: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

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.

163

533

447

421

408

860

834

*1,000

487

554

507 

455

591

386

283

716

757

736

716

921

850

870

798

778

736

757

1,020

1,300

1,030

736

736

21,386

690

-

-

Nov.

757

798

1,060

1,330

979

798

818

798

778

1,050

1,380 

1,040

*818

818

757

778

1,110

1,400

1,200

900

*839

942

1,330

1,230

654

3^,680

962

942

921

1,040

29,907

997

-

-

Dec.

1,210

994

900

900

860

798

900

1,040

757

675

942 

860

942

860

1,020

716

*634

900

900

900

942

1,420

1,350

1,920

1,680

1,520

1,620

1,580

2,130

E J 893 250

35,013

1,129

-

-

Jan.

818

931

1,740

1,620

2,010

1,520

1,300

1,840

1,840

1,790

1,960 

1,420

1,210

1,970

1,290

1,340

1,210

1,170

1,080

1,270

1,320

1,210

1,130

1,290

1,210

1,260

1,100

1,040

1,250

1,420

1,460

43,019

1,388

-

-

Feb.

1,080

1,330

1,350

*1,130

1,420

1,380

1,700

2,880

1,420

1,130

2,550 

2,450

2,180

2,180

1,900

1,990

1,440

1,100

1,080

1,210

1,170

962

1,115

1,830

1,410

1,130

1,290

1,420

43,622

1,558

-

-

Mar.

1,520

2,500

1,580

1,420

1,900

1,960

1,740

2,500

3,040

2,420

2,280 

2,400

2,500

3,700

2,970

1,760

1,460

1,220

*2,120

2,280

1,960

2,560

2,190

1,690

5,580

5,810

4,000

3,280

2,870

2,700

1,760

77,670

2,505

-

-

Apr.

1,740

3,140

3,070

3,030

4,210

6.1.550

3,370

3,310

2,670

2,870

3,670 

3,560

3,430

3,400

*3,050

3,010

2,880

2,910

3,170

2,550

2,250

2,570

2,170

2,070

1,920

2,000

1,600

1,890

2,340

1,170

85,350

2,845

-

-

May

1,220

989

1,110

1,760

1,860

922

1,070

1,090

1,190

1,410

4.590 

4,060

1,700

1,670

1,530

1,450

*1,510

1,280

1,330

978

1,310

1,310

1,200

1,270

1,680

1,430

948

810

849

1,270

1,350

45,946

1,482

-

-

June

1,110

1,180

1,330

1,130

1,190

1,190

1,130

888

1,100

*1,320

1,230 

1,130

1,190

888

950

1,230

1,360

1,200

1,180

1,170

1,180

992

950

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,070

1,070

992

1,590

33,800

1,127

-

-

July

1,170

1,270

1,270

1,550

1,210

1.590

1,510

821

695

727

716 

798

851

965

1,150

1,090

e823

e922

e943

e875

6741

6764

*e905

888

888

895

881

705

556

692

615

28,832

930

-

-

Aug.

708

807

735

511

599

775

706

688

619

606

509 

498

714

874

649

707

708

1,050

882

748

*699

740

645

522

594

426

509

575

627

645

602

20,457

660

-

-

Sept.

414

525

545

701

657

696

650

501

449

*802

754 

702

602

651

458

562

686

811

1,120

985

1,350

887

1,090

2,320

1,970

1,990

1,850

949

1,360

1,670

28,483

949

-

-

Calendar year 1956 : Max 12,600 Mln 122 Mean 1,530 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57: Max 6,330 Mln 163 Mean 1,352 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

e Computed on basis of estimated fall to Lake Murray.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Lake Murray Oct. 1-5, 9-15, Mar. 29 to 

Apr. 4, Apr. 7 to Sept. 50.
238 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Lake Murray near Columbia, S. C.

Location. Lat 34 0 03'05", long 81°13'15", In intake tower 500 ft upstream from dam on

SalucTa River and 10 miles upstream from confluence of Saluda and Broad Rivers at Columbia, 

Richland County.

Drainage area. 2,420 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1929 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.64 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 31, 1930, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 357.75 ft June 10; minimum, 344.51 ft Dec. 14.

1529-57: Maximum gage height, 361.51 ft Apr. 10, 1936; minimum gage height since 

generation of power'was started, 320.96 ft Dec. 23, 1941.

Remarks. Lake is formed by earth dam; storage began Aug. 31, 1929; dam completed in 1930. 

tJsable capacity, 70,300,000,000 cu ft between gage heights 300.0 ft (limit of drawdown) 

and 360.0 ft (maximum normal lake level). Dead storage, 21,800,000,000 cu ft. Figures 

given herein represent usable contents. Gage height of one spillway crest (completed in 

1946) 330 ft with top of gates 362 ft; gage height of other spillway crest 340 ft with 

top of gates 365 ft. Water is used for generation of power.

Drainage area.

Capacity table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and usable contents,

In billions of cubic feet)

(Prepared In 1941 by Lexlngton Water Power Co. from topographic map, contour 

survey, and study of change In reservoir elevation due to Inflow)

340.0

345.0

350.0

355.0

360.0

35.44

42.64

50.77

59.94

70.30

Mean gage height, in feet, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Dot.

48.53

48.45

48.37

48.30

48.21

48.16

48.24

48.25

48.22

48.14

48.05

47.98

47.93

47.92

47.88

47.82

47.76

47.73

47.70

47. 64

47.67

47.71

47.71

47.71

47.66

47.66

47.66

47.69

47.73

47.74 

47.66

46.78

-568

Nov.

47.60

47.58

47.56

47.58

47.60

47.57

47.54

47.50

47.45

47.41

47.41

47.41

47.37

47.30

47.22

47.15

47.11

47.10

47.10

47.02

46.96

46.91

46.86

46.81

46.79

46.78

46.66

46.45

46.26

46.17

44.36

-934

Dec.

46.09

46.12

46.09

45.93

45.76

45.58

45.44

45.35

45.32

45.24

45.06

44.87

44.72

44.59

44.54

44.61

44.63

44.63

44.59

44.57

44.56

44.57

44.69

44.87

45.01

45.06

45.01

44.90

44.82

44.82 

44.89

42.46

-709

Jan.

44.79

44.76

44.76

44.78

44.82

44.91

44.99

45.04

45.09

45.15

45.17

45.12

45.06

45.00

44.82

44.70

44.72

44.68

44.64

44.65

44.72

44.72

44.81

44.83

44.90

45.00

45.07

45.12

45.10

45.13

45.16

42.95

+183

Feb.

45.21

45.27

45.37

45.43

45.46

45.50

45.54

45.58

45.70

45.76

45.85

45.91

45.95

46.02

46.05

46.11

46.20

46.23

46.30

46.33

46.33

46.34

46.35

46.44

46.52

46.55

46.55

46.62

45.25

+ 951

Mar.

46.72

46.78

46.88

46.93

47.04

47.12

47.15

47.29

47.40

47.49

47.59

47.68

47.75

48.01

48.30

48.42

48.51

48.58

48.68

48.79

48.86

49.02

49.18

49.31

49.90

50.27

50.56

50.72

50.85

50.95 

51.05

52.68

+2,774

Apr.

51.11

51.24

51.36

51.45

51.68

52.08

52.33

52.56

52.71

52.76

52.. 88

53.03

53.15

53.29

53.41

53.49

53.59

53.74

53.89

53.96

54.00

54.09

54.19

54.28

54.39

54.44

54.50

54.57

54.64

54.70

59.38

+2,585

May

54.71

54.76

54.79

55.03

55.29

55.37

55.39

55.40

55.41

55.42

55.68

56.21

56.42

56.47

56.51

56.59

56.61

56.65

56.71

56.76

56.74

56.75

56.81

56.90

57.13

57.22

57.30

57.30

57.30

57.40 

57.52

65.03

+2,109

June

57.55

57.59

57.61

57.63

57.64

57.63

57.61

57.60

57.70

57.75

57.73

57.69

57.62

57.59

57.55

57.54

57.59

57.54

57.48

57.44

57.41

57.39

57.37

57.37

57.36

57.36

57.37

57.38

57.41

57.45

64.92

-42

July

57.48

57.46

57.45

57.46

57.46

57.39

57.40

57.35

57.20

57.04

56.87

56.71

56.58

56.48

56.46

56.36

a56.31

a56.25

a56.21

356.17

a56.18

356.15

a56.05

55.92

55.84

55.76

55.72

55.71

55.68

55.57 

55.47

60.69

-1,579

Aug.

55.30

55.15

55.08

55.08

55.07

54.97

54.94

54.91

54.85

54.77

54.76

54.70

54.55

54.50

54.49

54.44

54.39

54.50

54.66

54.69

54.64

54.55

54.44

54.37

54.36

54.31

54.16

53.96

53.80

53.68 

53.54

57.10

-1,340

Sept.

53.48

53.44

53.31

53.06

52.91

52.72

52.63

52.62

52.70

52.61

52.50

52.33

52.17

51.92

51.82

51.76

51.62

51.57

51.47

51.38

51.28

51.27

51.23

51.09

51.03

50.94

50.86

50.78

50.80

50.83

52.15

-1,910

t Contents, In "billions of cubic feet, at 12 p.m. on last day of month.

* Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second.

a No gage-height record; estimated on basis of weather records and powerplant operation.

Note.--Add 300 ft to obtain gage heights.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 239

Saluda River near Columbia, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°00'50", long 81°05'17", on left bank 0.4 mile upstream from site of old 

Saluda mill, 1.6 miles upstream from confluence with Broad River, and 3.3 miles west of 

State Capitol in Columbia, Richland County.

Drainage area.--2 .510 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1925 to September 1957.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 149.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 1, 1929, at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 32 years, 2,699 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 6.07 ft); minimum, 153 cfs Nov. 19; minimum daily, 161 cfs Feb. 17.

1925-57: Maximum discharge, 67,000 cfs Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 15.22 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs on basis of discharge measurements made at Wise 

Ferry Bridge near Chapin; minimum, 11 cfs July 13, 1930; minimum daily, 12 cfs July 13,

1930. caused by construction work above station.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Lake Murray (see preceding page) and Lake Greenwood (see p. 235).

Revisions. WSP 972: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 7 July 8 to Sept. 30

1.3 155

1.5 220

1.7 320

2.0 521

2.5 975

3.0 1,620

4.0 3,440

5.0 6,050

1.3 155

1.5 220

1.7 320

2.0 540

2.5 1,030

3.0 1,700

4.0 3,680

5.0 6,580

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,400

1,850

2,170

2,160

2,210

463

234

1,160

1,700

2,160

1,500

1,500

747

276

1,500

1,630

1,730

*1,760

1,560

796

241

1,030

1,090

1,140

808

768

492

259

741

1,660

2,030

38,765

1,250

-

-

Nov.

1,510

1,540

414

212

1,460

1,580

1,600

1,600

1,640

890

278

1,320

2,120

2,000

1,840

1,990

1,360

297

1,790

2,300

2,400

1,110

1,830

1,820

276

2,570

3,290

4,560

3,640

2,790

52,027

1,734

-

-

Dec.

966

274

3,500

3 , 960

3,880

3,700

3,550

1,780

503

3,520

3,920

3,630

3,480

*3,070

564

202

873

1,140

1,560

1,070

1,160

493

290

274

314

2,320

3,480

3,200

1,510

370

3,300

61,853

1,995

-

-

Jan.

864

957

668

1,260

377

175

532

481

804

1,620

2,720

2,170

1,440

3,640

5,080

1,180

1,520

1,790

803

307

1,220

1,210

685

1,210

1,210

615

274

1,820

2,160

1,950

1,570

42,312

1,365

-

-

Feb.

528

299

213

770

884

829

1,410

964

280

206

784

1,000

1,010

743

810

345

161

1,090

1,130

1,190

1,160

468

288

220

1,240

1,360

"811 1,530

21,723

776

-

-

Mar.

704

328

264

824

978

1,560

750

896

266

229

950

729

805

650

944

426

241

889

852

646

640

673

378

229

1,150

674

738

654

620

360

 

20,263

654

-

-

Apr.

531

570

410

1,010

1,110

573

220

482

448

610

567

514

474

184

312

762

610

696

1,090

472

292

363

862

682

663

842

378

188

752

1,030

17,697

590

-

-

May

570

191

238

613

400

376

336

403

461

474

905

491

1,170

1,250

919

636

820

353

224

1,560

980

655

696

516

298

195

758

552

405

1,170

1,430

20,065

647

-

-

June

482

216

1,220

1,080

2,000

1,790

1,000

706

224

1,250

1,830

2,360

3,620

2,320

1,650

354

2,090

2,280

2,170

1,510

1,740

972

332

872

906

682

1,130

1,040

548

206

38,580

1,286

-

-

July

1,430

986

890

252

2,730

1,470

200

4,000

4,100

4,710

4,130

3,980

3,440

1,380

3,340

2,340

1,940

1,860

1,610

582

184

2,220

3,720

3,260

2,110

2,090

752

181

2,220

3,130

3,590

68,827

2,220

-

-

Aug.

3,940

3,440

1,440

276

2,980

977

283

1,360

2,180

1,040

355

3,740

2,370

2,000

1,060

2,850

1,000

534

592

2,030

1,720

3,260

2,570

972

205

4,100

4,300

3,450

2,610

4,270

2,090

63,994

2,064

-

-

Sept.

1,110

1,220

*5,350

5,340

4,050

4,010

1,260

298

4,040

4,460

4,830

5,160

5,190

3,130

460

4,460

2,530

3,650

3,310

3,980

2,870

428

4,360

3,260

3,530

3,400

3,260

2,940

477

3,630

95,993

3,200

-

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 4,560 Min 150 Mean 1,203 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1956-57: Max 5,350 Min 161 Mean 1,485 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
240 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Lakes Marion-Moultrle diversion canal near Plneville, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°23'15", long 80°08'25", on right bank 0.6 mile upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 45 and 7.0 miles southwest of Flnevllle, Berkeley County.

Records available. February 1944 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 60.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929,

supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by South Carolina Public Service Authority).

Auxiliary water-stage recorder 3.9 miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 13 years, 12,950 cfs.

Extremes. 1944-57: Maximum daily discharge, 40,200 cfs Mar. 10, 1952; maximum daily reverse flow, 12,100 cfs Feb. 9, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of very low fall between gages, which are 

poor. Canal diverts water from Lake Marion to Lake Moultrie for generation of power 

and for navigation. Water is discharged from powerplant and navigation lock into West 

Branch Cooper River.

Discharge, ir st per second, water year October 1956 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7,470

6,760

e4,600

5,560

5,490

65,250

e2,780

62,810

e2,810

62,550

e2,550

63,400

62,020

el, 520

el05

e655

e2,010

64,690

6,600

7,750

e5,760

6,290

7,350

*7,350

7,720

8,540

7,720

6,640

6,700

7,280

7,580

154,310

4,978

-

-

Nov.

9,020

9,560

9,480

8,100

8,780

7,960

8,480

8,480

8,990

8,990

7,000

6,670

6,020

7,000

8,330

8,350

8,850

7,680

6,200

7,610

8,180

8,750

7,540

7,470

7,470

6,690

7,550

7,880

9,710

10,500

242,830

8,094

-

-

Dec.

10,700

9,610

8,260

,120

,730

* ,350

,730

,730

,260

,510

,410

,190

,800

,190

,190

e ,170

e ,170

,030

,480

,880

,800

,190

,500

,690

e ,610

,670

,540

8,330

10,100

8,560

8,630

226,130

7,295

-

-

Jan.

7,260

8,710

10,200

11,000

10,600

9,610

9,610

8,410

8,410

9,070

7,820

9,070

9,070

9,070

8,990

8,500

9,000

7,000

7,000

7,000

6,500

4.200

6,500

5,500

5,500

5,500

5,500

5,000

6,000

6,000

*7,280

258,880

7,706

-

-

Feb.

9.100

9,730

11,000

12,500

13,400

15,400

16,700

17,500

17,400

17,400

*17,600

17,100

16,800

16,400

13,800

12,200

11,700

11,700

13,500

13,400

14,200

14,600

14,900

13,000

12,500

12,400

12,400

12,300

-

590,650

15,950

-

-

Mar.

15,800

13,800

12,900

15,500

16,200

18,100

18,800

19,900

19,100

17,700

16,200

15,900

15,600

14,000

*13,400

12,200

10,600

11,600

13,000

13,000

12,200

12,900

12,900

11,500

12,400

15,100

15,200

15,700

16,800

17,000

14,400

455,400

14,690

-

-

Apr.

15,800

17,000

14,600

15,200

16,200

18,900

16,900

17,500

19,500

19,600

20,400

20,800

19,900

18,800

17,800

17,900

18,700

19,600

19,000

19,100

18,500

17,200

16,500

15,300

14,300

14,200

14,100

11,400

11,500

11,600

---- --

505,400

16,850

-

-

May

11,500

11,400

8,900

8,160

e4,280

e7,250

67,250

8,220

*e7,850

8,690

11,000

10,500

11,600

11,700

12,900

11,700

11,700

11,600

e7,770

10,200

68,020

10,000

11,700

11,700

9,350

e6,960

10,000

10,500

10,500

11,000

10,900

304,780

9,832

-

-

June

11,000

9,050

10,100

11,700

11,700

12,900

14,000

14,000

13,000

13,200

16,200

17,200

17,300

18,900

19,000

17,500

15,800

16,800

17,500

15,700

14,700

14,700

12,200

11,600

13,400

13,300

13,200

13,100

14,300

11,200

424,230

14,140

-

"

July

11,900

13,100

14,100

13,000

12,900

11,500

10,900

9,740

*11,200

12,200

13,100

13,800

13,600

13,500

11,500

11,400

12,200

11,200

11,900

11,800

10,800

10,700

11,400

12,700

12,500

*12,900

11,500

8,880

8,640

7,650

8,420

360,630

11,630

-

Aug.

9,500

9,500

9,410

8,500

6,970

e5,540

e5,490

e5,490

66,270

66,210

66,210

65,560

64,810

e5,510

7,140

7,210

e6,100

6,670

7,200

*e5.850

66,160

7,140

7,680

7,200

e4,730

64,730

64,690

e6,270

7,260

7,260

7,680

203,940

6,579

-

~

Sept.

8,100

64,650

e3,890

63,850

66,160

65,610

e5,610

65,060

64,730

66,270

7,260

7,520

8,210

8,280

8,550

66,350

66,350

65,730

66,510

7,700

9,100

9,260

8,490

7,520

65,940

e6,790

66,840

66,040

e6,140

64,340

------

194,450

6,482

-

"

Calendar year 1956: Max 26,900 Mln 61 Mean 8,967 Cfsm - In, -

Water year 1956-57: Max 20,800 Mln 105 Mean 10,140 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

e Very low fall between gages.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 241

Lake Marion near Pineville, S. C.

Location. Lat 33° 27'00", long 80° 09'50", at right upstream end of spillway, 2.8 miles upstream from old Santee Canal, 5.4 miles upstream from Dead River, and 8 miles west of 

Pineville, Berkeley County.

Drainage area. 14,700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1942 to September 1957. Prior to October 1942, published as 

Santee Reservoir near Pineville.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Harza Engineering Co.). Prior to May 6, 1942, 

staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum elevation during year, 75.81 ft June 13; minimum, 67.69 ft Dec. 4, 5.

1942-57: Maximum elevation, 77.12 ft Mar. 11, 1952; minimum, 61.36 ft Oct. 17, 1951.

Remarks. Lake is formed by earth dam. Storage began in November 1941; dam completed in 

1941. Usable capacity, 39,640,000,000 cu ft between elevations 60.0 ft (limit of drawdown) and 75.0 ft (maximum normal lake elevation). Dead storage, about 15,250,000,000 

cu ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Elevation of spillway crest, 

63.0 ft; top of spillway gates, 76.8 ft. Some water used for generation of power. 

Major portion of water is diverted from Lake Marion through canal to Lake Moultrie (see 

preceding page) for generation of power and for navigation.

Capacity table, water year 1956-57 (elevation, In feet, and usable-contents,

In billions of cubic feet) 

(Prepared from volume curve drawn by Harza Engineering Co.)

65.0

70.0

75.0

76.0

8.71

21.13

39.64

44.13

Elevation, in feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1956 to September 1957

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

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

68.37

68.50

68.64

68.83

68.97

69.23

69.32

69.39

69.44

69.49

69.55

69.62

69.70

69.79

69.81

69.78

69.90

69.89

69.85

69.88

69.88

69.89

69.80

69.76

69.73

69.78

69.71

69.70

69.72

69.60

69.55

19.81

+1,460

Nov.

69.41

69.42

69.30

69.20

69.07

68.88

68.80

68.93

68.71

68.67

68.68

68.68

68.58

68.59

68.59

£6.56

68.55

68.44

68.47

68.39

68.55

68.39

68.36

68.29

68.21

68.20

68.07

68.00

67.99

68.00

15.55

-1,644

Dec.

67.93

67.89

67.79

67.69

67.72

67.78

67.80

67.82

67.97

67.86

67.81

67.88

67.89

67.88

67.97

67.99

67.98

67.91

67.94

67.90

67.86

67.81

67.88

68.19

68.09

68.29

68.44

68.63

68.85

68.86

68.99

18.18

+982

Jan.

69.00

69.03

68.98

68.95

68.83

68.83

68.79

68.68

68.70

68.70

68.72

68.78

68.78

68.69

68.77

68.80

68.98

68.86

68.87

68.89

68.83

68.81

68.88

68.89

68.93

69.00

69.11

69.19

69.25

69.38

69.55

19.81

+609

Feb.

69.64

69.75

69.96

70.14

70.32

70.56

70.80

71.00

71.21

71.35

71.41

71.47

71.48

71.45

71.49

71.71

71.70

71.69

71.66

71.50

71.42

71.40

71.38

71.30

71.27

71.17

71.10

71.15

_

24.82

+2,071

Mar.

71.12

71.14

71.29

71.52

71.70

71.87

71.97

72.17

72.10

72.11

72.19

72.19

72.19

72.15

72.16

72.20

72.29

72.32

72.25

72.20

72.12

72.27

72.25

72.43

72.54

72.62

72.71

72.80

72.93

73.07

73.16

32.08

+2,711

Apr.

73.31

73.30

73.19

73.20

73.32

73.23

73.28

73.71

73.54

73.77

73.98

74.34

74.48

74.70

74.86

75.01

75.18

75.27

75.33

75.37

75.40

75.40

75.30

75.20

75.13

75.05

75.00

74.97

74.85

74.70

38.37

+2,427

May

74.60

74.57

74.49

74.56

74.63

74.63

74.60

74.60

74.60

74.60

74.75

74.75

74.80

74.86

74.91

74.91

74.90

74.97

75.05

75.02

74.81

74.85

74.90

74.81

74.80

74.82

74.80

74.64

74.60

74.59

74.58

37.87

-187

June

74.69

74 . 83

74!98

74.98

74.98

74.92

74.90

74.93

75.11

75.28

75.38

75.43

75.59

75.64

75.68

75.70

75.70

75.69

75.63

75.61

75.57

75.51

75.48

75.38

75.24

75.17

75.12

75.17

75.15

75.18

40.45

+995

July

75.17

75.10

75.02

74.88

74.73

74.60

74.49

74.36

74.18

74.03

73.89

73.74

73.60

73.46

73.24

73.14

73.00

72.83

72.69

72.51

72.41

72.29

72.08

71.93

71.76

71.61

71.48

71.38

71.23

71.11

71.02

24.37

-6,004

Aug.

70.94

70.92

70.87

70.80

70.72

70.60

70.57

70.49

70.45

70.38

70.30

70.19

70.11

70.21

70.23

70.19

70.21

70.30

70.30

70.29

70.28

70.30

70.35

70.48

70.51

70.48

70.44

70.46

70.50

70.46

70.45

22.56

-676

Sept.

70.36

70.31

70.30

70.26

70.30

70.39

70.40

70.45

70.50

70.50

70.57

70.67

70.80

70.89

70.95

71.01

71.02

71.13

71.24

71.49

71.70

71.88

71.97

72.00

72.11

72.19

72.29

72.36

72.56

72.58

29.90

+2,832

Calendar year 1956.................... t +412

Water year 1956-57.................... t +444

t Contents, In billions of cubic feet, at end of month, 

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second.
242 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Santee River near Pineville, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°27'15", long 80°09'25", on right bank 2.4 miles downstream from Lake 

Marion Dam, 3.0 miles upstream from Dead River, and 6.7 miles west of Pineville, 

Berkeley County.

Drainage area. 14,700 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1942 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 23.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

South Carolina Public Service Authority). Prior to Feb. 25, 1943, staff gage at site 

2.2 miles upstream or temporary water-stage recorder operated by Corps of Engineers 

at site 200 ft upstream, at different datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 1,918 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 989 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 3.12 ft); minimum 

daily, 294 cfs Dec. 21.

1942-57: Maximum discharge, 155,000 cfs Sept. 23, 1945 (gage height, 31.1 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by computations of flow over 

spillway at Lake Marion and by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 9 cfs Feb. 23, 

1947 (caused by repair work at spillway).

Remarks. Records good. Flow completely regulated by Lake Marion (see preceding page). 

Water is diverted above station from Lake Marion through canal (see p. 240 ) into Lake 

Moultrie (see following page) for generation of power and for navigation, then discharged into Cooper River basin.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

492

492

475

458

492

528

492

510

510

528

528

510

510

510 

510

528

528

510

510

528

528

528

528

528

*528

528

528

528

528

528

510

15,939

514

-

-

Nov.

492

492

492

510

510

510

510

492

510

510

492

510

492

510 

510

510

510

528

528

528

510

528

528

475

492

492

510

510

492

510

15,193

506

-

-

Dec.

510

510

492

475

*492

492

492

492

475

492

510

492

492

492 

510

510

510

510

510

510

294

440

475

510

492

492

492

492

492

433

475

15,055

486

-

-

Jan.

492

510

510

475

458

475

475

475

492

475

492

475

475

475 

492

510

492

492

475

475

475

475

492

510

*492

475

475

475

475

475

492

15,001

484

-

-

Feb.

475

492

510

492

492

510

492

492

492

492

475

510

475

475 

475

475

475

475

475

492

510

475

475

492

492

492

458

458

_

13,593

485

-

-

Mar.

492

492

492

510

510

492

492

528

545

475

528

*510

510

528 

510

510

528

528

528

510

492

528

492

510

528

492

492

492

492

492

492

15,720

507

-

-

Apr.

458

492

492

492

492

708

510

510

635

528

528

528

510

528 

528

528

528

*528

528

528

528

528

528

528

528

528

528

528

528

510

15,841

528

-

-

May

528

528

528

545

545

510

510

510

510

510

545

528

528

528 

528

545

528

528

528

545

510

528

510

510

510

510

528

510

*510

528

510

16,219

523

-

-

June

510

457

510

528

528

528

510

475

510

510

475

492

528

581 

528

465

510

528

528

528

492

492

492

492

510

492

492

528

545

15,292

510

-

-

July

510

492

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

*510

510

510 

528

492

510

492

492

492

492

492

492

492

492

492

492

492

492

492

492

15,540

501

-

-

Aug.

475

475

492

510

492

492

475

492

492

475

475

475

475

475 

475

475

458

492

492

492

*492

475

492

492

492

475

475

492

510

510

492

15,051

486

-

-

Sept.

492

492

510

510

510

492

510

510

510

510

492

492

510

510 

510

510

510

510

510

510

492

492

510

528

528

528

528

545

510' 563

15,334

511

-

-

Calendar year 1956 : Max 635 Mln 2OO Mean 5O3 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57: Max 7O8 Mln 294 Mean 504 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
COOPER RIVER BASIN 243

Lake Moultrie near Pinopolis, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°14'40", long 79°59'30", at powerplant 0.7 mile upstream from Atlantic 

Coast Line Railroad bridge and 2.8 miles northeast of Pinopolis, Berkeley County.

Records available. January 1942 to September 1957. 

Pinopolis Reservoir near Pinopolis.

Prior to October 1942, published as

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Harza Engineering Co.). Prior to May 16, 1942, 

staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 75.46 ft June 16; minimum, 67.29 ft Nov. 30.

194S-57: Maximum elevation, 76.18 ft Feb. 24, 1946 caused by high wind); minimum, 

58.52 ft Dec. 21, 1951.

Remarks.--Lake is formed by earth dikes and dam, with concrete navigation lock; dikes and 

dam completed in 1941. Storage began in November 1941. Water is diverted through 

canal from Lake Marion (see p. 241 ) and discharged through tailrace canal into West 

Branch Cooper River. Usable capacity, 28,314,000,000 cu ft between elevations 60.0 ft 

(normal limit of drawdown) and 75.0 ft (maximum normal elevation). Dead storage, about 

19,600,000,000 cu ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Water is used 

for generation of power and for navigation.

Capacity table, water year 1956-57 (elevation, In feet, and usable contents,

In billions of cubic feet) 

(Prepared from volume curve drawn by Harza Engineering Co.)

65.0

70.0

75.0

76.0

7.01

16.47

28.31

30.97

Elevation, In feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

68.25

68.47

68.63

68.82

68.98

69.27

69.45

69.48

69.51

69.58

69.63

69.70

69.80

69.88

69.94

69.99 

69.95

69.80

69.74

69.76

69.87

69.73

69.68

69.70

69.58

69.55

69.63

69.80

69.66

69.46

69.29

14.98

+989

Nov.

69.12

68.97

68.98

69.02

68.80

68.64

68.50

68.54

68.43

68.36

68.59

68.57

68.50

68.43

68.35

68.29 

68.27

68.46

68.30

68.18

68.16

68.30

68.15

68.02

68.04

67.96

67.85

67.55

67.38

67.50

11.03

-1,524

Dec.

67.55

67.55

67.52

67.53

67.49

67.51

67.55

67.66

67.97

67.78

67.69

67.61

67.58

67.57

67.84

68.00 

67.89

67.85

67.75

67.65

67.60

67.65

67.85

68.14

68.20

68.21

68.24

68.53

68.61

68 . 66

68.80

13.97

+1,098

Jan.

68.93

68.69

68.49

68.35

68.58

68.56

68.47

68.48

68.52

68.57

68.55

68.45

68.54

68.50

68.47

68.55 

68.75

68.79

68.70

68.76

68.85

68.81

68.85

68.86

68.88

69.00

69.12

69.19

69.25

69 . 55

69-42

15.25

+478

Feb.

69.55

69.58

69.48

69.45

69.46

69.48

69.52

69.75

70.00

70.50

70.47

70.48

70.47

70.74

71.03

71.35 

71.44

71.28

71.20

70.98

70.84

70.68

70.73

70.87

70.74

7O.68

70.64

70.61

-

17.79

+1,050

Mar.

70.40

70.61

70.73

70.68

70.61

70.56

70.60

70.76

71.00

71.28

71.55

71.47

71.58

71.70

71.74

71.95 

72.15

71.97

71.95

71.91

71.74

71.80

71.86

72.09

72.09

72.12

72.14

72.10

72.12

72.46

72.75

22.63

+1,807

Apr.

72.60

72.68

72.66

72.49

72.39

72.54

72.53

72.76

72.63

72.74

72.94

75.27

75.75

74.08

74.25

74.56 

74.44

74.56

74.65

74.68

74.87

74.89

74.88

74.85

74.76

74.69

74.76

74.85

74.59

74.41

26.80

+1,609

May

74.29

74.38

74.58

74.61

74.69

74.65

74.59

74.58

74.54

74.43

74.61

74.61

74.58

74.59

74.70

74.62 

74.68

74.84

74.98

74.89

74.71

74.62

74.64

74.65

74.70

74.81

74.61

74.48

74.41

74.46

74.39

26.75

-19

June

74.49

74.71

74.77

74.78

74.69

74.59

74.49

74.55

74.91

74.88

74.83

74.84

74.92

74.99

75.01

75.35 

75.24

75.20

75.21

75.32

75.25

75.20

75.33

75.18

75.02

74.91

74.83

74.81

74.87

75.07

28.50

+675

July

74.91

74.76

74.64

74.64

74.49

74.39

74.41

74.17

73.91

75.72

75.53

73.35

73.20

75.19

75.07

72.87 

72.69

72.60

72.34

72.23

72.27

71.98

71.68

71.53

71.30

71.10

71.10

71.20

71.09

70.97

70. 8O

18.21

-3,842

Aug.

70.79

70.72

70.65

70.76

70.67

70.59

70.52

70.49

70.59

70.29

70.51

70.19

70.14

70.19

70.12

70.12 

70.16

70.29

70.55

70.29

70.27

70.25

70.29

70.59

70.59

70.55

70.49

70.46

70.41

70.59

7O.29

17.10

-414

Sept.

70.30

70.36

70.34

70.25

70. 3O

70.32

70.40

70.50

70.52

70.45

70.50

70.55

70.65

70.70

70.81

70.92 

71.05

71.20

71.25

71.59

71.55

71.72

71.96

72.01

72.08

72.20

72.29

72.42

72.57

72.68

22.51

+2,087

Calendar year 1956.................... * +186

Water year 1956-57.................... * +149

t Contents, In billions of cubic feet, at end of month. 

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second.
244 EDISTO RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Edisto River near Montmorenci, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°34'35", long 81°30'50", near center of span on downstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 215, 0.4 mile upstream from Cedar Creek, 1 mile upstream from Shaw 

Creek, and 7.6 miles northeast of Montmorenci, Aiken County.

Drainage area. 198 sq mi.

Records available. April 1940 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 250.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

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

Oct. 29, 1954, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 219 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 750 cfs May 14 (gage height, 6.90 ft); minimum, 

47 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.34 ft).

1940-57: Maximum discharge, 2,460 cfs Aug. 15, 1940, July 19, 1941 (gage height, 

8.81 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 37 cfs July 4, Sept. 26, 1954 

(gage height, 1.00 ft).

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 952: 1941. WSP 1032: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage^ height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 30 to Aug. 5)

1.3 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

113

153

204

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

249

334

502

820

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*182

135

115

107

105

115

127

141 

155

149

117

105

99

95

93

93

93

95

95

99

103

123

137

145

139

125

119

117

115

111 

109

3,658

118

0.596

0.69

Nov.

Ill

111

111

1O9

*1O7

105

105

m1O9

109

107

105

105

105

105

105

107

107

107

107

111

109

107

107

107

107

109

109

117

3,230

108

0.545

0.61

Dec.

127

135

133

125

121

119

117

117 

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

121

*129

141

137

127

123

123

149

195

251

392

369

272

208

176

159

4,885

158

0.798

0.92

Jan.

149

143

137

135

137

145

159

164 

155

147

145

143

137

131

131

137

143

149

147

139

131

131

139

153

168

192

208

266

277

233

208

4,979

161

0.813

0.94

Feb.

208

228

219

198

195

189

174

164 

157

153

149

145

143

143

135

135

131

133

135

147

155

155

143

133

133

141

151

164

-

------

4,456

159

0.803

0.84

Mar.

161

164

166

157

168

184

198

201 

189

186

*178

150

140

160

180

180

184

166

153

155

178

201

189

202

270

277

362

404

300

238 

204

6,245

201

1.02

1.18

Apr.

184

171

166

168

176

195

211

284 

271

211

176

159

153

151

147

141

137

137

157

193

362

313

232

184

159

143

127

121

115

109

5,453

182

0.919

1.03

May

*105

1O7

113

141

186

280

458

320 

219

166

165

281

451

629

366

264

211

195

184

159

141

129

121

119

129

133

133

123

115

109 

125

6,377

206

1.04

1.20

June

151

168

*141

115

107

117

123

125 

121

125

141

137

125

133

127

139

141

151

145

113

105

115

107

95

89

99

117

127

155

186

3,840

128

0.646

0.72

July

198

166

135

115

105

97

87

81 

77

73

69

65

65

63

*59

59

61

67

75

87

93

77

67

63

63

69

69

71

77

75 

71

2,599

83.8

0.423

0.49

Aug.

61

59

59

97

157

137

95

75 

69

63

57

53

63

67

65

67

71

91

113

129

133

133

103

83

75

*71

67

63

59

57 

55

2,547

82.2

0.415

0.48

Sept.

53

51

50

48

48

49

55

65 

95

127

153

176

Tef

113

93

85

85

101

123

137

143

139

139

127

107

93

85

87

105

*133

3,027

101

0.510

0.57

Calendar year 1956: Max 635 Min 48 Mean 149 Cfsm 0.753 In. 10.20

Water year 1956-57: Max 629 Min 48 Mean 141 Cfsm 0.712 In. 9.67

Peak discharge (base. 900 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 12-16, Aug. 4-19; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

In stage and weather records.
EDISTO RIVER BASIN 245

South Pork Edisto River near Denmark, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°23 '35", long 81°08'00", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 321, 200 ft downstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 1.8 miles 

downstream from Little River, and 4.8 miles north of Denmark, Bamberg County.

Drainage area.--720 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1931 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 155.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

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

Oct. 27, 1931, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 725 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,030 cfs Mar. £7 (gage height, 6.70 ft); minimum, 162 cfs Sept. 6.

1931-57: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfs Apr. 11, 1936 (gage height, 10.91 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,800 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies and logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 146 cfs Aug. 12, 1956.

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

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6)

Oct. 7 to Sept. 30

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

472

565

780

2.9 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5

167

281

396

464

6.0 602

6.4 801

6.7 1,030

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

480

487

503

553

648

720

833

69T

602

533

474

441

421

408

390

366

354

354

354

548

360

434

*474

464

448

441

441

434

434

421

421

14,732

475

0.660

0.76

Nov.

408

402

396

390

384

378

378

378

384

378

372

372

372

366

366

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

366

366

372

366

366

366

384

11,190

373

0.518

0.58

Dec.

414

414

421

*428

428

428

421

421

414

408

402

402

396 396"

396

402

408

414

421

428

428

434

448

549

644

691

691

717

717

691

717

14,989

484

0.672

0.77

Jan.

772

801

743

691

644

602

549

533

506

506

494

494

483

483

483

506

506

506

483

483

474

474

474

483

483

520

549

565

*584

6O2

644

17,120

552

0.767

0.88

Feb.

668

668

717

743

743

691

691

668

644

644

602

584

549

520

494

474

464

448

448

448

448

448

441

448

448

464

474

474

-

15,553

555

0.771

0.80

Mar.

483 494"

494

506

549

602

*623

623

623

623

584

584

565

584

602

644

584

533

520

506

506

533

584

602

717

902

1,020

 1,010

958

865

833

19,856

641

0.890

1.03

Apr.

801

865 833"

801

743

801

801

743

743

743

717

691

691

717

691

644

*565

520

506

506

506

506

506

483

483

494

520

533

494

428

19,075

636

0.883

0.99

May

366

342

360

421

506

549

549

533

520

494

520

644

743

743

691

623

644

743

833

772

691

623

602

584

549

602

*644

533

464

464

565

17,917

578

0.803

0.93

June

602

533

474

441

448

448

434

390

384

408

408

402

390

441

464

474

533

565

506

448

434

421

408

384

348

336

325 325"

384

421

12,979

433

0.601

0.67

July

428

434

421

421

414

396

360

325

298

*270

248

237

222

212

227

232

217

222

242

242

232

227

227

222

222

212

212

227

237

227

217

8,530

275

0.382

0.44

Aug.

202

192

187

192

207

232

*242

254

264

259

227

207

197

187

182

192

192

197

254

303

325

336

336

314

303

276

254

237

*222

207

202

7,381

238

0.331

0.38

Sept.

197

187

177

172

167

167

182

197

222

270

330

366

360

348

348

348

336

348

360

348

348

360

366

a380

a380

a360

a340

a320

a340

a360

8,984

299

0.415

0.46

Calendar year 1956 : Max 1,32O Min 156 Mean 483 Cfsra 0.671 In. 9.11

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,02O Min 167 Mean 461 Cfsra O.640 In. 8.69

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 gage reading by observer, recorded 

range In stage, and weather records.
246 EDISTO RIVER BASIN

North Fork Edisto River at Orangeburg, S. C.

Location. Lat 33° 29 "00", long 80° 52 '25", on left bank under bridge on U. S. Highway 301 

at Orangeburg , Orangeburg County, 0.5 mile upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 

bridge and l| miles downstream from Caw Caw Swamp.

Drainage area. 683 sq mi.

Records available. --December 1938 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. .

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

Datum of gage is 149.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Prior to 

Feb. 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1939-57), 679 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,250 cfs June 17 (gage height, 7.62 ft); minimum, 203 cfs Aug. 13.

1938-57: Maximum discharge, 9,500 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 14.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,900 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies and logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 190 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 1954.

Remarks . Records good.

Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

203

240

340

462

6.0 

7.0 

7.6

664

974

1,250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

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

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

478

486

511

568

626

677

690

677

626

548

478

433

414

396

384

373

373

378

384

378

390

486

*686

870

870

732

638

579

529

494

470

16,622

536

0.785

0.90

Nov.

462

4TT

433

426

414

408

396

396

396

390

384

384

378

373

368

368

368

368

373

368

368

368

362

362

368

368

368

368

362

384

11,578

386

0.565

0.63

Dec.

402

414

414

*414

408

402

396

396

390

390

384

378

373

373

390

414

408

408

408

408

402

402

420

494

579

677

677

651

626

602

602

14,102

455

0.666

0.77

Jan.

626

638

626

602

579

558

529

502

486

470

462

454

447

447

447

447

462

454

447

440

433

*¥33

433

440

462

494

538

548

*548

558

568

15,578

503

0.736

0.85

Peb.

579

579

614

63S

638

626

614

590

590

568

558

529

511

486

470

454

447

433

426

426

426

420

420

420

426

454

486

502

-

14,330

512

0.750

0.78

Mar.

502

502

502

511

568

614

*664

664

651

638

614

602

579

568

614

638

638

602

579

568

538

558

579

602

746

887

 1,010

992

938

870 

822

20,360

657

0.962

1.11

Apr.

791

776

761

746

746

791

791

791

746

704

664

651

651

664

651

626

*579

548

529

511

494

478

470

462

454

454

454

462

447

426

18,318

611

0.895

1.00

May

390

362

356 384"

433

478

486

470

462

447

494

568

651

690

690

732

776

756

690

704

677

614

548

529

538

529

*502

494

502

568

690

17,200

555

0.813

0.94

June

854

870

761

664

602

568

548

538

548

520

494

470

456

664

808

1,140

1.220

1,070

921

838

776

677

579

529

511

511

478

186" 447

511

20,059

669

0.980

1.09

July

511

502

511

502

454

420

378

346

335

*310

290

275

260

255

270

270

260

255

265

285

290

295

285

275

265

250

245

245

245

240 

240

9,829

317

0.464

0.53

Aug.

235

230

216

221

240

250

250

240

235

230

221

208

208

221

230

245

255

280

310

362

408

420

420

420

408

390

351

305

*280

260 

250

8,799

284

0.416

0.48

Sept.

245

235

226

221

216

212

216

221

260

305

346

340

346

351

351

351

351

351

356

351

356

351

351

351

340

325

315

315

351

378

9,284

309

0.452

0.50

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,140 Min 208 Mean 458 Cfsm 0.671 In. 9.12

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,220 Min 208 Mean 482 Cfsra 0.706 In. 9.58

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
EDISTO RIVER BASIN 247

Edisto River near Branohville, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°10'35", long 80°48'05", on right bank 400 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 21, 4.7 miles downstream from Brier Branch, and 5.2 miles south of 

Branchville, Orangeburg County.

Drainage area. 1,720 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1945 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 80.02 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 19, 1949, at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 11 years (1946-57), 1,617 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,200 cfs Mar. 30 to Apr. 1; maximum gage height, 

5.63 ft Mar. 31; minimum discharge, 402 ofs Sept. 5-7.

1945-57: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs Oct. 6, 1948 (gage height, 10.21 ft, present 

datum); minimum, 323 cfs Aug. 14, 1956.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 6 Jan. 7 to Sept. 3O

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

658

945

1,570

-0.2 

0.0 

1.0 

2.0

389

440

713

998

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,590

1,950

2,420

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

769

769

769

827

885

1,090

1,360

1.450

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,360

1,240

1,090

943

885

827

798

798

769

769

856 

972

1,030

1,090

1,120

1,,180

1,210

1,210

1,150

1,090

32,486

1,048

0.609

0.70

Nov.

1.050

972

943

885

885

856

827

798

798

769

769

769

741

741

*741

741

713

713

699

699

699

699 

699

685

685

685

699

699

699

713

23,051

768

0.447

0.50

Dec.

713

741

769

798

827

798

827

798

798

798

798

769

769

769

769

827

856

856

856

827

827

827 

827

914

1,060

1,150

1,180

1,240

1,300

1.530

1,330

27,948

902

0.524

0.60

Jan.

1,330

1,330

1,300

1,300

1,330

1,400

1,440

1,410

1,380

1,320

1,230

1,170

1,110

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,110

1,110

1,080

1,080

*1,060 

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,080

1,110

1,140

1,200

1 250

36,810

1,187

0.690

0.80

Feb.

1,260

1,290

1,320

1,550

1,380

1,410

1,440

1.470

1,440

1,440

1,410

1,380

1,350

1,290

1,260

1,200

1,170

1,110

1,080

1,060

1,030

998 

998

969

969

998

1,030

1,060

-

34,162

1,220

0.709

0.74

Mar.

1,080

1,080

1,110

1,140

1,230

*1,290

1,380

1,410

1,440

1,440

1,410

1,410

1,380

1,380

1,530

1,700

1,730

1,750

1,700

1,590

1,500

1,470 

1,550

1,560

1,760

1,950

2,050

2,110

2,150

2.200

2 ,200

48,620

1,568

0.912

1.05

Apr.

2,200

2,110

1,990

1,910

1,870

1,950

2,050

2,070

2,070

1,950

1,840

1,760

1,660

1,590

1,560

*1,550

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,410

1,550

1,290 

1,200

1,140

1,O80

1,060

1,050

998

998

998

47,054

1,568

0.912

1.02

May

998

998

969

998

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,140

1,110

1,140

1,580

1,470

1,470

1,440

1,440

1,470

1,550

1,560

1,550

1,500

1,470 

1,500

1,530

1,530

1,500

1,440

*1,380

1,290

1,260

1,260

40,983

1,322

0.769

0.89

June

1,250

1,260

1,520

1,380

1,410

1,380

1,290

1,170

1,140

1,110

1,060

1,060

998

969

940

940

,060

,140

,260

,410

,470

,470 

,550

1,250

1,140

1,080

998

940

998

969

55,172

1,172

0.681

0.76

July

940

940

940

940

911

911

911

855

797

*741

685

629

587

546

519

519

552

552

519

506

519

552 

519

519

552

519

506

492

492

492

492

20,072

647

0.576

0.45

Aug.

479

g466

g466

466

479

479

*479

492

492

492

479

466

466

466

479

479

466

479

479

492

552

*587 

629

657

685

685

685

657

615

560

519

16 , 552

527

0.306

0.35

Sept.

479

g440

g414

g414

g402_

g402

g402

g414

g440

g455

519

575

629

671

685

685

685

699

715

715

715

715 

715

741

74T

741

715

715

715

741

18,074

602

0.550

0.39

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,030 Min 334 Mean 1,079 Cfsro 0.627 In. 8.52

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,200 Min 402 Mean 1,043 Cfsro 0.606 In. 8.23

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.
248 EDISTO RIVER BASIN

Edisto River near Givhans, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°01'40", long 80°23'30", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 61, 2.3 miles downstream from Pour Hole Swamp and 2.8 miles west of 

Givhans, Dorchester County.

Drainage area. 2,730 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. January 1939 to September 1957.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 20.46 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge . 18 years, 2,254 cf s .

tremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,610 cfs May 21 (gage height, 7:89 ft); minimum

52 cfs Sept. 6, 7; minimum gage height, 0.78 ft Sept. 6.

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 24,300 cfs Sept. 21, 1945 (gage height, 17.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 290 cfs 

Aug. 16, 1956 (gage height, 0.51 ft).

Remarks. Records good. About 53,675,000 gal per day (83.0 cfs) diverted above station 

for Charleston water supply during year.

Revisions. WSF 1032: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-31, Mar. 21 to May 19)

0.8 

1.0 

2.0

352

406

690

1,420

2,380

3,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to Septembe

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.

720 

720

720

735

750

846

,200

,730

,950

1,930

,880

,730

,600

,500

,320

,160

,020

945

878

846

814

814

846

*910

1,020

1,050

1,120

1,160

1,160

1,200

1 ' 200

35,454

1,144

-

-

Nov.

1,160

di,oeo

dl,020

d945

d910

d846

846

814

814

798

798

782

766

750

750

735

735

735

720

705

705

705

705

690

690

690

675

675

675

690

23,609

787

-

-

Dec.

690 

705

*720

750

766

798

782

782

782

782

766

766

766

750

750

750

766

798

814

814

814

814

814

846

910

1,020

1,120

1,200

1,280

1,320 

1.570

26,805

865

-

-

Jan.

1,420 

1,420

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,500

1,550

1,600

1.640

1,640

1,550

1,460

1,370

1,240

1,200

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,120

*1,120

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,120

1,160

1,200

40,050

1,292

-

-

Feb.

,240 

,280

,320

,420

,460

,500

,500

,550

,600

,600

.640

,600

,600

,550

,460

,420

,370

,280

,240

,160

,120

,080

,050

.020

,020

1,020

1,050

1,080

_

37,230

1,330

-

-

Mar.

' trso

,160

,160

,240

* ,420

,550

,640

,730

,780

,830

,830

,830

,830

,880

,980

,130

,280

,380

,380

,330

,230

2,180

2,130

2,380

2,760

3,070

3,360

3,440

5.520

3 ^360

65,070

2,099

-

-

Apr.

5.210 

5,210

5,140

3,070

3,000

2,820

2,650

2,540

2,480

2,480

2,450

2,430

2,550

2,250

2,080

*1,980

1,880

1,780

1,750

1,680

1,640

1,550

1,460

1,280

1,160

1,080

980

945

878

846

60,969

2,052

-

-

May

"eu 814

846

910

1,200

1,500

1,680

1,730

1,640

1,460

1,320

1,640

2,420

5,000

5,360

3,360

3,140

3,070

5,140

5.520

5,520

3,360

3,000

2,700

2,540

2,480

2,540

*2,600

2,600

2,540

2,540

70,984

2,290

-

-

June

2.540 

2,480

2,550

2,280

2,550

2,580

2,550

2,180

2,130

2,280

2,330

2,180

1,930

1,680

1,640

1,500

1,320

1,200

1,160

1,200

1,320

1,420

1,500

1,500

1,420

1,280

1,200

1,160

1.120

1,120

52,440

1,748

-

-

July

1.080 

980

945

910

878

846

846

814

798

798

*766

705

660

650

574

546

588

574

532

532

490

490

476

476

490

490

490

490

476

448

454

20,252

653

-

-

Aug.

434 

434

454

448

462

448

454

454

454

434

434

420

406

592

592

578

365

378

378

406

420

*448

490

504

532

546

560

560

546

518

490

13,959

450

-

"

Sept.

448 

420

406

378

565

352

352

378

392

406

420

434

462

504

552

546

574

574

588

602

602

616

630

616

630

630

616

616

630

660

15,379

513

-

-

Calendar year 1956 : Max 5,440 Mln 292 Mean 1,462 Cfsm - In.

Water yearl956-57 : Max 3,520 Mln 352 Mean 1,266 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height reoordj discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

recorded graph and records for station near Branchvllle.
COMBAHEE RIVER BASIN 249

Salkehatchie River near Miley, S. C.

Location. Lat 32°59'20", long 81°03'10", near right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 601, 2.6 miles downstream from Savannah Creek, 3.1 miles upstream from 

Hampton and Branchville Railroad bridge, and 3.1 miles northwest of Miley, Hampton 

County.

Drainage area. 341 sq mi.

Records available. February 1951 to September 1957.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 64.35 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 6 years, 223 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 732 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 3.68 ft); minimum, 

37 cfs Sept. 6.

1951-57: Maximum discharge, 950 cfs Sept. 30, 1953, Apr. 15, 1955; maximum gage 

height, 4.04 ft Sept. 30, 1953, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, 

17 cfs Sept. 13, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 25 to Apr. 3, May 17 to June 15, 

Sept. 16-30)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

36

98

163

3.0 

3.4 

3.8

262

422

691

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

262

249

236

214

236

262

293

329

397

422

372

293

236

179

156

141

148

148

156

179

214

249

249

236

236

236

225

214

205

188

7,422

239

0.701

0.81

Nov.

171 TTT

163

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

163

163

163

156

156

156

156

148

156

156

156

156

156

156

163

*163

171

4,759

159

0.466

0.52

Dec.

179 188"

188

196

196

205

205

205

196

188

179

179

179

179

179

214

249

236

236

214

196

188

188

257

311

329

359

329

329

329

329

7,104

229

0.672

0.77

Jan.

329

329

293

262

225

205

205

205

214

225

225

214

214

196

196

196

205

205

196

205

205

205

205

205

205

205

205

*205

214

225

236

6,859

221

0.648

0.75

Feb.

236

249

262

262

262

249

225

225

214

205

196

188

179

171

163

163

163

156

163

171

171

163

163

163

*163

179

188

188

-

5,480

196

0.575

0.60

Mar.

196

196

196

196

249

293

311

329

350

350

329

311

249

214

264

350

350

278

236

236

196

225

278

350

511

691

691

614

614

578

543

10,774

348

1.02

1.18

Apr.

*479

397

293

236

249

350

450

397

397

397

372

329

278

236

196

188

179

179

179

171

163

163

163

156

148

121

104

93

88.

88

7,239

241

0.707

0.79

May

*78

83

123

227

397

479

479

543

543

479

511

479

397

329

293

311

454

543

479

296

214

188

219

293

329

350

*397

422

397

422

450

11,204

361

1.06

1.22

June

422

311

236

262

278

329

372

372

450

479

479

397

372

350

350

262

249

293

329

249

225

262

171

148

128

134

*134

134

163

179

8,519

284

0.833

0.93

July

156

141

128

121

109

98

93

78

65

72

104

104

88

78

78

69

78

88

98

104

104

88

74

86

141

163

171

T7T

141

121

109

3,319

107

0.314

0.36

Aug.

98

93

93

83

83

104

74

65

58

51

48

45

42

40

40

45

51

61

89

168

164

115

104

109

115

88

*74

61

51

51

48

2,411

77.8

0.228

0.26

Sept.

45

42

39

38

38

42

89

128

141

148

148

148

156

156

156

148

141

134

134

141

148

156

141

134

128

115

109

115

171

205

3,634

121

0.355

0.40

Calendar year 1956: Max 732 Mln 38 Mean 210 Cfsm 0.616 In. 8.38

Water year 1956-57: Max 691 Mln 38 Mean 216 Cfsm 0.633 In. 8.59

Discharge measurement made on this day.

510528.O -59 -17
250 COMBAHEE RIVER BASIN

Combahee River near Yemassee, S, C.

Location. Lat 32°42'25", long 80°49'35", near left bank on downstream side of pile bent 

of bridge on U. S. Highway 17A, 0.2 mile upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 

bridge, 1.8 miles northeast of Yemassee, Hampton County, and 5 miles downstream from 

Black Creek.

Drainage area. 1,100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1951 to June 1957 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 10.2 miles downstream from 

base gage.

Average discharge. 5 years (1951-56), 483 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period October to June, 2,150 cfs June 6 (gage height, 

6.71 ft); minimum daily, 164 cfs Nov. 29.

1951-57: Maximum discharge, 5,330 cfs Apr. 18, 1955 (gage height, 8.18 ft); minimum 

daily, 9 cfs July 7, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, October 1956 to June 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

300 

297

297

282

280

291

317

309

294

263

239

214

214

243

318

394

482

485

459

432

392

371

331

298

251

243

273

258

293

352

*385

9,857

318

0.289

0.33

Nov.

394

408

399

388

376

348

318

287

258

227

210

199

184

192

197

204

203

198

220

240

240

200

190

180

190

200

178

*165

164

171

7,328

244

0.222

0.25

Dee.

173 

186

187

182

180

180

184

187

184

178

192

199

203

206

218

239

250

248

273

291

288

280

283

286

282

320

323

323

314

332

368

7,539

243

0.221

0.25

Jan.

387 

418

429

440

440

440

429

408

385

323

302

296

297

297

322

348

369

346

335

332

323

311

309

297

313

294

294

295

295

288

305

10,667

344

0.313

0.36

Feb.

308 

316

358

355

339

354

365

373

391

397

440

489

486

458,

420

401

369

337

326

285

275

272

261

247

257

260

260

260

-

9,639

344

0.313

0.33

Mar.

240 

260

240

280

383

431

432

418

387

427

474

510

520

555

572

608

633

609

569

550

573

626

631

620

671

785

*830

861

964

1,130

1.57J)

18,159

586

0.533

0.61

Apr.

,490 

,450

,300

,120

,000

905

830

744

631

*589

627

706

757

768

753

722

678

622

563

483

405

345

299

263

238

222

216

210

200

178

19,314

644

0.585

0.65

May

*173 

182

196

268

422

479

423

407

499

679

858

,090

,330

,440

.540

,500

,450

,400

,290

,110

940

788

705

626

579

579

553

536

589

725

832

24,188

780

0.709

0.82

June

922 

900

900

,200

,600

.000

,000

,800

,700

,700

,700

,570

,490

,410

,500

,450

,130

871

722

609

536

476

499

543

495

491

542

500

480

420

32,156

1,072

0.975

1.09

July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1956: Max 4,680 Min 14 Mean 485 Cfsm 0.441 In. 5.99

Water year 1956-57: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BROAD RIVER BASIN 251

Coosawhatchie River near Hampton, S. C.

ocation. Lat 32 0 50'10", long 81°07'55", near left bank on downstream side of bridge on 

II. S. Highway 601, 1.6 miles downstream from Black Creek and 2.5 miles southwest of 

Hampton, Hampton County.

Drainage area. 203 sq mi.

Records available. February 1951 to September 1957.

datum of 

 weight gage at

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 50.30 ft above mean sea level, 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 26, 1954, wire-weig 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 113 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 649 cfs May 31 (gage height, 4.26 ft); no flow 

Sept. 5, 6.

1951-57: Maximum discharge, 2,750 cfs Mar. 24, 1953 (gage height, 5.78 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 800 cfs by velocityarea studies; no flow Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1951, for many days during summer and fall 

months of 1954, Aug. 12-30, 1956, Sept. 5, 6, 1957.

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

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 30 to Apr. 4, July 28-31)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

Discharge, In cubic feet

.2 

.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.8 

4.5 

7.2

2.4

2.5

23

41

88

163

273

433

829

r second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

17

7.2

5.6

4.8

12

25

28

24

a 17

a!2

a9

a6

a4

2.6

4.3

a5

a8

a8

a9

11

14

22

25

28

28

22

16

12

10

418.5

13.5

0.067

0.08

Nov.

 979 9.9

9.5

8.7

7.2

6.7

5.6

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.6

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.0

3.8

378

3.8

4.3

*4.8

5.0

5.8

7.6

175.8

5.86

0.029

0.03

Dec.

8.0

979

11

12

12

12

11

9.9

10

9.5

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.5

9.9

12

12

14

16

14

15

16

17

33

41

56

60

57

45

35

29

624.0

20.1

0.099

0.11

Jan.

26

23

21

19

19

19

19

20

19

19

17

16

15

JS

15

16

20

23

25

24

22

21

22

24

25

25

24

*22

22 

22

22

641

20.7

0.102

0.12

Feb.

22

24

28

32

34

35

33

29

26

25

38

46

5350"

33

26

23

20

21

21

21

21

20

17

20

25

33

38

-

814

29.1

0 . 143'

0.15

Mar.

35

29

26

29

48

65

77

79

65

54

40

33

32

32

51

65

68

65

53

40

35

38

41

64

170

273

297

256

160

101

70

2,491

80.4

0.396

0.46

Apr.

*57

57

57

54

65

107

157

173

143

90

62

64

67

68

60

50

40

36

42

48

48

39

29

22

16

12

9.5

6.7

5.0 

4.0

1,688.2

56.3

0.277

0.31

May

*3.5

^74

34

116

307

326

256

170

92

56

101

243

353

248

152

86

72

92

90

84

57

39

26

24

32

42

131

202

148 

267

575

4,428.9

143

0.704

0.81

June

482

321

231

206

220

189

154

116

236

417

416

332

235

307

305

174

116

68

41

148

512

f30

110

56

58

44

75

162

217 

189

6,347

212

1.04

1.16

July

122

84

59

49

49

35

25

21

16

10

5.8

3.1

2.2

2.0

33

88

80

200

431

274

160

91

44

36

124

148

119

261

472

201

3,572.1

115

0.567

0.65

Aug.

117

72

53

59

79

55

54

53

29

15

8.3

4.4

2.3

1.7

1.6

1.2

.8

iTo

10

44

54

40

25

14

6.7

3.5

*2.3

1.8

1.4 

1.1

.9

812.0

26.2

0.129

0.15

Sept.

0.6

.4

.Z

.1

£

0

.3

2.6

12

24

29

26

22

15

8.0

4.5

6.2

16

27

38

32

37

29

25

28

18

11

12

31 

70

524.9

17.5

0.086

0.10

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,280 Mln 0 Mean 93.5 Cfsm 0.461 In. 6.27

Water year 1956-57: Max 573 Min 0 Mean 61.7 Cfsjn 0.304 In. 4.13

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Chattooga River near Clayton, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°49' , long 83°18" , on left bank 150 ft downstream from new bridge on U. S. 

Highway 76, 2f miles upstream from Stekoa Creek, 7 miles southeast of Clayton, Rabun 

County, 9 miles downstream from War Woman Creek, and 9 miles upstream from confluence 

with Tallulah River.

Drainage area. 207 sq mi.

Records available. May 1907 to June 1908, November 1939 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,165.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by State Highway Department of Georgia). 

May 1907 to June 1908 staff gage at site 400 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1939-57), 583 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,820 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 5.34 ft); minimum, 

ISTTcfs Oct. 16, 17.

1907-8, 1939-57: Maximum discharge, 29,000 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 13.8 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at 

gage heights 9.9 and 13.8 ft; minimum, 88 cfs Oct. 8, 12, 13, 1954.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1383: 1940-41, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.4 

2.0

102

160

338

760

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.5

1,260

1,900

3,410

4,280

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*157 

150

147

157

167

171

150

138

131

128

128

128

125

125

123

T20" 120

128

230

196

178

817

648

368

271

238

217

200

189 

185

185

6,415

207

1.00

1.15

Nov.

*537 

429

322

276

247

230

221

247

230

204

200

196

189

182

178

182

257

296

238

221

213

217

213

200

196

192

192

204

209 

196

7,114

237

1.14

1.27

Dec.

185 

182

*182

185

182

182

178

174

171

171

164

217

488

874

1,330

1,070

696

537

448

410

380

435

980

1.550

922

696

586

530

474 

435

417

15,431

498

2.41

2.78

Jan.

386 

*362

350

356

544

429

410

374

362

356

333

327

317

312

306

306

296

271

238

280

290

586

2,470

1,100

868

760

696

640

787 

805

1,360

17,277

557

2.69

3.10

Feb.

*2,950 

1,900

1,400

1,540

1,280

1,140

1,160

1,050

1,020

950

868

805

760

720

688

704

656

624

736

769

664

624

600

579

664

2,180

1,400

1,700

-

30,111

1,075

5.19

5.40

Mar.

*1,850 

1,310

1,110

990

940

877

877

940

850

787

752

728

696

696

680

640

624

632

814

680

640

656

632

616

769

720

664

616

600

579

565

24,510

791

3.82

4.40

Apr.

*850 

1,830

1,100

1,780

4.280

2,250

1,630

1,560

1,530

1,280

1,170

1,100

1,020

970

930

910

890

a890

a860

a850

a850

a910

a920

830

780

730

700

680

680

712

35,472

1,182

5.71

6.37

May

*859 

752

712

712

680

640

600

579

572

558

624

624

600

544

523

509

481

467

474

488

441

460

460

448

509

435

454

423

417

537

*460

17,042

550

2.66

3.07

June

423 

404

398

448

2,110

1,000

728

616

600

558

530

502

488

448

429

429

435

530

429

417

392

695

586

6BO

680

940

648

988

1,830

950

20,311

677

3.27

3.65

July

*796 

680

616

572

537

502

474

454

429

410

398

386

374

362

362

410

380

374

410

362

327

317

312

380

714

356

322

317

301

290

290

13,214

426

2.06

2.38

Aug.

*290 

338

290

276

296

266

252

238

238

234

225

217

209

247

262

234

225

317

386

448

296

262

238

225

221

217

204

200

196

192

185

7,924

256

1.24

1.43

Sept.

182 

178

*174

174

171

164

160

189

404

467

356

262

234

217

221

516

672

728

3BT

537

481

374

333

301

262

247

238

247

410

448

9,801

327

1.58

1.76

Calendar year 1956 : Max 3,540 Min 110 Mean 410 Cfsm 1.93 In. Z6.97

Water year 1956-57 : Max 4,280 Min 1ZO Mean 561 Cfsm 2.71 In. 36.76

, Peak discharge (base. 5.400 efs). Feb. 1 (2 a.m.) 4,190 cfs (4.47 ft); Apr. 5 (2 a.m.) 5,820 cfs 

(5.34 ft); June 28 (12 p.m.) 3,570 cfs (4.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Panther Creek near Toccoa.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 253 

Panther Creek near Toccoa, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°41', long 83°21', on left bank at Yonah Dam settlement, a quarter of 

a mile upstream from mouth and 7 miles north of Toccoa, Stephens (corrected) County.

Drainage area. 32.5 sq mi.

Records available. January 1943 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 673.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Georgia Power Co.).

Average discharge. 14 years, 67.7 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 810 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 4.20 ft); minimum, 

14 cfs Sept. 7.

1943-57: Maximum discharge, 15,100 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 18.0 ft, from 

floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 30, 1954, Sept. 23, 24, 1955.

Remarks. Records good. Diversion at point 2.0 miles above station for water supply by 

city of Toccoa as shown in monthly table.

Revisions,. WSP 1433: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

2.0 

2.3 

5.3

77

140

470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

24

23

23

24

25

25

24

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

*19

17

19

18

17

27

56

31

27

25

25

24

23

23

19

18

729

23.5 

1.3

Nov.

33

23

21

20

20

20

20

25

25

24

24

23

23

22

22

23

57

40

32

29

28

27

26

25

24

24

*23

23

22

20

768

25.6 

1.5

Dec.

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

18

18

17

17

20

29

43

50

44

34

30

28

28

27

41

128

206

77

54

45

40

37

35

33

1,221

39.4 

1.9

Jan.

32

31

30

37

67

45

41

39

37

38

34

34

33

32

31

31

30

*32

40

35

29

56

117

67

77

74

63

62

150

146

165

1,733

55.9 

0

Feb.

296

148

life

100

88

81

75

70

68

65

62

57

56

52

52

56

51

50

58

56

51

48

46

46

67

*188

100

113

2,314

82.6 

0

Mar.

109

85

75

70

67

65

68

77

67

63

62

60

57

58

58

54

54

62

72

62

58

63

58

60

94

75

67

62

60

57

56

2,055

66.3 

0

Apr.

85

122

85

246

449

194

135

143

*133

*115

106

102

96

92

88

86

85

94

86

85

83

104

98

86

83

79

77

75

85

85

5,480

116 

0

May

85

75

75

75

72

68

67

65

65

65

85

70

65

65

65

58

57

57

60

58

54

57

57

52

51

52

54

50

57

58

54

1,942

62.6 

0

June

50

48

*48

48

60

51

50

50

50

48

48

46

45

41

41

40

45

40

40

38

52

30

57

44

44

37

33

52

56

41

1,329

44.3

1.0

July

40

37

57

55

54

32

31

31

29

26

*25

24

23

22

25

26

29

51

51

51

29

24

20

27

77

51

51

51

29

28 

27

955

50.7 

2.0

Aug.

27

27

27

26

24

22

20

20

20

19

17

17

17

20

25

19

18

81

*41

50

55

29

27

27

24

22

21

21

21

20 

19

799

25.8 

1.6

Sept.

17

17

19

15

16

15

15

26

46

38

29

26

25

25

26

41

39

39

31

37

45

31

29

26

25

22

25

30

77

So

896

29.9 

1.4

Adjusted for diversion by city of Toccoa

Mean

Of sm 

In.

24.8 

0.765 

0.88

27.:

0.854 

0.93

Calendar year 1956: 

Water year 1956-57:

41.5 

1.27 

1.46

55.9

1.72 

1.98

82.6 

2.54 

2.64

66.5 

2.04 

2.55

116 

5.57 

3.98

62.6 

1.95 

2.22

Observed

Max 374 Mln 14 Mean 44.0 

Max 449 Mln 15 Mean 49.9

45.5 

1.59 

1.55

52.7 

1.01 

1.16

27.4 

0.845 

0.97

51.5 

0.965 

1.07

Adjusted

Mean 45.5 cfsm 1.39 In. 19.01 

Mean 50.8 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.19

Peak discharge (base. 900 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Diversion, In cubic feet per second, by city of Toccoa; furnished by city of Toccoa water 

Department.
254 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Tugaloo River near Hartwell, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°29', long 82°55', on right bank three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Beaverdam Creek, 5 miles upstream from confluence with Seneca River, and 10 miles 

north of Hartwell, Hart County.

Drainage area. 909 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1925 to September 1927, February 1940 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 570 ft (by barometer). April 1925 to 

September 1927 at datum about 1 ft higher.

Average discharge.--19 years (1925-27, 1940-57), 1,908 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,700 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 8.5 ft); minimum daily, 248 cfs Sept. 2.

1925-27, 1940-57: Maximum discharge, 28,600 cfs Aug. 31, 1940 (gage height, 

10.8 ft); minimum daily, 188 cfs Oct. 18, 1954.

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

Plow regulated by powerplants above station and by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs on 

Tallulah River. Burton Reservoir, completed in 1920, and Mathis Reservoir, completed 

in 1914, have combined usable capacity of 129,000 acre-ft and regulate the flow from 

150 sq mi of Tallulah River basin.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1142: 1926. WSP 1383: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

236

370

652

1,180

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

2,630

4,740

14,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

368

1,290

1,120

1,200

*914

844

652

344

758

899

886

1,050

884

344

516

590

1,190 

908

954 

952

369

774

2,040

2.540

1,940

1,500

902

370

565

1,450

1,270

29,983

967

-244

Nov.

1,120

1,510

1,160

360

340

1,420

506

1,360

1,060

1,200

415

328

726

1,280

1,120

*1,040

1.870 

1,060

638 

1,170

1,150

1,040

428

750

397

482

1,770

1,560

1,270

1,100

29,630

988

-188

Dec.

958

386

362

450

738

776

1,010

690

338

528

519

767

552

1,110

2,130

2,510

1,450 

1,320

878 

2,330

1,940

2,010

1,500

4.740

2,960

1,310

2,900

2,190

1,800

598 

868

42,418

1,368

+125

Jan.

1,910

828

1,640

2,220

1,980

1,890

*788

1,750

1,810

1,900

1,680

1,570

552

450

1,220

1,260

1,560 

1,230

1,280 

416

396

880

4,760

4,200

3,250

2,640

898

1,060

3,040

3,640

3,700

56,398

1,819

+104

Feb.

7.980

6,520

3,760

4,370

3,540

3,230

3,630

3,450

2,900

1,190

1,280

*3,180

2,900

2,770

2,480

1,760

634 

1,400

2,520

2,180

2,090

2,020

2,160

562

1,040

4,060

5,510

4,390

-

83,506

2,982

+139

Mar.

4 370

3^670

2,340

2,270

3,460

3,470

3,060

3,250

2,370

764

850.

2,890

*2,080

2,170

2,190

1,730

624

857

2,970 

1,960

1,750

2,610

2,460

734

2,490

3,040

2,080

1,770

1,930

1,530 

688

68,427

2,207

+174

Apr.

1,430

3,680

3,620

3,600

14.000

9,240

5,660

3,860

4,620

4,020

3,900

3,920

3,880

3,260

2,400

2,440

1,890 

2,940

3,420 

2,850

1,320

1,210

3,010

2,520

1,910

2,600

2,470

686

1,280

2, 880

104,516

3,484

+279

May

2,700

2,780

*2,150

1,700

680

1,050

2,880

2,000

1,960

2,020

2.990

2,440

710

1,640

1,530

2,130

1,430 

1,760

568 

921

1,740

2,020

1,500

1,390

1,650

549

528

1,450

1,460

2,100

1,730

52,156

1,682

+23

June

1,030

1,270

616

1,800

2,250

4.080

1,960

1,860

548

784

1,590

1,860

2,190

2,080

754

493

676 

2,480

2,190 

1,610

1,430

1,630

477

808

1,970

2,240

1,700

1,390

3,440

2,720

49,926

1,664

-12

July

684

1,950

1,350

2.160

427

1,800

404

352

1,500

*1,820

1,800

1,160

1,850

362

515

1,400

1,310 

1,950

1,390 

al,100

a350

319

615

1,630

al,400

al,700

a900

a360

340

1,050

1,720

35,466

1,144

-18

Aug.

1,150

1,730

1,650

332

300

922

690

862

961

1,410

298

314

2,400

2.950

2,120

1,850

1,230 

372

548 

782

616

934

600

570

316

322

761

794

1,060

1,250

553

30,647

989

-229

Sept.

300

248

256

2,490

1,220

804

332

276

357

1,080

1,080

*852

1,060

1,030

332

365

1,680 

2,430

2.660 

1,050

1,080

478

501

721

768

802

1,510

934

457

577

27,730

924

+40

Adjusted for change In contents In Burton and Mathis Reservoirs

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

723 

0.795 

0.92

80C 

0.88C 

0.98

Calendar year 1956: 

Water year 1956-57:

1,493 

1.64 

1.89

1,923 

2.12 

2.44

3,121 

3.43 

3.57

2,381 

2.62 

3.02

3,763 

4.14 

4.62

1,705 

1.88 

2.17

Observed

Max 10,600 Mln 236 Mean 1,338 

Max 14,000 Mln 248 Mean 1,673

1,652 

1.82 

2.03

1,126 

1.24 

1.43

760 

0.836 

0.96

964 

1.06 

1.18

Adjusted 

Mean 1,382 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.70 

Mean 1,678 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.21

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 efs).--Apr. 5 (6 p.m.) 16,700 cfs (8.5 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Burton and Mathis Reservoirs; furnished by Georgia Power Co.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of power output at Yonah Dam.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

Whitewater River at Jocassee, S. C.

255

Location. Lat 34°58', long 8S°56', on right bank at highway bridge at Jocassee, Oconee 

County, 0.6 mile upstream from confluence with Toxaway River.

Drainage area. 47.3 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 777.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 6 years, 153 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,120 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 6.31 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum,* 

37 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 1.78 ft).

1951-57: Maximum discharge, 7,120 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 11.17 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 

22 cfs Dec. 17, 1955; minimum gage height, 1.40 ft Oct. 20, 1951.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

128

221

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

405

710

1,080

1,930

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

58

54

52

60

55

52

52

45

45

44

*43

43

43

43

42

41

39

44

89

58

78

'226 630

131

106

92

86

80 

75

73

73

2,652

85.5

1.81

2.09

Nov.

300

139

113

103

95

88

86

*101

82

78

77

75

71

69

68

68

110

90

78

75

75

75

68

66

66

64

62

61 

61

61

2,625

87.5

1.85

2.06

Dec.

60

60

60

58

56

56

55

55

54

52

52

120

139

491

349

246

175

145

*128

120

113

143

361

478

256

204

178

165 

148

139

134

4,850

156

3.30

3.80

Jan.

128

120

116

130

169

134

128

120

118

118

110

108

106

103

101

99

97

89

97

97

101

*435

825

301

251

21S

204

194 

221

207

559

5,804

187

3.95

4.55

Feb.

762

500

405

449

361

321

336

293

307

272

244

232

221

207

197

201

187

178

250

225

204

190

181

'266" 175

943

416

543

9,066

324

6.85

7.13

Mar.

505

372

316

285

263

248

259

263

236

218

211

201

194

*197

184

175

168

185

222

181

172

175

165

169

240

204

184

172 

165

159

150

6,838

221

4.67

5.38

Apr.

460

660

331

1,010

1.680

784

550

550

466

405

361

336

302

285

272

259

251

276

248

232

236

249

*236

225

207

201

194

181 

194

202

11,849

395

8.35

9.32

May

230

184

194

187

175

165

156

153

148

145

168

153

148

139

142

131

126

123

131

126

116

110

110

130

132

118

118

106 

104

172

118

4,458

144

3.04

3.50

June

106

101

99

161

396

187

145

128

136

123

118

113

*108

97

96

101

146

141

108

99

92

183

143

142

176

200

136

421 

366

214

4,782

159

3.36

3.75

July

184

159

148

136

126

118

110

106

101

99

95

90

88

84

82

86

*80

89

99

82

77

71

68

69

80

69

66

66 

61

60

60

2,909

93.8

1.98

2.28

Aug.

60

74

64

58

66

55

50

49

47

45

44

43

42

44

45

44

39

75

133

101

*60

52

48

47

47

47

45

44 

44

43

42

1,697

54.7

1.16

1.34

Sept.

41

56

49

44

43

39

43

71

198

152

83

71

60

58

55

247

251

178

150

159

134

106

97

86

80

75

71

84 

253

175

3,209

107

2.26

2.52

Calendar year 1956: Max 755 Mln 34 Mean 118 Cfsm 2.49 In. 33.88

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,680 Mln 39 Mean 166 Cfsm 3.51 In. 47.72

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs).-»-Apr. 4 (8i45 p.m.) 3,120 cfs (6.31 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
256 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Keowee River near Jocassee, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°57', long 82°55', on right bank 390 ft upstream from Chapmans Bridge on 

State Highway 288, if miles southeast of Joeassee, Oconee County, and 2\ miles upstream 

from Eastatoe Creek.

Drainage area. 148 sq ml.

Records available. December 1949 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 737.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 7 years (1950-57), 415 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,540 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 9.03 ft); minimum, 96 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

1949-57: Maximum discharge, 18,400 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 16.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,500 cfs on basis of velbcity-area studies and logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 57 cfs Oct. 7, 1954.

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

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0

76

166

362

565

2.5 

3.0 

5.O 

7.0

980 

1,500 

3,9OO 

6,140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

142

128

125

138

138

128

128

119

116

113

*110

110

107

104

101

101

98

107

188 

148

156

1.490

620

345

268

229

215

198

186

202

6,566

212

1.43

1.65

Nov.

695

388

288

224

247

229

220

*247

211

198

190

186

166

159

156

159

273

246

202 

190

190

194

178

174

170

170

166

159

156

156

6,587

220

1.49

1.66

Dec.

152

152

148

148

145

145

145

145

145

142

138

270

393

1,270

1,120

800

543

419

*362 

333

316

402

908

1.410

752

572

479

432

394

356

339

13,475

435

2.94

3.39

Jan.

321

304

283

304

440

339

321

294

283

278

262

257

252

247

243

243

234

212

210 228'

238

*1,040

*2.580

843

687

588

536

500

595

580

1,490

15,032

485

3.28

3.78

Feb.

2.520

1,440

1,080

1,120

925

828

872

769

785

7O3

640

580

558

522

493

515

466

445

651 

602

515

473

452

432

576

2,250

1,120

1,420

_

23,552

841

5.68

5.92

Mar.

1.470

1;03O

854

760

703

672

680

727

632

588

558

543

515

*522

493

459

445

472

654 

500

466

479

452

452

664

572

507

466

445

425

406

18,611

600

4.05

4.67

Apr.

1,020

2,070

962

1,770

5.680

2,260

1,480

1,400

1,28O

1,070

953

880

837

777

711

680

632

680

656 

640

648

588

*625

6O2

551

522

507

486

507

515

31,989

1,066

7.20

8.03

May

565

479

486

493

445

425

4O6

394

381

368

432

425

394

368

381

362

339

321

350 

345

299

304

304

331

350

321

333

299

283

1ST

345

11,829

382

2.58

2.97

June

304

294

283

440

1.250

648

486

400

406

375

362

377

*368

304

288

299

350

383

319 

300

299

674

494

737

580

642

425

1,070

1,190

656

14,985

499

5.57

3.76

July

543

452

412

387

356

527

516

299

288

278

275

257

247

243

238

245

*229

251

257 

224

211

202

198

202

229

202

186

186

178

174

178

8,266

267

1.80

2.08

Aug.

a!70

a24O

a200

a!80

a!90

166

159

152

148

145

142

158

158

145

148

142

134

235

49O 

2^0

*194

170

156

148

148

145

138

131

131

125

122

5,360

175

1.17

1.35

Sept.

122

157

158

119

119

ITS- 110

152

461

406

258

220

190

178

170

774

770

568

445 

486

406

521

533

262

234

215

206

235

658

529

9,540

311

2.10

2.34

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,790 Min 84 Mean 325 Cfsm 2.20 In. 29.86

Water year 1956-57: Max 5,680 Min 98 Mean 454 Cfsm 3.07 In. 41.60

Peak discharge (base, 4.OOP cfs).--Jan. 31 (1O:15 p.m.) 4,100 cfs (5.16 ft); Apr. 4 (11:30 p.m.) 

8,540 cfs (9.03 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Whltewater River at Jocassee.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 257

Keowee River near Newry, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°44'09", long 82°52 I 19", on left bank 800 ft downstream from Lawrence 

Bridge, 0.7 mile upstream "from Slxmlle Creek, and 2-J- miles east of Newry, Oconee 

County.

Drainage area. 455 sq ml.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 625.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 17 years (1940-57), 1,125 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,300 cfs Apr. 5; maximum gage height, 20.32 ft 

Apr. 5; minimum discharge, 161 cfs Sept. 7; minimum daily, 202 cfs Sept. 7.

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 25,200 cfs Aug. 13, 1940; maximum gage height, 24.60 ft 

Aug. 13, 1940; minimum discharge, 120 cfs Oct. 8, 1954; minimum daily, 152 cfs Oct. 8, 

14, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

396

356

344

544

569

356

376

315

298

293

*288

288

293

274

278

£74

269

269 

482

429

369

2,120

1,760

868 

650

526

480

422

596

569

429

14,960

485

1.06

1.22

Nov.

1,050

978

622

488

451

444

422

*488

429

363

344

544

521

298

298

288

1,580

1,030 

565

458

415

415

376

356 

559

339

327

321

515

515

14,579

486

1.07

1.19

Dec.

504

298

504

295

288

288

288

278

?ST

288

278

283

707

1,030

2,360

1,550

1,080

850 

698

*622

589

689

2,020

5^.970 

2,270

1,590

1,340

1,120

1,020

910

850

28,738

927

2.04

2.55

Jan.

791

725

664

672

1,160

876

791

706

672

655

614

565

565

557

554

526

511

475 

'566 422

480

*910

6,180

2,700 

1,840

1,590

1,420

1,290

1,590

1,970

1,990

54,903

1,126

2.47

2.85

Feb.

7.390

4,060

2,780

2,610

2,270

1,970

2,020

1,800

1,800

1,680

1,500

1,380

1,290

1,210

1,120

1,160

1,080

1,030 

1,250

1,590

1,250

1,120

1,060

1.020 

1,120

3,380

2,950

2,860

-

_ _ _ _

55,750

1,991

4.38

4.56

Mar.

4.310

2,610

2,100

1,840

1,680

1,550

1,500

1,800

1,460

1,340

1,250

1,160

1,080

1,120

*1,080

995

956

952 

1,500

1,160

1,050

1,120

1,050

1,020 

1,760

1,500

1,290

1,160

1,080

1,050

978

44,461

1,454

3.15

3.63

Apr.

1,290

4,160

2,180

2,700

15,900

6,230

3,540

5,040

5,120

2,520

2,270

2,100

1,930

1,840

1,720

1,630

1,550

1,590 

1,630

1,550

1,420

1,460

1,550

*1,380 

1,250

1,210

1,250

1.000

1,080

1,250

75,340

2,511

5.52

6.16

May

1,210

1,070

1,030

1,160

1,050

1,010

902

876

850

834

961

995

902

825

800

8O8

752

689 

740

854

650

650

680

622 

884

680

706

655

589

1,050

850

26,254

847

1.86

2.14

June

664

622

606

655

1,930

1,500

1,160

893

842

800

757

*757

986

664

565

581

647

868 

589

630

606

1,160

2,100

1,930 

1,460

2,270

1,380

1,340

5.200

1,720

33,882

1,129

2.48

2.77

July

1,580

1,160

1,060

961

902

834

774

740

680

647

647

598

565

550

554

542

*554

565 

606

550

480

458

444

415 

589

495

422

429

402

576

589

19,728

636

1.40

1.61

Aug.

344

474

422

369

389

544

504

295

288

283

258

250

242

258

262

269

265

418 

952

766

488

*596

335

321 

298

504

288

278

264

248

248

10,896

551

0.771

0.89

Sept.

245

241

262

216

228

224

'268 202

864

808

706

444

582

445

291

1,000

2,360

2.540 

1,120

1,160

1,050

655

689

581 

444

415

396

462

1,210

1,460

21,368

712

1.56

1.74

Calendar year 1956: Max 10,200 Min 178 Mean 840 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.13

Water year 1956-57: Max 15,900 Min 202 Mean 1,045 Cfsm 2.29 In. 31.11

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). --Feb. 1 (5:45 a.m.) 10,200 cfs (15.55 ft at 7:15 a.m.); Apr. 5

(1:15 p.m.) 18,500 cfs (20.52 ft at 5:15 p.m.).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
258 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Twelvemile Creek near Liberty, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°48', long 82°45', on left bank 40 ft downstream from State highway 

bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Rice Creek, and 3-J- miles west of 

Liberty, Pickens County.

Drainage area.- 106 sq mi.

Records available. July 1954 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 822.185 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Soil Conservation Service).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,930 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 9.80 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 1.89 ft).

1954-57: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1957; minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 23, 1955 

(gage height, 1.79 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 24 to Feb. 2)

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

124

243

493

1,140

2,540

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

64

59

65

62

59

64

55

54

54

52

*52

52

52

50

49

47

51

62

56

64

231

186

98

82

75

74

66

64 

64

65

2,196

70.8

0.668

0.77

Nov.

91

77

66

64

64

64

64

78

»69

62

62

62

61

59

59

65

564

390

186

130

118

109

90

83

80

78

77

77

*77 

77

3,203

107

1.01

1.13

Dec.

74

72

71

69

71

72

72

71

69

69

68

»74

86

100

146

143

114

102

93

91

91

120

410

618

350

233

190

166

143

122

4,278

138

1.30

1.50

Jan.

116

109

103

110

214

152

141

126

122

120

113

113

111

109

109

109

107

100

98

96_

103

176

*908

393

330

273

256

228

356 

443

580

6,424

207

1.95

2.25

Feb.

1,570 *676

418

343

296

268

263

228

218

198

180

163

152

143

139

141

130

124

218

216

161

143

137

132

159

213

308

343

-

7,680

274

2.58

2.69

Mar.

418

270

210

180

168

154

166

266

178

156

145

139

134

141

»156

134

126

T3T

228

163

147

178

156

150

356

260

208

176

159

147

141

5,742

165

1.75

2.02

Apr.

161

296

193

390

2.550

1,140

406

318

270

»226

206

193

180

170

161

154

152

161

173

152

145

145

150

134

124

120

116

111

111 

175

8,963

299

2.82

3.15

May

124

120

118

114

113

114

107

102

loo

96

118

111

98

95

94

105

93

91

152- 158

102

99

144

123

128

109

105

96

95 

98

3,420

110

1.04

1.20

June

93

91

88

90

151

137

120

103

100

100

100

*95

88

101

83

147

173

119

91

83.

92

88

191

214

124

111

102

120

161 

103

3,459

115

1.08

1.20

July

95

85

82

75

72

69

68

65

61

59

58

57

57

57

55

56

60

*109

82

69

64

61

61

75

80

65

65

65

59

57

59

2,102

67.8

0.640

0.74

Aug.

55

51

47

60

122

57

49

47

46

43

42

42

39

52

74

51

45

136

187

108

*75

68

58

56

56

56

51

49

49

48

46

1,965

63.4

0.598

0.69

Sept.

45

44

43

42

43

41

40

48

146

106

82

65

57

57

58

136

586

38T

186

159

175

120

148

100

83

77

75

75

138

130

3,486

116

1.09

1.22

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,140 Min 35 Mean 136 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.45

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,53O Min 39 Mean 145 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.56

Peak discharge (base, 1.4OO cfs). Feb. 1 (12 m.) 1,92O cfs (7.66 ft); Apr. 5 (9:30 p.m.) 2,93O 

cfs (9.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

Seneca River near Anderson, S. C.

259

Location.--Lat 34°29'10", long 82°49 I 45", on right bank 0.25 mile downstream from bridge 

on State Highway 80, 1.9 miles downstream from Deep Creek, 4.2 miles upstream from 

confluence with Tugaloo River, and 10 miles west of Anderson, Anderson County.

Drainage area. 1.026 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. 

May 1928 to September 1931 in House Document 64, 74th Congress, 1st session.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 520 ft (from Corps of Engineers

profile). Prior to Oct. 13, 1933, water-stage recorder at site 15 ft downstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge.--26 years (1931-57), 1,966 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,200 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 12.89 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 149 cfs 

Sept. 8; minimum daily, 320 cfs Sept. 8.

1931-57: Maximum discharge, 55,200 cfs Oct. 1, 1936 (gage height, 20.07 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 105 cfs 

Sept. 17, 1939; minimum daily, 215 cfs Sept. 27, 1954.

Flood of Aug. 17, 18, 1928, reached a stage of 25.73 ft, from graph based on gage 

readings (discharge, 81,100 cfs, from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs by 

logarithmic plotting).

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low flow by powerplants above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 757: Drainage area. WSP 1433: 1932, 1933-36(m), 1942.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 7 to May 24)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17, 

Jan. 24 to Sept. 30 Nov. 18 to Jan. 23

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

269

536

980

1,540

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

2,870

6,170

13,000

22,600

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

5.0 

7.0

645

1,060

1,680

3,030

6,170

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

726

752

674

649

665

691

761

632

623

»560

568

560

552

576

514

552

521

529 

591

735

682

1,090

5.110

1,420

980

855

797

788

717

717

717

24,304

784

0.764

0.88

Nov.

827

1,490

1,010

882

761

816

»783

807

892

788

761

699

752

682

674

674

1,680

3.740 

1,870

1,300

1,140

1,060

991

924

913

870

870

838

828

818

31,145

1,038

1.01

1.13

Dec.

798

828

758

788

778

748

758

758

768

726

738

748

949

1,200

2,570

2,340

2,000

»1,440 

1,240

1,120

1,090

1,190

1,990

5.830

4,760

2,750

2,200

1,870

1,680

1,610

1,520

48,543

1,566

1.53

1.76

Jan.

1,340

1,230

, 1,040

1,140

1,940

1,800

1,480

1,360

1,250

1,240

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,120

1,110

1,050

1,050

1,010 

881

913

»973

1,090

3,970

*5.140

2,940

2,870

2,370

2,170

2,240

3,720

3,240

55,107

1,778

1.73

1.99

Feb.

7,840

9,190

5,530

4,280

3,800

3,400

3,020

2,940

2,800

2,720

2,510

2,370

2,100

2,100

1,980

1,910

1,980

1,780 

1,780

2,510

2,240

1,910

1,850

1.720

1,720

2,650

4,780

3,720

-

--. - 

87,130

3,112

3.03

3.16

Mar.

5.990

4,120

3,170

2,720

2,580

2,440

2,300

2,870

2,650

2,370

2,240

2,100

1,980

*1,850

1,910

1,850

1.660

1,660 

2,370

2,240

1,910

2,040

2,040

1,850

3,560

3,240

2,510

2,100

1,980

1,910

1,780

75,990

2,451

2.39

2.76

Apr.

1,780

4,350

3,830

2,900

12,600

19.800

8,510

5,460

6,170

4,280

3,560

3,170

2,940

2,650

2,580

2,370

2,300

2,300 

2,510

2,370

2,180

*2,170

*2,720

2,240

2,100

1,910

1,910

1,860

1.650

1,850

117,020

3,901

3.80

4.24

May

1,910

1,780

1,660

1,780

1,750

1,660

1,570

1,540

1,520

1,500

1,780

1,930

1,660

1,520

1,460

1,480

1,400

1,370 

1,230

1,780

1,450

1,290

1,420

1,350

1,980

1,460

1,470

1,350

1,260

1,550

1,780

48,640

1,569

1.53

1.76

June

1,400

1,210

1.170

1,200

1,840

2,800

2,040

1,650

1,430

1,420

»1,400

1,320

1,610

1,320

1,210

1,320

1,990

1,560 

1,380

1,380

1,200

1,340

2,520

2,800

2,510

2,390

2,460

1,850

5.730

2,770

54,220

1,807

1.76

1.96

July

1.980

1,650

1,460

1,350

936

1,030

968

1,020

1,010

921

911

902

921

806

726

*807

779

835 

902

902

756

'699 632

674

826

863

770

668

640

665

816

28,825

930

0.906

1.04

Aug.

674

613

761

582

594

807

752

591

521

544

362

468

450

462

650

657

583

886 

1.850

*1,510

1,020

788

717

688

519

591

607

560

560

573

483

21,423

691

0.673

0.78

Sept.

432

455

448

477

434

414

47S

320

737

1,310

1,120

799

699

787

566

650

3,070

4.440 

2,340

1,780

1,860

1,280

1,120

1,200

931

863

854

1,OOO

1,060

2,300

34,221

1,141

1.11

1.24

Calendar year 1956: Max 15,OOO Mln 342 Mean 1,518 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.15

Water year 1956-57: Max 19,800 Min 320 Mean 1,717 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.70

Peak discharge (base. 15.OOP cfs). Apr. 6 

Discharge measurement made on this day.

3:15 a.m.) 22,200 cfs (12.89 ft).
260 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Savannah River near Iva, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°15', long 82°45', on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 184, half a mile upstream from Little Generostee Creek, 5.8 miles southwest of 

Iva, Anderson County, and at mile 281.5 upstream from Savannah, Ga.

Drainage area. 2,231 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1950 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 432.255 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 7 years, 3,649 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34,800 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 10.08 ft); 

minimum, 598 cfs Sept. 1; minimum daily, 760 cfs Sept. 3.

1950-57: Maximum discharge, 54,400 cfs Mar. 12, 1952 (gage height, 12.74 ft); 

minimum, 477 cfs Oct. 12, 1954; minimum daily, 540 cfs Oct. 12, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs (see p. 254). 

for monthly change in contents) and powerplants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 23)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 23, 

Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

724

1,140

1,910

2,970

4,350

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

7,850

12,000

21,800

34,000

Jan. 24 to Apr. 5

3.3 

4.0 

5.0

2,200

3,740

6,710

20,800

27,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

1,490

2,210

2,200

2,240

1,900

1,920

1,970

1,410

1,380

*1,840

1,630

1,850

1,640

1,320

1.060

1,100

1,820

1,770 

1,620

1,870

1,580

1,650

5.550

4,260

3,350

2,990

1,970

1,480

1,200 

2,200

2, 280

62,550

2,018

-

-

Nov.

2,080

3,050

2,590

1,670

1,280

2,150

*2,490

2,470

2,110

2,210

1,450

1.220

1,390

1,930

2,020

1,870

2,990

5.750 

3,090

2,780

2,570

2,440

1,770

1,770

1,630

1,390

2,660

2,690

2,400 

2,110

68,020

2,267

-

-

Dec.

1,870

1,510

1,260

1,250

1,580

1,690

1,730

1,720

1,290

1,140

1,210

1,610

1,560

2,200

4,120

5,440

3,820

*3,030 

2,320

3,460

3,460

3,450

3,730

11.100

9,970

4,650

5,880

5,000

4,300 

2,620

2, 260

100,230

3,233

-

-

Jan.

4,110

2,300

3,250

3,930

4,710

4,250

2,750

3,540

3,810

3,540

3,620

3,330

2,100

1,870

2,420

2,710

2,940

2,620 

2,600

1,890

*1.650

1,990

7,480

*10.200

6,710

6,300

3,740

3,250

4,930 

7,210

7,210

122,960

3,966

-

-

Feb.

14,400

16.100

9,380

8,050

6,990

6,560

6,530

5,990

,130

,090

,250

,170

,970

,900

,350

,050

,670

,740 

,170

,620

,280

,670

,420

2,530

2.500

5,280

10,000

7,910

-

165,500

5,911

-

-

Mar.

9.690

8,230

6,110

4,430

6,020

5,900

5,490

5,940

5,810

5,250

5,020

4,450

*4,270

4,110

4,400

4,000

2,650

2.410 

5,150

4,910

5,900

4,380

5,550

5,020

5,550

7,240

5,360

4,500

4,250 

5,700

2,910

150,140

4,843

-

-

Apr.

2.650

6,580

8,120

6,070

22,800

50.800

16,600

9,910

11,700

9,050

8,180

7,760

7,540

6,720

5,570

5,550

4,740

5,510 

6,780

6,560

4,200

*5,550

6,120

5,590

4,550

4,870

5,480

5,070

2,660

5,000

255,840

7,795

-

-

May

5,170

4,570

4,240

4,290

2,870

2,550

4,720

4,140

3,490

5,860

5.960

5,590

2,750

3,140

5,520

5,620

5,500

5,530 

2,290

2,320

5,570

3,720

5,100

5,180

5,550

2,500

2.100

2,820

2,880 

5,590

3,870

110,110

3,552

-

-

June

2,690

2,630

1,990

3,120

5,540

6,670

4,960

4,120

2,610

2,060

*3,510

3,440

5,740

5,940

2,250

1.810

2,940

4,020 

4,020

5,150

2,910

2,960

2,540

5,220

4,420

4,270

4,880

5,590

6,020 

6.750

108,550

5,612

-

-

July

2,880

5.960

3,120

3,690

2,150

2,450

1,830

1,490

2,420

2,950

2,920

2,160

2,900

1,690

1,180

*2,040

2,200

2,900 

2,640

2,360

1,650

1.140

1,490

2,550

2,670

5,600

2,280

1,550

1,160

1,560

2,720

72,240

2,330

-

-

Aug.

2,120

2,420

2,670

1,410

1,000

1,560

1,650

1,650

1,590

1,980

1,180

778

2,570

5.510

3,160

2,790

2,060

1,810 

2,560

*2,430

2,120

1,860

1,430

1,400

1,180

970

1,560

1,320

1,700

2,050

1,160

56,988

1,858

-

-

Sept.

1,050

788

760

2,6lO

1,860

1,340

1,040

864

866

2,380

2,480

1,990

1,970

1,840

1,370

1,080

5,320

6.900 

5,760

5,290

5,000

2,300

1,950

2,050

1,890

1,900

2,420

2,220

1,700 

2 550

'

65,558

2,185

-

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 25,400 Mln 733 Mean 3,192 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.47

Water year 1956-57: Max 30,800 Mln 76O Mean 3,607 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.93

Peak discharge (base. 22.000 cfs). Apr. 6 (5 a.m.) 54,800 cfs (10.08 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 261

Rocky River near Calhoun Palls, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°08', long 82°38', on right bank 2,000 ft upstream from Swanlgan Mill 

bridge on county road, 3£ miles northwest of Calhoun Palls, Abbeville County, and 

3ir miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 267 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1950 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 403.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 7 years, 220 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 3.60 ft); minimum daily, 18 cfs Sept. 2.

1950-57: Maximum discharge, 9,450 cfs Mar. 25, 1952 (gage height, 9.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs by velocity-area studies and logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 9 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair. Plow regulated by Lake Secession (usable capacity, about 

1,742,000,000 cu ft). City of Abbeville diverted a small amount of water during 

latter part of year for municipal supply.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 6 to Sept. 30)

1.0 

1.2 92

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

159

321

840

1,590

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Z6

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

404

540

*"525

5ZO

515

510

360

356

495

433

475

47O

455

141

118

182

175

175

173

96

48

155

193

184

182

187

181

95

123 

182

181

8,829

285

-

-

Nov.

179

181

179

92

116

181

177

192

*183

180

96

116

177

181

183

181

195

131

131

184

181

104

125

179

107

112

184

184

184 

182

4,777

159

-

-

Dec.

184

113

120

180

186

184

182

184

101

114

183

183

187

189

190

102

126

192

*19Z

188

199

210

279

483

214

179

218

210

221 

125

15O

5,768

186

-

-

Jan.

209

206

208

215

325

146

159

223

213

213

Z15

215

122

143

221

Z53

298

293

299

143

205

296

362

316

356

356

181

Z38

340 

405

*371

7,745

250

-

-

Feb.

438 "555

204

279

384

370

363

358

319

194

Z45

345

360

362

356

339

148

Z44

360

355

354

349

348

159

Z34

360

365

406

-

8,996

321

-

-

Mar.

399

382

191

Z68

441

380

365

366

353

178

251

345

345

360

*351

252

129

162

312

245

Z28

316

257

165

559

319

268

24Z

Z29 

222

135

9,015

Z91

-

-

Apr.

154

Z16

206

407

965

60Z

180

273

486

447

447

446

441

188

256

426

4Z3

442

459

435

173

258

359

357

*340

354

360

162

245 

352

10,859

36Z

-

-

May

347

350

358

373

158

157

Z08

Z10

208

209

586

Z19

177

225

219

2Z2

212

213

128

146

209

207

213

2Z4

239

120

150

211

218 

226

222

7,164

231

-

-

June

221

133

136

219

254

*230

225

229

127

139

2O9

212

214

210

212

103

122

203

195

197

204

206

96

120

214

213

222

196

214 

109

5,584

186

-

-

July

137

196

207

98

116

153

61

72

116

117

133

173

174

105

115

177

185

*182

192

193

121

102

174

178

184

166

154

91

77 

155

159

4,463

144

-

-

Aug.

151

146

154

96

74

149

162

159

162

142

69

^9

a!50

a!70

a!70

a!60

a!40

alOO

a!20

a!90

a!80

175

170

135

70

87

183

161

*172

151

4,397

142

-

-

Sept.

82

18

90

182 182"

181

130

69

108

161

159

157

158

129

66

68

152

166

147

149

118

56

70

108

96

107

116

115

81 

63

3,484

116

-

-

Calendar year 1956; Max 2,340 Min 26 Mean 234 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57: Max 965 Mln 18 Mean 222 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records of powerplant operation at Lake Secession.
262 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

South Beaverdam Creek at Dewy Rose, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°11', long 82°57', on left bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

1 mile northeast of Dewy Rose, Elbert County, and 3 miles upstream from confluence 

with North Beaverdam Creek.

Drainage area. 35.8 sq ml.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 581.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 20, 1952, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 47.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 948 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 8.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 170 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 5.1 cfs Aug. 14, 17, Sept. 4-8.

1942-57: Maximum discharge, 2,600 cfs Jan. 18, 1943 (gage height, 13.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.80 cfs Sept. 22, 1954.

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

Revisions.--WSP 1383: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

31

28

25

*23

30

29

24

22

20

19

*18

17

16

16

15

14

16

19

21

25

36

28

25

23

22

20

19

18

18

*18

691

22.3

0.623

0.72

Nov.

18

18

17

16

16

16

15

25

25

20

20

20

19

19

18

*18

36

49

32

29

26

26

25

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

681

22.7

0.634

0.71

Dec.

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

25

23

21

21

20

29

32

81

97

77

48

*43

41

38

36

36

977

31.5

0.880

1.01

Jan.

35

34

33

35

74

49

*44

42

40

39

37

35

34

34

33

34

32

31

30

29_

29

34

52

43

50

59

53

48

57

81

62

1,322

42.6

1.19

1.37

Feb.

82

74

63

60

53

*51

48

44

42

41

38

*35

34

32

31

31

30

28

32

32

28

26

26

25

30

49

43

51

-

1,159

41.4

1.16

1.21

Mar.

57

46

42

42

67

50

48

67

52

46

44

41

*40

44

41

38

36

37

63

45

39

61

49

44

146

86

58

48

44

41

38

1,600

51.6

1.44

1.66

Apr.

38

44

38

40

317

*545

103

74

82

62

57

55

54

49

43

*41

40

44

50

43

40

40

39

37

35

34

33

31

31

30

2,169

72.3

2.02

2.25

May

29

30

31

38

34

31

31

30

29

28

88

68

45

39

36

35

*32

31

29

29

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

26

31

27

1,030

33.2

0.927

1.07

June

25

24

23

24

26

25

25

23

47

28

27

25

22

21

20

20

39

26

22

27

"52 173

34

28

27

*25

24

23

36

23

964

32.1

0.897

1.00

July

4929"

25

23

21

19

17

16

16

15

14

13

12

12

18

25

15

19

21

16

14

13

12

11

18

12

11

12

11

10 *To

529

17.1

0.478

0.55

Aug.

9.2

8.6

8.2

7.9

8.6

7.9

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.3

6.0

5.7

*5.4

5.7

6.3

6.3

9.6

41

18

13

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.2

8.6

8.2

7.9

7 . 6

7.3

294.7

9.51

0.266

0.31

Sept.

6.6

6.0

6.0

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

6.0

10

11

14

*9.2

8.6

8.6

8.2

9.2

29

89

32

24

20

16

16

15

14

13

13

16

23

20

464.1

15.5

0.433

0.48

Calendar year 1956: Max 668 Mln 4.0 Mean 33.4 Cfsm 0.933 In. 12.67

Water year 1956-57: Max 545 Min 5.1 Mean 32.6 Cfsm 0.911 In. 12.34

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). Apr. 6 (5 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

948 cfs (8.97 ft).
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 263

Savannah River near Calhoun Falls, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°04' , long 82°38' , on left bank 150 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 72, 1 mile downstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, l| miles downstream 

from Rocky River, 3 miles southwest of Calhoun Falls, Abbeville County, and at mile 

264.7 upstream from Savannah, Ga.

Drainage area. 2 .876 sg mi.

Records available. August 1896 to December 1900 (fragmentary), January to December 1903, 

March 1930 to July 1932, April 1938 to September 1957. Records for January 1901 to 

December 1902, published in WSP 65, 75, and 83 have been found to be unreliable, and 

should not be used. Gage-height records collected at original site 1 mile upstream 

during 1899-1928 and at present site since 1928 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 363.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary of 1936. Prior to March 1930, chain gage at railroad bridge 1 mile 

upstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 21 years (1896-97, 1930-31, 1938-57), 4,774 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,100 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 6.79 ft); minimum, 866 cfs Aug. 12; minimum daily, 959 cfs Aug. 12.

1896-1900 1903,1930-32; 1938-57: Maximum discharge, 96,500 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage 

height, 11.52 ft), from rating curve extended above 50,000 cfs on basis of velocityarea studies and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 492 cfs Sept. 21, 1954; minimum daily, 

636 cfs Oct. 12, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 28.2 ft Aug. 25, 1908, original site and datum, from records 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs (see p. 254) for 

monthly change in contents) and powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1433: 1899 calendar year, 1932, 1940(m) , 1942(m), 1946. 

See also Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 25 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

1,310

2,340

3,890

5,740

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

866

1,260

2,100

3,490

5,350

3.0 

4.0

5.0 

7.0

7,550

13,000

20,500

40,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,150

2,430

2,930

*2,770

2,690

2,500

2,650

2,120

1,940

2,340

2,240

2,380

2,380

1,990

1,430

1,410

1,850

2,320

1,990

2,030

2,320

2,030

4,620

4,640

3,510

3,110

2,420

1,960

1,550

2,060

2,500

75,260

2,428

-

-

Nov.

2,390

2,890

2,920

2,190

1,630

2,040

2,680

*2,730

2,430

2,530

1,980

1.590

1,620

2,030

2,400

2,190

2,560

5.710

3,810

2,920

2,860

2,670

2,210

1,960

2,070

1,730

2,450

2,910

2,700

2,400

75,200

2,507

-

-

Dec.'

2,200

2,100

1,630

1,660

1,800

2,010

1,980

2,210

1,810

1,550

1,580

1,840

2,000

2,320

3,460

5,450

4,030

3,190

2,750

*3,370

3,700

3,510

4,520

10.500

10,500

5,240

5,540

4,860

4,290

2,970

2,440

107,010

3,452

-

-

Jan.

3,660

2,750

3,000

3,810

4,940

4,450

3,050

3,320

3,760

3,550

3,690

3,360

2,700

2,120

2,410

2,960

3,150

2,970

2,820

2,440

1.870

2,140

5,460

11,800

7,800

7,380

4,560

3,910

5,290

7,830

*8,240

131,190

4,232

-

-

Feb.

13,000

18.500

11,200

8,960

8,100

7,470

7,390

6,860

6,830

4,940

3,920

5,660

5,780

5,720

5,070

4,820

3,440

3,180

4,750

5,280

5,180

4,550

5,110

3,350

2.770

5,300

10,300

9,680

-

186,910

6,675

-

-

Mar.

10,500

9,820

7,210

5,300

7,500

7,O60

6,620

6,900

6,990

4,370

3,640

5,020

5,500

*5,100

5,250

4,910

3,480

2,980

5,790

6,170

4,920

5,530

6,520

4,240

7,200

9,340

6,950

5,490

5,140

4,660

3,850

183,950

5,934

-

-

Apr.

3,260

6,640

9,760

7,390

22,900

55,000

19,600

10,500

11,600

9,570

8,590

8,140

7,850

7,020

6,000

5,880

5,340

5,990

7,140

6,900

4,780

5,880

6,200

6,250

*5,060

5,410

5,940

3,840

5,210

5,100

254,740

8,491

-

"

May

5,740

5,420

4,840

5,100

3,680

5,080

4,890

4,820

4,030

4,400

7,540

6,820

3,890

5,640

4,100

4,170

4,480

3,840

3,310

2,640

5,980

4,260

5,670

5,860

5,690

5,590

2.560

2,950

5,560

5,820

4,440

150,410

4,207

-

~

June

5,40O

2,740

2,620

3,110

5,640

*6,240

5,960

4,550

3,440

2,420

3,460

3,700

4,020

4,550

2,880

2.220

3,000

4,100

4,460

5,600

3,550

5,440

2,800

3,42O

4,500

4,800

5,480

4,200

5,620

7.780

119,080

5,969

-

"

July

4,020

4.100

5,770

4,050

5,000

2,460

2,750

1,800

2,320

5,350

5,510

2,450

2,960

2,650

1,550

2,010

2,640

*2,950

3,150

2,650

2,370

1,510

1,470

2,650

2,760

4,000

2,530

2,200

1,460

1,520

2,670

82,960

2,676

-

"

Aug.

2,440

2,590

2,850

2,090

1,280

1,540

1,910

1,790

1,740

1,950

1,940

959

2,060

5.590

3,580

2,900

2,450

2,210

2,600

2,680

2,490

2,050

1,840

1,640

1,600

1,180

1,400

1,560

*1,720

2,130

1,810

65,729

2,056

-

"

Sept.

1,370

1,040

970

2,090

2,220

1,780

1,520

1,180

1,110

1,910

2,760

2,370

2,080

2,060

1,970

1,300

2,510

6,760

6,590

5,850

2,980

2,690

2,110

2,000

2,020

2,010

2,300

2,510

2,100

2,250

70,590

2,546

-

"

Calendar year 1956: Max 30,600 Mln 842 Mean 3,756 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.77

Water year 1956-57: Max 35,000 Mln 959 Mean 4,057 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.13

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 cfs).--Apr. 6 (4 a.m.) 58,100 cfs (6.79 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
264 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 2 (Denmans Creek), near Toccoa, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°33', long 83°22 r , at edge of pool near right end of earthfill dam, 

0.5 mile upstream from mouth and 3 miles west of Toccoa, Stephens County.

Drainage area. 0.96 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1956 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested V-notch weir on concrete drop inlet. Datum 

of gage is 846.26 ft above mean sea level (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Extremes. 1956: Maximum discharge during period April to September, 31 cfs Apr. 15 (gage

 height, 6.77 ft); minimum, 0.15 cfs Sept. 21, 22 (gage height, 5.45 ft).

1956-57: Maximum discharge during water year, 35 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 6.79 ft); 

minimum, 0.21 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 5.51 ft); minimum gage height, 5.50 ft Aug. 14, 

15, 17.

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

Records are outflow from reservoir, determined from stage-discharge relation for outlet 

structure. Reservoir is formed by earth dam; dam completed and storage began in April 

1956. Outlet structure is 3 x 3 x 9-foot concrete drop inlet connected to a 20-inch 

concrete outlet pipe. Top of drop inlet is at gage height 5.87 ft. A 120° V-notch, 

sharp-crested weir is set on one side of the drop inlet with notch at gage height 

5.20 ft. Emergency spillway is at gage height 25.9 ft. There is an 18-inch diameter 

cleanout gate at gage height -2.6 ft at bottom of drop inlet. Capacity at emergency 

spillway level, 180 acre-ft. In addition, about 0.8 sq mi of drainage area above 

station is partly controlled by abandoned railroad embankment which in effect acts as 

a flood-detention dam.

Rating table, Apr. 15, 1956, to Sept. 3O, 1957 (gage height,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 3-6, 19. 2O, May 22, 

June 8-12, Sept. 20-30, 1957)

in feet, 

23,

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

0.23 

.47 

.92

1.6

5.9

6.0

6.1 

6.3

2.7 

4.7 

7.6

15

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, April to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

6.0

*8.2

*2.5

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.98

.92

.92

.92

.92

.86

.80

-

-

-

-

May

0.92

.92

2.0

4.3

1.9

1.5

1.7

1.3

1.2

*1.0

.98

.92

.92

*.86

.80

.71

.71

.71

.71

.67

.67

*.63

.63

.58

.58

.63

.71

.63

.58

.58

.54

31.49

1.02

-

"

June

0.50

.50

.67

.54

.50

.47

.41

.38

.38

.41

*,38

a. 40

a.4O

a. 50

a. 60

a. 50

a. 40

*a.40

.38

.41

.41

.38

.36

.36

.33

.33

.30

.28

72S

.28

12.44

0.415

-

"

July

~^6 0.33

.38

3.5

1.5

.92

.98

1.6

2,2

1.2

.71

.54

.54

.58

.92

1.3

.80

.63

.75

.92

.98

.98

.75

.54

.67

*.75

.54

.58

.63

.63

.67

28.38

0.915

-

"

Aug.

0.71

.75

.71

.71

.86

1.3

.80

.67

.63

.58

.58

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.44

.41

.63

.92

.86

.75

.44

.38

.36

.30

.28

.28

.28

.26

.26

17.65

0.569

-

-

Sept.

0.24

.23

.21

.23

.33

*.67

.80

.63

.38

.33

.28

.26

.24

.23

.21

.19

.19

*.18

.16

.16

.15 Tie

.16

.19

2.4

2.1

.63

.44

.38

.36

13.12

0.437

-

"

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 265

North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 2 (Denmans Creek), near Toccoa, Ga. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itatal

Mean 

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

0.30

.28

.28 

.33

.30

.48

.47

.33

.28

.28

.26

.26

.26

.26

.26

.24

72T

.28

.28

.28

.47

1.0

.50

.36

.33

.30

.30

.30

.28

. 28

.30

10.37

0.335

Nov.

0.47

.38

.41 

.44

.44

.44

.47

.63

.38

.33

.33

.33

.30

.30

*.30

.33

1.3

.80

.47

.41

.38

.36

.33

.33

.33

.33

.33

.30

.33

.30

12.58

0.419

Dec.

0.30

.30

.30 

.30

.30

.33

.33

.33

.33

.30

.30

.38

.50

.54

.58

.50

.44

.41

.38

.38

.38

.67

2.9

3.3

T72

.75

.63

.54

.47

.44

.44

19.25

0.621

Jan.

0.38

.36 

736

1.1

2.7

1.3

1.1

.86

*.75

.63

.50

.47

.44

.41 .'44

.44

.41

.38

.36

.36

.41

1.4

3.3.

1.4

2.4

2.1

1.6

1.4

2.1

2 5

3 

' 2

35.56

1.15

Feb.

6.0

2.9

1.9

*1.5

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.1

.98

.86

.75

.75

.71

.67

.75

.67

.63

792

.86

.75

.67

.67

.67

1.1

3.9

2.5

6.7

-

45.71

1.63

Mar.

3.1

2.1

1.4

*1.2

*1.3

1.1

1.5

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

.92

1.0

1.5

*1.2

.92

1.1

.86

798

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.1

1.0

.98

. 86

40.72

1.31

Apr.

1.4

*2.2

*9.2

*15

3.9

2.7

3.8

3.3

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

*1.5

1.4

1.4

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

76.3

2.54

May

1.0

*.92

1.0

.92

.86

.80

.80

.80

.80

1.6

1. 0

!92

.92

.86

.80

.71

.71

.80

.80

.71

.70

*.75

.94

.80

.80

.80

.75

1.1

1.4

1.0

27.77

0.896

June

0.98

.92

*.92 

.80

.75

.71

.71

.67

.67

.67

.67

.78

.71

.63

.54

.84

.98

.63

1.8

1.3

.86

.67

.80

1.6

.98

.75

2.2

272

1.7

1.1

29.54

0.985

July

1.0

5780

. 67 

.63

.58

.50

.47

.47

.44

.41

.41

^38

75!

.38

.58

.92

.80

.58

.71

.54

.47

.41

.41

.50

.63

.47

.41

.41

.38

.44

.41

16.59

0.535

Aug.

0.38

.38

. 56 

.38

.44

.41

*.36

.36

*.33

.33

.30

.28

.28

.26

730

.30

.28

1.1

.75

.80

.50

.41

.38

.36

.36

.33

.33

*.33

.28

 28

.30

12.24

0.395

Sept.

0.26

.26

.30

.28

.30

.26

.24

726

.54

.50

.36

.30

*.30

.33

.36

.58

2.1

1.4

.92

.71

.67

.54

.44

.41

.36

.36

.41

.47

.98

. 65

15.83

0.528

Calendar year 1956: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1956-57 : Max 15 Mln 0.24 Mean 0.938 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

510528 O -59 -18
266 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

North Fork Broad River near Toccoa, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°31', long 83°19 1 , on right bank 150 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 106, 1 mile downstream from Games Creek, and 5 miles south of Toccoa, Stephens 

County.

Drainage area. 19.3 sq mi.

Records available. May 1954 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 750.41 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

U. S. Soil Conservation Service).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 640 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 6.42 ft); minimum, 

5.9 cfs Aug. 13, Sept. 3, 4, 7, 8.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, 1,060 cfs Feb. 6, 1955 (gage height, 8.33 ft); minimum, 

4.6 cfs Sept. 2, 3, 21, 1956.

Remarks. Records good. Storm runoff at gage affected during short periods by two small 

flood-detention reservoirs (combined capacity, 470 acre-ft). Records of suspended 

sediment loads for the water year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 8-21, July 13-16,

Aug. 17-31)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 7 Aug. 8 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

5.0 

8.0

45

2.4 

3.0

4.0 

4.5

190

360

420

1.4

1.5

4.8 

7.5

37

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.6

*10

10

11

10

16

11

8.4

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.8

7.7

7.4

7.4

12

22

11

9.6

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.4

8 . 8

9 . 6

289.2

9.33

0.483

0.56

Nov.

13

*10

9.6

9.2

9.2

8.8

9.2

12

9.2

8.4

8.0

870

8.0

8.0

*8.4

8.8

42

20

15

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

362.8

12.1

0.627

0.70

Dec.

11

11

11 ni11

1111

1111

10

11

13

14

14

17

15

13

13

12

*12

12

18

51

70

28

*21

19

17

17

16

16

528

17.0

0.881

1.02

Jan.

16

15

15

42

52

26

21

17

16

*15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

36

48

30

45

36

32

30

40

38

50

765

24.7

1.28

1.48

Feb.

109

47

39

35

*30

36

29

26

26

24

24

23

22

21

21

21

20

19

21

21

19

19

19

18

24

58

32

71

874

31.2

1.62

1.69

Mar.

38

28

24

22

22

*21

30

33

26

23

21

21

21

22

*22

21

2026"

32

24

22

28

24

31

*51

33

29

27

25

23

23

813

26.2

1.36

1.57

Apr.

30

*35

27

171

416

73

44

92

49

*37

32

30

28

26

24

24

24

29

28

24

24

24

26

23

22

22

21

21

20

20

1,466

48.9

2.53

2.82

May

19

*19

21

21

20

20

19

19

18

18

28

19

18

*17

17

16

15

15

17

17

17

18

17

16

16

17

16

16

21

21

17

565

18.2

0.943

1.09

June

15

14

*14

14

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

*13

13

12

14

14

11

22

16

14

12

12

19

15

14

27

2G

20

20

465

15.5

0.803

0.90

July

20

*14

14

13

12

11

10

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.8

13

15

14

12

13

12

10

8.4

8.0

26

15

10

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.8

8 . 4

356.8

11.5

0.596

0.69

Aug.

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.8

9.6

7.7

*7.1

*7.5

7.8

7.5

7.2

*7.2

6.4

6.4

7.5

7.2

8.2

20

*15

17

11

9.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

.8

.8

* .5

.5

.5

7.2

273.0

8.81

0.456

0.53

Sept.

7.2

6.9

7.0

7.0

8.9

6.7

6.4

872

15

*12

10

9.2

8.9

8.9

9.2

15

22" 36

15

14

14

14

13

11

10

10

10

13

24

17

369.5

12.3

0.637

0.71

Calendar year 1956: Max 365 Min 5.1 Mean 20.0 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.10

water year 1956-57: Max 416 Min 6.4 Mean 19.5 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.76

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 6 (Bear Creek) near Mize, Ga.

267

Location. Lat 34°29' , long 83°19' , at edge of pool, 255 ft upstream from left end of 

earth-fill dam on Bear Creek, 1 mile upstream from mouth, and 2 miles east of Mize, 

Stephens County.

Drainage area.--3.62 sq mi.

Records available. December 1956 to September 1957.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir on concrete drop inlet. Datum 

of gage is 743.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Soil Conservation 

Service).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 38 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 12.1 ft); minimum, 

0.88 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 7.64 ft). Maximum inflow, 287 cfs (average for 

15-minute period) Apr. 5.

Remarks. Records good. Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined 

from stage-discharge relation for outlet structure. Peak inflow rates are determined 

for short intervals of time on basis of change in reservoir contents and outflow. 

Reservoir is formed by earth dam; dam completed and storage began in November 1956. 

Outlet structure is a 3-foot square concrete drop inlet connected to a 20-inch concrete 

outlet pipe. Two 120° V-notch sharp-crested weirs are set on opposite sides of the 

drop inlet, with notches at gage height 7.33 ft. Top of drop inlet is at gage height 

8.00 ft; emergency spillway at gage height 21.0 ft. There is an 18-inch diameter 

cleanout gate at bottom of drop inlet at gage height 0.50 ft. Reservoir capacity at 

top of drop inlet, 118 acre-ft. Capacity at emergency spillway level, 920 acre-ft.

Rating table, period Dec. I, 1956, to Sept. 30, 1957 (gage height, 

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

7.6

7.7

7.8

7.9

8.0

0.65

1.1

1.8

2.8

4.3

8.1 

8.3 

8.6 

9.0 

11.0 37

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, December 1956 to September 1957

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

(*) M

Oct.

_

_

-

Nov.

_

-

113.1

Dee.

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8 TB

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

*1.8

1.8

2.2

2.8 

3.0

4.7

3.7

3.1

2.7

2.5

*2.5

3.7

8.1

16

7.6

5.4

4.5

4.0

3.6

3.1

3.1

111.5

3.60

115.7

+0.04

Jan.

3.0

2.8

2.7

3.6

6.4

5.8

4.2

*3.8

3.7

3.6

3.1

2.8

2.1 

2.1

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.3

77s

2.4

3.4

7.6

5.1

7.3

7.0

5.8

5.1

7.6

10

8.1

135.4

4.37

129.2

+0.22

Feb.

~9.3 19

7.3

6.2

*5.6

6.4

5.6

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.2

3.7

3.6 

3.4

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.8

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.1

3.1

4.0

9.0

7.6

6.4

_

------

150.8

5.39

120.8

-0.15

Mar.

5.8

4.7

4.3

4.2

4.3

*4.0

4.9

7.0

5.1

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.8 

4.0

3.7

3.4.

4.0

6.7

4.9

4.3

5.8

5.1

4.9

*li

*6.4

5.1

4.5

4.3

4.0

3.8

150.3

4.85

116.8

-0.06

Apr.

4.5

*5.8

4.7

12

*37_

*37

*35

*26

13

7.0

6.0

5.4

4.7 

4.5

4.2

4.2

6.0

5.6

4.7

4.5

4.7

5.6

4.7

4.3

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.6

274.7

9.16

116.8

0

May

3.7

3.7

3.8

4.5

3.8

3.7

*3.4

3.2

3.2

3.1

6.0

5.6

4.7 

4.0

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

3.2

3.1

104.8

3.38

115.1

-0.03

June

3.0

2.7

2.6

*2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4 

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.3

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.4

2.3

2.5

3.1

3.2

3.1

76.3

2.54

118.6

+0.06

July

4.7

*3.6

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

H

4.7

7.3

ITS

3.7

3.1

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

*1.9 

1.7

77.4

2.50

111.0

-0.12

Aug.

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.96

.92 

.88

1.5

1.4

3.2

3.6

6.0

3.7

2.7

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

*1.4

1.3 

1.3

54.56

1.76

109.9

-0.02

Sept.

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.96

1.0

2.0

3.4

2.6

2.1

1.8 

1.7 

1.7

2.1

3.6

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

3^7

3.0

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.2

3.1

3.1

65.06

2.17

115.7

+0.10

Adjusted for change In contents In subwatershed reservoir No. 6

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

-

1

Calendar year : 

Water year :

3.64 

1.01 

1.16

4.59 

1.27 

1.46

5.24 

1.45 

1.51

4.79 

1.32 

1.52

Observed

9.16 

2.53 

2.82

3.35 

0.925 

1.07

Max Mln Mean 

Max Mln Mean

2.60 

0.718 

0.80

2.38 

0.657 

0.76

1.74 

0.481 

0.55

Adjusted

2.27 

0.627 

0.70

Mean Cfsm In. 

Mean Cfsm In.

Peak Inflow, average for Interval shown (base, 240 cfs). Apr. 5 (6:45 to 7 a.i

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Contents, In acre-feet, at end of month In subwatershed reservoir No. 6.

* Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In subwatershed reservoir No. 6.
268 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

North Fork Broad River near Lavonla, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°27', long 83°14', on right bank at bridge on county road 2.1 miles upstream from Toms Creek and 7.8 miles west of Lavonla, Franklin County.

Drainage area. 42.0 sq ml.

Records available. May 1954 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 680.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by U. S. Soil Conservation Service).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 950 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 10.73 ft); minimum, 

11 cfs Aug. 14, Sept. 4, 6, 7.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs Feb. 7, 1955 (gage height, 11.80 ft); minimum, 7.2 cfs Sept. 22-24, 1955.

Flood In 1933 reached a stage of 17.5 ft, and flood in 1950 reached a stage of 

15.5 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Storm runoff at gage affected by four small flood-detention reservoirs (combined capacity of reservoirs, 1,600 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 5-8)

6.0 

7.0

22

37

150

8.0

9.0

10.4

290

450

815

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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 

23

*21

23

21

24

29

21

21

20

20

19

19

18 

18

18

18

20

21

21

30

54

31

26

23

24

25

23

23

23

23

725

23.4

0.557

0.64

Nov.

28 

26

22

23

22

22

23

29

23

21

21

21

20

19 

*19

20

146

65

42

35

33

31

28

27

28

28

26

26

26

26

926

30.9

0.736

0.82

Dec.

24 

24

24

25

25

24

23

23

24

23

23

26

30

32 

46

42

33

31

30

29

*30

46

108

171

82

58

49

45

40

36

35

1,261

40.7

0.969

1.12

Jan.

32 

30

29

42

157

62

51

43

42

*40

35

34

34

32 

31

29

28

26

26

26

26

42

110

58

92

80

70

59

100

108

98

1,652

53.3

1.27

1.46

Feb.

217 

124

95

82

*67

83

64

57

54

51

46

42

40

38 

38

41

37

35

43

43

36

35

35

36

50

146

97

130

-

1,862

66.5

1.58

1.64

Mar.

95 

67

59

54

54

*50

64

94

62

52

50

49

46

49 

48

43

42

50

88

55

50

72

54

58

136

80

64

56

51

48 

46

1,886

60.8

1.45

1.67

Apr.

58 

73

*54

168

798

305

144

165

140

*88

73

65

60

56 

50

48

47

70

62

51

48

49

58

49

43

42

42

41

39

39

3,025

101

2.40

2.68

May

39 

39

44

48

40

*40

40

39

38

36

77

49

41

39 

39

38

35

34

34

33

30

31

35

31

31

31

31

29

33 

43

35

1,182

38.1

0.907

1.05

June

30 

29

29

*29

31

31

31

31

30

28

30

29

28

27 

26

S±

29

26

36

40

29

26

24

32

34

28

38

49

45 

40

939

31.3

0.745

0.83

July

f

*30

28

26

24

23

23

21

20

19

19

18

18 

20

31

42

27

28

25

21

20

19

37

42

22

21

21

20 

19

18

792

25.5

0.607

0.70

Aug.

18 

17

15

15

17

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

11 

18

14

14

45

*30

47

24

21

18

17

16

16

16

15

15 

14

14

552

17.8

0.424

0.49

Sept.

13 

12

12

11

13

11

11

14

26

29

20

18

17

18 

19

23

76

55

31

36

32

29

45

27

24

23

23

26

41 

35

770

25.7

0.612

0.68

Calendar year 1956: Max 731 Min 9.3 Mean 44.0 Cfsm 1.O5 In. 14.25

Water year 1956-57: Max 798 Min 11 Mean 4Z.7 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.78

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 269

North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 11 (Toms Creek) near Eastanollee, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°29', long 83°15', at edge of reservoir, about 750 ft upstream from left 

end of earth-fill dam, 2 miles south of Eastanollee, Stephens County, and about 4 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3.79 sq mi.

Records available. October 1956 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested V-notoh weir on concrete drop inlet. Datum 

of gage is 730.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936 [levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29 cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 10.64 ft); maximum 

gage height, 13.30 ft Apr. 5 (backwater from debris); minimum discharge, 0.95 cfs 

about Sept. 7 (gage height, 8.67 ft). Maximum inflow, 335 cfs (average for 15-minute 

period) Apr. 5.

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

which are fair. Records of daily discharge are outlfow from reservoir, determined from 

stage-discharge relation for outlet structure. Peak inflow rates are determined for 

short intervals of time on basis of change in reservoir contents and outflow. Reservoir is formed by earth dam; dam completed and storage began in September 1956. Outlet 

structure is a 3-foot square concrete drop inlet connected to a 20-inch concrete outlet 

pipe. Two 120° V-notch sharp-crested weirs are set on opposite sides of the drop inlet, 

with notches at gage height 8.33 ft. Top of drop inlet is at gage height 9.00 ft; 

emergency spillway at gage height 21.2 ft. There is an 18-inch diameter cleanout gate 

at bottom of drop inlet. Reservoir capacity at top of drop inlet, 115 acre-ft. 

Capacity at emergency spillway level 860 acre-ft.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except period of backwater from debris (gage 

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

8.9

9.0

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.4

6.6

10

15

22

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

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

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

(+)

(*)

Oct.

2.3

2.1 *z.o

"2.2 2.2

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.7

1=1

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.6

4.8

3.4

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9 

2.0

64.7

2.09

110.6

-0.01

Nov.

2.4

2.3

2.1

2,0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.2

20

15

4.6

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

104.3

3.48

110.8

0

Dec.

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.8

2.9

3.6

3.9

3.2

2.8

2.7

*2.6

2.6

3.9

7.E

13

6.3

4.5

3.7

3.4

3.2

2.9 

2.8

104.7

3.38

112.4

+0.03

Jan.

2.7

2.6

2.5

3.3

9.4

4.8

4.1

*3.6

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.6

3.9

7.2

4.7

6.9

6.9

5.6

4.7

7.2

*7.8

7.6

131.8

4.25

124.6

+0.20

Feb.

21

10

7.2

5.8

4.8

6.6

5.6

4.7

4.6

4.4

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.9

4.4

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.2

4.5

*11

9.4

7.5

_

------

156.8

5.60

118.7

-0.11

Mar.

6.0

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

*4.7

6.9

4.7

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.9

4.1

4.1

3.7 la

3.9

6.6

4.6

4.4

5.8

4.7

4.6

9.8

6.0

4.7

4.5

4.1

3.9

3.7

147.8

4.77

114.0

-0.08

Apr.

4.5

5.6

*4.5

08.6

*o21

*C21

020

*o20

*C20

c20

*c22

21

6.6

5.4

4.8

4.7

4.7

6.9

*6.3

5.4

4.8

4.8

5.4

4.5

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.6

5.4

275.6

9.19

114.0

0

May

3.4

3.4

3.9

4.5

3.7

*3,4

3.2

3.0

3,0

3.0

5.6

4.4

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.3

2.5

3.2 

2.9

96.8

3.12

113.2

-0.01

June

2.

2.

2.

*2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.8

2.5

3.2

4.5

3.4

2.8

2.5

2.5

4.4

3.6

3.0

3.4

3.4

3.4

84.0

2.80

118.1

+O.08

July

5,1

3.7

*3.0

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

171

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

3.2

3.7

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.1

1.9 

*1. 8

70.9

2.29

109.0

-0.15

Aug.

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

T7o

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.4

1.4

3.9

3.6

3.2

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

*1.2

1.2

48.7

1.57

107.7

-0.02

Sept.

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.98

.96

.95

.98

2.2

3.5

2.8

2.0

1.7

1.6

2.2

3.0

6.0

4.0

3.2

4.0

3.0

2.5

3.8

3.1

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.2

3.0

3.1

71.37

2.38

112.9

+0.01

Adjusted for change In contents In subwatershed reservoir No. 11

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

2.08 

0.549

0.63

3.4E 

0.916 

1.02

Calendar year 1956: 

Water year 1956-57:

3.41 

0.9OO 

1.04

4.45

1.17 

1.35

5.49

1.45 

1.51

4.69 

1.24 

1.43

9.19 

2.42 

2.70

3.11 

0.821 

0.95

Observed

Max - Kin - Mean - 

Max 22 Mln O.95 Mean 3.72

2.88 

0.760 

0.85

2.14 

0.565 

0.65

1.55 

0.409 

0.47

2.47 

0.652 

0.73

Adjusted

Mean - Cfsm - In. - 

Mean 3.72 Cfsm O.982 In. 13.33

Peak Inflow, average for interval shown (base, 250 cfs). Apr. 5 (5 to 5:15 a.m.) 335 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from debris; discharge computed on basis of recorded graph and 5 discharge measurements.

_ reservoir No. 11. 

recorded range In stage
270 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 14 near Avalon, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°30', long 83°13', at upstream edge of earth-fill dam on unnamed tributary to Toms Creek, 0.8 mile upstream from mouth and 1.6 miles southwest of Avalon, 

Stephens County.

Drainage area. 1.20 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1954 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir on concrete drop inlet. Datum 

of gage is 735.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936 (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Extremes. 1954-55: Maximum discharge during period November to September, 67 cfs Feb. 6 

(gage height, 7.56 ft); no flow Dec. 24-28, caused by closing of reservoir drain valve. 

Maximum inflow, 128 cfs (average for 15-minute period) Feb. 6.

1955-56: Maximum discharge during water year, 30 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 11.3 ft); 

no flow Nov. 22-26, caused by closing of reservoir drain valve. Maximum inflow, 

628 cfs (average for 15-minute period) July 5.

1956-57: Maximum discharge during water year, 28 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 8.74 ft); 

minimum, 0.36 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 5.36 ft). Maximum inflow, 166 cfs (average for 

15-minute period) July 24.

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

Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined from stage-discharge 

relation for outlet structure. Peak inflow rates are determined for short intervals of 

time on basis of change in reservoir contents and outflow. Reservoir is formed by 

earth dam; dam completed and storage began in October 1954. Outlet structure is a 

3-foot square concrete drop inlet connected to a 30-inch concrete outlet pipe. In 

November 1955, an 18-inch orifice was installed at the upstream end of the outlet pipe 

to reduce the fixed outlet capacity. A 120° V-notch sharp-crested weir is set on one 

side of the drop inlet with notch at gage height 5.00 ft. Top of drop inlet is at 

gage height 5.74 ft; emergency spillway at gage height 22.2 ft. There is a 24-inch 

diameter drain gate at bottom of drop inlet. Reservoir capacity at emergency spillway 

level, 240 acre-ft. Outflow affected by draining of reservoir and subsequent filling 

to drop-inlet level during periods Nov. 10-13, Dec. 22-29, 1954, and Nov. 20-29, 1955. 

Records of suspended sediment loads for water year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, November 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

-*'

(*)

PI

__

24.1

-

Nov.

0.56

.56

.53

.50

*.62

.59

.56

.59

.62

2.0

.11

.34

.65

.7

.7

1.0

.8

.7

.7

1.3

.8

.7

.9 

.7

.7

.7

.8

1.0

1.5

1.2

23.13

0.771

25.6

+0.025

Dec.

1.0

.78

.68

.68

4.2

2.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

.99

.99

1.2

1.2

*.99

.86

.78

.86

.78

.74

.74

2.4

5.3 

0

0

0

0

0

.6

1.0

1.5

35.07

1.13

25.8

0

Jan.

1.0

1.7

2.5

*!9

.94

.90

.86

.82.

1.1

2.0

1.4

1.1

1.0

.94

.94

.90

.94

1.7

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.1 

1.0

.90

.90

.90

.86

.86

.86

.82

34.84

1.12

25.0

-0.01

Feb.

0.82

.90

.90

.82

.78

28

9.2

3.6

2.2

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.2 1.'2

1.2

1.1 *1.2

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

*1.4

69.82

2.49

26.3

+0.02

Mar.

1.2

1.2

1.0

.94

.94

.0

.1

.99

.94

.1

.1

, .0 ~7a

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.5

.5 

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

1.0

1.0

99

41.00

1.32

25.2

-0.02

Apr.

.99

1.1

2.0

1.3

1.2

2.2

2.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.7

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0 

.99

.99

.86

.82

.82

.82

.78

36.77

1.23

24.9

-0.01

May

0.78

.74

.74

.74

.74

.71

.71

.68

*.68

.68

.65

.65

1.1

1.5

.94

.90

.90

.86

.78

.78

1.1

1.5

1.1 

.99

1.2

.94

.82

.78

.74

.71

.68

26.82

0.865

24.8

-0.002

June

0.65

.65

.65

.65

.62

.62

.62

.62

.62

.62

1.3

.90

.74

.71

.65

.65

.65

.62

.71

.71

.68

.68

t?

.90

.68

.56

.50

.45

.42

25.03

0.834

24.7

-0.002

July

*0.56

.62

.56

.56

.56

.56

.56

.59

.71

.65

1.8

1.6

3.6

5.0

1.2

.99

.82

.68

.68

.62

1.2

.94

.78 

.68

.86

1.1

.78

.68

.68

.74

.78

32.14

1.04

24.9

0

Aug.

2.4

1.6

.94

.86

.86

.71

.62

.62

.59

.59

*.56

.59

.62

.59

.78

1.2

.78

.65

.59

.94

1.1

.74

.65 

.59

.56

.53

.53

.53

.50

.50

.50

23.82

0.768

24.4

-0.008

Sept.

0.50

.50

.50

.50

.55

.53

.50

.48

.45

.45

.45

.48

.48

.48

.45

.45

.42

.42

.42

.42

*.40

.40

.40 

.40

.45

.42

.42

.45

.45

.50

13.70

0.457

24.4

0

Adjusted for change in contents In subwatershed reservoir No. 14

Mean 

Cf sm

In.

- 0.796 

0.663 

0.74

Calendar year : 

Water year :

1.13 

0.942 

1.09

1.11 

0.925 

1.07

2.51 

2.09 

2,18

1.30 

1.08 

1.24

1.22 

1.02 

1.14

0.863 

0.719 

0.83

Observed

Max Kin Mean 

Max Mln Mean

0.832 

0.693 

0.77

1.04 

0.867 

1.00

0.760 

0.633 

0.73

0.457 

0.381 

0.43

Adjusted

Mean Cfsm In. 

Mean Cfsm In.

Peak inflow, average for interval shown (base, 80 cfs).--Feb. 6 (1:45 to 2 p.m.) 128 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Contents in acre-feet, at end of month in subwatershed reservoir No. 14.

* Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in subwatershed reservoir No. 14. 

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 14-30, Dec. 25 to Jan. 5; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for Toms Creek near Martin.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 271

North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 14 near Avalon, Ga. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

(*)

Oct.

0.74

. 59

.53

.50

.53

.56

.68

.62

.53

.50

.48

.48

.48

.48

.48

.48

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.48

.48

.45

.45

.45

.48

.65

.59

.53

16.43

0.530

24.5

+O.O02

Nov.

0.53 

.53

*.53

.53

.53

.56

.56

.56

.56

.68

.68

.62

.62

.62

.59

.59

.59

.56

.74

5.7

3.5

O

0

0

O

0

.01

.13

.24

.32

19.08

0.636

25.9

-0.010

Dec.

~T40 0.58 

.45

.65

.82

.74

.68

.71

.86

.74

.68

.68

.65

.65

.62

.62

.62

.71

.74

.68

.65

.65

.62

.62

.62

.62

.62

.62

.62

. 62

. 62

19.96

0.644

24.6

+0.011

Jan.

0.62 

.62

.62

.62

.59

*.59

.59

.59

.59

.59

.59

.59

.59

.59

.59

.59

.59

.59

.99

790

.71

.68

.74

.90

.78

.74

.71

.71

.68

.71

. 68

20.67

0.667

24.8

+0 . 003

Feb.

0.71

1.2

2.0

2.4

*23

*To

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.1

*2.1

1.8

1.5

5.0

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.8

1.4

76.11

2.62

25.8

+0.02

Mar.

1.2 

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

.99

799

.99

.99

1.1

1.2

2.3

*26

*19

2.8

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.0

82.96

2.68

25.3

-0.01

Apr.

0.99 

.94

.94

.99

1.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

.99

1.1

8.9

5.0

2.0

1.6

6.7

*27

4.8

2.8

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

 1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

89.15

2.97

25.4

O

May

1.7 

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.8

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

.98

.95

.89

.85

.89

.89

.81

.81

*.75

.75

.73

.77

.85

.81

.77

.73

.77

55.54

1.15

24.9

-0.01

June

0.75 

.69

.69

.69

.75

.75

.75

.75

.73

.75

*.69

.65

.77

1.1

1^5

1.1

.89

.81

.77

.81

.77

.77

.73

.69

.65

.65

.62

.59

.56

.56

22.86

0.762

24.3

-0.010

July

0.65 

.77

.69

8.2

7.5

24

2.5

6.2

18

2.5

1.6

1.2

*1.2

1.1

1.0

 1.1

*.95

.81

.77

.77

.77

5.0

4.8

1.5

1.1

 1.0

.89

.81

1.4

1.6

1.0

101.16

3.26

25.1

+0.01

Aug.

0.95 

.85

.77

.75

.75

.69

.65

.65

.62

.62

.59

.56

.56

.56

.56

.56

.62

.65

.62

.62

.62

.62

,56

*.64

.65

.62

.62

.62

.62 

59

59

19.89

0.642

24.4

-0.011

Sept.

0.56 

.53

.55

.55

*.63

.81

15

2.1

1.1

*.88

.81

.77

.75

.69

.65

.65

.62

.62

.62

.59

*.55

.56

.59

.69

10

15

2.6

1.6

1.2 

1.1

61.29

2.04

25.2

+0.01

Adjusted for change in contents in subwatershed reservoir No. 14

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

0.532 

0.443 

0.51

0.626 

0.522 

0.58

Calendar year 1955: 

Water year 1955-56:

0.655 

0.546 

0.63

0.670 

0.558 

0.64

2.64 

2.20 

2.37

2.67 

2.22 

2.56

2.97 

2.48 

2.77

1.14 

0.950 

1.10

Observed

*ax 28 Min 0 Mean 0.985 

Max 27 Min 0 Mean 1.54

0.752 

0.627 

0.70

3.27 

2.72 

3.14

0.631 

0.526 

0.61

2.05 

1.71 

1.91

Adjusted

Mean 0.983 Cfam 0.819 In. 11,11 

Mean 1.54 Cfam 1.28 In. 17,52

Peak Inflow, average for Interval shown (base, 80 cfs).--Feb. 6 (5:45 to 6 a.m.) 123 cfsj Mar. 16 

(7 to 7:15 a.m.) 264 cfs; Apr. 15 (8:45 to 9 a.m.) 314 cfs; July 4 (2:30 to 2:45 p.m.) 152 cfsj 

July 5 (8 to 8:15 p.m.) 628 cfs; July 8 (9:45 to 10 p.m.) 175 cfs; July 22 (8:15 to 8:30 p.m.) 

147 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month in subwatershed reservoir No. 14.

* Change in contents,equivalent in cubic feet per second, in subwatershed reservoir No. 14.
272 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

North Ford Broad River subwatershed No. 14 near Avalon, Ga . Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

M(*)

Oct.

1.0

.98

*.93

.98

.98

.93

.89

.85

.81

.81

.77 

.77

.77

.77

.77

.77

.77

.85

.85

.85

1.1

1.4

1.0

.93

.85

.85

.85

.81

.81

.81

.81

27.32

0.881

24.9

-0.005

Nov.

0.89

.81

.81

.77

.77

.77

.81

.98

.85

.77

.77 

.77

.73

.73

.73

1.0

5.0

4.5

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

.98

.93

.93

.89

.89

.85

.85

*.85

34.63

1.15

25.0

0

Dec .

0.81

.81

.77

777

.77

.77

.77

.77

.77

.77

.77 

.89

.93

.93

1.1

1.1

.93

.89

.85

.85

*.89

1.2

2.2

4.0

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

34.81

1.12

25.2

0

Jan.

0.99

.94

.^90

1.2

2.5

1.4

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1 

1.0

1.0

.99

1.0

1.0

.99

.90

.90

.90

.94

1.2

1.6

1.2

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.6

3.3

3.4

5.0

46.85

1.51

28.4

+0.05

Feb.

9.2

3.4

2.6

2.1

1.8

*2.3

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.3

2.5

2.3

*2.6

-

---~"

53.3

1.90

26.6

-0.03

Mar.

2.1

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

2.1

1.5

1.4

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.7

1.4

1.3

2.1

1.6

1.9

5.6

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4 

1.3

49.5

1.60

25.7

-0.01

Apr.

1.5

1.7

*1.4

6.9

ZZ_

5.5

2.6

4.8

4.0

2.5

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

2.3 i.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

78.7

2.62

26.8

+0.02

May

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

*1.3

1.3

*1.6

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.99

1.0

1.0

.99

.99

.99

.99

.94

1.0

1.1

1.1

36.09

1.16

25.3

-0.02

June

0.99

.99

.94

*.94

.99

.99

.94

.90

.94

.94

.94 

.90

.82

.86

.82

.82

1.0

.86

.86

.86

.90

.82

l76~ .74

1.2

.99

.94

1.2

1.2

1.2

28.49

0.950

26.8

+0.025

July

1.8

1.2

*1.0

.94

.90

.82

.78

.78

.74

.74

.71 

.68

.68

.65

.65

.74

.94

.82

.82

.74

.68

.65

.65

9.8

*3.0

1.1

.90

.82

.74

.74

.71

36.92

1.19

24.8

-0.03

Aug.

0.68

.65

.62

.62

.65

.62

.59

.59

.59

.56 

.56

.53

.53

.50

.62

.59

.56

"794 1.2

.74

.68

.64

.60

.56

.52

.50

.48

.46

.45

.44 

.44

18.71

0.604

24.3

-0.008

Sept.

0.43

.42

.41

.40

*.39

.38

.38

.48

.90

.90

.65 

.56

.59

.59

.62

.90

1.7

1.6

.99

.94

.86

.82

.94

.78

.68

.68

.68

.82

1.0

.94

22.43

0.748

25.3

+0.017

Adjusted for change in contents in subwatershed reservoir No. 14

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

0.876 

0.730 

0.84

1.15 

0.958 

1.07

Calendar year 1956: 

Water year 1956-57:

1.12 

0.933 

1.08

1.56 

1.30 

1.50

1.87 

1.56 

1.62

1.59 

1.32 

1.52

2.64 

2.20 

2.46

1.14 

0.950 

1.10

Observed

Max 27 Mln 0.53 Mean 1.66 

«ax 22 Mln 0.38 Mean 1.28

0.975 

0.812 

0.91

1.16 

0.967 

1.11

Adjusted

0.596 

0.497 

0.57

0.765 

0.638 

0.71

Mean 1.66 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.79 

Mean 1.28 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.49

Peak Inflow, average for Interval shown (base. 80 cfs).--Apr. 5 (6 to 6:15 a.m.) 104 cfsj July 24 

(3:30 to 3:45 p.m.) 166 cfs. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Contents, In acre-feet, at end of month in subwatershed reservoir No. 14.

* Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In subwatershed reservoir No. 14. 

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 11-ZO, Aug. 22 to Sept. 5; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for stations on nearby streams.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 273

Toms Creek near Martin, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°28 I , long 83°13', on left bank 30 ft (revised) downstream from highway 

bridge on county road, 1.2 miles upstream from mouth, and 3 miles southwest of Martin, 

Stephens County.

Drainage area. 10.3 sq mi.

Records available. June 1954 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 681.66 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Soil Conservation Service).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 304 cfs Apr. 5 (gage.height, 7.88 ft); minimum, 

2.2 cfs Sept. 5-8.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, 726 cfs Mar. 16, 1956 (gage height, 8.41 ft); minimum, 

1.2 cfs Aug. 14, Sept. 2, 1956, caused by storage in small flood-detention reservoir 

upstream.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by storage, approximately 30 acre-ft, 

in small flood-detention reservoir upstream during period Oct. 25 to Nov. 16. Storm 

runoff at gage affected by three small flood-detention reservoirs (combined capacity of 

reservoirs, 1,150 acre-ft) Oct. 1-24 and by four reservoirs (combined capacity of 

reservoirs, 1,350 acre-ft) Oct. 25 to Sept. 30.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

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.

6.8

6.4

*5.2

*5.2

5.2

5.2 

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.6

*5.2

4.6

4.9

9.0

~9.4 15

7.1 

6.0

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6 

*5 2

174.9

5.64

0.548

0.63

Nov.

7.1

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6 

6.4

9.4

6.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.2

6.4

60

26

*12

9.7

9.4

9.4

8.2

8.2 

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.0

288.3

9.61

0.933

1.04

Dec.

6.7

6.5

6.5

*6.2

5.9

6.2

6.2

5.6

5J3

5.6

5.6

7.3

8.8

8.5

14

12

8.8

8.2

7.6

*7.6

8.2

16

28

47 

20

14

11

*9.7

8.8

8.2 

7.9

328.2

10.6

1.03

1.19

Jan.

7.6

7.3

7.0

16

32

15 

12

10

9.7

*9.4

7.9

7.6

8.2

7.9

8.5

8.8

8.2

7.6

7.6

7.9

8.2

20

a27

a!9 

a28

a23

a21

a22

a36

a32 

*36

478.4

15.4

1.50

1.73

Feb.

66

2l

22

18

*15

21 

16

15

14

13

12

11

11

10

9.8

12

9.8

*9.4

15

14

11

11

10

11 

17

39

28

30

_

------

500.0

17.9

1.74

1.81

Mar.

21

18

16

16

17

15 

32

*20

15

13

12

12

12

13

*11

10

10

16

23

16

14

25

17

20 

44

*20

14

12

10

8.8

8 ;.5

511.1

16.5

1.60

1.84

Apr.

16

20

*15

59

*175

44 

32

43

36

*33

32

33

d20

d!5 dl4'

*d!4

d!4

d21

d!9

d!5

d!2

d!3

d!7

dll 

d9.0

.8

.8

~7S.3

.3

769.5

25.6

2.49

2.78

May

7.3

7.8

*12

15

11

8.8 

8.8

10

8.8

8.8

25

15

12

9.4

8.8

8.3

7.8

8.3

8.3

7.8

7.3

7.3

7.3

ftf

7.3

7.3

6.9

8.8

12 

10

297.4

9.59

0.931

1.07

June

8.3

6.9

6.9

*6.1

6.9

6.9 

6.5

6.5

7.3

7.3

7.8

6.9

*6.1

5.7

5.5

7.8

10

6.5

12

14

11

7.8

6.5

11 

16

12

11

14

13

17

271.0

9.03

0.877

0.98

July

22

11

*7.8

6.1

5.7

4.9 

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.4

4.0

3.4

5.2

4.3

4.9

4.9

5.7

4.9

4.3

5.7

5.7

53

*17

8.8

6.5

6.1

5.7

4.9

4.6

215.1

6.94

0.674

0.78

Aug.

4.6

*3.7

5.4

5.7

3.7

5.2 

5.2

3.2

5.2

5.2

2.8

2T6~ 2.6

2.6

4.0

5.4

5.7

20

ll

11

*6.9

5.5

4.6

4.3 

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

147.0

4.74

0.460

0.53

Sept.

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

*2.4

 LZ. 2.2

3.4

11

8.8

5.7

4.9

4.9

4.6

6.1

11

41

25

8.7

15

10

7.4

*14

7.4 

5.5

4.6

4.6

7.4

12

9.8

246.0

8.20

0.796

0.89

Calendar year 1956; Max 280 Mln 1.5 Mean 11.9 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.77

Water year 1956-57: Max 175 Mln 2.2 Mean 11.6 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.27

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder graph, high-water marks from 

crest-stage Indicator, and records for nearby stations.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorder graph, 1 discharge measurement, and records for nearby stations.
274 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

North Fork Broad River near Carnesvllle, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°19', long 83°11', at bridge on State Highway 51, 1 mile downstream from 

Unawatti Creek, 3 miles upstream from confluence with Middle Fork Broad River, and 

4-f miles southeast of Carnesville, Franklin County.

Drainage area.--119 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to December 1944, April 1954 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 600.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 1, 1942, to Dec. 31, 1944, wire-weight 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--5 years (1942-44, 1954-57), 139 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,060 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 5.95 ft); minimum, 

21 cfs Sept. 7, 8.

1942-44, 1954-57: Maximum discharge, 4,700 cfs Jan. 18, 1943 (gage height, 7.6 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 16 cfs Oct. 5, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Storm runoff at gage affected for short periods by eight small 

flood-detention reservoirs (combined capacity of reservoirs, 2,950 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years).--WSF 1383: 1943-44.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0 

Z.I 

2.3 

2.5

3.0

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.4

205

370

575

1,170

1,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

65

60

59

*62

60

59

67

56

53

50

49

49

47

47

46_

46

46

49

53

51

68

119

91

70

63

60

60

57

54

56

57

1,829

59.0

0.496

0.57

Nov.

65

63

57

56

56

54

56

82

68

60

59

57

56

54

56

57

304

335

*172

117

99

95

84

78

77

77

73

70

70

68

2,675

89.2

0.750

0.84

Dec .

'68

67

67

65

65

63

63

63

63

63

60

67

77

80

101

111

91

82

77

73

75

117

239

356

265

165

130

115

105

95

91

3,219

104

0.874

1.01

Jan.

87

84

78

SB

276

192

141

119

107

*107

97

93

89

86

87

89

86

78

77

77

78

97

246

162

222

233

192

172

265

398

265

4,466

144

1.21

1.40

Feb.

422

406

282

219

180

182

168

150

139

130

124

113

111

105

101

103

101

95

111

*119

105

99

93

91

113

255

268

259

-

4,644

166

1.39

1.45

Mar.

252

180

150

141

155

134

139

225

168

141

130

124

122

132

126

119

111

115

239

168

137

205

168

158

506

290

192

168

150

139

132

5,316

171

1.44

1.66

Apr.

134

182

146

194

1.460

1,330

539

286

290

249

195

185

168

148

*132

126

124

160

165

141

128

124

134

124

115

111

107

97

95

93

7,482

249

2.09

2.33

May

95

93

97

124

105

95

89

87

as

84

198

158

115

103

93

91

84

82

82

80

75

73

73

71

75

71

73

67

67

86

82

2,854

92.1

0.774

0.89

June

73

68

65

63

*70

73

70

82

84

73

75

70

63

60

57

60

73

63

54

95

113

67

59

59

75

68

107

175

132

107

2,353

78.4

0.659

0.74

July

239

111

84

73

67

60

56

53

50

49

*44

42

41

41

37

49

63

60

62

57

47

43

42

65

122

67

54

53

46

42

41

1,960

63.2

0.531

0.61

Aug.

38

37

36

35

37

32

29

29

29

28

27

25

25

24

2S

30

25

67

75

68

*59

49

42

39

38

37

33

32

30

29

29

1,139

36.7

0.308

0.36

Sept.

27

25

25

23

25

24

22

' 25

47

68

54

43

39

41

42

60

130

222

105

93

86

73

101

77

63

59

57

65

95

95

1,911

63.7

0.535

0.60

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,880 Mln 19 Mean 116 Cfsm 0.975 In. 13.23

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,460 Mln 22 Mean 109 Cfsm O.916 in. 12.46

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs) . Apr. 5 (1 p.m.) 2,O60 cfs (5.95 ft). 

Discharge measurement made this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

Broad River near Bell, Ga.

875

Location.--Lat 33°S8', long 82°46" , at downstream side of main channel pier of bridge on 

State Highway 17, half a mile downstream from Long Creek, 1 mile south of Bell's Crossroads, and 12 miles southeast of Elberton, Elbert County.

Drainage area.--1.430 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1926 to July 1932, August 1937 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 357.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to October 1928, staff gage at railroad 

bridge about 1 mile downstream at datum 1.12 ft lower. October 1928 to July 1932 staff 

gage and August 1937 to January 1939 wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--23 years (1928-31, 1937-57), 1,629 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 16.1 ft); minimum, 165 cfs Sept. 7, 8.

1926-32, 1937-57: Maximum discharge, 79,400 cfs Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 34.8 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs on basis of slope-conveyance studies; minimum, 108 cfs Oct. 8, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1172: 1928-30. WSP 1383: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 19 to Dec. 22, May 14 to Aug. 18, 

Sept. 17-30)

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

165

337

720

6.0

10.0

15.6

1,820

5,180

11,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

680

600 

540

520

520

560

820

660

520

472

*440

422

412

408

405

398

385

378

3li5

402

476

720

970

770

600

520

504

484

476

448 

452

16,357

528

0.369

0.43

Nov.

452

468 

480

468

444

448

448

476

620

600

516

488

484

480

476

472

500

2.070

1,700

1,020

*795

700

660

620

600

580

560

540

540

540

19,245

642

0.449

0.50

Dec.

540

5 2O 

508

500

488

484

480

480

472

476

480

476

472

520

560

620

680

600

560

540

580

600

2,110

5.460

4,800

2,700

1,580

1,280

1,100

970 

895

32,531

1,049

0.734

0.85

Jan.

845

795 

*745

720

2,220

2,940

1,820

1,340

1,140

1,040

970

895

845

820

795

845

845

770

745

720

700

700

970

1,760

1,640

2,860

2,540

1,820

1,640

2,940

5,400

42,825

1,381

0.966

1.11

Feb.

2,940

5 . 530 

2,700

2,300

1,980

1,640

1,580

1,460

1,340

1,250

1,170

1,100

*1,020

995

945

920

920

870

870

970

970

870

820

795

820

1,040

1,980

2,220

_

39,815

1,422

0.994

1.04

Mar.

2,780

2,060 

1,520

1,340

2,220

1,980

1,580

1,580

1,820

1,460

1,280

1,200

1,140

*1,340

1,400

1,200

1,100

1.040

1,640

1,900

1,430

2,780

2,940

2,140

6,350

6,650

3,640

2,060

1,700

1,520

1,370

64,160

2,070

1.45

1.67

Apr.

1,310

1,430

1,580

1,370

4,890

11,200

11,500

4,600

2,780

2,380

1,900

1,700

1,580

1,460

1,370

1,310

1,250

1,340

1,700

1,520

1,310

1,250

*1,340

1,400

1,170

1,100

1,020

995

945

920

69,420

2,314

1.62

1.81

May

895

895 

920

1,400

2,460

1,640

1,070

945

895

845

3,860

6.850

3,640

1,640

1,280

1,640

1,490

1,120

995

945

870

820

770

870

1,020

945

920

820

745

1,140

1,700

46,045

1,485

1.04

1.20

June

1.200

920 

795

745

*870

845

870

770

895

995

820

770

720

640

620

600

640

720

600

560

745

720

560

520

680

820

680

770

1,100

920

23,110

770

0.538

0.60

July

1,120

1,280 

845

680

600

560

520

484

460

440

419

405

391

374

571

402

*620

540

520

520

484

422

388

588

600

600

488

440

422

588

571

16,542

554

0.575

0.45

Aug.

551

554

525

516

408

598

551

298

280

274

265

252

249

277

269

269

286

709

745

600

460

591

540

513

292

283

274

*260

246

241

229

10,565

541

0.258

0.27

Sept.

221

210 

196

190

176

168

165

165

195

246

574

554

510

286

274

286

426

*700

945

720

795

600

520

488

476

456

444

504

680

770

12,558

411

0.287

0.32

Calendar year 1956: Max 16,500 Mln 128 Mean 1,149 Cfsm 0.803 in. 10.94

Water year 1956-57: Max 11,300 Min 165 Mean 1,077 Cfsm 0.753 m. 10.23

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

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
276 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Little River near Mount Carmel, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34 0 04', long 82 0 30', on right bank 480 ft downstream from Island Ford 

Bridge, 2.8 miles upstream from Calhoun Creek, and 4.5 miles north of Mount Carmel, 

McCormick County.

Drainage area. 217 sq mi.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 353.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 17 years (1940-57), 195 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,900 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 9.23 ft); minimum, 2.5 cfs Sept. 6.

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 20,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 29.60 ft, from 

high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 0.7 cfs Oct. 9, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1433: 1948.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.5 

.7 

.9

1.2

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

99

179

554

1,020

1,280

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

80

66

57

*54

55

54

60

60

41

42

39

38

38

38

46

37

36

36

38

42

46

132

TI2

65

54

48

47

47

46

45

45

1,644

53.0

0.244

0.28

Nov.

46

46

M

44

44

44

45

*46

55

60

52

49

48

47

47

47

50

71

96

65

57

57

57

54

54

53

53

52

50

52

1,585

52.8

0.243

0.27

Dec.

52

50

49

48

48

48

49

48

48

48

49

49

49

52

53

60

60

53

*50

49

55

79

246

691

554

260

163

128

110

94

85

3,477

112

0.516

0.59

Jan.

80

77

70

70

306

219

137

110

99

96

89

83

82

82

80

82

80

75

70

6!

70

72

169

219

197

304

211

171

157

*349

304

4,279

138

0.636

0.73

Feb.

340

"270 358

227

193

166

150

139

133

128

121

112

104

101

99

96

96

89

97

128

113

97

93

91

94

121

134

295

_

4,185

149

0.687

0.72

Mar.

446

285

189

170

466

499

209

211

190

158

142

134

138

*227

219

166

145

139

342

313

201

570

377

304

1,280

854

393

270

219

193

174

9,623

310

1.43

1.65

Apr.

166

187

166

149

1,130

1.210

527

278

304

313

209

182

166

150

142

131

128

162

261

174

139

128

136

*144

117

107

99

96

91

16

7,278

243

1.12

1.25

May

83

83

35

105

123

99

85

80

77

75

582

721

262

149

115

102

91

83

80

76

72

66

65

132

185

149

113

86

70

75

117

4,286

138

0.636

0.73

June

86

72

66

68

*120

101

~9l 137

75

77

72

70

66

59

56

54

92

137

75

66

73

56

50

49

65

64

81

87

77

70

2,312

77.1

0.355

0.40

July

140

55

131

56

54

45

42

38

36

34

32

30

29

27

26

25

*25

25

25

26

27

23

21

20

19

23

22

22

22

20

J£

1,138

36.7

0.169

0.19

Aug.

17

18

18

16

15

14

12

11

11

9.9

8.9

8.4

15

18

15

9.9

8.9

17

18

25

20

17

14

13

12

11

10

*9.4

8.4

7.0

.6^

414.4

13.4

0.062

0.07

Sept.

5.8

4.9

4.0

3.6

3.2

2.9

3^

5.6

15

26

33

25

20

18

20

22

22

39

64

44

34

32

32

31

24

20

20

28

50

70

722.2

24.1

0.111

0.12

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,170 Min 2.8 Mean 147 Cfsm 0.677 In. 9.20

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,280 Min 2.9 Mean 112 Cfsm 0.516 In. 7.00

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 efs).--Ko peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 277

Little River near Washington, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°36'40", long 82°44'40", near left bank on downstream side of highway 

bridge pier, 700 ft downstream from Reedy Creek, 4 miles downstream from Georgia Railroad bridge, 6 miles upstream from Williams Creek, and 9 miles south of Washington 

Wilkes County.

Drainage area. 291 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 360 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 8 years, 185 cf s.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,480 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 17.0 ft); minimum, 8.8 cfs Sept. 8.

1949-57: Maximum discharge, 13,100 cfs Mar. 4, 1952 (gage height, 27.6 ft); minimum, 0.32 cfs Oct. 12-16, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1383: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

57

49

45

45

45

40

42

38

33

*30

27

25

24

24

23

22

22

22

23

23

44

~T4 115

50

40

36 

34

33

32

32

32

1,181

38.1

0.131

0.15

Nov.

32

31

31

30

29

29

30

30

31

30

29

29

28

28

28

29

31

37

39

*39

35

34

34

32

32

32 

32

32

32

39

954

31.8

0.109

0.12

Dec.

41

38

36

34

34

34

34

34

34

35

35

35

35

35

42

46

45

42

39

38

43

58

796

2,190

2,660

1,080 

260

176

146

123

109

8,387

271

0.931

1.07

Jan.

103

94

*84

80

397

496

253

176

143

129

113

103

99

95

98

125

115

98

86

82

83

84

109

142

442

1,520 

1,150

433

267

1,040

1,130

9,169

296

1.02

1.18

Feb.

630

346

298

274

225

197

183

162

150

142

132

119

*113

108

103

102

100

94

99

108

98

88

84

85

93

137

156

306

4,732

169

0.581

0.60

Mar.

570

314

211

190

550

460

282

253

225

197

169

146

*188

690

532

290

218

183

218

211

169

734

850

460

2,190

2.980 

1,390

460

322

274

246

16,172

522

1.79

2.06

Apr.

239

253

246

232

746

1.240

850

388

274

225

211

204

190

176

162

156

150

150

162

156

140

139

*298

314

141

120 

110

102

95

7,957

265

0.911

1.02

May

90

91

113

1,140

5,020

1,580

314

183

147

127

530

1,840

1,870

578

204

274

282

424

211

143

118

*101

102

650

750

293 

197

139

114

274

290

16,189

522

1.79

2.06

June

150

117

102

*94

109

104

100

85

85

91

83

78

74

70

62

57

54

50

46

44

44

43

41

39

103

710 

102

67

123

78

3,005

100

0.344

0.38

July

70

67

57

73

54

45

38

34

32

30

27

25

23

22

23

23

*22

24

43

48

39

28

24

21

25

37 

47

113

74

48

36

1,272

41.0

0.141

0.16

Aug.

29

27

25

23

21

21

18

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

31

22

36

99

2.9Q

107

48

33

27

24

22 

19

*17

15

14

13

1,087

35.1

0.121

0.14

Sept.

13

12

11

11

10

9.3

"973 9.0

15

33

41

31

19

16

15

18

25

*43

73

434

438

98

59

48

36

31 

29

58

225

149

2,018.6

67.3

0.231

0.26

Calendar year 1956: Max 5,200 Min 3.7 Mean 208 cfsm 0.715 in. 9.75

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,020 Min 9.0 Mean 198 Cfsm 0.680 in. 9.20

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--Dec. 25 (3 a.m.) 3,O60 cfs (16.0 ft); Mar. 26 (l a.m.) 3,480 

cfs (17.0 ft); May 5 (9 a.m.) 3,440 cfs (16.9 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
278 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Clark Hill Reservoir near Clarks Hill, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°39 I 40", long 82°12'00", in left spillway elevator tower of dam on

Savannah River, 1.6 miles west of Clarks Hill, McCormick County, 3.7 miles upstream from 

Kiokee Creek, and at mile 222.3 upstream from Savannah, Ga.

Drainage area. 6,150 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1952 (elevations and contents at end of 

month), October 1952 to September 195V.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1952, 

staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 331.19 ft May 13; minimum, 312.02 ft Dec. 21.

1952-57: Maximum elevation, 333.20 ft May 7, 1953; minimum, 296.48 ft Feb. 1, 1956.

Remarks. Lake is formed by concrete dam with earth dam at each end; dam completed in 

1952. Storage began in December 1951. Usable capacity, 75,360,000,000 cu ft between 

elevations 305.0ft (normal limit of drawdown) and 335.0 ft (top of spillway gates). 

Dead storage below 305.0 ft, 50,960,000,000 cu ft. Figures given herein represent 

usable contents. Elevation of spillway crest, 300.0 ft. Reservoir is used for flood 

control, generation of power, and navigation.

Capacity table, water year 1956-57 (elevation, in feet,

usable contents, in billions of cubic feet) 

(Computed from table prepared by Corps of Engineers)

310.0

315.0

320.0

8.93

18.73

30.06

325.0

330.0

335.0

43.12

58.37

75.36

Elevation, in feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

5 f !

(*)

Oct.

19.38

19.27

19.18

19.10

19.00

19.00

19.07

18.94

18.80

18.66

18.52

18.38

18.31

18.33

18.16

18.00

17.84

17.69

17.56

17.50

17.56

17.48

17.46

17.42

17.35

17.27

17.23

17.25

17.08

16.93

16.81

22.83

-2,266

Nov.

16.69

16.59

16.56

16.61

16.45

16.29

16.17

16.13

15.93

15.86

15.88

15.73

15.54

15.38

15.24

15.12

15.09

15.30

15.28

15.17

15.08

14.95

14.78

14.72

14.73

14.61

14.43

14.30

14.22

14.10

16.97

-2,261

Dec.

14.02

14.08

13.90

13.72

13.54

13.37

13.21

13.15

13.21

13.00

12.78

12.60

12.43

12.30

12.31

12.52

12.47

12.36

12.24

12.13

12.04

12.18

12.74

13.44

14.05

14.24

14.31

14.37

14.44

14.52

14.40

- 17.56

+220

Jan.

14.34

14.24

14.13

14.12

14.32

14.62

14.62

14.55

14.53

14.49

14.43

14.43

14.54

14.42

14.37

14.28

14.24

14.09

14.04

14.12

13.98

13.87

13.92

14.21

14.62

15.01

15.35

15.42

15.58

15.98

16.32

21.72

+1,553

Feb.

16.74

17.51

18.05

18.29

18.47

18.61

18.75

18.84

18.99

19.21

19.18

19.19

19.23

19.24

19.23

19.34

19.42

19.34

19.37

19.37

19.37

19.34

19.39

19.55

19.43

19.48

19. 6'9

20.18

_

30.53

+3,642

Mar.

20.51

20.78

21.08

21.16

21.38

21.55

21.66

21.84

21.92

22.08

22.05

22.09

22.43

22.68

22.82

22.92

23.06

23.07

23.17

23.25

23.38

23.59

23.84

24.26

25.00

25.54

25.81

25.90

25.94

26.00

26.10

46.48

+5, 955

Apr.

26.16

26.24

26.38

26.58

27.67

28.94

29.77

30.01

30.01

30.01

29.95

29.87

29.94

30.14

30.11

30.07

30.03

30.11

30.17

30.27

30.43

30.42

30.44

30.47

30.46

30.47

30.48

30.56

30.48

30.47

59.97

+5,204

May

30.46

30.44

30.48

30.91

31.06

30.90

30.70

30.49

30.26

30.18

30.67

31.08

31/07

30.96

30.82

30.67

30.60

30.57

30.63

30.44

30.28

30.15

30.02

30.03

30.06

30.17

30.10

30.03

29.95

29.93

29.91

58.10

-698

June

29.91

29.98

29.88

29.84

29.80

29.83

29.84

29,87

30,00

29.89

29.82

29.75

29.70

29,64

29.62

29.65

29.56

29.49

29.43

29.38

29.26

29.24

29.29

29.21

29.23

29.22

29.20

29.19

29.24

29.47

56.75

-521

July

29.46

29.39

29.33

29.29

29.19

29.14

29.15

28.99

28.85

28.75

28.62

28.48

28.42

28.43

28.30

28.18

28.06

27.97

27.86

27.78

27,82

27.64

27,48

27.33

27.21

27.12

27.11

27,14

26.95

26,78

26^64

48.12

-3,222

Aug.

26.48

26.33

26.29

26.35

26.17

25.97

25.81

25.64

25.49

25.40

25.41

25.24

25.18

25.00

24.89

24.75

24.81

24.85

24.87

24.76

24.64

24.48

24.33

24.22

24.21

24.04

23.85

23.65

23.45

23.26

23.17

38.34

-3,651

Sept.

23.15

22.98

22.75

22.54

22.33

22.15

22.06

22.13

22.00

21.87

21.75

21.58

21.43

21.33

21.38

21.19

21.10

21.09

21.07

21.10

21.08

21.22

21.07

20.87

20.69

20.51

20.40

20.44

20.50

20.46

31.26

-2,731

Calendar year 1956.................... * +798

Water year 1956-57.................... * +75

t Contents, in billions of cubic feet, at end of month. 

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second. 

Note. Add 300 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 279

Savannah River near Clarks Hill, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°38'40", long 82°12'05", on right bank 1.2 miles downstream from Clark 

Hill Reservoir dam, 2.4 miles southwest of Clarks Hill, McCormick County, 2.5 miles 

upstream from Kiokee Creek, and at mile 221.1 upstream from Savannah, Ga.

Records available.--May 1940 to June 1954 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 182.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

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

water-stage recorder 6.3 miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge.--13 years (1940-53), 8,479 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharges and minimum daily discharges for the water years 1940-54 are 

contained in the following table:

Water 

year

1940t

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954 tt

Maximum

Date

Aug. 14, 1940

July 8, 1941

Mar. 23, 1942

Jan. 20, 1943

Mar. 21, 1944

Apr. 26, 1945

Jan. 8, 1946

Jan. 21, 1947

Feb. 10, 1948

Nov. 30, 1948

Oct. 9, 1949

Oct. 22, 1950

Mar. 7, 1952

May 7, 1953

Mar. 30, 1954

Discharge 

(cfs)

196,000

54,900

99,300

111,000

111,000

61,200

110,000

87,000

63,600

154,000

36,800

48,700

35,400

30,000

30,000

Gage height 

(feet)

29.34

14.12

20.77

22.16

22.31

15.72

22.11

19.99

16.61

26.35

11.61

14.54

til. 56

10.52

10.67

Minimum daily

Date

June 24, July 7,9, 1940

June 11, 1941

Nov. 29, 1941

Oct. 20, 1942

Aug. 28, 1944

Sept. 11, 1945

Aug. 20, 1946

July 29, 1947

Oct. 7, 8, 1947

Nov. 2, 1948

Sept. 27, 1950

Aug. 29, 1951

Oct. 4, 1951

Jan. 11, 1953

Jan. 17, 1954

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,630

1,120

1,450

1,530

1,930

1,800

2,460

1,960

2,200

2,920

2,570

1,390

1,830

2,740

1,730

t Period May to September. 

* Occurred Mar. 25, 1952. 

tt Period October to June.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 196,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 29.34 ft); minimum daily, 1,120 cfs June 11, 1941.

Remarks. Records fair. Prior to December 1951 some regulation by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs and powerplants above station. From December 1951 flow completely regulated 

by Clark Hill Reservoir.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, May to September 1940

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

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. Apr. May

-

-

-

-

-

.

_

-

-

_

:

3,520

3,800

3,870

3,870

4,480

3,360

2,690

2,690

2,050

5,070

4,880

3,380

3,900

3,260

3,260

*4,020

5,790

6,250

_

-

-

-

June

5,290

3,280

4,360

2,900

3,230

3,230

3,660 

3,620

3,580

3,600

5,630

8,570 

6,040

4,090

4,500

5,450

4,340

4,340

4,690

3,550

3,180

2,780

2,390

1,630

*6,200

4,250

4,780

3,610

2,830

2,870

122,270

4,076

-

-

July

3,170

2,440

2,490

3,250

3,580

3,640

1,650 

2,000

1,630

3,640

9,020

4,130 

5,210

6,950

4,810

3,720

7,330

9,900

12 , 500

7,920

5,260

3,450

*2,830

2,940

3,510

2,940

2,990

3,760

3,210

2,270

1,880

133,800

4,316

-

-

Aug.

2,370

2,340

2,340

2.050

2,900

2,400

2,080 

2,910

4,480

3,650

2,640

5,460 

*L17,000

*185,000

167,000

80,400

17,800

11,400

9,120

6,130

6,180

5,340

4,820

4,670

4,650

a3,600

a3,200

a3,400

a4,000

10,500

46,300

726,110

23,420

-

-

Sept.

54,50O

16,700

9,210

7,860

6,660

6,660

6,220 

5,580

5,360

*a4,600

a5,000

a5,500 

a5,500

a5,000

a4,400

a3,600

a3,000

a3,200

a3,800

a3,600

a4,200

4,040

a3,600

a2 , 800

a2,800

a3,OOO

a3,400

3,620

a3,800

a3,200

200,210

6,674

-

-

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for other stations in same drainage basin.
280 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Savannah River near darks Hill, S. C. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,400

2,200

*3,200

2,800

2,600

3,200

3,000

2,400

2,400

3,200

2,800

3,000

3.400

3,400

2,400

2,400

2,600

2,400

2,800

2,400

3,200

2,000

2,400

2,800

2,600

2,800

3,200

*3,000

2,000 

2,200

3,000

84,200

2,716

Nov.

3,950

4,040

10,200

4,890

3,000

2,960

3,880

3,250

2,920

3,560

3,670

3,110

6,510

17,400

14,200

8,190

5,840

4,080

3,700

3,920

4,780

5,010

4,000

4,400

4,010

*4,210

7,000

7,280

6,160 

5,340

165,460

5,515

~

Dec.

5,640

4,780

4,180

4,910

4,920

5,210

5,000

4,860

5,290

3,290

3,830

4,800

4,740

5,680

7,020

8,160

*1 1,900

16,000

11,800

8,610

7,720

6,570

4,640

3,990

6,880

7,140

5,840

8,180

13,300 

15,400

9 ,380

217,660

7,021

~

Jan.

8,330

9,190

13,600

14,600

12,200

7,610

*6,300

7,330

7,300

6,600

6,610

6,070

4,490

4,230

5,630

5,920

6,950

8,900

6,700

5,490

4,890

5,280

6,330

6,030

5,530

6,070

4,800

4,140

s'seo

4,870

213,150

6,876

~

Feb.

5,320

5,020

,380

,170

,680

,650

,650

,900

,390

,130

* ,560

,930

,380

,080

,980

,060

,700

,140

,140

,930

4,580

4,110

5,000

3,550

2,670

3,840

4,670

4,850

128,460

4,588

~

Mar.

4,670

4,270

3,270

2.960

4,510

5,290

7,590

17,900

18,400

11,200

*7,540

7,940

6,840

6,330

5,750

6,410

5,780

5,240

5,110

5,660

5,410

5,890

5,760

8,630

14,400

14,500

13,100

24,900

23,500

14,400

10,100

283,250

9,137

Apr.

8,240

8,580

8,160

7,790

10,400

14,000

10 700

7J720

7,590

*7,910

7,900

7,070

5,990

5,140

4,900

4,830

4,950

4,780

5,240

5,230

4,000

4,000

4,420

4,420

4,190

5,290

5,170

4,130

5,090 

3,650

189,460

6,515

~

May

4,140

3,910

4,390

5,090

5,070

3,350

4,590

*3,960

5,440

4,690

4,190

5,170

1,820

2,470

5,450

3,460

3,720

5,020

5,060

2,440

2,420

3,610

3,820

3,840

3,020

5,020

1,750

1,420

2,950 

3,300

2,970

105,510

3,404

June

5,550

2,070

1,140

1,700

3,300

3,550

2,970

2,970

2,680

1,140

1,120

5,000

3,270

4,420

3,100

1,570

1,480

1,480

*1,780

1,720

1,510

1,840

3,890

7,810

18,200

18,500

*12,800

9,500

8,000 

6,000

136,060

4,535

July

4,220

4,390

4,310

4,280

5,680

11,400

41,900

55,800

36,500

*15,800

12,100

15,800

12 , 500

12 , 400

10,500

14,100

54,700

*56,800

18,200

10,800

8,600

7,310

6,880

6,350

7,500

6,580

5,800

4,750

5,640 

4,400

4,400

424,190

13,680

Aug.

4,460

4,100

5,250

5,000

12,300

14,400

10,500

8,840

6,950

6,080

5,920

*2,690

3,920

4,310

4,100

3,770

4,130

2,890

2,890

2,090

3,270

4,590

4,890

4,200

2,800

1,800

2,600

5,600

4,800 

4,200

3,400

152,540

4,921

Sept.

4,000

2,800

1,800

*2,000

3,170

3,170

2,840

3,140

2,040

2,040

5,070

5,390

3,610

5,120

2,480

1,840

1,840

2,130

1,840

2,450

1,840

2,170

2,050

1,930

1,950

3,580

2,860

5,560

2,440 

2,010

76,760

2,559

Calendar year 1940: Max 

Water year 1940-41: Max 53,£

Min - 

Min 1,120

Mean

Mean 5,964

Cfsm - In.

Cfsm 0.970 In. 13.16

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-31, June 29, 30, Aug. 24 to Sept. 4; discharge estimated on 

basis of records for other stations in same drainage basin.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1941 to September 1942

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.

2,270

2,790

2,280 

2,740

2,260

1,980

2,280

1,750

5,200

2,270

2,760

2,280

2,260

1,750

1,460

2,000

2,240

2,270

2,550

2,010

1,500

2,020

*2,000

2,010

1,730

2,530

2,270

1,510

5.660 

5 380

2*810

70,800

2,284

-

-

Nov.

2,980

5,710

4,700 

5,150

2,550

2,730

2,980

2,640

3,170

2,690

2,310

2,250

2,250

1,840

2,220

2,250

3,070

2,260

2,690

2,260

1,880

3,440

1,840

2,260

*2,310

1,810

2,640

2,680

1,450

1,840

76,830

2,561

-

-

Dec.

2,250

1,880

2,220 

3,710

25,900

22,400

11,800

6,190

4,480

4,620

4,170

3,770

4,060

4,500

5,210

4,120

*3,710

3,690

3,570

3,780

3,510

5,020

6,020

30,400

55,000

27,900

27,100

16,700

10,100

6 , 580 

6,170

296,530

9,565

-

-

Jan.

5,780

7,790

12,800 

16,600

14,600

9,470

7,060

6,040

*6,070

5,170

5,560

4,450

4,630

5,170

5,090

4,620

4,990

5,000

4,150

4,450

6,650

6,840

5,420

4,870

5,150

4,110

4,210

5,210

6,590

6,450 

5,470

200,240

6,459

-

-

Feb.

6,810

6,910

5,280 

6,110

5,470

6,230

8,460

13,400

9,840

6,750

*7,350

8,690

7,280

6,510

6,050

6,080

21,400

*59,600

*42,000

15,400

9,300

8,060

6,990

6,870

11,600

9,910

7,200

6,920

322,470

11,520

-

Mar.

7,280

9,200

18,900 

17,500

12,300

10,500

11,000

9,900

22,400

27,100

17,400

11,300

9,480

9,110

8,900

10,600

21,300

18,700

*15,600

9,720

29,900

84,800

88.400

49 000

25,200

15,100

11 , 500

20,700

20,100

13, 800 

10,500

640,990

20,680

-

-

Apr.

11,700

10,500

9,970 

9,340

9,070

7,910

6,850

7,880

8,270

11,500

11,500

9,210

7,620

7,200

7,770

7,510

7,140

7,660

6,360

5,790

*4,810

5,880

6,570

5,250

5,720

5,090

3,950

5,660

4,250

5,270

221,180

7,373

-

-

May

4,700

4,730

5,190 

3,550

5.500

5,530

6,050

5,800

4,590

4,360

3,670

3,700

6,860

4,740

6,940

14,800

13,500

7,760

4,740

4,960

12,000

*25,100

20,100

12,500

10,200

7,530

7,090

6,700

7,300

6 j880 

6,310

240,760

7,766

-

-

June

5,170

4,240

4,770 

4,780

4,250

4,280

5,250

8,110

6,080

6,050

7,330

9,690

9,430

8,060

6,420

4,060

3,730

4,860

4,980

5,370

4,810

4,170

5.480

3,860

4,530

4,470

4,150

4,190

5,570

7,380

163,520

5,451

-

-

July

8,090

7,240

7,300 

7,000

4,880

4,150

3,000

3,000

3,780

5,160

*3,700

4,950

3,690

3,740

3,810

5,410

3,020

3,570

2,920

3,370

2,590

3,890

5,970

6,260

11,200

10,400

4,390

7,100

7,760

5,410 

3,030

159,560

5,147

-

-

Aug.

4,360

4,110

2,500 

1,750

2,620

3,920

3,440

2,980

4,650

2,170

3,120

3,210

8,070

6,810

5,920

4,770

5,100

6,790

12,000

19,300

22,700

*18 300

11*900

7,490

5,520

5,270

4,900

4,870

4,300

4,970 

3,480

201,290

6,495

-

-

Sept.

2,710

4,070

4,490 

4,560

4,150

5,610

6,790

9,150

8,250

7,190

6,540

5,480

5,220

4,230

2,850

5,250

3,270

5,990

2,890

5,240

5,280

2,570

2,930

2,890

3,250

*5,600

4,490

6,310

6,500

6,000

141,730

4,724

-

-

Calendar year 1941: Max 53,800 Min 1,120 Mean 5,900 Cfsm 0.959 In. 13.05

Water year 1941-42: Max 88,400 Min 1,450 Mean 7,496 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.54

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 281

Savannah River near Clarks Hill, S. C.~Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24 

25

26

27

28

29

50 

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

a4,800

a4,000

a5,400

a5,600

a5,200

a2,400

a2,600

a5,400

3,250

2,590

5,210

5,520

2,600

2,240

2,880

5,270

5,890

5,540

2,550

1,550

4,200

7,070

5,200

4,190 

5,580

4,900

8,250

7,660

5,990

4,050 

2,960

118,500

5,825

Nov.

3,590

4,250

5,550

3,590

5,550

5,670

5,670

5,700

*4,500

5,000

2,690

4,580

4,260

4,160

4,950

4,040

2.250

5,150

5,960

3,050

5,520

4,540

5,250

7.540 

5,280

5,450

5,210

5,210

5,980

5,620

120,500

4,010

Dec.

4,940

6,550

7,590

7,280

6,650

7,450

7,560

9,290

13,600

11,300

8,620

7,610

7,020

6,300

4.150

5,750

6,400

*6,090

5,240

5,150

4,970

4,280

5,620

5,480 

5,110

5,610

5,040

6,650

24,700

54 000 

60 ! 600

525,940

10,510

Jan.

54,600

14,200

11,000

9,510

7,510

7,980

7,910

9,580

10,700

9,550

7,660

5,990

7,570

7,550

7,410

7,110

7,650

19,500

90,500

105,000

60,700

21,200

15,100

10,800 

12,100

7,890

9,650

58,400

65,000

44,200 

17,600

688,480

22,210

Feb.

12,100

9,540

10,700

10,400

14,400

56,800

57,200

22,000

14,100

11,500

11,900

*11,800

10,900

11,000

9,100

7,490

9,490

9,100

8,900

8,960

8,720

8,610

6.880

8,180 

7,650

7,590

7,550

8,610

-

.._._ 

540,950

12,180

Mar.

7,570

6.780

8,850

9,420

7,240

15,100

23,900

17,000

10,400

9,120

8,900

8,150

9,680

11,300

9,900

7,790

8,970

17,500

20,800

15,500

36,700

65,000

51,200

25,600 

15,800

12 , 100

15,200

12,500

12,100

10,500 

9,440

495,410

15,980

Apr.

9,970

9,660

9,740

9,860

8,950

7.550

8,580

8,520

8,270

8,400

7,990

9,410

16,200

12,600

9,110

8,340

8,180

8,630

16,400

41 , 700

56,600

20,000

12,300

16,700 

19,200

14,500

10,100

10,700

10,400

9,510

387,850

12,950

Hay

9,240

10,400

8,450

5,710

8,550

7,870

7,590

7,240

7,610

6,550

5.580

9,820

18.600

*12,500

8,410

8,240

7,190

6,050

6,740

6,850

6,500

5,990

6,690

6,270 

7,780

15,100

8,450

6,500

6,500

6,850 

6,540

249,480

8,048

June

4,750

5,410

6,560

5,470

5,720

6,540

5,700

5,900

5,820

7,190

6,750

8,040

7,900

7,740

4,640

5,850

5,510

5,010

6,100

5,460

*5,290

4.010

5,490

5,750 

7,550

6,000

4,590

6,040

11,600

22,700

200,600

6,687

July

25,900

27,900

25,600

19,000

14,100

10,800

15,200

10,600

12,900

19,800

16,800

11,200

11,700

21,400

16,400

11,600

9,540

9,190

7,240

5,990

6,940

7,070

7,090

6,580 

6,890

5.980

6,820

9,250

7,090

6,550 

6,540

579,420

12,240

Aug.

7,400

*5,550

4,050

5,550

5,050

5,090

6,570

7,700

8,740

6,370

5,210

6,230

9,590

14,100

9,250

9,120

5,120

5,380

5,120

5,350

5,660

6,040

4,150

2.750 

4,600

5,500

5,200

5,200

5,280

5,260 

5,940

187,280

6,041.

Sept.

5,200

5,200

5,440

4,910

3,540

5,700

2.150

5,540

5,660

5,700

4,170

2,550

4,170

2,150

2,520

5,280

4,120

5,780

4,560

4,700

11,000

*15.700

9,120

5,790 

5,250

4,450

5,120

2,790

5,520

5,480

158,780

4,626

Calendar year 1942: Max 88,400 Mln 1,550 Mean 7,826 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.27

Water year 1942-45: Max 105,000 Bin 1,550 Mean 9,955 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.97_________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for other stations In same drainage basin.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1945 to September 1944

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28 

29

50 

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4,430

3,350

3,550

3,700

2,680

5,350

5,570

5,310 

5,980

5,640

2,930

2.650

3,040

3,920

a4.800

a4,000

a3,800

a4,200

a5,000

*a3,200

a5,600

a3,000

a3,200

a5,200

a5,800

a5,200

a5,000

a4,000 

a4,600

a4 200 

a4loOO

110,500

3,565

-

-

Nov.

4,300

5,680

5,720

4,600

2.400

5,120

2,460

5,300 

8,560

9.160

6,470

4,880

5,860

5,650

5,610

2,740

3,030

3,670

3,870

5,550

5,730

5,000

2,440

3,550

5,870

5,560

5,000

5,490 

4,220

5 440

130,710

4,357

-

L

Dec.

,190

,370

,200

,370

,370

5,920

5,580

4,190 

4,570

5,870

5,870

4,150

5,440

*5,160

4,310

4,830

4,590

5,840

2.880

5,870

5,210

3,490

4,320

4,510

5,560

8,910

22.200

17,500 

9,190

7,820 

7,150

174,010

5,613

-

-

Jan.

6,300

6,100

11,800

25,900

19,900

11,400

8,470

8,400 

8,640

8,080

6,960

6,450

6,580

6,920

14,900

18 , 700

14,400

9,880

8,890

7,550

7,150

6,390

5,820

*5,270

6,640

5,030

6,090

5,890 

5,180

5 290 

4^420

279,150

9,005

-

-

Feb.

4,300

4,540

4,700

5,100

5,320

4,530

4,460

4.210 

6,250

15,400

17,700

15,800

16,600

14,300

27,600

28,400

25,700

55,600

29,100

26,500

20,800

15,500

12,100

15,900

12,300

10,800

18,800

29,600 

21,200

h448,710

15,470

-

-

Mar.

15,900

10,800

9,780

9,860

10,200

9,760

19,500

52 , 700 

20,300

*13,100

12,200

12,000

15,500

12 , 700

10,400

8,950

8,800

8.790

9,110

6 7 , 500

107,000

75,000

61,100

67,600

41,100

21,900

14,800

11,500 

22,600

65,100 

63,900

865,050

27,9OO

-

-

Apr.

58,000

19,800

14,700

12,100

12,300

11,800

12,500

11,900 

11,100

14,700

12,900

9.440

21,900

15,400

13,600

22 , 400

20,400

13,600

12,800

12,800

*12 , 300

12,300

12,100

12,900

13,600

14,400

24,400

34,500 

23,300

15, 800

489,740

16,320

-

-

May

12,600

10,300

12,200

11,800

11,300

10,400

14,200

11,300 

9,810

9,490

9,690

8,890

8,630

9,690

7,360

6,490

8,040

8,040

8,120

8,060

11,500

8,770

5,970

7,410

7,190

7,560

7,350

9,080 

6,550

5.860 

6,960

280,590

9,051

-

-

June

6,240

6,140

6,310

7.520

*5,810

5,700

6,620

6,310

6,350

6,610

5,890

5,860

5,570

6,970

5,800

6,330

6,080

7,140

5,310

4,320

4,560

4,830

4,950

4,830

5,180

4,300

4,610

5.490 

4,100

4,200

167,730

5,591

-

-

July

4,710

6,040

5,100

5,100

3,950

3,180

2,730

2.690 

4,650

3,770

*3,920

5,920

3,920

4,650

6,090

7,660

6,830

3,550

5,890

5,270

4,400

4,540

4,460

3,970

3,420

2,970

3,550

3,790 

3,790

3,790 

3,520

135,600

4,374

-

-

Aug.

3,700

4,200

5,310

5,270

4,700

4,640

4,680

5.560 

5,500

4,000

3,500

4,250

4,060

*3,630

2,880

4,010

5,340

5,510

4,970

4,160

3,060

2,730

3,150

3,150

2,730

3,110

3,900

1.950 

2,680

5,390 

3,690

123,370

3,980

-

-

Sept.

4,560

5,400

4,420

2,730

2,730

2,410

4,010

4,250 

4,200

5,300

3,660

2,750

4,750

5,560

2,710

2,980

2,440

*2,710

2.160

3,480

4,610

3,840

5.720

4,530

3,200

2,530

3,520

5,560 

5,600

2,720

108,840

3,628

-

-

Calendar year 1945: Max 105,000 Min 2,150 Mean 9,544 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.06

Water year 1945-44: Max 107,000 Mln 1,950 Mean 9,055 Cfsm 1.47 In. 20.04

 Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for other stations in same drainage basin.

5105Z8 O -59 -19
282 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Savannah River near Clarks Hill, S. C. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet pe cond, water year October 1944 to September 1945

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6,560

6,190

2,970

2,970

3,280

5,950

5,520

2,970

2.270

2,650

2,650

2,940

2,980

2,920

4,520

3,270

2,560

2,380

2,690

5,480

5,600

6,010

*4,800

5,790

5,680

5,430

3,450

5,770

5,770 

3,200

2,540

111,360

3,592

Nov.

2.510

2,670

3,870

3,770

3,090

3,140

2,760

2,510

5,450

4,080

4,130

3,290

5,150

2,520

2,870

5,770

4,000

4,550

5,770

5,790

5,430

5,200

a4,400

a3 , 800

a5, 600

a5,200

a5, 600

a7,000

alO.OOO 

a8,000

119,880

5,996

Dec.

*a6,000

5,390

5,230

4,560

5,700

5,550

4,620

6,280

10,200

8,190

5,700

5,860

6,700

5,800

4,970

4,660

4,150

4,450

2,950

3,360

3,700

4,260

4,960

4,260

5,000

5,010

2,510

2.270

2,910 

2,890

4,990

142,440

4,595

Jan.

3,400

6,610

7,670

5,840

5,250

5,610

5,250

6,710

6,940

6,810

5,780

4,840

5,780

6,700

5,840

4,510

4,660

5,230

*5,040

7,080

7,790

6,450

5,250

4,840

5,140

5,080

4,750

4,770

3,950 

5,220

4,480

171,230

5,524

Feb.

4,670

4,960

5,110

5,230

4,830

6,770

7,910

6,340

5,810

5,510

4,700

4,810

7,940

50,500

26,000

15,600

10,500

16,600

19,900

14,200

12,100

12,100

26,400

28,000

17,600

12,600

9,670

10,500

554,660

11,950

Mar.

11,300

11,100

9,550

9,500

*11,300

12,300

10,700

9,190

8,680

7,980

6,780

6,410

5,830

6,760

6,780

6,300

6,600

6,250

5,540

5,070

7,290

12,200

9,520

7,980

6,640

6,570

12,500

25,500

14,600 

9,300

8,970

284,590

9,180

Apr.

7,860

6,660

6,870

8,750

7,140

6,390

6,040

6,150

5,520

4,930

5,000

5,160

5,070

5,660

5,220

*5,080

4,600

10,400

14,500

9,050

6,000

6,550

6,500

6,900

50,500

59,400

52 , 700

22,700

13,900 

12,800

355,560

11,790

May

9,780

9,160

8,830

9,350

9,060

8,110

6,680

5,890

6,860

6,030

6,590

8,090

10,000

9,080

6,920

6,320

6,110

5,790

6,310

5,780

4,810

4,680

5,750

*5,470

5,030

4,490

5,000

6,040

4,000 

4,530

4,130

204,670

6,602

June

3,940

4,550

4,430

3,710

3,100

4,520

5,870

4,280

5,860

5,810

8,560

4,900

5,500

6,140

5,780

5,560

6,740

4,210

5,230

3,270

5,280

4,700

3,960

3,190

2,520

1,850

3,390

2,810

1,960 

3,100

128,500

4,277

July

2,690

*5,150

2,940

2,960

5,740

4,440

5,130

4,600

2,850

2,890

2.440

3,550

3,690

3,440

5,680

5,260

6,540

4,640

2,970

3,570

5,640

5,650

5,680

3,350

2,680

4,020

18,600

12 , 300

8,600 

7,550

8 , 390

155,210

5,007

Aug.

6,900

5,590

5,280

5,030

5,510

5,540

6,620

6,840

5,700

4,990

4,340

4,580

2,930

*5,460

5,540

4,050

5,360

3,420

5,470

5,850

2,850

2,450

3,490

2,840

7,080

11.900

6,830

5,860

2,700 

5,060

5,070

146,690

4,752

Sept.

5,420

4,320

2,930

2,120

2,160

2,160

3,660

3,950

5,700

2,440

1.800

1,820

5,120

21,200

21.700

16,400

15,000

20,600

15,500

9,110

6,510

6,580

6,580

*8,400

4,250

4,400

4,640

4,620

5,260 

4,620

210,550

7,018

Calendar year 1944: Max 107,000 Min 1,930 Mean 8,941 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.79

Water year 1944-45: Max 59,400 Min 1,800 Mean 6,474 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.29

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for other stations in same drainage basin.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1945 to September 1946

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

50 

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3,510

2,830

2,830

4,320

3,170

3,120

3,210

2,820

2,510

5,120

5,800

5,510

2,910

5,450

5,180

2,850

5,420

3,880

5,160

3,900

3,900

4,250

4,150

5,810

*6.600

6,270 

5,990

4,750

3,760

3,820 

5,240

120,040

3,872

-

~

Nov.

4,130

4,400

4,520

4,600

4,270

5,740

5,250

4,060

5,740

4,010

4,050

3,820

5,540

3,270

3,540

4,480

4,520

4,800

3,770

2,880

4,500

4,590

8,580

8,080

6,090

4,460 

5,490

4,290

5,200

5,470

153,920

4,464

-

~

Dec.

4,870

5,320

*5,850

4,060

15 , 300

27,100

17,700

10,500

8,580

7,550

5,860

7,280

6,710

6,590

7,110

8,060

7,820

6,520

8,050

8,890

8,230

7,220

7,290

6,210

21,400

48,700 

47,700

26,800

24,000

52,200 

25,100

451,950

15,930

-

"

Jan.

20,700

15,500

11,800

10,000

10,600

14,800

53,300

95.600

93 500

53)600

28,400

19,500

17,200

* 12, 800

14 , 100

28,200

57,600

27,900

19,600

15,500

15,600

12,500

12,600

11,000

10,500

11,000 

11,700

9,910

8,840

10,400 

11,500

725,350

23,330

-

~

Feb.

17,400

18,500

14,000

10,700

8,750

12 , 100

12 , 500

13,800

16,200

38,600

46 , 700

50.200

24,100

15,800

14,400

12,600

11,800

10,800

17,000

39,000

32,700

19,400

14,400

15,400

*12,600

11 , 500 

14,100

15,100

-

536,130

19,150

-

~

Mar.

12,400

11,600

11,400

10,500

6,620

9,420

9,820

10,700

11,500

15,400

12,200

8,640

10,200

11,000

12,000

19,300

22,200

27,800

18 , 800

14,100

12 , 600

11,500

12,800

12,500

9,910

9,500 

11,800

12 , 400

26,600

321200

457,610

14,760

-

~

Apr.

17 , 700

12 , 800

12 , 100

11,300

10,800

11,800

11,800

*10,600

12,200

16 , 300

16 , 100

15 , 300

14,100

12,300

10,700

8,860

22,900

55,600

16,000

14,100

12 , 100

10,800

10,500

12,200

10,600

12,500 

15,000

11,600

8,700

7,700

402,660

13,420

-

~

May

10,500

10,400

9,860

25,300

29,100

19,200

12,100

12,100

11,800

10,600

10,100

8,480

*7,240

7,170

9,220

14,100

14,500

15,200

11,300

9,780

12,100

14,500

10,800

9,030

8,520

8,450 

14,500

12,500

10,600

8)560

575,910

12,150

-

~

June

9,690

12.400

10,500

6,570

8,610

8,850

6,880

7,590

7,540

5,550

5,100

6,190

7,040

6,260

7,520

7,550

*7,470

7,120

5,990

6,870

6,450

5,420

6,150

4,750

5,950

4,860 

5,410

6,520

6,090

5,710

205,960

6,865

-

"

July

4,190

4,970

6,100

7.150

6,400

4,670

6,420

4,440

5,820

5,510

5,650

5,790

6,500

6,490

6,480

5,980

7,050

6,070

5,140

5,570

5,510

*3,930

5,510

5,140

4,910

4,500 

5,990

4,050

4,180

4,220

4,410

164,100

5,294

-

~

Aug.

10,100

7,570

5,100

10,700

7,530

4,920

5,080

4,800

4,660

4,150

4,030

3,670

3,010

3,590

4,150

5,720

5,870

5,820

2,950

2,460

5,820

4,330

11.000

7,170

6,300

*5,390 

4,080

4,440

4,310

4,080

5,660

159,840

5,156

-

"

Sept.

4,890

2,940

2,650

3,790

4,960

3,600

3,110

3,880

3,110

2,780

3,380

4,560

4,050

3,410

3,610

3,110

2,460

4,170

4,070

3,210

2,690

2,730

3,310

4,050

5,850

6,520 

4,660

4,070

3,300

2,720

111,660

3,722

-

"

Calendar year 1945: Max 59,400 Min 1,800 Mean 7,530 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.19

Water year 1945-46: Max 95,600 Min 2,460 Mean 10,470 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.13

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 283

Savannah River near Clarks Hill, S. C. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Total

Mean

Oct.

2,130 

2,450 

2,100

2,130

2,070

2,730

*3,210

5,260

*23,300

*28,7_00

18,000

10,500

8,690

6,730

5,110

4,350

4,140

4,530

4,850

4,610

4,140

3,810

3,900

4,590

4,840

5,430

8,410

5,980

4,420

199,410

6,433

Nov.

4,450 

4,080 

4,160

*4,460

4,000

4,600

5,100

4,600

4,690

4,870

4,280

3,920

4,280

4,870

4,630

4,760

4,710

6,090

10,400

8,060

6,330

6,070

6,880

5,920

5,260

4,760

4,980

6,330

6,550

158,570

5,286

Dec.

4,780 

4,340 

3,710

4,670

5,240

5,040

5,240

4,790

4,190

3,850

4,750

5,010

4,730

5,080

4,870

*4,190

4,310

4,400

5,240

5,790

5,810

6,880

5,480

4,360

5,320

4,360

3,900

4,340

5,080

147,840

4,769

Jan.

4,820 

6,880 

9,060

16,700

14,200

11,200

7,980

8,440

9,330

8,520

7,430

7,450

8,130

22,000

23,900

17,300

17,600

20,000

24,700

*55,800

82,200

77,800

41,200

*16,000

12,100

11,000

10,000

8,580

9,060

590,840

19,060

Feb.

11,500 

10,000 

7,820

6,770

7,030

7,760

7,050

7,240

8,040

6,660

6,130

7,810

7,480

6,720

6,450

6,960

5,780

5,320

5,900

7,160

14,100

16,200

11,500

7,470

*6,950

8,050

7,740

7,370

_

224,960

8,034

Mar.

7,000 

7,620 

7,480

6,400

5,780

8,580

15,100

40,100

47,700

29,300

15,700

10,300

9,710

20,800

22,200

15,200

10,000

8,680

8,690

12,900

12 , 900

10,800

8,670

6,670

6,950

7,820

8,250

7,870

8,990

403,840

13,030

Apr.

7,150 

8,350 

11,700

10,200

8,320

8,810

6,840

*6,080

7,530

8,190

7,340

7,760

11,100

23,800

55,800

33,200

27,500

21,600

15,800

13,100

11,300

9,000

11,000

9,750

9,200

9,040

7,980

6,520

5,700

365,800

12,190

May

6,930 

7,490 

9,120

6,950

5,840

5,050

5,130

6,410

5,920

5,470

5,720

5,030

4,620

*4,550

5,520

5,410

4,680

4,670

3,670

3.520

4,640

5,330

6,750

6,290

7,190

6,150

5,620

6,110

5,460

177,190

5,716

June

5,230 

2,770 

2,490

3,930

4,630

4,360

4,770

4,030

3,140

2,860

4,040

3,930

4,130

4,310

9,940

12 , 700

5,070

5,280

4,530

4,840

6,280

7,150

*9,660

12,000

7,020

6,450

5,960

6,060

5,070

166,790

5,560

July

5,560 

6,660 

5,660

5,110

3,930

3,900

3,870

5,150

6,390

7.280

5,130

4,550

4,380

3,770

2,670

3,380

3,950

3,800

4,730

4,380

3,300

2,770

2,760

2,810

3,050

2,740

3,290

2,820

1,960

125,860

4,060

Aug.

2,370 

3,400 

5,020

*3,970

3,070

3,720

5,700

5,390

3,450

4,020

3,740

4,260

4,590

3,710

4,050

2,970

3,230

4,380

2,920

3,800

4,180

3,460

3,680

3,870

2,880

2,710

2,900

2,880

3,530

114,220

3,685

Sept.

2,680 

1,980 

1,980

2,190

2,260

2,900

3,310

*2,670

2,120

2,040

3,930

4,000

3,800

3,600

3,000

2,600

3,200

4,200

3,800

3,600

3,000

2,600

2,400

3,200

5,500

4,600

3,200

2,600

2,800

92,160

3,072

Calendar year 1946: Max 95,600 Mln 2,070 Mean 9,981 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.03

Water year 1946-47: Max 82,200 Mln 1,960 Mean 7,582 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.73

discharge estimated on basis of records for other statme drainage oasin. 

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

Cfsm

in.

Oct.

a2,400

a2,600

a3,800

a3,200

a2,600

a2,800

a2.200

a2,200

a3,000

a5,000

a4,800

a4,400

a4,800

a3,800

a3,400

a2,800

a4,600

a6,000

a8,500

a8,000

a4,400

*a3,000

2,940

4,210

5,370

7,820

5,210

4,200

8,460

9, 680

5,820

142,010

4,581

-

-

Nov.

5.410

18,600

30,900

27,600

16,000

11,500

10,300

19,500

20,100

11,500

19,200

51,700

42,200

22,100

15,600

25,100

19,100

12,800

15,800

15,300

10,500

8,340

8,340

9,300

13,600

11,900

8,550

8,990

6,920

7/590

504,340

16,810

-

-

Dec.

5,690

*5,770

7,070

6,410

6,860

6,510

6,560

5,670

5.500

7,240

11,300

13,600

13,700

14,600

11,200

17,800

22,400

16,100

11,500

10,300

14,000

18,800

14,200

12,100

11,500

16,600

13,800

10,200

7,720

7,780

6,940

339,220

10,940

-

-

Jan.

7,340

9,430

9,160

9,190

6,030

6,040

6,300

6,100

5,450

6,240

6,870

5.300

*7,720

15,700

13,400

8,820

6,840

6,900

6,810

6,070

7,440

8,360

7,060

6,620

7,030

6,410

7,480

10,500

13,100

13,400

2^4,700

267,810

8,639

-

-

Feb.

21,400

14,400

10,000

8,340

8,970

8,960

11,900

36,800

59,600

62 , 400

52 , 700

57,200

49,700

50,700

37,600

24,100

15,500

13,600

12,100

11,800

12,800

15,500

15,800

12 , 600

11,200

11,500

*10,700

9,960

10,000

657,830

22,680

_

-

Mar.

8.100

8,290

15,100

15,500

13,800

11,900

39,200

60,600

46,000

26,700

18,700

14,700

15,100

11,800

9,780

10,400

25,300

30,400

19,600

15,300

13,600

11,300

13,600

35,000

30,400

19,800

14,400

20,100

19,400

13,900

13,900

619,670

19,990

-

-

Apr.

38,300

46,700

30,400

21,000

15,000

*13,900

16,700

16,700

20,000

17,800

14,400

13,900

12,100

12,600

12,100

11,300

10,000

10,400

8,790

7,910

8,720

8,840

9,310

8,950

7,990

a6,500

a7,500

a7,000

a7,500

aS.OOO

430,290

14,340

-

-

May

a7,000

a6,000

a6,000

a6,500

8,440

9,420

8,950

8,940

7,700

5,920

5,780

6,760

7,820

7,920

7,140

7,790

5,250

*4,750

5,360

5,700

5,520

5,520

5,580

4.100

4,100

7,170

7,600

7,920

11 , 900

19,700

18 ,600

236,650

7,634

-

-

June

11,900

10,700

8,870

6,340

7,460

7,080

4,590

3,480

5,500

5,690

5,450

6,430

4,660

3,760

4,370

6,770

6,800

5,660

5,360

6,170

5,250

*5,470

5,640

6,800

5,080

4,850

4,320

3,440

4,400

12,200

184,490

6,150

-

-

July

13,500

9,970

5,990

5,320

3,800

3.120

3,140

3,560

5,640

4,030

4,940

9,840

28,400

25,500

18,400

16,700

28,500

21,900

13,200

8,120

8,350

7,020

6,450

6,220

6,640

4,360

4,550

4,620

5,480

5,800

6,970

298,050

9,614

-

-

Aug.

6,520

5,460

*9,720

15,500

*24,700

23,600

11,700

8,580

7,620

5,750

7,280

6,570

6,390

7,200

7,330

5,440

5,160

5,900

6,510

5,390

6,250

5,780

4,000

3,970

5,490

5,500

5,590

5,360

5,390

5,740

3,220

236,610

7,635

-

-

Sept.

4,240

5,220

5,450

5,450

5,480

6,420

16,300

18.100

11,800

8,440

7,100

7,090

4,360

*3,900

4,780

5,870

5,740

5,740

5,410

4,060

3.030

5,000

5,320

5,850

5,640

4,220

3,540

3,650

5,330

5,330

187,820

6,261

-

-

Calendar year 1947: Max 82,200 Mln 1,960 Mean 8,897 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.63

Water year 1947-48: Max 62,400 Mln 2,200 Mean 11,220 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.82

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for other stations In same drainage basIn.
284 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Savannah River near Clarks Hill, S. C.--Continued 

:harge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1948 to Septembpr 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.

4,920

4,560

4,800

4,180

3,510

4,250

5,050

4,910

5,240

5,320

3,900

3,910

4,880

4,730

4,890

a4,600

a4,400

a3,800

a3,600

a4,400

35.500

a4,400 

a4,400

35,000

a4,200

35,200

*34,600

5,090

5,150 

4,790

4,130

140,310

4,526

Nov.

3,470

2.920

4,350

16,400

22,000

12,500

10,000

18,000

12,300

8,100

7,740

7,200

7,150

7,650

4,930

5,130

5,210

6,780

6,640

6,350

14,400

12,000 

13,700

27,200

27,900

17,500

30,600

68,600

126,000 

*146,000

658,720

21,960

Dec.

97.500

47,600

24,300

23,900

17,200

14,100

*13,400

15,500

15,000

13,400

11,800

11,300

9,780

8.820

9,060

9,420

9,780

9,560

11,800

13,500

11,300

10,100 

9,480

9,020

9,830

9,840

11,200

10,000

9,850 

32,300

43,200

552,640

17,830

Jan.

28,800

18,600

13,100

12 , 100

16,200

40,600

68,200

49,900

22,200

15,000

13,400

13,100

12,800

11,800

10,800

10,000

8.820

*9,820

10,000

10,200

10,500

10,300 

10,400

9,510

9,120

9,970

10,300

9,760

10,500 

11,300

10,600

507,700

16,380

Feb.

19,800

22,100

15,800

20,000

27,900

23,800

16,400

13,400

17,300

45,200

59,900

25,400

16,700

12,800

11,500

15,400

22,100

25,200

18,600

55,000

58,100

21,800 

15,800

15,600

12,600

12,100

15,800

17,500

-

----- 

585,200

20,850

Mar.

*15,000

12,800

12,500

11,000

9,780

10,400

10,600

10,000

9,600

11,200

15,000

12,800

10,700

8,550

8,590

10,500

10,000

9,840

10,200

11,200

8,510

7,970 

10,200

25,600

17,900

14,100

14,400

15,600

12,100 

12,500

11,500

366,040

11,810

Apr.

12,600

13,600

12,300

11,500

10,500

17,200

17,300

13,800

12,100

11,500

8,820

*13,200

*23,400

*26,700

20,600

14,200

12,100

10,500

8,820

10,000

10,400

10,700 

11,000

10,600

8,560

6,460

7,980

7,770

15,200 

40,200

407,610

15,590

May

55,400

60,600

*54,100

28,700

15,700

12,600

11,500

15,000

15,600

14,700

18,700

20,500

17,600

14,400

12,800

10,500

9,800

12,200

11,100

10,700

10,500

9,150 

7,700

7,050

*9,850

9,420

9,170

8,540

7,750 

6,680

7,910

515,500

16,560

June

15,600

15,300

12,300

10,600

8,340

5.740

5,740

7,720

7,980

9,080

8,720

10,200

7,520

7,150

9,600

10,400

19,600

38,600

22,000

12,300

10,300

10,300 

10,100

9,360

9,740

12,000

12,300

8,020

8,580 

8,600

341,790

11,390

July

8,720

9,100

8,630

6,880

*5.450

6,070

6,460

7,550

7,510

7,190

8,060

10,600

19,200

29,100

20,500

14,700

16,400

19,700

35,600

41,700

27,200

17,600 

13,900

11,500

10,000

9,610

9,450

8,460

8,690 

7,760

8,490

421,760

13,610

Aug.

8,520

6,160

7,860

8,580

9,540

10,400

9,240

8,960

5,970

7,870

7,490

6,770

6,430

7,330

*5,670

5.320

9,020

26,600

18,800

12,600

8,580

10,800 

16,200

13,600

11,000

8,340

8,380

11,200

22,000 

23,200

14,800

357,250

10,880

Sept.

10,800

9,540

8,580

11,000

12,800

8,010

24,900

46,200

40,400

30,900

13,900

10,800

10,500

10,900

10,700

9,700

9,690

9,690

8,910

8,560

9,490

7,790 

7,890

8,030

7,060

5,890

5,320

*7,860

9,200 

7,620

382,630

12,750

Calendar year 1948: Max 146,000 Mln 2,920 Mean 12,220 Cfsm 1.99 In. 27.03

Water year 1948-49: Max 146,000 Mln 2,920 Mean 14,280 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.51

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for other stations In same drainage basin.

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.

6,420

6,510

6,650

m6,840

8,530

24,500

52,700

15,700

8,340

9,540

8,490

8,270

7,520

7,890

7,200

8,740

9,100

8,790

8,020

7,800

7,530

7,000

5,930

7,210

7,860

7,990

8,050

8,920

9,940

289,170

9,328

-

-

Nov.

18,900

*19,500

17,200

12,500 

10,000

9,060

9,600

7,890

8,970

8,890

8,410

8,760

7,690

7,800

6,590

7,740

7,800

7,370

7,780

7,700

6,520

5,280

7,140

6,920

6,710

8,310

9,380

7,690

5,900

7,140

------

270,540

9,018

-

-

Dec.

6,890

6,580

6,110

6,840 

5,710

5,190

6,370

6,890

6,840

6,130

6,370

6,170

5,890

7,870

8,580

9,060

8,340

8,810

7,050

*7,720

8,850

7,910

7,560

7,870

7,960

7,050

11,400

18,700

13,900

9,780

7,860

248,250

8,008

-

-

Jan.

8,210

8,620

6,600

8,030 

7,530

7,410

7,490

7,720

7,410

5.910

S,980

7,730

8,340

8,710

8,320

7,550

7,700

10,000

12,200

12,700

15,100

12,900

10,100

6,660

*8,750

9,040

8,800

7,990

10,900

11,000

8,520

274,920

8,868

-

-

Feb.

9,490

8,970

8,970

8,470 

8,480

7,590

6,340

8,320

8,800

8,840

9,480

9,720

8,150

7,140

8,590

11,400

10,600

9,660

8,270

7,300

7,290

8,180

8,900

9,300

8,580

8,450

6,600

5,970

_

-- _ ____

- --

237,850

8,495

-

-

Mar.

6,880

7,990

8,310

7,500 

6,440

6.220

8,770

16,400

15,500

12,600

9,780

9,600

9,310

*16,200

*2 1.4.00

13,400

10,500

9,060

9,300

9,320

8,950

9,710

9,420

8,470

8,230

7,960

6,770

8,590

16,400

13,400

9,540

321,920

10,380

-

-

Apr.

8,340

9,310

7,590

7,240 

7,570

10,800

15,300

10,000

9,590

6,990

6,400

7,620

7,490

7,170

7,200

7,720

5,760

5,370

*6,520

6,950

6,330

6,340

6,070

5,520

4.840

5,400

6,660

5,330

5,910

5,230

-------

216,560

7,219

-

-

May

4,680

4,140

6,610

11,400 

8,930

6,250

5,930

4,580

4,420

5,270

5,050

5,120

4,870

5,760

4,820

5,450

5,820

5,170

5,090

5,270

5,820

4,320

4,270

5,050

*5,180

5,340

5,630

5,710

4,520

5,330

8,720

174,520

5,630

-

-

June

11,000

10,900

6,770

6,990 

8,750

14,100

8,370

6,430

9,540

20,500

16,300

12,100

6,750

8,440

*6,510

5,740

5,570

4,980

4,280

3,320

4,730

4,450

4,320

4,800

4,290

2,960

2.790

3,390

3,990

4,140

217,000

7,233

-

-

July

4,130

4,270

3,830

3,540 

4,020

3,470

4,690

5,070

4,790

3,390

2.960

3,760

6,600

8,610

6,440

17,900

14,900

8,470

8,410

7,200

5,450

4,940

5,170

5,910

6,550

9,250

8,620

7,970

8,340

9,170

6,510

204,130

6,585

-

-

Aug.

4,480

4,500

4,960

4,150 

5,010

5,170

4,190

*2.690

3,000

4,170

3,590

3,560

4,250

3,030

3,090

4,910

4,360

5,390

4,620

5,970

4,600

3,780

3,880

3,640

4,110

4,190

4,690

4,780

3,400

4,190

4,530

130,880

4,222

-

-

Sept.

5,500

12,800

14,600

8,700 

5,270

6,100

7,470

8,580

26,300

26,800

14,100

9,300

8,580

9,020

7,330

6,440

5,800

4,750

3,730

*5,100

5,750

5,520

4,630

5,200

4,210

2,840

2.570

3,760

3,990

4,630

------

239,570

7,979

-

-

Calendar year 1949: Max 68,200 Mln 5,000 Mean 12,790 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.23

Water year 1949-50: Max 32,700 Mln 2,570 Mean 7,740 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.08

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 285

Savannah River near Clarks Hill, S. C. Continued

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.

4,130

3,090

2,570

3,330

4,260

4,340

4,590

4,690

3,060

2,820

2,510

3,060

3,360

4,040

3,720

3,100

2,510

3,180

3,910

14,600

39,100

46,700

27,600

10,900

7,380

7,440

6,940

6,510

6,210

5,130

5,190

249,970

8,064

Nov.

4,700

5,300

5,290

5,350

5.620

*5,450

4,550

4,460

4,880

5,060

5,390

5,330

5,020

4,330

4,230

4,730

4,920

5,090

4,990

4,820

4,520

4,480

4,880

5,170

4,340

4,860

4,340

4,190

5.950

4,920

145,160

4,839

Dec.

5,090

5,220

5,310

4,270

4,000

4,920

6,510

17,600

51.700

18,200

11,500

7,860

7,800

7,450

7,470

7,380

7,200

*6,560

5,920

6,090

6,190

6,090

6,500

5,810

5,480

4,520

5,140

4,280

5,510

6,450

7,050

240,650

7,762

Jan.

7.250

6,840

6,410

5,850

5,680

5,520

5,580

6,590

5,900

6,020

6,190

6,070

5-, 820

5,960

5,990

6,010

6,680

7,150

6,970

6,500

6,090

*6,160

5,690

5,210

5,410

5,510

5,600

5,840

5,400

5,150

4,820

185,240

5,975

Feb.

5.220

5,570

6,600

6,760

6,580

5,960

5,850

7,480

8,520

8,240

8,480

8.970

7,870

7,800

7,340

6,860

6,750

6,190

6,580

6,400

5,810

5,950

6,040

6,560

5,990

5,950

5,270

5,840

-

187,150

6,684

Mar.

5,920

5,580

5,550

4,810

5,250

5,220

*5,870

7,140

8,710

9,060

9,060

9,780

10,400

11.200

10,600

10,700

10,700

10,600

10,600

10,400

9,650

9,910

10,200

10,200

10,100

9,690

9,060

8,900

8,810

8,580

10, 200

272,210

8,781

Apr.

10,900

10,500

9,860

10,500

11,500

11,000

10,500

11,000

11,900

11,500

11,000

10,800

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,000

10,500

10,500

10,400

10,400

9,970

9,780

*9,540

9,780

9,540

9,060

9,840

10,000

9,410

8, 600

509,180

10,510

May

8,480

8,410

8,490

9,550

9,420

9,000

8,580

8,150

7,770

7,860

7,430

7,240

7,220

6,450

6,240

5,880

5,480

5,380

5,390

5,190

4,920

4,960

4,840

5,100

5,050

4,820

4,520

4,590

4,150

4,170

4,240

198,770

6,412

June

3,970

4,420

4,270

4,210

3,790

3,790

4,520

4,650

5,320

5,920

7,020

*7,160

6,380

6,120

7,070

6,840

7,020

6,350

6,810

7,280

6,960

7,110

6,830

6,810

6,570

5,970

5,590

5,580

5,540

5,050

174,720

5,824

July

5,700

5,750

5,500

5,470

5,440

5,590

5,220

5,250

4,710

5,880

3,020

3,960

3,990

3,710

2,990

3,650

3,380

5,580

5,070

4,510

5,950

4,510

4,520

5,120

2,700

3,110

3,220

4,080

4,270

*4,400

4,040

129,850

4,189

Aug.

3,720

3,040

3,430

4,190

4,600

4,100

3,590

2,470

2,470

3,110

2,780

3,120

5,660

3,840

3,540

3,520

4,150

4,300

4,220

3,930

3,610

3,520

2,690

2,950

5,290

2,610

5,000

1,700

1,590

2,020

2 , 280

100,420

5,239

Sept.

2,600

3,210

2,880

2,280

2,620

1,710

1,990

3,200

3,240

2,920

1,670

1,970

1,670

2,310

2,270

3,270

3,840

5,740

*2,750

2,490

2,440

2,140

3,540

3,310

4,750

5,180

5,270

6,050

5,260

4,970

95,520

3,184

Calendar year 1950: Max 46,700 Min 2,510 Mean 7,268 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.03

Water year 1950-51: Max 46,700 Min 1,390 Mean 6,271 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.86

Discharge measurement made on this day.

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.

4.270

5,140

2,150

1.850

2,170

1,880

2,570

1,850

2,170

2,570

1,850

1,850

2,570

2,170

1,880

2,570

1,850

1,880

1,850

2,210

2,570

2,570

2,570

a2,200

a2,400

a5,200

a3,600

a4,000

a5,200

a2,800 

2,240

76,610

2,471

-

-

Nov.

2,920

5,880

5,660

5,720

*5,060

3,880

2.400

3,690

5,450

5,860

4,910

3,620

2,920

2,960

4,700

5,250

5,150

4,950

4,700

3,140

2,840

5,120

5,890

5,550

5,720

5,250

5,480

2,940

5,270

5,720

120,560

4,019

-

-

Dec.

5.510

5,590

3,610

5,500

5,950

5,180

5,970

6,170

5,960

5,820

5,660

5,490

5,650

5,540

6,880

7,470

8,250

7,980

7,570

*5,940

6,530

12,000

14,000

14,600

14.700

14,700

14,700

12,200

9,060

8, 100 

13,700

247,560

7,986

-

-

Jan.

15,900

13,500

12,300

9,970

9,780

11,400

15,400

12,400

10,700

9,420

9,560

8,540

12,600

15.500

9,140

4,770

4,660

4,400

4,780

4,560

4,670

4,550

4,600

4,850

4,760

4,760

4,520

*4,670

4,640

4,790 

4,990

246,660

7,957

-

-

Feb.

4,910

5,150

,150

,580

,680

,650

,550

,650

,350

,520

,510

* ,850

,750

,590

,470

,590

,450

,250

,060

,290

,080

,090

,110

,280

,300

* ,540

,450

,730

8,890

137,010

4,724

-

-

Mar.

9,800

9,780

11,200

16,900

19,600

50,900

54.500

50,400

25,500

*2 1,700

22,400

25,900

50,000

27,500

29,100

32,200

31,400

28,700

28,300

24,500

21,500

16,900

19,200

26,500

27,900

26,500

*27,900

27,900

27,900

27 , 100 

29,100

767,880

24,770

-

-

Apr.

50,900

30,000

28,300

27,100

28,700

26,700

27,900

30,000

*30,000

29,600

28,300

25,100

22,100

19,700

18,100

16,700

15,800

14,700

14,100

13,600

*12,800

10,800

9,540

8,050

10,000

13,700

15,600

15,600

15,300

14,400

603,190

20,110

-

-

May

11.000

9,300

9,780

9,780

9,780

*9,540

10,300

10,600

9,170

7,610

7,720

7,370

7,520

6,790

4,740

4,080

5,970

4,080

4,160

4,190

*4,160

5,970

4,080

5,840

5,970

4,080

3,970

3,950

4,050

5,860 

4,180

195,590

6,509

-

-

June

4,050

*5,970

4,050

4,160

4,180

4,160

4,050

4,050

4,160

4,050

5,840

4,140

4,250

4,130

4,000

4,000

*3,650

5,870

4,260

4,050

4,000

5,990

5,850

4,090

5,940

5,420

3,760

3,550

3,640

3 550

118,840

3,961

-

-

July

5,640

*5,720

4.090

5,860

5,860

5,940

5,940

3,500

3,210

2,830

3,210

5,550

5,180

5,540

5,500

5,150

*5,550

2,990

2,990

2,850

5,160

5,500

5,150

2,990

5,050

5,500

5,250

5,360

*3,560

5,010 

2,640

105,770

5,547

-

-

Aug.

5,050

2,840

2,990

2,990

5,850

4,210

4,250

4,580

4,580

4,450

4,580

5,990

3,360

*3,310

3,010

2,730

2,560

2,940

3,340

2,880

3,530

3,610

5,560

5,510

*5,540

5,540

5,050

5,410

5,580

5,750 

5,170

108,540

5,495

-

-

Sept.

5,550

5,500

5,560

5,590

5,710

5,300

3,850

3,660

3,400

3,220

*2,680

2,950

2,100

2,680

2,160

2,410

2,150

2,950

2,640

5,220

5,470

5,220

5,280

5,280

*3,700

3,540

5,700

6.060

3,380 3 550

97,820

3,261

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 14,700 Min 1,590 Mean 5,747 Cfsm 0.954 In. 12.71

Water year 1951-52: Max 54,500 Min 1,850 Mean 7,715 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.09

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for other stations In same drainage basin.
286 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Savannah River near Clarks Hill, S. C. Continued

Discharge ublc feet per second, 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.

3,350

3,440

3,380

3,730

3,730

*3,740

5,840

3,760

3,260

3,130

3,250

3,380

3,260

3,360

3,200

3,130

3,260

3,380

3,250

3,130

3,380

*5,150

3,310

3,320 

3,220

3,060

3,180

2,850

3,430

3,280

3,520

103,660

3,344

Nov.

3,480

3,480

*3,520

3,480

3,480

3,380

3,380

4,750

5,120

5,250

4,910

5,190

5,100

4,890

4,980

4,290

*3,390

3,400

3,600

3,760

3,670

3,800

3,800

3,460 

5,510

5,550

5,440

3,310

3,680

5,460

118,500

5,945

Dec.

5,480

5,540

5,420

*5,540

5,510

5,210

3,850

3,820

5,690

5,720

3,450

5,410

3,480

5,650

5,650

4,120

3,910

*5,820

5,950

5,770

5,890

5,890

5,670

5,750 

5,590

5,670

5,750

5,750

5,770

5,670

*5,290

115,240

5,655

Jan.

3,410

5,460

3,180

5,570

3,980

3,730

5,650

3,910

5,940

5,660

2,740

2,990

3,560

*5,650

5,590

5,520

5,750

5,520

5,840

4,450

4,550

4,260

4,790

3,600 

5,550

5,510

5,560

5,540

*2,910

5,530

5,290

111,750

5,605

Feb.

5,550

5,140

5.100

3,260

5,520

5,390

5,460

5,480

5,770

*5,760

5,880

5,620

5,540

5,540

3,540

4,000

5,650

5,540

5,250

5,590

5,220

5,510

5,480

5,580 

5,320

*7,640

7,640

7,920

-

112,250

4,009

Mar.

8,140

7,420

7,920

7,440

7,200

7,340

7,120

6,890

7,190

7,750

8,100

*5,500

7,820

10,700

11,400

10,200

10,600

11,500

9,510

9,220

9,110

10,400

15,500

20,500 

20,000

18,700

15,500

11,000

8,100

*9,880

8,520

515,550

10,110

Apr.

7,250

6,580

5,860

5,720

4,400

5,570

5,150

5,550

6,250

5,080

6,420

5,810

4,050

4,550

5,590

4,950

5,550

6,420

6,950

6,070

5,710

6,030

6,400

6,590 

5,450

*8,720i

8,270

6,870

6,170

5,900

175,420

5,847

May

5,560

11,400

15,600

15,500

14,600

19,700

28,500

28,500

27,900

27,500

27,500

*27,900

16,900

7,200

7,450

7,020

6,920

7,220

6,950

6,810

8,210

12,000

9,170

14,700 

14,600

14,800

12,600

7,170

5,860

5,760

5,710

426,590

15,760

June

5,220

5,850

5,810

5,850

5,820

5,980

5,900

6,300

6,170

5,720

6,100

5,450

5,020

5.700

4,810

4,410

5,000

4,900

5,130

6,450

7,650

*6,420

5,510

5,580 

5,550

5,240

5,490

5,260

5,070

5,210

166,550

5,544

July

4,790

4,990

5,510

4,880

4,210

5,950

7,290

5,160

5,570

5,250

5,850

5,740

5,500

5,780

7,260

5,750

5,810

4,630

5,640

5,210

5,620

5,550

5,620

5,620 

5,980

5,520

4,520

5,700

6,550

6,460 

7,970

165,400

5,555

Aug.

4,540

4,140

*6,060

6,500

6,510

6,410

5,970

4,520

5,450

5,550

5,720

6,050

5,930

° 6,170

4,760

5,620

6,620

6,780

6,780

6,240

6,410

5,840

5,260

5,570 

6,410

6,810

7,220

6,790

4,160

5,510

6,180

171,860

5,544

Sept.

7,240

8,360

7,840

8,190

4,890

5,910

7,400

8,240

8,080

8,550

8,580

5,530

4,710

8,490

8,240

8,280

8,120

8,160

5,450

4,260

8,580

6,860

7,820

7,790 

7,840

4,550

4,220

*8,000

7,870

7,810

215,420

7,114

Calendar year 1952: Max 34,500 Mln £,100 Mean 7,416 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.43

Water year 1952-53: Max 28,300 Min 2,740 Mean 6,004 Cfsm 0.976 In. 13.26

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1955 to June 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29 

50 

51

Total

Mean

Cfsro

in.

Oct.

5,440 

5,850

4,540

4,400

8,020

8,220

7,910

8,190

8,210

4,570

5,760

7,900

8,710

8,790

8,690

8,900

4,410

4,130

8,090

8,920

8,870

8,820

8,270

3,820

5,550

7,680

8,500 

8,730

9,550 

8,890

5,560

219,270

7,073

-

-

Nov.

5,910 

6,550

7,500

7,600

7,540

7,340

4,670

3,910

6,740

7,710

7,750

7,800

7,560

4,500

3,920

6,660

*7,440

7,730

7,850

7,790

4,870

4,260

6,810

7,810

7,750

7,270

7.910 

5,020

4,220 

7,120

195,230

6,508

-

-

Dec.

7,010 

6,870

7,270

7,230

4,610

5,730

6,690

7,480

7,260

6,940

6,920

4,710

5,480

6,650

7,120

7,260

7,350

7,420

5,110

5,540

6,540

7,580

7,250

6,140

5,660

4,580

3,510 

6,560

6,980 

7,500

7,340

193,890

6,255

-

-

Jan.

6,580 

4,120

2,810

*6,770

7,520

7,240

7,490

7,500

5,270

3,770

6,780

7,180

7,730

7,540

7,550

4,870

1,750

6,210

6,550

6,610

6,200

6,010

2,100

2,620

6,950

7,860

7,430 

6,580

7,960 

4,580

5,490

185,400

5,916

-

-

Feb.

6,100 

7,050

7,280

7,600

7,840

5,090

5.670

6,710

7,310

7,470

7,510

7,490

5,050

4,210

6,500

7,250

7,630

7,720

7,730

5,410

5,790

6,910

*8,990

10.400

9,960

9,160

7,180 

5,070

-

194,020

6,929

-

-

Mar.

7,510 

11,000

10,500

9,400

6,300

5,430

4,130

7,200

6,240

6,770

6,980

6,790

4,450

5,210

6,880

10,500

10,600

11,100

9,710

8,450

7,390

11,600

10,600

10,600

9,860

9,820

4,650 

5,210

15,200 

22.700

18,500

274,880

8,867

-

-

Apr.

17.800 

17,300

12,600

9,420

17,600

14,100

9,390

10,600

10,800

4,200

6,550

no, 200

11,700

12,000

12,000

10,800

5,730

7,070

11,300

12,600

15,400

12,000

11,100

6,080

5,790

11,400

12,100 

8,550

7,970 

7,500

519,610

10,650

-

-

May

5,540 

4,530

7,260

7,570

7,520

7,540

6,970

5,540

4,170

6,530

7,520

7,570

7,580

7,540

5,240

4,000

7,200

7,560

7,250

7,050

7,160

5,200

6,590

10.500

9,510

9,740

8,200 

7,180

4,840 

5,130

6,430

208,560

6,721

-

-

June

*7,500 

7,950

8,000

7,650

4,780

5,610

6,580

6,700

6,560

6,440

6,140

5,660

5,280

6,080

6,620

6,490

6,300

6,000

5,760

5,880

5,950

6,170

6,140

6,100

6,300

6,050

5,020 

6,440

8.740 

6,570

189,400

6,313

-

-

July

1-10,700

Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1953: Max 28,300 Min 2,740 Mean 6,755 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.92

Water year 1955-54: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 287

Stevens Creek near Modoc, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°43'45", long 82°10'55", on left bank at bridge on State Highway 23, 

1.4 miles east of Modoo, McCormick County, and 3.2 miles downstream from Turkey Creek.

Drainage area. 545 sq mi.

Records available. February 1940 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1929 to September 1931 in House Document 64, 74th Congress, 1st session.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 197.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Southeastern Power Administration).

Average discharge. 17 years, 336 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,330 cfs May 5; maximum gage height, 20.32 ft 

May 5; minimum discharge, 2.1 cfs Sept. 7, 8.

1940-57: Maximum discharge, 35,100 cfs Aug. 14, 1940; maximum gage height, 41.08 ft 

Aug. 14, 1940; no flow Sept. 14, 15, Sept. 24 to Nov. 16, Nov. 22, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by small mills 

above station.

Revisions. WSP 1032: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Dec. 23, Jan. 25, 26, 

Mar. 13-15, 22, 25, 26, Apr. 5, 6, May 4, 5, 11, 12, Aug. 18, 

19; shifting-control method used Aug. 20 to Sept. 8)

1.0

0.5

2 .5

6.0

10

23

45

1.3

1.6

2 .0

7 .0

14.0

19.0

96

170

275

1,620

3,850

6,210

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

*59

45

39

30

33

40

82

88

53

40

24

22

15

17

19

23

22

16

14

11

10

18

27

45

36

32

20

20

20 

22

19

961

31.0

0.057

0.07

Nov.

14

20

15

15

20

16

*16

15

10

10

9.6

12

18

19

15

9.0

16

11

20~8.2

17

17

16

13

14

18

19

17

12 

18

449.8

15.0

0.028

0.03

Dec .

18

20

31

20

27

18

16

13

15

19

24

20

18

15

16

20

*26

21

27

20

25

22

458

1.880

1,080

353

167

117

92 

78

68

4,744

153

0.281

0.32

Jan.

59

55

52

49

71

240

170

112

88

73

68

61

58

51

55

56

58

59

55

55

45

44

56

187

462

1.590

558

*294

222

1,140

1,140

7,283

235

0.431

0.50

Feb.

586

370

450

302

235

193

167

152

139

129

119

110

94

88

80

76

80

73

73

90

112

92

78

74

69

74

92

212

-

4,409

157

0.288

0.30

Mar.

558

297

180

147

297

450

262

267

302

206

*154

134

206

4,300

1,410

572

337

245

235

599

310

1,410

1,270

653

5,650

3,050

923

437

318 

259

222

25,660

828

1.52

1.75

Apr.

201

230

227

186

1,920

2.580

815

340

370

280

204

178

160

142

124

110

103

108

317

291

183

*134

134

110

90

80

71

64

59

55

9,866

329

0.604

0.67

May

78

64

TO

4,000

3,810

626

321

238

196

167

3,050

4,140

1,070

370

251

243

204

235

147

122

105

92

94

195

355

450

410

183

122

869 

212

22,489

725

1.33

1.53

June

149

110

*88

83

160

122

114

84

76

80

88

74

66

59

81

62

49

47

43

34

37

38

32

37

32

36

29

41

45

49

2,045

68.2

0.125

0.14

July

1,250

178

78

53

44

34

24

29

22

22

22

24

16

12

*9.6

8.0

*61

50

50

29

20

20

25

17

12

9.2

8.8

8.0

7.2

6.4

6.0

2,155.2

69.5

0.128

0.15

Aug.

5.3

4.6

4.2

3.9

5.6

4.2

3.6

7 .3

6.8

5.6

4.6

3.9

3.6

3.6

4.6

7 .6

7.2

1.460

1,050

640

106

50

38

26

22

*19

16

15

12 

10

8 .0

3,558.2

115

0.211

0.24

Sept.

9.2

10

5.0

3.9

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.9

19

107

145

63

49

26

22

29

30

35

21

28

59

28

30

45

35

22

19

35

170 

*266

1,320.9

44.0

0.081

0.09

Calendar year 1956: Max 6,060 Min 2.3 Mean 208 Cfsm 0.382 In. 5.18

Water year 1956-57: Max 5,650 Min 2.1 Mean 233 Cfsm 0.428 In. 5.79

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 cfs).--Mar. 25 (4 p.m.) 7,080 cfs (20.05 ft at 5 p.m.); May 5 

(2:30 a.m.) 7,330 cfs (20.32 ft at 3:30 a.m.); May 12 (12:30 a.m.) 6,630 cfs (19.45 ft at 2:45 a.m.). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
288 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°30'50", long 82°00'15", on left bank 2.7 miles northwest of Thirteenth 

Street Bridge in Augusta, Richmond County, and 4.6 miles downstream from Stevens Creek 

power dam.

Records available.--November 1930 to September 1957 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 46.58 ft above city of Augusta datum or

148.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 3.4 miles upstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 26 years (1931-57), 2,737 cfs.

Extremes.--1930-57: Maximum daily discharge, 4,380 cfs Jan. 2, 28, 1948; no flow Apr. 8

to May 10, 1936.

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

Canal diverts water from Savannah River for power and municipal supply at dam 1 mile 

downstream from Stevens Creek Dam. Waste water from powerhouses is returned to river 

below station by three channels above Thirteenth Street Bridge, and a small amount 

entering Beaverdam ditch is discharged into river about 13 miles below Augusta. Water 

diverted from canal for municipal supply of Augusta and for operation of pumps Is Included in record since Oct. 1, 1933.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24 

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,470

*2,850

2,890

3,080

2,900

1,820

1,540

2,560

2,790

2,820

3,220

3,300

2,050

1,500

2,790

3,130

3,270

5,590

5,550

2,190

1,460 

2,710

5,160

5,270 

5,550

5,100

2,510 

1,610

2,810

5,200 

5,170

84,060

2,712

_

-

Nov.

3,240

3,550

2,450

1,590

2,890

*5,070

5,270

5,400

5,540

2,190

1,640

2,900

5,140

5,500

5,420

5,210

2,550

1,620

3,090

3,270

5,200 

5,280

5,520

2,520 

1,650

3,050

3,160 

5,250

5,200

3,160

86,500

2,883

_

-

Dec.

2,450

1,700

2,890

3,100

3,150

5,550

5,520

2,550

1,410

2,790

5,120

5,210

5,180

5,540

2,550

1,550

2,970

*3,180

3,200

3,100

3,140

1,820

1,370

1,440 

1,170

1,610

1,830 

1,980

1,630

1,700 

2,980

76,740

2,475

_

-

Jan.

2,790

2,650

2,850

2,820

2,340

1,650

2,830

3,100

5,150

5,070

3,170

2,500

1,640

2,950

3,070

3,150

5,160

5,220

2,690

1,590

2,900 

5,100

5,160

5,200 

5,150

2,590

1.520 

5,050

*5,150

5,100

5,150

86,180

2,780

_

-

Feb.

3,210

2,350

1,500

5,120

5,250

5,120

5,190

5,020

2,200

1,420

2,950

5,270

5,180

2,980

2,980

2,300

1,580

2,920

5,180

5,240

5,350 

5,280

2,450

1,650 

2,920

5,070

5,210

5,170

-

78,060

2,788

_

-

Mar.

5,250

2,440

1,660

5 , 000

5,150

5,180

5,200

3,080

2,300

1,610

2,790

*3,160

5,260

5,150

5,050

2,500

1,700

3,020

2,950

3,210

3,250 

3,280

2,510

1,540 

2,900

2,950

5,090 

5,570

3,150

2,520 

1,540

85,100

2,745

_

-

Apr.

2,770

5,120

5,190

3,270

3,140

2,460

1,550

2,710

3,300

3,270

3,370

3,140

2,140

1,240

2,740

3,070

5,240

5,510

3,200

2,180

1,370 

2,820

*3,220

5,410 

5,540

5,520

2,170 

1,560

3,040

3,580

84,040

2,801

_

-

May

5,510

5,540

5,520

1,910

1,480

5,070

5,080

5,350

5,540

5,240

2,050

1,590

2,700

2,990

5,100

5,570

5,280

1,980

1,550

2,800

2,970 

5,180

5,060

5,150 

2,290

1,510

2,600 

2,890

2,820

2,990 

5,050

85,520

2,752

_

-

June

2,240

1,410

2,650

*2,990

2,950

5,150

5,120

2,160

1,500

2,610

5,180

3,210

3,200

2,940

2,110

1,610

2,800

3,040

5,150

5,110

5,120 

2,580

1,660

2,750 

5,220

5,110

5,240 

5,020

1,670

1,570

78,850

2,628

_

-

July

1,780

1,750

1,610

1,570

1,750

1,740

1,790

5,120

5,140

5,260

5,490

5,470

2,510

1,770

2,920

*5,160

5,150

5,280

5,170

2,520

1,690 

2,890

5,140

3,390 

3,400

3,000

2,110 

1,550

2,800

5,200 

3,230

80,910

2,610

_

-

Aug.

3,180

5,190

2,230

1,820

2,820

2,920

3,260

3,410

3,470

2,630

1,540

2,900

5,490

5,650

5,520

5,580

2,410

1,760

2,890

5,100

5,400 

5,510

5,270

2,560 

1,840

2,750

*5,510 

5,500

5,510

5,420 

2,170

90,590

2,916

_

-

Sept.

1,620

1,670

5,050

5,580

5,620

5,600

2,210

1,610

2,740

2,720

5,040

3,260

3,550

2,280

1,580

2,850

5,200

a5,400

a5,400

a5,400

a2,400 

al,700

a2,800

a5,200 

a5,400

a5,400

a5,400 

a2,400

al,700

----' 80°

85,580

2,779

_

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,650 Min 200 Mean 2,707 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,630 Min 1,170 Mean 2,738 Cfsm - In.

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of normal canal operation.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 289

Savannah River at Augusta, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°22"25", long 81°56'35", at New Savannah Bluff lock and dam, 0.2 mile 

upstream from Butler Creek, 12 miles downstream from Augusta, Richmond County, and at 

mile 188.2 upstream from Savannah.

Drainage area. 7,508 sq mi, including that of Butler Creek.

Records available. January 1884 to December 1891, January 1896 to December 1906, June 

1927 to July 1932, and October 1938 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. 

January 1925 to June 1933 in House Document 64, 74th Congress, 1st session. January 

1884 to December 1891, January 1898 to December 1906, and January 1925 to September 

1946 in report of South Carolina Research, Planning, and Development Board. Gageheight records collected at site of Fifth Street gage since 1875 and at New Savannah 

Bluff lock and dam sites since 1937 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 97.00 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). January 1884 to December 1891, January 1896 to December 1906, 

and June 1927 to July 1932, staff gage or water-stage recorder at Fifth Street Bridge 

at datum 102.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936 (levels by Southeastern Engineering Co.). Oct. 1, 1938, to Nov. 10, 1948, waterstage recorder at site 0.2 mile downstream from present site and at present datum.

Average discharge. 40 years (1884-91, 1896-1906, 1927-31, 1938-57), 10,270 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,000 cfs May 7 (gage height, 14.08 ft); minimum, 4,180 cfs July 10; minimum daily, 5,170 cfs Oct. 28, Nov. 6, 11, Sept. 1-3, 8

1884-91, 1896-1906, 1925-57: Maximum discharge, 350,000 cfs Oct. 3, 1929; maximum 

gage height, 46.3 ft Sept. 27, 1929 (at site and datum then in use); minimum discharge, 

648 cfs Sept. 24, 1939, from rating curve extended below 1,400 cfs; minimum daily, 

1,040 cfs Oct. 2, 1927.

Maximum flood known occurred in 1796, discharge, 360,000 cfs (gage height, 40 ft, 

marked by local residents, at site and datum of Fifth Street gage) by conveyance-slope 

study.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Clark Hill Reservoir (see p. 278)for monthly 

change in contents), Stevens Creek power-plant, and New Savannah Bluff lock and dam 

above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1433: 1888, 1896-98, 1902-3, and 1906 calendar years, 1932.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5,360

*5,460

5,640

5,890

6.530

5,740 

5,360

5,260

5,260 

5,260

5,560

5,550

5,560

5,260

5,260

5,260

5,260

5,560

5,740

5,640

5,360

5,460

5,260

5,260

5,360

5,840

5,460

5.170

5,260

5,260

5,260

168,560

5,457

-

-

Nov.

5,930

6,250

5,640

5,560

5,560

*5,170 

6,250

5,640

6,130 

5,360

5,170

5,260

5,360

5,360

5,840

6.650

5,550

5,260

5,260

5,260

5,360

5,930

6,250

5,930

5,260

5,260

5,260

5,260

5,550

6,630

168,670

5,622

-

-

Dec.

5,550

5.260

5,260

5,260

5,260

6,430 

6,730

5,740

5,360 

5,260

5,560

5,460

6,830

6,730

5,740

5,460

5,360

*5,460

6,550

7,040

6,850

5,840

5,460

5,550

7.610

6,930

6,630

7,150

6,130

5,360

5,460

184,830

5,962

-

-

Jan.

5.460

5,460

6,350

6,550

6,050

5,550 

5,460

5,550

6,150 

6,650

6,730

5,550

5,460

5,460

5,460

5,550

6,230

6,630

5,930

5,460

5,460

5,460

5,740

6,330

6,730

7,260

6,550

5,740

*6,530

7,700

8,580

189,250

6,105

-

-

Feb.

8.470

6,410

5,550

5,550

6,030

7,150 

7,040

6,750

5,640 

5,360

5,360

5,560

6,050

6,550

6,550

5,460

5,560

5,560

5, -460

5,930

6,130

6,430

5,840

5.260

5,260

5,260

5,550

6,630

167,670

5,988

-

-

Mar.

6,850

5,930

5.260

5,260

5,360

6,430 

7,150

6,930

5,840 

5,460

5,460

*5,460

5,640

7, 3^0

11,100

6,120

5,550

5,360

5,930

6,830

7,150

6,930

7,210

5,840

7,660

12,600

11,700

6,850

7,260

5,950

5,550

209,950

6,772

-

-

Apr.

5.460

5,550

6,330

6,730

7,560

9,990 

10,700

9,390

12,800 

13,800

14,000

14.500

13,600

6,400

5,740

6,830

8,250

9,510

9,030

6,730

6,130

5,740

*6,230

7,040

7,040

6,950

6,050

6,630

5,640

6,630

246,740

8,225

-

-

May

7,480

7,700

7,480

8,470

11,100

12,500 

15.200

14,600

14,000 

12,600

7,840

9,510

11,100

12 , 100

12,600

15,000

11,600

9,070

6,650

8,020

10,400

9,870

10,400

10,500

7,000

5.640

5,840

7,810

7,570

8,050

8,580

305,860

9,802

-

-

June

5,640

5,550

5,840

*5,740

6,730

7.260 

6,830

5,550

5.460 

5,460

5,740

7,040

7,040

7,260

5,840

5,550

5,950

6,250

6,330

7,040

6,530

5,740

5,460

5,460

6,850

6,030

5,930

6,530

5,640

5,950

184,140

6,138

-

-

July

6,110

6,930

6,530

6,350

6,430

6,330 

5,460

7,040

7.160 

5.350

5,460

6,350

5,740

5,550

5,930

*6,830

5,640

6,130

6,830

5,740

5,640

5,740

5,930

6,150

7,040

6,750

5,740

5,640

5,740

5,740 

6,530

190,430

6,143

-

-

Aug.

7,260

7,590

6,050

5,550

5,640

5,550 

5,640

6,130

6,530 

5,640

5.560

5,460

5,360

5,550

6,630

7,700

5,640

5,460

5,740

8.560

7,370

6,630

6,750

5,460

5,460

5,360

*5,360

5,740

6,830

7,480 

6,250

191,290

6,171

-

"

Sept.

5.170

5,170

5,170

6,430

7,590

7,700 

5,970

5,170

6,090 

6,270

6,930

7,810

7,480

5,730

5,460

6,030

6,630

6,550

7,700

8,050

6,290

5,550

6,650

7,480

6,550

6,930

7,370

6,530

5,550

6,050

193,570

6,452

-

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 14,600 Min 3,580 Mean 5,550 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1956-57: Max 15,200 Min 5,170 Mean 6,572 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
290 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Savannah River at Burtons Ferry Bridge, near Millhaven, Ga.

Location.--Lat 32°56'20", long 81°30'10", on downstream side of left pier of drawspan of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 301, 2 miles dovmstream from Rocky Creek, 9 miles east of Millhaven, Screven County, and at mile 114.5 upstream from Savannah.

Drainage area.--8,650 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1939 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 52.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

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

Average discharge. 18 years, 9,729 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 cfs Apr. 14, May 11; maximum gage height, 

12.27 ft May 11; minimum daily discharge, 5,500 cfs Oct. 11, 12, 15, 19, 30.

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 141,000 cfs Aug. 18, 1940 (gage height, 27.0 ft); minimum daily, 2,120 cfs Sept. 9, 1951.

Flood in October 1929 reached a stage of 30.8 ft, from information by Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Considerable regulation by Clark Hill Reservoir (see p. 278)for 

monthly change in contents), Stevens Creek powerplant, and New Savannah Bluff lock and 

dam above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*6,440

5,970

5,780

5,970

6,060

6,740

6,540

6,160

5,970

5,680

5,500

5,500

5,590

5,590

5,500

5,590

5,590

5,590

5,500

5,780

5,970

5,880

6,060

6,060

5,880

5,680

5,880

5,970

5,590

*5,500

5,590

181,100

5,842

-

-

Nov.

5,590

5,880

6,350

5,970

5,780

5,680

5,590

5,590

5,680

6,060

5,780

5,590

5,590

5,680

5,680

5,680

6,440

6,350

5,880

5,78O

5,780

5,780

5,880

6,640

6,540

6,060

5,880

5,780

*5,780

5,880

--- '

176,620

5,887

-

-

Dec.

6,540

6,640

6,060

5,970

5,970

5,780

6,260

7,140

6,740

5,970

5,780

5,780

5,780

6,440

7,040

6,640

5,970

5,880

5,970

6,260

7,040

7,140

6,740

6,350

6,540

7,440

7,840

*7,640

7,540

7,240

6,260

202,380

6,528

-

-

Jan.

5,970

5,970

5,880

6,260

6,840

6,540

6,, 060

5,970

5,970

6,260

6,640

7,040

6,540

6,060

5,970

5,970

6,060

6,350

7,040

6,940

6,260

5,970

5,970

6,160

6,640

7,140

7,640

7,840

*7,140

7,140

7^940

202,170

6,522

-

-

Feb.

8,930

9,150

8,160

6,940

6,440

6,640

7,340

7,840

7,640

6,940

6,350

6,160

5,970

6,260

6,840

7,140

6,640

6,160

6,060

6,O6O

6,350

6,540

6,940

6,740

6,260

*6,160

6,160

6,160

_

190,970

6,820

-

-

Mar.

6,640

7,340

7,240

6,260

6,260

6,540

7,040

7,740

7,840

7,140

6,440

6,260

6,160

6,260

7,340

9,590

9,040

7,140

6,350

6,350

7,140

7,740

7,940

8,050

8,270

8,710

11,100

12,400

10,700

9,260

8,050

240,330

7,753

-

-

Apr.

6,940

*6,540

6,540

6,840

7,440

8,270

10,100

11,300

11,100

11,700

12,600

13,100

13,600

15,900

12,200

9,150

7,940

8,600

9,590

10,000

8,820

7,440

6,640

6,640

7,140

7,240

7,340

6,740

6,840

*6 , 440

268,730

8,958

-

-

May

6.440

7,440

7,840

8,490

9,480

11,200

12 , 100

12,800

13,200

13,600

15,700

12,900

11,700

11,700

12,000

12,200

12,500

12,500

11,700

9,920

8,490

9,700

10,100

10,400

10,800

10,000

7,940

*7,140

7,740

9,150

9,150

324,020

10,450

-

-

June

9,590

8,050

6,640

6,540

6,540

6,740

7,640

7,540

7,040

6,640

6,940

6,640

7,140

7,640

7,740

7,540

6,540

6,350

6,740

6,640

7,140

7,540

6,740

6,160

5,970

6,840

*6,940

6,440

6,940

6,840

210,020

7,001

-

-

July

6,440

6,440

7,040

7.240

7,O4O

6,740

6,840

6,160

6,440

7,040

6,540

5.780

6,060

6,550

6,060

6,060

6,740

6,640

6,540

7,140

6,640

6,060

5,970

5,880

5,970

6,840

6,940

6,740

6,550

*6,350

6,550

201,420

6,497

-

-

Aug.

6,540

7,040

7,340

7,140

6,260

5,780

5,590

5,590

5,970

6,440

6,350

5,880

5,680

5,590

5,680

6,260

7,340

6,840

6,060

6,160

7,540

8,050

7,440

7,140

6,540

5,970

*5,880

5,780

5,780

6,540

7,240

199,430

6,433

-

-

Sept.

7,140

6,060

5,680

5,680

6,060

7,540

7,840

7,540

6,550

6,540

7,440

7,540

8,580

8,160

7,540

6,550

6,260

6,940

7,140

7,840

8,710

8,160

6,940

6,940

7,740

7,340

7,240

7,540

7,440

6,640

214,110

7,137

-

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 13,600 Min 4,590 Mean 6,309 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57: Max 13,900 Min 5,500 Mean 7,154 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge for Nov. 5-28, June 4-13 computed from Once-daily staff-gage readings by U. S. 

Weather Bureau.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 291

Brier Creek at Millhaven, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°56'00", long 81°39'05", near right bank on downstream side of pier of

highway bridge at Millhaven, Screven County, 83 miles upstream from Beaver Dam Creek. 

Drainage area.--646 sq ml.

Records available. April 1937 to September 1957. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 95.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 7, 1950, staff gage at site

200 ft downstream at same datum. June 7, 1950, to Apr. 30, 1951, wire-weight gage at

present site and datum. 

Average discharge.--20 years, 603 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,140 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 6.4 ft); minimum,

111 cfs Aug. 14.

1937-57: Maximum discharge, 25,400 cfs Aug. 16, 1940 (gage height, 17.4 ft, from

graph based on gage readings); minimum dally, 64 cfs Sept. 5-11, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 25.1 ft In September or October 1929, from Information by

Georgia State Highway Department. 

Remarks.--Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills above

station. 

Revisions.--WSP 1383: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, In cubic feet per

second, for the water year 1956, superseding those published In WSP 1433, are given

herewith:

1956 

Sept.28................. 368

29................. 381

30................. 395

Month

Water year 1955-56. .............

Cfs-days Maximum

2,760

Minimum

123

107

Mean

433

Per square 

mile

.670

Runoff in 

inches

9.13

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6 to Dec. 31, 

May 16-24, Aug. 27 to Sept. 9)

0.7 

3.0 

4.0

107

342

491

6.0 

6.5

997

1,180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

409

456

548

710

756

591

473

381

330

306

278

266

261

244

228

213

208

203

198 

198

208

239 

266

288

288

278

272

272

272

*278

278

10,176

328

0.508

0.59

Nov.

278

261

250

244

239

234

228

228

239

239

239

234

228

228 

228

234

234

234

228 

225

223

223 

223

228

228

223

*228

228

228 

239

7,021

234

0.362

0.40

Dec.

'266 256

278

278

278

283

283

283

283

283

278

272

272

272 

272

278

278

283

*288 

300

300

318 

342

409

473

509

528

548

548 

591

661

10,791

348

0.539

0.62

Jan.

789

7§9

685

569

509

456

440

440

456

440

424

424

424

440 

456

440

424

409

381 

381

368

*3&5 

381

424

440

440

424

424

424

440

456

14,365

463

0.717

0.83

Feb.

491

569

762

845

762

685

685

736

710

63t

637

637

591

528 

491

473

440

424

409 

*409

395

381 

381

368

368

395

409

424

-

15,042

537

0.831

0.87

Mar.

409

4O9

409

424

509

569

637

685

736

685

637

614

661

661 

661

637

614

569

548 

*528

591

762 

817

762

903

903

845

903

933 

933

965

20,919

675

1.04

1.20

Apr.

1. 140

1,060

903

762

762

845

789

817

903

873

789

736

817

817 

710

591

*528

491

473 

456

440

424 

409

395

395

368

355

330

294

272

18,944

631

0.977

1.09

May

250

300

368

395

591

685

817

873

817

710

710

873

817

614

509

473

473

491

548 

548

548

*456 

424

440

491

456

409

355

300

342

16,401

529

0.819

0.94

June

381

440

456

409

381

342

306

278

355

440

456

528

591

591 

614

528

4O9

*355

306 

318

395

424 

330

278

261

256

261

272

318

440

11,719

391

0.605

0.68

July

456

440

368

318

300

278

244

223

213

203

183

168

154

146 

150

146

132

TBo" 128

173

173

188 

193

*188

223

239

256

318

342

318

318

7,329

236

0.365

0.42

Aug.

306

283

261

234

213

239

234

188

154

141

123

119

115

ill 

132

128

123

128

154 

244

288

300 

300

261

261

261

*234

188

168 

154

146

6,191

200

0.310

0.36

Sept.

136

132

128

123

119

115

123

141

208

294

318

330

318

300 

288

306

306

306

294

288

342

456 

456

395

*34E

330

318

318

318 

306

8,154

272

0.421

0.47

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,760 Min 107 Mean 435 Cfsm 0.674 In. 9.16

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,140 Min 111 Mean 403 Cfsm 0.624 In. 8.47

Peak discharge (base. 2.OOP cfs). No peak 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
292 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Savannah River near Clyo, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°31'30", long 81°15'45", on downstream side of center pier of drawspan 

of bridge on Seaboard Air Line Railroad, 3 miles north of Clyo, Efflngham County, and 

at mile 50.1 upstream from Savannah.

Drainage area.--9.850 sq ml, approximately.

Records available . October 1937 to September 1957 In reports of Geological Survey. April 

1930 to June 1933 (below 12,000 cfs only) In House Document 64, 74th Congress, 1st session. Gage-height records collected at same site 1921-43 by U. S. Weather Bureau (unpublished prior to 1933).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 13.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 12, 1945, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 10,690 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs May 15 (gage height, 11.15 ft); minimum dally, 5,760 cfs Aug. 15, 16.

1937-57: Maximum discharge observed, 128,000 cfs Aug. 21, 22, 1940 (gage height, 

23.6 ft); minimum dally discharge, 2,830 cfs Oct. 19, 25-28, 1941.

1921-57: Maximum gage height, 29.7 ft Oct. 6, 1929; minimum, 1.21 ft Sept. 11, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good. Considerable regulation by Clark Hill Reservoir (see p. 278) for 

monthly change In contents), Stevens Creek powerplant, and New Savannah Bluff lock and 

dam above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1112: 1940.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*9 J 540 

8,150

7,160

6,760

6,760

6,960

7,490

7,820

7,600

7,270

6,960

6,660

6,560

6,460

6,560

6,460

6,460

6,460

6,460

6.560

6,460

6,760

6,760

6,860 

6,960

6,760

6,660

6,760

6,760 

6,560

6,460

214,470

6,918

-

-

Nov.

*6,460 

6,460

6,560

6,960

7,060

6,760

6,660

6,560

6,460

6,460

6,760

6,860

6,560

6,460

6,560

6,560

6,560

6,860

7,060

6,660

6,360

6.260

6,260

6,460 

6,760

6,960

*6,760

6,560

6,460 

6,360

198,500

6,617

-

-

Dec.

6.560 

6,760

7,060

6,860

6,660

6,560

6,460

6,560

7,160

7,600

7,160

6,760

6,660

6,660

6,960

7,490

7,490

7,060

6,760

6,760

6,860

7,380

7,820

7,930 

7,710

7,600

*8,150

8,740

8.980 

8,860

8,740

226,570

7,309

-

-

 

Jan.

8,150 

7,600

7,380

7,380

7,600

8,040

8,040

7,710

7,380

7,160

7,270

7,600

7,930

7,820

7,380

7,160

7,060

7,060

7,270

7,710

7,930

7,490

7,160

6.960 

6,960

7,270

7,710

8,150

*8 . 500 

8,260

8,040

235,130

7,585

-

-

 

Feb.

8,380 

9,220

9.760

9,480

8,500

7,820

7,710

8,150

8,620

8,740

8,380

7,820

7,270

7,060

7,060

7,380

7,710

7,600

7,060

6,760

6.660

6,860

7,060

7,270 

7,380

*7,160

6,860

6,860

-

216,590

7,735

-

-

Mar.

6.760 

7,060

7,600

7,930

7,490

7,160

7,270

7,600

8,150

8,500

8,380

7,820

7,380

7,160

7,060

7,600

8,980

9,760

9,100

7,930

7,380

7,710

8,150

8,620 

9,220

9,620

10,000

10,700

11,700 

12 ,300

12,000

264,090

8,519

-

-

Apr.

11,100 

9,480

8,380

*7,930

7,930

8,380

8,860

9,760

10,700

11,400

11,900

12,200

12,500

13,100

13,500

15.700

13,700

12,500

11,400

10,700

10,700

10,600

9,480

8,260 

7,600

,600

,820

,820

,600 

* .580

305,980

10,150

-

-

May

7,O6O 

6.960

7,710

8,500

9,220

10,000

11,100

11,900

12 , 300

12,900

13,500

14,100

14,500

14.800

14,800

14, 800

14,500

14,500

14,500

14,500

14,100

13,100

12,200

11,900 

11,900

11,900

*12,200

11,700

10,200 

9,620

10,300

371,270

11,980

-

-

June

10,700 

10.900

10,300

8,980

8,260

8,040

8,040

8,380

8,620

8,620

8,380

8,260

8,040

8,150

8,500

8,620

8,500

7,930

7,580

7,270

7,160

7,380

7,600

7,380 

6,960

6.760

6,960

7,270

7,060 

7,160

245,560

8,119

-

-

July

*7,270 

7,060

6,960

7,580

7,710

7,710

7,490

7,270

6,860

6,660

6,960

6,960

6,360

6,160

6,460

6,360

6,360

6,660

6,960

6,960

7,160

7,160

6,560

6,160 

5.960

5,960

6,460

7,380

7.820 

7,820

*7 ,600

214,610

6,923

-

-

Aug.

7,270 

7,060

7,160

7,490

7,820

7,270

6,660

6,160

5,960

6,060

6,560

6,460

6,260

5,960

5.760

5,760

6,060

6,760

7,060

6,660

6,460

6,960

7,820

7.950 

7,600

7,160

6,560

*6,160

6,060 

5,960

6,560

207,040

6,679

-

-

Sept.

6,860 

7,270

6,660

6,160

5 ..960

6,160

6,960

7,930

8,040

7,490

7,270

7,710

8,040

8,500

8,740

8,260

7,380

6,960

7,270

7,490

8,040

8,620

8.860

8,150 

7,600

8,040

8,040

7,930

8,040 

8,150

228,580

7,619

-

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 14,100 Min 5,400 Mean 7,145 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57: Max 14,800 Min 5,760 Mean 8,012 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 293

Mill Creek at Old Fort, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°38'10", long 82°11'10", at bridge on county highway, half a mile upstream from mouth at Old Fort, McDowell County.

Drainage area.--20.7 sq mi.

Records available.--May to December 1907 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), 

August 1930 to July 1931 (discontinued). Records of discharge for 1907, published in 

WSP 242, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage.--Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 1,450 ft (from topographic map). May to December 

1907, staff gage at different site and datum.

Extremes.--1930-31: Maximum discharge observed, 248 cfs Apr. 4, 1931 (gage height, 

3.08 ft); minimum, 4.7 cfs Sept. 3, 4j 1930 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

Revisions. See Records available. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per

second, for periods in the water year 1931, superseding those published in WSP 712, are 

given herewith:

1930 

Dec. 25......... 14

1931 

June 15......... 48

22......... 46

Month

June 1931 . ........................

Maximum

48

Minimum

10.2

12.0

Mean

18.5

18.6

Per square 

mile

0.894

.899

Runoff in 

inches

1.03

1.01-

Catawba River near Old Fort, N. C.

Location. --Lat 35°38'20" long 82° 08 '10", at highway bridge a quarter of a mile upstream 

from Brevard Creek, 1 mile downstream from Curtis Creek, and 2 miles east of Old Fort, 

McDowell County.

Drainage area. --57. 1 sq mi.

Records available. August 1930 to July 1931 (discontinued).

Gage .--Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 1,350 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes . 1930-31: Maximum discharge observed, 870 cfs Apr. 4, 1931 (gage height, 

3.40ft); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 3, Oct. 20, 1930 (gage height, 0.64 ft).

Revisions . Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for ice affected

periods in the water year 1931, superseding those published in WSP 712, are given herewith:

1930 

Dec. 17.

Month Maximum

270

Minimum

31

Mean

55.2

Per square 

mile

0.967

Runoff in 

inches

1.11
294 REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

Catawba River near Morganton, N. C.

Location (revised) . Lat 35°46'20", long 81°41'20", at bridge on highway from Morganton to 

Hartland, about 600 ft downstream from Warrior Fork, 2 miles upstream from Johns River, 

and 2 miles north of Morganton, Burke County.

Drainage area. 677 sq ml (revised).

Records available. June to December 1900, May 1903 to June 1909 (discontinued). Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1303. Records of dally gage height 

and discharge for Sept. 1-30 and Oct. 11 to Nov. 13, 1908, Feb. 16 to Mar. 6 and 

Apr. 16 to May 10, 1909, published In WSP 242 and 262, have been found to be unreliable 

and should not be used.

Gage. Chain gage. Altitude of gage was about 980 ft (from river-profile map). Prior to 

May 6, 1903, wire-weight gage at same site with altitude about 0.5 ft higher.

Average discharge. 5 years (1903-8), 1,631 cfs.

Extremes. 1903-8: Maximum gage height, 23.0 ft Aug.' 26, 1908, from graph based on gage 

readings (discharge not determined); minimum dally discharge, 280 cfs Oct. 17, 1904.

Flood In May 1901 Is reported to have reached a stage from 8 to 15 ft higher than a 

flood which occurred sometime prior to June 1900, which reached a stage of about 28 ft.

Revisions. See Records available. Revised figures of discharge, In cubic feet per second, 

for the water years 1903-6, 1908, superseding those published in WSP 98, 127, 168, 204, 

and 242 are given herewith:

Date

1903

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20 

23

Aug. 28

Discharge

3,670

3,510

3,350

2,120

2,950

16,600

6,680

3,910

2,120

8,900

4,550

3,510

2,800

2,350

2,120

1,980

1,900

2,350

1,830

1,760 

2,650

580

Date

1904

May 3

4

8

9

10

11

18

19

31

1905

Jan. 7

11

12

13

14

Feb. 13

20

21

22 

23

24

25

Discharge

3,430

2,350

3,750

4,720

3,030

2,050

1,900

2,800

6,680

1,760

1,900

10,400

4,230

2,420

2,350

1,900

4,070

4,230 

3,910

2,800

2,350

Date

1905-Con.

Feb. 26

27

May 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

14

15

16

17

18

19

24

25

26

June 16

17 

18

19

20

Discharge

2,050

1,760

3,430

2,350

1,830

2,050

2,200

1,830

1,760

5,400

5,570

5,910

3,270

2,500

2,120

3,430

2,280

1,690

1,900

7,280 

5,740

3,270

2,350

Date

1905-Con.

July 6

7

9

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

22

23

24

25

26

Aug. 9

10 

11

12

13

Discharge

3,430

1,900

2,880

2,950

17,800

14,800

8,400

4,550

3,590

2,350

2,050

1,830

1,690

2,350

2,120

2,050

1,900

1,690

2,500

4,720 

8,400

4,890

4,550

Date

1905-Con.

Aug. 14

15

16

17

18

19

25

Dec. 3

9

10

16

21

22

23

1906 

Jan. 22

23

Apr. 15

1908 

Aug. 28 

29

30

31

Discharge

3,750

3,910

2,800

2,200

1,900

1,760

1,830

5,060

5,910

2,350

1,980

5,910

2,650

1,900

3,820

22,200

4,100

4,70O 

3, 70O

3,OOO

2,600

Month

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

Calendar year 1904. ...............

Calendar year 1905. ...............

Calendar year 1906 ................

Calendar year 1908. ...............

Maximum

2,902

15,480

17,800

-

28,400

Minimum

526

280

435

740

740

Mean

1,035

952

1,425

2,791

1,927

Per square

mile

1.53-

1.41

2.10

4.12

2.85

Runoff In 

Inches

1.76

19.15

28.58

55.97

38.76
REVISIONS OP RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 295

Johns River near Morganton, N. C. 

(Formerly published as John River near Morganton)

Location (revised).--Lat 35°47'30", long 81°40'30", at bridge on highway from Morganton to 

Lenoir, if miles upstream from mouth and 3v miles north of Morganton, Burke County.

Drainage area. 213 sq mi.

Records available. June 1900 to December 1901 (discontinued). All figures of discharge 

above 4,500 cfs have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage. Altitude of gage is about 990 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1900-1901: Maximum stage recorded, 20.5 ft May 22, 1901 (discharge not determined; previously published discharge is unreliable and should not be used); minimum 

daily discharge recorded, 80 cfs Sept. 10-13, 1900.

Revisions. See Records available'. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, 

for a period in the water year 1901, superseding those published in WSP 83, are given 

herewith:

1901 

July 28................. 800

29................. 680

30................. 620

Month

July 1901 ...........................

Maximum

985

Minimum

450

Mean

689

Per square 

mile

3.23

Runoff in 

inches

3.73

Green River near Mill Spring, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°20'10", long 8:3°04'50", on right bank at abandoned ford, 1.5 miles northeast of Pea Ridge Church, 2 miles downstream from Walnut Creek, 5.2 miles northeast of 

Mill Spring, Polk County, and 9 miles downstream from Turner Shoals Dam.

Drainage area.--174 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1933 to December 1954 (discontinued). All figures of discharge above 1,500 cfs prior bo the water year 1949 except the 1946 maximum discharge, 

and Nov. 28, 29, 1948, Aug. 23, 29, Oct. 7, 1949, have been found to be unreliable and 

should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 770 ft (by barometer). 

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54), 387.4 cfs (revised).

Extremes. 1939-54: Maximum gage height, 22.15 ft Aug. 13, 1940 (maximum discharge at 

gage not determined; figure previously published is unreliable); maximum discharge at 

Turner Shoals Dam (drainage area, 135 sq mi), 12,000 cfs Aug. 28, 1949, by computation 

of peak flow over dam; miniimrn, 25 cfs July 6, 1940 (gage height, 1.42 ft); minimum 

daily, 25 cfs July 6, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 24.2 ft in July 1916, from flood-crest reference mark placed by 

local resident.

Remarks. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station; considerable regulation by Lake Summit and Turner Shoals Reservoirs (combined usable storage, 

338,875,000 cu ft).

;r yea _ 

of discharge, In cubic feet per second, for a period in the water year 1948, superseding those published in WSP 1112, are given herewith:

1948 

Sept. 17. ................. 405

18................ 405

19................. 118

20................. 287

21................. 297

1948-Con. 

Sept.22................. 300

23................. 335

24................. 332

25................. 278

26................. 66

Month

Calendar year 1948. .............

Cfs-days

176,653

Maximum

4,000

Minimum

52

Mean

483

Per square 

mile

2.78

Runoff in 

inches

37.76
296 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Measurements of streamflow In the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah 

River made at points other than regular gaging stations are given In the following table. 

Most of these measurements were made during periods of base flow when streamflow Is primarily from ground-water storage. Measurements believed to have been made under base-flow 

conditions are Identified by an asterisk (*) to the left of the discharge figure. 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. 

The column headed, Measured previously" shows the water years in which measurements were 

made at the same, or practically the same, site.

Determinations of peak flow at points other than regular gaging stations are given In 

a separate table on page 316.

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic 

slope basins, James River to Savannah River during the water year 1957

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area

(sq mi)

Measured

previously 

(water

years)

Date

Discharge 

(cfs)

James River basin, Va.

St. Marys

River.

Little Willis

River.

South River. .

Willis River.

Lat 37°55'49", long 79°09'52", at

bridge on State Highway 608, 2.5

miles northeast of Vesuvius.

Lat 37°25', long 78°28', at culvert on U. S. Highway 15, 0.4

mile southeast of Curdsville.

15.7

7.1

May 14

May 16

9.00

2.08

Dismal Swamp basin, N. C.

Polly Swamp. . Dismal Swamp. Lat 36°29'25", long 76°34'30", at 

culvert on State Highway 32, 1.5 

miles upstream from Dismal Swamp 

and 4.0 miles north of Sunbury, 

Gates County.

3.43 Aug. 6 *0.002

Newland

drainage

canal.

Joyce Creek. .

Unnamed

tributary.

Do ........

Sawyers Creek

Do. ......

Pasquotank

River.

Inland waterway.

Joyce Creek. .

Pasquotank

River.

do

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

Pasquotank River basin, N. C

Lat 36°25'24", long 76°25'15", at

highway at Lynchs Corner, Pasquotank County, 5.3 miles west

of South Mills, Camden County,

and 4 miles above mouth.

Lat 36°29'07", long 76°19'13", at

secondary paved road, 1.1 miles

west of Lilly, 2.6 miles north

of South Mills, Camden County,

and 6.4 miles above mouth.

Lat 36°28'50", long 76°16'50", at

highway culvert 0.2 mile north

of Tar Corner, Camden County,

and 1.0 mile above mouth.

Lat 36°22'15", long 76°17'37", at

culvert on U. S. Highway 17, 2.0

miles above mouth and 6.3 miles

northwest of Elizabeth City,

Pasquotank County.

Lat 36°22'39", long 76°11'03", at

highway culvert, 1.3 miles

northwest of Hastings Corner,

Camden County, and 5.6 miles

above mouth.

Lat 36°21'30", long 76°10'40", at

highway J mile southwest of

Hastings Corner, Camden County,

and 3.5 miles above mouth.

(a)

4.50

(a)

1.80

1.43

4.96

July 23

July 23

Aug. 6

July 23

June 18

June 24

July 17

July 23

Aug. 6

Aug. 26

July 23

Aug. 6

Aug. 6

*0.06

*0

*0

*0

*.002

*.001

*0

*0

*0

*.71

*0

*0

*0

Little River basin, N. C.

Little River.

Do... .....

Albemarle

Sound.

do

Lat 36°16'07", long 76°22'42",

1 mile above Norfolk Southern

Ry. bridge and 3.7 miles northwest of Woodville, Perquimans

County.

Lat 36°14'25", long 76°19'30", at

U. S. Highway 17, 0.4 mile north

of Woodville, Perquimans County,

and 3£ miles above Halls Creek.

25.1

47.5

July 23

Aug. 6

July 23

*0

*0

*0

.

Unnamed

tributary.

Do. .......

* Base flow

a Indetermi

Perquimans

River.

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

late.

Perquimans River basin, N.

Lat 36"18'25", long 76°30'00", 1.0

mile above mouth and 1.6 miles

south of Whiteston, Perquimans

County.

Lat 36°16'15", long 76"32'48", at

culvert on State Highway 37, 0.1

mile above mouth and 0.5 mile

west of Belvidere, Perquimans

County.

C.

(a)

1.01

July 24

Aug. 6

June 25

July 24

Aug. 8

Aug. 14

Sept. 6

Sept. 13

Sept. 24

*0

*0

*0

*0

*0

*0

*.08

*.17

*.70
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 297

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic 

slope basins, James River to Savannah River during the water year 1957--Continued

Stream

Sutton Creek.

Bethel Creek.

Pollock Swamp

Buckhorn

Creek.

Somerton

Creek.

Jacks Swamp. .

Cypress Creek

Unnamed

tributary.

Rogers Swamp.

Liverman

Creek.

Unnamed

tributary.

Ramsey Creek.

Wildcat

Swamp.

Do... .. ...

Potecasi

Creek.

Urahaw Swamp.

Do ........

Potecasi

Creek.

Tributary to

Perquimans

River.

Yeoplm River.

Pembroke

Creek.

Chowan River.

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

Fontaine

Creek.

Meherrin

River.

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

Klrbys Creek.

Meherrin

River.

Potecasi

Creek.

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

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

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

Meherrin

River.

Potecasi

Creek.

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

Meherrin

River.

Location

Perquimans River basin, N. C. C<

Lat 36"12'42", long 76°23'06", at

highway bridge, 1-J miles northwest of Newhope Proper, 3.8

miles above mouth, and 5 miles

east-northeast of Hertford,

Perquimans County.

Yeopim River basin, N. C.

Lat 36°06'44", long 76°29'05", at

highway, 1.6 miles above mouth

and C.3 mile southwest of Bethel,

Perquimans County.

Pembroke Creek basin, N. C

Lat 36°07'00", long 76°37'41", at

highway, 3-5 miles above mouth

and 2-J miles southeast of Valhalla, Chowan County.

Chowan River basin

Lat 36°30'55", long 76°59'06", at

highway, f mile below Beaman

Branch and ij miles northeast

of Como, Hertford County, N. C.

Lat 36 C 33'30", long 76°49'10", at

highvray bridge, 1 mile below

Mill Swamp, 2^ miles northwest

of Re'ynoldson, Gates County,

N. C., and 2j miles southeast

of Cleopus, Va.

Lat 36'31'ie", long 77°32'04", at

highviay, 3.8 miles above mouth

and 0.8 mile south-southeast of

Pleasant Hill, Northampton

County, N. C.

Lat 36"30'59", long 77°27'14", at

highviay, 1.0 mile above Jordans

Mill Pond and 1.8 miles north

of Seaboard, Northampton County,

N. C, 

Lat 36"31'25", long 77"04'32", at

highway bridge, 1.1 miles above

mouth and 4.1 miles northwest

of Como, Hertford County, N. C.

Lat 36"29'58", long 77"15 1 42", at

highway, 1.7 miles above mouth

and :5.0 miles northeast of

Galatia, Northampton County,

N. C.

Lat 36'28'14", long 76°59'47", at

highway, 2.7 miles above mouth

and 2.3 miles south-southeast

of Como, Hertford County, N. C.

Lat 36°24'15", long 77°22'34", at

highway, 1.9 miles above mouth

and '2.9 miles east of Jackson,

Northampton County, N. C. 

Lat 36°23'31", long 77°24'16", at

U. S. Highway 158, 3.1 miles

above mouth and 1.1 miles east

of Jackson, Northampton County,

N. C.

Lat 36"26', long 77°22', at culvert on U. S. Highway 158, 4.1

miles northeast of center of

Jackson, Northampton County,

N. C . and 85 miles above

mouth. 

Lat 36° 23 '48", long 77° 16 '45", at

highway, ij- miles above mouth

and 1.5 miles east of Creeksvllle, Northampton County, N. C.

Lat 36"22', long 77°14', at State

Highway 35, { mile north of

Potecasi, Northampton County,

N. C. and 2f miles above Urahaw Swamp.

Lat 36° 18', long 77° 18', at State

Highway 305, 2i miles downstream

from Quarter Swamp and 2^ miles

northwest of Rich Square, Northampton County, N. C.

Lat 36° 20', long 77° 13', at State

Highway 35, 1 mile northwest of

Woodland, Northampton County,

N. C. and 2 miles above mouth.

Lat 36°22U5", long 77°01'40", at

 highway, 2f miles north of Union,

Hertford County, N. C. and 3£

miles upstream from Bells Branch

Drainage 

area

(sq ml)

Dntinued

6.48

11.2

12.2

7.34

87.2

8.64

5.60

.68

12.2

10.3

5.33

10.0

.7

11.1

53.2

20.4

51 9

191

Measured

previously 

(water

years)

1953

1953

1954

1949-50,

1954

1954

1954

1953-56

Date

July 23

July 23

July 23

Aug. 5

Aug. 5

Aug. 5

Aug. 5

Aug. 5

Aug. 5

Aug. 5

July 22

Aug. 5

July 22

Aug. 5

July 22

Aug. 5

Aug. 5

Aug. 5

Aug. 8

Apr. 11

July 17

Discharge 

(cfs)

*0

*0

*0

*0

*0

*0

*0

*0

*0

*0

*.03

*.008

*.17

*0

*0

*0

*0

*0

*0

*453

*.18

510528 O -59 -20
298 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic 

slope basins, James River to Savannah River during the water year 1957 Continued

Stream

Cutawhiskie

Creek.

Unnamed

tributary.

Cole Creek. . .

Loosing

Swamp . .

Beaverdara

Swamp.

Unnamed

tributary.

*«uioccoson

Swamp.

Ahoskie

Creek.

Do. .......

Whiteoak

Swamp.

Horse Swamp. .

Flat Swamp

Chinkapin

Swamp .

Do. .......

Duke Swamp. . .

Warwick

Creek.

Indian Creek.

Rockyhock

Creek.

Tributary to

Potecasi

Creek.

Chowan River.

Sarem Creek. .

Stony Creek. .

Loosing

Swamp.

Beaverdam

Swamp.

Stony Creek. .

Wiccacon

Creek.

do

Ahoskie

Creek.

Bear Swamp. . .

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

Chinkapin

Creek.

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

Bennett

Creek.

Catherine

Creek.

Chowan River.

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

Location

Chowan River basin--Continuec

Lat 36° 18 '00", long 77° 12 '00", at

State Highway 55, 2.5 miles

south of Woodland, Northampton

County, N. C. and 65 miles upstream from Chapel Branch.

Lat 3S°25'30", long 7S°54'06", at

U. S. Highway 158, 3.6 miles

above mouth and 2.8 miles west

of Eure, Gates County, N. C.

Lat 36°26'30", long 76°46'30", at

U. S. Highway 158, 3 miles

northwest of Gatesville, Gates

County, N. C.

Lat 36°ll r 18", long 76°59'20", at

highway, 1 mile below Wild Cat

Swamp and 4 miles southwest of

Powellsville, Bertie County,

N. C.

Lat 36°12'00", long 77°01'46", at

highway, 2.2 miles above mouth

and 2.5 miles east of Connaritsa, Bertie County, N. C.

Lat 3S°12'27", long 77°01'25", at

highway, 0.5 mile above mouth

and 3.1 miles east-northeast of

Connaritsa, Bertie County, N. C.

Lat 36°12'06", long 76°57'05", at

highway, 1.7 miles above mouth

and 2 miles south of Powellsville, Bertie County, N. C.

Lat 36°14'45", long 7S°56'50", at

State Highway 350, 1.2 miles

north of Powellsville, Bertie

County, N. C. and 7 miles

above mouth.

Lat 36°16'35", long 76°54'00", at

highway, 1.5 miles above Whiteoak Swamp and 0.9 mile west of

Bethlehem, Hertford County,

N. C.

Lat 36°17'19", long 7S°54'52", at

highway, 0.7 mile above mouth

and 1.8 miles northwest of Bethlehem, Hertford County, N. C.

Lat 36°18'38", long 76°56'41", at

highway, 0.4 mile above mouth

and 2.7 miles northeast of

Ahoskie, Hertford County, N. C.

Lat 36°18'55", long 76°55'57", at

highway, 0.2 mile above mouth

and 3.2 miles south of Cofield,

Hertford County, N. C.

Lat 36°12', long 76°47 ' , at culvert on State Highway 350, 0.8

mile upstream from Peele Branch

and 1.0 mile west of Colerain,

Bertie County, N. C.

Lat 36°14'08', long 76°50'15", at

highway, 0.6 mile below Cypress

Swamp and 2.6 miles northeast

of Trap, Bertie County, N. C.

Lat 36°28'10", long 76°38'10", at

highway, 1-j miles below Middle

Swamp a nd 2^ miles northwest of

Sunbury, Gates County, N. C.

Lat 36°19'50", long 76°38'05", at

State Highway 32, 0.9 miles

south of Mintonsville, Gates

County, N. C. and 3.0 miles

above mouth.

Lat 36°14'39", long 76°39'16", at

State Highway 32, 3.1 miles

above mouth and 1.3 miles north

of Small's Crossroads, Chowan

County, N. C.

Lat 36°10'39", long 76°40'11", at

highway, 1.2 miles northeast of

Rockyhock, 5.9 miles above

mouth, and 1.7 miles west of

Mavaton, Chowan County, N. C.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

11.8

8.72

30.9

19.8

5.01

3.58

10.8

134

144

5.30

7.37

4.50

8.89

31.2

36.2

9.05

16.2

12.3

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1953,

1955-56,

1953-54

1954

1949

1951-56

Date

Aug. 5

Aug. 5

Apr. 12

July 17

Aug. 6

July 23

Aug. 6

July 23

July 23

July 23

July 23

July 23

July 23

July 23

Aug. 5

July 23

July 23

July 23

Apr. 12

June 18

une 25

uly 24

ug. 5

ug. 8

ug. 14

ug. 19

Aug. 26

Sept. 6

Sept. 23

Aug. 6

Aug. 6

July 23

Discharge 

(cfs)

*0

*0

*32.8

*.19

*.16

*0

*0

*0

*0

*0

*.02

*0

*.02

*.005

*.01

*.04

*0

*.01

*92.3

*0

*0

*0

*0

*0

*0

*5.39

*1.24

*.58

*5.65

*0

*0

*0
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAH GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic 

slope basins, James River to Savannah River during the water year 1957--Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Dra inage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date

Discharge 

(cfs)

Chowan River basin Continued

Eastmost 

Swamp .

Salmon Creek. Lat 36°03'40", long 76°46'15", at 

highway, 0.75 mile above mouth 

and 3.6 miles northwest of Edenhouse, Bertie County, N. C.

State Highway 45, l£ miles above 

mouth and 4.5 miles northwest 

of Edenhouse, Bertie County, 

N. C.

12.9 July 23

Aug. 6

*0

*0

Roanoke Riv

Town Pork

Creek.

Belews Creek,

Big Beaver

Island

Creek.

Hogan Creek.

Wolf Island

Creek.

Hogan Creek.

Moon Creek, ,

Country Line

Creek.

South Country

Line Creek.

Country Line

Creek.

Hyco River, ,

South Hyco

Creek.

Maho Creek. . .

Aarons Creek.

Little Grass

Creek.

Smith Creek.

Six Pound

Creek.

Dan River ....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Country Line

Creek.

Dan River. . . .

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

Hyco River. . .

Dan River. . . .

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

Grass Creek. .

Roanoke River

... .do.. ....

Lat 36°17', long 80 0 09', at U. S.

Highway 311, at Walnut Cove,

Stokes County, 4 miles above

mouth.

Lat 36°19', long 79°13', at highway, l£ miles east of Pine

Hall, Stokes County, 1-J- miles

above mouth.

Lat 36°22'56", long 79°59'01", at

U. S. Highway 311, £ mile above

mouth and 1 mile southwest of

Madison, Rockingham County.

Lat 36°23', long 79°55', at highway, i mile above mouth and .3j

miles east of Madison, Rockingham County.

Lat 36°31'54", long 79°30'07", at

State Highway 700, i mile above

mouth and 2-J miles northwest of

Pelham, Caswell County .

Lat 36°31', long 79°23', at State

Highway 86, 1 mile northwest of

Providence, 3£ miles above

mouth, and 8 miles northwest of

Yanceyville, Caswell County.

Lat 36°29', long 79°22', at State

Highway 86, 1 mile southeast of

Providence, 2 miles below East

Prong Moon Creek, and 6 miles

northwest of Yanceyville, Caswell County.

Lat 36°23'20Tl , long 79°20'10", at

highway, 1 mile south of Yanceyville', Caswell County, and lj

miles above South Country Line

Creek.

Lat 36°21'48", long 79°17'04", at

highway, 1-J miles below Penson

Creek and 4i miles southeast

of Yanceyville, Caswell County.

Lat 36"30', long 79°13', at highway, at Yarbro, 4-J miles above

mouth and 3 miles west of

Semora, Caswell County.

Lat 36°28 1 , long 79°07', at

State Highway 57, 1 mile above

South Hyco Creek, 2£ miles

southeast of Semora, and

9 miles northwest of Roxboro,

Person County.

Lat 36° 28', long 79°06', at State

Highway 57, 1 mile above mouth

and 2.0 miles northwest of Concord, Person County.

Lat 36°31'50", long 7S°52'50", at

highway, 0.1 mile above unnamed

tributary, ij miles northeast of

Bethal Hill, 4 miles downstream

from Spoonwater Creek, and 5£

miles northeast of Woodsdale,

Person County.

Lat 36° 32', long 78° 44', at highway, -f mile above Southern Ry.

bridge, 2 miles east of Virgilina, and 6-5 miles north of Oak

Hill, Granville, County.

Lat 36°28'34", long 78°36'16", at

highway, ij miles above mouth

and 2j miles northwest of Stovall, Granville County.

Lat 36°31'30", long 78°14'22", at

highway, 0.2 mile below El ling -

ton Creek, 4f miles west of

Paschall, and 6 miles northwest

of Norlina, Warren County.

Lat 36°32', long 78°04', at highway bridge, li miles above

mouth and 2j miles northeast

of Oakville, Warren County.

114

79.3

23 7

23.0

68.7

96.1

37 . 8

47.8

34.8

123

7S.O

76.6

51.2

27.6

22.9

30.7

11.6

1949-55

1954-56

1954-56

1954-56

1954-56

1954-56

1954-56

1954-56

1954-56

1956

1949-56

1953-56

1956

1956

1956

1954-56

1954-56

Aug. 29

Mar. 13

July 8

Mar. 13

July 8

Mar. 13

July 8

Mar. 13

July 8

Mar. 13

July 9

Mar. 13.

July 9

Mar. 14

July 9

Mar. 14

July 9

Mar. 14

July 9

Apr. 1

July 9

Mar. 14

July 9

Mar. 14

July 10

Mar. 14

July 10

Mar. 14

Mar. 13

July 11

July 11

*24.8

*57.0

*27.1

*19.0

*5.36

*16.4

*6.23

*49.4

*15.9

*76.1

*11.0

*22.5

*4.39

*31.S

*4.76

*12.4

*.04

*74.1

*5.72

*37.S

*.29

*71.0

*2.02

*43.7

*.86

*23.6

*.12

*15.S

*.60

*30.3

*3.59

*2.89
300 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic 

slope basins, James River to Savannah River during the water year 1957--Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date

Discharge 

(cfs)

Roanoke River basin, N. C.--Continued

Stonehouse

Creek.

Lukes Creek,

Occoneechee

Creek.

Gumberry

Swamp.

Ready Branch.

Whiteoak

Swamp.

Roquist Creek

Do. .......

Roanoke River

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

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

Wheeler

Creek.

Sweetwater

Creek.

Cashie River.

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

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

Lat 36°29'09", long 77°57'L3", at

highway bridge, 3i miles above

mouth and 4£ miles northwest of

Littleton, Warren County.

Lat 36°29'35", long 77°39'04", at

State Highway 46, £ mile above

mouth and 0.75 mile west of Gaston, Northampton County.

Lat 36°22'08", long 77°31'26", at

highway, 4-J miles above mouth

and 5.7 miles southwest of Jackson, Northampton County.

Lat 36°21'23", long 77°28'08", a-t

highway, { mile above mouth and

3.5 miles southwest of Jackson,

Northampton County.

Lat 35°47'21", long 77°03'36", at

U. S. Highway 17, Just below

Dog Branch, 4j miles south of

Williamston, Martin County.

Lat 36°04'30", long 76°58'40", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 13,

J mile above mouth and 6.0

miles north of center of Windsor, Bertie County.

Lat 35°56'22", long 76°56'44",

Just below end of dirt road,

0.9 mile downstream from U. S.

Highway 17, 0.15 mile downstream from Mill Swamp, and 3.5

miles southwest of Bertie, Bertie County. 

Lat 35°56'50", long 76°55'56", at

highway, lj miles below Mill

Swamp and 3-J miles south of

Windsor, Bertie County.

15.8

4.66

15.5

19.7

15.5

17.1

60.1

62.2

1956

1949-54

1951-53,

1954,1956

1949-51,

1954

Mar. 30

July 19

Aug. 5

Aug. 5

Aug. 5

Apr. 11

July 16

Aug. 6

July 17

July 23

Aug. 6

July 23

*10.3

*1.27

*.006

*0

*1.58

*12.7

*1.65

*0

*.13

*0

*0

*.02

Pamlico River basin, N. C.

Shelton Creek

Tabbs Creek, .

Crooked Creek

Cypress Creek

Sandy Creek. .

Shocco Creek.

Town Creek. . .

Hunting Creek

Grindle Creek

Durham Creek.

Tar River. . . .

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

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

do

Swift Creek. .

Fishing Creek

Tar River. . . .

Grindle Creek

Tar River. . . .

Pamlico River

Lat 36°18'47", long 78°43'16", at

U. S. Highway 158, 1 mile east

of Berea, rf miles above mouth,

and 7i miles west of Oxford,

Granville County.

Lat 36°10'50", long 78°27'20", at

highway, l£ miles above mouth

and 2j miles south of Kittrell,

Vance County.

Lat 35°56', long 78°15', at State

Highway 39, i mile above Norris

Creek and Z\ miles south of

Bunn, Franklin County.

Lat 35°56', long 78°11', at highway bridge , J mile above mouth

and 4 miles southeast of Bunn,

Franklin County.

Lat 36°12'35", long 78°13'43", at

highway bridge, l£ miles above

Devil's Cradle Creek and li

miles south of Alert, Franklin

County.

Lat 36°17'33", long 78°13'10", at

bridge on unpaved road, 1-J miles

south of Elberon, 1-| miles above

Buffalo Branch, and 8.4 miles

southwest of Warrenton, Warrenton County.

Lat 33°48'00", long 77°35'22", at

U. S. Highway 258, i mile below

Bynum Mill Creek and 2f miles

east of Pinetops, Edgecombe

County.

Lat 35°40'08", long 77°15'42", at

highway, 2.0 miles above mouth

and 3£ miles northwest of Pactolus, Pitt County.

Lat 35°39'21", long 77°16'15", at

highway, 1.7 miles above Hunting

Run and 3-J miles northeast of

Pactolus, Pitt County.

Lat 35°19', long 76°52', at State

Highway 33, at Edward Beaufort

County, 6-J miles above mouth.

22.6

69.8

30.6

30.2

53.7

17.7

192

8.88

54.7

20.9

1949-56

1949-56

1954-56

1954-56

1954-56

1954-56

1949-54

1953-56

1950-56

Apr. 1

Apr. 4

July 10

July 11

Mar. 12

July 16

Mar. 12

July 16

Mar. 13

July 11

Mar. 13

July 11

July 16

Aug. 14

Apr. 11

July 17

Aug. 14

July 17

*12.3

*9.89

*.35

*2.60

*45.7

*4.94

*43.2

*.56

*52.9

*6.14

*20.0

*2.91

*6.53

*0

*34.8

*3.86

*.93

*.02

Neuse River basin, N. C.

Little River. Eno River. . . . Lat 36°08'20", long 78°54'24", at

U. S. Highway 501, 1 mile above

Mountain Creek and 1-J miles

northwest of Orange Factory,

Durham County.

81.6 1930,

1954-56

Mar. 30 *60.4
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 301

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic 

slope basins, James River to Savannah River during the water year 1957 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date

Discharge 

(cfs)

Neuse River basin, N. C. --Continued

Beaverdam

Creek.

Newllght

Creek.

Upper Barton

Creek.

Peeples Creek

Big Branch. . .

Poplar Creek.

Hannah Creek.

Buck Swamp. . .

Unnamed

tributary.

Stony Creek.

Sleepy Creek.

Walnut Creek.

West Bear

Creek.

Bear Creek. . .

Do. .......

Gum Swamp ....

Palling Creek

Deep Run. ....

Southwest

Creek.

Do ........

Neuse River. .

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

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

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

Walnut Creek.

Neuse River. .

Mill Creek. . .

Thoroughfare

Swamp.

Neuse River. .

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

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

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

Bear Creek. . .

Neuse River. .

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

Palling Creek

Neuse River. .

Southwest

Creek.

Neuse River. .

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

Lat 36°03'20", long 78°40'40", at

highway, 2J miles above mouth

and 45 miles south of Creedmoor,

Granville County.

Lat 36°00'48", long 78°37'43", at

highway, 1.5 miles above mouth

and 4.2 miles west of Purnell,

Wake County.

Lat 35°58'22Tl , long 78°39'18", at

highway, 1 mile above mouth and

2 miles northwest of Bayleaf,

Wake County.

Lat 35°51'52r', long 78"30'53", at

highway, -J mile above Hodges

Creek and l£ miles south of

Wake Crossroads, Wake County.

Lat 35"44'28", long 78°34'06", at

highway, 1 mile above mouth

and 3 miles northeast of Garner,

Wake County.

Lat 35°44', long 78°29', at highway, j mile above mouth, 2 miles

west of Shotwell, and 4 miles

south of Knlghtdale, Wake County.

Lat 35°23'45", long 78°25'55", at

highway, 0.1 mile above Rock

Branch and 2.1 miles north of

Blackman, Johnston County.

Lat 35° 15 '40", long 78°05'15", at

highway bridge, li miles above

mouth and 2j miles west of Dudley, Wayne County.

Lat 35°19'33", long 78"01'25", at

highway bridge, J mile east of

Genoa, 1.0 mile above mouth, and

4j miles southwest of Goldsboro,

Wayne County.

Lat 35°£2'33", long 77°57'30", at

U. S. Highway 70, 2 miles east

of Goldsboro, Wayne County, and

3i miles above mouth.

Lat 35°15'00", long 77°57'10", at

highway bridge, lj miles above

mouth and 5 miles east of Dudley, Wayne County.

Lat 35°18'54", long 77°52'5l", at

highway bridge, 2.7 miles southwest of Best, Wayne County, and

4^ miles above mouth.

Lat 35°22'50", long 77°52'06", at

highway, 0.7 mile north of New

Hope, Wayne County, and 3j miles

above mouth.

Lat 35°18'53", long 77°48'56", at

U. S. Highway 70, l£ miles

northwest of La Grange, Lenoir

County, and 65 miles above

mouth .

Lat 35°14'56", long 77°47'04", at

highway, ij miles above mouth,

2 miles south of Mayo's Store,

and 4 miles south of La Grange,

Lenoir County.

Lat 35° 18 '05", long 77°41'48", at

highway, 0.4 mile above mouth

and 2'. 8 miles north of Palling

Creek, Lenoir County.

Lat 35 C 15'39", long 77°41'32", at

U. S. Highway 70, at Palling

Creek, Lenoir County, 4 miles

above mouth and 6-J miles west of

Klnston.

Lat 35"08'00", long 77°42'00", at

highway bridge, J mile above

mouth, 0.7 mile east of Deep Run,

Lenoir County, and llj miles

southwest of Kinston.

Lat 35"11'25", long 77°37'20", at

U. S. Highway 258, -J mile northnorthwest of Woodington, 4-J

miles below Horse Branch, and 5{

mllea south-southwest of Kinston, Lenoir County.

Lat 35° 13 '15", long 77°34'32", at

State Highway 12, 3J- miles south

of Intersection of U. S. Highways 70 and 258, 1-J miles above

head of Kelly 's Pond, and 3jmiles south of Kinston, Lenoir

County.

44.1

19.3

12.2

9.86

12.1

8.67

33.6

17.0

4.67

21.0

9.79

9.14

13.9

52.2

64.1

6.12

45.4

6.10

38.5

50.7

1953-55

1954-56

1952,

1954-56

1954-56

1953-56

1954-56

1949-56

1954-55

1949-55

1955

1955-56

1954-56

1955

1949-55

1949-56

1956

Apr. 18

Mar. 11

Mar. 11

Mar. 11

Mar. 29

Mar. 16

May 10

Aug. 12

Aug. 12

Aug. 12

Aug. 12

Mar. 16

Aug. 12

Aug. 13

Mar. 16

Aug. 13

Aug. 12

Aug. 12

Aug. 13

Aug. 12

Mar. 14

Aug. 12

Aug. 12

*11.0

*17.5

*11.3

*19.7

m.i.

*10. 8

*4.97

*.26

*.68

*.2Q

*5.01

*12.6

*.58

*.35

*50.6

*6.99

*7.11

*.04

*1.43

*.53

*42.6

*0

*0
302 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic 

slope basins, James River to Savannah River during the water year 1957 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date

Discharge 

(cfs)

Neuse River basin, N. C.--Continued

Briery Run. . .

Stonyton 

Creek.

Creek.

Creek. 

Black Creek. .

The Slough. . . 

Nahunta Swamp

Branch.

Contentnea 

Creek.

Black Swamp. .

Stonyton 

Creek.

Neuse River. .

Contentnea 

Creek.

Nahunta Swamp

Contentnea 

Creek.

Neuse River. .

Little Contentnea 

Creek.

Lat 35°18'22", long 77°36'47", at 

highway bridge, 3 miles northwest center of Kinston, Lenoir 

County, and 4^ miles above 

mouth. 

Lat 35°19'05", long 77°29'44", at 

highway bridge i mile east of 

Grainger, Lenoir County, and 

1 mile above mouth.

highway bridge, 1 mile above 

mouth and 3 miles southeast of 

Grifton, Pitt County.

Highway 264, 3£ miles northwest 

of Middlesex, Nash Co.unty, and 

9 miles above Turkey Creek.

highway, 500 ft below Buckhorn 

Branch, 1 mile northeast of 

Buckhorn Crossroads, and 6.8 

miles north of Kenly, Wilson 

County. 

Lat 35°38'15", long 77°58'12", at 

highway bridge, Just below unnamed tributary, 2.3 miles west 

of Black Creek, Wilson County, 

and 2.5 miles above Great Swsunp.

highway bridge, £ mile below 

Little Swamp, 3 miles northwest 

of New Hope, and 7j miles northeast of Bailey, Nash County.

bridge on State Highway 58, 1.3 

miles above mouth, lj miles east 

of Stantonsburg, and 4 miles 

south-southwest of Saratoga, 

Wilson County.

highway, 1.1 miles above mouth 

and 4.1 miles southwest of Walstonburg, Green County.

U. S. Highway 117, 100 ft below 

Atlantic Coast Line RR. and 

1 mile north of Pikeville, 

Wayne County. 

Lat 35°Z8'13", long 77°51'22", at 

highway, 0.4 mile above mouth, 

O.5 mile below Exum Mill Branch, 

and 2.9 miles northeast of Saulston, Wayne County. 

Lat 35°30'27", long 77°44'21", at 

State Highway 58, { mile atove 

mouth and 5j miles northwest of 

Snow Hill, Greene County.

highway bridge, J mile above 

mouth and J mile south of Contentnea, Greene County.

culvert on U. S. Highway 258, 

2.0 miles south of Snow Hill, 

Greene County.

highway bridge, } mile above 

mouth, at Hookerton, Greene 

County.

highway bridge, 1 mile above 

mouth and 2 miles northeast of 

Hookerton, Greene County.

highway bridge, Z\ miles above 

mouth and 3 miles southeast of 

Hookerton, Greene County.

highway bridge, 1 mile above 

mouth and 3 miles east of 

Hookerton, Greene County. 

Lat 35°24'46", long 77°29'51", at 

highway bridge, 1.9 miles above 

Little Contentnea Creek and 

4 miles west -northwest of Hanrahans, Pitt County. 

Lat 35°37'28", long 77°35'33", at 

highway, 1.0 mile above mouth 

and 2.0 miles north of Farmville, 

Pitt County.

highway, 1 mile above Sandy Run 

and 4 miles northeast of Lizzie, 

Greene County.

4.05 

36.1

30.9

21.3 

97.1

3 25

790 

12.0

1955

1954-55 

1954 55

1950 54

1955-56

1949-54 

1954

1956

Aug. 12 

Aug. 12

Aug. 6

Apr. 19 

Aug. 6 

Aug. 12

Aug. 6

Aug. 12 

Aug. 12

Aug. 12 

Aug. 12

*0 

*0

*1.62

 11.4 

*0 

*0

*3.77

*.68 

*2.45

*31.4 

*0
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 303

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic 

slope basins, James River to Savannah River during the water year 1957 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date Discharge 

(ofs)

Neuse River basin, N. C. Continued

Sandy Run. . . .

Little Contentnea

Creek.

Eagle Swamp

Core Creek. . .

Unnamed

tributary.

Swift Creek. .

Fork Swamp. . .

Swift Creek. .

Clayroot

Swamp.

Palmetto

Swamp.

Unnamed

tributary.

Little Swift

Creek.

Pine Tree

Swamp.

Unnamed

tributary.

Batchelders

Creek.

Beaverdam

Swamp.

Tuckahoe

Swamp.

Unnamed

tributary.

Tuckahoe

Swamp .

Little Contentnea

Creek.

Contentnea

Creek.

Neuse River. .

Core Creek. . .

Neuse River. .

Swift Creek. .

Neuse River. .

Swift Creek. .

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

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

do

Little Swift

River.

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

Neuse River. .

Trent River. .

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

Tuckahoe

Swamp .

Trent River. .

Lat 35"31'53", long 77°33'Z4", at

highway bridge , £ mile above

mouth and 4 miles northeast of

Lizzie, Green County.

Lat 35"Z7'Z4", long 77°29'09", at

State Highway 10Z, 1.6 miles

south-southwest of Roundtree,

Z.6 niles above mouth, and

4 miles west-southwest of Ayden,

Pitt County.

Lat 35°Zl'38Yl , long 77°Z6'Z7", at

highway bridge, 1 mile above

mouth and 1 mile south of Grlfton, Pitt County.

Lat 35"15'10", long 77°17'08", at

State Highway 55, 3-J miles

southeast of Fort Barnwell, Craven County, and about 7 miles

from mouth.

Lat 35"16'37", long 77°18'09", at

State Highway 55, 1.3 miles

above mouth and Z miles southeast of Fort Barnwell, Craven

County.

Lat 35"Z8'13", long 77°Z4'OZ", at

Stato Highway 10Z, 1 mile east

of Ayden and 4j miles above

Fork Swamp, P.itt County.

Lat 35°Z9'Z3", long 77°Z1'58", at

highway, 3.Z miles eastnortheast of Ayden, Pitt

County, and 4.5 miles above

mouth.

Lat 35 > Z4'07", long 77°19'54", at

highway bridge, \ mile south of

Coxvllle, Zj miles northwest of

Gardnerville, Pitt County, and

2.7 miles below Fork Swamp.

Lat 35°Z3'36", long 77°15'54", at

highway, 1^ miles northwest of

Clayroot, Z miles east-northeast

of Gardnerville, Pitt County,

and 4.9 miles downstream from

Indian Well Swamp.

Lat 35"ZO'10", long 77°10'30", at

State Highway 43, 1.3 miles

above mouth and Z.5 miles northwest of Vanceboro, Craven

County.

Lat 35°16'13", long 77°08 1 55", at

highway, 0.9 mile above mouth

and 2.8 miles south of Vanceboro, Craven County.

Lat 35°15'06", long 77"00'14", at

highway, above Pine Tree Swamp,

1.1 miles west of Cayton, Craven County.

Lat 35°14'56", long 77°00'04", at

highway, O.Z mile above mouth

and 1.2 miles southwest of Cayton, Craven County.

Lat 35°14'04", long 77°OZ'Z5", at

highway, 0.4 mile above mouth

and 3.8 mile northeast of Askin,

Craven County.

Lat 35°09'00", long 77°10'20", at

U. S. Highway 70, Z.I miles below Rollover Creek and 6.7 miles

northwest of New Bern, Craven

County.

Lat 35°04'48", long 77 0 38'35", at

U. S. Highway Z58, li miles

above mouth and Z.9 miles west

of Pleasant Hill, Jones County.

Lat 34°59'30", long 77°40'01", at

highway bridge, Z miles southwest of Hargett Store, 7f miles

above mouth, and 18 miles

southwest of Trenton, Jones

County.

Lat 35°00'30", long 77°35'40", at

culvert on State Highway 41, ifmiles above mouth and 5 miles

west of Comfort, Jones County.

Lat 35°01'53", long 77°34'46", at

highway, 1 mile above mouth and

2.6 miles south of Pleasant Hill,

Jones County.

Z8.6

17Z

9.68

5S.Z

8.06

25.1

16.8

78.2

45.9

Z4.Z

3.58

Z5.8

1.80

1.Z3

33.6

7.46

Z1.5

3.35

49.6

1954

1956-57

1954-55

1949-56

1954

1956

1956

1956

1941,1956

1954

1954

Aug. 13

Aug. 13

Aug. 12

May 16

Aug. 13

Aug. 13

Aug. 1Z

Aug. 1Z

Aug. 12

Aug. 1Z

Aug. 13

Aug. 13

Aug. 13

Aug. 1.3

Aug. 13

Aug. 13

Aug. 1Z

Aug. 13

Aug. 13

Aug. 13

*0

*3.00

*.19

*7.Z5

*.5Z

*.03

*0

*0

*. 1

*0

*0

*0

*.001

*0

*0

*.09

*0

*0

*0

*.10
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic 

slope basins, James River to Savannah River during the water year 1957--Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date

Discharge 

(cfs)

Neuse River basin, N. C. Continued

Big Chinquapin 

Branch.

shell 

Creek.

Unnamed 

tributary.

Upper Broad 

Creek.

Trent River. .

Upper Broad 

Creek.

Neuse River. .

Lat 35°04'53", long 77°25'06", at 

highway, £ mile above mouth and 

£ mile north of Phillips Crossroads, Jones County.

highway bridge, 0.4 mile below 

Trace Branch and 6.2 miles 

northwest of Trenton, Jones 

County.

highway, y mile above mouth 

and 1 mile north of Trenton, 

Jones County.

State Highway 12, \ mile above 

mouth and 3j miles west of 

Pollocksville, Jones County.

highway, 12 miles above mouth 

and 1.0 mile northwest of Riverdale, Craven County. 

Lat 35°08'00", long 76°56'30", at 

State Highway 55, 1 mile above 

mouth and 5j miles west of 

Grantsboro, Pamlico County. 

Lat 35°10'35", long 76°57'55", at 

highway bridge, ij miles southeast of Springhope, 8.7 miles 

above mouth, and 3 miles north 

of Olympia, Pamlioo County.

highway, 1.0 mile northwest of 

Scotts Store, Pamlico County, 

and 5f miles above mouth.

16.1

3.31 

22.0 1950-56

Aug. 13

Aug. 14 

Aug. 13

*0.02

*0 

*0

Newport River basin, H. C.

Southwest 

Prong 

Newport 

River.

Prong 

Newport 

River.

Creek.

Newport River Lat 34°46'45", long 76°56'00", at 

county road bridge, 1.6 miles 

above mouth and 4.3 miles west 

of Newport, Carteret County.

county road bridge, 0.4 mile 

above mouth and 3.2 miles westnorthwest of Newport, Carteret 

County.

county road bridge, £ mile above 

mouth and 1.8 miles west of Newport, Carteret County.

highway bridge, 0.4 mile above 

mouth and 1.5 miles southwest of 

Newport, Carteret County.

16.4 1953-54 Aug. 13 *0

Broad Creek basin, H. C.

East Prong 

Broad 

Creek.

Grape Branch.

Broad Creek. .

Whiteoak

River.

Lat 34°43'50", long 76°56'10", at 

highway bridge, ? mile above 

mouth and 6 miles southwest of

Newport, Carteret County. 

Lat 34°56'32", long 77°19'S5", at

highway, i mile above mouth and 

6i miles northwest of Maysville, 

Jones County.

1.72

1.95

1953 Aug. 13

Aug. 13

*0

*0

Whiteoak River basin, H. C.

Whiteoak

River.

Starkey Creek

Atlantic

Ocean.

Whiteoak

River.

Lat 34°53'30", long 77°14'00", at

U. S. Highway 17 at Jones-Onslow

County line, 1.1 miles upstream

from Mirey Branch, 0.8 mile

north of Belgrade, Onslow County,

and 1 mile south of Maysville,

Jones County.

Lat 34°50'10", long 77°13'45", at

highway bridge, ij miles above

mouth and 3.2 miles south of

Belgrade, Onslow County.

53.3

14.1

1941,1947,

1950-54,

1956

1953

Aug. 13

Aug. 13

*0.64

*.002

Hew River basin, H. C.

New River. . . .

Jenkins Swamp

Atlantic

Ocean.

New River. . . .

Lat 34°52'33", long 77°33'03", at

U. S. Highway 258, 1 mile above

Mill Swamp and lj miles south

of Richlands, Onslow County.

Lat 34°52'46", long 77°31'161', at

highway, 1.5 miles northwest of

Gum Branch, Onslow County, and

l£ miles above mouth.

40.0

5.62

1941 Aug. 13

Aug. 13

*0

*.69
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 305

Discharge measurements made a'; points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic 

slope basins, James River to Savannah River during the water year 1957 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area

(sq ml)

Measured

previously 

(water

years)

Date

Discharge 

(cfs)

New River basin, N. C, Continued

Unnamed 

tributary.

Creek.

Creek.

New River. . . .

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

Lat 34°48'55", long 77°30'54", at 

U. S. Highway 258, 2.4 miles 

above mouth and 3 miles east of 

Catharine Lake, Onslow County.

State Highway 53, 0.5 mile above 

Harris Creek and 4.5 miles 

southwest of Jacksonville, 

OnBlow County.

highway bridge, 1 mile below 

Harris Creek and 6 miles southwest of Jacksonville, Onslow 

County.

highway bridge, 1.6 miles below 

Wolf Swamp and 2.1 miles south 

of Kellum, Onslow County.

2.41

35.2

1941

1941,

1953-54, 

1956

1953-54, 

1956

Aug. 13

Aug. 13

*0

*.66

*3.71

*.91

Cape Fear River basin, N. C.

Haw River. . . .

Buttermilk

Creek.

Jordan Creek.

Little Alamance

Creek.

Alamance

Creek.

South Prong

Stinking

Creek.

Cane Creek. . .

New Hope

River.

Richland

Creek.

Polecat Creek

Richland

Creek.

Brush Creek. .

Cape Fear

River.

Stony Creek..

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

Alamance

Creek.

Haw River. . . .

Stinking

Creek.

Haw River. . . .

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

Deep River. . .

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

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

.. ..(Jo.......

Lat 36°13'40", long 79°54'55", at

U. S. Highway 220, 2-J miles

north of Summerfield, Quilford

County, and 2j miles below

Rocky Branch.

Lat 36°11', long 79°26', at highway bridge, 1.6 miles above

mouth, 2 miles southwest of

Union Ridge, and 7j miles

northwest of Burlington,

Alamance County.

Lat 36'11'Oa", long 79°24'05", at

highway bridge, 1 mile south of

Union Ridge, Alamance County,

2 miles above mouth, and

7 miles north of Burlington,

Alamance County.

Lat 36°03'15", long 79°38'14", at

highway bridge, 2? miles above

Rock Creek, 4j miles west of

Whitsett, Quilford County, and

8j miles east of Greensboro.

Lat 36°02'25", long 79°29'22", at

State Highway 62, at Alamance,

0.7 mile below Little Creek and

4 miles south of Burlington,

Alamance County.

Lat 35°59'25", long 79°29'40", at

highway bridge, 1.4 miles above

mouth and 4 miles southwest of

Bellemont, Alamance County.

Lat 35°55'42", long 79°15'02", at

highway bridge, 1 mile above

mouth, 3 miles southwest of

Teer, and 10 miles west of Carrboro, Orange County.

Lat 35°57'34 , long 78°58'55", at

U. S. Highways 15, 501, 2£ miles

southwest of intersection of

State Highway 751 and U. S.

Highways 15, 501, in Durham,

Durham County, and 1 mile below

Sandj Creek.

Lat 35°56'28", long 79°55'56", at

highway bridge, 2.3 miles above

mouth, 3 miles northeast of

Arehdale, and 4 miles southeast

of Railroad Station in High

Point, Quilford County.

Lat 35"53', long 79°46', at highway bridge, £ mile below unnamed tributary, 2 miles east

of Level Cross, and 4 miles

southwest of Climax, Quilford

County.

Lat 35"38'25", long 79°42'50", at

highway, 3j miles above Bachelors Creek and 8 miles southeast of Asheboro, Randolph

County.

Lat 35°36', long 79°35', at State

Highways 22, 902, 1.4 miles

above mouth, 1.5 miles northeast of Cheeks, and 3 miles

soutneast of Coleridge, Randolpn County.

20.2

15.4

21.6

38.4

144

33.3

35.8

36.4

12.7

28.4

34.0

66.9

1951-56

1952-56

1941,

1949-56

1950-56

1949-56

1956

1954-56

1954-56

1954-56

1954-56

1949-56

1954-56

Mar. 13

Oct. 4

Nov. 13

Mar. 18

May 1

Sept. 6

Oct. 4

Nov. 13

Mar. 18

May 1

Sept. 6

Apr. 11

Mar. 12

Mar. 12

Mar. 12

Mar. 30

Oct. 15

Apr. 11

Aug. 29

Apr. 11

*15.3

*1.69

*3.20

*5.96

*2.62

*.59

<3.68

*7.40

*12.3

*4.28

*.34

*42.7

*128

*34.3

*43.0

*27.7

*3.65

*26.8

*4.76

*30.1
306 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic 

slope basins, James River to Savannah River during the water year 1957 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date Discharge 

(ofs)

Cape Fear River basin, N. C.--Continued

Fork Creek. . .

Tick Creek.. .

Bear Creek. . ,

Neill Creek. .

Stewarts

Creek.

Turnbull

Creek.

Hammond Creek

Livingston

Creek.

Six Runs

Creek.

Mingo Swamp. .

Moore a Creek.

Alien Creek. .

Do. .......

Deep River. . .

Hooky River. .

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

Cape Fear

River.

Little River.

Cape Fear

River.

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

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

Black River. .

South River. .

Black River. .

Cape Fear

River.

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

Lat 35°32', long 79°39', at highway, 3 miles above mouth, 7^

miles east of Seagrove, and

8 miles south of Coleridge, Randolph County.

Lat 35°40'33", long 79°22'03", at

highway, lj miles above mouth,

3j miles northeast of Bonlee,

and 3j miles east of Mount Vernon Springs, Chatham County.

Lat 35°37'35", long 79°17'56\ at

highway, 3 miles northeast of

Goldston, Chatham County, 4£

miles below Atlantic and Yadkin

Ry. , and si miles from mouth.

Lat 35°25'38 , long 78°49'18", at

U. S. Highway 401, J mile above

mouth and 2 miles north of

Lillington, Harnett County.

Lat 35°16'12", long 78°45'29", at

highway, 0.4 mile above mouth

and 1 mile north of Linden,

Cumberland County.

Lat 34*41 "29", long 78°35'00", at

highway, 1-J miles above Jones

Lake Outlet, 4j miles northeast

of Elizabethtown, Bladen County,

and 6 miles above mouth.

Lat 34°33'57", long 78°33'03", at

highway, 2j miles above Whites

Creek, 4 miles north of Lisbon,

and 5 miles southeast of Elizabethtown, Bladen County.

Lat 34° 21 '05", long 78° 12 '06",

Just above mouth at Cape Fear

River, 1.7 miles north of Acme,

Columbus County.

Lat 34°59'15", long 78°14'00", at

State Highway 24, 1/8 mile above

Atlantic Coast Line RR. , £ mile

below Turkey Creek, and 5 miles

east of Clinton, Sampson County.

Lat 35°16'10", long 78"35'18", at

U. S. Highway 421, 1 mile below

Stony Run and 2. T miles southeast of Dunn, Harnett County.

Lat 34°33'15", long 78°07'30", at

highway, 2^ miles below Tuckahoe

Creek and 3 miles northeast of

Atklnson, Fender County.

Lat 34°02'46", long 78°02'12", at

unpaved road, 400 ft above

Bouncing Log Spring run, 3f

miles below Wilmington, Brunswick and Southern RR. , and Sir

miles northeast of Southport,

Brunswick County.

Below Bouncing Log Spring.

36.5

19.3

43.2

37.6

10.1

65.2

17.1

130

110

50.2

51.9

9.97

1954-56

1954-56

1949-56

1954-56

1955

1949-56

1955

1950-56

1950-54

1955

1949-52,

1956

1956

1956

Apr. 11

Aug. 29

Aug. 12

Apr. 12

Apr. 12

Aug. 8

Apr. 2

Aug. 7

Aug. 7

Apr. 4

Aug. 7

Apr. 3

Aug. 8

Aug. 8

Apr. 3

Aug. 8

Apr. 4

Aug. 7

Apr. 4

Aug. 7

*11.3

*5.70

*6.93

*8.54

*30.5

*.08

113

*1.28

*.53

*217

*.85

*113

*.88

*.08

*45.0

*0

*12.3

*1.87

*.97

*.99

Lockwoods Folly River basin, N. C.

Pinch Out

Creek.

Yadkin River.

Stony Creek. .

North Prong

Lewis Pork

Creek.

South Prong

Lewis Fork

Creek.

Mulberry

Creek.

Lockwoods

Folly

River.

Atlantic

Ocean.

Yadkin River.

Lewis Pork

Creek.

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

Yadkin River.

Lat 34°02'50", long 78°10'45", at

U. S. Highway 17, l£ miles above

mouth and 2 miles southwest of

Bolivia, Brunswick County.

Pee Dee River basin

Lat 36°00'30", long 81°30'30",

below mouth of Buffalo Creek,

i mile below State Highway 268

and 4 miles northeast of

Patterson, Caldwell County,

N. C.

Lat 36°06'50", long 81°20'55", at

highway, 1 mile above mouth and

lj miles north of Ferguson,

Wilkes County, N. C.

Lat 36°09'20", long 81°18'10", at

highway, £ mile above South

Prong and 1 mile east of Champion, Wilkes County, N. C.

Lat 36°09'10", long 81°19'20", at

highway, £ mile above North

Prong and 0.6 mile east of Champion, Wilkes County, N. C.

Lat 36*12', long 81°07', at State

Highway 268. 1.1 miles above

mouth and l£ miles east of city

limits of North Wilkesboro,

Wilkes County, N. C.

20.3

72.4

35.1

33.6

31.2

43.0

1950-54

1954-56

1954-56

1954-56

1954-56

1952-56

Apr. 3

Aug. 7

Apr. 29

Aug. 8

Mar. 18

Aug. 9

Mar. 18

Aug. 9

A uir Llg. 9 3

Aug. 9

»14.6

*.63

*117

*47.4

»41.8

*30.4

*45.4

*27.4

*31.2

*28.6
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic

slope basins, James River to Savannah River during the water year 1957 Continued

307

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date

Discharge 

(cfs)

Pee Dee River basin Continued

Bugaboo Creek

Mltchell

River.

Ararat River.

Toms Creek. . .

West Prong

Little

Yadkln

River.

East Prong

Little

Yadkln

River.

Danbury Creek

Little Yadkln

River.

North Deep

Creek.

Deep Creek. . .

Elllson Creek

Muddy Creek. ,

Mill Creek. . .

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

Little Creek.

Muddy Creek. .

Salem Creek. .

Kerners Mill

Creek.

Fiddlers

Creek.

Yadkln River.

do

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

Ararat River.

Little Yadkln

River.

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

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

Yadkln River.

Deep Creek. . .

Yadkln River.

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

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

Muddy Creek. .

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

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

Yadkln River.

Kerners Mill

Creek.

Salem Lake. . .

South Pork

Muddy Creek

Lat 36°13'25", long 80°57'15", at

State Highway 368, J- mile above

mouth, 1 mile west of Rhonda,

and 2§ miles east of Roaring

River, Wilkes County, N. C.

Lat 36°19'00", long 80°48'40", at

Guyer Ford road, 2 miles above

Grass Creek and 3j- miles east of

State Road, Surry County, N. C.

Lat 36° 30 '00", long 80° 35 '40", at

State Highway 103, at Mount

Airy, Surry County, N. C., 2.3

miles above Levels Creek.

Lat 36°23'50", long 80°29'20", at

U. S. Highway 52, l£ miles below

Chinquapin Creek and 1.4 miles

northwest of Pilot Mountain,

Surry County, N. C.

Lat 36 0 19'51", long 80°24'40", at

highway, 1.0 mile above mouth

and 1.5 miles east of Pinnacle,

Stokes County, N. C.

Lat 36°19'38", long 80°24'09", at

highway, 0.4 mile above mouth

and 0.9 mile west of Chestnut

Grove, Stokes County, N. C.

Lat 36°18'30", long 80°23'50", at

highway, 0.3 mile above mouth

and 0.4 mile east of Dalton,

Stokes County, N. C.

Lat 36°15'25", long 80°27'10", at

highway, 1.2 miles above mouth

and 1.3 miles northwest of

Donnaha, Porsyth County, N. C.

Lat 36°08'00", long 80°36'50", at

U. S. Highway 421, l£ miles east

of Yadkinville, Yadkin County,

N. C. and if miles below Town

Branch .

Lat 36*06' 35" , long 80°32'24", at

highway, 0.5 mile below North

Deep Creek, 2.3 miles east of

Shacktown,and 6.3 miles east of

Yadkinville, Yadkln County,

N. C.

Lat 36°02'54", long 80° 27 '23", at

highway, 0.6 mile above mouth

and 3.7 miles south-southwest

of Lewlsville, Porsyth County,

N. C.

Lat 36°10'11", long 80°21'00", at

State Highway 67, 3j miles above

Mild Creek and 8 miles northwest

of Intersection of U. S. Highways 52, 421, in Winston-Salem,

Porsyth County, N. C.

Lat 36 10 '50", long 80°13'22", at

highway, 0. 2 mile above Pivemile

Branch and 3.9 miles west of

Walkertown, Porsyth County,

N. C.

Lat 36°09'02", long 80°18'43", at

highway at intersection of U. S.

Highway 421 and State Highway 67

at Winston-Salem, Porsyth County,

N. C., about 3 miles above mouth.

Lat 36°02'19", long 80°21'46", at

highway, 0.9 mile above mouth

and 1.9 miles northeast of

Clemmons, Porsyth County, N. C.

Lat 36*01 '28", long 80°21'16", at

U. S. Highway 158, l£ miles east

of Clemmons, Porsyth County,

N. C. and 2 miles above Middle

Pork.

Lat 36"06'20", long 80°06'25", at

culvert on State Highway 150,

2 miles above mouth and 2.1

miles southwest of Kernersville,

Porsyth County, N. C.

Lat 36°07'00", long 80°08'45", at

highway, 0.9 mile above Salem

Lake and 4 miles west of Kernersville, Porsyth County, N. C.

Lat 36°02'46", long 80°11'48", at

State Highway 109, 1.5 miles

above mouth and 4.6 miles southeast of Winston-Salem Post

Office, Porsyth County, N. C.

17.8

80.4

66.6

29.9

15.8

14.6

8.57

59.7

34.8

122

3.81

25.0

3.74

26.6

6.78

111

b2

8.50

9.72

1954-56

1952-57

1947,

1952-56

1952-56

1941-42,

1955-56

1954,1956

1952-56

1954,1956

1954,1956

1956

1949-56

1954

Mar. 18

Aug. 9

Oct. 17

Mar. 18

Aug. 10

Oct. 16

Mar. 13

Aug. 9

Nov. 20

Mar. 13

Aug. 9

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Mar. 13

Aug. 9

Aug. 29

Mar. 12

Mar. 12

Aug. 9

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

*16.9

*9.44

*33.0

*112

*61.4

*19.3

*60.8

*34.2

*15.6

*21.9

*9.42

*2.12

*4.27

*1.74

*42.0

*12.8

*13.8

*29.1

*55.4

*26.5

*.81

*7.75

*1.06

*8.20

*1.79

*26.0

*.58

*3.30

*3.34

* Base flow.

b Approximate.
308 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic 

slope basins, James River to Savannah River during the water year 1957 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date

Discharge 

(of s)

Pee Dee River basin--Continued

South Fork

Muddy Creek

Reedy Creek. .

South Yadkin

River.

Fifth Creek. .

Bear Creek

Second Creek.

Grants Creek.

South Potts

Creek.

Swearing

Creek.

Do ........

Second Creek.

Abbotts Creek

Brushy Fork. .

Rich Fork

Creek.

Do... .....

Unnamed

tributary.

Flat Swamp

Creek.

Lick Creek. . .

Muddy Creek. .

Yadkin River.

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

South Yadkin

River.

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

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

Yadkin River.

Potts Creek. .

Yadkin River.

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

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

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

Abbotts Creek

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

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

Leonard Creek

High Rock

Lake.

Yadkin River.

Lat 36°00'40", long 80°16'20", at

State Highway 150, 3 miles above

mouth and 5 miles south of

Winston-Salem, Forsyth County,

N. C.

Lat 35°54'30", long 80°21'50", at

highway, ij miles above mouth

and 1.6 miles west of Reedy

Creek, Davidson County, N. C.

Lat 35°53'10", long 80°56'50", at

bridge on State Highway 115,

3 miles upstreair from Rocky

River and 7 miles north of

Statesville, Iredell County,

N. C.

Lat 35°5l', long 80°44' , at highway, 0.8 mile west of Coolspring, 2 miles above mouth,

and 9.0 miles northeast of

Statesville, Iredell County,

N. C.

Lat 35°53'20", long 80°35'09", at

highway, 1.2 miles west of

Mooksville, Davie County, N. C.

and 4 miles above Baxter Creek.

Lat 35°43'00", long 80°35'45", at

U. S. Highway 70, 1.3 miles below confluence of Withrow and

Carrell Creeks and 2.7 miles

east of Barber, Rowan County,

N. C.

Lat 35°40'00", long 80°30'30", at

State Highway 150, 2 miles west

of Salisbury, Rowan County,

N. C. and 1\ miles above mouth.

Lat 35°44'56", long 80°21'11", at

U. S. Highways 29, 52, 70,

1 mile above mouth and 2.0 miles

southwest of Linwood, Davidson

County, N. C.

Lat 35°50'14", long 80°17'28", at

highway, 0.7 mile above Indian

Drove Creek and 1.3 miles west

of Lexlngton, Davidson County,

N. C.

Lat 35°45-'19", long 80°18'22", at

highway, 0.6 mile east of Linwood, Davidson County, N. C. and

2 miles above mouth.

Lat 35°33'50", long 80°22'00", at

highway, 2.1 miles southwest of

Liberty, Rowan County, N. C. and

4j miles above Reedy Creek.

Lat 35°54 1 42", long 80°09'56", at

highway, 1.5 miles above Brushy

Fork, 5 miles west -northwest of

Thomasville, Davidson County,

N. C.

Lat 35°55'30", long 80"10'48", at

highway, ij miles above mouth,

3.2 miles southeast of Eller,

Davidson County, N. C. and 4.3

miles northeast of Welcome.

Lat 35°58'40", long 80°03'40", at

highway, 2.7 miles below

Davidson-Forsyth County line.

3.6 miles northwest of High

Point Post Office, Ouildford

County, N. C., and 5 miles

southeast of Wallburg, Davidson

County.

Lat 35°51'15", long 80°10'57", at

former U. S. Highways 29, 70,

Itr miles above Hamby Creek, 2j

miles north of Holly Drove, and

4-J miles northeast of Lexington,

Davidson County, N. C.

Lat 35°52'00", long 80°13'54", at

highway, 1.2 miles above mouth

and 3.4 miles northeast of Lexlngton, Davidson County, N. C.

Lat 35°41'12", long 80°09'06", 1.5

miles above Dry Branch and 3.4

miles southwest of Silver Hill,

Davidson County, N. C.

Lat 35°36'59", long 80 0 10'33", at

highway, 0.1 mile east of Healing Springs, Davidson County,

N. C. and 3 miles above mouth.

38.5

21.1

77.0

27.0

21.2

119

38.8

13.4

11.5

34.9

32.6

37.0

24.2

6.40

47.3

6.00

14.7

26.5

1955-56

1954

1955-56

1953-56

1952-56

1949-56

1949-56

1952-54

1948-56

1955-56

1954,1956

1948,

1952-56

1955

1954

1955-56

Mar. 13

Aug. 9

Aug. 29

Aug . 28

Mar. 12

Aug. 12

Nov. 14

Mar. 12

Aug. 8

Mar. 12

Aug. 8

Mar. 12

Aug. 29

Aug. 28

Aug. 28

Mar. 12

Aug. 29

Mar. 13

Aug. 8

Aug. 29

Aug. 28

Aug. 28

Mar. 12

Aug. 8

Aug. 29

Aug. 28

Aug . 28

Mar. 13

Aug. 8

Aug. 28

*27.0

*11.0

*10.0

*6.32

*71.2

*35.3

*12.0

*24.6

*11.0

*13.7

*2.44

*91.2

*4.91

*2.60

*2.78

*23.5

*8.19

*18.1

*2.23

*6.11

*4. 38

*.26

*31.2

*3.51

*4.22

*1.16

*.08

*9.12

*1.38

*.48
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 309

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic 

slope basins, James River to Savannah River during the water year 1957--Continued

Stream

Cabin Creek. .

Uwharrie

River.

Little

Uwharrie

River.

Brier Creek. .

Uwharrie

River.

Back Creek. . .

Caraway Creek

Toms Creek. . .

C larks Creek.

Do.. ......

Rocky River. .

Mallard Creek

Coddle Creek.

Reedy Creek

Richardson

Creek.

Thickety

Creek.

Big Town

Creek.

Cheek Creek

Hamer Creek. .

Buffalo Creek

Tributary to

Yadkin River.

Pee Dee River

Uwharrie

River.

Little

Uwharrie

River.

Pee Dee River

Caraway Creek

Uwharrie

River.

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

Pee Dee River

Rocky River. .

Pee Dee River

Rocky River. .

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

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

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

Little River.

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

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

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

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

Location

Pee Dee River basin--Contim

Lat 35°34'57", long 80°09'10",

at concrete box culvert on State

Highway 8, 0.6 mile north of

Jackson Hill, Davldson County,

N. C. and 4 miles above mouth.

Lat 35°47'30", long 80°00'00", at

highway, 3 miles above Little

Uwharrie River and 12 miles

northwest of Asheboro, Randolph

County, N. C.

Lat 35°45'50", long 80°00'12", at

highway, 1 mile above mouth and

5 miles southwest of Flint Hill,

Randolph County, N. C.

Lat 35°46'20", long 80°03'48", at

highway, 2 miles above mouth and

7j miles east-southeast of Holly

Grove, Davidson County, N. C.

Lat 35°40'34", long 79°58'03", 0.9

mile north of Farmer, Randolph

County, N. C. and 1 mile above

Caraway Creek.

Lat 35°41'55", long 79°55'33", at

highway, £ mile above mouth, 0.2

mile below Cable Creek, and

6 miles west of Asheboro, Randolph County, N. C.

Lat 35°40'20", long 79°57'10", at

State Highway 49, 1 mile above

Taylors Creek and 1.9 miles

northeast of Farmer, Randolph

County, N. C.

Lat 35°49', long 79°57', at highway, 1.7 miles above mouth and

0.9 mile south of Farmer, Randolph County, N. C.

Lat 35°14'06", long 80*01 '18", at

highway, ij miles northwest of

Mount Gilead, Montgomery County,

N. C. and 3^ miles above mouth.

Lat 35°24'50", long 80°45'08", at

highway, 3.0 miles above mouth

and 85 miles northwest of

Harrisburg, Cabarrus County,

N. C.

Lat 35° 21 '33", long 80"40'31", at

U. S. Highway 29, 3.6 miles

above Mallard Creek, 2£ miles

west of Roberta Mills, and 6j

miles southwest of Concord,

Cabarrus County, N. C.

Lat 35°2C'01", long 80°40'06", at

highway , -J- mile above mouth and

1.3 miles northwest of Harrisburg, Cabarrus County, N. C.

Lat 35°24'29", long 80°40'29". at

highway, below Afton Run, 2t

miles below State Highway 73 and

5 miles west of Concord,

Cabarrus County, N. C.

Lat SS'lfi'lO", long 81°35'40", at

highway, 0.3 mile southeast of

Rocky River, Cabarrus County,

N. C. and 0.4 mile above Caldwell Creek.

Lat 35°02"00", long 80°28'20", at

highway, ? mile above Stuarts

Creek and 3i miles north of

Wingate, Union County, N. C.

Lat 35°13'42", long 79°54'02", at

highway, 1.1 miles above mouth

and 5.5 miles west of Mount

Gilead, Montgomery County, N. C.

Lat 35°10'47", long 79°55'50", at

highway, 0.7 mile above mouth

and 4.6 miles southwest of Mount

Gilead, Montgomery County, N. C.

Lat 35°09'50", long 79°54'03", at

highway, \ mile above mouth and

3 miles northwest of Covlngton,

Richmond County, N, C.

Lat 35°08'03", long 79°55'11", at

highway, 0.5 mile above mouth

and 4.0 miles west of Covington,

Richmond County, N. C.

Lat 35*08 "27", long 79°53'29", at

State Highway 73, 1.3 miles

above mouth and 2.1 miles west

of Covlngton, Richmond County,

N. C.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

ied

10.8

31.9

43.6

8.55

120

32.9

79.3

16.9

22.7

21.8

87.9

41.2

56.6

30.8

98.2

9.13

9.70

32.8

22.6

10.9

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1955

1949-53

1955

1955

1952-56

1952-56

1955-56

1949-56

1955-56

1952-56

1955

Date

Aug. 28

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 28

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Mar. 13

Aug. 9

Mar. 13

Aug. 9

Mar. 13

Aug. 9

Mar. 13

Aug. 9

Mar. 13

Aug. 9

Aug. 6

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Discharge 

(cfs)

*0.36

*.92

*1.01

*.06

*9.01

*1.65

*.42

*.15

*.60

*13.2

*1.41

*52.4

*10.2

*21.4

*1.12

*34.2

*6.72

*15.9

*2.42

*2.27

*.35

*0

*4.24

*.13

*1.37
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic 

slope basins, James River to Savannah River during the water year 1957 Continued

Stream

Cartledge

Creek.

Falling Creek

South Fork

Jones Creek

Marks Creek. .

Thompson

Creek.

Cedar Creek. .

Pee Dee

River.

Big Black

Creek.

Black Creek. .

Do........

Do.. ......

Catfish Canal

Lynches River

Little

Lynches

River.

Gum Swamp

Creek.

Drowning

Creek.

Lumber River.

Raft Swamp. . .

Tributary to

Pee Dee

River.

Hitchcock

Creek.

Jones Creek. .

Pee Dee

River.

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

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

Atlantic

Ocean.

Pee Dee

River.

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

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

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

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

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

Lynches River

Little Pee

Dee River.

Lumber River.

Little Pee

Dee River.

Lumber River.

Location

Pee Dee River basin Contim

Lat 34°58'35", long 79°51'30", at

highway, j mile above mouth, 1?

miles southeast of Blewett Falls

Dam, and 5^ miles northwest of

Rocklngham, Richmond County,

N. C.

Lat 34°57'40", long 79°42'15", at

highway, 4 miles east of Rockingham, Richmond County, N. C.

and 5 miles above mouth.

Lat 34"51'20", long B0°05'40", at

State Highway 742, 3.5 miles

north of State line, 6.B miles

south of Wadesboro, 5.3 miles

west of Morven, Anson County,

N. C., and 9^ miles above Jones

Creek.

Lat 34°49'40", long 79°48'00", at

highway, 3-f miles northwest of

Osborne, Richmond County, N. C.

and 9 miles above mouth.

Lat 34°40', long 79°56', at bridge

on county road, -J mile below

Seaboard Air Line HR. bridge and

4 miles southwest of Cheraw,

S . C .

Lat 34°31', long 79°51', at bridge

on U. S. Highway 52, at Society

Hill, S. C.

Lat 34° 32', long 79° 50'. at bridge

on U. S. Highway 15, t mile below Cedar Creek and l{ miles

northeast of Society Hill, S. C.

Lat 34°31', long B0°ll', at bridge

on U. S. Highway 1, £ mile above

Little Alligator Creek and 5^

miles northeast of McBee, S. C.

Lat 34°23'15", long B0°03'50", at

bridge on State road at Hartsville, S. C., 0.1 mile below

Seaboard Air Line RR. bridge.

Lat 34°23', long 79°54', at bridge

on county road, £ mile above

U. S. Highway 52 and l£ miles

southwest of Dovesville, S. C.

Lat 34°16 1 , long 79"47', at bridge

on State road, 2j miles above

High Hill Creek and 5 miles

southeast of Darlington, S. C.

Lat 34°10'20", long 79°25'00", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 76, at

Marion, S. C., 1.0 mile below

Atlantic Coast Line RR. bridge.

Lat 34°26', long 80°19', at bridge

on U. S. Highway 1, 1.9 miles

northeast of Bethune, S. C. and

2^ miles downstream from Cedar

Creek.

Lat 34°24', long 80°23'. at bridge

on U. S. Highway 1, 2^ miles

southwest of Bethune, S. C. and

3 miles above Bell Branch.

Lat 34°51'14", long 79°31'30", at

highway, 2 miles northwest of

Sneeds Qrove and 3j miles north

of Laurel Hill, Scotland County,

N. C.

Lat 35°11'35", long 79°38'50", at

State Highway 73, 2 miles southwest of Jackson Springs, Moore

County, N. C. and 3 miles above

Jackson Creek.

Lat 34°42', long 79°15', at highway, ^ mile below Gum Swamp,

j mile above U. S. Highway 74

and 3i miles west of Pembroke,

Robeson County, N. C.

Lat 34°43', long 79°05', at State

Highway 211, Ij miles above

Richland Swamp and 6 miles

northwest of Lumberton, Robeson

County, N. C.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

led

31.4

6.50

17.3

29.2

266

55

7,980

108

_

_

_

380

163

42.4

30.5

421

107

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1949-54

1930

1950-54,

1956

1949-54,

1956

1952-54,

1956

1948,

1950-56

1949-56

1950-56

1956

1953-56

1951-56

1949-54,

1956

1949-54

1949-54

1949-54

Date

Apr. 1

Aug. 7

Aug. 7

Aug. 29

Apr. 1

Aug. 7

Aug. 7

Aug. 29

Sept. 4

June 20

Sept. 4

June 20

June 18

Mar. 28

Apr. 17

Aug. 12

Sept. 18

Sept. 30

Mar. 28

Apr. 17

Aug. 12

Sept. 18

Mar. 28

Apr. 17

Aug. 12

Sept. 18

Aug. 12

Aug. 22

Sept. 18

Sept. 30

Oct. 16

June 18

Sept. 4

Oct. 16

June 18

Sept. 4

Aug. 8

Aug. 6

Aug. 29

Apr. 1

Aug. 8

Apr. 2

Aug. 8

Discharge 

(cfs)

*26.0

*1.47

*2.73

*4.63

*35.9

*1.77

*8.89

*16.1

46.0

43.2

*22.3

7,410

93.6

366

304

160

160

198

543

481

148

323

644

456

165

398

*.14

.74

16.1

79.0

67.7

88.9

74.3

*45.9

42.5

32.6

*26.3

*16.9

*34.0

*689

*273

*166

*5.88

* Base flow.
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 311

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic 

slope basins, James River to Savannah River during the water year 1957 Continued

Stream

Big Swamp. . . .

Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area

(sq mi)

Measured

previously 

(water

years)

Date

Pee Dee River basin Continued

Lumber River. Lat 35°43', long 78°50', at highway, \ mile south of RobesonBladen County line, 2j miles

above Goodman Swamp, and "J

miles southwest of Tarheel,

Bladen County, N. C.

225 1949-54 Apr. 3

Aug. 8

Discharge 

(cfs)

*311

*17.Z

Santee River basin

North Pork

Catawba

River.

Armstrong

Creek.

North Muddy

Creek.

Muddy Creek..

Mill Timber

Creek.

Warrior Pork.

Wilson Creek.

Drowning

Creek.

Middle Little

River.

Glade Creek. .

Lyle Creek. . .

South Fork

Mountain

Creek.

North Pork

Mountain

Creek.

Little Creek

Davidson

Creek.

Do ........

Ramsey Creek.

McDowell

Creek.

Catawba River

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

Muddy Creek. .

Catawba River

Linville

River.

Catawba River

Johns River, .

Catawba River

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

Lower Little

River.

Catawba River

Mountain

Creek.

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

Catawba River

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

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

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

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

Lat 35° 50 '00", long 82°00'05", at

highway, 3j miles northeast of

Woodlawn and \ mile downstream

from Honeycut Creek, at Pitts,

McDowell County, N. C.

Lat 35°37'48", long 82°01'24", 0.2

mile above mouth and 1 mile

southwest of Sevier, McDowell

County, N. C.

Lat 35°40'22", long 81°54'54", at

highway, 1.2 miles below Caleb

Branch, 3 mij.es southeast of

Nebo, and 4j miles southwest

of Bridgewater, Burke County,

N. C.

Lat 35°42'50", long 81°51'36", at

U. S. Highways 64, 70, £ mile

above mouth and -f mile south of

Bridgewater, Burke County, N. C.

Lat 36 "01 '28", long 81° 55 '18", at

Crossnore, Avery County, N. C.,

 £ mile above mouth.

Lat 35°47'50", long 81°43'00",

at highway, 2j miles above

mouth, 2j miles east of Gold,

and 4 miles northwest of Morganton, Burke County, N. C.

Lat 35° 53 '50", long 81°42'50", at

highway, below Brown Mountain

Beach, £ mile west of Adako,

Caldwell County, N. C. and l£

miles above mouth.

Lat 35°44'50", long 81°24'50", at

highway, 1.1 miles above mouth

and 4 miles northwest of

Hickory, Catawba County, N. C.

Lat 35°50'10", long 81°17'00", at

highway, ij miles above mouth

and 6.3 miles southwest of Taylorsville, Alexander County,

N. C.

Lat 35°51'20", long 81°10'5l", 0.1

mile above mouth and ^ mile east

of Millersville, Alexander

County, N. C.

Lat 35°42'40", long 81°04'53", at

State Highway 10, % mile north

of Catawba, Catawba County,

N. C. and 1 mile above mouth.

Lat 35°36'30", long 81°03'54", at

highway, 1-J miles above mouth

and 6.8 miles south of Catawba,

Catawba County, N. C.

Lat 35°37'18", long 81°OZ'50", at

highway, 1.0 mile above South

Pork and 6 miles south of

Catawba, Catawba County, N. C.

Lat 35°32'40", long 80°59'00", at

highway, Z.O miles above mouth

and 3.5 miles northeast of Denver, Lincoln County, N. C.

Lat 35°31'30", long 80°54'12", at

highway, 1 mile above Mecklenburg County line and 3 miles

southwest of Mount Mourne,

Iredell County, N. C.

Lat 35°29'22", long 80°56'04", at

State Highway 73, 0.7 mile above

mouth and 4-J miles west of Cornelius, Mecklenburg County,

N. C.

Lat 35°26'46", long 80°55'37", at

highway, 1^ miles above mouth

and 5j miles west of Caldwell,

Mecklenburg County, N. C.

Lat 35°24'26*, long 80°53'26", at

highway, 0.2 mile above Torrence

Creek and 2.7 miles west of

Huntersville, Mecklenburg County,

N. C.

33.0

29.7

42.9

99.1

3.84

81.9

69.7

14.7

46.3

12.6

70.7

7.20

8.05

3.76

21.6

37.6

5.28

10.1

1949-54,

1956

1956

1956

1949-56

1956

1954-56

1956

1955-56

1956

1948-56

1949-56

1950

Oct. 16

Apr. 30

Aug. 14

Apr. 30

Oct. 1

Apr. 30

Aug. 10

Mar. 13

Aug. 12'

Mar. 13

Aug. 8

Apr. 29

Aug. 12

Mar. 19

Aug. 8

Oct. 3

Apr. 29

Aug. 8

Oct. 1

Oct. 15

Aug. 28

Aug. 28

Aug. 28

Aug. 28

Mar. 12

Apr. 25

Apr. 25

Aug. 27

Aug. 27

Aug. 27

*9.54

*73.2

*31.6

*51.0

*42.2

*9.48

*3.48

*108

*47.1

*140

*50.8

*18.8

*10.5

*52.0

*27.0

*10.1

*11.6

*9.66

*61.9

*34.1

 1.88

*3.23

*.53

*2.09

*22.7

*17.5

*18.9

*3.81

*.40

*.76

Base flow.
314 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic 

slope basins, James River to Savannah River during the water year 1957--Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Santee River basin Continued

Buffalo Creek

Cherokee 

Creek.

Thicketty 

Creek.

Bullock 

Creek.

Lawson Fork 

Creek.

Turkey Creek.

Enoree River.

Warrior Creek 

Duncan Creek.

Indian Creek. 

Little River.

North Saluda 

River.

Redburn Creek 

Wilson Creek. 

Little River.

Little Saluda 

River.

Broad River. .

Pacolet River 

Broad River. .

Enoree River.

Broad River. .

Saluda River.

Reedy River. .

Ninety-Six 

Creek.

Saluda River.

Lat 35°08', long 81°33', at bridge 

on State Highway 5, If miles 

above mouth and 2 miles west of 

Blacksburg, S. C. 

Lat 35°06', long 81°37', 1,000 ft 

above waterworks dam and 3.1 

miles northeast of Gaffney, 

S. C. 

Lat 35°04', long 81°27', at bridge 

on State Highway 5 at Kings 

Creek, S. C. , 3£ miles below 

Jumping Branch. 

Lat 35°01', long 81°43', at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 29, at 

Thicketty, S. C. , 2 miles above 

Livingston Creek. 

Lat 34°57', long 81°23', at bridge 

on State Highway 211, 0.7 mile 

below Clarks Creek and 2j miles 

west of Sharon, S. C. 

Lat 34°57'35", long 81°54'40", at 

bridge on State road at Spartanburg, S. C. , 0.1 mile below 

Chinquepin Creek. 

Lat 34°46'35", long 81°25'55", at 

bridge on State Highway 9, 1.7 

miles southeast of Lockhart, 

S. C. and 1.8 miles above mouth. 

Lat 34°37', long 81°22', at bridge 

on State Highway 72, 3/8 mile 

above Little Sandy River and 

2 miles southeast of Leeds, 

S. C. 

Lat 34°32', long 81°33', at bridge 

on State Highway 72, 0.3 mile 

below Padgets Creek and £ mile 

southeast of Delta, S. C. 

Lat 34°55'25", long 82°17'40", at 

bridge on county road, at Taylors, S. C. , 0.6 mile below 

Mountain Creek. 

Lat 34°37', long 81°59', at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 221, at Lanford, 

S. C., 4j miles above mouth. 

Lat 34°29', long 81*36', at bridge 

on U.'S. Highway 176, l£ miles 

above mouth and 1^ miles southeast of Whitmire, S. C. 

Lat 34°25', long 81°35 ! , at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 176, 1 mile below Gilders Creek and 6j miles 

south of Whitmire, S. C. 

Lat 34°11'45", long 81°10'05", at 

Ashley Bridge on State Highway 

215 at Richtex, S. C. , 1.7 miles 

above mouth. 

Lat 34°09'45", long 81°06'55", at 

bridge on State Highway 215, 

3.3 miles above mouth and 4.1 

miles southeast of Richtex, 

S. C. 

Lat 35°01', long 82°30', at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 276, at 

Marietta, S. C., £ mile below 

Greenville and Northern Ry. 

bridge. 

Lat 34°42', long 82*26', at bridge 

on State road, 1.5 miles east of 

Piedmont, S. C. and 7j miles 

above mouth. 

Lat 34°28', long 82°09', at bridge 

on State Highway 252, 2| miles 

above Dirty Creek and 7j miles 

west of Laurens, S. C. 

Lat 34*10', long 81*57', at bridge 

on State Highway 34, li miles 

above mouth and 4 miles east of 

Ninety-Six, S. C. 

Lat 34°13', long 81*46', at bridge 

on State Highway 34, 1.25 miles 

above Southern Ry. bridge and 

3 miles west of Silverstreet , 

S C 

Lat'34°01', long 81°44', at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 378, at Saluda, 

S. C., 1-5- miles above Burnets 

Creek.

176 

15.9 

47.6 

39

70

104 

759

23

237

66.4 

14.6

76 

230

90

1947, 

1949-56

1947,1950, 

1955-56

1947, 

1949-52, 

1954-56

1949-52, 

1954-56

1947-54, 

1956

1952, 

1954-55

1950-54, 

1956

1903-4, 

1950-56

1952, 

1954-55

1953-55

1900-1901, 

1947,1949, 

1955

1949,1955 

1955-56

1950-54, 

1956

1953-56

Dec. 6 

May 22 

Sept. 4

Dec. 5 

Apr. 11 

Sept. 6

Dec. 6 

May 23 

Sept. 4

Dec. 3 

Sept. 6

Dec. 4 

May 23 

Sept. 4

Sept. 5 

Sept. 6

Oct. 11 

June 12 

Sept. 4

June 19 

Sept. 5

Sept. 4 

Sept. 4

Sept. 4 

Sept. 4 

Sept. 4

Sept. 5

Sept. 5 

Sept. 4

Apr. 15 

Sept. 4

Apr. 15 

Sept. 4

Sept. 4

*79.3 

*116 

*36.0

*9.44 

*20.3 

*3.84

*12.4 

*19.9 

*2.51

 21.5 

*16.0

*17.5 

29.8 

*0

*24.8 

*0

*6.23 

*49.6 

*.03

440

*45.5

.06 

*.56

*0 

*3.19 

*2.27

*45.7

*4.25 

*5.44

*28.1 

*1.27

*94.1 

*5.55

*.38
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 315

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic 

slope basins, James River to Savannah River during the water year 1957--Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date

Discharge 

(cfs)

Santee River basln--Contlnued

Klnley Creek.

First Creek. .

Congaree

Creek.

Sandy Run. . . .

Little River.

Saluda River.

Congaree

Creek.

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

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

Santee River.

Lat 34°04'15", long 81°09'45"

Just below unnamed tributary at

bridge on county road at Irmo,

S. C., 2 miles above Columbia,

Newberry & Laurens RR. bridge.

Lat 33"51'00", long 81°07'20"

Just below Orquhart Pond, 2.5

miles northwest of Gaston, S. C.

and 3.4 miles above Second Creek.

Lat 34°56'15", long 81°04'40", at

bridge on 0. S. Highway 21, at

Cayce, S. C., Z miles above Sixmile Creek.

Lat 33°48'00", long 80°58'15", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 21, 3.9

miles above mouth and 7.6 miles

east of Gaston, S. C.

Lat 33"29', long 80°11', Just

below Lake Mar-Ion Dam, 9j miles

northwest of Plneville, S. C.

3.1

9.1

136

_

_

1925 1944

1949-56

1955

1944-56

Apr. 2

Apr. 2

May 17

June 17

Sept. 5

Sept. 5

Oct. 25

Mar. 12

Apr. 9

July 12

Aug. 21

*0.19

*4.48

116

103

*96.7

*27.9

22.0

23.9

26.3

28.2

23.9

Edlsto River basin, S. C.

Shaw Creek. . .

Do........

Do. .......

Black Creek. .

North Fork

Edlsto

River.

South Pork

Edlsto

River.

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

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

North Fork

Edlsto

River.

Edlsto River.

Lat 33°42', long 81*46', at bridge

on State Highway 191, at Eureka.

Lat 33°39'30", long 81°43'05", at

bridge on State road, 0.3 mile

above Southern Ry. bridge and

3.7 miles southeast of Eureka.

Lat 33°34', long 81°36', at bridge

on State Highway 215, ij miles

below Clearwater Branch and 3j

miles north of Montmorenci.

Lat 33°45'15", long 81"19'10", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 178,

0.35 mile below Smith Branch and

4.3 miles west of Pellon.

Lat 33°35'25", long 81°06'20", at

bridge on 0. S. Highway 321, 0.9

mile below Big Beaver Creek and

ij miles south of North.

38

50

103

-

396

1952,1954,

1956

1946,1949-

54, 1956

1952-54,

1956

1956

1950-56

Nov. 21

Nov. 20

May 1

Sept. 5

Nov. 20

Sept. 5

Nov. 20

June 19

*14.4

*20.6

*24.7

*11.5

*57.7

*25.9

*48.9

422

Savannah River basin, S. C.

Chauga River.

Cane Creek. . .

Rice Creek. . .

Do. .......

Do. .......

Golden Creek.

Conneross

C^eek.

Big Generostee Creek.

Long Cane

Creek.

Horse Creek.

Tugaloo River

Little River.

Twelve Mile

Creek.

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

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

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

Seneca River.

Savannah

River.

Little River.

Savannah

River.

Lat 34°39'50", long 83°09'40", at

bridge on State road, 3.9 miles

above Toxaway Creek and 3f miles

west of Westminster.

Lat 34°45', long 83°00', at bridge

on State road, 2.6 miles below

Little Cane Creek and 3 miles

southeast of West Union.

Lat 34°52', long 82 ° 38 ', at Soil Conservation Service Dam 12, 4j

miles east of Plckens.

Lat 34°50', long 82"41', at Soil

Conservation Service Dam 16,

3 miles south of Pickens.

Lat 34°49 r , long 82°44', at bridge

on county road, 1.1 miles above 

mouth and 3 miles northwest of

Liberty.

Lat 34°48', long 82°44 C , at bridge

on State road, 2 miles northwest

of Liberty and 2j miles above

mouth.

Lat 34°41', long 83*02', at bridge

on U. S. Highway 76, at Rlchland,

l£ miles above Rlchland Creek.

Lat 34°20'30", long 82°47'40", 300

ft above mouth and 6j miles

southwest of Starr.

Lat 34°11'05", long 82"18 1 15", at

bridge on State Highway 72, 3.4

miles above McCord Creek and 4.3

miles east of Abbevllle.

Lat 33°34'00", long 81*48 '45", at

bridge on Powell Street at

Granltevllle, 1.1 miles above

Wllkerson Creek.

85

35

.72

8.4

40.6

83

68.6

-

1955-56

1950,

1952-54,

1956

1955-56

1956

1954-56

1953-56

1949-52,

1954,1956

1951-52,

1954,1956

1949-56

May 23

Sept. 4

May 23

Sept. 5

Dec. 11

Feb. 27

June 26

Aug. 7

Dec. 11

Jan. 23

Feb. 27

June 26

Aug. 7 

Dec. 12

Feb. 28 

June 26

Aug. 8

Dec. 12

Feb. 28

June 26

Aug. 8

May 23

Sept. 5

May 24

Sept. 4

Nov. 9

Apr. 26

Sept. 4

May 8

May 17

May 31

119

*51.2

42.9

*13.7

.36

1.37

.57

.14

4.61

45.6

18.6

6.79

2.64 

10.8

33.7 

12.3

5.59

7.94

45.4

9.70

4.16

46.9

*19.1

51.5

*23.9

*14.7

*29.8

*2.18

50.5

57.1

48.0

Base flow.
316 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic 

slope basins, James River to Savannah River during the water year 1957 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Savannah River basin Continued

Wilkerson 

Creek.

Creek. 

Horse Creek. .

Horse Creek. .

Savannah 

River.

Lat 33°33'10", long 81°48'40", at 

bridge on State Highway 191 at 

Warrenvllle, 0.3 mile above 

mouth.

bridge on State Highway 421 at 

Clearwater, 0.1 mile above 

mouth. 

Lat 33°29'05", long 81°53'50", at 

bridge on State road at Clearwater, 0.3 mile above Storm 

Branch.

bridge on State Highway 125, 

1 mile below Town Creek and 2.2 

miles northeast of Kathwood.

87 1952-54,

1956

May 8 

May 17 

May 31

May 17 

May 31

May 7 

May 17

May 31

Nov. 8

*19.6 

*22.3 

20.3

39.3 

94.7

148 

191 

207

58.4

The following table contains determinations of peak discharge made at crest stage by 

indirect methods or by current meter or computed from rating curve at points other than 

regular gaging stations.

stations during water year 1957

Stream

Little Snow

Creek.

Unnamed

tributary.

Do ........

Do. .......

Long Creek. . .

Unnamed

tributary.

Vine Swamp. . .

South Prong

Lewis Fork

Creek.

Fisher River.

Logan Creek, ,

Tributary to

Snow Creek. . .

Hyco Creek. . .

North Fork

Little

River.

Lower Bartons

Creek.

Little River.

Tuckahoe

Swamp .

Beaver Creek.

Lewis Fork

Creek.

Yadkin River.

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

Location

Lat 36°28 T , long 80°ll r (revised),

at highway bridge, 5.0 miles

north of Hartman and 5.0 miles

southeast of Lawsonville, Stokes

County, N. C.

Lat 36°23', long 79°lO r , at culvert on secondary road, 3 miles

above mouth and 1.3 miles south

of Leasburg, Caswell County,

N. C.

Lat 36°12', long 79°01', at culvert on State Highway 57, O. 5

mile northeast of junction with

State Highway 157, ij miles

above mouth, and 6 miles west of

Rougemont, Orange County, N. C.

Lat 35°54'44", long 78°40'55", at

culvert on State Highway 50, lj

miles above mouth, 4.6 miles

north of intersection of U. S.

Highway 7O and State Highway 50,

and 7 miles north of Raleigh,

Wake County, N. C.

Lat 35°38', long 78°15", at culvert on State Highway 39, 2.4

miles south of junction of

State Highways 39 and 42, 3

miles above mouth, and 7 miles

northeast of Selma, Johnston

County, N. C.

Lat 35°00', long 77°36', at culvert on State Highway 41,

1 mile above mouth, 0.2 mile

west of Taylors Corner, 2.3

miles east of Hargett, and

5 miles west of Comfort, Jones

County, N. C.

Lat 35°09', long 77°03', at bridge

on State Highway 12, 2 miles

above mouth, 1.2 miles northeast

of Elm Grove, and 7 miles west

of Kinston, Lenoir County, N. C.

Lat 36°11'50", long 81°24'3O", at

culvert on U. S. Highway 421,

10 miles above mouth, 2.7 miles

west of Maple Springs School,

3.8 miles west of Watauga County

line, and 15 miles west of North

Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, N. C.

Lat 36°26'30", long 80°46'10", at

bridge on secondary road,

3 miles south of Bottom Post

Office, Surry County, N. C.

Lat 36°12'50", long 80°33'30", at

culvert on State Highway 67 , 9j

miles above Splllman Creek, 7.7

miles east of Boonevllle, and

1 mile south of Smithtown, Yadkin County, N. C.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

5.42

tl

1.43

.63

6.87

3.35

5.64

t!5

44.7

1.08

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date

1955

Apr. 14

1957

Apr. 5

March

June 5

May 11

June 9

Mar. 8

Mar. 8

Apr. 5

Feb. 26

Apr. 5

Apr. 8

June 22

Discharge 

(cfs)

*467

626

91.5

207

248

1,180

73.8

63.4

560

403

1,690

280

496

* Revised, 

t About.
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 317

Determinations of peak discharge at points other than gaging stations 

during water year 1957 Continued

Stream

South Deep

Creek.

Unnamed

tributary.

South Fork

Jones

Creek.

Beaver Dam

Creek.

Duck Creek. . .

Unnamed

tributary.

Cold Spring

Creek.

Hagan Creek. .

Camp Creek. . .

Sugar Branch.

Tributary to

Deep Creek. . .

Patterson

Creek.

Jones Creek. .

Drowning

Creek.

Middle Little

River.

Caleb Branch.

Carroll

Branch.

McLin Creek. .

Second Broad

River.

Beaverdam

Creek.

Location

Lat 36°08'30", long 80°45'55", at

bridge and milldam (Longtown

Milling Co.), 6i miles west of

Yadkinville, Yadkin County,

N. C.

Lat 35°55'15", long 80°47'50", at

culvert on State Highway 115,

2 miles above mouth, £.1 miles

south of Junction of State Highways 115 and 901, and 13.3 miles

north of center of Statesville,

Iredell County, N. C.

Lat 34°51'20", long 80°05'40", at

bridge on State Highway 742,

3.5 miles north of South Carolina State line, 6 miles above

mouth, 6.8 miles south of Wadesboro, and 5.3 miles west of

Morven, Anson County, N. C.

Lat 35°00'22", long 79°26'48", at

culvert on U. S. Highways 15 and

501 in Scotland County, 0.8

mile south of Lumber River

bridge and 8 miles south of

Aberdeen, Moore County, N. C.

Lat 35°53'35", long 81°18'10", at

bridge on State Highway 1Z7,

1 mile above mouth, 3.2 miles

southwest of Junction of State

Highways 90 and 127, and

8 miles west of Taylorsville,

Alexander County, N. C.

Lat 35°39', long 81°55', at culvert on State Highway 26, 0.9

mile above mouth and 3.7 miles

east of Junction of State Highway 26 and U. S. Highway 221

near Marion, McDowell County,

N. C.

Lat 35°53'15", long 81°44'10", at

bridge on Collettsville Hd. , 10

miles north of Morganton, Burke

County, N. C.

Lat 35°40'25", long 81°08'10", at

culvert on State Highway 10, 1^

miles above mouth, 5 miles east

of Newton, and 4.5 miles southwest of Catawba, Catawba County,

N. C.

Lat 35°27'50", long 81°54'30", at

bridge on secondary road, 1.2

miles above Little Camp Creek,

1.2 miles northwest of Westminster, and 7 miles northeast

of Hutherfordton, Rutherford

County, N. C.

Lat 35°14'50", long 81°37'20", at

culvert on State Highway 150,

3.3 miles west of State Highway

18 and 2.7 miles east of Boiling Springs, Cleveland County,

N. C.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

19.5

1.6

17.3

4.66

18.6

tl

2.76

7.80

13.1

1.42

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date

July 16

Sept. 17

May 11

Sept. 30

Apr. 5

June 5

June 4

June 5

Jan. 31

June 26

Apr. 4

Sept. 17

Discharge 

(ofs)

2,750

435

1,060

24.7

756

634

147

397

1,060

2,120

460

398
INDEX

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Abbotts Creek at Lexington, N. C...... 169

Accuracy of field data and computed

results......................... 8

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 2

Agencies other than the Geological

Survey, records collected by.... 12

Ahoskie Creek at Ahoskie, N. C........ 67

All Healing Springs, N. C., Lower

Little River near............... 197

Altavista, Va., Roanoke River at...... 76

Anderson, S. C., Seneca River near.... 259

Appomattox, Va., East Fork Falling

River near...................... 80

Appomattox River, at Farmville, Va.... 47

at Mattoax, Va...................... 48

near Petersburg, Va................. 50

Arvonia, Va., Slate River near........ 13,36

Augusta, Ga., Augusta Canal near...... 288

Savannah River at................... 289

Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga........ 288

Avalon, Ga., North Fork Broad River

subwatershed No, 14 near.......270-272

Back Creek near Mountain Grove, Va.... 14

Bahama, N. C., Dial Creek near........ 112

Flat River at....................... Ill

Flat River near..................... 113

Banister River at Halifax, Va......... 98

Bassett, Va. , Smith River at.......... 91

Battle Ground, N. C., Horsepen Creek

at. ..... .-^. ..................... 128

Bear Creek. See North Fork Broad

River subwatershed No. 6. 

Bear Creek at Robbins, N. C........... 140

Bedford, Va., Otter River near........ 77

Bell, Ga., Broad River near........... 275

Benaja, N. C. , Haw River near......... 126

Bent Creek, Va., James River at. ...... 29

Bessemer City, N. C., Long Creek near. 204 

Bethel, N. C., Conetoe Creek near..... 108

Big Bear Creek near Richfield, N. C... 174 

Bishopville, S. C., Lynches River

near............................ 186

Black River (Cape Fear River basin)

near Tomahawk, N. C............. 147

Black River (Pee Dee River basin), at

Kingstree, S. C. ................ 193

near Gable, S. C.................... 192

Blackwater River (Chowan River basin),

at Zuni , Va..................... 60

near Dendron, Va.................... 59

near Franklin, Va................... 61

Blackwater River (Roanoke River basin)

near Union Hall, Va............. 72

Boardman, N. C., Lumber River at...... 190

Boiling Springs, N. C., Broad River

near............................ 214

Branch, N. C., Linville River at.....195-196

Branchville, S. C., Edisto River near. 247 

Brier Creek at Millhaven, Ga.......... 291

Brink, Va., Fontaine Creek near....... 66

Broad River (Santee River basin), at

Richtex, S. C................... 229

near Boiling Springs, N. C.......... 214

near Carlisle, S. C................. 221

near Chimney Rock, N. C............. 211

near Gaffney, S. C.................. 216

Broad River (Savannah River basin),

near Bell, Ga................... 275

North Fork, near Carnesville, Ga.... 274

near Lavonia, Ga.................. 268

near Toccoa , Ga................... 266

subwatershed No. 2 (Denmans

Creek) near Toccoa , Ga......... 264-265

subwatershed No. 6 (Bear Creek) 

near Mize, Ga................... 267

subwatershed No. 11 (Toms Creek) 

near Eastanollee , Ga............ 269

subwatershed No. 14 near Avalon,

Ga. ............................270-272

Brookneal, Va., Roanoke River at...... 79

Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C....... 176-177

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Buchanan, Va., James River at.......... 22

3uena Vista, Va., Maury River near..... 27

Buffalo Creek near Hampden Sydney, Va.. 46

Buffalo River near Norwood. Va......... 32

Buggs Island. Va., Roanoke River at.... 100

Burkeville, Va., Nottoway River near... 54

Burlington, N. C., Stony Creek near.... 132

Calfpasture River above Mill Creek,

at Goshen, Va.................... 23

Calhoun Falls, S. C., Rocky River near. 261 

Savannah River near.................. 263

Camden, S. C., Wateree River near...... 210

Cape Fear River, at Lillington, N. C... 142 

at lock 3, near Tarheel, N. C. ....... 144

ape Fear River basin, N. C., gagingstation records In..............126-151

Carlisle, 3. C., Broad River near...... 221

arnesville, Ga., North Fork Broad

River near....................... 274

artersville, Va., James River at...... 41

Catawba Creek near Catawba, Va......... 21

atawba River, at Catawba, N. C.......198-201

near Marion, N. C. ................... 194

near Morganton, N. C................. 294

near Old Fort, N. C.................. 293

near Rock Hill, S. C................. 206

South Fork, at Lowell, N. C.......... 205

Cedar Creek near Louisburg, N. C....... 103

Cfs-day, definition of................. 2

Chappells, S. C., Lake Greenwood near.. 235 

Saluda River at...................... 236

harlotte, N. C., Little Sugar Creek

near............................207-208

Chattooga River near Clayton, Ga...... 252

Cheraw, S. C., Juniper Creek near...... 184

hesterfield, Va., Falling Creek near.. 45 

Chickahominy River near Providence

Forge, Va........................ 51

Chimney Rock, N. C., Broad River near.. 211 

'hinquapin, N. C., Northeast Cape Fear

River near....................... 150

Chowan River basin, N. C.-Va., gagingstation records in............... 54-67

Clark Hill Reservoir near Clarks Hill,

S. C.. ........................... 278

Clarks Hill, S. C., Clark Hill

Reservoir near................... 278

Savannah River near.................279-286

layton, Ga., Chattooga River near..... 252

Clayton, N. C., Middle Creek near...... 116

Heuse River near..................... 13,115

leveland, N. C., Third Creek at....... 168

Cliffside, N. C.. Second Broad River

at............................... 213

Clifton, S. C., Pacolet River near..... 220

Clifton Forge, Va., Cowpasture River

near............................. 17

Clyo, Ga., Savannah River near......... 292

Colly Creek near Kelly, N. C........... 149

Columbia, S. C.. Lake Murray near...... 238

Saluda River near.................... 239

Combahee River near Yemassee, S. C..... 250

Combahee River basin, S. C., gagingstation records in..............249-250

Conetoe Creek near Bethel, N. C........ 108

Contentnea Creek, at Hookerton, N. C... 121 

Contents, definition of................ 3

Control, definition of................. 3

Cooleemee , N. C. , South Yadkin River

at............................... 163

Cooperation, record of................. 1-2

Coosawha'tchie River near Hampton, S. C. 251 

Copeland, N. C., Fisher River near..... 157

Cove Creek near Lake Lure, N. C........ 212

Covington, Va., Dunlap Creek near...... 16

Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge,

Va............................... 17

Craig Creek at Parr, Va................ 20

Cub Creek at Phenix, Va................ 83

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition of.................... 2

319
320 INDEX

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Cubic foot per second, definition of.. 2 

Cypress Swamp at Cypress Chapel, Va... 53

Daleville, Va. , Tinker Creek near..... 70

Dan River, at Danville, Va............ 95!

at Paces, Va........................ 96j

near Francisco, N. C................ 86

near Wentworth, N. C................ 89

Danville, Va., Dan River at........... 95

Sandy River near.................... 94

Data, accuracy of..................... 8

explanation of...................... 3-8

Deep Creek near Mannboro, Va.......... 49

Deep River, at Moncure , N. C.......... 141

at Ramseur, N. C.................... 139

East Fork, near High Point, N. C.... 137

near Randleman, N. C................ 138

West Fork, near High Point, N. C.... 136

Dendron, Va., Blaokwater River near... 59 

Denmans Creek. See Broad River, North

Fork, subwatershed No. 2. 

Denmark, S. C., South Fork Edisto

River near...................... 245

Denniston, Va., Hyco River near....... 99

Dewy Rose, Ga., South Beaverdam Creek

at. ............................. 262

Dial Creek near Bahama, N. C.......... 112

Dillon, S. C., Little Pee Dee River near. 188 

Dinwiddie, Va., Stony Creek near...... 57

Discharge measurements:

Broad Creek basin................... 304

Cape Fear River basin..............305-306

Chowan River basin.................297-299

Dismal Swamp basin.................. 296

Edisto River basin.................. S15

James River basin................... 296

Little River basin.................. 296

Lookwoods Folly River basin......... 306

Neuse River basin..................300-304

New River basin....................304-305

Newport River basin................. 304

Pamlico River basin................. 300

Pasquotank River basin.............. 296

Peak discharges.................... 316-317

Pee Dee River basin................306-311

Pembroke Creek basin................ 297

Perquimans River basin.............296-297

Roanoke River basin................299-300

Santee River basin.................311-315

Savannah River basin...............315-316

Whiteoak River basin................ 304

Yeopim River basin.................. 297

Note.--Streams for which only discharge measurements are available 

are not entered by name in this 

index.

Dismal Swamp, Va. , Lake Drutmnond in... 52 

Dismal Swamp basin, gaging-station

records in...................... 52-53

Drainage area, definition of.......... 3

Drowning Creek near Hoffman, N. C..... 189

Dunlap Creek near Covington, Va....... 16

Earlysville, Va., South Fork Rivanna

River near...................... 38

Eastanollee, Ga., North Fork Broad

River subwatershed No. 11 (Toms 

Creek) near..................... 269

Edisto River, near Branchville, S. C.. 247 

near Givhans , S. C.................. 248

North Fork, at Orangeburg, S. C..... 246

South Fork, near Denmark, S. C...... 245

near Montmorenci, S. C............ 244

Edisto River basin, S. C., gagingstation records in............. 244-248

Effingham, S. C., Lynches River at....13,187

Eldorado, N. C., Uwharrie River

near............................ 173

Emporia, Va., Meherrin River at. ...... 65

Enfield, N. C., Fishing Creek near.... 106

Eno River at Hillsboro, N. C.......... 110

Enoree River near Enoree, S. C........ 228

Evington, Va., Otter River near....... 78

Fairforest Creek near Dnion, S. C..... 227 

Fairmont, S. C., North Tyger River

near............................ 222

Falling Creek near Chesterfield, Va... 45 

Falling River, East Fork, at Spring

Mills, Va....................... 81

East Fork, near Appomattox, Va......

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Falling River near Naruna, Va......... 82

Palling Spring, Va., Jackson River at.. 15 

Farmville, N. C. , Little Contentnea

Creek near....................... 122

Farmville, Va., Appomattox River at.... 47

Fine Creek at Fine Creek Mills, Va..... 42

Fingerville, S. C., North Pacolet

River at......................... 217

Pacolet River near................... 219

South Pacolet River Reservoir near... 218

First Broad River near Lawndale, N. C.. 215

Fisher River near Copeland, N. C....... 157

Fishing Creek near Enfield, N. C. ...... 106

Flanagan Mills, Va. , Willis River at. . . 40

Flat River, at Bahama. N. C............. Ill

at dam, near Bahama, N. C............ 113

Floods, special reports on............. 11

Fontaine Creek near Brink, Va.......... 66

Forbush Creek near Yadkinville, N. C... 158

Francisco, N. C., Dan River near....... 86

Franklin, Va., Blackwater River near... 61

Freeland, N. C., Waccamaw River at..... 152

[able, S. C., Black River near......... 192

[affney, S. C. , Broad River near....... 216

[alivants Ferry. S. C., Little Pee

Dee River at..................... 191

[eorges Creek near Gretna , Va.......... 97

[ibsonville, N. C., Reedy Fork near.... 129

iivhans, S. C., Edisto River near...... 248

(oldsboro, N. C., Neuse River near..... 118

loose Creek near Huddleston, Va........ 75

ioshen, Va., Calfpasture River at...... 23

[reat Falls, S. C., Rocky Creek at..... 209

(reen River near Mill Spring. N. C. . .. . 295

[reenfield, Va., Rockfish River near... 33 

[reensboro, N. C.. North Buffalo Creek

near............................. 131

South Buffalo Creek near............. 130

[reenville, S. C., Reedy River near.... 233

Saluda River near.................... 230

fretna, Va., Georges Creek near........ 97

[urn Branch, N. C., New River near...... 125

Halifax, Va., Banister River at........ 98

Hampden Sydney, Va. , Buffalo Creek

near............................. 46

Hampton, S. C., Coosawhatchie River

near............................. 251

Hardware River below Briery Run, near

Scottsville , Va.................. 35

Harmony, N. C., Hunting Creek near..... 162

Hartwell, Ga. , Tugaloo River near...... 254

Haw River, at Haw River, N. C.......... 133

near Benaja, N. C.................... 126

near Pittsboro, N. C. ................ 134

Henry Fork near Henry River, N. C. ..... 202

Herring Run near Washington, N. C...... 109

High Point, N. C., East Fork Deep River

near............................. 137

West Fork Deep River near............ 136

High Rock, N. C.. Yadkin River at.....170-172

High Rock Lake, N. C., change in contents in 172 

Hillsboro, N. C.. Eno River at.........

Hoffman, N. C. . Drowning Creek near....

Holcombs Rock, Va., James River at.....

Hood Creek near Leland, N. C...........

Hookerton, N. C., Contentnea Creek at.. 

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C.. 

Huddleston, Va., Goose Creek near.

110 

189 

28 

145 

121 

128 

75 

Hunting Creek near Harmony, N. C....... 162

Hyco River near Denniston, Va.......... 99

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

graph of............................. 13

Indian Creek near Laboratory, N. C..... 203

Iva, S. C. , Savannah River near........ 260

Jackson River at Falling Spring, Va.... 15

James River, at Bent Creek, Va......... 29

at Buchanan, Va...................... 22

at Cartersville , Va.................. 41

at Holcorabs Rock, Va................. 28

at Lick Run, Va...................... 18

at Scottsville . Va................... 4, 34

near Richmond, Va.................... 44

James River & Kanawha Canal near

Richmond, Va..................... 43

James River basin, Va., gaging-station

records in....................... 14-51

Jocassee . S. C., Keowee River near..... 256
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Jocassee, S. C. , Whitewater River at.. 255 

John H. Kerr Reservoir, Va., change in

contents in..................... 100

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va.......... 19

Johns River near Horganton, N. C...... 295

Juniper Creek near Cheraw, S. C....... 184

Kelly, N. C., Colly Creek near........ 149

Keowee River, near Jocassee, S. C..... 256

near Newry, S. C.................... 257

Kerrs Creek near Lexington, Va........ 25

Keysville, Va., North Meherrin River

near............................ 62

Kingstree, S. C., Black River at...... 193

Kinston, N. C., Neuse River at........ 119

Laboratory, N. C., Indian Creek near.. 203 

Lafayette, Va. , Roanoke River at...... 68

Lake Drummond in Dismal Swamp, Va..... 52

Lake Greenwood near Chappells, S. C... 235 

Lake Lure, N. C., Cove Creek near..... 212

Lake Marion near Pineville, S. C...... 241

Lake Moultrie near Pinopolis, S. C.... 243

Lake Murray near Columbia, S. C....... 238

Lakes and eservoirs:

Clark Hill Reservoir near Clarks

Hill, S. C...................... 278

Drummond, Lake, in Dismal Swamp, Va. 52 

Greenwood, Lake, near Chappells,

S. C. ........................... 235

High Rock Lake, N. C. , change in

contents in..................... 172

John H. Kerr Reservoir, Va., change

in contents in.................. 100

Marion, Lake, near Pineville, S. C.. 241 

Moultrie , Lake, near Pinopolis ,

S. C. ........................... 243

Hurray, Lake, near Columbia, S. C... 238 

Philpott Reservoir, Va., change in

contents in..................... 90

Lakes Marion-Moultrie diversion canal 

near Pineville, S. C............

Lavonia, Ga., North Fork Broad River 

near............................

Lawndale, N. C., First Broad River

near............................

Lawrenceville, Va., Meherrin River

near............................

Leland, N. C., Hood Creek near........

Lexington, N. C., Abbotts Creek at....

Kerrs Creek near......

Haury River near......

Twelvemile Creek

Lexington, Va. 

Lexington, Va. 

Liberty, S. "

near............................

Lick Run, Va. , James River at.........

Lillington, N. C., Cape Fear River at. 

Linden, N. C., Little River at.

240

268

215

64

145

169

25

26

258

18

142

143 

Linville River at Branch, N. C. ......195-196

Little Coharie Creek near Roseboro,

N. C............................ 146

Little Contentnea Creek near Farmville, N. C. .................... 122

Little Pee Dee River, at Galivants

Ferry, S. C..................... 191

near Dillon, S. C................... 188

Little River (Cape Fear River basin)

at Linden, N. C................. 143

Little River (Neuse River basin) near

Princeton, N. C. ................ 117

Little River (Pee Dee River basin)

near Star, N. C................. 178

Little River (Savannah River basin),

near Mount Carmel, S. C......... 276

near Washington, Ga................. 277

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte,

N. C. ..........................207-208

Long Creek near Bessemer City, N. C... 204 

Longs, S. C., Wacoamaw River near..... 153

Louisburg, N. C. , Cedar Creek near.... 103

Lovingston, Va., Tye River near....... 30

Lowell, N. C., South Fork Catawba

River at........................ 205

Lower Little River near All Healing

Springs, N. C................... 197

Lumber River at Boardman, N. C........ 190

Lunenburg, Va., North Meherrin River

near............................ 63

Lyman, S. C., Middle Tyger River at... 223 

Lynches River, at Effingham, S. C.....13,187

near Bishopville, S. C.............. 186

Mannboro, Va., Deep Creek near. 49

Map of the United States............... 9

Marion, N. C. Catawba River near....... 194

Martin, Ga., Toms Creek near........... 273

Martinsville, Va., Smith River at...... 92

Mattoax, Va., Appomattox River at...... 48

Maury River, at Rockbridge Baths. Va... 24 

near Buena Vista, Va................. 27

near Lexington, Va................... 26

Mayo River near Price, N. C............ 88

Meherrin River, at Emporia, Va......... 65

near Lawrenceville, Va............... 64

Middle Creek near Clayton, N. C........ 116

Middle Tyger River at Lyman, S. C...... 223

Miley, S. C., Salkehatchie River near.. 249 

Mill Creek at Old Fort, N. C........... 293

Mill Spring, N. C., Green River near... 295 

Millhaven, Ga., Brier Creek at......... 291

Savannah River near.................. 290

Mize, Ga., North Fork Broad River

subwatershed No. 6 (Bear Creek)

near............................. 267

Mocksville, N. C., South Yadkin River

near............................. 161

Modoc, S. C., Stevens Creek near....... 287

Moncure, N. C., Deep River at. ......... 141

Montmorenci, S. C., South Fork Edisto

River near....................... 244

Moore, S. C., North Tyger River near... 224 

Moormans River, North Fork, near

Whitehall, Va.................... 37

Morganton, N. C., Catawba River near... 294 

Johns River near..................... 295

Mount Carmel, S. C. , Little River

near............................. 276

Mountain Grove, Va., Back Creek near... 14

Nahunta Swamp near Shine, N. C......... 120

Naruna, Va., Falling River near........ 82

Nashville, N. C., Sapony Creek near.... 105

Tar River near....................... 104

Neuse River, at Kinston, N. C. ......... 119

near Clayton, N. C. .................. 13 ,115

near Goldsboro, N. C................. 118

near Northside, N. C................. 114

Neuse River basin, N. C., gagingstation records in.............. 110-124

Newcastle, Va., Johns Creek at..

New Hope River near Pittsboro, N. C....

New River near Gum Branch, N. C. .......

Newry, S. C., Keowee River near........

Niagara, Va., Roanoke River at.........

North Buffalo Creek near Greensboro,

N. C.............................

North Mayo River near Spencer, Va......

North Meherrin River, near Keysville, 

Va...............................

near Lunenburg, Va...................

North Pacolet River at Fingerville,

S. C. ............................

North Tyger River, near Fairmont, S. C.

near Moore , S. C.....................

North Wilkesboro, N. C., Reddles River 

at...............................

Northeast Cape Fear River near

Chinquapin, N. C.................

Northside, N. C., Neuse River near.....

Norwood, N. C., Rocky River near.......

Norwood, Va., Buffalo River near.......

Nottoway River, near Burkeville, Va....

near Rawlings , Va....................

near Sebrell, Va.....................

near Stony Creek, Va.................

Oak Ridge , N. C. , Reedy Fork near....

Old Fort, N. C., Catawba River near.. 

Mill Creek at......................

Orangeburg, S. C., North Fork Edisto 

River at.......................

Order, downstream, of listing gaging 

stations. ......................

Otter River, near Bedford, Va........

near Evington, Va..................

19

135

125

257

, 71

131

87

62

63

217

222

224

155

150

114

175

32

54

55

58

56

127

293

293

246

3

77

78

Paces , Va. , Dan River at............... 96

Pacolet River, near Clifton, S. C...... 220

near Fingerville, S. C............... 219

Palmyra, Va., Rivanna River at......... 39

Pamlico River basin, N. C., gagingstation records in..............102-109

Panther Creek near Toccoa, Ga.......... 253

Parkersburg, N. C., South River near... 148 

Parr, Va., Craig Creek at.............. 20
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Patterson, N. C., Yadkin River at..... 154

Pedlar River at Pedlar Dam, Va........ 12

Pee Dee River, at Peedee, S. C........ 185

near Rocklngham, N. C............. .179-183

Pee Dee River basin, N. C.-S. C.,

gaging-station records In..... .154-193

Pelzer, S. C., Saluda River near...... 231

Petersburg, Va., Appomattox River near 50 

Phenlx, Va., Cub Creek at............. 83

Phllpott, Va., Smith River near....... 90

Phllpott Reservoir, Va., change In

contents In..................... 90

Plgg River near Toshes, Va............ 74

Plnevllle, S. C., Lake Marion near.... 241

Lakes Marlon-Moultrle diversion

canal near...................... 240

Santee River near................... 242

Piney River at Piney River, Va........ 31

Plnopolls, S. C., Lake Moultrle

near............................ 243

Plttsboro, N. C., Haw River near...... 134

New Hope River near................. 135

Polkton, N. C., Brown Creek near.....176-177

Price, N. C., Mayo River near......... 88

Prlnceton, N. C., Little River near... 117 

Providence Forge, Va., Chlckahomlny

River near...................... 51

Publications, on streamflow by

Geological Survey............... 8-11

by State agencies ................... 11

Raraseur, N. C., Deep River at......... 139

Randleman, N. C., Deep River near..... 138

Randolph, Va., Roanoke River at....... 84

Rawllngs, Va., Nottoway River near.... 55

Reddles River at North Wllkesboro,

N. C. ........................... 155

Reedy Pork, near Sibsonville, N. C.... 129

near Oak Ridge, N. C................ 127|

Reedy River, near Greenville, S. C.... 233

near Ware Shoals, S. C. ............. 234

Reldvllle, S. C., South Tyger River

near............................ 2251

Reservoirs. See lakes and reservoirs. 

Richfield, N.~C7, Big Bear Creek near. 174 

Richmond, Va., James River & Kanawha

Canal near...................... 43

James River near.................... 44

Rlchtex, S. C., Broad River at........ 229

Rlvanna River, at Palmyra, Va......... 39

South Pork, near Earlysvllle, Va.... 38

Roanoke Creek at Saxe, Va............. 85

Roanoke Rapids, N. C., Roanoke River

at.............................. 101

Roanoke River, at Altavista, Va....... 76

at Brookneal, Va.................... 79

at Buggs Island, Va................. 100

at Lafayette, Va.................... 68

at Niagara, Va...................... 4, 71

at Randolph, Va..................... 84

at Roanoke, Va...................... 69

at Roanoke Rapids, N. C ............. 101

near Toshes, Va..................... 73

Roanoke River basin, N. C.-Va.,

gaging-statlon records In.......68-101

Robblns, N. C., Bear Creek at......... 140

Rock Hill, S. C., Catawba River near.. 206 

Rockbrldge Baths, Va., Maury River at. 24 

Rockfish Creek near Wallace, N. C..... 151

Rockfish River near Greenfield, Va.... 33

Rockingham, N. C., Pee Dee River

near...........................179-183

Rocky Creek (tributary to Catawba

River) at Great Palls, S. C..... 209

Rocky Creek (tributary to South Yadkin

River) at Turnersburg, N. C..... 160

Rocky River (Pee Dee River basin) near

Norwood, N . C ................... 175

Rocky River (Savannah River basin)

near Calhoun Palls, S. C........ 261

Roseboro, N. C., Little Coharie Creek

near............................ 146

Runoff in inches, definition of....... 2

Salkehatchie River near Miley, S. C... 249

Saluda River, at Chappells, S. C...... 236

near Columbia, S. C................. 239

near Greenville, S. C ............... 230

near Pelzer, S. C................... 231

near Silverstreet, S. C............. 237

near Ware Shoals, S. C .............. 232

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Sandy River near Danville, Va.......... 94

Santee River near Pineville, S. C...... 242

Santee River basin, N. C.-S. C.,

gaging-station records in.......194-242

Sapony Creek near Nashville, N. C...... 105

Savannah River, at Augusta, Ga......... 289

at Burtons Perry Bridge, near

Millhaven, Ga.................... 290

near Calhoun Falls, S. C............. 263

near Clarks Hill, S. C. .............279-286

near Clyo, Ga........................ 292

near Iva, S. C....................... 260

Savannah River basin, Ga.-S. C.,

gaging-station records in.......252-292

Saxe, Va., Roanoke Creek at............ 85

Scottsvllle, Va., Hardware River

near............................. 35

James River at....................... 4, 34

Sebrell, Va., Nottoway River near...... 58

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C.. 213 

Seneca River near Anderson, S. C....... 259

Shine, N. C., Nahunta Swamp near....... 120

Silverstreet, S. C., Saluda River

near............................. 237

Slate River near Arvonia, Va........... 13,36

Smith River, at Bassett, Va.

at Martinsville, Va..................

at Spray, N. C .......................

near Philpott, Va....................

South Beaverdam Creek at Dewy Rose,

Ga...............................

South Buffalo Creek near Greensboro,

N. C.............................

South Pacolet River Reservoir near

Fingerville, S . C ................

South River near Parkersburg, N. C.....

South Tyger River, near Reidville,

S. C.............................

near Woodruff, S. C ..................

South Yadkin River, at Cooleemee,

N. C. ............................

near Mocksville, N. C................

Spencer, Va., North Mayo River near 

Spray, N. C., Smith River at...........

Spring Mills, Va., East Fork Falling

River at.........................

Stage-discharge relation, definition

of...............................

Star, N. C., Little River near.........

Stevens Creek near Modoc, S. C.........

Stony Creek, Va., Nottoway River near.. 

Stony Creek (Cape Pear River basin)

near Burlington, N. C............

Stony Creek (Chowan River basin) near

Dinwiddie, Va....................

91

92

93

90

262

Swift Creek near Vanceboro, N. C. 123

Tar River, at Tarboro, N. C............ 107

near Nashville, N. C................. 104

near Tar River, N. C ................. 102

Tarboro, N. C., Tar River at........... 107

Tarheel, N. C., Cape Fear River at

lock 3, near..................... 144

Terms and abbreviations, definition of. 2 

Third Creek, at Cleveland, N. C........ 168

subwatershed No. 7A near Stony Point,

N. C........................... .164-165

subwatershed No. 21 (iL Creek') at

Troutman, N. C.........i.......166-167

Tinker Creek near Daleville, Va........ 70

Toccoa, Ga., North Fork Broad River near 266 

North Pork Broad River subwatershed

No . 2 near......................264-265

Panther Creek near................... 253

Tomahawk, N. C., Black River near...... 147

Toms Creek, near Eastanolle, Ga. See 

North Pork Broad River 

subwatershed No. 11. 

near Martin, Ga...................... 273

Toshes, Va., Pigg River near........... 74

Roanoke River near................... 73

Trent River near Trenton, N. C......... 124

Trenton, N. C., Trent River near....... 124

Troutman, N. C., Third Creek

subwatershed No. 21 at..........166-167

Tugaloo River near Hartwell, Ga........ 254

Turnersburg, N. C., Rocky Creek at..... 160

Twelvemile Creek near Liberty, S. C.... 258

Tye River near Lovingston, Va.......... 30
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Union, S. C., Fairforest Creek near... 227

Union Hall, Va., Blackwater River near 72

Uwharrie River near Eldorado, N. C.... 173

Vanceboro, N; C., Swift Creek near.... 123

WSP, definition of.................... ' 3

Waccamaw River, at Freeland, N. C..... 152

near Longs, S. C.................... 153

Waccamaw River basin, N. C.-S. C.,

gaging-station records in. .....152-153

Wallace, N. C., Rockfish Creek near... 151

Ware Shoals, S. C., Reedy River near.. 234

Saluda River near................... 232

Washington, Ga., Little River near.... 277

Washington, N. C., Herring Run near... 109 

Wateree River near Camden, S. C....... 210

Wentworth, N. C., Dan River near...... 89

Whitehall, Va., North Fork Moormans

River near...................... 37

Whitewater River at Jocassee, S. C.....

Wilkesboro, N. C., Yadkin River

at. ..............................

Willis River at Flanagan Mills, Va...(. 

Woodruff, S. C., South Tyger River

near. ............................

Work, division of ......................

scope of .............................

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255

156

40

226

2

1

Yadkin College, N. C., Yadkin River

at. .............................. 159

Yadkin River, at High Rock, N. C. .... .170-172

at Patterson, N . C ................... 154

at Wilkesboro , N . C .................. 156

at Yadkin College , N . C .............. 159

Yadkinville, N. C., Forbush Creek

near ............................. 158

Yemassee , S . C . , Combahee River near . . . 250

Zuni, Va., Blackwater River at. 60

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